Looking forward to the 2010-2011 academic year !!!








Sunday, December 09, 2012

The little drummer boy (music)

Here's the audio so you can practice.


 



If you can't listen to it I recommed that you use Google Chrome

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
        

      

RESULTADOS DE LA EVALUACIÓN DE DISFRACES


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, 

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...
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, 

O come, let us adore Him, 
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

Thursday, November 29, 2012

GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL





Wednesday, November 21, 2012

LYRICS

CHRISTMAS CAROL 2012

        Genre: xxxxxxxxx                                                             Group: English XXXXXX
        Carol: xxxxxxxxxx                                                           Teacher: XXX XXX XXX


En hoja tamaño carta ,letra Arial 10, centrado a dos columnas.

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

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.

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

THEATER TEMPLATES

Some ideas for your posters :)








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,
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.

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.


Friday, September 07, 2012

FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD GRADES

http://www.manythings.org/mp/m08.html

Practice number pronunciation.

Monday, August 27, 2012

EDITING MARKS



Copy on your notebook or print and paste.

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.