Michael Jackson tribute by the 3rd graders

School Year 2013-2014 in pictures

School Year 2013-2014 from David Santos on Vimeo.

Types of Plants

There are many types of plants. According to its stem, plants can be: a tree, a bush or a grass.

TREES

Trees are plants with a woody stem, called trunk. The branches grow out from the trunk high above the ground.

 Trees can be deciduous or evergreen. Deciduous trees lose their leaves in autumn and grow new ones in spring. Evergreen trees do not lose their leaves and are green all year round.

Parts of the Plant

Parts of the plant 

The stem of a plant connects the roots with the leaves. The stem supports the plant. Stems transport water and minerals from the roots to the flowers and the leaves. Stems can be woody or soft. 

Leaves grow from the stems and branches of the plant. Leaves use sunlight, air, water and minerals to make food for the plant. Different types of plants have different types of leaves. Most leaves are flat to absorb as much sunlight as possible. 

Roots are the part of the plant that is under the ground. They absorb water and minerals from the soil, and they hold the plant in the ground. 

Characteristics of Plants

CHARACTERISTICS OF PLANTS

-  Plants are living things.

-  They need water, air, sunlight and minerals from the soil.

-  They make their own food.

-  They form seeds to reproduce.

-  They can’t move around, but they react to their environment.

English - Unit 6 - Wild in the Country

Unit 5 Review Worksheets

Download and print these worksheets to practice UNIT 5 grammar. You can find the answers at the end of each worksheet.

The Properties of Air

The properties of air

Air has different properties.

• Air is invisible. It has no color.

• Air has no shape. It takes the shape of its container, like all gases. Air occupies the greatest possible space.

• Air has no taste or smell. 

• Air has weight. A balloon with air inside weighs more than a balloon with no air inside.

Hot air weighs less than cold air. There is hot air in hot air balloons. This is why they go up .

Means of Transport vocabulary games

Click on the image to go to the web site with the games.

           

Unit 5 Grammar Review

All living things need air

All living things need air

The Earth’s atmosphere is made up of air. Air is a mixture of different gases. The main gases are nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide. All living things need air to survive.

• Animals and people need air to breathe. We breathe oxygen into our lungs and breathe out carbon dioxide. Fish take in air from water through their gills. Aquatic mammals, such as whales and dolphins, come to the surface of the water to breathe in air.
• Plants need carbon dioxide from air to make their food. They release oxygen into the atmosphere.

Introduction video to the Air and the Athmosphere

SCIENCE UNIT 8 - AIR

UNIT CONTENT 
Content objectives

1.  Understanding that air is necessary for life 
2.  Appreciating the uses of air
3.  Analyzing the characteristics of air
4. Knowing the composition of air
5. Learning about the atmosphere, its functions, and some atmospheric phenomena 
6. Appreciating the importance of breathing clean air

Language objectives

1. Describing the uses of air: to breathe; in tyres; for pushing sailing boats
   
2. Stating facts: zero conditional: If we burst a balloon, the air escapes.
   
3. Making comparisons: It weighs less than...; there is more ... than ...
   
4. Describing a hypothetical situation: 2nd conditional: If there were ... the Sun would burn ...
   

Contents

CONCEPTS	PROCEDURES	ATTITUDES
The air: importance, composition, physical characteristics The atmosphere: the layer of gases surrounding the Earth The atmosphere and its functions: filters the Sun’s rays and has the oxygen we need to breathe Atmospheric phenomena: precipitation, wind, storms	Interpret diagrams Identify everyday situations in which air is useful to people Apply the characteristics of gases to air Associate oxygen in the atmosphere with life Analyse why the atmosphere is necessary for living things Identify some atmospheric phenomena	• Appreciate the importance of breathing clean air

EARTH DAY

Today (April 22) we celebrate Earth Day. We made this simple and fun activity in the art class.

1. Color the Earth and cut it out
2. Trace both hands in a piece of paper, cut them out and stick them to the Earth
3. Write 5 things you can do to help save the Earth
4. Glue everything together on a frame.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Idea from: http://boymamateachermama.com

Unit 7 Review: Water

Here is a quiz about the water unit. At the end you can find the answers.

Water (review) from David Santos

The three states of water

THE THREE STATES OF WATER

Water exists in three states: liquid, solid and gas.

• Rain, rivers and oceans are examples of water in a liquid state.
• Ice, snow and hailstones are examples of water in a solid state.
• Water vapor is a gas.

Water can change states.

Water changes from one state to another when it's temperature changes.

• When liquid water is cooled to below 0°C, it changes into ice. This is solidification.
• When ice is heated, it changes into liquid water. This is melting.
• When liquid water is heated, it changes into water vapor. This is evaporation.
• When water vapor cools, it changes into liquid water. This is condensation.

The Water Cycle

THE WATER CYCLE

1. 1  From the oceans to the clouds 
   
   Water is continually moving around the Earth. This causes the water cycle.
   The water cycle begins when water from the oceans, lakes and rivers heats up and evaporates to form water vapor. Water vapour passes into the cold atmosphere. The cold temperature makes the water vapour cool down and condense. Condensed water in the atmosphere turns into tiny water droplets and forms clouds. Clouds move across the sky with the wind.
   
   
2. 2  From the clouds to the land
   
   As clouds move across the sky, the tiny water droplets in the clouds join together to form larger drops. These large drops of water fall to the land as rain. When rain freezes, it falls to the land as snow or hail.
   
   
3. 3  From the land to the sea
   
   When rain falls on the land, it forms streams. Streams flow into rivers. Rivers flow into seas and oceans. When snow melts, it flows into the streams and rivers and finally reaches the sea. Sometimes, rainwater and melted snow sink deep into the ground to form aquifers. Water from wells and springs comes from aquifers. 
   
   
   
   
   

Spelling List #23

SPELLING LIST #23 'ss' / 'zz'

1. buzz
2. fizz
3. fuzz
4. puzzle
5. dizzy
6. less
7. cross
8. miss
9. floss
10. confess
11. dessert
12. crossroads

Means of Transport Vocabulary

Means of transport vocabulary from David Santos

English Unit 5 - Around The World

Science - Unit 7 - Water

Spelling List #22

SPELLING LIST #22 'colors / colours'

1. red
2. pink
3. green
4. black
5. blue
6. yellow
7. orange
8. purple
9. white
10. grey / gray
11. gold
12. silver

Spelling List #21

SPELLING LIST #21 '-y'

1. party
2. story
3. happy
4. holly
5. envy
6. study
7. puppy
8. family
9. library
10. mystery

States of matter

States of matter from David Santos

Spelling List #20

SPELLING LIST #20 'Months'

1. January
2. February
3. March
4. April
5. May
6. June
7. July
8. August
9. September
10. October
11. November
12. December

Dani's Sample Songs

Here is a sample that I made with the songs we are going to listen to in Dani's concert... and the lyrics. Aren't you excited? I am!
Enjoy

Dani griffin lyrics from David Santos

Gummy bears experiment

GUMMY BEARS EXPERIMENT

Gummy  bears do some interesting things when put into different liquids.  We wanted to find out what would happen when we put gummy bears into water, salt water, vinegar, and baking soda water.

Spelling List #19

SPELLING LIST #18 'Days of the Week'

1. Monday
2. Tuesday
3. Wednesday
4. Thursday
5. Friday
6. Saturday
7. Sunday
8. yesterday
9. today
10. tomorrow

Venetian Masks

Each year we celebrate Carnival in the school. This time our costumes were about the Venetian Carnival, so kids made their own venetian masks in Art. Here you have some of their creations.  Which one is your favorite?

Food vocabulary

Food vocabulary from David Santos

THE EARTH

THE EARTH

Spelling List #18

SPELLING LIST #18 'ck'

1. duck
2. neck
3. lick
4. sick
5. clock
6. sock
7. kick
8. back
9. brick
10. luck
11. rocket
12. broomstick

UNIT 6 - The Earth

Vertebrates posters

During the art time last couple of weeks, the students made these wonderful posters with all the information about vertebrates.

Spelling List #17

SPELLING LIST #17 'qu'

1. quit
2. quiz
3. quilt
4. quick
5. squid
6. queen
7. liquid
8. quiet
9. question
10. squirrel

TRICKY WORDS

• does
• goes
• made
• their

Spelling list # 17 practice:

Valentine's day craft

Kids created these 'creatures' for Valentine's day. They are made of different materials, such as foam, pipe cleaners, googly eyes, construction paper, Pom Pom balls...

Aren't they cute?

More about insects

We talked earlier about insects in this post - Invertebrates. But here you have more interesting things about insects:

There are over 10 million species of insects.

Baby insects are called larvae. 

Their body is divided into three parts: head, thorax and abdomen.

They have antennae on their head. They use it for touch, smell and taste.

Some insects have wings connected to the thorax.

INSECTS GAMES:

Some, any, a, an activities

Try these games and practice what we have learned in the classroom.