The World needs teachers right now!!!!

This year we are asking students to create 'ideal teacher cutouts' to symbolise the 1.7 million teachers missing from classrooms worldwide.

Get all the materials you need, including the Lesson Plans (Didactic Units) here:

http://www.sendmyfriend.org/resources/

There are still more than 60 million children missing out on an education. It's time to remind world leaders of their promise to give every child an education by 2015. With just two years left, we are planning a huge global campaign to remind world leaders that 'Every Child Needs a Teacher'.

 

http://www.sendmyfriend.org/resource_type/fact-sheets/

The whole campaign in Spanish can also be found in:   http://cme-espana.org/

Things you can do in Summer...

Here is a list of 50 things to do the next time you are bored!

1. Go on a picnic to Nuevo Baztán... you can get there by bike!
2. Go on a walk around Campo Real and take pictures of trees, flowers, dogs, etc.
3. Enjoy an afternoon with someone you love: a friend, your parents...
4. Help someone who needs you!
5. Volunteer at the local animal or homeless shelter.
6. Clean your room!
7. Bake some food you are good at and surprise your friends and family.
8. Play some childhood games, enjoy the memories it brings back.
9. Take your dog (or your neighbour´s)for a walk.
10. E-mail a friend you haven't spoken to in awhile.
11. Do 25 jumping jacks!
12. Look through old family scrapbooks, photo books, and yearbooks.
13. Ask and listen about your grandparents and parents about their lives, learn!!.
14. Go to the movies with your friends.
15. Go window-shopping with your mum/dad/ grandma...
16. Write a poem.
17. Make fresh, homemade fruit juice.
18. Give your dog (or yourself) a relaxing bath.
19. Make dinner for your family.
20. Baby-sit for a neighbour.
21. Have a sleepover party and watch scary movies.
22. Plan a vacation you want to take next summer.
23. Plant flowers anywhere!
24. Sign up for a lesson you liked to learn about.
25. Have a long night walk under the stars!!!.
26. Make a mixed CD of your favorite songs and title it "The soundtrack of my life".
27. Order a pizza, try new ingredients.
28. Splash around in a plastic kiddy pool.
29. Buy some crayons and a coloring book, express yourself.
30. Read a book based on a movie you have seen.
31. Make a scrapbook of your baby pictures, share it!
32. Get a part-time job... enjoy your own money!!
33. Start a diary and write in it everyday.
34. Spend a day at the library.
35. Draw a self-portrait.
36. Make a collage out of old magazines.
37. Run around your town, show you are sportive.
38. Go to a museum.
39. Go out for lunch with one of your parents... or teachers!.
40. Jump in the pool with your clothes on.
41. Eat last night's leftovers for breakfast.
42. Learn to sew or knit.
43. Invite friends over and have a tea party, British? Cool in Valdilecha!!.
44. Swing on the swings at the park.
45. Decorate a white t-shirt with your own design!
46. Smile to everyone today.
47. Learn how to define and spell 5 new words from the dictionary.
48. Make popsicles in your freezer. Invite your friends.
49. Put on the radio and dance.
50. Go camping anywhere you like! Clean up!Don't forget to leave everything as you found it!

Being green!

REDUCE, REUSE, RECUPERATE & RECYCLE

Reduce: This means you reduce the amount of materials you use. For example, if you use both sides of a paper, you are reducing the number of pages you need.

Reuse: This means you use the material over again for the same purpose. For example, we use dishes everyday and wash them instead of throwing away plastic ones.

Recuperate: This means you use the same material for something else. For example, a coffee cup with no handle might be reused as a container for crayons or pencils.

Recycle: This means to use the materials over again to make a new product. For example, old newspapers are recycled when they are made into new paper or other products…

How to Calculate Your Ecological Footprint: check here

Now, look at the items in this list – you may add some similar items of your own- and decide if they can be recycled, reused, recuperated or reduced and explain how. Some items may appear in more than one category.

Paper, soda can, rubber tire, cereal box, plastic bags, cinema tickets, water glass jar, lolly sticks, milk carton, styrofoam containers…

Birds are dinosaurs!!!

The Strongest Evidence of Dinosaur Heritage:

Many anatomical reasons (some in dispute) have been offered for linking birds to dinosaurs; but the strongest evidence is circumstantial:

birds fly north to nest!

Birds fly north because of dinosaur heritage. North flight is the remnant of an ancient scheme. Birds evolved from predatory theropod dinosaurs that swam in attendance with the herds of herbivores on their periodic treks and that reared their own young at the herd periphery. The dinosaur had begun 230 million years ago to be genetically wired for a seasonal trip to the north – about 90 million years before a theropod line evolved into the first bird. Marine migrations of ancient dinosaurs are no more; but the genetodynamic compulsion to fly north to nest in season lingers in numerous bird genera. The herd was father to the flock.

Today, birds fly north to lay their eggs and to fledge their young in relative safety. Flocks (in analogy to herds) fly back and forth in season over the Mediterranean, the remnant of the western Tethys.


Taken from: http://www.flwildflowers.com/birdsdinosaurs/

Learn more at: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/dinosaurs/

http://www.kidsdinos.com/

Amazing Australia...

Emus have been walking the plains of Australia for about 80 million years. The Emu was around when the dinosaurs still walked the plains. They knew Australia when it was covered in rainforest.

The Emu's ability to survive such changes says much about its adaptability. According to folklore, Emus have a mysterious mechanism that tells them where the rain is, and will travel for hundreds of kilometers to find it.

They are nomadic and feed on grains, flowers, fruit, soft shoots, insects, mice, grubs, and even other animal dung. They are powerful swimmers and and capable of crossing any river. Although they must drink every day, they are very good conservers of water. Their feathers deflect most of the sun's heat which allows them to forage right through the day when nearly all other animals must take shelter.

They also have a great sense of curiosity and will investigate anything unusual. When hunting, some Aborigines used to exploit this curiosity.

Learn more about emus at:
http://www.convictcreations.com/animals/emu.htm

Learn about other Australian animals at:
http://www.convictcreations.com/animals/index.htm

Learn more about Australia at:
http://www.australia.com/


Share your findings!!!!

Water for life!!!

Water is essential for life.

No living being on planet Earth can survive without it.

It is needed for human health and well-being as well as for the preservation of the environment.However, four of every ten people in the world do not have access to a toilet; and nearly two in ten have no source of safe drinking water.

Every year millions of people, most of them children, die from diseases associated with inadequate water supply, sanitation, and hygiene.

According to the World Health Organization, each and every day some 3,900 children die because of dirty water or poor hygiene; diseases transmitted through water or human excrement are the second-leading cause of death among children worldwide, after respiratory diseases.

Water scarcity, poor water quality, and inadequate sanitation negatively impact food security, livelihood choices, and educational opportunities for poor families across the world. Water-related natural disasters such as floods, tropical storms and tsunamis exact a heavy toll in human life and suffering. And all too regularly, drought afflicts some of the world’s poorest countries, exacerbating hunger and malnutrition.

Beyond meeting basic human needs, water supply and sanitation services, as well as water as a resource, are critical to sustainable development. It is a major source of energy in some parts of the world, while in others its potential as an energy source remains largely untapped.Water is also necessary for agriculture and for many industrial processes. And in more than a few countries, it makes up an integral part of transport systems.

With improved scientific understanding, the international community has also come to appreciate more fully the valuable services provided by water-related ecosystems, from flood control to storm protection and water purification.

Water challenges will increase significantly in the coming years. Continuing population growth and rising incomes will lead to greater water consumption, as well as more waste. The urban population in developing countries will grow dramatically, generating demand well beyond the capacity of already inadequate water supply and sanitation infrastructure and services. According to the UN World Water Development Report, by 2050, at least one in four people is likely to live in a country affected by chronic or recurring shortages of freshwater.

It seems there are more than few reasons to put water and sanitation at the top of the world’s agenda...

READ MORE: http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/spreadtheword.html

What do you think???

Did you know?

Why is blue for boys and pink for girls?

In ancient times, it was believed that certain colors could fight evil spirits that were related to nurseries. Which ones? _____________________________________________________

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Blue was associated with the heavenly spirits and so boys wore that colour as then boys were considered the most valuable resource to parents. Why?
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Although baby girls did not have a color associated with them, they were mostly clothed in black. It was only in the Middle Ages when pink became associated with baby girls.Why? ____________________________________________________

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Go to the webpage: http://www.didyouknow.org/

Which is your favourite article? __________________________________________________

Watch the video: Did you know?

Which figure shocked you most? __________________________________________________

Make your comments!