HAPPY PANCAKE DAY!

Pancake Day in the UK is also known as Shrove Tuesday, and is celebrated as Carnival and Mardi Gras elsewhere in the world.
 Next enjoyed on 12th February 2013, it was traditionally a day of fun and feasting before the fasting during 40 days of Lent.

 This year, do more than just eat pancakes on Pancake Day : HAVE A PANCAKE FACE!

Pancake Race at school!

The Third Great Pancake Race at Laranjeiras School

NEW ZEALAND DAY - 6th February

NEW ZEALAND is one of the many English-speaking countries in the world.

It is located in the south-eastern Pacific ocean and consists of two larger mountainous islands and various smaller islands.

The islands were first inhabited by the MAORI people.

Its capital is Wellington.

Capitan Cook brought the British to the islands in 1769.

This is the island of the endangered flightless bird, the KIWI, the HAKA (war dance), performed by national rugby players, Maori tattoos and bone-carving necklaces, Poi and Poi dancers.

It is also called WAITANGI DAY.

This holiday falls in the middle of the New Zealand summer so many people go to the beach or a concert, a picnic or a party.

There is a Maori language besides English.
If you want to say "hello", say "Tena Koe" !

New Zealanders are called "Kiwis".

Watch this short video about this beautiful country:

Now have a look at POI DANCERS:

GROUNDHOG DAY - 2nd February

Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada;

• Some people believe they can predict the weather;
• If he sees his shadow when he comes up from his hole, it means 6 more weeks of WINTER WEATHER;

• If he doesn't see his shadow, SPRING WEATHER will come very soon;
• The largest celebration is held in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

HAVE FUN WITH THIS SONG AND SING ALONG:

AUSTRALIA DAY - 26th January

Australia is one of the many English-speaking countries in the world.

Watch its wonders and celebrate its National Day :

Now, do this quiz to find out more about this country:

AUSTRALIA QUIZ

Healthy living habits

What can you do to stay healthy?

1. drink water;
2. keep fit / work out;
3. eat fruit and more vegetables;
4. do sports;
5. choose healthy menus;
6. avoid smoking and alcoholic drinks;
7. avoid stressful activities;
8. keep good sleeping habits;
9. reduce the amount of salt in your cookings;
10. eat more fish and less meat;
11. ...

Can you add your ideas to the list above? GO ON !

Watch this video to learn more about this topic: 

Martin Luther King Day - 21st January

MARTIN LUTHER KING (1929-1968) is one of the greatest leaders that America has ever produced.

He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using non-violent civil disobedience.

In 1964 King received the Nobel Peace Prize.

He was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis.

Watch this video and sing along! 

This is Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial located in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C.

150 years of the London underground - 9th January

See historic photographs charting the changing face of London's underground network, from its launch 150 years ago (1853)  to date.
London's tube was the first underground railway service in the world. It has been part of Britain's history since then and has gone through modernisation to adapt the 21st century.
The pictures are amazing! Click below to check it out! 

LONDON TUBE