Hello, I'm Wakana... / Hola, soy Wakana...

Hello, I'm Wakana. I'm 21 years old and I was born in Nara, Japan but grew up mostly in Auckland, New Zealand, where I am living now. I have just finished studying at university in Auckland where I studied Sociology and Education. Auckland is a very interesting city and it is very culturally diverse, many different people from all across the world live here. Auckland sits on a lot of volcanoes which makes it very hilly. It is also surrounded by many beautiful beaches! While Auckland is a big city, the rest of New Zealand has a lot of forest, mountains and other beautiful places. 

Nara in Japan is very different from New Zealand. In Nara, there is a famous park with a temple that has a huge statue of Buddha inside it. And this temple is surrounded by a park full of wild deer! It is very cool. 

In Auckland, I live with my family, my dad, my mum, and my two younger brothers. My dad is an English teacher and my mum works at a cafe. My whole family is obsessed with soccer! Especially my brothers. I'm not much of a fan of soccer as they are but I love to go out and meet new people and explore new places. During the summer time my favourite thing to do is to go to the local beach. I also really enjoy reading. At the moment I work at my favourite cafe which is really fun too. 

I am really looking forward to arriving in Lucena and meeting everyone. It is very exciting!!

Hola, Soy Wakana. Tengo 21 años y nací en Nara, Japón, aunque crecí mayormente en Auckland, Nueva Zelanda, donde vivo ahora. Acabo de terminar de estudiar en la Uniersidad en Auckland, donde cursé Sociología y Educación. 
Auckland es una ciudad muy interesante y es culturalmente diversa. Mucha gente diferente de distintas partes del mundo vive allí.  Auckland se sitúa en una zona volcánica, lo que la hace muy abrupta. Está también rodeado por muchas bonitas playas. MIentras que Auckland es una gran ciudad, el resto de Nueva Zelanda tiene muchos bosques, montañas y otros bonitos lugares.
Nara, en Japón, es muy diferente a Nueva Zelanda. En Nara, hay un famoso parque con un templo con una gran estatua de Buda en su interior. Este templo está rodeado por un parque habitado por ciervos salvajes. Es muy guay.
En Auckland vivo con mi familia: mi padre, mi madre y mis dos hermanos más jóvenes. Mi papá es profesor de inglés y mi madre trabaja en un café. Mi familia entera está obsesionada con el fútbol. Especialmente mis hermanos. Yo no soy tan aficionada al fútbol como ellos, pero me encanta salir y conocer gente nueva y explorar nuevos sitios. Durante el verano, mi pasatiempo favorito es ir a la playa local. También disfruto leyendo. En este momento trabajo en mi café favorito, lo que es divertido también.
Estoy deseando llegar a Lucena y encontrarme con todo el mundo. Es muy emocionante. 

Un niño que lee será un adulto que piensa.

Bilingual units / Natural Science / Unit 2 in summary

NATURAL    . UNIT 2    VERTEBRATES   ANIMALS                                                                          NAME…………………............................

VERTEBRATES ANIMALS CLASSIFICATION.

1.                Mammals: horse, cat, dog, elephant, zebra, lion, tiger, cow, rabbit,camel

2.                Birds: parrrot, eagle, ostrich, sparrow, canary, vulture

3.                Reptiles: crocodiles, turtle, lizard, snakes

4.                Fish: tuna , trout, shark

5.                Amphibians: frog, toad, salamander, newt

1.                MAMMALS

Mammals are covered in hair or fur. Almost all mamamals are viviparous

they have lips and teeth. Different mammals have different type of limbs.

2.                BIRDS

Birds have feathers and beaks. Birds fly. All birds are oviparous.

3.                REPTILES

A reptile´s body is covered in scales. Some reptiles have 4 legs other have no legs. Turtles have a shell. Almost all reptiles are aviparous

4.                FISH

A fish´s body is covered in scales and it has fins. Almost all fish are oviparous.

5.                AMPHIBIANS

Amphibians live both in water and on land. They have very thin skin. Almost all amphibians have 4 legs and are oviparous.

Bilingual units / Natural Science / Unit 2

                                             

➢    THE SUN :

Is a celestial body, is a star

The Sun gives light and heat

➢    THE EARTH :

Is a planet

The Earth is like a ball

From space our planet looks mostly blue

the Earth moves

➢    PLANETS

 Mercury, Venus, the Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

➢    THE SEASONS

Spring, summer, autumn and winter

➢    THE MOON

Is a satelite

is a non-luminous body

              

THE EARTH: A DIFFERENTE PLANET

1.                  THE ATMOSPHERE

It is mostly air, but also water, clouds, dust, pollen

Ø    Upper part: contains very little air

Ø    Lower part:  contains the most air, is where atmospheric phenomena occurs  (wind, snow, clouds..)

1.                  HYDROSPHERE

It is all the water we can find in our planet, includind surface water and ground water

We can find water in three states: solid, liquid and gaseous.

2.                  REPRESENTING EARTH

•         A globe shows: Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Poles 

•         Types of maps: physical maps ( rivers, desserts, mountains, lakes..) and political maps ( countries and provincies)

•         Cardinal points: North, South, East and  West

The Sun rise in the East, the Sun rises in the West

This is Halloween / Esto es Halloween

This year we have organized a pumpkins exhibition . All pupils from pre-school to sixth grade have participated. It was great!
Este año hemos organizado en el centro una exposicion de calabazas decoradas.
Han participado todos los alumnos desde infantil a 6º.

We wish to express our thankfulness to the families that have joined in this activity.

Desde aqui queremos dar las gracias a las familas por haber participado en esta actividad.

On Friday 30^th .October, we celebrated Halloween at school. Corridors and classrooms were decorated for this occasion. Pumpkins, ghosts, spiders, small witches... It couldn't be otherwise.

We really had a great time.

El viernes día 3o de octubre celebramos  Halloween en nuestro centro.

Pasillo y clases fueron decoradas para la ocasión, como no podías de otra manera con calabazas, fantasmas, arañas, brujitas………

Nos lo pasamos realmente bien.

Bilingual units: Natural Science / Unit 1

UNIT 1- WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT (NATURAL SCIENCE)

Vocabulary

Head: cabeza                                                      Torso: tronco

Limbs: extremidades.

Name: nombre                                                     Place of birth: lugar de nacimiento

Surname: apellido                                                Country: país

Date of birth: fecha de nacimiento         

Day/ month/ year: día/ mes/ año

Childhood: infancia                                             Adolescence: adolescencia

Adulthood: edad adulta                                        Old age: ancianidad

Structures

Descriptions

I am/ he’s/ she’s (tall/short.)     I’ve got/ he’s got/ she’s got (black, brown, fair…) hair.

I’ve got/ he’s got/ she’s got (black, brown, blue, green) eyes

                   

                                            UNIT 1- WHERE WE LIVE (SOCIAL SCIENCE)

Vocabulary

Village: pueblo                                                    town hall: ayuntamiento

City: ciudad                                                         local council: municipio

Mayor: alcalde                                                    councillors: concejales                                        

Jobs: profesiones                                               Public services: servicios públicos                      

Police officer: policía                                            Firefighter: bombero

Street cleaner: basurero

European day of languages / Día europeo de las lenguas

At the initiative of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, the European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 on 26 September.

Por iniciativa del Consejo de Europa en Estrasburgo, el Día Europeo de las Lenguas se viene celebrando, desde 2001, el 26 de septiembre de cada año.

On the occasion of the day, a range of events are organised across Europe: activities for and with children, television and radio programmes, language classes and conferences. National authorities and the various partners are given a free hand to organize activities. To coordinate the activities organized at national level, the Council of Europe asks participating countries to nominate “ National Relay Person” for the day

Con ocasión del día, se organizan una gran variedad de eventos en todo el continente: actividades para y con niños, programas de televisión y radio, cursos de lengua y conferencias. Las autoridades nacionales y otros socios tienen libertad para organizar cualquier tipo de actividad. El Consejo de Europa pide a cada uno de los países participantes que nominen a un “Contacto Nacional” que coordinará las actividades de ese día organizadas a nivel nacional.

Throughout Europe, 800 million Europeans represented in the Council of Europe's 47 member states are encouraged to learn more languages, at any age, in and out of school. Being convinced that linguistic diversity is a tool for achieving greater intercultural understanding and a key element in the rich cultural heritage of our continent, the Council of Europe promotes plurilingualism in the whole of Europe.

Los 47 estados miembros del Consejo de Europa  animan a más de 800 millones de europeos a aprender más lenguas a cualquier edad, dentro y fuera de la escuela.  Convencidos de que la diversidad lingüística es una herramienta para lograr una mayor comprensión intercultural y un elemento clave en la rica herencia cultural de nuestro continente, el Consejo de Europa promueve el plurilingüismo en toda Europa.

   

10 años de bilingüismo en Andalucía / 10 years of bilingualism in Andalucía

Con motivo del décimo aniversario de la implantación del bilingüismo en Andalucía, la revista Andalucía Educativa ha elaborado un monográfico en el que se explica de qué trata.

We are celebrating the 10th. Anniversariy of the bilingualism in Andalucía. That's the reason why the magazine Andalucía Educativa has made a number dedicated to explain what it's all about.

If you want further information, please open the Link