PROJECTE PLURINLINGÜE

IN CEIP PUIG D’EN VALLS

2012/13 – 2013/14

BEFORE

When the english was complusory in 3rd grade in 1996Ceip Puig d’en Valls made a new ‘linguistic project’ and decided to introduce the English language teaching from the 6th E.I. (Kindergarten) to Primary 6th grade.

We started the SSEE project in 2008/09 with Eco arts and crafts in 1st grade.

In 2006/2008 we started with a comenius project and now we’re participating in our third comenius project 2012/14 ‘Money Matters’.

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2010/11 With the new school board team one of the objectives of the School board project was extend the English language in the school and the importance of the English language in the school.

2011/12 We applied for a new English teacher with a permanent position.

STRONG FEATURES.

Teacher stability and involvement with the projects. Consolidate projects that we start has helped starting the SSEE project in 2008/09 and now the ‘Plurilingüe’ from 1st to 5th grade.

Kindergarten teachers with a permanent job in Puig d’en Valls have been doing teacher training in CLIL and also ‘English Language training courses’. This implies that Primary teachers can teach in Infantil and Infantil teachers to can teach to Primary.

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Claustre 13/14

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Teachers and TimetableThis year 2013/14

239 students

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Puig d’en Valls village

This year ( 12/14) the topic ‘tema monogràfic’ is ‘Puig d’en Valls.

We do activities related to ‘Puig d’en Valls village’ (The architecture, vegetation, animals, the shops, restaurants, we interview artists and people of the village, present/past/future of the village, we prepare documents in English to inform the families or to invite them to different events, ‘Gentilici’ contest, we work feelings about the village in a map ‘ love and feelings in Puig d’en valls’, etc.) The school timeline is part of it. We work the inventions in English. In Spanish we work Literature and authors and history and History events in Catalan.

Feim Poble

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Timeline

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Catalan English Spanish culture

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Organization

Weekly coordination with the mentor (area) teacher and with the

English language teacher.

Every Monday from 10:45 to 11:30 1st cycle meetings Every Friday

from 13.15 to 14.00 to make 2nd and 3rd cycle meetings.

We do programming, talk about specific contents and expressions

to use in the class as well as methodological strategies or activities

to do.

A monthly meeting is needed with all teachers involved in the

English language learning in the school. (from 8.00 to 9.00h)

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Methodology

-Starting from the previous experience of the students. Using words

or topics that they already know about.

-Trying to attend to the different learning styles so that they

understand the context and the concepts.

-Using materials adapted to their level.

-Using different strategies; Repeat, simplify,

or giving examples to them…

-Visual learning using gestures, using images, graphics or

organization of ideas, diagrams, timelines, etc.

-Active learning, students will make experiments or manipulative

activities.

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Resources

Materials prepared by Teachers, many

internet resources. Workbooks from

different editorials. Listenings, videos,…

In this year 13/14 we are making a big

library with many resources. Every year

we try to buy more reading collections

related to the topics we are working with.

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Planning a class session

1. Activity based on previous knowledge of the students to introduce the

topic or content. (Watching a video, short article, etc. )

2. Using visual or audiovisual support to introduce the topic and to learn

the vocabulary.

(Posters, flashcards, pictures, realia…)

3. Written part, with worksheets, diagrams, mind maps, etc.. To review

the vocabulary or have it physically to study at home or just to collect

information about the topic. (no books)

4. Making experiments to understand the content, and using realia makes

our lessons more significant.

5. Based on a final production, oral, written or manipulative.

6. Assessment during the activity with worksheets, oral questions, yes/no

questions, filling the gaps, completing mind maps, etc. Oral weekly

record.

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ECO ARTS AND CRAFTS

1st and 2nd grade

2 sessions 45’ every week

Eco Arts related to the ‘Puig d’en Valls green project’.

Related to the School topic ‘Feim Poble’.

We have the support of a language assistant in one of the sessions in each group.

Weekly coordinating with the tutor teacher.

English, Spanish and Catalan culture topics (Autumn, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Sant Jordi,..)

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COORDINATION with the tutor teacher

Weekly coordination with

the tutor teacher

First graders painting an abacus during the arts and crafts session for maths.

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LANGUAGE ASSISTANT

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ARTS and SCIENCE 3rd and 4th grade 13/14

2 sessions of 45’ every week

We work on some topics every term.

Practice part of the area. We do experiments

We integrate Arts and crafts.

We have the language assistant support in one session.

3rd Grade:

Water Cycle

The Weather and climate

The Earth

Our body organs. Digestion and human nutrition

Healthy eating habits

4th Grade:

Our body:

5 senses, Respiratory System, circulatory system, digestive system, excretory system and healthy habits.

Human reproduction

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Arts and Science 3rd Grade

The water cycle.

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Arts and Science 3rd Grade

The skeleton Unit. We studied the different bones and joints and we made this final production.

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Arts and Science 4th Grade

OUR LUNGS

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Our heart and how it works

How our lungs work

Our heart and how it works

Our heart, circulatory system

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Science 5th Grade

2 sessions of 45’ every week

We work on some topics every term that the tutor teacher

doesn’t work in Catalan language.

Practice part of the area. We do experiments

We introduce little texts adapted to the students level.

Group work, presentations, etc.

We make a final production every unit.

Every three sessions we do written exercises to evaluate the

vocabulary or contents.

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Science 5th Grade

The Earth layers

1st to 4th Grade

What is the ‘invention’?

When was it invented?

Who invented it?

Parts of it.

What do we use it for?

Oral activity related to the invention.

SCHOOL TIMELINE Inventions

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SCHOOL TIMELINE Inventions

The airplane, 3rd graders

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SCHOOL TIMELINE Inventions

The airplane, 3rd graders

The camera and the

walkie talkie, 1rst and

second grade

The camera and feelings. 2nd graders.

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SCHOOL TIMELINE Inventions

The camera and 2nd grade

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SCHOOL TIMELINE Inventions

The TV 4th

graders.

The flute

The radio 3rd graders

The school bus, 1st graders

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Green Point workshop

Going green english

workshop 12/13 and

Morning announcements

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READINGS 30’ twice a week

2 sessions of 30’ every week

in 1st and 2nd Cycle and one

session of 30’ in 3rd Cycle.

This year 2013/14 there’s a

new Reading plan in the

school.

Every student thas its own

reading folder.

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COMENIUS Money matters 12/14

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Saving water and founts of the village collaborating with the ‘Town Council and Agenda 21 escolar’.

Saving for the school fieldtrip, making cakes every Friday

Solidarity campaigns (Save the children, Solidarity sandwich ‘Manos Unidas’, etc. )

History and culture and traditions of Northern Ireland (Music, stories and traditions, saving ‘sock’)

School Activities