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My presentations about our blog

A Internet na Iniciação à Língua Estrangeira: Blogs e CALL lessons (ESE Setúbal, 27Sep04)

Have Fun with English! (EVO2005 Blogging Workshop, 8Feb05)

Comments to this presentation

Bettina's blog

Tuchodi's blog

Have Fun with English! (eTwinning, 7Mar05; in Portuguese)

Have Fun with English. A blog or a plog? (APPI Conference, 21Apr05)

Blogging as a tutoring and mentoring tool in education (Tutor/Mentor Conference, 8May2005)

VIP!

Hi, kids!

Our blog is now at

http://64.71.48.37/teresadeca/school/fun-with-english5.htm (Click!)

There's an e-book, The Blue Shoe, for you to read. Enjoy!

Hugs from your teacher and friend

3Oct05

Subject: I am back

Hello, I am back.

Well, the first thing what I did yesterday when I arrived was see ower blog/plog.

Thank(obrigado) you Mr. Dennis and thank you teacher for the complements.

I am sorry, my message is little, but I am tired.

Good bye!

From Ana to Mr. Dennis! From Ana to my teacher

Kisses from Ana Maria

22Jul05

Subject: Re: I'm back

Dear Ana Maria,

How nice to get your lovely message with such beautiful flowers for Dennis and me! It was a lovely way to start my Saturday!

So you have been to your country, Moldova, and are now back in Portugal. How were your holidays? Did you see all your family? What did you do? How did you spend your days? How was the weather? Are there any photos you can show us? I would love (= adorava) to hear all about it!!! And so would Dennis, I'm sure.

I will be here most of the holidays, so I hope we will stay in touch (= mantermo-nos em contacto). Yesterday I had a short chat with Pedro L. at MSN. Do you have an MSN or Yahoo Messenger ID?

Thank you for getting in contact as soon as you arrived. Did you show our blog to your family and friends?

Have a good rest and a great weekend!

Hugs from your teacher and friend

23Jul05

Subject: "Have Fun with English" [Ana Maria, this is especially for you!]

Boa tarde!

I just visited "Have Fun with English" again and was especially impressed with Ana's poems. The thoughts were very beautiful. It helped to view them in English, then in Portuguese, then in English again.

Please give Ana my congratulations. Poetry, I think, is the most difficult form of writing (and also often very difficult to translate).

Abraços!

D. O.

10Jul05

Subject: Re: "Have Fun with English"

Dear Dennis,

What a fan you are of "Have Fun with English"! Fantastic!!

I was so impressed with Ana Maria's poems and thoughts that I asked her permission to publish them online. I was never one for poetry, neither writing nor reading, but I admire kids with Ana's talent and sensitivity.

She's Moldovan and will be going home for a few weeks with her parents. She's very happy.

I hope she reads your message, because she'll be very proud!

Hugs,

Teresa

Subject: Re: Re: "Have Fun with English"

Hi, Teresa.

Hopefully, you're sound asleep as I type this!

Yes, I'm a very great fan of "Have Fun with English." I think you and
the students have accomplished some amazing things!

I also admire Ana Maria's talent and sensitivity and was amazed at what she'd
written.

Are there many Moldovans in Portugal? It seems wonderfully exotic to me
that she's studying there! What was her first language? Moldovan, I
understand, is pretty much the same as Romanian.

She certainly SHOULD be proud! I hope she reads it, too.

Take care, my friend.

Abraços!

D. O.

11Jul05

Hi, kids!

Here are two sites you should visit! One is Ale Weser's Our Sixth Grade Blog for her students in Bahía Blanca, Argentina. Do you remember Ale? Of course you do! Well, read the messages from the teacher to her students and vice-versa, and try some of the great exercises that she has created. Then send me and/or Ale your comments!

The other site is Robert Palmer's Tapping Turtle... the fun place to study English! Try the Movie Exercises (it's best to start with the wrm up exercises first) and Turtle Quia exercises (click the links on the left). I'm sure you'll enjoy these activities!

If you like the movie exercises and want to try to make an animated movie, go to DFilm Moviemaker and... have fun!!! Don't forget to send the URL of your films. We all want to have some fun!!!

8Jul05

I'm very happy today, because Porto Editora, my publisher, considered "Have Fun with English", this teacher-student blog, Site of the Day in their Educare site.

This blog project shows that "High expectations encourage high achievement: For some time now, we've known that younger students tend to achieve more by working with teachers who expect more of them" (A Teacher's Dozen). I couldn't agree more!

This very special recognition (= reconhecimento) belongs to all my 6F and 6G students. Without them, their motivation and their enthusiasm, none of this would have been possible.

A big and very happy "thank you" to all my students involved in this project!!!

8Jul05

Comments from Webheads that have made my day! :-)

8Jul05

Way to go Teresa!
I am proud of you.
Congrats
cris (Lisbon area)

Hello Tere,
what a good choice for the Site of the day! Your page is an
inspiration for teachers and an appreciation of your young students' work!
yours,
Sus (Denmark)

Congratulations about your website... Mary (Arizona)

Congratulations Teresa. [Elisabeth, in Japan]

Bravo Teresa!
A well-deserved recognition of all the work you have been leading.
Beijão
Bee (São Paulo, Brazil)

well Done Teresa, kudos to you. Hope this is the firrst of many successful endeavours.
have anice summer.
Maria Teresa (Italy)

Dear Teresa,
Congratulations to you!!!
Lots of hugs,
Cora (San Francisco, California)

Dear Teresa,
Felicitação! It's really wonderful to see your innovative and
high-quality work recognized! The honor is very well deserved!
I also enjoyed reading the latest postings at "Have Fun with
English." It's terrific that you and your students are still in
touch via the Net!
Kudos!
Dennis. O. (Phoenix, Arizona)

Dear Tere,
It's fantastic to disappear for two days,come back and find my inbox is full of good news,you chrissan,cristina.Congratulations.Wait for the best everyday, as you are one of those persons who are becoming fewer in our world everyday.I love you dear.
Hala. Sudan (Blooming with the good weather in Khartoum.)

congratulations, Teresa!
Fernanda (Setúbal)

What a wonderful piece of news, Tere. Congrats, :-)
Buth (Kuwait)

9Jul05

Congratulations... what a great honor Teresa. And so well deserved!
...Enjoy your summer Teresa. It seems to be flying by!
Congrats
Lee Ann (Virginia, USA)

Bravissima cara Teresa!!!!

http://www.educare.pt/default.asp

Happy to see you here .....

baci da Susan B. in Florence (Italy)

Hi Teresa,

I'm sending a belated "congratulations" for having your site named as the site of the day. Your web site is really super and it deserves to be advertised!!!!!

Beijinhos,

Ramona (Lisbon area)

Dear Tere, I'm a little behind in all my greetings, but I did want to
especially congratulate you on this recognition. Your site is an absolute
delight for anyone who goes there, but I'm sure it's your students who
profit the most: and they have the real thing with them.

It's amazing to think how many more people you'll be able to reach. Not
only will they be able to use and enjoy your work, but also, I'm convinced,
they will somehow feel all the caring and love you've put into it.

Super Lady, congratulations! And lots of hugs to go with that. Barb (Germany)

10Jul05

Most heartfelt congrats, Tere dearest, on this achevement !! And with the little colourful drawings catching readers' attention...!
You deserve it so much!
Love,
Rita (Rosario, Argentina)

Subject: ?????

A felicidade espera…

Aqueles que choram

Aqueles que sofrem

Aqueles que tentam

Aqueles que procuram

Aqueles que estão cansados

Porque só essas pessoas podem apreciar aqueles momentos que deixaram uma marca na sua vida!

Teacher, thank you!

I am developing my abiliti to writting Inglish words.

Ana Maria (6F)

8Jul05

Subject: Re: ?????

Good morning, Ana Maria!

Now I understand your poem perfectly. It's very nice and with a lot of meaning (= significado)!

You certainly are developing your ability to write English! Isn't it fantastic that we have the chance to practice outside the classroom and after the school year is over (= finished)?

Can I put yesterday's messages and this one in our blog?

Hugs from your English teacher and friend

Subject: Ower dialogue

Yes, It´s fantastic that we have the chance to practice the English Language outside the classroom and after the school year is over!!!

And of course you may put ower messages in the blog/plog, if you want!

Good bye and a good continuation of the day!

Dream(sonhe) what you want to dream

Go where you want to arrive

Be(esteja) where you want to be(estar)

Because you have onli one life, and onli one oportuniti for do what you want to do.

from Ana Maria (6F)

8Jul05

Subject: What's the use of studing?

Teacher, I saw the poem or what is it: the more we know, the more we forget,

The more we forget,the less we know,

The less we know, the less we forget,

The less we forget,the more we know.

So what´s the use of studing?

Know you see why we never study!(I am joking)

[Ana Maria, 6F]

7Jul05

Subject: Re: What's the use of studing?

Hi, Ana Maria!

What a great joke you made!!!

Are you enjoying your holidays? Do you go to the beach?

Yesterday I had a chat with Pedro L. at MSN Messenger. He told me that Rodrigo is in Brazil. Did you know that? I didn't. Lucky him!!!

Hugs from your English teacher

P.S. Please don't forget to write your name at the end of your text.

Subject: Dear Teacher!

Hi teacher, yes I am enjoing the hollidays.

And yes, I go to the beach.Teacher I think I don´t go to Moldova this Hollidays. JKL

I don´t know if I am happy, angry or so -so.

Ye, Rodrigo is Lucky!

If you are tired, I have a think to say:

The happy wait from : Who cry

Who suffer(sofre)

Who try

Who search

Who are tired

Because only that persons may apreciate that moments because they leave a mark in their life!

Ana Maria (6F)

This is what Ana Maria means in her poem (as can be seen in a later message, in the Portuguese version):

Happiness waits for...

Those who cry

Those who suffer

Those who try

Those who search

Those who are tired

Because only those people can appreciate those moments that left a mark in their life!

7Jul05

Subject: Re: Dear Teacher!

Dear Ana Maria,

I feel sad for you about "maybe not" going to Moldova this summer, but why don't try to understand why you aren't going, and then think about it very carefully? Maybe there is a very good reason and maybe it's hard for your parents to make that decision. So... don't be angry! Put a smile

on that nice face! And... try to help your parents, if you can. Maybe they are also having some hard moments.

I'm not sure I understand the poem you sent me and I'd like to (= gostaria). I think there is something missing (= falta qualquer coisa). Is it a Portuguese or a Moldovan poem? Could you write it in Portuguese for me?

I like the image you sent.

Hugs from your English teacher

Subject: My think [My idea]

It´s not a poem, it is the form how I think. I don´t know if it is correct, but it is the form how I think.

My mother was joking, she have the ticket, I saw them!!!:-)

Ana Maria (6F)

7Jul05

Subject: Re: My think [My idea]

Ana Maria,

Yeeeessss!!!

I'm so glad that your mother was joking!!!! When do you leave for Moldova? In August?

I understand that it's the way you think, but could you say it in Portuguese? I will see if something is missing, all right?

Kisses from your Englist teacher

Hi, kids!

How are you? And how are your holidays going? Enjoying yourselves? I've been more relaxed. I still have work at school, but it's different when we don't have to teach.

Well, I want to tell you about a presentation on Vasco da Gama Bridge that I did last Tuesday, June 28, for Dafne's Architecture and Urban Planning students. It went very well and I think that everybody enjoyed it. Dennis was also there!

Take a look at it and don't forget to watch the photo story. You can also listen to the recording and see the slides I showed in real time!

Don't forget to send messages with your comments!

Hugs and kisses!

3Jul05

Updated on 3Oct05

Created on 28 November 2003

Teresa Almeida d'Eça

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