Merry Christmas !

Christmas

La navidad es más que un día de diciembre, son todas esas cosas que nos gusta recordar, es la magia y el amor que siempre recordaremos.

Navidad es la ternura del pasado, el valor del presente y la esperanza del futuro. 

Es el deseo más sincero de que cada taza se rebose con bendiciones ricas y eternas y de que cada camino nos lleve a la paz.

No existe la navidad ideal solo la que ustedes decidan crear como reflejo de susu valores, deseos y tradiciones. 

¡ Les deseo la mejor de las navidades !

English Exam

English Intermediate´s Exam

El examen de Ingles Intermedio se presentará el día lunes de 17 de diciembre del 2012.

Temas para el examen

1. Simple Present vs. Present Continuous. 
2. Simple Past.
3. Much, Some, Any and Many.
4. First Conditional.
5. Future Going to and Will. 
6. Should and Shouldn´t.
7. Don´t forget to study your verbs list at the end of the book.

• NOTA: Estudiar los apuntes del cuaderno y las páginas correspondientes del libro.

December´s Newsletter

December´s Newsletter

The Donkey and the Peasant

 

An Interesting Story

 

The Donkey and the Peasant

 

One day a farmer's donkey fell into a well. The animal cried hard for hours as the farmer tried to find something to do.

Finally, the farmer decided that the donkey was old and the well was dry and needed to be covered up anyway, it really was not worth the donkey out of the well.

He invited all his neighbors to come and help. Each grabbed a shovel and began to throw dirt into the well.

The donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's surprise, quieted down after a few shovelfuls of dirt.

The farmer finally looked down the well and was astonished at what he saw ... with each scoop of dirt, the donkey was doing something amazing: the earth is shaking and stepped over the earth.

Very soon everyone was amazed as the donkey came to the mouth of the well, stepped over the edge and trotted ...

Life is going to throw dirt, all kinds of land ... the trick is to shake it out of the pot and use it to take a step up. Each of our troubles is a step up. We can get out of the deepest holes if we give up ...

Land Use throw you to succeed!

Christmas Songs

 

Christmas Songs

 

Jingle Bell Rock Lyrics

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock

Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air.

What a bright time, it's the right time
To rock the night away

Jingle bell time is a swell time
To go gliding in a one-horse sleigh
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock

Mix and a-mingle in the jingling feet
That's the jingle bell,
That's the jingle bell,
That's the jingle bell rock.

 

So this is Christmas Lyrics 

So this is Christmas and what have you done

Another year over a new one just begun.

 

And so this is Christmas, I hope you have fun.

The near and the dear ones, the old and the young 

A very merry Christmas and a happy new year

Let´s hope it´s a good one without any fears. 

And so this is Christmas for weak and for strong,

The rich and the poor ones, the road is so long. 

And so happy Christmas for blck and white

For the yellow and red ones let´s stop all the fights. 

A very merry Christmas and a happy new year

Let´s hope it´s a good one without any fears. 

So this is Christmas and what have you done

Another year over a new one just begun. 

And so this is Christmas, I hope you have fun.

The near and the dear ones, the old and the young 

A very merry Christmas and a happy new year

Let´s hope it´s a good one without any fears.

War is over if you want it, war is over now.



Miss Esperanza´s Birthday

 

 Happy Birthady

 

Miss Esperanza

Christmas Card

Les recuerdo que el día de entrega de la tarjeta navideña es el 5 de diciembre.

Examen de Inglés de Intermedios

El examen de Inglés de intermedios se presentará el día 22 de noviembre.

!EL BUEN FIN!

DEAR STUDENTS,

Remember that I always stressed that you should have a good breakfast.  If you cannot eat breakfast,then prepare something nutritious to eat before arriving to school or while you´re waiting in the patio for school to start.   Below you will find Links to places that give you recipes for lunch or some others.  For example:

www.mrlucky.com.mx   --  para ensaladas y frutas y verduras combinadas para lunch quizas
www.mangomexicano.com.mx
www.hongoseldorado.com.mx
www.comesanamente.com.mx

¿ Por qué desayunar?   El desayuno es la primera comida de dí y la más importante, ya que rompe el estado de ayuno después de las horas de sueño y recarga el cuerpo de energía para ayudarlo a inicir las actividades cotidianas.   ¿Qué desayunar?  El desayuno debe de representar aproximadamente el 25% de la energía total del día.  Muchos nutriólogos coinciden en decir que un buen desayuno tiene que ser compuesto por elementos básicos:

Un lácteo:  Fuente de calcio, valioso para los huesos.  Fuente de proteína y vitaminas, importantes para el buen funcionamiento del organismo.  La leche contribuye a la rehidratación el cuerpo en el desayuno.

Un cereal:  De preferencia integral--son fuente de carbohidratos y tabi én de fibra, que tiene efectos benéficos como producir sensación de saciedad y facilitar el tránsito intestinal.

Una fruta fresca:  Por la fibra, las vitaminas y los minerales.
Desayuno con nutella (1 cucharada) crema de avellanas con cacao combinado con una rebanada de pan integral, una fruta y un vaso de leche parcialmente descremada, aporta una cantidad razonable de energía sin colorates ni conservadores.   CHICOS, si aprenden a desayunar, se van a acordar de mi.  Hasta luego!

Complete these jokes by putting my or mine, your or yours, his, her or hers, its, our orours, their or theirs in the gaps (blank spaces) provided:

1  A: John and George, is thisyour football?    B:  Did it break anything, sir?
    A: No, not that I know of.                 B:  Then yes, sir, it´s ours_____.

2  A: That´s a nice dog you have.  What´s  its_name?   B:  I don´t know.  It won´t tell me.

3  A: Is that Susan´s brother? B: Yes A:  He´s very small, isn´t he? B:  Well, he´s only her_half-brother.

4  Two boys went into a café and began to eat their_sandwiches.    "You can´t eat  your_
    own food here!", shouted the waiter. The boys smiled at each other, then they swapped* sandwiches.

5  A:  Miss, I can´t find __my_ shoes anywhere.     B:  There´s one pair left outside the classroom.  Are                you sure they aren´t yours__?   A:  Yes, I´m sure, mine_ had snow on them.

6  A:  Mary and I want to get married but we can´t find anywhere to live.   B:  Why don´t you stay with
    Mary´s parents?     A: Because they´re still living with their__parents!

7  A:  My husband puts his money in the bank.  What does your husband do with  his?
    B:  He puts it in oil.     A: What a strange thing to do!  Who wants oily money?

8  A:  Last week a man stole a pair of boots from my aunt´s shop.   B:  Did she chase the thief?
    A:  No, they were her_ boots.    OR    A:  No, they were_hers____.

* Intercambiaron     YA CON ESTO PODRÁN CHECAR SU TRABAJO EN CLASD

Hi Kids,
Congratulations on today´s festivities...all of you performed or danced really well!  And the "Calaveritas" in English were excellent.

My contribution to BF´s Radio program while you have your lunch is...guess what.....????
THE IMPORTANCE OF NUTRITION!!!!!!!
I am positively sure that many of you eat,  at least,  one balanced meal every day.   However, many do not have a good breakfast and THAT IS a PROBLEM.

If you don´t know, OATS is Avena in Spanish. The genus Avena of the grass family, Gramineae. The scientific name of the common oat is Avena sativa .  "A grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people" -- this is the definition of oats given in the dictionary written in the 18th century by Dr. Samuel Johnson.  "True enough," was a Scotsman´s reply, "and where will you find such fine horses as in England, or such fine men as in Scotland?"

First let me give you the HOTCAKES recipe which you, yourselves can make at home, then freeze...and have for breakfast or bring for lunch any time of the week.  Ingredients are:

1  90gm butter bar Gloria brand without salt or your favorite brand
1  cup of wheat flour (preferably Harina de Trigo INTEGRAL 3 Estrellas)
1 to 1.5 cup of whole Oats ( Avena )
1  cup Amaranto
1/2 to 1 cup Germen de Trigo
Sugar to your liking
Small quantity of milk  or  fruit juice any flavour, or even water
1 squirt of vanilla (chorrito)
1 medium sized apple (red or yellow, sliced very fine)
Raisins, cranberries or blueberries, any nuts, semillas de linaza and/or sesame seeds are OPTIONAL

Procedure:  First, melt the butter and immediately add the Oats and the rest of the dry ingredients and then the liquids.  Then blend the rest of the ingredients.  If you need more liquid just add it little by little until you
see that it is pourable.  Heat your pan first and start making your Hot-cakes...the size and form is up to you...let them cool and then freeze.  If you do them on the weekend, you will be ready to start a good week anywhere!  Bon Apetit! (that is Buen apetito or provecho in french, but the English took it from the french)

Later I´ll give you links to places where you can find other recipes which you can choose from.

TAREA DE JUEVES PARA ENTREGAR LUNES 29 de Oct /  Thursday´s homework due next Monday:
Favor de imprimir el siguiente ejercicio, llenarlo con lo que practicamos ayer y hoy, escriban su nombre
en la parte superior derecha y me lo entregan el lunes, posteriormente lo pegarán en su cuaderno.



POSSESSIVES

Complete these jokes by putting my or mine, your or yours, his, her or hers, its, our or ours, their or theirs in the gaps (blank spaces) provided:

1  A: John and George, is this ______________ football?    B:  Did it break anything, sir?
    A: No, not that I know of.                 B:  Then yes, sir, it´s _______________.

2  A: That´s a nice dog you have.  What´s ______name?   B:  I don´t know.  It won´t tell me.

3  A: Is that Susan´s brother? B: Yes A:  He´s very small, isn´t he? B:  Well, he´s only ____half-brother.

4  Two boys went into a café and began to eat ________sandwiches.    "You can´t eat ___________
    own food here!", shouted the waiter. The boys smiled at each other, then they swapped* sandwiches.

5  A:  Miss, I can´t find _______ shoes anywhere.     B:  There´s one pair left outside the classroom.  Are                you sure they aren´t ___________?   A:  Yes, I´m sure, ___________ had snow on them.

6  A:  Mary and I want to get married but we can´t find anywhere to live.   B:  Why don´t you stay with
    Mary´s parents?     A: Because they´re still living with _______________parents!

7  A:  My husband puts his money in the bank.  What does your husband do with _________?
    B:  He puts it in oil.     A: What a strange thing to do!  Who wants oily money?

8  A:  Last week a man stole a pair of boots from my aunt´s shop.   B:  Did she chase the thief?
    A:  No, they were ___________ boots.    OR    A:  No, they were ______________.

* Intercambiaron

Dear Students and Parents,
Although I wanted all of you to see the games from Lumosity to make exercises designed for the brain,
only 3rd graders got a chance to see some of them.

WARNING:  PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR PARENTS AGREE - TRY THE FREE GAMES ONLY
BECAUSE SOME GAMES YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IN  U.S. DOLLARS !!!!!!!   SO BE
CAREFUL AND TELL YOUR PARENTS OR ASK THEM TO SUPERVISE YOU.

AVISO DE PRECAUCIÓN:  Asegúrense de que sus padres estén de acuerdo - intenten los juegos gratuitos solamente porque algunos juegos son de paga y en dólares!!!!!  Tengan cuidado y digánle a sus padres o pidan que les supervisen  a la hora de entrar.****  Esta compañía Lumosity con frecuencia tiene opciones para probar sus juegos durante 3 días sin costo alguno. *****************

Here is another interesting article from LUMOSITY that I received ... consider it if you like DIET SODAS.

Diet Sodas: Changing Your Brain And Your Waistline

Diet sodas may not be helping you lose weight—in fact, these and other artificially sweetened foods may sabotage your diet by confusing and rewiring your brain’s reward centers. This study from the journal Physiology & Behavior is yet another example of how lifestyle choices can alter your brain—negatively or positively.

Scanning diet soda drinkers' brains

The University of San Diego study followed 24 young adults: half the group drank at least one serving of diet soda every day, while the other half avoided the artificially sweetened drinks. These adults were then hooked up to brain scanning equipmentwhile scientists fed them water alternately flavored by natural and artificial sweeteners—then the researchers sat back and watched what unfolded in the brain.
The results, according to University of California San Diego researchers Green and Murphy, were pronounced: “[Diet soda drinkers] who consumed a greater number of diet sodas had reduced caudate head activation. These findings may provide some insight into the link between diet soda consumption and obesity.”

Artificial sweeteners confuse reward

A little bit of background: the caudate head is a part of the brain involved in signaling reward and controlling food intake—and its decreased activity in the brains of diet soda drinkers has substantial implications.
Researchers posit that consumption of diet soda had confused the reward loops normally processed by the caudate head: because sweetness was no longer a reliable indicator of incoming calories, the brain had trained itself to respond less in the face of sweet flavors. Unreliable sweet tastes threw off normal predictions about calories and energy in the changed brains of diet soda drinkers—making it more likely that these people would consume additional calories later in the day.

Small choices can affect your brain

This newest study is pretty preliminary; it’s difficult to say how drastically diet sodas can affect bigger questions of lifestyle and health based on such short-term brain activation patterns. Still, this recent investigation provides an interesting reflection on how choices and actions made in everyday life can powerfully influence the way your brain is wired—in other words, the concept of neuroplasticity.
We can’t always foresee the unintended negative responses our brain makes—who would have thought diet coke might do quite the opposite of what its name suggests?—but there are positive ways to harness your brain’s ability to change. Just a little Lumosity training every day, for example, can change your brain for the better: instead of confused reward signals, you could experience faster processing speed, quicker flexibility, and improved problem solving. Unlock full access today and harness that power to change!

Learn more on the Lumosity blog.

I received this information which you may find interesting, although, it´s not too close to go there.
I´m talking about The Benjamin Franklin Library, located in Liverpool 31, Colonia Juarez, tel. 5592-3483
Tell your parents about it and perhaps they can take you.

Te tenemos 2 sorpresas:

-         La primera es que ahora contamos con revistas para niños y las podrás consultar en la Biblioteca.

-         La segunda es que el 26 de octubre a las 15:30 te esperamos con tu disfraz para escuchar historias de misterio y

      después pedir calaverita or “trick or treat”

¡Te esperamos!

 Encuéntranos en facebook http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/bbf/bffacebook.htm

HI KIDS,

I KNOW YOU NEED TO STUDY FOR OTHER EXAMS...THAT´S WHY I TRY TO KEEP YOUR HOMEWORK SIMPLE.  BUT PLEASE DO IT!  FOR SOME STRANGE REASON, AND BELIEVE ME, THERE ARE VARIOUS REASONS...MOST OF YOU, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE, ARE NOT , I SAY N O T....DOING YOUR HOMEWORK??? WHAT´S HAPPENING??????

We haven´t been able to advance and homework adds up...tomorrow you´ll have MORE, so hurry and do it.  By the way, tomorrow I hope we can use the IPAD to play some interesting games to help the BRAIN!!!
See you tomorrow!    The link is as follows:

http://www.lumosity.com/app/v4/dashboard

http://www.lumosity.com/app/v4/personalization/report

DEAR STUDENTS,

The exam results were not as good as I would have liked, therefore, to continue practicing, today´s double
HOMEWORK   (to turn in by Wednesday)   will be:

5 sets of  Affirmative, Negative & Interrogative ( question ) for easy sentences using 3rd Person, Present
Simple ONLY.  Just like we did in class today.   NOTE:  Third graders will make 10 sets.
DO NOT use the verb TO BE because that is different.  We´ll practice that later this week.

Also write one sentence of your choice (keep it simple) for each of the 14 VOCABULARY WORDS that
we saw for October.  Many of you did the homework in class but DID NOT STUDY the words and so the results were evident on the exam.    Don´t Forget!

Lumosity Link

GUYS, I want to congratulate you on the Internet practice this week since most of you did well on the Countable & Non-Countable exercise.  However, you must DO YOUR HOMEWORK and STUDY

because I can see from the exam results that many of you had bad results on both this and the vocabulary words.

Now I want you to read the following link because we will use part of it on the IPAD this coming week.

But this article talks about SOFT DRINKS / Diet drinks.

newsletter@email.lumosity.com

newsletter@email.lumosity.com

KIDS, THIS IS A REMINDER THAT THIS WEEK WE´LL BE HAVING INTERNET EARLY IN THE MORNING.

THE URL IS THE FOLLOWING:

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-countable-uncountable-nouns.php


1.  FIRST we will read the lesson.

2.  THEN we´ll do the  20 exercises and you can check how you did.

3.  AFTER we will see Much, many and a lot

4.  THEN   A little or a few

5.  Afterwards a few JOKES  about school

6.  And then I hope we have time for some Lyrics

                 Alphaville´s    Forever Young       or
           The Eagles´s        Hotel California      or
      Michael Jackson´s    This is it

Don´t forget tomorrow´s homework.   See you!

KIDS, as I told you in class today -- next THURSDAY 18th will be your English Test for October,
covering what we´ve practiced the latest weeks, which is:

October´s Vocabulary,  3rd Person Present Simple, Superlatives & Comparatives and Count & non-
Count which we´ll go over tomorrow and on the Internet classes next week.  Go over your notebooks,
homework and words you don´t know -- 6 days should give you plenty of time to review.

ANIMO CHICOS, con la práctica y repetición aprendemos...como les comenté en clase,  el Examen de Inglés de Octubre será el jueves 18.  Tienen unos buenos 6 días para seguir practicando y repasando sus cuadernos para aquellos que aun se les ha dificultado la gramática.

ESTIMADOS PADRES DE FAMILIA Y ALUMNOS:

Disculpen la confusión ocasionada por la no publicación a tiempo de la tarea del jueves pasado -- sin embargo en clase fui explícita.  Por consideración y excepción, en clase lo hemos estado trabajando,
la mayoría de los alumnos han cumplido bien, hay otros que no lo han logrado.

TAREA DE MAÑANA, (jueves 11 para entregar lunes 15):
1) Aprender el vocabulario de 14 palabras anotadas en su cuaderno (16 palabras para primeros años).
2) Elaborar una frase sencilla con cada palabra.

Cualquier duda que tengan, estoy a sus ordenes.

I TRUST YOU HAD A GREAT WEEKEND AND THAT YOU´RE READY TO START A NEW WEEK...

ALONG WITH THE DRILLING I HOPE WE CAN ADD SOME LISTENING AND READING PRACTICE OF A BOOK THAT WON A PULITZER PRICE BACK IN 1940.  THIS STORY REMINDS ME OF THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN MEXICO BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMY.

JUST A REMINDER THAT YOUR HOMEWORK IS DUE ON MONDAYS ( from last Thursday) AND WEDNESDAYS ( from the one I´ll give on Mondays)

Congratulations on your written paragraphs concerning your preference of  exploring the Ocean or Space...some of them were quite original and perhaps we can include them in the Blog one of these days.

Now, concerning class:  I still think you can do some drilling in UNISON about how the English language is structured, so please participate and let me hear you.  We need to cover the basic aspects before the books arrive.

****TAKE NOTE: ****
I will be giving you homework on MONDAYS to hand in on WEDNESDAYS and on Thursdays, to hand in on Mondays.  It will be written exercises on what was seen that day in class--mainly 5 positive sentences,
5 negative ones and 5 questions BEFORE USING THE BOOK.

HI GUYS,  I HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD AND RESTED WEEKEND.

THIS WEEK WE´LL BE REVIEWING THE WRITTEN EXERCISE AND ALSO DO SOME ORAL ONES IN UNISON.  I ALSO NEED TO KNOW IF YOU UNDERSTOOD THE VIDEO ABOUT THE SPACE ELEVATOR WHICH WE TRIED TO SEE LAST WEEK, AS WELL AS THE INTERACTIVE ONE ABOUT THE OCEAN WITH DR. BALLARD.

9 FIRST GRADERS PREFER EXPLORING THE OCEAN AND ONLY ONE PREFERED SPACE.

IN SECOND GRADE 7 PREFER THE OCEAN AND 6 SPACE,

WHEREAS 3 THIRD GRADERS WOULD LIKE EXPLORING THE OCEAN AND 7 PREFER SPACE.

THE HOMEWORK I ASKED FOR WAS HALF A  PAGE EXPLAINING WHY YOU PREFER TO EXPLORE WHATEVER AREA YOU CHOSE.

Hi students, I hope you liked the videos we saw on the Space Elevator and Oceanographer Robert Ballard.
I know the sound wasn´t the best so if you have a chance to watch it at home, try to do so.

Wednesday´s HOMEWORK to hand in on Thursday, the 27th  will be an explanatory paragraph on WHY you prefer Space Exploration to Ocean or vice-versa.   Some of you mentioned your reasons.   Now write
these reasons on your Notebook.  Minimum of 3 sentences.  If you can´t think of any reasons then write what you learned from these videos.

First of all let me remind you that the HOMEWORK this week is to STUDY and also UNDERLINE or
make words stand out with COLOR on your Notebooks, in order to learn faster.

Second, we will be having our 1st Internet Session and the link is the following:

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/alien-deep/?source=link_oceandl091412lalien-deep

This is related to the first Unit of the book called Explorers, which you have already read.

In case you need to see it again at home, you can look it up and show it to your family.

CONGRATULATIONS for having done your first exams of the year.  As you saw, it was easier than you thought, right?  It was just a matter of studying first and concentrating before you answer.

REMEMBER write on your notebooks what we see in class.  WRITE the new VOCABULARY WORDS in the back part of your notebooks with the equivalent in Spanish and learn them as part of your daily homework by repeating them until you learn them.  Make a sentence with each new word.

This coming week we will be going to the Internet Room for your 1st class on Monday 2AB, Tuesday 3AB and Wednesday 1AB...so come prepared.  

REMINDER

As all of you know, the first test of this year will be on Thursday of this week. (the day after tomorrow)
September 20th.

As I have mentioned to you, it will cover:  Short answers, Numbers, Tag Questions, Vocabulary seen in
class, Present Simple and Present Continuous.

Some of you do not have these written on your notebooks, so be sure you can review them with
someone that can lend you their notes.

REGLAMENTO DE INGLES INTERMEDIO

HI, STUDENTS
PLEASE COPY THE FOLLOWING, SIGN IT AND HAVE YOUR PARENTS SIGN IT TOO.

REGLAMENTO PARA INGLÉS INTERMEDIO

1.  El respeto ante compañeros y maestros es obligatorio.  Cualquiera que sea irrespetuoso tendrá un reporte.

2.  Los alumnos deberán ponerse de pie al inicio de clase y cuando entre cualquier otro profesor.

3.  La puntualidad es esencial y al pasar lista, todos deberán estar en orden y en silencio, si no responden será tomado como falta.

4. Para poder iniciar y que haya progreso, debe haber orden y limpieza en todo tiempo. No consumir alimentos en clase, de lo contrario afectará la calificación.  Nota: Habrá premiaciones al salón limpio y ordenado.

5.  El mismo criterio se aplicará por cada alumno si esta conversando en clase y distrayendo a compañeros.  Es necesario alzar la mano, solicitando permiso para hablar.

6.  El uso de teléfonos inteligentes y de Ipods solo será con fin didáctico y los audífonos se utilizarán sólo en la clase de artes visuales.  Es importante que sepan que ni el Instituto, ni el profesor, ni el personal administrativo se hace responsable por los mismos en caso de pérdida, robo o préstamo.

7.  Es necesario que todos chequen el Blog para ver las tareas, fechas, recordatorio de actividades y toda comunicación entre alumnos, padres y maestros.

8.  En la clase de Computación los alumnos seguirán las indicaciones del maestro y se presentarán con cuaderno y plumas negra y roja.

9.  Los alumnos se presentarán con uniforme completo, así como material: cuaderno forrado con papel azul, plástico y etiqueta de la escuela (se revisarán periódicamente.

10. La evaluación será continua tomando en cuenta participaciones, cuadernos, actividades, y sobre todo actitud positiva.  Para poder exentar el final se necesita 9.0 de promedio en aprovechamiento  y 9.5 en conducta.

11. Las evaluaciones serán bimestrales y será tipo Enlace.  Se considerarán Grammar (gramática), Reading (lectura), Listening (escuchar), y Oral expression (expresión oral), con su porcentaje para cada habilidad.  La calificación final incluye el porcentaje del examen.

12.  Los alumnos deberán llegar a clase desayunados.

Animar a Desayunar

KIDS,
Other Secondary Schools enter at 7am -- you have almost 45 minutes difference -- enough for you
to have breakfast! (or at least prepare something to eat on your way to school)...get up earlier...do some exercise...

Please DO eat before coming to school,  that way you are not tempted to eat your lunch in class.

(CHICOS, otras secundarias entran a las 7am--suficiente para desayunar! prepárense algo para el camino...levántense más temprano...hagan algo de ejercicio...procuren comer algo antes de llegar a la escuela para así no tener la tentación de comerse su lunch en la clase.)

Hi Kids and Parents too...   (Hola Chicos y Padres tambien)

WELCOME TO ALL WHO ARE NEW
and for those who´ve been here before,
WELCOME BACK!    (Bienvenidos de nuevo)

I trust we can make progress together and will be happy to teach you
as long as you want to learn and
I hope you do.  (Mientras quieran aprender estaré gustosa de enseñarles)

TRY TO HAVE BREAKFAST BEFORE YOU START YOUR 1st CLASS
and that will garantee you a better day...make it a HABIT and you will learn.

Let me share a thought --  "The mind is like the stomach. It is not how much you put into it that 
counts, but how much it digests.    -- Albert M. Leschak

(Procuren venir desayunados ANTES de comenzar su primer clase y eso les garantizará un aprendizaje.  El pensamiento a compartir es -- "La mente es como el estómago.  No importa mucho cuanto le metes, sino cuanto digiere.)

FINAL GUIDE

Hi guys, this is the final guide, please print it and bring it to class tomorrow, we will answer it together in class, have a nice day ( it is 5 pages long)

FINAL PROJECT

Hi guys, just to remind you that thursday June 14th you have to present your work to the authorities of the school, so be ready, GOOD LUCK!

FINAL GUIDE

Hi guys, please print the final guide and take it to school for Monday June 18
regards

FERIA DEL LIBRO

!NO FALTES!

VIERNES 18 SI HAY CLASES

COORDINACIÓN ACADÉMICA

AVISO

10 de Mayo de 2012

Estimados Padres de Familia:

Se les informa que el día de mañana 11 de mayo la salida será a las 10:30 a.m., para todos los alumnos, ya que los directivos y docentes tendrán su desayuno por el día del maestro. Así mismo, les informamos que el día de mañana será el examen de matemáticas y español para todos los grupos.

Es requisito indispensable la presencia de todos los alumnos para presentar dichos exámenes, ya que de no presentarlos el día arriba señalado, no tendrán calificación del 4º. Bimestre.

Les recordamos que las clases se reanudarán en horario normal el día miércoles 16 de mayo de 2012

Aprovecho la ocasión para enviarles un cordial saludo, agradeciendo de antemano la atención que sirvan darle a la presente.

Atentamente:

Coordinación Académica

ISBF

Hi Guys, today we start exams, so please review the topics, don´t forget to study relative clauses and pronouns, second conditional, articles, questions in all tenses, passive voice in past tense, many much, enough, be going to, will, determiners (someone, anyone, everything,etc)
If you have any question, please don´t hesitate to ask
Good luck in your exams and study hard

FINAL STUDY GUIDE

Hi guys just to inform you about the final study guide, check the blog for you to print it and take it to class after the exam, which is third week of may
regards

EXAMS

Hi Guys, just to let you know the dates for the exam in May, for second graders Monday May 7th.
For First and Third  May 16th. Please study Second Conditional, relative clauses and pronouns and vocabulary, used to, etc we will see the guide in class
regards

EXAMS

Hi guys, this week we start having exams ours is 703 and 704 Monday March 26 and 701,702,705,706 Wednesday March 28, so study guys, any question please don't hesitate to ask
have a good week

AVISO EXAMEN

Respetables padres de familia.

Me es grato dirigirme a ustedes para comunicarles que se aproxima la fecha en que los alumnos de nuestro Colegio, deberán presentar el examen Enlace, que cada año aplica la Secretaría de Educación Pública, a nivel nacional. Por tal motivo a partir del presente mes, los exámenes escritos se aplicarán mensualmente, con la finalidad de incrementar la práctica de la lectura de comprensión, así como la habilidad de resolver este tipo de evaluaciones, que como es del conocimiento de todos es una prioridad a nivel nacional.

Suplico a ustedes platicar con sus hijos para que se tome con seriedad el estudio y  la resolución de sus pruebas. Aprovecho la ocasión para mandarles un cordial saludo.

Atentamente:

Coordinación Académica

ORAL EXAM

Hi guys! just a quick note to remind you about the oral exam taking place tomorrow in class
and also to remind you the exam is coming before we go on Easter Holidays, so please start checking your notes and don´t hesitate to ask in case you have any question
regrads

SPEAKING EVALUATION

HI GUYS!
This is just a quick note to remind about the oral examinations you will start having next monday March 05, we are going to start speaking about something you feel comfortable with MOVIES, you will talk about a movie you have just seen, your speech will last for about a minute and should include Title, actors, director, year, and the plot (what the story is about) as well as your personal comments, it is important that you prepare it because it will be incorporated as part of your month evaluation. The writing is also considered in your grade. if you have a question please don't hesitate to ask.
regards

review

Hi guys, this is the week before the exam so we are going to start the review this week, please study and bring specific questions to class, have a nice week and happy valentine's day

TAREA PARA TODOS

HIMNO NACIONAL MEXICANO E HIMNO DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO

Debemos recordar que la secundaria es una etapa de carácter formativa, que un conocimiento transversal marcada por la SEP es la formación de valores y es nuestro deber fomentarlos. En esta ocasión será a través del respeto a los SÍMBOLOS PATRIOS. Se dice que “la grandeza de un pueblo se mide por el respeto que manifiesta a los símbolos que lo identifican”. Por tal motivo es OBLIGATORIO, que TODOS nuestros alumnos conozcan las letras de ambos Himnos y lo canten con una actitud de seriedad y respeto

Recuerden que durante el año escolar participamos en Concursos de Escoltas, interpretación del Himno Nacional y la Ceremonia de Clausura, de ahí la importancia de SOLICITAR SU APOYO señores padres de familia, para que se tomen en serio estas actividades.

Todos los alumnos deben estudiar estas letras ya que durante estos días se pasará a los grupos para preguntárselas. Gracias

Atentamente:
Coordinación Académica

EXAM

Hi guys, this is just to let you know about the exam dates for this 3rd. period:
1st. and 3rd. grades: February 22, 2012
2nd grade: February 20, 2012

Please, start studying now, don't leave it until the last minute, in case you have a question don't hesitate to ask, the week before the exam, we will have a review
regards

REMINDER

Hi, guys!, I hope you have had a great long weekend, having enjoyed the superbowl and of course the winning of the best team GIANTS, we have to come back to reality and keep on working the same way cause the exam is nearer and we need to practice a lot. Enjoy your last day off, and see you tomorrow

homework

Hello Guys, this is just to remind you about the importance of doing your homerwork, you know you almost have homework everyday either in your book or in your notebook, so please keep track of your learning process and the responsibility of it. Have a nice week and remember we will soon be in exams again.

NEWSLETTER

Calendario de Enero

CALENDARIO DEL MES DE ENERO DEL 2012

Martes 3 Ceremonia Cívica a cargo de la Profa. Margarita “Felicitación del nuevo año”

Premiación del “Concurso de los Árboles de Navidad”



Lunes 9 Ceremonia Cívica a cargo de la Profa. Margarita “Convocatoria a la Semana Benjamin Franklin”

- Convocatoria para el Concurso de “Puntualidad Escolar”



Martes 10 Último día para efectuar el pago de colegiatura sin recargos.



Viernes 13 Entrega de calificaciones del 2do. Bimestre a los alumnos.



Lunes 16 Ceremonia Cívica a cargo de la Profa. Margarita y Prof. Rodrigo con todos los alumnos.

- Inauguración de la Semana de Benjamin Franklin. Trabajos a realizar por la Semana Benjamin Franklin, todas las materias participan.



Viernes 20 Conferencia sobre “Como aplicar a la vida de estudiante las 13 virtudes de Benjamin Franklin”

a cargo de los Profesores de F.C. y E.

Clausura de la Semana de Benjamin Franklin.



Lunes 23 Ceremonia Cívica a cargo de la Profa. Margarita, Prof. de Eduardo y los alumnos del 703 y 704, “Algún invento de Benjamin Franklin aplicado a la física”



Lunes 30 Ceremonia Cívica a cargo de la Profa. Margarita y los alumnos del 705 y 706, “La antisocialidad y

Bullying”.

Convocatoria “Promedios generales más altos”

Inicia la Semana de la Antisocialidad

Convocatoria para el “Concurso de Escoltas”

.NOTAS

• Los días que no aparecen en el calendario se tendrán como días de clases normales.

• Los alumnos ya deben venir perfectamente uniformados. De no contar con alguna pieza del uniforme, les suplicamos nos lo notifiquen.

• Es muy importante que los alumnos que tengan documentación faltante, favor de enviarla, ya que el colegio no se puede hacer responsable de la validez de estudios de los alumnos que no cumplan con la documentación requerida por la SEP. Es indispensable conservar los acuses de recibo de documentos para cualquier aclaración.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hi guys, a new year has just started and it is time to renew our objectives, I invite you to put all your effort to start the second part of the school year and get the best grades and most importantly to learn!, my best wishes for this year. CONGRATULATIONS!!!