Friday, December 18, 2015

OUR SCHOOL. EL CARMEN SCHOOL

Hello Orchard Hollow School,

We have recorded these videos to show you our school.

We hope you like it.



Thursday, December 17, 2015

ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM. EL CARMEN SCHOOL

Hello Orchard Hollow School,

Today we have visited the Archeological Museum in Cuenca, where we have learned many things related to the history of our city.

Here you have some pictures and videos of the puppets show we saw there:











OUR PET. EL CARMEN SCHOOL

Hello Orchard Hollow School,

We want to show you our "pet". He is Mr. Banana. Each day a student takes him home and today Sofía has made this coat for him because it is very cold in Cuenca.



Wednesday, December 9, 2015

CHRISTMAS. EL CARMEN SCHOOL

Hello Orchard Hollow School,

Here you have some pictures explaining how we celebrate Christmas in Spain.

We hope you like it.


 

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

CUENCA. EL CARMEN SCHOOL

Hello Orchard Hollow School,

We have prepared these pictures for you to see our city, Cuenca, in Spain.

We hope you like it.


BREAKFAST AT SCHOOL. EL CARMEN SCHOOL

Hello Orchard Hollow School,

We have breakfast at home before coming to school but during the break time (from 12 to 12:30) we have a sandwich, juice, some biscuits... here.

We have recorded some videos where we explain the breakfast we brought to school today.

Do you eat something during your break?











SOME OF US EAT AT SCHOOL. EL CARMEN SCHOOL

Hello Orchard Hollow School,

We have been reading everything you did on Thanksgiving Day. It is very interesting we have the opportunity for learning all these things. We hope you find what we write interesting too!

Here you have some pictures of us eating at school. Not all the students eat here, some of them go home and they have lunch there. The children who stay, go to the dining room from 14 to 14:45 approximately. Later, they have some time to play in the playground before their parents come.

We have seen that in your school you can choose what you want to eat. Here we cannot choose, there is a different menu everyday and we cannot change it. This way we get used to eating everything, even the things we don't like. Today we have eaten soup and  chickpeas were our second course. Our dessert was yoghurt.

As you can see, the organization of the tables is very similar to yours but we don't use trays.










And this is the kitchen...




Thanksgiving

Hello El Carmen School!
Last week we had three days off of school to celebrate Thanksgiving. We took some pictures at our celebrations to share our traditions with you.


We ate turkey, rolls, stuffing and brownies. We played a game before dinner and then we went outside to do a scavenger hunt. We were at my aunt's house.
Jack

Hello! We had breakfast at our friends house and watched  the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade  on tv! Then we went to Kalahari. Kalahari is an indoor and outdoor waterpark.  
Gina :)

Hello! I had Thanksgiving at my step-grandma's house. I ate stuffing, mashed potatoes and ham, turkey, rolls and pickles.  I had pumpkin pie for dessert.  I got dressed up. My shoes were sparkly.  
Kylie

I had Thanksgiving at my grandmas house.  My mom and my two brothers and my sister were there.  We ate turkey on Thanksgiving.  I played football with my uncle and my two brothers before dinner.  I won!
Megan

I had Thanksgiving at my house. We had turkey and we had pumpkin pie.  My cousins brought over pie.  All different kinds of pie. 
Lily

My family goes to the Wisconsin Dells every year for Thanksgiving.  We have stuffing and turkey and mashed potatoes.  We go to waterparks.  My cousins and my grandpa and grandma come.  I went on a treasure hunt.
Kaylee

We had turkey. We got to have a chocolate dessert and turtle pie and pumpkin pie and apple pie.  When everyone left we set up the Christmas tree!
Madie

I was at my aunt's house with my family.  I played zombie shooting with another boy.  I ate my grandma's special corn bread and mashed potatoes.  
Aiden
Here are some more pictures of our different Thanksgiving celebrations:








Tuesday, December 1, 2015

THANKSGIVING 2015. EL CARMEN SCHOOL

Hello Orchard Hollow School,

Last week we celebrated Thanksgiving and we learned how, when and why this day takes place.
Finally, we represented the origins of this festivity.

Here you have some pictures of the school decoration and our representation.










Thanksgiving power point


How did you celebrate Thanksgiving? Who with?
What did you eat?
Do you usually have presents on this day?

We hope you write us soon!

Mason's presentation

You are going to watch a video about Mentor that I created. I hope you enjoy it!


Mason


Monday, November 23, 2015

Our Lunches

Hello El Carmen School,
At our school some of us pack and some of us buy. Packing means you brought your lunch from home and buying means you bought your lunch from the school. When you buy there are different choices each day. We have our lunchroom as part of the gym. Here is some pictures and videos of our lunches. 
Have a great day El Carmen school!




Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Halloween at Orchard Hollow

Hello El Carmen School!
For Halloween we did pumpkin experiments and we had a parade and a party.  We counted the seeds, we weighed the pumpkin, we tried to blow it away and we saw if it would sink or float.  We dressed up in costumes for the party.  We ate chips and cupcakes and made a scary craft.  Here are some pictures of our day.
I hope you like it!





Friday, November 13, 2015

HALLOWEEN 2015. EL CARMEN SCHOOL

Hello Orchard Hollow School,

We send you some pictures of us during the Halloween party we had at school. We dressed up as some scary things and we had a gymkhana where we played several games such as "Spider Web Walking", "Boo Bowling", "Halloween Secret Message", etc. We had to walk on a spiderweb, play bowling or build a Halloween sentence. At the end, each class received a certificate for the game they had won.


We had a Spooktacular Morning!

Here you have some pictures:



Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Hello!

Hello El Carmen School,

We are from Orchard Hollow Elementary School in Mentor, Ohio.  We live near Lake Erie and the city of Cleveland, Ohio.  There are 23 boys and girls in our first grade class.
We watched some videos on your other blog and noticed you have a fancy lunchroom!  Our lunchroom is part of our gym and the tables have to be folded up and put away every day.
What kind of food do you eat at lunch? Does everyone eat the school lunch or do some people bring lunch from home?

We are excited to tell you more about us and to learn more about you!

Talk to you soon!
Orchard Hollow Elementary School

Here is a picture of our class!

Sunday, November 8, 2015

EL CARMEN PRIMARY SCHOOL

Hello Mentor School,

We are a group of 19 boys and girls from El Carmen Primary School. We live in Cuenca, a small city very near the capital of Spain, Madrid.

We are very happy of working together and learning things about you, what you study, your hobbies and interests as well as some of your customs and traditions in U.S.A.

See you soon.

El Carmen Primary School.