PRIZE GIVING CEREMONY FOR LITERARY CONTESTS

 

The winners of the contests THE BOOK YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ and LOVE LETTERS will receive their prizes on JUNE 4th, at break time in room A027.

THANKS TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!!

CULTURAL SESSIONS WITH BURLINGTON BOOKS

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 In spite of the Covid 19 pandemic, and taking all the necessary safety measures, the IES LUIS DE LUCENA has celebrated its cultural sessions in collaboration with Burlington Books on March 22nd and 23rd. One more year, we have received the visit of our friend Nick, who has been interacting with our students presenting the cultural information in a very dynamic and fun way.

Thanks to our Welsh friend, our students of 1st and 2nd ESO bilingual groups learnt about Ireland and Saint Patrick's Day, whereas older students, 3rd, 4th ESO and 1st Bachillerato, had the opportunity to discover very curious facts about the Anglophone world. For instance, they learnt why UK, Australia and Ireland drive on the left or what is the animal that kills more people in the wild Australia. Everything with his hilarious sense of humour and the famous contest Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

We hope to enjoy them again next year and hopefully, in a non-pandemic situation!!

Groundhog Day : El día de la marmota

Groundhog Day is a traditional holiday celebrated on February 2^nd in some parts of the United States and Canada. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog leaves its burrow on that day, and therefore the groundhog can’t see its shadow, the spring season will arrive early. On the contrary, if it is sunny and the animal can see its shadow, it will come back to its burrow again and winter will persist for six more weeks. The largest Groundhog Day celebration is held in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania where they call the groundhog “Phil” and the groundhog emerging from its burrow is broadcast by many TV stations.

There is a famous American comedy about this. This is the movie trailer

 

    Your teacher will ask you about this in class next Friday. Prepare your answers to these questions. 

What day is Groundhog Day? 

      Where is it celebrated?

           What happens if the groundhog can’t see its shadow?

      When can a Grounhog see its shadow ? What happens then?

       What is Punxsutawney’s groundhog called

       What did Phil do on February 2nd 2021?

WINNERS OF THE HALLOWEEN CONTEST RECEIVING THEIR PRIZES

These are the winners of the Halloween contest receiving their prize: a voucher to spend on sweets and sandwiches at the school canteen since we couldn't share Halloween sweets and candy at school as we used to do in other years' Halloween celebrations.

The winners were:

GINA GABRIELA BALEANU (4º B)

JORGE TENORIO GARCÍA (4ºA)

VERÓNICA POLANCO MARTÍNEZ (3º C)

SAMUEL SÁNCHEZ ORGAZ (4º A)

Congratulations to all of them!!

HALLOWE'EN CONTEST BEST POEMS AND PICTURES

 HERE ARE THE BEST POEMS AND PICTURES FOR HALLOWE'EN CONTEST:

                                               It’s  a scary eerie night 

                                    With a terrifying sight 

Where you can see skeletons come alive 

Looking for someone to fight 

In order to survive the Halloween night.  

( By Gina Baleanu )

When the sun came down

I heard a strange sound

it could be a cow

But it did meow

It could be a scientist 

but it scared me more than a maths test

It was behind the door

It could be a dinosaur

When I opened it

I couldn´t admit

It was my cat

eating a rat.

(By Jorge Tenorio)

 

                                             Today is Halloween
                                            And some of the teens
                                                Are going to the street
                                                To ask for some trick or treat

                                                        (By Verónica Polanco)

The thirty-first of October

I remember,

A lot of movies on TV,

And  zombies in the street,

A fire,

Near the creepy vampire,

The garden is flood,

Of a very red blood,

And a escape room,

With a big moon,

Also a skeleton,

dancing reggaeton.  

(By Samuel Sánchez)

It’s Haloween night

when the full moon is high.

You can see one hundred eyes

from people who have just died.

 

If you turn around,

you can see their bodies

coming out of the ground.

 

Be careful, my friend,

cause this is not the end

of Halloween's nightmare.

(By Sandra Muñoz)

 When the moon shines in the sky

children begin to cry.

Because creatures appear in the dark,

and they are afraid of that.

(By Uxía Bohorque)

Panic is pushing her to the dark

and she doesn´t know what there was

when she goes in, they appear, some bats,

and when she sees it she tried to hide,but...

(By Samuel Polanco

Suddenly someone started to knock the door,

I was afraid but I remembered I was with my brother Lor.

I ran up stairs when the lights went out,

but I could catch my little teddy bear which I can’t sleep without.

Then I saw the street door opening  slow,

and unexpectedly a man entered with a big crow.

And then I was hidding under my brother’s bed,

while someone was shouting our names.

(By Daniel López)

HALLOWE'EN POEM CONTEST

Monsters, stalking through the night,

Halloween is the Night of Fright.

Fear is what this night brings,

Along with many other things.

In ancient times people feared this night,

The night they greeted with fright.

Why they were so scared you will soon see,

On this "All Hollows Eve."

DO YOU LIKE THIS HALLOWE'EN POEM? 

WHY DON'T YOU TRY TO WRITE YOUR OWN POEM?

        Write your Hallowe'en poem and send it to your English teacher to take part in     

            LUCENA'S HALLOWE'EN POEM CONTEST  

        At least four lines inspired by this horrifying frightful night.

 The poems must be accompanied by a photograph of  yourself/ your family /friends disguised for Hallowe'en, or by a photograph of your house Hallowe'en     decorations, of carved pumpkins you have made etc. 

GREAT PRIZES FOR THE WINNERS!!

¡ANIMAOS A PARTICIPAR EN EL CONCURSO DE POEMAS DE HALLOWEEN!

DEADLINE: November 5th

       

        

 

AMELIA: 11th February

NOTICE:

The projection of the film AMELIA will be changed to TUESDAY 11th FEBRUARY.
Have a look at the previous blog entry to know more about the story

AVISO:

Finalmente la película AMELIA se proyectará el martes 11 de febrero. 
Podéis mirar la entrada anterior del blog para saber más sobre la película.