The Olympic flame arrives in Britain

(And it’s coming soon to a street near you…)

Eight days after it was lit in Greece, the Olympic flame arrives in Britain today.
The torch is due to arrive at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall, on board flight BA2012 early this evening (18 May). It has been transported inside a special lantern, which should keep the flame alight during the flight.
The torch travelled across Greece, after being lit on
10 May at the ruins of the Temple of Hera in Olympia. This is where the Ancient Olympics were first held more than 2,700 years ago.
A 70-day torch relay across the UK will begin tomorrow morning (19 May). Starting at Land’s End in Cornwall, the relay passes through 1,018 places before arriving in London for the opening ceremony of the Games on 27 July.
The flame will be carried by 7,300 people, including First News reader Sarah Austin, who will be a torchbearer on 24 July (day 67) in Richmond.
The torch relay will pass within 16km (ten miles) of most people in the UK. Go to www.london2012.com/torch-relay/route/ to see where you can cheer on the torchbearers. Good luck to them all from First News!

The big day is here...
Here you can see pictures of some of us getting ready to start running

and one hour and fifteen minutes later...

Volta a Peu XXX Ciy of Valencia

Sunday 20th May 2012 at 10:00 at the Walk of Alameda.

Look for my number

 

And if I wear this T-shirt next Monday is because I finished the 8 kilometres.

 

I hope I will see you somewhere in here.

 

 

Are you ready to read and listen a story?
          The princess and the frog
http://www.angles365.com/classroom/stories2/frog.swf

 

This page was made on Wednesday 16^th May 2012

Junk food tax to stop obesity

The way to stop the UK from getting fatter is to make junk food much more expensive, experts say.

Researchers at University of Oxford say putting a special tax on things like burgers, sweets and fizzy drinks will put people off buying them.

More than 10 million people in the UK are obese and 30,000 die each year from problems caused by their weight.

The experts suggest making fizzy drinks five times more expensive would be one way to make people healthier.

A similar plan in America led to big drop in sales of sugary drinks.

There are already taxes on items like cigarettes and alcohol, so experts say this idea should be widened.

Researchers claim a tax on unhealthy foods could cut the number of deaths from heart disease by almost 3,000 a year.

There are no plans to bring the tax in yet and these are only suggestions at this stage.

David Beckham meets President Obama

David Beckham and his LA Galaxy teammates met with President Obama on Tuesday night.

The players were invited to visit the White House after they won the American Major League Soccer Cup.
President Obama joked with David about his age and fashion line. He said "It’s a rare man who can be that tough on the field and also have his own line of underwear."
Whilst at the White House, the LA Galaxy team presented the US president with his own shirt. They also joined First Lady Michelle Obama at a soccer clinic with children on the South Lawn.
Are you a fan of David Beckham? Let us know in a comment below!
 

What´s the weather like today?
We repeat that every day in our English classes. Here you have a good teacher telling you the weather for the next days. Enjoy the video!

What do you think?

 

        News    
  from the U-K.

Prince Harry wins an award

Prince Harry has been presented with an award for his charity work.

The award from the Atlantic Council recognises the support Harry has given charities that help wounded servicemen and women, including Help For Heroes and Walking with the Wounded.

Here you have some of the song we were singing today during the conversation class with the students of the 2nd grade.

 

 

Beautiful celebration today in the chapel of the school.

Thank you Virgin Mary for:

Our life

Our family

Our school

And everything else that you give us every day.

Today we were cooking in the English class.

Students from the 6th grade of Primary prepared a recipy to explain in front of the rest of the students.

We had a great time and we like to share some of the moments with you all.

Watch out the videos...

Maite Just Married

Best wishes from all of us.

'World's biggest dinosaur eggs' found in Chechnya

 

A group of builders in Russia's Chechnya are claiming to have unearthed the 'world's biggest dinosaur eggs.'

The discovery was made as the men were blasting through a mountainside to create a new road.
A team of geologists looked at the smooth, oval rock-like forms and it was not long before they began to believe they were staring at huge fossils.
The eggs range from 25 centimetres to one metre in size and more than 40 have been found so far.
 

However, not everyone is so convinced.

One Russian dinosaur expert, or palaeontologist as they are also know, doesn't think the eggs are real.

"Unfortunately, it's not true. Dinosaurs laid small eggs and they did not lay eggs while jumping about like mountain goats" she said.

Dinosaurs have been extinct for 65 million years, but new discoveries of their bones and eggs are still made today.

Chelsea beat Liverpool in the FA Cup final

Chelsea have won the FA Cup for the fourth time in just six seasons.

The Wembley final ended Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool but Liverpool didn't make it easy for Di Matteo's team.

Goals from Ramires and Didier Drogba took Chelsea ahead and despite Andy Carroll's second half goal giving hope to Liverpool fans that the reds might be back in the game, it was Chelsea who took home the silverware.

 

Finally next Sunday it´s Mother´s day.

Prepare her a special breakfast.

Say I love you mommy.

Kiss her as much as you can.

And click this funny video...

Tomorrow Saturday 5th at 11:15 in Santa Catalina church...

Maite Garrido and Gaspar Wedding

Best wishes from all the students and teachers

Important things to remember in May: 

 In the Catholic Church the month of May is dedicated to and honors the Blessed Virgin Mary.

May is the month of Music in New Zealand.

May 1 is May Day in many countries. This is also celebrated as Labor Day in many countries 

May 3 is Japanese Constitution Day Japan

The first Saturday in May is the date of the annual Kentucky Derby, the most famous horse race in the United States. 

The first Saunday in May is Mother´s Day in Spain  

The second Sunday in May is Mother's Day in the United States

May 5 is Daniel Marimón birthday

May 5 is when Cinco de Mayo or the Batalla de Puebla is celebrated in Mexico. It is also celebrated widely in the United States.

May 5 is the Children's Day in Japan and KoreaMay 5 is Europe Day in Europe (uncommon usage, largely replaced by May 9)

May 10 is Mother's Day in Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador.

May 12 is International Nurses Day. 

May 13 is when the Catholic Church honors the first apparition of Our Lady of Fatima to the three children of Fatima, Portugal – May 13, 1917.

Each year in May, the Eurovision Song Contest is held. 

A kiss can be the best for next Sunday, but if you want to see your mom smiling...

 click on this video.

Watch out this funny video...

Click to listen and watch a story using routines and the time.
What time is it?
http://www.angles365.com/classroom/fitxers/4t/telltime.swff
http://www.angles365.com/classroom/stories2/time.swf

Labor Day, día del trabajo, es un día festivo federal que se celebra en Estados Unidos el primer lunes de septiembre. Tiene su origen en un desfile celebrado el 5 de septiembre de 1882 en Nueva York organizado por los Noble Orden de los Caballeros del Trabajo (Knights of Labor). Inspirados en un evento anual similar realizado en Toronto (Canadá). En 1884 se realizó otro desfile y los Knights of Labor decidieron hacerlo anualmente.

Otras organizaciones, mayoritariamente las afiliadas a la Primera Internacional, preferían el 1 de mayo, fecha que rememora el inicio en 1886 de una huelga reivindicativa de la jornada laboral de ocho horas y que había llevado a la Revuelta de Haymarket de Chicago, tres días después, el 4 de mayo. El presidente Grover Cleveland creyó que el feriado del 1 de mayo seria una oportunidad para desórdenes. Por tanto, temiendo que reforzara el movimiento socialista, rápidamente en 1887 dio su apoyo a la posición de los Knights of Labor y su fecha para el día del Trabajo.

Desde entonces a diferencia de la mayoría de los países, Estados Unidos celebra el día del trabajo en una fecha distinta.

Today it´s sunny but it can rain in any moment...