Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving History

The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621 by the first English religious dissenters who arrived in America – the “Pilgrim Fathers.”

These colonists suffered terrible hardships at first, but thanks to the help of friendly Indians, they learned how to grow native food and to net fish, which was the main factor to their survival in the new homeland.

After the first harvest was completed, Gov. William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving and prayer, shared by all the Pilgrims and their Indian neighbors. They enjoyed a huge feast of turkey, deer, duck and delicious dishes from corn, cranberries, squash and pumpkins. Besides eating, they also sang, danced played games and had athletic contests. The celebration lasted three days!

Thanksgiving Day was officially declared as a national holiday in the U.S., in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln.

HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY !

HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY ! !

Leave a message for you teacher !

RIDDLES ...

Answer this:    

westerly : em direção oeste
wind: vento
blow: soprar

Water ...

 "Today was a different day because I took a shower with the garden hose and it took me 8 minutes." (Julia Arena Câmara - Teenstation 1 - Teacher Julie)

(Paulo - Teenstation 1 - Teacher Julie)

Water Diary...

I generally use my water this way:
I drink water;
I brush my teeth;
I wash my hands;
I make juice;
I do the dishes.

Your suggestions to protect the Earth !!!

Leave your suggestions to protect our planet !

Did you know that Brazil is the top number one country when we analyze the amount of water that can be consumed?

Let's preserve it ! Save water !!!

Green Ideas

Ideas to Go Green

Solar Panels: Solar energy is expensive but cheaper than in the past. Some solar panels produce enough energy to be used by the house and to be sold to Electric Energy Companies. The investment to install panels is high, but with the time it can be compensated. It depends on the amount of energy consumed by the house, the number of panels and the volume of light they receive from the sun.

Recyclable Counters (balcões) and Sinks (pias): If you want to have a green kitchen, you can buy recyclable sinks and counters, they use recyclable glass, paper, concrete and aluminum.

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (lâmpadas): They use only ¼ of the electric energy consumed by the conventional light bulbs and last up to 10.000 hours (the normal ones last only 800 to 1.000 hours). Their price varies from U$ 5 to U$ 10.

More Ideas:
- Print your things using both sides of the paper (front and back);
- Edit your files on the computer and send memos via e-mail;
- Use old pieces of paper as notes;
- Reuse old folders;
- Use recyclable paper;
- Use e-mail and telephone instead of sending letter or paper messages;
- Tear apart newspaper, used paper and recyclable packages;

Check this web site for more green ideas:
http://revistaescola.abril.com.br/meio-ambiente/

Mother's Day...

What gift would you give to your mother???

Send your answer using the comments

Earth Day

The EARTH DAY was celebrated on April 22nd. Let's take this moment to think about ideas to make our planet a greener place...

Let's go green people!!!

Composition - Letter of Complaint

Hi People from Wings of Freedom.

Here you have the post to leave your letters of complaints about a fictitious product you bought at the Fictitious Fisk Electronics Store.
Leave the letter in the comments area.
Thanks,
Teacher Rodrigo

AVOIR ou ÊTRE

Quelque chose, demandez à votre professeur!

ADVERBS

Here you have some info about adverbs:

You can post your question here on the Blog if you have one!
See ya!

BULLYING at FANTÁSTICO PROGRAMME

Hi people!

Did you watch the TV programme Fantástico at Globo Channel this past Sunday, March 27th? It talked about Bullying.

Check this link out and see more:
 http://fantastico.globo.com/Jornalismo/FANT/0,,MUL1655754-15605,00-PSIQUIATRA+AFIRMA+QUE+DAS+CRIANCAS+QUE+SOFREM+BULLYING+NAO+CONTAM+PARA+OS+P.html
Leave your comments giving your opinion about the programme.
See ya!

BULLYING

Hi People!

Let's express our solutions to the Bullying problem.

Please, leave your comments!!



St. Patrick's Day

Word of the Day

Pacifier  noun (AM; in BRIT, use dummy)
A pacifier is a rubber or plastic object that you give to a baby to suck so that he or she feels comforted.

Example: The baby is crying, give him his pacifier.

Synonyms
= dummy
(c) HarperCollins Publishers.

Word of the Day

Jeopardize (VERB)

in BRIT, also use jeopardise


To jeopardize a situation or activity means to do something that may destroy it or cause it to fail.

Example: He has jeopardized the future of his government.

Synonyms
= threaten, endanger

(c) HarperCollins Publishers.

Studying Abroad

Hi People!

According to an article recently published by ISTOÉ magazine (Feb 16th/2011), the best time to study abroad is now. You can take a regular High School course or even your University Graduation abroad. One thing that is very interesting is that they mention the importance and necessity of having the TOEFL® Test to take these courses. For example, for a regular graduation couse in the USA, one of the prerequisites is having the TOEFL® Test with a good score.
So, CONGRATULATIONS to our students who took the test and for those who are taking the preparation course.

If you interested in getting more info about the article, check the link below:

http://www.istoe.com.br/reportagens/123971_O+MELHOR+MOMENTO+PARA+ESTUDAR+FORA+PARTE+1

See you people!! :)

Valentine's Day

Happy   Valentine's  Day!