Have Fun with English! 2

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

Merry Christmas!!!

Hi, kids!

Here's a beautiful animated Christmas card for you and your families. Merry Christmas!!!

Follow all the instructions (bottom left) and click in the correct places in the image. To start, click the image.

Christmas carols / Cânticos de Natal (23 Dec. 2006)

Below are six Christmas carols sung by 5th and 6th grade students of Escola de Sto. António - Parede and included in the CD-ROM, "Natal na Santo Antonio" (Christmas at Santo Antonio). They recorded the CD at a studio and it was sold at school before the Christmas break started. It's FA-BU-LOUS!!!

CONGRATULATIONS to all the students involved, among them, Andreia, Inês F, Márcia and Rodrigo (6.C), Diana, Higor, Leonor and Marta (6.D) and Bárbara, Catarina, Débora, Fábia and Francisca (6.E), my students, and to the three music teachers, Ana Paula, Elsa and Pedro! What a great job you all did!!!

Enjoy! And... Merry Christmas!!!

To hear the music, doubleclick on the in the mini-consoles below:

Everybody likes to take a holiday

Natal branco / White Christmas

Vai nevar / Let it snow

Jingle bells

A todos um bom Natal

Miscelânea de Natal

Christmas puzzles (25Dec06)

Click each image and... enjoy doing the puzzles! Don't forget to say the time you took (= o tempo que levaste) to solve each puzzle!

posted by: teresadeca at 12/22/06 07:41 | link | comments (17)

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#1  22 December 2006 - 11:02

 

Hello Tere and everybody,

I'm sure your students will love this card as I did!

Sadly, I couldn't hear the choir but what a great exercise for following instructions.

Merry Christmas!

Moira

Anonymous

#2  23 December 2006 - 14:00

 

Hello, Radical Teacher and students.

The interactive Christmas card you've posted is both beautiful and fun. I enjoyed seeing the various ways the photo could be transformed by clicking on this or that.

Happy Holidays to all of you!

The link below is to a greeting in which you can hear a beautiful setting of the troparion ("theme song") for Christmas in the Russian Orthodox Church. It is being sung by an Orthodox choir in Poland.

The graphic is the icon of the Nativity.

http://d-oliver.net/Christmas/

Best wishes to all!

Dennis in Phoenix

Anonymous

#3  23 December 2006 - 18:28

 

Dear Moira,
Thank you for droping by! Do try again to listen to the choir. It's lovely and very peaceful.
There'll be another great surprise soon that you'll also love!
Merry Christmas!!!
Warm hugs, Teresa

teresadeca

#4  23 December 2006 - 18:33

 

Dear Dennis,
Thank you for droping by!
I knew you'd love the e-card. It's so beautiful and delicate, isn't it?
Thank you for the link to your Xmas greetings with the lovely Polish choir. I hope some students will enjoy it.
Merry Christmas!!!
Warm hugs, Teresa

teresadeca

#5  23 December 2006 - 21:47

 

The six recordings of students singing Christmas music were wonderful! I've listened to each one twice so far, and I'm sure I'll be back to listen again.

My favorites were Vai Nevar, Jingle Bells, and A Todos um Bom Natal, but all of the songs were precious!

Congratulations to the singers and their teachers—and thank you, Teresa, for sharing this unique Christmas gift!

Dennis in Phoenix

Anonymous

#6  26 December 2006 - 09:49

 

Merry, Merry Christmas.
I really loved the Christmas carols!!
Great Voices. I am your number 1 fan! :)

Where can I buy your wonderful CD?

Keep on singing...
Enjoy the season.
I am just going to listen to your songs one more time...;)

Anonymous

#7  26 December 2006 - 09:52

 

I forgot to sign my last comment.
Well, it means that I have to listen to your lovely voices once again. :)
Merry Christmas

Cristina Costa

Anonymous

#8  26 December 2006 - 12:47

 

Dear Dennis and Cristina,
Thanks so much for your enthusiasm with the students' Christmas carols and for being our number one fans.
They played at my house on Christmas Eve, over dinner with my parents, and yesterday evening at my parents', during our family dinner. They are so lively and well sung that we feel like keeping on listening.
Cristina, thanks also for the voice message. Very sweet!
Season's greetings!!!
Warm hugs, Teresa

teresadeca

#9  26 December 2006 - 18:57

 

Hi Class!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all!
Congratulations for your work: the carols are amazing!
Best wishes

Sara

Anonymous

#10  26 December 2006 - 22:53

 

Hi Everyone,
I had great fun doing the puzzles! Happy Holidays,
Ramona

Anonymous

#11  27 December 2006 - 22:22

 

Hi, Sara!
Thank you for the congratulations!
I wish I knew which of the Sara's that I know left this comment. Can you identify yourself better?!
Happy New Year!
Teresa

teresadeca

#12  27 December 2006 - 22:24

 

Hi, Ramona!
I also loved doing both puzzles! I've always loved puzzles!!! Next time I'll include one with more pieces.
Happy New Year!
Hugs both, Teresa

teresadeca

#13  29 December 2006 - 15:12

 

Hello, Radical Teacher and Students.

The Christmas puzzles were really a lot of fun! I'm amazed at all the interesting information and fun activities to be found here!

Próspero Ano Novo to all—

Dennis in Phoenix

Anonymous

#14  30 December 2006 - 11:36

 

Hi, dear Dennis!
I've always enjoyed puzzles and decided to create these two. It's so easy.
I'm going to leave a New Year's puzzle later today. A bit more complicated, but fun and very pretty.
Best wishes for a peaceful and healthy 2007!
Warm hugs, Teresa

teresadeca

#15  30 December 2006 - 19:48

 

hi teacher have a merychirstmas??
my very nice (recebi um livo''aprende ingles com a Anita'' espero que perceba mais de Ingles!!!) bjs e abraços ines f 6.C

Anonymous

#16  30 December 2006 - 21:03

 

Hi, Inês!
I had a wonderful Christmas with all my family: my husband and my two sons, my parents, two brothers and their wives, and two nephews. And you? How was your Christmas? Many presents?
I hope your English gets better (= melhore) with the Anita book and our classes. ;-)
Happy New Year!
Hugs

teresadeca

#17  06 January 2008 - 11:13

 

Hi, Teresa. Your blog is excellent... as usual. Congrats on your Christmas post. I loved it and it moved me till tears. Love from Argentina, Nelba

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