Last Week of classes

During the last week of the final term this year the students were practicing for the Christmas show/closing ceremony. This included a variety of activities, such as acting, singing, dancing etc. The students from the fourth grade choir once again presented the songs that won them the Nueva Acropolis competition in October this year, as well as a new song for the Christmas show.

In the classroom the students got themselves into teams and organized some games and activities. Although we had done this together as a class before, I was very impressed on the final day because the students managed to do this themselves and showed wonderful responsibility. I would especially like to thank Sofia Wong, Viviana Vicente and Priscila Vásquez for leading the activities.

On the last day, Friday 14^th, some of my Tigers had a picnic, to which they kindly invited me, and some others had lunch together. I was very happy to see my students spending time together and it was a very nice way to say goodbye to each other before the holidays. I would like to take this opportunity to wish my Tigers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! I wish you all the very best for the future and thank you for making me feel happy all year.

Christmas Celebration

In December the school organized some games and activities for all of their students, from early year groups right up to senior students everybody had the chance to enjoy an afternoon of fun! It was a beautiful sunny day and my Tigers got to play crazy games that involved water, balloons, balls, hula-hoops etc.

My Tigers had their own Christmas celebration in their classroom where they shared food and drink as well as singing songs and watching some videos. That same day they also enjoyed decorating the classroom and making Christmas cards for their families.

I was very pleased that my students were also very responsible by helping me to clean and tidy the classroom after the party.

Poppy Day

In November this year my Tigers wore their poppies to commemorate those who lost their lives during World War Two. This was also part of what they learnt during their English classes with Miss Yizelt. They made posters which showed pictures and information about World War Two, as well as making their own poppies to wear. Grade 4 student Viviana Vicente was invited to present a poppy to the school’s director Mr James Norbury.       


 

What is Remembrance Day?

Remembrance Day is also known as Poppy day, because it is traditional to wear an artificial poppy. They are sold by the Royal British legion, a charity dedicated to helping war veterans.

Remembrance Day is on 11 November. It is a special day set aside to remember all those men and women who were killed during the two World Wars and other conflicts. At one time the day was known as Armistice Day and was renamed Remembrance Day after the Second World War.

 First Communion

First Communion is considered to be one of the holiest and most important occasions in the life of a Roman Catholic. It is the first time that a person receives the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, which consists of eating some consecrated bread and drinking consecrated wine. Catholics believe these to be the body and blood of Jesus Christ Most Catholic children receive their First Communion when they are 7 or 8 years old, because this is considered the age of reason. Other people can receive communion for the first time whenever they have met all of the Catholic Church's requirements.

Tigers received some lessons at the church of Santa Rita de Casia, where they made their first confession, which is also called the Sacrament of Penance a week before receiving their First Communion. The penance usually consists of several prayers to be recited immediately after leaving the confessional. After this, the child is considered to be absolved of sin, and he or she is ready for his or her First Communion.

On November the 3^rd my precious Tigers received this Sacrament. They were very excited about this event in their lives. Parents and teachers accompanied the kids on that special day.

Sports Week

In October of this year all students of St George School enjoyed taking part in the annual sports week. Students, teachers and parents all belong to different houses which have different names and different colours. There are 4 houses in total: Griffin (yellow), Pegasus (blue), Phoenix (red) and Minotaur (green). Each house had the opportunity to present different songs and chants, as well as little dance routines to get everyone into the spirit of the event.

The inauguration of this event took place in Villa and it was great to see so many people there. Everyone had the chance to take part in many different games and competitions, such as football matches, basketball games, running races, volleyball etc. The following week the event continued in Miraflores and each house did their very best to win.

The final day of this event was a closing ceremony where each house once again got to present their dance routines, the choreography was excellent and everybody had a great time. The winning house this year was Pegasus, congratulations!

 

Nueva Acropolis

This year in October the grade 4 students participated in the Nueva Acropolis competition. Together, with the direction of teachers Bárbara Leyva and Vincente, they formed a choir and sang two songs: Whatever and El Caballito. They all worked very hard and I am especially proud of my Tigers for their effort.

Every Thursday afternoon the students would rehearse their songs. The presentation was excellent as the students were very well behaved, they presented themselves well and I was very impressed that they didn’t even appear to be nervous!

I am especially pleased to congratulate the students because all of their effort paid off and they subsequently won the competition. This meant that they had the opportunity to return to the theatre to collect their certificates and also present their songs one more time. They were also rewarded with a small party at the school where they could relax and enjoy themselves after many busy weeks.

READY FOR SOLIDARITY WEEK!

It is known that in Saint George’s College they celebrate something called Solidarity Week. This is in order to raise money for charity.
 

Recently the students donated a certain amount of money to help this organization. It was fun for everyone because the students, and teachers, were allowed to go to school wearing fancy dress. For example they came dressed as superheroes, famous people and on the final day they arrived at school wearing their pajamas.
 

It was an interesting experience to walk around the school seeing Spiderman, Albert Einstein and the Incredible Hulk!