Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

Hi guys!

I just want to wish you all relaxing days with your family and friends... and a...

Happy and Lucky New Year 2026!!!!

I leave you here my present for you... in case you want to practice with your family or friends here you have my favourite Christmas carol! ;-)

 ♫ We wish you [Indicate "we" by moving your index finger in front of you from one shoulder to the other, making a semi-circle.]

a Merry Christmas. [Christmas gesture.]
We wish you a Merry Christmas.
We wish you a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year. [Gesture fireworks exploding in the sky by popping open your hands in the air.]

Happy holidays to you, [Hold up your left hand in a fist. Raise your index finger when you sing "...you".]
your family, [Raise the rest of your fingers on the left hand, representing family members.]
your friends. [Hold up all five fingers on your right hand, representing friends.]
Happy holidays, Merry Christmas,
and a Happy New Year.

Let's clap.
We all do a little clapping. [Clap.]
We all do a little clapping.
We all do a little clapping.
Christmas is here. [Christmas gesture.]

Let's jump.
We all do a little jumping. [Jump.]
We all do a little jumping.
We all do a little jumping.
Christmas is here.

Let's stomp.
We all do a little stomping. [Stomp.]
We all do a little stomping.
We all do a little stomping.
Christmas is here.

Shhh...let's whisper.
We all do a little whispering. [Hold your finger in front of your mouth.]
We all do a little whispering.
We all do a little whispering.
Christmas is here.

Big voices!
We wish you a Merry Christmas.
We wish you a Merry Christmas.
We wish you a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year. ♫

Enjoy your holidays!!! :-)

2º - Medieval and Gothic art - videos

Here you have some videos to review medieval art:

This one is about Gothic architecture (put subtitles, better in English):

 

Arquitectura gótica:

Escultura Gótica:

2º - Romanesque videos

Here we have the videos about Romanesque painting / decoration we watched in class:

Decora tu iglesia:

Una película medieval:

Organización social, videojuego:

Y otro que no vimo, pero os da unos cuantos ejemplos del Románico catalán:

4º - Challenge 9

Here you have the new challenge... we continue with Fernando VII... let's see if we can complete our article for the school magazine!

También podéis elegir a Isabel II, combinando este reto y el anterior (algo que os sorprenda).

2º - Challenge 8... let's ART!

Hi there!

First chance for the 2nd term to win a card! 

This week, you have to identify the building and describe it with the characteristics that you can see of the art style.

THE BEST WINS!

NUMBER 1: (same building inside and outside)

NUMBER 2: (same building inside and outside)

2º - Challende 7 - Let's art!

 

The challenge is about art...

We follow this activity from our book, so choose one medieval monument in the province of León, and tell me why you have chosen it, and:

-Date of construction and place where it's located.

-Style of art and main characteristics.

4º - Challenge 8

Hi there!

Here we have the new challenge!

In this one you have to become a "journalist" and investigate a bit about our former spanish king Fernando VII...

Make a small report including anything you find curious or interesting about him! Not long... 

With your best answers we can create an article for the school magazine!

2º - Music and History: The Black death

 Here you have a song-parody of the terrible bubonic plague...

And here you have this article to have more information about it, and by the way you practice some more english!

And finally, the video proposed by the class book:

The Black Death from Christopher Brown on Vimeo.