Semester Coming to A Close!! O Fin do Semestre Chegando!!

The children opened their end-of-semester Animal Research Project presentations with a little Holiday cheer. They sang a lively version of the American Christmas song classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. It was very well-done. The children practiced singing with emotion and energy and I must say that I loved their performance. Not only had they prepared amazing research projects but they invested themselves into adding something fun and attention-grabbing for their parents and peers to enjoy. Needless to say, I was soooooo proud of them!!

As criancas abriram as suas apresentacoes dos seus Projetos de Pesquisas de Animais do fim do ano com um pouquinho de animacao natalina. Eles cantaram uma versao bem animada do cancao classico natalino americano, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Foi super bem feito. As criancas ensaiaram cantando com emocao e energia e eu preciso declarar que eu amei o desempenho deles. Nao so que eles tinha preparado projetos de pesquisas fantasticas mas que tambem eles se comprometeram para acrescentar algo divertido e que chamava a atencao para que os seus pais e colegas disfrutassem. Nao precisa dizer que eu fiquei muuuiiitto orgulhoso deles!!

As criancas trabalharam bastante para preparar os seus projetos. Eles pesquisavam e escreviam varios tipos de informacao sobre o animal que cada um deles escolheu. Esa informacao incluia a dieta ou caracteristicas fisicas por exemplo. Logo depois eles levavam essa informacao escrita e organizada para sua aula de computacao na qual o profesor deles ajudou eles a criar e formatar um Powerpoint slideshow das informacoes.

The children worked hard to prepare their projects. They researched and wrotpe about the animal they had chosen to learn more about. This information included diet or physical characteristics, for example. After writing and organizing this information in the regular classroom, they took it to their computer class where their teacher there helped them to create and format a PowerPoint slideshow of their findings.

Todo mundo ficou contente com o desempenho dos alunos. Os pais, os profesores e os colegas tambem!!!

Que maneira bacana de fechar o semestre!!

Everyone was pleased with the children's skills. Parents, teachers and peers alike!!!

What a great way to end the semester!!

Um

Abraco,

George