INTERNATIONAL BOOK DAY

23 April is a symbolic date for world literature for on this date in 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors such as Maurice Druon, Haldor K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo.

It was a natural choice for UNESCO's General Conference, held in Paris in 1995, to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone, and in particular young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and gain a renewed respect for the irreplaceable contributions of those who have furthered the social and cultural progress of humanity.

Here you have a  video  about Jasmine and her life with books ...

AN OSCAR WINNER 2013 SHORT ANIMATED FILM

This is a short animated film that won an Oscar this

year. I think, instead of emphassing the importance

of language, this video highlights the power of silent 

communication and that sometimes, actions speak 

louder than words.

Have a look and ...

SPRING IS HERE

Today marks the beginning of Spring - when nature 

sends her gentle reminder to reawaken the trees and 

flowers. 

What gentle reminder do YOU need?

Is there a goal you've been trying to reach or a task 

you've been putting aside? 

It's time to reawaken!

Some games to play:

BALLOON LETTERS

LABEL THE PICTURE

SPRING FLOWERS

ABOUT READING

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

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The "Lawrence Textile Strike" or "Bread ans Roses strike" was a strike of immigrant workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912 led by the Industrial Workers of the World.

Prompted by one mill owner's decision to lower wages when a new law shortening the workweek went into effect in January, the strike spread rapidly through the town, growing to more than twenty thousand workers at nearly every mill within a week.

The strike lasted more than 2 months.

The slogan "Bread and Roses" originated in a poem of that name by James Oppenheim, published in The American Magazine in December 1911, which attributed it to "the women in the West."

Kronos and Xplane created this video in honor of International Women's Day (March 8th). The purpose of this video is to provide viewers with a look at several interesting facts and statistics about the changes and developments that have impacted women in the workforce.

What does equal mean to you? 

And for all the women in the world, my best wishes

ABOUT SCARECROWS

Here are two songs  and a strory about scarecrows for my Primary pupils:

21st FEBRUARY, INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY

International Mother Language Day was proclaimed by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in November 1999.

On 16 May 2009 the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution called upon Member States "to promote the preservation and protection of all languages used by peoples of the world".

UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger

UNESCO’s Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger is intended to raise awareness about language endangerment and the need to safeguard the world’s linguistic diversity among policy-makers, speaker communities and the general public, and to be a tool to monitor the status of endangered languages and the trends in linguistic diversity at the global level.

"In this age of new technologies, books remain precious instruments, easy to handle, sturdy and practical for sharing knowledge, mutual understanding and opening the world to all. Books are the pillars of knowledge societies and essential for promoting freedom of expression and education for all."

Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO

Message for International Mother Language Day 2013