So good to work as a linguistic assistant here!

My name is Megan and I am the new English language assistant at CEIP San Miguel! I am very excited to be working in a school with such helpful and welcoming staff and students that are very sweet and eager to learn :)

This will be my second year working in Spain as an English language assistant. Last year I worked in a secondary school in Ciudad Real. Though I am somewhat familiar with the city of Granada after having studied there in university, this is my first time spending time in the cute neighboring town Armilla!

The first week at school I introduced myself and taught the students about where I'm from. I told them a little bit about me, my interests and hobbies, about the USA in general, and some fun facts about my state, Washington (not to be confused with Washington, DC). The students then asked me questions about myself and told me a little bit about themselves as well. They told me their names, ages, favorite foods, and hobbies. After showing them a map of the world and demonstrating how far my home is from Spain, many of them were curious to know how long it took me to get here (12 hours, but so worth it!)

Here is a link to my intro presentation

I am very excited to be working at this school and am looking forward to getting to know the students and teachers better! :)

¡Pon un #eTwinning en tu clase!

Como todos los años vamos a seguir con los proyectos eTwinning en el centro y animo a que cada vez haya más docentes y clases implicadas en este tipo de proyectos puesto que abren las puertas a nuevas metodologías.
Regístrate para recibir noticias recientes al boletín eTwinning.
Si eres nuevo en eTwinning, te recomiendo que entres en:
'Beginning in eTwinning' donde encontrarás mucha información sobre la plataforma y cómo comenzar nuevos proyectos.

¿Necesitas más ideas sobre proyectos de referencia, independientemente de los que se han llevado en el centro? Entonces, sólo tienes que entrar en los proyectos destacados eTwinning.

¡Feliz verano desde el cole al mundo!

Este 2017-2018 ha llegado a su fin y el equipo bilingüe de nuestro centro os desea una felices vacaciones de verano a todos los niños y las niñas de nuestro cole, así como a sus familias y al resto de la comunidad educativa.
Más aún nos despedimos de nuestros amigos y conocidos de Europa y de todo el mundo que nos han seguido por las redes sociales. Ha sido un placer nuevamente trabajar nuevamente con eTwinning y el proyecto sobre yoga:
"Sunshine in my heart and body"

Si este verano además queréis repasar un poco inglés y los contenidos de 'Natural Science' y 'Social Science', ya sabéis que este blog ofrece muchos recursos para ello:

• Para primero y segundo
• Para tercero y cuarto
• Para quinto y sexto

Por otro lado si eres docente o una persona interesada y curiosa en cómo se trabaja en nuestro centro el bilingüismo, disponemos también de un banco de recursos con las mejores prácticas del equipo bilingüe a lo largo de estos años en:

• Best Practices at C.E.I.P San Miguel (Armilla)

Un saludo veraniego del equipo bilingüe del #sanmigueldearmilla

Last Day in CEIP San Miguel

It has been such a beautiful and enriching experience to be working alongside the teachers and students at CEIP San Miguel.

My favorite experiences were getting to talk about my country (mi país), teaching a short story about the elements for some classes, seeing different theater performances, being a part of the Mindfulness and Yoga during the Cultural Week, and learning about Social and Natural Science in English.

Thank you so much to all the staff, teachers and students at CEIP San Miguel! It has truly been a pleasure working with all of you.

I will never forget this experience.

I hope to come back to visit soon. Granada and CEIP San Miguel will always have a place in my heart.

Muchas gracias a todos desde mi corazón!

A Portfolio in Natural Science

We have been working on so many different themes in all of the classes!

 The common theme we have all been working on is nature.

 In first grade, we have been learning about the Sun and the Earth. We learned that the Sun is a star, and the Earth is a planet. We also learned about the four different seasons - spring, summer, autumn-fall and winter!

What is your favorite season?

 In the second grade classes we have been learning about the phases of the moon, as well as the order of all of the planets.

We drew the different phases of the Moon, such as waxing Moon, full Moon, new Moon and waning Moon.

 In our journals, we created a beautiful drawing of the planets and our Solar System!

 Lastly in fourth grade, we did crafted a project about the parts of a flower.

We labeled all of the parts in English and Spanish. Inside the petals we wrote about the Sexual Reproduction and their roots.

If you click on these lovely photos, or here I have attached a link to the portfolio of the student´s work:

"Andalucía se mueve con Europa" y Fondo Social Europeo

Dentro del marco del  Programa Operativo del Fondo Social Europeo de Andalucía, el C.E.I.P San Miguel de Armilla, como centro granadino y Andaluz participa con las ayudas que se conceden al personal extranjero asignado como auxiliar de conversación de centros bilingües de esta comunidad autónoma.

Hoy hemos celebrado en el C.E.P de Granada una reunión en la que se han tratado asuntos en relación al papel que tiene el Fondo Social Europeo en los centros granadinos y las auxiliares de conversación asignadas a los centros. Entre los temas tratados temas como su horario en SÉNECA, el registro documental, que incluye el registro de su horario como la importancia de que se haga constancia de la asistencia de las asistentes a los centros a través de su firma diaria y en el caso de que haya una falta de asistencia, se debe reflejar su día de recuperación, así como tener un justificante o documento jurado que refleje con claridad justificable su ausencia. De esta forma hay faltas justificada, injustificada, autorizada. En el caso de las injustificadas se han de reflejar en el programa SÉNECA, puesto que harán referencia a las que no se han recuperado ni justificado, en cambio las autorizadas son las que se solicitan al Equipo Directivo que no son por motivos médicos y que son ausencias de fuerza mayor.

Como participantes en cualquier proyecto importante siempre hay que respaldar esta evidencia a través de la difusión y publicidad. En este caso os dejo la cartelería en referencia a la participación de los centro en "Andalucía se mueve con Europa" a través del Fondo Social Europeo. 

Plants in 4th grade! #CLIL

In Lucia's 4th grade class we worked with learning about plants and their parts! Her class did a creative project which included colored construction paper to make a flower which they were able to open and write descriptions inside the flaps. They labeled the parts in English in Spanish, such as "stem, flower, and leaves." They also wrote in Spanish about the sexual reproduction in flowering plants. They all worked so hard! Here are some examples of the students work!

 

Spring Solstice

Spring is finally here!

Flowers are blossoming and the sun is finally coming out to play. We hope to see lots of rainbows, flowers and sunshine! 

As we prepare for Easter holidays, here are some interesting links, songs and printables you can use to learn more about spring.

Poems are a great way to learn about new vocabulary.

Spring is Here song:

https://youtu.be/DobrRgD5aOU

Here is an activity about a chick hatching from an egg:

https://www.kidssoup.com/craft-and-resource/chick-hatching-craftivity


Make sure to go outside and enjoy nature! We hope everyone has a lovely week of Easter break!

Plant & Animal Cell Presentations

In the 5th grade class, the did presentations on cells they had constructed out of clay.

They talked about the different parts of the cells such as the nucleus, membrane, cytoplasm, chloroplasts, organelles and the cell wall. 

They showed us the difference between a plant and animal cell.

This was a great way to visually learn about the cells.

Lovely presentations, students!

Vertebrates and Invertebrates in 3rd grade

In our 3rd grade class we have been learning about vertebrates, invertebrates and the different classifications of animals.

Did you know a fish is an amphibian, a snake is a reptile, and a deer is a mammal?

Humans are also mammals, we are viviparous meaning we come from our mother´s womb. Oviparous animals produce eggs that hatch from the female´s body.

Our class made beautiful, colorful photos of different animals to help us learn & understand their characteristics! We decorated the windows of our classroom with our drawings. On the front is a picture of the animal and the back is a list of characteristics.

Thank you students of 3rd grade!

2nd Grade Natural Science Portfolio

In 2nd grade we have been working on a lot of interesting topics!

We talked about different descriptions to describe what people are wearing.

Here are some examples of the student's work.

They learned about the weather and different climates of inland, mountain and coastal areas.

We talked about living things such as animals, plants and people as well as non-living things such as the weather, air, rocks and sunlight.

The most recent topic we learned about was Ecosystems!

Click here or on the image to see more about the portfolio in the second grade of Primary School.

Portfolio about animals in 1st grade!

Kids can work Science in the class in different ways. We would like to share with all of you how we did it with the unit about animals in 1st grade.

• This is what kids did in their class portfolio.

The resources of the units were in 'Animals classification'

Jornada Cultural USA en Granada

 El próximo miércoles 7 de marzo tendrá lugar la JORNADA CULTURAL USA-CENTROS BILINGÜES DE GRANADA, en la que participarán David Larson, experto en patrimonio natural y desarrollo sostenible, y un Agregado Adjunto de la Sección de Economía de la Embajada de Estados Unidos en Madrid. 

      Aquellos centros que deseen asistir a dicha Jornada podrán confirmar su participación cumplimentando este formulario, para lo que dispondrán de plazo hasta el próximo 1 de marzo de 2018.
 

       El día 2 de marzo se comunicarán más detalles sobre la realización de la actividad, entre ellos el lugar de la ciudad en el que se desarrollará esta Jornada.

- HORARIO DE DESARROLLO DE LA ACTIVIDAD: la actividad se desarrollará durante aproximadamente 2 horas, y dará comienzo a las 10:30h. 

       10:30 h - 11:30 h. David Larson - charla sobre Patrimonio Natural en USA y desarrollo sostenible.

       11:30 h - 12:30 h. Frank Talluto - charla sobre aspectos culturales aún por definir. 

- LUGAR DE REALIZACIÓN: se confirmará una vez se conozca el número total de participantes.

- NIVEL DE DOMINIO DEL IDIOMA DEL ALUMNADO: las sesiones tendrán lugar íntegramente en inglés por parte de hablantes nativos norteamericanos, por lo que el alumnado participante deberá tener un nivel de comprensión lectora medio-alto de inglés.

​          En cuanto al coste del desplazamiento, en su caso, este será asumido por parte del centro.​