Have Fun with English! 2

A blog for me and my 5th and 6th grade students (2005-2007) in Parede, Portugal.

And the winner is....

And the winner of the international Edublog Awards in the category of Best Teacher Blog 2006 is... Have Fun with English! 2!!! Please click the image above to see a list of all the winners.

I feel very honored with this award, as I said in the synchronous (= live) awards ceremony earlier today, and extremely happy for my students, my collaborators and... myself, of course.

Congratulations, kids! You are doing a wonderful job that has just been recognized (= acabou de ser reconhecida) all over the world!

Congratulations also to all my friends and colleagues worldwide who regularly collaborate with us!

Finally, congratulations to all 2006 nominees and winners!

And... a big "thank you" to all those who voted for us, because they felt that our work deserved it! And to Josie Fraser and the Edublog Awards team!

What a "very special" Christmas present! 

Now, kids, it's time to continue our great work! I'll include some Christmas activities very soon. Hope you enjoy them. And keep (= continue) sending your comments. And your parents too!

Merry Christmas, everyone, and best wishes for 2007!

Your radical teacher 

VIP: Please identify yourselves in your messages (it's a policy between my students and me) and say where you are in the world to give the students an idea of how far we reach. Thank you!

Here's the podcast of the live and synchronous Awards Ceremony last Sunday, Dec. 17!

Interesting Edublog Awards links

posted by: teresadeca at 12/17/06 15:43 | link | comments (37)

Comments:

#1  17 December 2006 - 16:51

 

hi teacher..
I said .. that we..go to win..
..i'm very glad ..for us
see you
Andre n. 6ºD

Anonymous

#2  17 December 2006 - 19:30

 

Felicidades por el premio, desde Spain con cariño...the winner is....plas plas

Anonymous

#3  17 December 2006 - 21:07

 

Hi, André!
Thanks for your message!
We all deserve congratulations, don't we?! :-))
Spread (= passa) the word to your colleagues who don't generally visit the blog.
Happy holidays!!!
Hugs

teresadeca

#4  17 December 2006 - 22:09

 

Congratulations!!!!

It must be wonderfull to work like this, with your incredible students!!!

Send them a very big applause from me!!!

Inominável

Anonymous

#5  17 December 2006 - 22:19

 

Thank you to the people who wrote comments #2 and #4, but please leave your name in every message. It is a rule I have with my students and do hope that everybody follows it.
Best, Teresa

teresadeca

#6  17 December 2006 - 22:42

 

Parabéns Teresa!

João Torres

Anonymous

#7  17 December 2006 - 22:56

 

Dear Teresa and wonderful students,

Congratulations! I'm not surprised that you won. I expected it :-)

Everyone must be so proud. Keep up the good work!

Sharon
Boston

Anonymous

#8  18 December 2006 - 00:52

 

Congratulations, Teresa!!

What a great honor for a great teacher!!

I found it a bit strange, though, that you described yourself simply as a middle school teacher, when to me you are a world teacher!!

Thank you for inspiring us all!

--Tom Robb, Kyoto, Japan

http://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/~trobb

Anonymous

#9  18 December 2006 - 02:01

 

Congratulations Mom =)
you really do deserve it ;)
**

Anonymous

#10  18 December 2006 - 03:49

 

Well done, Teresa and your students. As a fellow nominee in the same category, I would like to offer my personal congratulations on your win. It is great to see a blog that is so specifically designed for students be recognised in this way. Keep up the good work!

Anonymous

#11  18 December 2006 - 06:37

 

Congratulations Teresa and students!

Fantastic recognition of all your work and enthusiasm. Well done!!

Besos,

Rosa

Anonymous

#12  18 December 2006 - 06:52

 

Dear Teresa and students,
Congratulations!
I was sure that you would win this prize. You are dedicated and committed, hard-working students and teacher and above all you have fun learning/teaching English.
You make me proud.
Happy Holidays.

Cristina Costa

Anonymous

#13  18 December 2006 - 09:13

 

Olá Teresa and kids,
Meus parabéns! Congratulations on the award! Fabulous work and blog!
Warm regards from Brazil,
Bee

bdieu

#14  18 December 2006 - 10:49

 

Congratulations, (Mabrook)!!!

Dear Teresa and students, I'm so happy for you all. You really deserve the award for the great work you've done. Your work is a true inspiration for learners all around the world. A big hug and thanks to you all!

Merry Christmas :)

Buthaina, (a Webhead and an EFL instructor from Kuwait)

Anonymous

#15  18 December 2006 - 10:54

 

Hi, teacher! How are you? I`m fine.
I'll go to the North in the 26th of December and I'm very happy! I hope to see snowing!! Bye, bye. See you 3rd of January!

António 6D :p

Anonymous

#16  18 December 2006 - 11:55

 

Olá, Radical Teacher and Students.

I was very, very happy to learn that HFWE2 had won the Best Teacher's Blog award for this year. Meus parabéns for each one of you!

The work that you do under the direction of Radical Teacher is awesome!

One of your greatest fans,

Dennis in Phoenix

Anonymous

#17  18 December 2006 - 12:12

 

Hi teacher finelly hollydays! (parabens pelo) our blog .
I (fiquei) happy (pelo) blog it´s realy realy cool it´s fantastic
by
hugs aand kiss
rita 6º C

Anonymous

#18  18 December 2006 - 12:44

 

Muitos parabéns! Mereces. Beijinho e votos de um óptimo Natal.

Anonymous

#19  18 December 2006 - 18:22

 

helloo! I wait that this year runs as well with the teacher. Good bye!

Congratulations for the site! It's very interesting

Anonymous

#20  18 December 2006 - 18:30

 

Hello! We are the students that you bought raffles! I hope that this year runs as well as teacher.
Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
(Geres)

Anonymous

#21  18 December 2006 - 18:38

 

the comment up, without name, it's from marta, catarina, e marta, who you bought raffles to the Geres!

Anonymous

#22  18 December 2006 - 19:22

 

Congratulations Teresa and students! You´ve done such a great and inspiring job. I´ve been browsing through your blog and am delighted to see how involved your students were. I´ll even try some of the wonderful ideas I saw here. YOU DESERVE this award.
Ana Maria Menezes (Brazil)

Anonymous

#23  18 December 2006 - 20:06

 

Dear João,
Thank you!
It's so nice to hear from old friends from ESE Setúbal. :-)
Merry Christmas, Teresa

teresadeca

#24  18 December 2006 - 20:20

 

Dear Webhead friends Sharon, Tom, Rosa, Cristina, Bee, Buth, Dennis and Ana Maria,
It feels so good to have your very special words of congratulations. This is part of what makes our fantastic Webhead community so unique!
I'm very proud, Sharon, and no doubt my students will be, too, as they get the great news.
Tom, I don't think I ever thought of myself as a world teacher, but I like it! :-)
"Thank you" all on behalf of my students who deserve the biggest chunk of the credit, together with our dear and regular Webhead collaborators and fans. I'm very happy for you all and myself, of course.
I'm doubly happy that our work is an inspiration.
This was a fa-bu-lous Christmas present!
Merry Christmas and a healthy and happy 2007, everyone!
Hugs all, Teresa

teresadeca

#25  18 December 2006 - 20:27

 

Dear Miguel (my youngre son),
"Thank you" for your very sweet and unexpected words!
Love you, Mom

teresadeca

#26  18 December 2006 - 20:32

 

Dear fellow nominee (message #10),
"Thank you" for your very kind words. I just wish you had signed your name.
Congratulations to you for making it to the Finalists. It's an honor to be part of such a distinguished group.
Merry Christmas,
Teresa

teresadeca

#27  18 December 2006 - 20:37

 

Dear students, António and Rita,
This is a very special award (= prémio) and moment for us all, isn't it? I feel very honored and I'm very proud (= orgulhosa) of you all and your great work!
Happy holidays up North, António, and I'll keep my fingers crossed for lots of snow. I love snow!!! :-)
Rita, relax and enjoy the holidays.
Merry Christmas!!!
Hugs both

teresadeca

#28  18 December 2006 - 20:41

 

Dear Martas and Catarina,
"Thank you" for your messages. I thought you had lost the Web address or had forgotten about the blog. Do you like it?
Have you sold many raffles? I hope so, so that you can have a wonderful trip to Gerês. It's beautiful! What a great choice!
Please keep in touch and tell us about you finalist trip next February!
Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2007 with great successes at school!
Teresa Almeida d'Eça

teresadeca

#29  19 December 2006 - 04:15

 

My apologies, Teresa for not signing my name>Teaching Generation Z

Anonymous

#30  19 December 2006 - 04:17

 

I'm going to get this right. Congratulations from Australia, from comment # 10,
Graham Wegner
http://gwegner.edublogs.org

Anonymous

#31  19 December 2006 - 11:38

 

Good Morning, Graham!
Thank you for coming back and identifying yourself.
Thanks to your blog - I like the title and content!- I got hold of the awards ceremony podcast and am listening to it. And I also got hold of the survey results. Interesting! How did you get them, Graham? Are they published somewhere?
Happy blogging!
Merry Christmas,
Teresa

teresadeca

#32  20 December 2006 - 07:05

 

The results graphics are found at the awards site on one of the static pages . I had to edit the graph slightly to fit it on my blog. Glad that you found my blog as well - I will be following yours from now on with interest,
Graham Wegner
http://gwegner.edublogs.org
Adelaide, Australia

Anonymous

#33  20 December 2006 - 16:48

 

Congratulations on your award!
This is my first encounter with blogs. Looking at what you have done, I can begin to see how I could have used one in my college classes. I am now retired but may get into blogging sometime soon.
Fred Reardon, Sacramento, California.

Anonymous

#34  20 December 2006 - 19:46

 

Hi, Graham!
It's great to have another colleague in Adelaide? Do you know Michael Coghlan? He's a dear friend and Webhead, and the first person I've ever met from Adelaide.
I'll also be following your blog, Graham!
Best, Teresa

teresadeca

#35  20 December 2006 - 19:52

 

Hi, Fred!
I'm honored that your first encounter with blogs was through mine. Please keep on visiting us and leaving a comment now and then.
No doubt blogs would have been very useful for your college courses, but you can also use them for your many fabulous trips.
Teresa

teresadeca

#36  27 December 2006 - 20:54

 

Dear Teresa and Students,
Congratulations on your success. You certainly deserved the recognition! Keep up the great work.
Ramona Dietrich

Anonymous

#37  28 December 2006 - 10:01

 

Dear Ramona,
Thank you!
We'll try to keep up "the great work" with the collaboration of dear friends such as you. :-)
Happy New Year!!!
Hugs, Teresa

teresadeca

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