viernes, 26 de mayo de 2017

Weekly summary, 6th grade - "Cambridge PET and KET tests", "CDI exams" and "The European Union" 3

Good afternoon!

At last, we have done the Cambridge tests and I hope that everything had gone well. This is briefly what we have done along the week:

English

Apart from doing the tests for the KET and PET, we started the week practising with regular and irregular verbs. Furthermore, on Thursday and Friday, we have done a mock exam of the English parts for de CDI exams, that we will do next Wednesday, 31st of May. That day, you will start doing the Maths part.

Natural Science

As well as in English, we have also done another mock exam for the CDI tests, in this case, the part of Science and Technology. This will be the first part that you will do next Thursday, 1st of June. And, after that, you will do the Spanish Language part.

Social Science

Finally, in Social Science, we have only seen a lesson about what the Eurozone is, and we have completed the worksheet 6.1. Remember that if you haven't finished it, you must do it these days at home.

Have a good weekend!

sábado, 20 de mayo de 2017

Weekly summary, 6th grade - "This is Houston" and "Electricity and Magnetism" 6. "The European Union" 2

Good morning!

After San Isidro, we have completed another week, in which the preparation for the Cambridge tests has been our main goal. This is what we have done and what we will do next week.

English

We started doing the test of unit 7, "This is Houston". Then we did a mock exam for the PET and KET tests that we will do in the next days. Remember: Next Tuesday, 23rd, we will do the writing part, with the reading, writing and listening tasks, and the next day, Wednesday, 24th, we will do the oral part with the speaking. 

Apart from that, we have worked with some worksheets to review how to manage with regular and irregular verbs, knowing when to use the past simple or the past participle forms. It is very important that you complete the exercises this weekend that we will correct next Monday. Finally, we have seen some of the tips and instructions you need to know for the exam days, and I have given to you some papers with this important information that you have to show to your parents.

Natural Science

In Natural Science, in group A, we have completed unit 5, "Electricity and Magnetism", and we have done the test of this unit. However, in group B, we will complete the unit in two weeks, after doing the external exams, both the Cambridge PET and KET and the CDI tests of the Community of Madrid. In this group, we have seen the lesson entitled "What's the Earth's magnetic field like".

Social Science

In this matter, we have talked about what the European Union and the Eurozone are. You have also need to complete the previous unfinished exercises.

Art & Crafts

To conclude, in the Art class, we have continued working with the reproduction of "Van Gogh's chair",  using a grid. We will be only two more sessions with this work before starting the next exercise.  This week, we have had problems with the computers and we haven't been able to see the picture on the screen. So you have it here again:



Enjoy your weekend!

viernes, 12 de mayo de 2017

Weekly links, 6th grade - "This is Houston" and "Electricity and Magnetism" 5. "The European Union" 1

Hello everyone!

Today we have celebrated "San Isidro" and we have started another long weekend. As always, you have time to enjoy and rest, but remember: we are finishing the school year and you should also study for the different important tests that we will do along the next weeks. You have here the summary of the week:

English

Apart from working in the preparation of the KET and PET tests, we have also finished the unit 7 "This is Houston". Next Tuesday, 16th, we will do the evaluation test of this unit in the two groups. Remember to study! Mainly, you should focus your attention on the vocabulary and grammar of the unit (don't forget to review page 125 on the Student's book). Of course, as I usually tell you, it is very important to highlight or underline the irregular verbs that we have used in class, in the list that I gave you or in the one you have on the last page of the workbook. But this is not decoration! :-) Those are the verbs that you have to study!

Natural Sciences

This week we have mainly worked in the preparation for the CDI test, and we have completed one real exam about this area. As I have explained you, we have done this activity in Spanish, because the part of "Science and Technology" of this test have to be done in our first language. In any case, in group A, we will do the test of unit 5 (Electricity and Magnetism), next Wednesday, 17th, and we will continue with this unit in group B.

Social Science

In Social Science, we have done the test of unit 5, "Spain's Politics", in the two gropus, and we have started the last unit, "The European Union". Next, you can see again this interesting video about the origin of the European Union:


Art & Crafts

Finally, in the Art class, we are doing a work of reproducing a famous painting from a grid. A method, that you have just used other times, and something that most artists do from time to time. We are working first with the famous Van Gogh's chair. As I have promised, you can see the painting here at a high resolution:

Van Gogh's Chair

Have a good weekend!

viernes, 5 de mayo de 2017

Weekly links, 6th grade - "This is Houston", "Electricity and Magnetism" and "Spain's Politics" 4

Good afternoon!

We have just started the month of May; a very complicated month, in which we will do the external exams of Cambridge and those of the CDI, by the Community of Madrid. Let's go to the summary of the week.

English

In this short week, we have mainly worked in the preparation of the Ket and Pet tests, with some reading and writing exercises. Remember to complete your homework for next Friday, in order that I can correct them and help you to improve in this kind of tasks. Apart from that, we have also seen two more pages of our book with interesting information about the moon.

Because the proximity of the Cambridge tests, next you can watch again, some videos with real oral tests for the KET and PET exams:



KET speaking part 1



KET speaking part 2



PET total. Good example



PET speaking part 1



PET speaking part 2



PET speaking part 3



PET speaking part 4


Natural Science

In group B, we have seen what magnet bars are, and in group A, we have studied an exciting lesson about the way electromagnets are used. We have watched these new videos:


MAGNETIC ACCELERATOR - SMOT experiment for kids



Physics of Maglev Trains (EMS & EDS)



World's Simplest Electric Train - 1


World's Simplest Electric Train - 2
Social Science

In Social Science, we have completed unit 5, about Spain's politics, in the two groups. Remember to study for the test you will do, next Monday 8th (group B) and next Wednesday 10th (group A). As I have told you these days, I highly recommend you to study doing the worksheets that I have given to you.

Have a good weekend!