St. David and Wales

St David's Day is celebrated in Wales and by Welsh people throughout the world on 1st March. Saint David (known as Dewi Sant in the Welsh language) is the patron saint of Wales. He was a Celtic monk who lived in the 6th Century and was Archbishop of Wales. His influence is shown by the number of churches dedicated to him in Wales.


Have a look at this video on this wonderful and hardly known country.

Here's the teacher again! His lessons are worth his weight in Gold!

Learn with the teacher!

Love has invaded our school!

Just check out how romantic our 8th and 9th grade pupils are!

Read their poems, both in English and in Portuguese in our school entrance.

History of St. Valentine's Day

LOVE IS IN THE AIR

Can You guess the words?

Famous Valentines

First love

Toothache Day, 9th February

The TOOTHACHE DAY is observed on 9th February to create awareness on the importance of oral health.

Some tips for an effective oral hygiene:

. daily brushing your teeth in the morning and before bed time;
. daily flossing or removal of the food left between the teeth;
. rinsing your mouth after every eating or munching of eatables;
. rinsing your mouth with slightly warm salty water before going to bed.

BUT if you get a toothache...

...here are some home remedies as a first aid for diminishing the pain before visiting your dentist:

•Rubbing the affected area gently with an ice cube;
•Placing a clove of garlic with little rock salt on the affected tooth;
•Rinsing your mouth with wheat grass juice;
•Applying the clove oil on the affected tooth with a cotton bud;
•Applying pepper powder mixed with common salt on the affected tooth.

Go for a dental check up once in three months to have a good oral and dental health.

The Father of Science Fiction

Jules Gabriel Verne: (February 8, 1828 – March 24, 1905) was a French author from Brittany who pioneered the science-fiction genre. He is best known for novels such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), A Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before air travel and practical submarines were invented, and before practical means of space travel had been devised. He is the third most translated individual author in the world, according to Index Translationum. Some of his books have been made into films.

February - Black History Month — History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. history. Click on the link below to learn more about this subject.

 Black History Month — History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts

Hooray! Today is FRIDAY!!!

Groundhog Day, 2nd February

Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on February 2.

According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, it will leave the burrow, signifying that winter will soon end. However, if it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly "see its shadow" and retreat back into its burrow, and winter will continue for six more weeks.

As the light grows longer

The cold grows stronger

If Candlemas be fair and bright

Winter will have another flight

If Candlemas be cloud and rain

Winter will be gone and not come again

A farmer should on Candlemas day

Have half his corn and half his hay

On Candlemas day if thorns hang a drop

You can be sure of a good pea crop.

Imaginary conversation ...

Gandhi was an inspiration to Martin Luther King,Jr., who is also an inspiration to Obama. 

Here is what a 12th form student imagined Obama and Martin Luther King might have said to each other if they had had the opportunity to meet. 
Click on the right side, on the page under the name -imaginary conversations... , and you will be able to read other imaginary conversations written by other students. Enjoy!