2nd Karaoke casting - Mª João Gens performing

This is the performance which received the highest number of points. Some others will be posted soon, but you'll have to be a bit patient. School work speaks louder right now!

St. Patrick's Day - Bet you didn't know!

Why green on St. Patrick's Day?

School Day of Languages

Well, although the School Day of Languages has already gone by for some time now, here is the video which portrays how we celebrated this day at our school. It was a fantastic day, indeed! All the students participated in this event and we hope they have enjoyed it and learned with it too!

2nd KARAOKE CASTING RESULTS

St.Patrick's Day

Once more St. Patrick's Day is coming to our school and we are going to celebrate it on the 15th March.
So, don't forget to wear something green or colours related to this celebration.

Traditional Irish Blessings

• Leprechauns, castles, good luck and laughter; Lullabies, dreams and love ever after. Poems and songs with pipes and drums; A thousand welcomes when anyone comes.
• May St. Patrick guard you wherever you go and guide you in whatever you do -- and may his loving protection be a blessing to you always.
• May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall soft upon your fields and, until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

1st casting videos

You can already watch all the performances of the first karaoke casting!
 Just scroll down and under the heading "PAGES" , which is on the right side of the screen, click on  the page under the name . 1st karaoke casting 2012/ 2013.

1st karaoke casting - video clip of part I

Enjoy the first set of pictures regarding part I of the 1st karaoke casting! The rest will be included in the video clip about the School Day of Languages.

Karaoke 2012/2013 - 1st casting

And here is the best performance of the first karaoke casting 2012/ 2013.

The videos of the other performances as well as photos will be posted soon. You just have to be a bit patient, OK?

The English Club congratulates  ALL the students who have participated in this first casting and they were many, indeed !!!

By the way, on the 15th March a second casting is going to take place. So, if you haven't been selected in this casting, you still have another opportunity to shine! You just have to enrol on the next casting and rehearse your favourite song very well. We are looking forward to listening to your amazing performances.

KARAOKE RESULTS

Our students were brilliant once again this morning!
Awesome performances!

8th February -Language Day at Maia Secondary School

Karaoke - 1st casting - part II

1st casting - PART II

Join us next Friday, 8th February, at 10 a.m. in the school auditorium ! 

Burns Night - 25th January

Celebrate Robert Burns on the anniversary of his birth on 25 January with a spectacular Burns Supper which includes haggis, whisky, singing, dancing and a lot of laughter and fun.

Haggis is a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck (heart, liver and lung); minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally encased in the animal's stomach and simmered for approximately three hours.

Scotland celebrates the life of the National Bard, Robert Burns, every 25 January with Burns Night, an entertaining evening of fantastic food, delectable drams, dancing and rousing verse.

Held on the anniversary of Burns’ birth, the celebrations were originally started by some of his close friends a few years after his death and now Burns Night is celebrated across the world each year. Burns’ life and works are commemorated with songs, recitals and tributes and a hearty feast, including haggis, is enjoyed at a traditional Burns Supper.

You can join in with the festivities at many restaurants across Scotland that host formal Burns Night dinners .

WHO WAS ROBERT BURNS?

Robert Burns is one of Scotland’s most important literary figures and is best known for his famous, and often humorous, songs and poetry. Burns was an inspiring and passionate pioneer of his generation and is regarded as Scotland’s National Bard.

More commonly known as Rabbie, Burns was born to a poor family in Alloway, Ayr, on 25 January 1759 and began his working life on the family farm. Burns’ father recognised the importance of education and hired a local teacher for Burns, who went on to demonstrate signs of an exceptional writing talent from a very young age.

As Burns grew older, his great passion for Scotland and his dynamic, contemporary vision played an important role in inspiring the founders of socialism and liberalism. His literary fame began when his first work Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, later known as the Kilmarnock Edition, was published in 1786 after which his writing career flourished.

Although Burns only lived to the age of 37, he enjoyed an eventful life and produced an astonishing amount of great literary work during his career.

Although more than 200 years have passed since his death, Burns remains one of the most celebrated figures in Scottish history and culture, demonstrated by the annual Burns Night celebrations held across the country on 25 January each year.

Probably his most famous work is "Auld Lang Syne" which is sung at the beginning of each New Year all around the world! Listen to it and ... sing along!

Happy New 2013 !!!

1st Karaoke casting 2012/ 13

 The 1st karaoke casting 2012/2013, organised by the English Club,  is about to start!

 The jury, the presenters and the DJ are ready!

The presenters, Rafaela and Catarina, welcome everybody.

We have a full house!!

Our talented students amaze us with their performances

                                                                            ???????

   But suddenly ..... BLACKOUT !!!

What's the matter?

Well, due to bad weather a power failure shut everything down and the second part of the casting had to be called off :( !!!

But, don't worry! The second term is about to start and all the students who couldn't sing will have their chance to perform for us.  

Don't miss the second part! We will give some more news about the coming event soon.

Karaoke- 1st Casting

Join us next Friday at 10 o'clock in the "Polivalent" for the 1st casting of 2012/2013. It will be funtastic!!!

How much do you know about Thanksgiving Day? Here's a video about this festivity:

International Tongue Twister Day

The 7th November is the International Tongue Twister Day...so let's practise some English tongue twisters!

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers?

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,

where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

 




She sells seashells by the seashore.

The shells she sells are surely seashells.

So if she sells shells on the seashore,

I’m sure she sells seashore shells.






How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
As much wood as a woodchuck could if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

Guy Fawkes' night - why and how is the 5th of November celebrated in Britain?

Celebrating Halloween at our school

The creativity of our 7th form students was at its best! Congratulations to them all!