BOOOOOOO!!! IT'S HALLOWEEN!

Are you enjoying a spooky creepy Halloween today?

 

 Let's celebrate! Learn more about the spookiest day of the year by watching these short documentaries. 

Now have some scary fun!

Try this Halloween crossword! - PDF version or the interactive version

HALLOWEEN IS COMING...

HAPPY EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES!

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Do you know what day is today?


The European Union countries celebrate, on the 26th September, the European Day of Languages.  But why?


Throughout Europe, 800 million Europeans represented in the Council of Europe's 47 member states are encouraged to learn more languages, at any age, in and out of school. Being convinced that linguistic diversity is a tool for achieving greater intercultural understanding and a key element in the rich cultural heritage of our continent, the Council of Europe promotes plurilingualism in the whole of Europe.

Are you an eager language learner? 

How many foreign languages can you speak?


Go online and check out the Council of Europe's website dedicated to the European Day of Languages: http://edl.ecml.at/


You will find there a lot of information about this day and some games and quizzes about languages.

Test your knowledge of English and see if you can recognise the following accents:

BACK TO SCHOOL!

WELCOME STUDENTS

Back to School Expectations Vs. Reality!

How different is your school?

YEAR 2014-15 ROCKS @ ESCOLA SECUNDARIA DE BARCELINHOS

Today is...

Talk Like a Pirate Day!

On Talk Like a Pirate Day (19 September) meet a real pirate, hear some pirate jokes and explore pirate legends!

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!

Welcome to the new school year 2013/2014!

HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY!

Today, March 17th, millions of Irish people, and people of Irish origin, celebrate Saint Patrick's Day!

What do you know about this holiday?

Watch the videos below and find out what leprechauns, shamrocks and parades are, as well as who Saint Patrick was!

V-DAY’S ONE BILLION RISING: 14 FEBRUARY 2013

V-DAY’s ONE BILLION RISING: 14 FEBRUARY 2013

Largest Day of Mass Action Ever to Stop Violence Against Women and Girls
With “Risings” Planned in 203 Countries

Activists, Writers, Thinkers, Workers, Students, Poets, Dancers,
Parliamentarians, Mayors, State Representatives, Celebrities,
Women and Men rised on 14 February 2013

V-Day, the global activist movement to end violence against women and girls, has been working for a year in ONE BILLION RISING campaign. 

It is a campaign to stop violence against women.

On Thursday, 14 February, women and men in 203 countries came together in the largest day of mass action ever to stop violence against women and girls, to express their outrage, and to strike, dance and RISE to support an end to violence against women once and for all.

Check out the website to watch videos of the flash mobs that happened all over the world: http://onebillionrising.org/

SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY

Yesterday the whole world celebrated LOVE!

SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY  is definitely a date commemorated all over the world, transcending different peoples, different cultures.

Photo from The Atlantic

Check out this awesome photo gallery at The Atlantic. Click here.

Love Idioms from ESL Library
http://www.esl-library.com/blog/infographic-for-valentines-day-love-idioms/

It's Halloween!

Orkut Scraps and Greetings

Our School's 25th anniversary

As all our students here at Escola Secundária/3 de Barcelinhos know, we have been celebrating during 2011/2012 the 25th anniversary of our school. 

Since Friday, 30th September 2011 until last Friday, 19th October 2012, students and former students, teachers and former teachers, and other school staff and former staff, have been celebrating this special anniversary.

25 years educating, teaching and learning... 

25 years forming identities... 

Happy Birthday, Escola Secundária de Barcelinhos! 

We were all here!

Check out this great video that was launched last Friday.

Photos of our students at school, teachers and other staff. 

Photos taken by teachers Artur Loureiro and João Sobrosa

Video created by teacher Nuno Cunha

Song "I Was Here" by Beyoncé

Check out the school's blog: 

 http://es3barcelinhos25anos.blogspot.pt/

EARTH DAY - It's today!

On April 22nd, the world celebrates Earth Day.


Have you done anything green today? If not, you can still do it. 


And remember, every day should be Earth Day!

EVERY DAY SHOULD BE EARTH DAY! ACT GREEN!

TITANIC: it happened 100 years ago!

One hundred years ago, the unsinkable Titanic sank in the icy waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.


It happened on the night of April 15, 1912. The luxury ocean liner Titanic was lost after hitting an iceberg . There were few lifeboats that saved only 700 of her passengers. 

THE EMPLOYMENT - a short animation film

Have you discussed the World of Work in English class? This is for you, 11th grade students!


‘El Empleo’/ ‘The Employment’ is a very critical short animation film by the director Santiago 'Bou' Grasso, from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

This film is about an anonymous man who performs his usual trip to work, immersed in a world where the utilization of people as objects is an everyday thing.

El Empleo / The Employment from opusBou on Vimeo.

‘El Empleo’/ ‘The Employment’ is a film about the use of the man by the man.
The objectualization of the human being in our society is shown allegorically in a very particular way: a world where everyone is used as an object.
With dark humor and a critical look over the issue, we explore the place of the human being in the modern societies, searching for a deep reflection from the audience when facing the film's point of view.                                                                                        Santiago 'Bou' Grasso

What do you think about this film? Share your thoughts!

VIVA A ESCOLA - Visit the English Room!

On Thursday, 22nd March the 9th edition of VIVA A ESCOLA is being held at Barcelinhos Secondary School.


Visit the English exhibition at room 17. 


Cinema sessions: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - 9h30
                              RANGO  -  14h00

Asking for change or CHANGE?

Is he asking for change, or is he asking for CHANGE?

• change [noun] when something becomes different, or the result of something becoming different
• change [noun] money which is coins rather than notes

 Follow this man as he affects multiple peoples' lives with just one dollar, proving that it doesn't take much to be the change in someone's life.

An inspiring short film written and directed by Sharon Wright.


What do you think? Can you change someone's life with less than a dollar? An euro?

The History of Valentine's Day

Every February 14, all around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint? Where did these traditions come from? 
Find out about the history of this holiday, from ancient Roman rituals to the customs of Victorian England.

Check out some of these facts about Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day By the Numbers. [Internet]. 2012. The History Channel website. Available from: http://www.history.com/interactives/valentines-day-by-the-numbers [Accessed 13 Fev 2012].

2011: Year In Review

The year 2011 is quickly coming to its end... Are you ready to welcome 2012?



New Years - Comments and Graphics!

But before the calendar pages turn into 2012, can you recall the major events that marked this year?
Watch the video below!

New Years - Comments and Graphics!

The Queen's 2011 Christmas Broadcast

Every Christmas, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II addresses the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth with a special Christmas message.

You can watch Her Majesty speaking of families, friends and communities in this year's broadcast to the Commonwealth.

What is the Commonwealth? Do you know what it is?

The Commonwealth is a name for some countries which were part of the British Empire before they became independent. This group of states works together on many important matters, like business, health and the fight against poverty.

The Commonwealth of Nations is a group of countries. Originally, it was called the British Commonwealth of Nations which was founded in 1926 when the British Empire began to break-up. Now, there are 53 member countries of the Commonwealth of Nations. All except Mozambique were part of the British Empire. There are some other associations having similar sounding names. For example, the Commonwealth of Australia or the Commonwealth of Independent states. But, the Commonwealth of Nations is different and a separate organization.

in http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations 

CHRISTMAS IS COMING... Let's shake it up a bit!

Can you feel that Christmas is coming? Our school is certainly into the Christmas spirit already with all the decorations.


Do you know Train's Xmas song - "Shake Up Christmas"? You can find the lyrics below!

Shake up the happiness

Wake up the happiness

Shake up the happiness

It's Christmas time

There's a story that I was told

And I wanna tell the world

Before I get to old

And don't remember it

So let's December it

And reassemble it

Once upon a time in a town like this

A little girl made a great big wish

To fill the world full of happiness

And be on Santa's magic list

Chorus:

Shake it up

Shake up the happiness

Wake it up

Wake up the happiness

Come on y'all

It's Christmas time

At the same time miles away

A little boy made a wish that day

That the world would be okay

And Santa Claus would hear him say

I got dreams and I got love

I got my feet on the ground

And family above

Can you send some happiness?

With my best to the rest

Of the people of the East and the West And

Maybe every once in a while you

Get my grandma a reason to smile

It’s the season of smile

It's cold but we'll be freezing in style

Let me meet a girl one day that

Wants to spread some love this way

We can let our souls run free and

She can open some happiness with me

Chorus

I know you're out there

I hear your reindeer

I see the snowing

Your boots have been

I'm gonna show them

So they will know then

Then love will grow in

Then to live again

Chorus