BEST WISHES FROM MY KIDS

CHRISTMAS WORKS

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CHRISTMAS 2012

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013

CHRISTMAS ON LINE COLOURING PAGES:

CHRISTMAS  TREE

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

BABY JESUS

RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER

SANTA'S WORKSHOP

SANTA CLAUS

PRESENTS

BELLS

SANTA'S SLEIGH

ELVES

SANTA IN CHIMNEY

MRS CLAUS


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CHRISTMAS

WE WISH A MERRY CHRISTMAS - ENYA

CHRISTMAS SECRETS - ENYA

FELIZ NAVIDAD - BONEY M

SILENT  NIGHT - BONEY M

SANTA CLAUS SINGING "JINGLE BELLS"

THE CAT SAT ON THE MAT

BUGS WORLD 1 (unit 1)

MAGIC ENGLISH

Watch the following videos and enjoy learning English.

Hello (1)	Family (2)	Friends (3)	Happy Houses (4)	Animal Friends (5)	It's Delicious (6)	Happy Birthday (7)	Tick Tock Time (8)
Night and Day (9)	Let's Play (10)	Numbers (11)	At Home (12)	My Body (13)	Party Time (14)	Cooking (15)	The Forest (16)
The Sea (17)	Let's Travel (18)	Colours (19)	Wild Animals (20)	Funny Faces (21)	Country Life (22)	Changing Seasons (23)	Fairy Land (24)
Mountains (26)	The City (27)	Wild West (28)	Wild West (28)	Every Day Life (29)	Wild West (28)	Big and Small (30)	Faraway Places (31)
Villains (32)

THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR

This book follows the very hungry catepillar's path as he eats his way through one apple on Monday, two pears on Tuesday, three plums on Wednesday, and so on, through cherry pie and sausage __ until he is really fat and has a stomachache. What happens then?

 By Eric Carle's

The Very Hungry Caterpillar and its Life Cicle (Video)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activity

HALLOWEEN AT RONTEGI SCHOOL 2012

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HALLOWEEN GLOSTER

HAUNTED HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN

HALLOWEEN VIDEOS

1.TRICK  OR  TREAT  FOLKS

2.CARTOON  NETWORK  HALLOWEEN (1)

3.CARTOON  NETWORK  HALLOWEEN (2)

4.THE  SKELETON  DANCE

HALLOWEEN EXERCISES

HALLOWEEN  VOCABULARY  PICTURE  QUIZ

SPELLING HALLOWEEN WORDS

HAUNTED HOUSE

ONLINE COLOURING PAGES:

• Halloween Vampire Costume
• Halloween Haunted House
• Halloween Carved Pumpkins
• Halloween bats
• Halloween Ghosts
• Halloween Trick or Treat
• Halloween Cape Monster
• Tree Costume
• Butterfly Costume
• Witches Brew Cauldron

THIS IS HALLOWEEN !

  THIS IS HALLOWEEN, THIS IS HALLOWEEN

HALLOWEEN! HALLOWEEN! HALLOWEEN! HALLOWEEN!

HALLOWEEN! HALLOWEEN! 

HALLOWEEN IS COMING...

Between fall and winter, plenty and paucity, life and death. Halloween is time of celebration and superstition. It is thought to have originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain.

In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as time to honor all saints and martyrs. The evening before was known as all HALLOWS' Eve and Later Halloween. Over time,   Halloween evolved into a secular, community-based event characterized by child-friendly activities such as trick-or-treating.

In a number of countries around the world, as the days grow shorter and the nights get colder, people continue to usher in the winter season with gatherings, costumes and sweet treats.

A DAY AT LONDON ZOO

Meet Sally Grindley, author of "knock, knock. Who's there?". She is having a nice time at London Zoo with some other people.

You can also visit her official website here.

THE WAY OF ST.JAMES

El camino de Santiago / Done Jakue bidea/ The Way of St.James has existed for over a thousand years. It was one of the most important Christian pilgrimages during medieval times, together with Rome and Jerusalem.

Legend holds that St.James's remains were carried by boat from Jerusalem to northern Spain where he was buried on the site of what is now the city of Santiago de Compostela.

SHORT STORIES

THE  PRINCESS  AND  THE DRAGON

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK

THE  ANIMAL  SHELTER.

LISTENING EXERCISES

SPOT  THE  DRAGON

MONEY MAZE

BEAT  THE  KEEPER

MIKEL MARKEZ (BASQUE SINGER)

Born in Errenteria, Gipuzkoa, in 1971, he started playing the guitar, writing songs and performing live at the age of 15. He has written the music, collaborating with literary writer Pako Aresti, for several theatre plays. He has also participated in concerts featuring artists such as Silvio Rodriguez, Mikel laboa, Benito Lertxundi and Paco Ibañez, among many others. Internationally, he has performed in several European countries as well as in Cuba, Argentina, Venezuela, USA...

GOODBYE!!!

It's time to say goodbye to my pupils. I've enjoyed a lot with all of you. Did you enjoy the lessons, too? I hope so. Have a nice long holidays with your families and come back to school happily and ready to learn more in September. See you soon!!!

SUGASTIETA - LA ARBOLEDA

La Arboleda, La Reineta and Trapagaran are three small villages at the foot on the hills of the Triano mountains which are barely 800 high.

It all started as early as the 11th century. A few spots have been the subject to archaeological  investigation, dating the activity of these mining installations between the 11th and 13th centuries. But the real-rush came in the 18th century. The village of La Arboleda was established in 1877 for the purpose of housing miners who arrived from all over the peninsula of Iberia. This village also features an old mining hospital dating from the last decade of the 19th century.

Iron and iron processing is so tightly weaved into the history of the Basque Country and especially Bilbao. Iron was the lifeblood of the whole region for more than a century.

Trapagaran, which is located on the foot of the hills, is connected with la Reineta, on the top, through a historic cable car. This cable car still runs today. From La Reineta to La Arboleda it is only a short distance. Usually horses and cows roam around freely and old mining holes have filled up with  water, forming pleasant lakes for swimming today.

BEARS (Primary first year)

Do you want to know more about bears? Here you can read, look at some photos and watch a short video about brown bears.

Watch the following video,too. 

MY PUPILS WORKING HAPPILY

My pupils like the last bit of our lessons: colouring. Look at the following photos.

DAVID HOCKNEY - Guggenheim Bilbao

DAVID HOCKNEY was born on July 9, 1937, in Bradford, England.

Nearly 200 pieces will be displayed alongside selected works produced between 1956 and 2000. He is really in love with the landscape.

KEPA JUNKERA

Kepa Junkera became a professional musician as a young man. His exposure to music had begun as a child, with his mother appearing as a dancer partner to the Basque dancer Txilibrin and his grandfather providing tambourine accompaniment for these performances.

The diatonic accordion was the first instrument he took an interest in.

Kepa soon began to get a reputation as an innovator in the genre, and in 1990 he won an award in Madrid for the best young contemporary folk artist.

He also won the Latin Grammy Award with K album in 2003.

I LIKE FRUIT !

Watch the following "buying fruit at a store" video and learn more about fruits.

You can also colour online the fruits you like most.

CROCODILE TEARS!!!

Here's an interesting webpage about the life cicle of crocodiles by Joseph Even. It's easy to read and understand most of it. I hope you'll enjoy it.

You can also watch this short video about Alligator hatchlings.

EXERCISES

Body  parts
Food
Family
Numbers
Colours

THE BOMBING OF GUERNICA (April 26, 1937)

The bombing of Guernica was an aerial attack on the Basque town of Guernica, causing widespread destruction and civilian deaths, during the Spanish Civil War.The Basque government reported 1,654 people were killed.

The bombing has often been considered one of the first raids in the history of modern military aviation on a defendless civilian population and denounced as a terrist act.

The bombing was the subject of a famous anti-war painting by Pablo Picasso.

The raid took place on a Monday, ordinarily, a market day in Guernica.

Steer's reports on the horror of Guernica were greatly appreciated by the Basque people. Steer had made their plight known. The Basque authorities later honored his memory by naming a street in Guernica kale George street, and commissioning a bronze bust with the dedication:

"George Steer, journalist, who told the world the story about Guernica"

JUST LIKE JASPER!

Just like Jasper is a bright, colourful picture book for very young children. The reader helps Jasper choose how to spend his birthday money. Jasper plays with almost everything in the toyshop. But what will he eventually buy?

Jasper is loveable black and white cat. He is sent some birthday money and must decide how he wants to spend it. There is a lot to choose from but Jasper rejects all the toys in the shop and chooses a toy that looks "just like Jasper".

Watch the video: Simon's cat in "double trouble".

HAPPY EASTER!!!

THE  EASTER  BUNNY  ROCK

Easter bunny,
Be my friend.
Easter bunny,
I like Easter eggs.


Happy Easter!
Happy Easter!
Easter bunny!

IT'S EASTER  TIME.

It's Easter time
Let's have some fun
Easter eggs for everyone
Easter bunny, Easter chick
Let's find the eggs
Quick, quick, quick!


Eggs in the bedroom
Fun, fun, fun
Eggs in the kitchen
Yum, yum, yum
Egg in the living room
1, 2, 3
Eggs in the garden
Ooh, yippee!

HAPPY EASTER!!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

Have a nice holidays, be happy, have a rest and come back to school full of energy and happiness.

Thanks for your lovely Easter works and paintings.

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EASTER EGGS / EASTER BUNNY OR RABBIT

Easter eggs are special eggs that are often given to celebrate Easter or springtime.

The oldest tradition is to use dyed or painted chicken eggs, but a modern custom is to substitute chocolate eggs, or plastic eggs filled with confectionery such as jelly beans. These eggs can be hidden for children to find in Easter morning, who may be told they were left by the Easter Bunny. They also may be put in a basket filled with real or artificial straw to resemble a bird's nest.

The Easter Bunny or Easter Rabbit is character depicted as a rabbit bringing Easter eggs, who sometimes is depicted with clothes. In legend, the creature brings baskets filled with colored eggs, candy and sometimes also toys to the homes of children.

Eggs, like rabbits and hares, are fertility symbols of antiquity. Since birds lay eggs and rabbits and hares give birth to large litters in the early spring, these became symbols of the rising fertility of the earth at the Vernal Equinox.

TEN IN THE BED (by Penny Dale)

"Ten in the bed" is a very well known and popular bedtime story and song which combines numbers, the amusing idea of falling and a nice conclusion in everyone falling out of bed. Finally, they all get back and fall peacefully asleep.

THE HOUSE, THE FAMILY AND PETS

 Class 2 is working the following topics: The rooms of the house, the family members, pets and what they eat. Here they have some videos and songs for extension practice.

ROOMS OF THE HOUSE

A FAMILY TREE

PETS VOCABULARY AND PRONUNCIATION 

Herbivore: an animal that eats only plants. Cows and sheep are herbivores.

Carnivore: an animal that eats meat. Lions and tigers are carnivores.

Omnivore: an animal that is naturally able to eat both plants and meat.

HUNGRY  HUNGRY HERBIVORE

CHAIN  OF  FOOD

CARNIVAL 2012 IN RONTEGI SCHOOL

This is just a very short video about what we did this afternoon to celebrate the Carnival at school. Lots of  parents came to see their children. Did they enjoy it? Was it too short? What about the chocolate and the biscuits?

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CARNIVAL IS FAST APPROACHING!

Pancake Day is celebrated in the UK with fun, games and a lot of eating. This traditional nursery rhyme is one of the oldest and most widely known surviving English nursery rhymes.

Pat a cake, Pat a cake, baker's man

Bake me a cake as fast as you can

Pat it and prick it and mark it with  "T" (B)

And put it in the oven for Teacher (Baby) and me.

WE ARE THE LIONS FROM BILBAO (B'N'B)

This new song called " We are the lions from Bilbao" could become the new hymn for Athletic in European competitions.

Do you like it? Let me know if you don't mind!

CHARLES DICKENS

It is the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth. Author and actor Simon Callow walks us through some of the London locations that were important to Dickens.

CARNIVALS: NOTTING HILL (LONDON)

Notting Hill Carnival is one of the most famous carnivals in the world. Notting Hill is in East London. In this video you can see some people making their own costumes. Stephen's trying to learn some dance moves.

Do you want to join in the dance teacher, too? Criss, cross, kick kick.

Watch the video.

SAINT AGATHA'S DAY, FEBRUARY 5

Saint Agatha of Sicily is a Christian saint. Her memorial is on 5 February. Basques have a tradition of gathering on Saint Agatha's eve and going around the village singing in her honor.

THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR

Here is a new and wonderful web page about this nice story. You've got lots of exercises besides a good video.

The very hungry caterpillar, by Victoria-Ladybug
Find this and other food exercises in English Exercises .org

THE MOON IS IN THE RIVER

The following short videos are for classes 2A and 2B. In unit 2, we're learning some farm animals and also something about the planets and the stars.

Watch, listen and learn more about them.



ON THE FARM





THE ANIMAL SOUNDS SONG






THE SOLAR SYSTEM SONG

DO SOME GOOD EXERCISE

This video is for classes 2 A and B. They've just learnt about the importance of doing some good physical exercise. Remember: if you want to be healthy, move your body. 

THE COLOUR WHEEL

This is a good video for classes 1 A and B. They can understand a bit better one of the exercises  they did in unit 2.