Friday, 15th January 2021

Good morning. It’s Friday!

And here is the Cibeles fountain. A fountain loved by fans of the Real Madrid. Cibeles is the Greek goddess of agriculture, of the fertility of the earth. I hope she helps the farmers because they are having a lot of snow problems.

NATURAL SCIENCE

         I attach two pictures below to understand better the process of digestion of food.

 Foods and liquids that we have,  have different textures and types of hardness. In order for our body to absorb the necessary nutrients to live, food is crushed at three different times in our digestive system:

- The first moment is in the mouth when the teeth cut and crush the food forming the "bolus".

- The second moment is in the stomach. Gastric juices further undo the bolus to facilitate the digestion of this porridge (papilla) through the intestines. Thus the bolus becomes a mush (papilla)called “chyme”.

- In the intestines the chyme is crushed for the last time by intestinal juices and the bilis to facilitate the absorption of nutrients by the blood through the intestinal walls. This last super porridge is called“chyle”.

What is not absorbed into the blood because it is useless is eliminated through the anus. That material is called faeces.

- Now read pages 14 and 15:

- Use the information above to complete these activities:

ARTS

Click on the following link about the second part of art in the Modern Age: The Baroque or Barroco.

ART IN THE MODERN AGE: THE BAROQUE

- Answer the following questions. WE WILL CORRECT THEM IN CLASS NEXT WEEK, SO YOU DON’T NEED TO SEND THEM.

1. Write one or two differences you can remember between the Renaissance art and the Baroque.

2. Name the special technique painters used in their paintings.

3. Why is the Baroque called “the century of lights in arts and literature?

4. What’s the difference between Renaissance sulfures and the Baroque ones?

5. Difference between the Baroque facades in buildings and the Renaissance ones.

6. Name four famous writers from the Baroque.

7. Why do you think the female Baroque writers are not famous as male?

HAVE A VERY GOOD WEEKEND GUYS!

 Thursday, 14th January 2021

Good morning kids,

This is the Neptune fountain in Madrid. The one where the Athletico of Madrid fans celebrate their football team victories. Poor God Neptune, he’s frozen. Tomorrow I will put The Cibeles for the “Madridistas” of Year 6.

Today I would like to have a ZOOM MEETING with you. Don’t worry if you cannot participate. Every family (including mine) are working with computers and it is not possible to use it when we need them. 

So don’t worry because I just want to see you, say hello and answer your questions. We have the whole next week to explain things more easily. It is not compulsory to participate.

 Hoy me gustaría tener una REUNIÓN ZOOM con vosotros. No os preocupéis si no podéis participar. Todas las familias (incluida la mía) están trabajando con los ordenadores y no es posible usarlos cuando lo necesitamos.

Así que no os preocupéis  porque solo quiero veros, saludaros y responder vuestras preguntas. Tenemos toda la semana que viene para explicar las cosas con mayor facilidad. No es obligatorio participar.

ENGLISH

YEAR 6A ZOOM 13:00 h

Tema: Reunión Zoom de C N YEAR 6A

Hora: 14 ene. 2021 01:00 p. m. Madrid

Unirse a la reunión Zoom

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72067570929?pwd=Ky9paDUzMGhrbi9ZVFdPOTdQU0VRdz09

ID de reunión: 720 6757 0929

Código de acceso: 1qdw1h

YEAR 6B ZOOM 13:30h

Tema: Reunión Zoom de C N YEAR 6B

Hora: 14 ene. 2021 01:30 p. m. Madrid

Unirse a la reunión Zoom

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72681083309?pwd=TUl3YkpKK29neXU1VDhrOTk5R1ZCUT09

ID de reunión: 726 8108 3309

Código de acceso: 0Ss24e

SOCIAL SCIENCE

Read the following pages about the Civil War of Spain and Franco’s dictatorship. They form part of the summary teacher Alicia and I gave you before Christmas.

Now answer the following questions:

THESE QUESTIONS YOU HAVE TO SEND THEM ON FRIDAY.

1. What two armies were confronted during the Civil War of Spain?

2. By whom were they supported?

3. What problems had the Republicans during the war and who finally won?

4. Write the consequences of the war.

5. When did Franco start governing the country and what type of government did he stablish?

6. Read the following events and write in what phase of the Franco dictatorship they occurred:

Example:

- Franco’s dictatorship wasn’t accepted by other countries. 1st phase.

- Spain started to relate with international governments.

- Tourists from other countries started to spend their holidays in Spain.

- The Spanish population was empoverished by the war consequences and the country isolation.

- The USA start to have political relations with General Franco.

- There was just a legal labor union. Those that existed during the 2nd Republic were censored.

- Spain started to improve the economy.

- Different opinions weren’t accepted and sometimes they were punished.

NATURAL SCIENCE

Today we read pages 12 and 13.

And let’s finish today doing these activities on your notebook. If you don’t have it, use a paper:

THESE QUESTIONS YOU HAVE TO SEND THEM ON FRIDAY.

1. Classify these foods according the nutrients they provide our body:

2. Match each system to its correct system:

3. Match each part of the digestive system with its correspondent function:

 Wednesday, 13th January 2021

Good morning,

How are you? If you have any problem let me know through my email.

TODAY WEDNESDAY YOU WILL SEND ME

THE  FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES 

- Pupil’s Book Page 31, activity 2.

- Natural Science: Page 10, activities 1,2,3.

- Social Science questionnaire about the 20th century.

- Arts questionnaire: Art in the Modern Age.

The last two are posted at the end of the blog.

E -MAIL: sextoinglesesperanza @gmail.com

ENGLISH

- Grammar: Verbs+ gerund, verbs+infinitive 

Yesterday you watched some information about when you have to use a gerund or an infinitive after a previous verb and as Kat said THERE IS NO RULE. Sorry 🤷🏻‍♀️

Once more you have to learn or memorize some pairs. Today I post here the most frequent pairs or combinations to make this learning easier 😉 THEY WILL BE THE ONES YOU HAVE TO STUDY.

VERBS FOLLOWED BY AN INFINITIVE:

hope     offer      agree   learn  ask     expect     would like     decide     plan     promise     want     invite

Examples:

- I want to go to school.

- My dad promised to buy a car when I’ll be 18.

- I expect to pass all the exams this term.

- Alice invited me to eat some pizza.

- Some students are planning to organize a party. 

VERBS FOLLOWED BY A GERUND:

stop     finish     imagine     suggest     recommend      avoid      mind      miss      risk      enjoy      dislike 

Examples:

- Danny suggested going to the cinema.

- Imagine living at 2,000 meters above the sea level.

- I  recommend you eating the omelette. It’s fantastic.

- Avoid swimming in the sea! Tides are very high now.

- My mum doesn’t mind buying my clothes.

VERBS THAT CAN BE FOLLOWED BY AN INFINITIVE OR A GERUND:

start       love      like    remember    forget

Examples:

- My older brother started learning Japanese/ My older brother started to learn Japanese.

- I love cooking for my family/ I love to cook for my family.

- Dogs like bitting bones/ Dogs like to bite bones.

- My grandpa remembered calling my mum/ My grandpa remembered to call my mum.

- Don’t forget locking the door when you leave!/ I forgot to lock the door.

- Now click on this link to make some practice online. It’ s a selfcorrecting activity so you can check your answer inmediatly:

Verbs followed by an infinitive or a gerund

SOCIAL SCIENCE

Answer the following questions about the notes you read yesterday. USE THE SUMMARY 😬

- What type of king was Alfonso XIII? Was he a republican? Constitutional or absolutist?

- What problems did he have during his reign?

- How did he cope those problems?

- Who was Primo de Rivera and what did he do?

- Did the Spanish population accepted the decisions took by Alfonso and Primo the Rivera?

- What happened in 1931?

- What is a republic?

- Name two politicians who governed from 1931 to 1939.

- Write three things approved by the Constitution 1931. 

ARTS

- Click on the following link to watch a presentation about the art in the Modern Age. 

In this period of time there were two styles: The Renaissance (El Renacimiento) and the Baroque (El Barroco)

Today you will see the Renaissance and on Friday you will see the second part about the Baroque. When we finish watching these presentations we will do an activity when we come back to school.

https://1drv.ms/p/s!Ao2CYl6Savr6kixJTtc0tuv9HQGE

- Now answer this questionnaire about the presentation:

a) Why is the Modern Age called the Golden Age of the Spanish art?

b) Write two characteristics of the Renaissance.

c) Name  one Renaissance painter and a painting, and one sculptor.

d) What are the Plateresque and the Herrerian?

d) Explain the main difference between the plateresque and the Herrerian.

e) Write an example of the Herrerian.

f) What is a picaresque and a mystic novel? 

                                         ENJOY THE DAY! 

 Tuesday, 12th January 2021

Dear kids,

I hope you are doing well. Madrid is still white and we won’t see each other till next Monday, so the telematic classes will continue during this week. Tomorrow Wednesday I will post what you will send me and when. 

DON’T SKIP DOING THE TASKS BECAUSE I WILL SEE BOTH WHAT YOU SEND ME AND WHAT YOU DO NOT SEND ME. EVERY TASK WILL COUNT AS A MARK.

EVERYTHING IS POSTED HERE IS FOR GROUPS 6A, B AND C.

Today you will start correcting two activities I sent you yesterday in English. Next, you will read new things for Natural Science and three activities. For Social you will review the last things we talked about the 20th century in Spain. 

ENGLISH

- Selfcorrection:

- PB page 32, activity 2:

AB Page 32, activity 1:

 Grammar: Verbs followed by infinitives and gerunds.

-Read Pupil’s Book page 31 (the Grammar Look chart) and Page 122, the part where is written “Unit 3: Verbs+infinitive, verbs + gerund.

Here I attach the pictures just in case you don’t have the book:

- Kat’s vídeo about this grammar:

- Pupil’s Book Page 31, activity 2.  You can see it in the picture you have above ⬆️

NATURAL SCIENCE

- Parts of the digestive system pronunciation: Watch this video made by Kat. Repeat after her the words she pronounces. 

- Read page  10 in your Natural Science book (there is a picture attached below) and do activities 1,2 and 3. 

SOCIAL SCIENCE

- Read again the summary about 20th century from the Introduction till the Second Republic of Spain (1931-1939) Teacher Alicia in group C and I in groups A and B gave you this summary. I attach it below just in case you don’t find it. Remember you just have to read the mentioned parts.

 Monday, 10th January 2021

Hello everyone:

Happy 2021!

         I hope you had a good holiday, that your families are well and that you have the energy to start again. The activities that I propose for today do not need to be sent by mail because I trust that we will return to class on Wednesday 🤞🏻and I prefer to check them in class. However, if the telematic classes are prolonged due to the meteorological circumstances, I will ask you to send them to me. So be careful with the writing in case you have to send me a photo. I will communicate it to you through the blog.

THE ENGLISH AND NATURAL ASSIGNMENTS PUBLISHED FOR TODAY ARE FOR 6A, 6B AND 6C. 

Well guys, today we start working:

- English: Vocabulary about shopping.

- Natural: A short video to remember about simple and compound machines and we start with nutrition and the digestive system. 

- Valores: Sólo para alumnos de Valores. Redacción sobre vuestras vacaciones de Navidad. Éstas Navidades, en mi opinión, han sido diferentes porque ha habido personas que no han hecho lo que habitualmente hacían en años anteriores debido a: Los grupos reducidos de comensales en las celebraciones familiares, salidas de casa limitadas, suspensión de viajes a lugares fuera de Madrid, la eterna mascarilla sobre la boca, una cabalgata de Reyes sin desfile en la ciudad o en los barrios, etc. ¿Habéis vivido las fiestas así? ¿habéis echado algo en falta? ¿han sido unas vacaciones normales para vosotros?

Pensad como habéis vivido éstas fechas o como os habéis sentido y porqué, para escribir un texto de 25 líneas o más. Podéis incluir un dibujo. Ésta redacción será recogida el lunes día 18 de enero de 2021.

❄️Have a nice day and keep enjoying the snow if you can!❄️

ENGLISH

IMPORTANT: Use a dictionary to do these activities well.

They appear on your Pupil’s Book page 30, Activity Book page 32 and Pupil’s Book page 32.

NATURAL

In Natural I want you to remember the difference between a simple and a compound machine:

-Simple machine: It’s a device formed by one or very few parts. Simple machines are the inclined plane (Plano inclinado), the lever (palanca) the wheel and axle (la rueda y el eje) and the pulley (la polea) There are two more but we won’t see them in year 6. They are the wedge (cuña) and the screw (tornillo o espiral)

- Compound machine: It’s a machine formed by several simple machines in the same device. Bikes, a trolley, a lift or elevator are examples of compound machines.

Now you will see two videos. The first you have already seen it in class and the second it’s quite helpful to distinguish different simple machines used to conform a compound machine.

1st video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GHRZabpsQE

2nd video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxnVMkLfh04

Now let’s start unit 1 about Nutrition doing the wordlist with the English dictionary . 

Copy the words in English and write the meaning in Spanish next to.

Finish reading pages 8 and 9 in your Natural Science book. I attach a photo just in case you don’t have the book.