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Looking forward to the 2010-2011 academic year !!!
Sunday, December 09, 2012
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
FIRST GRADE LYRICS (The Little Drummer Boy)
Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
A new born king to see, pa rum pum pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum
To lay before the king, pa rum pum pum pum
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum
Little bidi bubbles
I wish, I wish I had just one wish
If I had one wish
I would like to be a fish
And I’ll swim, swim, swim
Oh under the crystal sea I’ll be
I’ll say, I’ll say
And I’ll swim, swim, swim
Oh under the crystal sea I’ll be
Little bidi bubbles
Little bidi bubbles
Little baby, pa rum pum pum pum
I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum
I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum
That’s fit to give the king, pa rum pum pum pum
Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum
1, 2, 3, everybody come on, off your seats I’m
Gonna tell you about a beat That’s gonna make you move your feet
I’ll give the BBQ, show and tell you how to move
If you’re 5 or 82, this is something you
Can do pop it, look it polka got it country
Five hip hop hip put
you haw is in
The sky move side jump to the left
Stick, it, glide
Zig, zag across the
Floor, shuffle in
Diagonal when
The drum tilts, hands
On your hips
Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum
The ox and lamb heft time, pa rum pum pum pum
I played my drum for him pa rum pum pum pum
I played my best for him pa rum pum pum pum
Rum pa pum pum pum, rum pa pum pum pum
SECOND GRADE LYRICS (Oh come, all ye faithful)
Oh come, all ye faithful
O come, all ye faithful,
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.
Come and behold Him,
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.
Come and behold Him,
You got me so wild,
How can I ever deny,
You got me so high,
So high I cannot feel the fire.
And you keep telling me,
Telling me that you'll be sweet,
And you'll never want to leave my side,
As long as I don't break these...
How can I ever deny,
You got me so high,
So high I cannot feel the fire.
And you keep telling me,
Telling me that you'll be sweet,
And you'll never want to leave my side,
As long as I don't break these...
Promises, and they still feel all so wasted on myself
chorus
Crush a bit, little bit, Roll it up, take a hit,
Feeling lit,
feeling right, 2am, summer night, I don't care,
hand on the wheel, driving truck I'm doing my thang,
rolling in the mid beside me now, living my life,
feeling right, 2am, summer night, I don't care,
hand on the wheel, driving truck I'm doing my thang,
rolling in the mid beside me now, living my life,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord. Yea,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord. Yea,
Father of Glory, Light of light
I don't want him tonight
I don't wanna be cruel
I don't wanna deny
Failure is my favorite thing
Take me to the far
Think up to sorrow
Sorrow for break up
Borrow who you are
I don't wanna be cruel
I don't wanna deny
Failure is my favorite thing
Take me to the far
Think up to sorrow
Sorrow for break up
Borrow who you are
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
OBRA DE TEATRO
Estimados Padres de Familia:
La obra de teatro tendrá lugar en el auditorio de la Secc. 32 de la SNTE.
Calle Saltillo esq. Aguascalientes, Col. Progreso Macuiltepetl. C.P. 91130. Xalapa, Veracruz
Atentamente
Ms Verastegui
La obra de teatro tendrá lugar en el auditorio de la Secc. 32 de la SNTE.
Calle Saltillo esq. Aguascalientes, Col. Progreso Macuiltepetl. C.P. 91130. Xalapa, Veracruz
Atentamente
Ms Verastegui
Saturday, November 10, 2012
THE APOSTLES CREED
The Apostles Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth;
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son Our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into Hell; the third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting.
Amen.
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son Our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into Hell; the third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting.
Amen.
Saturday, November 03, 2012
CHRISTMAS CAROLS
The Instituto Cientifico Motolinia, through the
Language Department, invites all the groups to participate in the 2012 Christmas
Festival by preparing a Carol presentation. Our Christmas Festival will
take place on December 18th in the Auditorio de la Benemérita Escuela
Normal Veracruzana.
This year’s Christmas Festival will have a general
theme: Musical Genres. Therefore, each
group will choose a GENRE as the main topic for their presentation.
An outside jury (formed by a group of experts in different fields) will
evaluate the following aspects to select the winner carol/ group:
1.
Correct
English Diction, Good Intonation and an Audible Tone of voice
2.
Choreography related to the Festival’s
theme
3.
Costumes’
originality, elaboration and punctuality
I.
About the Christmas Carol
The most important aspects of the
Carol presentation are: the speaking, singing and performance.
a. The Christmas Carols will be raffled to avoid having the same Carol used
by more than one group. The raffle will take place on Monday, October 29 in the
Coordination Office. Therefore, a member of each group will participate in the raffle.
b. Each group can prepare their own
re-mix. The chosen lyrics must be respectful and in English.
c. The whole song must not be longer than 5 minutes. All the carols need to have the same number of
verses and chorus lines (four and four).
d. A copy of the lyrics of the remix) needs to be delivered during the
recess on Friday, November 16th to the Coordination Office. No
changes to the songs will be allowed after that date.
e. The copy of CD (no MP3 format) only WNA containing the recorder
Christmas Carol remix of each level must be handed in by Monday, November 26 at
the Coordination Office as well during the recess time.
II.
About the Costume
Students should design and TOTALLY elaborate
the costumes with ENVIROMENTAL-FRIENDLY MATERIALS. This means not using
toxic or polluting substances, such as spray, plastic, foam, etc. The costumes
will be made ONLY during the English classes. If a group sends their
costumes to the tailor/seamstress or having outside help, it will be banned
from participating in the contest. If any student is working in the Christmas
Carols’ material at different times from the already established, he/she will
have his/her material taken away by a teacher or prefecto.
From November 12th to 16th students
will present their ideas for the costumes in the form of a drawing to their
classmates and teacher. Each teacher will carry out an inside-classroom contest
to choose the best idea. The winning costume will be handed in a handmade drawing,
by putting material labels that will be used for the students’ outfits. This
“example-costume” has to be handed in by Tuesday, November 20th. in the Coordination Office (from 9:00 o’clock
to 12:00 o’clock).
All the costumes have to be made from November 20th
to the 30th By Monday December 3rd all the
costumes will be evaluated. The costumes will be compared to the
“example-costume” given to the Coordination. Points will be awarded for
creativity, similarity to the original idea, group-work/hand-made and punctuality.
III.
About the Choreography and Scenery
The points awarded to the choreography depend on the
creativity and originality of the dance, as well as the general coordination
and appropriateness to the chosen music. For no reason, there could be external
help in the setting of the steps. In addition, all the students must actively
participate in the dance.
The Scenery DOES NOT award any points for the contest.
However, it is fine if the group chooses to make one. But any scenery used in
the Christmas Festival ought to be made with carton board or tetra packs.
IV.
About the Rehearsals
The rehearsals outside the classroom
will start on Tuesday, December 4 untilL Friday, December 14
according to the schedule programmed by the English teachers, the Lenguages
Department, and the Junior and Senior High School Directions. There will be a
general rehearsal on December 17th at 12:00 o’clock.
V.
Others
Once the lyrics and costumes have been registered
there will be NO modifications.
The Junior High School students do not compete against
the Senior High Students. In other words, each level competes with itself.
Thus, repeating or singing the same carol in Junior and Senior high school does
not represent any problem as long as the steps and the choreography are not the
same. In the event of a tie, the two tied groups will perform again to obtain
the winner and the runner-up.
Every student in each group must take part in the
Festival. Active participation is expected. Collaboration, helpful and positive
attitude is necessary. If a student does
not participate, s/he will not receive the 20% of their grade, equivalent to
the oral exam for the final partial or third bimestrial. The first-place will
obtain an additional point for the January-February term, while the rest of the
participating groups will only get .5. The prizes will be awarded to the First,
Second and Third place of each department in February.
God bless you all!
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Project Evaluation
Topic | Activity | Percentage | Evaluation | Deadline |
Playscript | Written draft on notebook | 2% | Individual evaluation | October 29th |
Corrected version of the draft | 2% | Individual evaluation | October 31st | |
Poster | Every student participated to create poster | 1% | Individual evaluation | October 29th |
Sent digital version of the poster | 2% | Group work evaluation | October 30th | |
Handed in printed version of the poster | 3% | Group work evaluation | November 1st | |
Presentation | Organization | 2% | Group work evaluation | November 1st |
Every student learned the playscript. | 2% | Individual evaluation | November 1st | |
Pronunciation | 2% | Individual evaluation | November 1st | |
Use of vocabulary suggested | 2% | Individual evaluation | November 1st | |
Booklet | Description and pictures of 5 characters | 4% | Individual evaluation | November 7th |
First grade: 20 words per character | ||||
Second grade: 30 words per character | ||||
Third grade 40 words per character | ||||
Vocabulary test | Written test | 3% | Individual evaluation | November 8th |
Oral test (spelling) | 5% | Individual evaluation | November 9th |
Friday, October 26, 2012
Saturday, October 20, 2012
VOCABULARY (ADJECTIVES) FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD GRADES
Write or print the following list of adjectives: |
ambitious |
bored |
boring |
bossy |
brave |
brilliant |
cheerful |
closer |
crazy |
dangerous |
dual |
free |
generous |
handsome |
hard-working |
honest |
lucky |
moody |
pretty |
proud |
reliable |
self-confident |
selfish |
shy |
stubborn |
superior |
talkative |
tough |
ugly |
untidy |
worst |
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
VOCABULARY (NOUNS) FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD GRADES
Write or print the following list of nouns: amount |
antidote |
assistant |
biodiversity |
bubble-gum |
communication |
clothing |
ecology |
deal |
drop |
food |
formula |
genius |
impostor |
kite |
laboratory |
medicine |
misunderstanding |
popsicle |
procedure |
research |
results |
rubbish |
scissors |
screen |
side |
thief |
thunder |
transportation |
truth |
tubes |
twin |
umbrella |
wonder |
yo-yo |
Saturday, October 06, 2012
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a mystery novel written
by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson and first published in London in
1886.
This
short novel is well-known for describing the struggle between good and evil
forces inside a human being. It tells the story of Dr. Henry Jekyll, a
respected doctor of medicine, who believes that man has both good and evil
sides. Dr. Jekyll experiments with a variety of potions in order to separate
the two different sides, and drinks the final
drug himself. The experiment fails, and Dr. Jekyll is transformed into his evil
self, Mr. Edward Hyde, a violent man who commits terrible crimes in London.
This evil character becomes stronger and stronger until finally close friends
of Dr. Jekyll break into his laboratory and find Mr. Hyde dead and Dr. Jekyll’s
hand-written notes describing the whole experiment from the very beginning.
Several
movies and theatre plays based on Stevenson’s novel have been produced, making it one of the most famous
mystery stories ever written.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
TOPICS FOR THE EXAM: FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD GRADE
FIRST GRADE |
NUMBERS |
THE ALPHABET (SPELLING) |
CONVERSATION (INTRODUCING YOURSEF): |
WHAT'S YOUR NAME? |
WHAT´S YOUR LAST NAME? |
WHERE ARE YOU FROM? |
WHAT'S YOUR ADDRESS? |
WHAT'S YOUR E-MAIL? ETC |
NATIONALITIES |
OCCUPATIONS |
ORAL EXAM: VIDEO |
SEND YOUR VIDEO BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30TH |
motoliniaverastegui@gmail.com |
SECOND GRADE |
SIMPLE PRESENT |
ROUTINES |
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY |
VERB TO BE |
HOW OFTEN QUESTIONS |
SPELLING PATTERNS |
AFFIRMATIVE/NEGATIVE SENTENCES |
HOW MUCH/HOW MANY |
ORAL EXAM: VIDEO |
SEND YOUR VIDEO BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30TH |
motoliniaverastegui@gmail.com |
THIRD GRADE |
SIMPLE PAST |
PAST PERFECT |
ADJECTIVES |
TOO COLD, VERY WARM, NOT LIVELY ENOUGH, TOO FAR, SO INTERESTING |
SPELLING PATTERNS |
READING |
COMPOSITION |
ORAL EXAM |
VIDEO: MOTOLINIA NEWS |
HAND IN DVD THURSDAY OCTOBER 4TH |
PRESENTATION: MY NIGHTMARE VACATION (PAIRS) |
“What you believe, you can achieve.”
Mary Kay Ash
Friday, September 21, 2012
PRAYERS
New students:
Please write the prayers in your notebook.
OUR FATHER (PADRE NUESTRO)
OUR FATHER, WHO ART IN HEAVEN
HALLOWED BE THY NAME,
THY KINGDOM COME,
THY WILL BE DONE,
HALLOWED BE THY NAME,
THY KINGDOM COME,
THY WILL BE DONE,
ON EARTH, AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.
GIVE US THIS DAY, OUR DAILY BREAD
AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES,
AS WE FORGIVE THOSE
WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US.
AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION,
BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL. AMEN.
GIVE US THIS DAY, OUR DAILY BREAD
AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES,
AS WE FORGIVE THOSE
WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US.
AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION,
BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL. AMEN.
HAIL MARY (AVE MARIA)
HAIL MARY, FULL OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH THEE,
BLESSED ART THOU AMONG WOMEN,
AND BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF THY WOMB, JESUS.
HOLY MARY, MOTHER OF GOD, PRAY FOR US SINNERS,
NOW AND AT THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH. AMEN.
SWEET MOTHER (DULCE MADRE)
SWEET MOTHER,
DO NOT PART FROM ME.
DO NOT LOSE ME FROM YOUR SIGHT.
ACCOMPANY ME EVERYWHERE AND NEVER LEAVE ME ALL ALONE.
BECAUSE YOU PROTECT ME LIKE A TRUE MOTHER,
OBTAIN FOR ME THE BLESSING OF THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.
AMEN.
DO NOT LOSE ME FROM YOUR SIGHT.
ACCOMPANY ME EVERYWHERE AND NEVER LEAVE ME ALL ALONE.
BECAUSE YOU PROTECT ME LIKE A TRUE MOTHER,
OBTAIN FOR ME THE BLESSING OF THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.
AMEN.
Friday, September 07, 2012
Monday, August 27, 2012
Sunday, August 26, 2012
CLASSROOM RULES
1.
Come to class on time.
2.
Remain in your assigned seat .
3.
Do not eat or drink in class .No chewing
gum.
4.
Bring required materials every day . No permission to go to another classroom .
5.
Use polite speech and body language. Treat others the way you want to be
treated.
6.
Keep your place in order and respect your classmates’ belongings.
7.
Do all your assignments. They will be considered for your final grade.
8.
Check our blog everyday. Important information will be displayed.
9.
No electronic devices
10.
Speak only English in class .
Monday, August 13, 2012
Dear students,
Welcome to the 2012-2013 academic year !
I am very happy to be your teacher .My name is Patricia Verastegui R.
Let’s make this blog our space to communicate and help you success with our
English class.
There's a lot of excitement ahead of us, including new
teachers to meet, new books to read, new friends to meet and new skills to
master...and I look forward to you sharing in those exciting times.I hope that
we have a great year full of happy times and success.
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