WORLD WATER DAY 2012

On March 22nd we celebrate the World Water Day.

Water is a Precious Resource.
Water is essential to life on our planet. Yet we often treat it like there is an infinite supply. It's time to get educated about the value of water and how you can protect this important natural resource.

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW TO SAVE WATER?

1.- Don't leave the tap running for a long time while you are washing your hands.

2.- Turn off taps when you have finished using them.

3.- Report leaking taps and toilets to your parents and teachers. One drop per second equals 7,000 litres of water wasted per year.

4.-Wash paint brushes in a bucket or ice cream container.

5.-Take shorter showers.

6.-Never use your toilet as wastebasket.

7.-Don't run water while brushing your teeth.

8.-Water your plants early in the morning or late in evening.

Click HERE if you want to calculate your use of water.

Click HERE if you want to know how to save water every day.

Click HERE and HERE if you want to play games.

OUR ENGLISH WEEK

We had a fantastic English week with children from Aizarna and Antzuola (both in Gipuzkoa). We made very good friends.
In these photos, you can see some of the activities we did: our lessons, presentations, games, the park, our bedrooms, our meals, the disco...

ST PATRICK'S DAY

It was Saint Patrick's Day on Saturday 17th. It was celebrated mainly in Ireland because he is the patron saint of this country. But it was also celebrated in many other countries because there are irish people living all around the world.

The Story of Saint Patrick

When he was sixteen years old, pirates attacked his town in Wales.
They took Patrick to Ireland on their ship. They sold him as a slave to a farmer named Milchiu. He minded sheep on a mountain called Sliabh Mis.

The people only spoke Irish. They were pagans. They didn't believe in God. He felt cold an lonely. He was very sad and homesick. Life was very hard. Patrick prayed every day and every night...

He was six years on Sliabh Mis.

Suddenly one night he had a strange dream. A voice told him a ship was waiting in the harbour. He reached the ship and it took him home. His family was very happy to see him.
Later Patrick became a priest and then a bishop. He had another dream. In his dream he heard the people of Ireland calling him. He went back to Ireland.

For about 30 years he told the people of Ireland about God. He used a shamrock to explain about the Father, the Son and The Holy Spirit.

There are no snakes in Ireland. Some say it is because saint Patrick made them leave. Maybe it is just because Ireland is an island and is surrounded by water.

Patrick is buried in Downpatrick, County Down.

READ AND LISTEN TO THESE WONDERFUL STORIES

DO YOU LIKE STORIES?

Here you can find a lot of stories told by famous actors.

You will know some, but it will be good to listen to them again. You can read the story at the same time. Have a good time! Click HERE to choose your favourite one.