We Are Poets!

In honor of poetry month (April), the students in class YL 4 have been learning about and writing different styles of poetry. Some of the types of poetry they have written include: alliteration, character analysis, diamante, music inspired, and grouping. Read our poems and let us know what you think.

High School and the future?????

Here in NYC, our 8th graders have received notice of their high school placements for next year. Some of them were happy, some were not. High school is important because it helps set you up for the future and get you ready for college and beyond.

Barack Obama gave a great speech to the youth of the USA at the beginning of the year about the importance of education and making goals. You can watch it here:

If you want to read along with the speech, here is the text: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-the-President-in-a-National-Address-to-Americas-Schoolchildren/

Do you have goals for your future? What are they? How will you begin to achieve them? Are you thinking about high school and beyond?

International Women´s Day

March 8th is International Women´s Day. In class we discussed women in history and their contributions to society. Who do you think should be honored and why?

Bake Sale for Haiti

Our bake sale the other day was a huge success. We earned $135 for Haiti in about 30 minutes. We are deciding what organization we want to send our money to and will post about that soon. Hope your concert tonight is amazing too!

Helping Haiti

Program by: Guadalupe Díaz

Earthquake in Haiti

Read the article and/or watch the video below:

http://www.wvec.com/news/local/Schools-raise-money-for-Haiti-82091347.html

As you know, a devastating earthquake hit Haiti. Thousands of people have been hurt and killed.

Do you think that we as Americans/Spaniards should do something to help the people in Haiti? Why or why not?

If you think we should help, how could our schools raise money to send to Haiti?

"I Have A Dream"

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a great man who worked for racial equality and civil rights in the United States. His "I Have a Dream" speech, which was given in order to end discrimination, is one of the greatest and most notable speeches in human history.