21st March - Poetry World Day ... and Day of the Tree

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd,
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or natures changing course untrimm'd:
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest,
Nor shall death brag thou wandrest in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest,
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

William Shakespeare, 1564-1616

poem sent by Maria de La Salete, 10º B

Father's Day is a special day for everyone. We use this day to honor our fathers all over the world. In Portugal we celebrate Father's Day on March 19th, but in the United Kingdom and United States of America it is celebrated on the third Sunday of June.
Father is the one who is our first hero, our coach, our support. He is someone we look up to. He can make our frowns go upside down...in a split second.
How do you celebrate Father's Day? What is the best present you can give to your father? Tell us about it.

To my Daddy...

God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle's flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so,

He called it ...Dad

With a kiss

Sofia, 10º B

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Easter is always in Spring, a time of new beginnings, a time of joy celebration.
For Christians it is not just a day for chocolate eggs but one of special church services. They celebrate the day Jesus triumphed over death, bringing new life here and now to all who follow him and the certainty of life after death.
And you? How do you celebrate Easter? Tell us about it.



Easter

Easter is the time for holidays, celebration and a time for giving…chocolate eggs. But Easter means much more than that…

It is the oldest and most important Christian festivity, the celebration of the Jesus Christ’s death and and coming to life again. For Christians, the dawn of Easter Sunday with its message of new life is the high point of the Christian year.

Easter story includes Maundy Thursday ( the last supper leading to the Eucharist), Good Friday (the day on which Jesus was crucified) and Easter Day ( the day on which Jesus came back to life).

Why does the date of Easter move?

Easter has a moveable date because it changes every year. Easter Sunday can be on any date from March 22 to April 25.

The reason for this is based on the lunar calendar (moon) rather than our more well-known solar one.

Easter always falls on the first Sunday following the Full Moon (the Paschal Full Moon) or after the spring Equinox (March 20 or 21). If the Full Moon falls on a Sunday then Easter is the next Sunday.

Soraia, 10º B


March or April

• Good Friday (the Friday before Easter Day) , on this day people celebrate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
• In the UK a lot of people eat hot cross buns ( small round cakes) containing dried fruit and species with a cross on the top.
  

Ana Maria, 10º B

Easter celebrates the ressurrection of Jesus, which Christians believe occurred on the third day after his crucifixion. It is time of chocolate bunnies, marshmallow chicks and coloured eggs.

The Easter bunny ha sits origin in pre-Christian fertility lore. The Hare and the Rabbit were the most fertile animals known and they served as symbols of the new life during the Spring season.

Of all the symbols associated with Easter the egg, the symbol of fertility and new life, is the most identifiable. The customs and traditions of using eggs have been associated with Easter for centuries.

Originally Easter eggs were painted with bright colours to represent the sunlight of spring and were used in Easter-egg rolling contests or given as gifts.

Carolina, 10º B
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My house is large, it's a flat and it's white. I live on the second floor. My house is new, it has got two floors and it is in the suburbs. It has got eight rooms: two bedrooms, one study room, one bathroom, one toilet, one kitchen, one living room and one dining room. It has got one balcony, six windows and seven doors.
My bedroom is yellow and it has got two beds (mine and my sister's). My bed is blue and my sister's bed is green. My bedroom has got one wardrobe, one rug, one chest of drawers and one bookcase. It is very nice!!!
My kitchen has got one stove, one washing machine and one fridge.
My living room has got one sofa, two armchais, one rug, one television and one cupboard.
My dining room has got one dining-table, six chairs and one table cloth.
My study room has got one desk, one table lamp, two chairs, one rug and two bookcases.
My bathroom has got one washbasin, towels, one toilet, one bath, two toothpastes and four toothbrushes.
My parents' bedroom is white. It has got one bed, three rugs, one chest of drawers, one chair and one TV.
My house is very fine!

Inês Carvalho 7ºC Nº10