We celebrate Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is celebrated in Canada and the United States. It is typical for families to eat turkey, watch parades and visit relatives.  Thanksgiving was originally celebrated by the pilgrims (peregrinos) at harvest time (tiempo de cosecha). 

NATURAL SCIENCE: Bacteria

Play a game.  Find the microbes in the pond (charco) using the magnifying glass (lupa).  Are you a good scientist?

NATURAL SCIENCE: Types of living things

You will classify living things in 4 kingdoms (Animal, Plant, Fungi and Microorganism).  Remember, in our book there are 5 kingdoms because The Microorganism kingdom is divided into the Protist and Monera kingdoms.

Theatre Play: We saw D'Artagnan at the Palacio de Congresos in Badajoz

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Having a snack in San Francisco Square

At the Palacio de Congresos

What actors!

Having fun 

Waiting for the play to begin 

Two volunteers from the public help D'Artagnan

Many volunteers! Some from our school 

The queen of France likes singing 

Choose me!  Choose me!

SOCIAL SCIENCE. Minerals in your house.

You will discover what minerals form the different itens in your house (a chair, a lamp, and even a computer...)

SOCIAL SCIENCE. Rock cycle interactive diagram

Have a look at this explanation of the rock cycle by clicking on the different pictures of the diagram.

Language: Palabras agudas, llanas y esdrújulas

3 types of rock- a science song

3 Rocks Types Igneous rocks,Sedimentary rocks,Metamorphic rocks for kids

Didactic concert

Pupils and teachers from the Conservatory of Music play a concert at Las Vaguadas school. 

Revision for the Natural Science test. Unit 1 Body Systems.

1. Identify the body systems you see in pictures.

Circulatory system, excretory system, respiratory system, digestive system, reproductive system.

2. Match the organs to the body system.


Example: ureters, kidneys, urethra and bladder are part of the excretory system.

3. Explain how the body systems work.

          Fill in the blanks of texts with the missing word. Study the vocabulary on pages 10 and 11.

         4. Match the body system to its definition

         What do the body systems do? 

         For example: The circulatory system moves blood through the heart and around the body.

5. Label a skeleton.


Write the names of the bones.

         6. Complete sentences about the skeleton.

         Read the text on page 13.

         7. What does the nervous system do?

         Know the 5 senses and the organs they use.

         8. Classify the male and female reproductive organs.

         For example: ovaries – female reproductive organ; urethra – male reproductive organ.

         9. How we are born.

         Match pictures of the reproductive process to descriptions. Study page 15.

         10. Explain the reproductive process.

         What do the testicles do?

         What do the ovaries do?

         What is the urethra?

         What is the vulva?

         Where does a baby develop?

         What does the embryo become?

Watch Me Halloween video

Here is the video we made for halloween.  Hope you like it!

                                                         Watch Me Halloween video