One day,a man that lived with his mother in Hawaii. He wanted to know to where was his father...

One morning , he went surfing. The floor started to shake,it was a... VOLCANO!!!! He started flying and flying and flying until he fell...

When he woke up he was on top of a shark!! Then he tried to run and run but he was at the water, so the shark almost ate his head. When he stopped running he noticed he was lost.

Time went by and he found a man, he looked well at him. Then he noticed that it was his dad!!

They celebrated a lot!! Them they went home very happy!!

5th grade and 9/11

Our class did a wonderful job with this topic.  They got into the subject, our discussion was lively and they were very interested. We watched videos, pictures, read a lot and ever had a research at home.  So far, it was 5th grade´s best production of the year and I am really proud of them.




If you have a chance, stop by our class and visit our Memorial Wall, if not, here is a little glimpse:

Some of them were very creative making booklets.

We also talked about bravery and restarting.  So we research the new WTC!  They were all very excited and wanting to go and visit!

An overall view!

Changing Paradigms...

Dealing with 9 and 10 year olds is very tricky.  It is a challenging age and we hold a lot of responsibility, especially when they spend 9 hours a day at school.  Teachers loose the EDUCATOR ONLY label and become a source of reference in citizenship as a whole. Considering this, we are creating a new project to encourage the kids to be citizens that are more responsible.   

Today we decided, as a class, to add citizenship skills into our behavior/English Only project, now they will monitor each other on:

• Table manners;
• appropriate language;
• taking turns;
• voice volume;
• respecting curfews;
• Class maintenance.

Please cheers for us!!!

Our class from the beginning until now

When I started global I didn´t even know how to say ‘Hello’ but now I already know how to say many things.

 On my first day, I   do not understand anything, but on my second day, I started to understand but not much.

By the end of last year, I started to talk in English to others and now I can go to Miami without any problems.

Now I already know many things and now I can speak with anyone without problems but I still need to learn more.

Eduardo Spinelli 

My English

I think my English improved because I work hard in some activities and speak English with my friends.

When I enter the school, I already spoke English but it was Canadian English so I had some difficulties.

I speak English in global because I like English and because if I speak English I can live in the United States.

My English started 5 years ago but each day I speak more, which is cool and if I stay like that, I will be a good biker in United States. To be a good biker one needs two things: to live in the United States and to speak English.

In global, I like to speak English, but in other places, I do not like it because people might think I am self-assured so that makes me embarrassed.

Pedro Júdice Quintanilha 

Our A-Z learning book this week

               IN THE NAME OF DISCOVERY

In our class, we have groups of different English levels; I am in the highest group: TOP. All these groups had to write about a book, I wrote about IN THE NAME OF THE DISCOVERY and it´s very cool!!

The story starts when Miguel starts studying about the Spanish fleet that sailed across his social studies book. Miguel couldn´t believe that exploring the world in the old days could be exciting, but his friends thought that it could be more than exciting!!

When he came back home he was walking and found a key and a chest, he tried to open it with the key. He saw inside of the chest, and then he got closer and found a book called “Journey to the Center of the Earth”. He remembered that his father had already read the book to him.

He started reading the book. Then he fell asleep. When he opened his eyes and he was in the story. What´s going to happen... Read the book to know.

Commentaries: I love this book, it´s really good.

                                           Beatriz Maria Resende.

My English

                                       

      I am going to say how is my English

         I love Global and I think that my English improved a lot! I think this because now I understand when my dad talks only in English with me. Sometimes I go home knowing a new word. I love to speak in English and know that I am good because I am in TOP, the maximum level of English in my class.

    

          Misses Robs help me a lot! With my classmates, I speak in English during Global. We have a chart in class that shows how you behave and speak English. I am doing very well in this chart.

        My classmates are very good in English, too. I need to thank Global, because I love to speak English! My friends help me when I need it or when I forget some word.

        Global is very fun and I always go home very happy. My mom and dad are very proud of me. Last vacation I went to Europe, there I needed to speak in English. There, with my English, I solved some problems, and I am very happy because I know that I did it.

        English is like Portuguese, after you learn you never forget. In beginning of Global I was scared, I thought that I wouldn’t know how to do the exercises and the other things but after I saw that I can speak English, I just need to study and practice my English.

I love English!

The End!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Ísis Madeira