Ghost Stories

 

To get the students into the Halloween spirit, we shared stories about nothing other than Spirits. Some of these tales left the students with questions. Some they couldn't believe.

But here is one story that left a chill in the room...

The Story of the Photos from the Forest 

During one long weekend, three friends decided to go camping in the forest that was about an hour drive from their town. They had this spot in the woods where they loved to sleep because it was quiet and calm, away from other people. They went camping for four days and three nights. Each day, they went hiking and relaxed in the shade, and at night, they slept in a cozy tent. One of the friends had brought an old film camera for them to take photos of the nature they saw, and after she returned from the trip with her friends, she had the roll of film developed.

Flipping through  the photos, she saw lovely pictures of the countryside and of her smiling friends, but then she came across a photo that made chills run down her spine. There was a picture of her sleeping, but it couldn't have been taken by one of her friends because they were also in the picture, asleep beside her.

Turning through the pictures more hurriedly, the girl found three mysterious photos, one taken from each night that the friends had camped in the woods. Each showed the three of them sleeping.

Who had taken these photos? How could anyone have done so without waking them? And why? Why take three photos of three sleeping friends? 

Experiments about density

Some students  of I2A have done, at home,  an experiment about density. They have studied what happens when some objects are immersed in water: 

Coke experiment:

A) Normal coke sinks

B) Zero coke floats between water and normal coke.

Conclusions --> Normal coke is denser than water because it has sugar. Zero coke doesn't have sugar, so it is less dense than normal coke.

Rainbow experiment:

A) Honey is at the bottom of all liquids; syrup is on top of honey; water is on top of syrup; sunflower oil is under olive oil; olive oil is under alcohol; alcohol is on top of all liquids.

B) They have their own densities and it doesn´t matter the order to add the liquids into the recipient.

Conclusions --> Alcohol is on top because it has the lowest density; honey is at the bottom because it has the highest density; syrup is under water because it is denser; olive oil is on top of water because it is less dense.

The Fifth of November

    Remember, remember!
    The fifth of November,
    The Gunpowder treason and plot;
    I see no reason
    Why the Gunpowder treason
    Should ever be forgot!
    Guy Fawkes and his companions
    Did the scheme contrive,
    To blow the King and Parliament
    All up alive.
    Threescore barrels, laid below,
    To prove old England's overthrow.
    But, by God's providence, him they catch,
    With a dark lantern, lighting a match!
    A stick and a stake
    For King James's sake!
    If you won't give me one,
    I'll take two,
    The better for me,
    And the worse for you.
    A rope, a rope, to hang the Pope,
    A penn'orth of cheese to choke him,
    A pint of beer to wash it down,
    And a jolly good fire to burn him.
    Holloa, boys! holloa, boys! make the bells ring!
    Holloa, boys! holloa boys! God save the King!
    Hip, hip, hooor-r-r-ray!

The History of Halloween

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Romeo and Juliet (1st performance)

Visiting the "Biblioteca Nacional"

The Biblioteca Nacional is the main information and document centre on Spanish and Ibero-American written, graphic and audiovisual culture. It receives and stores copies of all the books published in Spain. Its collections include all kinds of material and  its holdings are largely enriched through acquisitions: purchase, copyright, donation and exchange.

Our students of Loeches have visited it and have spent a nice time:

"Aulas oro" contest

The group of 1ºA of Loeches has won the "Aulas Oro" contest. The prize has been visiting the "Museo de Ciencias de Alcobendas" where they have enjoyed the whole morning. These are some pictures of their visit: