Young Learners
Pre-Easter Celebration!
Kids’ Club had a fun, pre-Easter celebration in the garden. They dyed Easter eggs, which most American school children do at this time every year. Then they made bunny-ear bags to take their eggs home. After that, they decorated cupcakes to look like spring chicks. They used yellow icing for the face and “fluff,” and jellybeans and
A New Trimester
For the first Saturday class of the trimester the Young Learners 3 group read and discussed the incredible story of Roy Sullivan, the Guinness World Record holder for person struck the most times by lightning: seven times! They also reviewed when to use the past simple and past continuous tenses; for example, “Roy was climbing a tree when a
The Night of the Books 2014
Estamos encantados de invitarles a ustedes a los eventos organizados por nuestra Biblioteca para la Noche de los Libros, ¡el miércoles 23 de Abril del 2014! Nos vemos para una noche con un libro bilingüe y storytelling en inglés.
Vernal Equinox
For our last YL 3 class of the trimester, we talked about the vernal equinox and how the tilt of the Earth’s axis contributes to the change in seasons here in Madrid. Spain and the U.S. are both located in the Northern Hemisphere; thus, both countries have recently welcomed Spring! To celebrate this season,
Short Vowels ‘i’ and ‘u’ and their Pronunciation
The Young Learners 1 class has been learning about short vowels this trimester. In week 8, our main focus was practicing reading, writing and saying words that rhyme with ‘big’ and acting out and listening to words that have the short ‘u,’ like the words, ‘hug,’ ‘duck,’ ‘puddle,’ ‘gum,’ ‘rub,’ ‘tummy,’ etc. You can see
Creative Family Books
Young Learners 5 members took out their creative pens and wrote about their families. They wrote one entry per family member, and each entry had a word limit that corresponded to the age of that particular family member. After completing their descriptions, the young leaners made colorful books to fill with their writing.
Your Neighborhood
Young Learners 3 members read the book “On Linden Square,” by Kate Sullivan, which describes the activity of an American neighborhood after a huge snow storm. Afterwards YL 3 members drew and described their own neighborhoods. They will send their drawings to Kate Sullivan, who promises in exchange to send back a postcard.
YL 5 & YL 6 Pop Stars
This week in YL5 and YL6, we talked about pop stars, pop music and how pop culture influences teenage life. We chose one student to have a makeover and be rebranded as a pop star. The transformations were incredible!
Short Story Competition
YL 5 and YL 6 members worked in pairs to write short stories using animals as characters. The plot of the stories touched upon teenage problems. The winner of this writing competition will be posted on the blog. Good luck kids!
The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
The Young Learners 3 class members have been busy reporting on the 2014 Winter Olympics Games in Sochi, Russia. Each learner chose one sport that s/he followed weekly, creating a booklet with important information such as the history, rules, and results of the events. Now that the Olympics have come to a close, our class
