Classes have been cancelled due to the State of Alarm introduced because of the Coronavirus outbreak. The grammar exams of all my groups have been changed to new dates you can check HERE. Detailed info about all the changes on the school's webpage.
This is what you should work on during the lockdown for these exams:
I've set up groups on Google Classroom to keep in touch with you. You need a code to entre your group. I've sent the codes by whatsapp & email to students of 4ºESO and 1ºBAC to pass on to others. My 2ºESO students or anybody who hasn't received it or has any doubts/questions can contact me at the email at the end of this message.
Keep calm down during the lockdown. There's a lot of time to do lots of things.
As clases foron canceladas debido ao Estado de Alarma imposto pola crise do Coronavirus. Os exames de gramática de todos os meus grupos foron cambiados a unhas novas datas que podedes comprobar AQUÍ. Información detallada sobre todos os cambios na páxina web do instituto.
Isto é no que podedes traballar durante o confinamento para estes exames:
Montei grupos en Google Classroom para manter contacto con vos. Necesitades un código para entrar no voso grupo. Enviei os códigos por whatsapp e email a algún alumnado de 4º e 1ºBAC para que o pasasen aos demáis. O meu alumnado de 2ºESO e calquera que non o recibise ou ten dúbidas/preguntas, pode contactar conmigo no email ao final desta mensaxe.
Mantede a calma durante o confinamento. Hai un montón de tempo para facer moitas cousas.
Watch this video from the BBC with instruction to prevent Coronavirus or any other virus diseases. The telephone numbers mentioned in the video are for the UK only. In Galicia there's a free-phone information number 900 400 116 or 061.
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Prevention tips video:
At the peak of the coronavirus histeria, it's worth reminding that the best way to prevent the spreading and protect ourselves is a correct personal hygiene, which includes washing your hands. Because hands are the main gateway to the widespread of germs and viruses. Are we washing our hands correctly? Watch the video below to check.
All international media is full of news about the incidence of the Coronavirus. here's a video with some basic information about it. To know more about how to prevent it, click HERE.
25th November 2019, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
To commemorate this day, we had a protest gathering with students and teachers at 12:00 at the central hall to hear an announcement made by 1st Bac students. Photos of the protest gathering and the wall banner poster prepared by 'BiblioDieste' below.
Today the 25 students from 'Rafael Dieste' have already come back from their lingustic immersion "English Week" at Os Peares.
During their last day yesterday, they presented the projects they had been working on throughout the week on the topic of the environment and the 3R (reduce, reuse & recycle).
The last thing we've got to say is congratulate all the students that have taken part in this activity for their good attitude and involvement during the whole week and our thanks to the attending teacher (Leticia Ogando) and the staff at the residence.
As it had been announced, today Friday September 27th, our school gathered for @FRIDAYSFORFUTURE, together with others, following the call for a four-minute-fifteen- second protest demonstration, to show our awareness towards climate change and global warming. Galician version of this post @ RafaelDiesteBlog & ArquivosDoTrasno.
Greta Thunberg is a 16-year-old Swedish student who one day school striked for a week to protest against the Swedish government and its inactivity against global warming.
But how did all this start? Before August 20th last year, Thunberg went to school like most Stockholm teenagers. Some things had happened in Sweden during that summer that woke something up in her and she thought she had to do something about it. Sweden had been affected by a heat wave which had brought 50 forest fires burning 20.000 hectares.
So on August 20th, instead of going to school she stood in front of the Swedish Parliament and said she wouldn't go back until she was heard. Since then she has become known worldwide. Last Tuesday she gave a speech at the Climate Awareness Summit in the United Nations in New York.
Video: Greta Thunberg @ UN New York 23/Sept/19:
Link to more on Greta Thunberg & Climate Change @ ArquivosDoTrasno.
On June 28, LGBTIQA Pride Day is commemorated worldwide. The march known as "Pride" is an exhibition of colours. However its origin is born among riots. The march seeks to claim their rights and celebrate diversity,
This year sees the 50th anniversary of the riots that happened on June 28 at the Stonewall Inn in New York. In 1969 the different sexual orientations were considered as a mental illness. In addition, in many cases people were arrested for "public indecency".
Here's an example that shows reusing and recycling is possible. It's a shopping centre in Elskilstuna, near Stockholm, next to the city's recycling plant, which only sells recycled and upcycled items. A way of fightening exaggerated consumerism and protect the environment.
Just like every January 30th, we're celebrating Peace Day once again.
The school's library team organizes activities to commemorate the date. Big posters have been displayed in the main hall to remind us. Music on the peace topic will be played during the breaks. Each classroom door shows a small poster with a quote about peace. On my class door, the lyrics of Lennon's "Imagine' like shown here.
Still on the same topic of gender behaviour. Another video, this time a commercial ad, that shows that men can start doing something to become better in their relationships and against sexual harassment and bullying.
4ºESO groups have been having tutorial sessions lately devoted to relationships between boys and girls. Here's the Norwegian shortfilm made by the Non Governmental Organization Care.no, which you could vision during one of the sessions, with an important message that concerns us all: erradicating violence against women.
"Dear daddy, I will be born a girl, so please do everything you can so that won't stay the greatest danger of all"
No classes today because the Council of A Coruña decided to declare a holiday on the International Women's Day. But also it's a day of social protest all around the world as women have decided to go on strike and demonstrations for their rights.
We're celebrating this day, remembering previous posts on this blog for this day: WOMEN. Here's also the link to the English version of Emma Clit's comic:
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and when there's lots of controversy about when a woman consents or accepts a relationship or not. Here's an awesome video that explains clearly what it is to consent.
In the aftermath of Tuesday's terrorist attack at the Manchester Arena at the end of Ariana Grande's concert, people have gathered in the city to pay tribute to its victims. In one of the tributes in the city's Albert Square, local poet Tony Walsh read out a poem of support to his city and its inhabitants. Here you can watch the video of the moment and read/listen to the complete poem which is transcribed below. "THIS IS THE PLACE". It's our tribute to the victims and people of Manchester and of any other attack throughout the world. Let's hope it could be the last time.
Video:
This is the place
In the north-west of England. It’s ace, it’s the best
And the songs that we sing from the stands, from our bands
Set the whole planet shaking.
Our inventions are legends. There’s nowt we can’t make, and so we make brilliant music
We make brilliant bands
We make goals that make souls leap from seats in the stands
And we make things from steel
And we make things from cotton
And we make people laugh, take the mick sommat rotten
And we make you at home
And we make you feel welcome and we make summat happen
And we can’t seem to help it
And if you’re looking from history, then yeah we’ve a wealth
But the Manchester way is to make it yourself.
And make us a record, a new number one
And make us a brew while you’re up, love, go on
And make us feel proud that you’re winning the league
And make us sing louder and make us believe that this is the place that has helped shape the world
And this is the place where a Manchester girl named Emmeline Pankhurst from the streets of Moss Side led a suffragette city with sisterhood pride
And this is the place with appliance of science, we’re on it, atomic, we struck with defiance, and in the face of a challenge, we always stand tall, Mancunians, in union, delievered it all
Such as housing and libraries and health, education and unions and co-ops and first railway stations
So we’re sorry, bear with us, we invented commuters. But we hope you forgive us, we invented computers.
And this is the place Henry Royce strolled with Rolls, and we’ve rocked and we’ve rolled with our own northern soul
And so this is the place to do business then dance, where go-getters and goal-setters know they’ve a chance
And this is the place where we first played as kids. And me mum, lived and died here, she loved it, she did.
And this is the place where our folks came to work, where they struggled in puddles, they hurt in the dirt and they built us a city, they built us these towns and they coughed on the cobbles to the deafening sound to the steaming machines and the screaming of slaves, they were scheming for greatness, they dreamed to their graves.
And they left us a spirit. They left us a vibe. The Mancunian way to survive and to thrive and to work and to build, to connect, and create and greater ― Manchester’s greatness is keeping it great.
And so this is the place now with kids of our own. Some are born here, some drawn here, but all call it home.
And they’ve covered the cobbles, but they’ll never defeat, all the dreamers and schemers who still teem through these streets
Because this is a place that has been through some hard times: oppressions, recessions, depressions, and dark times.
But we keep fighting back with greater Manchester spirit. Northern grit, northern wit, and greater Manchester’s lyrics
And these hard times again, in these streets of our city, but we won’t take defeat and we don’t want your pity.
Because this is a place where we stand strong together, with a smile on our face, greater Manchester forever
And we’ve got this place where a team with a dream can get funding and something to help with a scheme.
Because this is a place that understands your grand plans. We don’t do “no can do” we just stress “yes we can”
Forever Manchester’s a charity for people round here, you can fundraise, donate, you can be a volunteer. You can live local, give local, we can honestly say, we do charity different, that Mancunian way
And we fund local kids, and we fund local teams. We support local dreamers to work for their dreams. We support local groups and the great work they do. So can you help us. help local people like you?
Because this is the place in our hearts, in our homes, because this is the place that’s a part of our bones
Because greater Manchester gives us such strength from the fact that this is the place, we should give something back
Here's a video which shows the ugly truth of children's books when it comes to display the relevant presence of determined female charcters in them. In the picture you can see shelves packed with books... there'll be just a fewin the video at the end of the selection.
Equality doesn't exist here, though things are changing, as you will also see.
Today's holiday in Coruña. This year we've changed our local festivity for the 8th of March, the day to commemorate the International Women's Day. The day to remember that women and men are equal. Here's the British ad that was made for this day. Watch and reflect about it.
Are our democracies working correctly? Can we improve this political system? Is democracy the best way of ruling? After Brexit and Donald Trump's election in the States, there's been a lot of thought going on. Here's a video that reflects on this topic and shows where the solution may be to a more satisfactory democracy.
Ellen DeGeneres one again has found a good way to comment and oppose to Trump's travel ban. She said she didn't have much to say about politics, but she had a lot to say about "Finding Dory", so she used the film to do so.
In the USA, Ellen is the voice of the memorable but forgetful Australian fish, Dory, on her mission to find her parents, who are in America. Tapescript:
"Now, of course Finding Dory is about a fish named Dory,"
"And, Dory lives in Australia, and these are her parents, and they live in America. And I don’t know what religion they are, but her dad sounds a little Jewish -- doesn't matter."
"Dory arrives in America with her friends Marlin and Nemo,"
"She ends up at the Marine Life Institute behind a large wall. They all have to get over the wall and you won’t believe it, but that wall has almost no effect in keeping them out."
"Even though Dory gets into America, she ends up separated from her family, but the other animals help Dory,"
"Animals that don’t even need her. Animals that don’t even have anything in common with her. They help her, even though they’re completely different colors. Because that’s what you do when you see someone in need -- you help them."
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