"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page" Saint Augustine
LICEO DE CERVANTES EL RETIRO
SPELLING BEE 2016
Last week (September 30th and
October 4th) we celebrated our Spelling bee 2016. An interesting
opportunity to check how our students are developing the spelling skill.
In some amazing rounds. The first category (students’
levels 1-3) participated with a closed final. At the end, Thomas Rangel from 3A
won, the first runner-up was Tomas Phazetti from 1B.
Arturo Sabogal from 5B won the second category.
He beat Nicolas Aponte (first runner up) in the sentences making part of the elimination.
Last
October 4th, we had third and
fourth categories final. We were very excited to see the high level of the
competition. At the end, Manuel Dávila from 8B won the third category award and
Pablo Gamboa was the runner up. Daniel Prieto (10B) was the champion of the
fourth category, followed by Jorge Salazar (10 A).
Congratulations to all the winners. And thank all the
students for your suppport and participation!
On september 30th, our students from 8th level lived the
final of Master Chef. An incredible project developed by the teacher Emerson
Villa. Marvin Leal and Simón Díaz from 8A won the big prize with their
cannelloni with vechamel sauce and their halloween dessert.
LUIS FERNANDO TRIANA GOMEZ
10th and11th TEACHER
SPELLING BEE 2016
Last week (September 30th and
October 4th) we celebrated our Spelling bee 2016. An interesting
opportunity to check how our students are developing the spelling skill.
In some amazing rounds. The first category (students’
levels 1-3) participated with a closed final. At the end, Thomas Rangel from 3A
won, the first runner-up was Tomas Phazetti from 1B.
Arturo Sabogal from 5B won the second category.
He beat Nicolas Aponte (first runner up) in the sentences making part of the elimination.
Last
October 4th, we had third and
fourth categories final. We were very excited to see the high level of the
competition. At the end, Manuel Dávila from 8B won the third category award and
Pablo Gamboa was the runner up. Daniel Prieto (10B) was the champion of the
fourth category, followed by Jorge Salazar (10 A).
Congratulations to all the winners. And thank all the
students for your suppport and participation!
On september 30th, our students from 8th level lived the
final of Master Chef. An incredible project developed by the teacher Emerson
Villa. Marvin Leal and Simón Díaz from 8A won the big prize with their
cannelloni with vechamel sauce and their halloween dessert.
OUR FAVOURITE GAMES
Students from 7th Levels work together to introduce us their favourite games. Teacher Jairo Martínez
Master Chef Cervantes 7th Level
Students from 7th levels practice English in a funny and real way. Let's cook something delicious.
Suesca English Club
Last
Saturday July 23th, John Stone Community celebrated its first English club in
Suesca, Cundinamarca, where students from different grades were practicing
English while they were doing extreme sports like: climbing, rappel and hiking.
SPEAKING ACTIVITY AT 4tH LEVEL
BREAKING NEWS
Speaking activity as a News Reporter
Learning
the Present Perfect with balloons.
Enjoying the activitity with the 4th Level students.
CLAUDIA SOTELO
4TH LEVEL TEACHER
SPEAKING ACTIVITY AT 5TH LEVEL
ENJOYING
THE SPEAKING ACTIVITY IN WHICH MY STUDENTS FROM 5TH A MADE A SHORT ROLEPLAY AND
PRESENTATIONS ABOUT JOBS AND PROFESSIONS!
CLAUDIA SOTELO
TEACHER AT LICEO CERVANTES RETIRO
SALT MINE CATHEDRAL VISIT
ZIPAQUIRA SALT MINE CATHEDRAL
Students from 7th level visited the Salt Mine Cathedral in Zipaquira, there they enjoy and learnt about this important an special place in Colombia working together Religion, Spanish and English.
JAIRO MARTINEZ ROJAS
SAINT JOHN STONE
Almost nothing is known of
John's early years or of his life and activities as an Augustinian.
The Parliament of England in
1534 approved a law known as the Act of Supremacy. This Act proclaimed King
Henry VIII the supreme head of the Church in England.
Four years later, an official
of the King arrived in Canterbury to close all the monasteries and to
John was arrested and thrown
into prison in the Tower of London. He remained firm in his refusal to accept
the King as head of the Church. While in jail, he spent many hours in prayer.
One day, God spoke to him, encouraging him to be of good heart and to remain
steadfast in his belief, even if it meant death. From this point on, John felt
great strength.
John was tried and convicted
of treason in 1539. Right after Christmas of that year, a slow procession
passed through the streets of Canterbury. The prisoner John was being taken
through the city to a hill outside the city walls. There he was hanged, drawn
and quartered. Because he was considered a traitor, his head and body were put
on display at the entrance to the city.
In the account books of
Canterbury, there appears an expense of two shillings and six pence “Paid for a
half-ton of wood to build the gallows on which Friar Stone was brought to
justice.”
Pope Leo XIII beatified John
Stone in 1886. Pope Paul VI canonized him in 1970, along with 39 other English
martyrs of the same period.
Taken from: http://midwestaugustinians.org/st-john-stone/
LUZ MERY RAMIREZ RAMIREZ BAQUERO
ENGLISH TEACHER
9th and 10th Level
OTHER INTERESTING LINKS
I found some interesting new links for playing English
games:
PRIMARY
HIGH SCHOOL
LUZ MERY RAMIREZ BAQUERO
9th and 10thLevels
INTERESTING SITES TO GO
http://www.professorgarfield.org/pgf_home.html
Visit the comics lab. Find activities and games about
reading, drawing, music, language arts, science, and social studies.
The object of the game is to
guess the eight hidden animals that are presented, one at a time, behind a
question mark. Possible animals are display above the mystery box and are
eliminated as questions are asked. The user can guess which animal it could be
at any time by making a “I guess …. ” phrase.
Solve the crossword puzzle about ACTION VERBS.
The object of the game is to
guess the eight hidden animals that are presented, one at a time, behind a
question mark. Possible animals are display above the mystery box and are
eliminated as questions are asked. The user can guess which animal it could be
at any time by making a “I guess …. ” phrase.
Compiled by: JAIRO MARTINEZ ROJAS
English teacher 7th and 10 levels
Let´s speak in English
As language
learners, we all know the experience of feeling like a child again, of not
having the words to express ourselves. We often believe that the other person
is judging us, that our mistakes and difficulties make us look stupid. You
always think: “Don’t open your mouth, you’ll sound stupid,” and the sad part is
that most of us tend to listen. Even worse, we project this voice upon other
people, assuming that they are criticizing us.
The most
relevant fear students have when they decide to learn English is to speak. In
Liceo Cervantes el Retiro teachers plan and work with different activities to
teach our students that they’re not alone, that is what it feels like to learn
another language, and we need our students try many times.
Besides the
studying of the grammatical skill, vocabulary and listening activities, our
Cervantinians need to improve how they organize their ideas and can express
them.
Most of
these ideas are using the dialogues from books and webpages, but we use some
special items that show our students the necessary in their lives, what they
are going to use in their real lives, living and working abroad when they
graduated. In our classes, students prepare the dialogues according to these
topics that we propose them:
Explaining
a Haircut
Looking for
a job
Asking for
a dinner
Buying a
vacation plan
Talking to
the doctor
These
examples help us out as teachers and we have had successful experiences with
our students that have had speaking English without fear.
Emerson
Villa Andrade
English
teacher
Eighth
Grade
HOLY WEEK IS COMING!!! LET´S KNOW ABOUT IT!
On Palm Sunday, we celebrate the
first joy of the season, as we celebrate Our Lord's triumphant
entrance into
Jerusalem where he was welcomed by crowds worshiping him and laying down palm
leaves before him. It also marks the beginning of Holy Week, with the greatest
tragedy and sorrow of the year.
entrance into
Jerusalem where he was welcomed by crowds worshiping him and laying down palm
leaves before him. It also marks the beginning of Holy Week, with the greatest
tragedy and sorrow of the year. 
Jesus' triumphant return to
Jerusalem is only one side of the story.
By now many of the Jews are
filled with hate for Our Lord. They want to see him stoned, calling Him a
blasphemer, especially after offering proof of His Divinity during a winter
visit to Jerusalem for the
Feast of the Dedication.
After this, Jesus went to Perea,
where he was summoned to Bethany. There he raised Lazarus from the dead, a
miracle which wins Him such renown among certain Pharisees that they decided
finally to end His life.
Jesus took refuge at Ephrem
returning six days before Passover to Bethany, triumphantly entering Jerusalem.
That evening, He leaves Jerusalem and returns Monday. He spent time with
Gentiles in the Temple, and on Wednesday left for the Mount of Olives. Here he
foretold the apostles the events of the next several days, including His
impending death.
He returned to Jerusalem on
Thursday, to share the Last Supper with His apostles. He was subsequently
arrested and tried. He was crucified at Calvary on Friday, outside the gates of
Jerusalem. He was buried the same day, and arose three days later, on Easter
Sunday.
All of this is done by our Lord
for forgiveness of our sins, and for life everlasting with Him. God so loved
us, that He sent His only begotten Son to die for us, so that our sins maybe
forgiven
Taken from: http://www.catholic.org/clife/lent/holyweek.php
MEMORY GAMES
Memory Games: an useful strategy to learn English in a funny way
Interactive games to learn vocabulary and some grammatical components!
- http://www.anglomaniacy.pl/topics-matching.htm
- http://www.eslgamesplus.com/fun-games/
- http://www.onestopenglish.com/community/lesson-share/extras/memory/
- http://iteslj.org/games/
TANNY BONILLA
ENGLISH TEACHER
SOME INTERESTING GAMES
LET'S PLAY SOME GAMES
- PROFESSOR GARFIELD
- GAMES TO LEARN ENGLISH
- BRITISH COUNCIL
- ENGLISH ACTIVITIES
- eslgamesworld.com
- CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH
- GAMES TO PRACTICE READING AND WRITING.
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IMMERSION PROGRAM 2016. LEVELS 7th to11th
Reciban un cordial saludo y nuestros deseos porque el Señor les bendiga sus hogares.
Gracias a los buenos resultados y logros obtenidos en la Inmersión Cultural
llevada a cabo en años anteriores, donde los grupos de estudiantes acompañados
de los Docentes del Colegio han llevado a cabo éste proceso obteniendo
experiencias en el aprendizaje académico y personal en la
segunda lengua inglés, el conocimiento de otra cultura y los vínculos de
amistad extendidos con jóvenes de distintas nacionalidades; nos permite lo
anterior extender a ustedes una invitación muy respetuosa para
que asistan a una reunión en nuestro Colegio en el Auditorio
Teatro para que conozcan los proyectos, para este año estará a cargo
de Hugo Restrepo, Carmenza Hernández y Jairo
Montoya quienesr oganizan los Programas de Inmersión Cultural que se llevarán
a cabo de Junio 11 a Julio 13 de 2016 en Inglaterra y
algunos países de Europa continental y el otro programa a
Canadá. Estos programas se combinan con
múltiples actividades de tipo Académico, Cultural y Recreativo, que les
permitirá mejorar y poner en práctica la fluidez del idioma y realizar
actividades en horas de la tarde y fin de semana.
Lugar: Teatro Liceo Cervantes El Retiro
Fecha: Viernes 19 de Febrero de 2016
Hora: 6:00 PM
Duración: 40 Minutos.
Esperamos contar con su participación y puntual asistencia
Cordialmente,
Anglo-Cervantinian Community
anglocervantinian.community@gmail.com
IMMERSION PROGRAM 2016 ORLANDO, FLORIDA. 3th to 6th LEVELS
Reciban un cordial saludo y nuestros deseos
porque el Señor les bendiga sus hogares.
Gracias a los buenos resultados y logros
obtenidos en la Inmersión Cultural llevada a cabo en años anteriores, donde los
grupos de estudiantes acompañados de los Docentes del Colegio han gozado de éste proceso obteniendo experiencias en el aprendizaje académico y personal en la segunda lengua inglés, el conocimiento de otra cultura y los
vínculos de amistad extendidos con jóvenes de distintas nacionalidades; extendemos a ustedes una invitación muy respetuosa para
que asistan a una reunión en nuestro Colegio en el Auditorio
Teatro para que conozcan el proyecto para este año, el cual estará a cargo
de American Explorer Academy quienes nos colaboran el la organización de nuestro Quinto Programa de
Inmersión Cultural el próximo Junio 12 a Junio 26 de 2016
en los Estados Unidos, combinándose en este programa
múltiples actividades de tipo Académico, Cultural, Ecológico y Recreativo, donde los estudiantes tendrán la oportunidad de estudiar en Instituciones Educativas
acreditadas como Valencia College http://valenciacollege.edu/ y Orlando Language School
, lo cual les permitirá mejorar y poner en
práctica la fluidez del idioma y realizar actividades en horas de la tarde y fin
de semana para complementar su aprendizaje.- SUMMER CAMP 2016 (CLICK HERE)
Lugar: Teatro Liceo Cervantes El
Retiro
Fecha: Jueves 25 de Febrero de
2016
Hora: 6:00 PM
Duración: 40
Minutos.
Esperamos contar con su participación y puntual asistencia, desde ya pueden consultar www.aeaexplorer.com
Cordialmente,
Anglo-Cervantinian Community
anglocervantinian.community@gmail.com
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Anglo-Cervantinian…
Welcome Back! This
is the most powerful month, that gives you fresh energy and goals to fulfill.
Why? Because it is the time to come back to our home the Liceo de Cervantes El Retiro!
Are you ready
students 2016? Our Anglo-Cervantinian Community has prepared many activities to
give you new strategies, new experiences and new ways to get more English,
better English!
Get ready to evaluate your previous knowledge about English with our International test (aiming for “Pruebas Saber” (February 15th
– 19th). Enjoy an amazing journey with our first English Club
(April). Live a real practice in English with our Immersion Programs in USA and
Europe (June-July). Celebrate with a Halloween Party in our second edition of
English Club (October).
You will study in
some different level new books, new methodologies, and new meaningful
activities. All that you need to start a successful year! Welcome and stay
tuned!Luis Fernando Triana Gomez
English
Teacher
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