Today is Saint Andrew’s Day.

St. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland.

Scotland is a country in the north of Great Britain. It is famous for its big lakes (lochs) and especially Loch Ness which is well known for its legend about the Loch Ness monster.

Scotland is also famous for bagpipes (as we have in Galicia), kilts – a traditional type of skirt for men and medieval castles.

The Edublogs Awards are held every year to celebrate the work and success of educational blogs around the world. Blogs are a great way to share information, ideas and resources and can make learning fun and interesting.

Here are my nominations:

• Best librarian / library blog:   Bloggit
• Best teacher blog:    The Science Blog
• Best class blog:        English with Rosa
• Best individual blog:  Think in English

You can nominate your own favorites. Simply follow the directions on  The Edublog Awards Homepage

Bullying affects children in a lot of schools.  Bullies are the people who upset you and make you sad, they call you names, they take things from you, they hurt you and they make you feel uncomfortable.

Bullies are cowards and they always choose people weaker than themselves, but you can be strong.  If  you are being bullied or you know someone who is being bullied TELL A TEACHER OR AN ADULT or if you feel scared write a letter.

Here on the Blog you can create a poster about Bullying. Just click on the image.

Then you can share by clicking on send to a friend to The Blog at corunablog@gmail.com.

Any posters received will be shown on The Blog.

*Click on Comments to see a list of books about Bullying in your library.

This week is The Blog- Workshop at Monte Alto and Castrillón Libraries and we are going to be looking into scary stories. Don’t be scared to come, it’s going to be fun and interesting too!!

Tim Burton is a film producer, director, writer and designer. He was born in California in 1958. His unique style is evident in all his work and especially in his animated films. here you can watch one of his first short animated films which is narrated by Vincent Price, one of the most famous voices in the film world.

Other Tim Burton films include: Batman; Edward Scissorhands; Sleepy Hollow; The Corpse Bride; Charlie & The Chocolate Factory; The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline.

If you want to create your own scary thing, click here to play “Monster Maker”

Today is Friday the 13th which in English speaking countries is regarded as unlucky. This supesrstition began before the 19th century. Nowadays,  some people continue to take it very seriously and avoid travelling or planning events on this day. The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskevidekatriaphobia – (that’s a difficult word in any language!!!)

The next session of The Blog will be on Thursday 19th November at Monte Alto Library and Friday 20th at Castrillón Library and we will be looking into superstitions and scary things…ooooohhhh!!!

Get your invitations!

The Tower of Hercules, A Coruña’s most famous monument, will turn blue at night on  Friday 13th November in support of World Diabetes Day.

Diabetes is a common condition that affects many people. There are two main types of diabetes:

• Type 1 – usually affects children and adults up to the age of 40. It is treated with insulin injections, a healthy diet and regular physical activity.
• Type 2 – usually affects people over the age of 40 and it is treated with a healthy diet and regular physical activity, sometimes insulin may also be required. Type 2 diabetes is becoming more frequent in young people because of unhealthy diets and very little physical activity.

Everyone can benefit from healthy eating and regular exercise. Take care of your body, it’s the only one you’ve got!

Click here to play the game.

Asociación Coruñesa de Persoas con Diabete

Guy Fawkes Night (also called Bonfire Night) is celebrated in Great Britain on the 5th November.

On this day in 1605  a group of  Catholic extremists, including Guy Fawkes, attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London.  They wanted to kill King James I and his government so that England would become Catholic. One of the group had a friend in the Houses of Parliament and sent a letter to him to tell him to stay away on the night that the attack was planned. This letter was intercepted and Guy Fawkes and his friends were arrested in the cellars of the Houses of Parliament with 36 barrels of gunpowder. They were executed.

Every year on this day the British remember this event by building big bonfires and making a  “Guy” out of old clothes stuffed with newspaper, which they burn on the top of the bonfire. Also people organise firework displays and parties. It’s good fun!!

Click here to play The Guy Fawkes Game