Throughout the year as an E-team we got on fine and each one was responsible and exchanged ideas, materials, pupils´work. Although we live far from each other we tried to be in touch through mobilephone and meetings over the weekend.
Therefore, we would like to take this opportunity to thank each other, the coordenator of Edu-LE Dra Carla Ferreira, collaborateurs and our fellow colleagues.
We would also like to thank parents for allowing the photos to be published on the Net.
Last but not least, we would like to emphasize the importance of this kind of work in exchanging our ideas with our fellow colleagues and net comunity, and keeping updated record of our work.

We would like to wish everyone the best for the future.

See you next year!
Irish blessings!

A party to celebrate the end of the year

Children from the 2nd grade from EB1 P/E Vale e Cova do Pico School are going to sing Betty the cow song in order to celebrate the end of the year at a party. The song was learnt during a workshop "SONGS AND VIBES".

Betty the Cow
"Betty the cow was walking one morning in the field,
I´m hungry, i´m hungry,
I want something to eat.

I´m hungry, I´m hungry,
I want something to eat.

A red flower..... a blue flower....

Children from Eb1/PE do Jardim do Mar School are going to sing "the wheels on the bus" in order to celebrate the end of the year.

Work done by children from EB1 P/E do Jardim do Mar

Children´s opinions about the Apple Pie

Eu acho que o blog é divertido porque fomos nós q o fizemos com a nossa professora.
Dimas 3rd gade (Vale e Cova do Pico School)

Na minha opinião o blog é importante poque lembramos as actividades realizadas e festividades celebradas.
Eloísa 3rd garde (Vale e Cova do Pico School)

Acho que o blog foi importante fazer porque assim já não nos esquecemos do que aprendemos.
Sara 3rd gade (Vale e Cova do Pico School)

Na minha opinião o blog está "giro" e foi importante fazer-se porque aprendemos e fizemos actividades que algumas pessoas não conhecem.
Anabel 3rd gade (Vale e Cova do Pico Schol)

Mother´s Day

The pupils from EB1 P/E de Vale e Cova do Pico used the letters of Mother to create an acrostic based on this one

Here is an example:

"M" is for the million things she gave me,
"O" means only that she´s growing old,
"T" is for tears she shed to save me,
"H" is for her heart of purest gold;
"E" is for her eyes with love light shining,
"R" means right, and right she´ll always be,

Put them all together they spell
"MOTHER"

http://www.lessonplansapage.com/LAOMothersDayActivitiesIdeasK6.hm

Mother and father´s Day

In order to celebrate these beautifull and well-known traditional days around the world, the pupils from EB1 P/E do Jardim do Mar did a mother´s card, painted it and sent a message as well as a present representing a jewel.
In order to celebrate Father´s day, the children also did and painted a beautifull Father´s day card with a message.

Mother and father´s Day

By Helena

I would like to thank our host school EB1 P/E Jardim do Mar (Mainly my partner Ana Paula, the nursery teacher Inês and Madalena Mendes "auxiliar de acção educativa"), teachers involved from EB1 P/E de Vale e Cova do Pico: the reporter Fátima Jorge, the third grade teacher Corália and the headmistress Maria Andrade.

Pancake Day. The Final Meeting !

Pancake Day can be celebrated between the 3rd of February and the 9th of March. It usually takes place about five weeks before Easter. It is always on a tuesday and also is called shrove tuesday.
Nowadays, some English people still celebrate this day and enjoy themselves, bake pancakes and toss them in the air. At the same time, they usually play games.
As an E-Team, we took this tasty rather enjoyable tradition to meet. So, pupils, the English teacher and two teacher from EB1/PE de Vale e Cova do Pico travelled to EB1 P/E do Jardim do Mar.
We divided our meeting in 3 slides: the trip, the presentation and games, baking and eating pancakes.

In order to make it an afternoon to remember, we started off by presenting each other, singing "the wheels on the bus", playing the handkerchief and colours´games, a quiz about English and American traditions learnt throughout the year and teaching them how to make a boat and a plane on a piece of paper.

Meanwhile, the pancakes were being baked in the kitchen. Last but not least, the children and the teachers had the opportunity to taste the delicious long-waiting pancakes.
At the end, we were really fulfilled as we watched the happiness on every children´s face. Even though, our meeting took place on the church´s ground the provisional headquarters of EB1 P/E do Jardim do Mar.
We never gave up hope of this meeting ever taking place.

Pancake Day

We dedicate Irish blessing to all our English colleagues

Irish blessings and sayings

Walls for the winds,
A roof for the rain,
Tea beside the fire,
Laughter to chear you,
Those you love near you,
And all your heart might desire!

May your neighbours respect you,
Troubles neglet you,
the angels protect you,
And Heaven accept you.

St Patrick´s Day

St Patrick´s Day - 17 th March

Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. It is, therefore a christian celebration. In order to celebrate this day, Irish people like to wear a shamrock the emblem of Ireland. It represents God the father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Therefore, we decided to send to the other school of the e-team St Patrick´s recycled card with the shamrock on it. The clildren from EB1/PE de Vale e Cova do Pico dressed in green and orange to celebrate this day. They also send to EB1/PE de Jardim do Mar a Bingo game about this topic.

St. Patrick´s Day

Hallowe´en

Hallowe´en or Halloween is a popular festival in Britain and in the USA. It is on 31 st October. The word is a short for "Hallows" "Evening"- the night before "All Saints´ Day". On that night, according to the tradition, ghosts and witches are free to be on Earth.
Nowadays Halloween is an amusing festival celebrated also in Portugal. Children usually dress up withes and ghosts, as dracula and vampires and go to parties.
People cut faces in pumpkins and use them as lanterns.
In our schools some children dress up as witches, cut pumpkins and use them as lanterns. We did a party and students loved this festival.

Halloween

Thanksgiving

In the United States is an annual one day legal holiday to express gratitude for things one has at the end of the harvest season, usually directed to God. It is celebrated on the fourth thursday of November.
The holiday´s origins trace to harvest festivals that have been celebrated in many cultures since ancient time, and most people celebrate by gathering ta home with family or friends for a holiday feast.
A tradition also exists to share the fruits of harvest with those who are less fortunate.
Thus, in Vale e Cova do Pico School children celebrated this tradition doing a fruit salad to symbolize the fruits of harvest and in Jardim Do Mar School students celebrated doing a pumpkin pie.

Thanksgiving

St Valentine´s Day is celebrated on February 14 th. It´s a day of love and friendship.

Our children exchanged cards and Machico´s legend.

We talked about this legend and Romeo and Juliet.

St Valentine´s Day

Carnival

Carnival is the period before Easter . It is a period to have fun, to come to the streets to see and participate in parades.

People usualyy disguise themselves with masks and costumes.

In our shools we celebrated Carnival.

We exchanged ideias ,postcards, masks and a clown puzzle.