LA SALLE - English Blog

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

2012-03-01T12:13:00.000+01:00

Students of Higher Educational Level of Administration and Finance, thinking about their future and the possibility to study at the university, attended at the Telecentre of Alt Urgell, a presentation to the Open University of Catalonia on their studies, study methodology, operation...

CICLES CARNIVAL

2012-03-01T12:11:00.000+01:00

Thanks to all of them who helped to the youngest children in their carnival!

They also had a bingo.

Here are some photos.

SOLIDARITY IN OUR SCHOOL

2012-03-01T12:08:00.000+01:00

The first week of February we had breakfast charity project to raise money for scholarships for children ofthe Shelter Home of La Salle in Romania.
During these days, students and their families collaborated by bringing home-made cakes or pies, and in thebreak time, students could buy the cake providing 1 Euro.

The total amount of money was 1464,51 Euros.

THANKS to all families and all students who have participated in the charity breakfast for La Salle in Romania, making and buying cakes.

Thanks for your support and collaboration, and for making possible to do it ...

Pastoral Team of the school.

CARNIVAL IN SECONDARY

2012-02-29T18:16:00.000+01:00

CARNIVAL IN KEY STAGE

2012-02-29T18:10:00.000+01:00

THE FARM...!!

CARNIVAL IN KINDERGARTEN!

2012-02-29T17:31:00.000+01:00

GREAT PHOTOS!!! :)

FONIX AT SECONDARY

2012-02-29T17:30:00.000+01:00

In the secondary (second consecutive year) some of our students have participated in the Quiz of English Fonix, the goal of this contest is to disseminate and promote the use of English among schoolchildren in Catalonia. The competition has the support of the Secretariat General of Political Department of Education of the Generalitat of Catalonia.
In this contest finalists are selected of the local phase which takes place in La Seu d'Urgell, later may participate in the regional phase (Lleida) and those that are classified, go to the end (in Barcelona).

Good luck to all participants and especially our congratulations to all those who have chosen to participate!

READING TOGETHER

2012-02-29T17:25:00.000+01:00

Last week our students attended to the first session of the projects within the new Strategic Plan about Learning and Services.
This project's name is "Reading Together", and the stars are students from 6th primary students and students of 5 years.
This project aims to bring students to the world of books and reading in a fun and enjoyable way. The sessions will offer the means for each student to make their own discovery process of reading and finding pleasure for reading. The children collaborate in times of reading and encourage children to read a story, helping them in their reading process.
On January 27th it was the first session of the project, where students were reading with their partner and had a time of relaxed conversation for getting to know each other for the following sessions .
We expect the project to be a success and students, both older and younger, to enjoy the most!

Here's the link to the video that made TV Pyrenees.

Here are some pictures.

Skiing...

2012-02-24T12:46:00.001+01:00

Skiing...

2012-02-24T12:46:00.000+01:00

Skiing...

2012-02-24T12:45:00.001+01:00

Skiing...

2012-02-24T12:45:00.000+01:00

We are all young, we are all old, a success!

2012-02-07T11:50:00.001+01:00

The students of 4th ESO's La Salle College of La Seu d'Urgell have been sharing for a few hours some time with the grandparents of the Hospital and St. Joseph's Home of the day within their service-learning project "we are all young, all old."

A total of 15 student volunteers went to the hospital and shared activities with the grandparents. They played cards, some crafts to help preparing the carnival, supported a physiotherapy session, helped to have lunch ... They spent two hours where grandparents and students shared really nice moments.

At the same time, 23 students of 4th ESO also went to St. Joseph Home and participated in many activities: dominoes, bowling, and basketball hoops.

From the school we want to thank both the Hospital of La Seu d'Urgell and the St. Joseph Home for all organizing and hosting, and also want to thank, specially, our students from 4th ESO. They lived, with any doubt, an enriching experience and showed out that students are reliable, hard-working,...

Soon it will take place the second meeting and we all look forward to it!

Here you can see the video of the news published by TV Pyrenees.

SAINT ANTHONY WITH KINDERGARTEN

2012-02-07T11:46:00.000+01:00

A bit late, but here you can see the photos when we visited the Saint Anthony event.

PEACE DAY

2012-02-07T11:43:00.000+01:00

Last Monday 30th of January, it took place the celebration of the DENIP: Scholar Day of the Non-violence and Peace.
In many different ways, we motivated and celebrated the date: Kindergarten, Key Stage and Primary in the playground, Secondary and Cycles in the classrooms. Everyone has thought about the dream of Peace which is already in our lives.

FONIX

2012-02-03T12:20:00.000+01:00

The quiz is organized by International House of Barcelona and the Catalan Foundation for Recreation with support from the General Secretariat of Education Policy of the Department of Education of the Generalitat of Catalonia as an activity organized within the framework of social initiatives to environment actions and activities towards excellence and the promotion of the Plan of the English language in schools in Catalonia.

Students have made a first test for the LOCAL STAGE: Test within the same schools.

Soon we will know each of the finalists during this stage that will represent our school in the next stagewhich will take place in Lleida.

Good luck !

"We are all young, we are all old"

2012-02-03T12:11:00.001+01:00

It has just started the Project "We are all young, we are all old": a service-learning experience between students of 4th ESO La Salle and grandparents from the Hospital and St. Joseph's Home.

On Friday 3rd February 4th ESO students volunteers from La Salle and grandparents from the Hospital and St. Joseph's Home will share a range of activities within the project "We are all young, all old". This project is part of the Strategic Plan of La Salle that we are developing a series of initiatives within the service-learning area: Sponsorship Reader, Read Together, Campaign Blood Bank and so on.

The aim of this project service-learning is to encourage civic engagement and improving the quality of life of the elderly in our environment, help our students to be socially responsible and committed to a future commitment to charity, promote civic development, ethical, personal and social, etc.. The Association La Salle encourages, therefore, the networking between schools and various organizations that work directly or indirectly in this project. We are talking about, not only the Home and St. Joseph Hospital Foundation, but the City Council, the Educational Plan for the Environment, Youth Bureau, the Consortium of Care for the Elderly ...

There will be three sessions during the year and for the first day the Hospital has prepared some activities and manipulative physiotherapy in order that the students of La Salle are part of the working group not as passive observers but as active agents that help provide conversation, interaction, etc.. The Home St. Joseph, meanwhile, has organized activities aimed at preparing the Sports Day this year will take place in La Seu d'Urgell. So to have basketball games, bowling, rings and ripple.

These days both grandparents and students have known each others by some posters that they have exchanged this week. We are sure that it will be a very special day and very rewarding for both older people participating in the project and volunteer students.

PARTICIPANT...

2012-02-02T16:30:00.004+01:00

La Salle and Cerqueda International Services signed an agreement

2012-02-02T16:21:00.000+01:00

La Salle and Cerqueda International Services signed an agreement to establish a framework for collaboration both in training and in activities related to the business. In this sense, La Salle may participate in specific training, coordinated by International Services Cerqueda aimed at professionals and small business.
Cerqueda International Services provides the community of La Salle La Seu d'Urgell (students, teachers, parents, ...) a 10% discount on training programs taught.

EL FULL, second edition !

2012-02-02T16:18:00.001+01:00

Here you can download the new edition of the school magazine: El full, where you will find so many news about the whole school, and many documents written by the whole scholar community.

We hope that you like it!

If you'd like to collaborate, please send us an e-mail at: lasallelaseu@lasalle.cat

EL FULL

1st session of the Project

2012-01-26T12:59:00.000+01:00

On 20th January, 8 of the students participating in Project Let's make a law, attended to the first working session in the Parliament of Catalonia. Our representants defended the amendments thayt all students in 3rd ESO made in the course of Education for Citizenship.

Together with three more schools were discussing the amendments to the bill this year is titled "Law for regulating the uses of the Internet and other communication technologies to protect and defend the children under 18".

All students agreed that it was a very enriching experience: they worked like parliamentarians in the same halls of Parliament, met students from other schools, together they shared interests and views on the Bill, enjoyed a good breakfast in charge of Educational Services of Parliament ...

Both our students and accompanying teachers, enjoyed a lot this first work session. We want to thank both the AMPA and the direction of the school who have subsidized some of the money.

Sponsorship reading

2012-01-26T12:53:00.001+01:00

Students from 2nd Primary begun the reader sponsorship. Students in 4th of ESO offered to organize this activity included in the Strategic Plan of the school and also following the Plan to Promote Reading in Catalonia.
Once in a term they are going to dedicate an afternoon to guided reading. Each child from 2nd primary will have a student of the 4th course of secondary to work together in a story. On Tuesday 10th, they had the first session. It was a very exciting activity, both at work and emotional.
We thank the students of secondary school who dedicated their time and affection.
All this allowed us to have within the school a really lovely afternoon.

St. Antony

2012-01-26T12:47:00.000+01:00

Following the tradition of St. Anthony, Children from 3, 4 and 5 years old went to see the preparation of the escudella, and were able to taste some of the ingredients.

Everything was delicious!

ENGLISH PROJECT!

2012-01-25T16:29:00.000+01:00

Students from La Salle Primary actively participated in a Christmas project with a school called St. Joseph's in Dorset County.

The project consisted on several parts. In one of these, kids from 2nd course made some Christmas card personalized to each kid of the English school, then they created a portfolio with drawings where each one explained with a picture and a small writing in English how we celebrate Christmas in Catalonia.

Moreover, some other children have been presenting some typical Christmas songs as it is the Catalan song of Tio.
Finally, also the children of other primary courses have sent Christmas cards personalized for other students of different ages in the English school.

The most important part of this project, apart from all the valuable materials created entirely in English, it was that we created a good contact with a school very similar to ours, which is located in England, and we hope to continue doing this kind of activities with them.

Here are the videos of the activities:

1st course: tió de nadal
1st course: Christmas poem
2nd course: Merry Christmas

CRACKERS!

2012-01-25T16:17:00.000+01:00

As it is traditional on Christmas we created our CRACKERS in the English class. Courses from 4th to 6th of Primary had a lot of fun!!

CHRISTMAS BINGO

2012-01-25T15:55:00.000+01:00

As the tradition from many years ago, the last day before Christmas we made our Charity Bingo. The activity was quite fun, we had our little fun making great contribution to charitable causes.
This year the total amount of money was € 338 which will go to charity projects!
Thanks to everyone!

EVERYBODY CREATES PROJECT

2012-01-25T15:52:00.000+01:00

The festival will take place on Friday. The Final Project Everybody Creates, launched last year at the school by the Association Everybody Creates. On this last day, students will listen to their songs, the ones most voted in the different categories and watch the final video project.

The prize for the winners is the chance to record a song.
More information on the web http://www.tothomcrea.com/
We will keep you informed!

On the news on TV3!!

2012-01-25T15:48:00.001+01:00

On December 1st the second year students of Administrative Management, along with the Aula Empresa, were the main characters of the news that came out on TV3. This mini report was to highlight the innovative and integrated project between education and employment, and it is perfectly explained what it consists on.
You can see the video by clicking here.

Don't you think that WOODS LA SALLE SLL have made a great work?

English presentations

2012-01-25T15:41:00.001+01:00

In the English subject we had the opportunity to have a presentation in the Financial Management and Administrative Management courses, as well as in 3rd and 4th ESO. This activity is sponsored by the Oficina Jove. It is a European Voluntary Service sponsored by the European Commission within the program "Youth in Action": young people who are developing projects in European countries.

We had the visit of Umut, a Turkish boy who explained to our students how these projects work and how volunteers can get the helping money for the mobility . He also explained us his culture, customs and language of his country. All the activities were in English and they were very interesting.

Here are some photos.

"What shall we do?": it was a success!!!

2012-01-11T16:35:00.000+01:00

The "What should we do?" In this time of Advent - Christmas in La Salle has had a very positive and generous response. Regardless of our good students, they are capturing your children and making them a sense of solidarity and sharing of knowledge as a form of human and Christian experience.

The Campaign "What shall we do?" for the Christmas Charity in La Salle has been a great success. The school has collected nearly a ton of food and personal hygiene equipment, thanks to your generosity. In total 54 boxes with 939.5 kilos that we have today aimed at CARITAS.

THANKS to the group of volunteer students from Primary 5th and 6th each day that have made the collection. THANKS to the group of volunteers from 1st, 3rd and 4th ESO who have packaged and transported the boxes to CARITAS ... Thanks to the teachers of the school for daily motivation and enthusiasm,
THANK YOU for your support and collaboration, and make possible to continue helping ...

The Three Wise Men went to Kindergarten stage!

2012-01-11T16:30:00.000+01:00

Dear children from La Salle, as every year we have made the hard journey from East, we didn't want to miss this important appointment.
After consulting all our ministers around the world, and given their approval (this means that you have been a bit better than last year !!!!), we concluded that all of you, or at least almost all, have been sufficiently good to your parents. That you have been good to your brothers, grandparents, friends and teachers. And we are sure that some of you will receive a piece of coal because maybe you haven't been a good boy/girl and have done some mischief!
We also want to give a greeting to your "parents and teachers," because we have been told that they are also excited to see us. And, the best of all is to remain as young as you, children. We, the elderly, are also happy to receive some presents. On the night that we are coming, the best thing to do is to leave us some food in your window and some water for the camels because we have so much work and go to so many houses is a bit exhausting, you know?
Therefore, as the night is short and we have many things to do, we will ride our camels and trucks and we will go around all the city of La Seu d'Urgell because those who have not come to receive us, who are a bit clueless , they know that we do not forget them.
We promise that next year we'll be here again to visit you.

A kiss for everyone.

Melchior, Gaspar and Baltasar

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM 1st AND 2nd COURSES!

2011-12-20T10:14:00.001+01:00

Students from 1st and 2nd of Primary have taken part in a Christmas Project with an English school called Saint Joseph's School, in Dorset - England.

They've made some great works, such as this lovely poem about Father Christmas and our typical Catalan Christmas song by students from 1st course, and 2nd course made very nice Christmas postcards for the English students wishing them a Happy Christmas.

To you all a MERRY CHRISTMAS!

1st Primary:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqmQB0xNYxY&context=C3837115ADOEgsToPDskKCwXCNIwDsv9Fe3kxKfZHg

2nd Primary:

CHRISTMAS IS MORE THAN PRESENTS...!

2011-12-15T17:10:00.002+01:00

Minairons visited us!

2011-12-15T17:09:00.000+01:00

You can not imagine how surprised we were on Wednesday!!
The MINAIRONS CAME TO SCHOOL!

They gave us some sweets and sang the Tió Song!

It seems that we must go to the Cadi Park to hit the Tió (the Pooping Lock) and that he's going to poop a lot of things for us!

Minairons: we hope to see you soon!!!

6th Primary visit the old people from the hospital

2011-12-15T17:02:00.000+01:00

Students from 6th Primary visited on Wednesday the Old People from the hospital. Once there, they played a concert of Christmas songs with the flute, and also read to them some Christmas poems .
Finally, the elderly have received a Christmas card from the school.

It was a very interesting activity of sharing moments on Christmas time.

We wish to all of them a Merry Christmas!

We're waiting for sth special...!

2011-12-14T16:00:00.000+01:00

EL FULL

2011-12-01T17:08:00.001+01:00

Dear all,

This is the first copy of EL FULL, the new magazine of the school that wants to bring you a bit closer the reality we live in the schol all of us.

This magazine is born from the effort of the communication team of the school, led by Anna Sansa and Pili Cordoba, whom we thank explicitly, as well as any entities and people who have contributed to it.
We hope you enjoy it!

If you want to contribute in coming issues, please feel free to contact us by e lasallelaseu@lasalle.cat.

EL FULL can be downloaded by clicking here

2011-11-29T17:33:00.001+01:00

Students from second course are working on a XMas project with an English school! They've made amazing postcards!!

Playing in the playground

2011-11-26T11:01:00.001+01:00

Anna.

Try this game and tell me if you liked it!

2011-11-25T20:36:00.002+01:00

12 CHRISTMAS GAMES

2011-11-25T20:06:00.000+01:00

Dear all,

To celebrate that Christmas is almost here, I leave you some really good games for you. I hope you like it, please if so leave a comment.

CLICK HERE TO PLAY:

2011-11-24T11:28:00.000+01:00

Last week the 3rd ESO students began working on the "Let's make a Law Project" promoted by the Educational Services of the Parliament of Catalonia. Again, our school has been one of the 20 schools selected to participate in this project.

This year students in the subject Education for Citizenship, have begun working on the Law which title is"Law for regulating the uses of the Internet and other communicative technologies for protection of the minors. "

Divided into groups and during five weeks, students will be doing all the amendments to the Act so that on 20 January they will defend the text with the other participating schools. A total of 8 students will represent our school throughout the year culminating in May with the Plenary Session of Parliament "Let's make a Law."

2011-11-21T20:00:00.000+01:00

Paula Moliné, a students from our school and skater from the Hockey Cadi Club reached the 3rd place in the Lleida Cup Skating.

We congratulate Paula and the other participants!!!

Practices in workplaces of students from Cicles Formatius have just started.

2011-11-16T18:57:00.000+01:00

Once again, students have started training practices in different work centers outside the school. This year, the work centers are companies from Alt Urgell and Andorra and Cerdanya that host the students for about four months, usually in the mornings, in order to complete the academic training of students and prepare them for their future entry into the working world.
Students of the speciallities of administration, electricity and mechanics, learn about the daily operations of a company related to their studies, tasks that are supervised at all times by the assigned tutors .
This year, the Department of Education of Generalitat of Catalonia, has initiated a program to approve the E.E. program to ensure that companies that collaborate with the schools are appropriate for the proper job training of students. Once moer, we together sum efforts to ensure that our students gain a theoretical and practical training and of quality.

2011-11-16T18:52:00.000+01:00

The International Diabetes Day campaign is to raise awareness about the world's largest disease. It was established by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and World Health Organization (WHO) in 1991 in response to the alarming increase in cases of diabetes in the world. In 2007, the United Nations celebrated the first day after the adoption of Resolution in December 2006 World Diabetes Day, which became the existing World Diabetes Day an official day Health of the UN.

Click HERE for more.

Sports day

2011-11-16T18:50:00.000+01:00

Here are the photos from the Sports day on Saturday, organized by Consell Esportiu, in our school.

2011-11-15T16:51:00.000+01:00

We are working on an English project!!

2011-11-13T10:25:00.000+01:00

Students from 4th ESO are presenting artistic murals, they have been made to decorate the school corridors, as the first collective activity that we have scheduled for this course.
This is a simple graphic representation on paper made with markers and with an educational and aesthetic purpose.

2011-11-13T10:20:00.000+01:00

The new simulated Business Classroom, an initiative to promote practices and experiences of our students in vocational education in terms of its relationship with the business has started in the last few days. Thus it waas born the virtual enterprise Woods La Salle.

Students can work on-site jobs and the different departments of a company, such as trading, back office, billing, ordering ...

You will be informed of the progress and the date of the official opening.
We want to thank here all the support they gave us both Grau Woods as well as the Association of Employers of Alt Urgell and La Caixa to make possible this new class that provides a great value to our students.

Castanyada in Secondary

2011-11-09T11:38:00.000+01:00

Students from Secondary also celebrated La Castanyada.

Firstly, they ate some chestnuts with some drinkings, and later they went to the gym to continue with the celebration.

2nd ESO students were in charge of preparing games for all the courses: the apple game, the tissue game, the death game... They also presented the act, the music and the making off the posters and medals for the winners.

We want to thank the school AMPA for all their collaborations in that day!

Here are some photos we took:

For more photos CLICK

Castanyada in Key Stage

2011-11-03T12:32:00.000+01:00

La Castanyera also visited the children in Key Stage with a big basket full of chestnuts, and Marrameu was with her!

We sang some songs to her and she was very happy, that's why she gave us a lot of chestnuts!

Thank you Castanyera, and see you next year!

Castanyada in Primary

2011-11-03T11:38:00.000+01:00

All the primary stage had a great party for "la Castanyada" as it is traditional in our land. During the week we decorated the pumpkins in many different ways, that's really fun..

On Friday, the rain wanted to join us, but we didn't permit it. First, we were in the class working with the poetry, ... and then we went to the gym! Two boys got dressed of chestnuts and students from 5th of Primary came dressed in "castanyers and castanyeres" they had prepared everything to make us have fun.

Finally, chestnuts and drinkings arrived thanks to the AMPA, thank you so much!

When we finished, some children said that it would be nice to celebrate the "Castanyada" each Friday in Autumn!

Helloooo!!! ;-)

2011-11-02T12:51:00.001+01:00

We are in the computers lab!

Castanyada & Halloween!

2011-10-31T20:04:00.000+01:00

This year in Infants grade we're having a very active "Castanyada".

In the kindergarten we've made a project about the Autumn sticking some fallen leaves in a piece of paper. Look how nice it has been:

And after a good breakfast...

Everybody went to Parc del Segre to collect leaves! We collected a lot of them in a big bag. Look:

But that's not all folks! We've reserved a small place for Halloween, too!!!

"Panellets"

2011-10-31T20:02:00.000+01:00

Last Tuesday, students from First Cycle of Primary made "Panellets".

We hope that you found them very tasty, because in our recipe there were lots of good humour and a lot of love!!

Castle of Montsonís

2011-10-31T19:58:00.000+01:00

Students from First Cycle of Primary visited de Castle of Montsonís. The guides explained to them lots of interesting things of that time. It was very funny, and in addition, when we were going out, we met the Albi Barons and we could talk with them for a while!

2011-10-31T19:53:00.000+01:00

On October the 19th students from 5th Primary went to Sant Sadurní d'Anoia and Torrelles de Llobregat.

They visited the Codorniu caves, where it was explained the elaboration process of the cava, later on they went to Catalunya in Miniature where they saw different miniatures of the most important monuments.

It was a very funny day!

2011-10-26T15:46:00.000+02:00

4th ESO students went on an excursion to Barcelona. They visited the Palau de la Música, and they were lucky to see how an advertisement was filmed by the sports brand Reebok, in the afternoon, they visited the Polytechnic from Terrassa with two workshops on aromas and pigments and the other on the fabrics of the future.
The experience was very positive, with well trained teachers!
The behavior of the students was exceptional and it was a highly positive activity.

Here are the pictures!

Qwerty production...!

2011-10-26T12:51:00.000+02:00

Practice with the computers

2011-10-26T12:48:00.000+02:00

2011-10-25T22:34:00.000+02:00

The students from 3rd ESO, last Thursday, went on an excursion to Barcelona: in the morning they visited the Olympic Museum, the Palau Sant Jordi and the Olympic Stadium, in the afternoon they had the opportunity to visit the Parliament of Catalonia. They could be sitting in the chamber where our parliamentarians pass the laws, they were lucky to share some fun with Rep. David Bonvehí Convergence and Union. They discussed issues such as education, the movement of the "angry", the daily work of deputies .... They were also able to casually greet the President of Parliament and the history of an institution as important as the symbolic Parliament of Catalonia. Such an experience, then, that during the year, thanks to the "We make a law" project, they may implement.

Cava Codorniu & Catalonia in Miniature

2011-10-25T22:28:00.000+02:00

On Friday, 6th Primary students visited the cellars Codorníu and Catalonia in Miniature. They liked a lot the trip, because they had never seen so large cellars or had visited the insight by train. They explained to them the history of the founding family and how the cava is made from grapes that are harvested until we open a bottle of cava.
In Catalonia in Miniature they could see the monuments and interesting places of our land and they knew others which they had already visited or near where we live. They also could have a journey in a small train that goes around the site and allows to have an overview.
Charlotte joined us, too!

Here are the pictures!