Athletics

The Junior district championship took place in Luso last May 10.
All athletic teams in the district of Coimbra participated in this event and I represented my team, ran the 800 meters (middle-distance), and was 3rd in my ranking. Below you have a photograph of me with the other winners.
For me running is a great physical exercise, I love my team and we are like a family!
As people usually say: A burden which one chooses is not felt - and so it is.

 

Do you know what SLE is?

  Hi! May is lupus awareness month and May 10th is world lupus day. But do you know what lupus is?

 Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus for short - easier, right?) is a chronic,  autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body. Basically, the cells that are supposed to protect your body attack and destroy healthy tissues.  

  I was diagnosed with SLE last summer. It has been almost a year and I'm still getting used to it. There's no cure for SLE and no one knows what causes it.
  The things I hate most are having to take medication for the rest of my life,  the red rash on my face and that I can't catch sunlight.

   

  There are two symbols for SLE.  One of them is the wolf,  because lupus means wolf in Latin and the rash on our faces is similar to the rash that appears in some wolves. The other is the butterfly, because the rash has the shape of a butterfly. 

  Purple is the colour that symbolises SLE, so... 



and help us fight SLE!

PS: If you want to know more about SLE, I really enjoyed this site: http://www.melissasmallwood.com/2013/05/12-things-i-want-you-to-know-about-living-with-lupus/

She has SLE and explains it in a simple way. 

eTwinning 10th Anniversary

eTwinning is a free online community for schools in Europe which aims at strengthening and developing collaboration between European schools within a secure network and platform.

Launched in 2005 as the main action of the European Commission’s eLearning Programme, eTwinning allows staff (teachers, head teachers, librarians, etc.), working in a school in one of the European countries involved, to communicate, collaborate, develop projects, share and, in short, feel and be part of the most exciting learning community in Europe. 

The eTwinning action promotes school collaboration in Europe through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) by providing support, tools and services for schools.

The eTwinning Portal (www.etwinning.net) is the main meeting point and workspace for the action. Available in twenty-seven languages, the eTwinning Portal has registered the involvement of almost 310,000 members and over 41,000 projects between two or more schools across Europe and the commitment of about 140,000 schools.  Astonishing numbers for a community that has just celebrated its 10th anniversary!!

8ºA couldn’t miss the celebrations and joined the best way possible. We started 10 days earlier the scheduled day in order to make everyone around us aware of what eTwinning is and ended up involving parents and gathering the whole school community.

Below is a compilation of what 8ºA did from April 28th to May 7th.

Hope you enjoy the video and leave a comment. Thank you!

Special thanks to ALL PARENTS and to Alexandre & Vitória for their precious collaboration.

XUTOS & PONTAPÉS

Here it is, my music project for teacher Edite.
It is about Xutos & Pontapés, one of the most famous and oldest Portuguese bands. Please click on it so that you may access my flippable ebook.

http://www.youblisher.com/p/1128413-Xutos-Pontapes/

Color Run Coimbra - 2015

This year's Color Run was awesome. 
It was short, but I will never miss it for the years to come: next year I want to repeat, and again with the same people! I took many photos and many of them with people who I did not even know! 
It was one of the best things I've ever attended, and I had great fun!
I recommend everyone to go next year :D 

Goodbye!

FAME!!!!

Getting famous, this 8A, hem?
Yesterday our activities were published at http://www.eco-schools.org/, did you know that???
Please check
http://eco-schools-projects.org/wda/2015/04/25/observation-and-study-of-sedimentary-landscapes-of-serra-do-sico-flora-and-rocks/ - text and some pictures. Below we have the digital presentation. You all look amazing, don't you agree? :=)


Another publication includes our recent activities to mark Earth Day. Please check
http://eco-schools-projects.org/wda/2015/04/25/earth-day-with-8-a/ 
Sorry I couldn't include all the photos, videos, and all of you :( but hope you enjoy the short mash-up video that follows:

MUSIC: Bring Me The Horizon

Hi guys!
Today I bring you hardcore music (I guess).
Personally, this is my favourite band and it is pretty good XD :

Bring Me The Horizon:

1. Hospital for Souls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t8Wftuys_E

2. Can You Feel The Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJJYpsA5tv8

3. Go to HellFor Heaven`s Sake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7cczTyQ4iY

4. Sleepwalking  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lir3dzYIhz0

5. Shadow Moses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k9qDxyxS3s

(They are not in any special / preference order)

Random songs :

Thousand Foot Krutch - Take It Out On Me

Cult To Follow - Leave It All Behind

Hollywood Undead - Lion (My cousin´s favourite)

Extreme Music - Bring Me Back To Life

D@lvi0rm3agle(youtuber) - Eyes of The Winner (He compose this music so you can only hear it in this DBZ AMV)

Blue Sthali - ULTRAnumb

Please leave your comments and post your favourite song on them =)

World Book Day

23rd April is World Book Day!
A big, happy, booky celebration of READING.

by Dr Seuss

Our Field Trip

Here is a short video about our field trip to Buracas do Casmilo, published today to mark EARTH DAY 2015 which will be celebrated in a few hours' time, every 22nd April. Hope you like it.

Pipers' Meeting

                                       

                                                                   Gathering of pipers

Last weekend it was the fifth meeting of pipers in my village.
The meeting was organised by Ronca e Rasga pipers group, which is the name of the pipers' group from my village. In addition to Ronca e Rasga, there was also a girls’ group called Trigainas.
There is also a music school where you can learn to play bagpipe, drum and box. Anyone interested in learning can come on Wednesday night to the recreational and cultural association of Pouca Pena and sign up to learn.

Hiking for a social cause

Yesterday, my mother, my godmother, my uncle and myself went hiking for a social cause.

In exchange, we were entitled to a t-shirt, a cap and a survival kit.













We crossed amazing places with fantastic views.

I took them a picture and they didn't even realize, LOL.

Shawn Mendes

We were asked to introduce a new singer / band / musician. This is the result of  our pair work:  Shawn Mendes, a Canadian singer.

Hope you enjoy it !!!

                     

                      Shawn Mendes, by Miriam & Raquel from Alexandra Duarte

Bye.
Hugs & Kisses :)

WWD 2015 Prizes

Proof attached!
A courtesy of Oxford University Press :=)
Thanks to the photographers, Carolina & Raquel.

Prizes

On Sunday, March 22nd I posted a riddle and promised prizes, remember that?
Well, the prizes have been awarded to
1st - Diogo Ricardo
2nd - João Carecho
3rd - João Pires
What your prizes are, well, I'm afraid you'll have to wait till tomorrow ;)

Thanks to all those who participated; more contests and competitions are planned for you and you just have to participate to win. Hopefully there are readers among you to get the books I have to give away!

Happy Easter

Happy Easter, y'all!!!

Embedded below is a short video about  Easter and Passover. Especially designed for English learners, you can click on it for vocabulary, for repetition, for subtitles... or quite simply watch it and enjoy!