1. CELEBRATING SAINT PATRICK’S DAY IN SILVANO CIRUJANO SCHOOL (ALMOROX)

2. WHY DO WE CELEBRATE SAINT PATRICK? BECAUSE WE HAVE PARTNER SCHOOLS FROM A COMENIUS REGIO PROJECT IN NORTHERN IRELAND SILVANO CIRUJANO ALMOROX POYNTZPASS SCHOOL KIRKISTOWN SCHOOL

3. WE CREATED AN IRISH CORNER AS A SYMBOL OF FRIENDSHIP WITH OUR FRIENDS FROM IRELAND

4. THE WEEK BEFORE SAINT PATRICK’S DAY WE WORKED ON IRISH TOPICS IN DIFFERENT AREAS

5. LITERATURE JAMES JOYCE PUPILS’ WORK

6. MUSIC (TRADITIONAL AND MODERN MUSIC) THE JIG, THE TRADITIONAL IRISH DANCE U2 THE CORRS

7. SCIENCE (location, population, maps, traditions)

8. RELIGION WE LEARNT ABOUT WHO ST. PATRICK WAS AND HOW HE HAS BECOME A SYMBOL OF CELEBRATION FOR BOTH CATHOLICS AND NON-CATHOLICS PUPILS’ CRAFTS

9. ART (painting, drawing, making posters and Irishflags

10. ON THE 17TH OF MARCH WE CELEBRATED SAINT PATRICK’S DAY. EVERYBODY IN THE SCHOOL WORE GREEN TO SYMBOLISE IRELAND TEACHING STAFF THIS PUPIL MADE HER OWN T-SHIRT WITH SOME IRISH SYMBOLS: THE SHAMROCK AND BEER

11. WE WATCHED REAL VIDEOS AND PICTURES OF ALFONSO’S VISIT TO POYNTZPASS SCHOOL AND IRELAND

13. WE ALSO LEARNT ABOUT THE STORY OF SAINT PATRICK SOME SYMBOLS, SUCH AS THE SHAMROCK SOME TRADITIONS, SUCH AS DYING RIVERS GREEN TOLD BY CHILDREN OF THE 5TH GRADE IN AN IRISH SCHOOL

14. OUR TEACHER SUSANA TOLD TRADITIONAL IRISH TALES TO THE YOUNGEST CHILDREN

15. WE ALSO SANG AND DANCED THE TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC, SUCH AS JIGS AND REELS A PUPIL FROM POYNZPASS SCHOOL SHOWED US THE TYPICAL IRISH DRESS AND DANCE. IT WAS GREAT!! PUPILS FROM ALMOROX TRYING TO IMITATE THE IRISH DANCE. THEY MUST KEEP PRACTISING!!

16. PUPILS FROM ALMOROX ESPECIALLY LOVED THE STORY AND SONG OF MOLLY MALONE PICTURE OF MOLLY MALONE’S STATUE, TAKEN ON GRAFTON STREET, (DUBLIN)

17. THEY ALSO WERE VERY CURIOUS ABOUT LEARNING THE STORY OF THE LEPRECHAUN AND HOW TO FIND HIS GOLD AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW

18. FINALLY, CHILDREN PROVED THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHAT THEY HAD BEEN LEARNING PLAYING A“WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE ” GAME AND THEY WON THE MILLION POUNDS!!!

19. What do we celebrate on St. Patrick’s Day? A A The Irish Carnival B B The victory of Ireland in football world championship C C St. Patrick was born on the 17th of March D D St. Patrick died on the 17th of March

20. Happy Saint Patrick’s Day from Almorox!!