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As I’m sure you all know, an advent calendar is a calendar that “counts down” from December 1st  to December 24th. Traditionally, these advent calendars are made for children and usually bring chocolate for each day of the month. It’s a fun way for kids to count down the days until Christmas Day. However, our calendar brings some challenges for you. It is not chocolate but it can be fun. Enjoy IES PINTOR JUAN LARA ADVENT CALENDAR!!! https://calendar.myadvent.net/?id=rtqcncd4ysatlmz0mj0brm8yaoyejmm6

 After 3 years without any activities in a foreign country, our students in 1º Bachillerato have had the opportunity to travel to Dublin. This time, with the help of the company Azur Education. Our students have spent a week in Dublin, combining lessons in a school with excursions and visits to different landmarks of the city: Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Howth, the bridges over the river Liffey... and many others. During this time they stayed with Irish families as part of a totally immersive experience. Thank you so much to our teacher Alicia Gómez, who is a fantastic organizer and travelling companion .

 Halloween in El Lara This year our students in Vocational Traning have prepared a delicious Spooky Brunch at school for the students in 1st ESO. In addition,  they have recorded some audios about Halloween and the preparation of the food. Students can listen to the audios in their Classroom Group and answer the questions in an online questionnaire. Besides, all students can participate in El Lara Spooky Writing Competition.  Have a look at the pictures!!! Thank you to all teachers in Vocational Training for making this breakfast possible. Happy Halloween!!!

Our first activity of the bilingual programme was the celebration of the European Day of Languages. After Covid 19, our first year students have competed again in the Find the Language competition. This time the word in different European languages was Earth.Our Second Year students have worked on tongue twisters. Year 3 did a survey on the reasons for studying languages and Year 4 made posters in English and French with quotes about the environment. It is wonderful to get back to old traditions and celebrate languages and schools!!!

 FIRST SCHOOLS' DEBATE TOURNAMENT Last May 6, our school hosted the first inter-school debate tournament. The participants were IES Pintor Juan Lara  IES La Arboleda IES Cornelio Balbo Congratulations to all participants for the quality of their interventions and for the success of the event. Special mention should be made to the winners, the representatives of the IES Cornelio Balbo who won the first prize.

 Winners of Advent Calendar's Competition!!!!   Our students in 1 ESO C have enjoyed a session of cinema and popcorn. It is impossible not to enjoy Mamma Mia!!  Music, Art and English, what a nice way to start our Holiday Break.

https://view.genial.ly/61e5adfd8e20b00d3438ee17/interactive-content-info-vertical-medieval   A good example of CLIL.  Students in 4th ESO elaborate a Digital Newspaper about The Industrial Revolution in England. In the above link, you can find an example designed by our 4th ESO student Andrea Martínez. Activity proposed and led by our History Teacher Esaú Fernández

15 fascinating facts about Andalusia. If you love quizzes, you can do this Trivia and enjoy while you learn.    https://forms.gle/jdrtJ6xTP2vwXW9M9

  Our Geography and History teacher, Esaú Fernández, has prepared passports to travel through the civilizations of Prehistory and Ancient History. Our 1st ESO students will get their stamps according to their work in the proposed activities. Another example of good teaching practice. 

  This is our BILINGUAL ADVENT CALENDAR to celebrate the end of the first term and the Winter Season. Enjoy learning!!!    https://calendar.myadvent.net/?id=aa167b223918ef016cb11fc2d20542c6  

     Our English teacher, Irene Rubiales, has opened an Instagram account for eager readers. https://www.instagram.com/gradedreadersesl/?hl=es We invite you to visit our instagram account "gradedreadersesl". You can comment on books you like and read the reviews of other students at IES Pintor Juan Lara.

 We are happy to announce that our language assistant, Matt Davis has already started working with us. Matt comes from York, a historic wall located in North Yorkshire, England with a long, rich history.This is Matt's second year as an assistant in Spain and we are sure that he and the students will enjoy the classes very much. To welcome Matt, the Hospitality Department at IES Pintor Juan Lara organized a welcome breakfast and we would like to thank them for their work and help. .

 We are proud to announce the winner of our Short Story Halloween competition. FIRST PLACE WINNER: Alba Rodríguez Reviriego  3ºESO B SECOND PLACE WINNER: Jimena Rodríguez Gago 4º ESO B

HALLOWEEN IN IES PINTOR JUAN LARA We can find inspiration in the master of terror, Edgar Allan Poe. Our students in 3rd and 4th ESO have worked on the adaptation of the story The Black Cat .  Some actors in 2nd ESO are rehearsing for a dramatized reading, in collaboration with the Music Department,  which will be soon presented to the public. The Technology Department has also made its contribution to the project by studying scales building spooky skeletons.

  Our first-year students have elaborated a wonderful work under the guidance of their Geography and History teacher Mr. Fernández. They are made of playdough and they show the different inner layers of Earth.

 At the Council of Europe's initiative, the European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 on 26th September-together with the European Commission. Visit this website to check on some of the activities we have worked with the students. https://edlecml.at/ The topic this year has been HEALTH. Students have created a Language Tree with the word Healthy in different European languages and have prepared some handicrafts on idioms, phrasal verbs and poems related to the topic.

A good beginning makes a big difference... Make sure you begin this academic year with new hopes and positive mindset to make it a brighter chapter in your school. Dear students, From IES Pintor Juan Lara we wish to offer you a warm welcome to the new school year, 2021-2022, guaranteed to be an exciting year of continuous growth and success for our school. In the spirit of continuous improvement, this year we are publishing a blog for the bilingual programme. This site is meant to become a meeting pint where our students can share their ideas, projects and achievements.