Have Fun with English! 2

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

Summer messages

    Hi, kids!

School is over and the holidays are here till mid-September. At the beach, in the countryside (= no campo), camping, travelling abroad (= to another country), staying at home, playing with friends or with the computer, have a wonderful time! Rest and relax.

But don't forget your English teacher!!! I will be here and I will visit our blogs daily to see if there are new messages from my dear friends. Please write about your holidays or just to say "Hello"!

By the way (= a propósito), do you know what "HELLO" means? Take a look!

In a few days I'm going to leave a last message in the "CALL Lessons" blog with links (= ligações) to sites that we worked with in the past two years. I hope they will be useful and enjoyable. And don't forget to read some very nice messages from our teacher-friends about your "brilliant" work with the interviews in CALL Lesson 11.

It was a great pleasure to be your English teacher in 5th and 6th grades. And your friend, always. We had some wonderful times and great laughs (= grandes risotas) together. And we had many new experiences.

Above all, "you" learned quite a lot in my classes and, two years later, showed what you can do, a fabulous "grand finale": interviewing three "mystery guests" online in a first-time ever voice chat. And "I" learned with you! "Thank you" for these great two years!

Hugs and kisses from your "crazy and radical" teacher  

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7 July 2007

The 7 wonders of Portugal and the New 7 Wonders of the World were announced this evening in Lisbon at a fabulous event in Luz Stadium. Here are the results!

7 wonders of Portugal

New 7 Wonders of the World

posted by: teresadeca at 06/24/07 20:12 | link | comments (38)

Comments:

#1  25 June 2007 - 17:19

 

Hello from an educator in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. I am enjoying your blog site and hope to pick up a few tips on classroom blogging.

Jenny

Anonymous

#2  25 June 2007 - 18:25

 

Hello, Jenny!
I live and teach in the greater Lisbon area, in Portugal!
Thank you for leaving a message and saying where you are.
If I may be of any help, please leave me a message in this post for "Summer messages", or send me an email through Motime. And please give me yours so I can get back to you.
What age students and subject do you teach?
Teresa

teresadeca

#3  26 June 2007 - 07:57

 

Hello teacher!!
I loved this two years!!
Bye
MargariDA 6ºc

Anonymous

#4  26 June 2007 - 13:38

 

Hi, Margarida!
Thank you!!! You've made my day! (= Ganhei o dia!) :-)
Please say "hello" now and then.
Happy holidays!
Beijinhos

teresadeca

#5  27 June 2007 - 16:59

 

Hi teacher!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How are you?And yours holidays?
My holidays it´s greats;-))
Bye,Bye!!!!!

Gabriela6ºc

Anonymous

#6  27 June 2007 - 18:32

 

Hi teacher! How are you?
I love to pass these two years with you...
This year i going to London to esperent! But i supose (fico) there... :-( . I learn a new language and i learn to perfect...
My holidays they go to be cinema, beach and partys .
bye bye
beijinhox
Abigail 6.E

Anonymous

#7  28 June 2007 - 06:14

 

Dear Gabriela,
I'm not on holidays. I still have work at school. I go there every day.
How are you spending your days? Do you meet with friends from class?
Enjoy! :-)
Hugs

teresadeca

#8  28 June 2007 - 06:20

 

Dear Abigail,
It's so nice to know that you enjoyed my classes! One thing is feeling, another is being sure/certain. Thank you!
I also liked having you as a student and friend.
I hope you go to London and practice your English. How long (= quanto tempo) will you stay there?
Enjoy your holidays! :-)
Hugs and kisses

teresadeca

#9  28 June 2007 - 12:35

 

Hi teacher!How are you?
Well i go to London to live...
But i continue visitied Portugal for holidays... :)
And how are your's holidays? With very work i supponse.
Abigail 6.E
beijinhox mt grandes

Anonymous

#10  29 June 2007 - 10:59

 

Hi, Abigail!
What great news! You are going to live in England! Your English is going to be perfect. I'm very happy for you. :-)
I hope you continue to send messages and say "hello" when you visit Portugal. I always like to stay in contact with nice and special students. :-)
No holidays for me yet. I go to school every day.
Kisses and hugs

teresadeca

#11  30 June 2007 - 18:05

 

HELLO teacher!!
my holidays are being sooooo not nice.I miss my friends,i love them,and i`m going to the Algarve tomorrow,so i`m gonna be far away!
Algarve it`s cool,but i want to see my friends!!
kisses and hugs
Márcia 6ºc

Anonymous

#12  01 July 2007 - 14:51

 

Dear Márcia,
I hope you have a wonderful time in the Algarve.
When you come back, please tell me all about your days in the "sun, sea and sand".
I'm sure you will have a chance to be with your friends when you come back. You all live in the same area, don't you?
Hugs and kisses

teresadeca

#13  05 July 2007 - 08:19

 

Hi Teacher!!!!!

I'm sorry just writing today, but I was my father's birthday, so we went to Beja.

Teacher... The FAP Official Site has changed! I'm lost in there! I don't know where thngs are! That's why I haven't changed my blog!

These 2 years were the best!

Hugs,

Rodrigo, 6ºC

Anonymous

#14  05 July 2007 - 15:00

 

Hi, Rodrigo!
Long time no see...
A belated (= atrasados) "Happy Birthday" to your father. Was it very hot in Beja?
I'm sorry to hear about the FAP site. Is it this the Web address you're talking about?
http://www.emfa.pt/
If you feel lost, why don't you send them a message? Click on "Contacte-nos" and ask them for help, even if it's just about photos of planes... whatever. Tell them what you need and ask where you can find it. I'm sure they'll reply.
I love hearing from you. And I love to know that you really liked these two years. Me too. :-))
Happy holidays!!!
Hugs from your "crazy and radical" teacher

teresadeca

#15  07 July 2007 - 18:55

 

Hi,teacher!
How are You?
I'm Fine..
I'm in enjoy my holidays in Algarve...
This in here is just beach..
It's so cool we are in summer holidays..
My friends in here call me SmooD...

I have a lot of fun in here!!!:=D


Bye,teacher


Smood or Pedro 6.D

Anonymous

#16  08 July 2007 - 11:35

 

Dear Pedro a.k.a. SmooD,
What a very pleasant surprise to receive your message! And to know that you're enjoying yourself and having great holidays!! Thank you!!!
Where are you in the Algarve? I will be in Vilamoura in the second half of August.
I'm well. I have friends and family from the States here this weekend. I'm having a fabulous time.
Please continue saying "Hello!". :-)
Hugs from your English teacher, always

teresadeca

#17  14 July 2007 - 17:17

 

Hi,teacher...
I lose the (torneio) but i won a site and a sponsor of my clan...
My clan website is www.splayers.pt.to
Look teacher can you put two videos cs?
Do you know in this country(Portugal) e have the best player of Cs..


Bye

SmooD

Anonymous

#18  17 July 2007 - 08:23

 

Dear Pedro,
What 'championship' (= torneio) was it that you lost?
I visited your site, but I don't understand what it is about. What are cs or Cs?
I didn't like two things: the violence in the video (it's machine guns and shooting all the time!) and some "nasty" language and expressions (they are aggressive to my eyes and ears).
I'm a peaceful person (= pessoa pacífica) who likes "nice and normal" language.
Are you still in the Algarve?
Bye! Keep on writing! I like your messages.
Hugs

teresadeca

#19  20 July 2007 - 13:05

 

Hi teacher !´
How are you ?
I'm fine...
Bye Bye !
Leonor N 6ºD

Anonymous

#20  21 July 2007 - 10:58

 

Hi, Leonor!
I'm fine and feeling more rested (= descansada). But I'm still "crazy"!!! ;-)
Yesterday I bought a crazy Swatch. Take a look!

and

It's cute (= giro), isn't it?
The little girl is very tall, she has long legs and arms, and long braids (= tranças). And she has a very happy face.
I love it, because it's crazy like me!!!! :-))
How do you spend your days? Do you go to the beach? Do you meet friends from school?
Thanks for saying "Hello!".
Hugs and beijinhos from your teacher

teresadeca

#21  23 August 2007 - 18:48

 

Hi teacher!!!
How are you?
Bye!!
Filipe 6ºC

Anonymous

#22  25 August 2007 - 18:02

 

Hi, Filipe!
How are you? Are you enjoying your holidays?
I'm in the Algarve and having a lovely time. Last night, around 6 a.m., it poured (rained very hard) and there was a lot of lightning and thunder for about an hour. The water in the pool almost went over!!!
Are you staying at Sto António next year? I hope so.
Hugs from your teacher, always :-)

teresadeca

#23  01 September 2007 - 20:33

 

Hi, Daniela!
Thank you for your messages! I copied them below, because they are "Summer messages", right?
I came back from the Algarve last night. I was there for two wonderful and relaxing weeks. I rode my bike everyday, sometimes for 10 kms, and once for 15 kms (half in the morning and the other half in the evening). I went to the beach, stayed by the pool and read a lot.
I'm glad that you went to Moldova and enjoyed your holidays there.
Hugs and kisses from your English teacher


#5 28 August 2007 - 14:37

Hi teacher! How are you? I'm in Moldova... I'm very happy and i'm going to Portugal and i'm very happy to do it.:)sorry,because i don't wrote this all time...:(
bye bye bye bjjjjs
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#6 29 August 2007 - 17:57
Hi teacher!
How are you?i'm fine!!i'm going to see the festival on my school...
it's 1st september,but because it's saturday it's in 3rd of september
I'M VERRRRY HAPPPYYYYYY!!!!
bye bye
bj daniela!!!!
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#7 01 September 2007 - 08:32
hi Abigail!
hi are you?i'm very sad because you abandone Portugal...
i miss you!!!!bjjjjjs mt GRANDES P'ra tiiiiiiii!!!!!
a tua amiga DANIELA
6E
Unlogged visitor

teresadeca

#24  10 September 2007 - 02:37

 

hola mi nombre es Paulina y soy profesora en Chile, me encantó el blog y la felicito por la labor que esta haciendo con sus estudiantes.
Hasta luego ....

PD: espero pueda leer esto.

Anonymous

#25  10 September 2007 - 10:20

 

Hello, Paulina!
Thank you for visiting the blog and for the nice words about it. It's very nice to have a guest from Chile.
What subject do you teach? And what grades?
I will be starting a new blog soon for my two 5th grade classes. They are beginners of English.
Best wishes,
Teresa

teresadeca

#26  16 September 2007 - 16:43

 

Hello from Durango Colorado USA
I am teaching a BLOG class to 16 teachers in Colorado.

Would you be willing to make a few comments to them on your blog- I am trying to stress the Global Connection and how powerful it can be with Children.
Thanks
Howie DiBlasi
Technology Director
howie@frontier.net

Anonymous

#27  20 September 2007 - 12:33

 

Hello from Lisbon, Portugal, Howie!
So sorry for the delay, but I started the school last Monday and am currently teaching an online course, so it's been very hectic.
Thank you for getting in touch. I'll say something brief about my experience with Web 2.0 tools, among them, blogging, with Young Learners.
The use of Web-based communication tools, text, audio and/or video, in the learning process motivate students, generates learning in a fun way and generates "added value" for most learners: practice of authentic language with real people from the real worls, opening up of horizons, acquisition of e-literacy skills and intercultural awareness.
Please take a look at my blog, CALL lessons (link on the left of this blog's home page), and look for the last lesson last June, a chat with three teachers in distant places.
Hope this helps! Best,
Teresa

teresadeca

#28  30 September 2007 - 17:07

 

Hi teacher!!!How are you?
I'm in London with my dad and i go to school this thursday, near my house.I have many homesickness its and of the other teachers it orders kisses mine for them.beijinhos da Abigail

Anonymous

#29  30 September 2007 - 17:16

 

Hi dany!How are you?
I miss you too but i go to Portugal for holidays!!!Why you are sad? Be HAPPY!!!!For me!!!Okay???Mts beijinhos pra ti
abigail

Anonymous

#30  01 October 2007 - 19:34

 

Dear Abigail,
I'm so happy that you are now studying in London. It's a fabulous opportunity in your life! Seize it! (= Agarra-a!) :-)
Do you already have friends? How is school? Please tell us about it.
Hugs and kisses from your English teacher, always

teresadeca

#31  20 October 2007 - 12:17

 

Hi,eX-Teacher!

How Are You ?
I'm Fine
I like my new class but it's a (pouco) crazy just like you.
My English Teacher Put Me In (apoio de ingles) because I'm Bad.
But On Monday I did a test and i think I going to hava a good (nota)

If you want to speak whit me in the msn my mail is : omg_Smood@hotmail.co.uk.

Now I have a litle (empresa entre) friends.

About : Games,Videos,Musics,And Game Downloads.

If you want to check www.tgp.pt.to

Anonymous

#32  20 October 2007 - 13:19

 

Hello, anonymous writer of message #31!
You didn't sign your name and that wasn't part of our rules, on the contrary.
Please say who you are and then I will write a complete message.
Teresa Almeida d'Eça

teresadeca

#33  24 October 2007 - 17:26

 

Sorry Teacher I forget to say my name

My name is SmooD(Pedro dos 6ºD agora sou do 6ºF)

Anonymous

#34  29 October 2007 - 19:21

 

Hi Teacher!!How are u?I have too new friends they very cool for me.My best friend called Aloka and my other called Lina.Aloka is from German and Lina is from Iraque.The school is very nice and the teacher are very nice to me and anything i don't undersent i can ask for my 2 friends.My Ingles is a litter bit better and i like live here is a worderfull place .And how are the teachers?Sent my kisses for they okay?beijinhos abi

Anonymous

#35  03 November 2007 - 10:18

 

Dear Pedro,
Thank you for ID(entifying) yourself. It means that you sometimes visit "our" blog. I like that. :-)
I'm amazed that we're in the same school, but we haven't seen each other. Maybe once?! Filipa, Leonor and Rita often visit me in Room 14 on Fridays.
How are you doing? Being in a "crazy" class can be good and not so good. I hope that my "craziness" was good and helped you learn.
BTW, I don't think you need Apoio. What you need is to "concentrate" in class, always do your homework and "study". You can be good in English.
I checked your pages. They're nice.
See you in school. Come visit me! And continue visiting our blog.
Hugs from your English teacher

teresadeca

#36  03 November 2007 - 10:27

 

Dear Abigail,
I'm very happy that you have adapted well to the new school in London and that you have new friends. And it's fabulous that you don't forget your old, "cota" friends, like me. :-)
It's great that you're making friends from other countries, like Aloka and Lina. You know very well how much I love having friends all over the world, don't you?
I'm also very happy that you have "understanding" (= compreensivos) teachers. Have you showed them "our" blog and all the messages you sent?
You English is certainly better and you'll be speaking and writing it like a native in no time/very soon.
I'll send kisses to the other teachers from 6E.
I see Daniela very often at school. Her cousin Daniela is in my 5th grade class and she already calls me "my crazy teacher".
Francisca and Catarina visit us almost every week. They're great, but their English teacher isn't "crazy" like me. ;-)
Please continue writing. Let's stay in touch, always.
Keep doing a good job, Abigail! Learning English is a great tool (= ferramenta) for life.
Hugs and beijinhos from your English teacher and friend, always

teresadeca

#37  20 December 2007 - 09:47

 

Hi teacher Teresa!!How are you?
I love the school here.. but all the holidays i'm sick.. because this weather is not for me..because in the morning 4 or 5 degress and yesterday at the night was 0 degress all the cars with ice..
i think go to swon early this year..
i see many squirrel here because where i live i have many trees and i live near the trains staion and i see many fox here yesterday i saw two fox a baby one and his mum they are so cute..=D
I don't know when i can back to Portugal to holidays..
beijinhoss e hugs
abi

Anonymous

#38  20 December 2007 - 12:36

 

Dear Abigail,
I loved your message and all the things you tell me about your new life. I also loved your "progress" in English! Wow!! Congratulations!!!
I have great news for you. I was in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 6 to receive the "eLearning Awards 2007". Our curricular blog CALL Lessons 2005-2007 < http://call05-06.motime.com/ > won a Gold Prize in the category of "The school of the future". I dedicated the award publicly to all my very special students and teacher-friends all over the world who worked and collaborated so enthusiastically in it.
I'm still very excited and "on cloud nine"!
Please go the blog and leave a message.
A very merry Christmas to you and your family and a New Year full of big successes! :-)
"Thank you" for not forgetting me.
Your English teacher and friend always,
Teresa Almeida d'Eça

teresadeca

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