The History of Halloween

HALLOWEEN

Evolving from the ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain, modern Halloween has become less about literal ghosts and ghouls and more about costumes and candy. The Celts used the day to mark the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter, and also believed that this transition between the seasons was a bridge to the world of the dead.  Over the millennia the holiday transitioned from a somber pagan ritual to a day of merriment, costumes, parades and sweet treats for children and adults.

Watch this video to find out more:

Here is a video that shows how people in London celebrate Halloween.

How are you going to celebrate Halloween this year?

Trinitys are coming!

We are almost there! November 5th is the day in which the examiner comes, and in which you will have the chance to show him or her everything you know.

You can practise using the voki in this page. Good luck!

Science - Parts of the plant.

Last class we studied about plants. If you don't remember, you can check the presentation again here.

In this post I'll leave two pages you can check to study about plants.

Discover about plants. Water the plant to watch it grow, and then click on LABELS to complete an activity and on QUIZ to test yourself.

Play Kahoot! here. 

Have fun revising!

On the process of writing...

Writing is the most difficult part of the learning process.
You have to think a lot! You have to be creative and pay a lot of attention to grammar rules and to the spelling of the words. You also have to organise your information correctly. Don't mix it!

In this new presentation, I give you some ideas to help you organise your writing.

Mind map on Writing

I hope you have fun revising for the test!

Science - Living things revision

In class we revised the animals and insects. Here you can see the presentation and the quiz we used.

Animals and Insects

Presentation of Animals and Insects

The Quiz

An extra game here.

Plants

Here is the presentation about plants.

Presentation of parts of the plant

You can use any of these materials to study for the tests.

We are almost there!

Finishing October... Let's start the month of November!

Here you have the important dates of the month.

October 31st - Halloween!
That day, you can bring something to eat, drink and share!

We'll play games, learn about Halloween and dance.



November 5th - Trinity exams

Exams are here, just round the corner.

Revise from your folder and practise with your mum or dad.

Time is very important! Practise your descriptions using the Voki widget installed in this page.

YOU CAN DO IT!


November 7th to November 14th

Yep. More exams. But these are the last ones, I promise!

You can use the material I showed you in class which you can find in this page. Use your folder, and revise, revise and revise some more. If you have any questions, you can ask me in class.

December 30th - Term closes!

We'll still be learning up to December 30th. After that, term closes and we're free!