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February's song for BACHILLERATO.

2012-02-01T02:43:00.000-08:00

SWEET CAROLINE BY NEIL DIAMOND
*If you want to see Diamond singing the song go to VIDEO SONGS. You can write a comment about it below!

"Sweet Caroline"
Where it began,I can't begin to knowin'
But then I know it's growing strong
Was in the spring
And spring became the summer
Who'd have believed you'd come along.
Hands, touchin' hands
Reachin' out, touchin' me touchin' you
Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I've been inclined
To believe they never would
But now I, look at the night
And it don't seem so lonely
We fill it up with only two.
And when I hurt,
Hurtin' runs off my shoulders
How can I hurt when I'm with you
Warm, touchin' warm
Reachin' out, touchin' me touchin' you
Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I've been inclined,
To believe they never would
Oh, no, no
Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
Sweet Caroline,I believe they never could
Sweet Caroline.........

February's quote for ESO

2012-02-01T02:36:00.000-08:00

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero

February's joke for ESO

2012-02-01T02:35:00.000-08:00

My friend said he knew a man with a wooden leg named Smith.
So I asked him "What was the name of his other leg?"

January's song for Bachillerato

2012-01-04T09:26:00.000-08:00

BRUNO MARS. IT WILL RAIN
http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/twilightsagabreakingdawn/itwillrain.htm

If you ever leave me, baby,
Leave some morphine at my door
Cause it would take a whole lot of medication
To realize what we used to have,We don't have it anymore.
There's no religion that could save me
No matter how long my knees are on the floor, oh
So keep in mind all the sacrifices I'm making
Will keep you by my side
Will keep you from walking out the door.
Cause there'll be no sunlight if I lose you, baby
There'll be no clear skies if I lose you, baby
Just let the clouds,my eyes will do the same if you walk away
Everyday, it will rain,rain, rain
I'll never be your mother's favorite
Your daddy can't even look me in the eye
Oooh if I was in their shoes, I'd be doing the same thing
Saying there goes my little girlwalking with that troublesome guy
But they're just afraid of something they can't understand
Oooh well little darling watch me change their minds
Yea for you I'll try, I'll try, I'll try
I'll pick up these broken pieces 'til I'm bleeding
If that'll make you mine
Cause there'll be no sunlight if I lose you, baby
There'll be no clear skies if I lose you, baby
Just like the clouds,my eyes will do the same if you walk away
Everyday, it will rain,rain, rainOoooh
Don't you saygoodbye, don't just say, goodbye
I'll pick up these broken pieces 'til I'm bleeding
If that'll make it rightCause there'll be no sunlight if I lose you, baby
There'll be no clear skiesif I lose you, baby
Just like the clouds,my eyes will do the same if you walk away
Everyday, it will rain,rain, rain...

January's joke for ESO

2012-01-04T09:23:00.000-08:00

A: Did you hear that a baby was fed on elephant's milk and gained twenty pounds in a week.
B: That's impossible. Whose baby?A: An elephant's.

January's quote for ESO

2012-01-04T09:21:00.000-08:00

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

December's song for Bachillerato

2011-12-04T11:07:00.000-08:00

Translate the song "Santa Claus is back in town" sung by Elvis Presley.
Use the following link to read the lyrics and watch the video.
http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/fredclaus/santaclausisbackintown.htm

December's joke for ESO

2011-12-04T11:05:00.000-08:00

A: Aren't you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger?B: Yes I am, I married the wrong woman.

December's quote for ESO

2011-12-04T11:03:00.000-08:00

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” ― Dr. Seuss

Students from Holland who are taking part in this year's exchange

2011-11-30T04:11:00.000-08:00

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41537952/IMG_0346.JPG

November's song for A-level

2011-11-04T11:32:00.000-07:00

SUMMER NIGHTS. GREASE

Summer lovin' had me a blast
Summer lovin', happened so fast
I met a girl crazy for me
I met a boy, cute as can be
Summer days driftin' away,
To uh-oh those summer nights
Tell me more, tell me more,
Did you get very far?
Tell me more, tell me more,
Like, does he have a car?
She swam by me, she got a cramp
He went by me, got my suit damp
I saved her life, she nearly drowned
He showed off, splashing around
Summer sun, something's begun,
But uh-oh those summer nights
Tell me more, tell me more,
Was it love at first sight?
Tell me more, tell me more,
Did she put up a fight?
Took her bowlin' in the Arcade
We went strollin', drank lemonade
We made out under the dock
we stayed up until ten o'clock
Summer fling don't mean a thing,
But uh-oh those summer nights
Tell me more, tell me more,
But you don't gotta brag
Tell me more, tell me more,
Cause he sounds like a drag
He got friendly, holdin' my hand
Well she got friendly, down in the sand
He was sweet, just turned eighteen
Well she was good, you know what I mean
Summer heat, boy and girl meet,
But uh-oh those summer nights
Tell me more, tell me more,
How much dough did he spend?
Tell me more, tell me more,
Could she get me a friend?
It turned colder, that's where it ends
So I told her we'd still be friends
Then we made our true love
vow Wonder what she's doin' now
Summer dreams ripped at the seams,
But oh, those summer nights

November's quote for ESO

2011-11-04T11:29:00.000-07:00

“Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” ― Albert Camus

November's joke for ESO

2011-11-04T11:27:00.000-07:00

Some scientists decided to do the following experiments on a dog. For the first experiment, they cut one of the dog's legs off, then they told the dog to walk. The dog got up and walked, so they they learned that a dog could walk with just three legs. For the second experiment, they cut off a second leg from the dog, then they told the dog once more to walk. The dog was still able to walk with only two legs. For the third experiment, they cut off yet another leg from the dog and once more they told the dog to walk. However, the dog wasn't able to walk with only one leg. As a result of these three experiments, the scientists wrote in their final report that the dog had lost it's hearing after having three legs cut off.

Students from Lowville, USA who are writing to 2BAB. (2)

2011-10-08T07:53:00.000-07:00

Students from Lowville, USA who are writing to 2BAB. (1)

2011-10-08T07:25:00.000-07:00

October's song for A-level students

2011-10-01T03:50:00.000-07:00

Frankie Valli
Grease

I solve my problems and I see the light
We gotta plug and think, we gotta feed it right
There ain't no danger we can go too far
We start believing now that we can be who we are

Grease is the word
They think our love is just a growing pain
Why don't they understand, It's just a crying shame
Their lips are lying only real is real
We start to find right now we got to be what we feel

Grease is the word
Grease is the word, is the word that you heard
It's got groove it's got meaning
Grease is the time, is the place is the motion
Grease is the way we are feeling

We take the pressure and we throw away
Conventionality belongs to yesterday
There is a chance that we can make it so far
We start believing now that we can be wo we are

Grease is the word
Grease is the word, is the word that you heard
It's got groove it's got meaning
Grease is the time, is the place is the motion
Grease is the way we are feeling
This is the life of illusion
Wrapped up in trouble laced with confusion
What we doing here?

October's quote for third and fourth formers

2011-10-01T03:47:00.000-07:00

“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

October's joke for first and second formers

2011-10-01T03:40:00.000-07:00

A: Do you want to hear a dirty joke?
B: Ok
A: A white horse fell in the mud.

September's song for A-level.

2011-09-16T07:37:00.000-07:00

BEYONCE'S IF I WERE A BOY

If I were a boy
even just for a day
I roll outta bed in the morning
and throw on what I wanted then go

drink beer with the guys
and chase after girls
I'd kick it with who I wanted
and never get confronted for it
cause they'd stick out for me

If I were a boy
I think I could uderstand
how it feels to love a girl
I'd swear I'd be a better man
I'd listen to her
cause I knew how it hurt
when you lose the one you wanted
cause he's taken you for granted
and everything you had got destroyed

If I were a boy
I would turn off my phone
tell everyone its broken
so they'd think they'd think I was sleeping alone

I'd put myself first
and make the rules as I go
cause I know that she'd be faithful waiting for me come home(to come home)

If I were a boy
I think I could understand
how it feels to love a girl
I swear I'd be a better man
I'd listen to her
cause I know how it hurts
when you lose the one you wanted
cause he's taken you for granted
and everything you had got destroyed

its a little too late for you to come back
say it's just a mistake
think I'd forgive you like that
if you thought I would wait for you
you thought wrong

but you're just a boy
you don't understand
yeah you don't understand

how it feels to love a girl someday
you wish you were a better man
you don't listen to her
you don't care how it hurts
until you lose the one you wanted
cause you've taken her for granted
and everything you had got destroyed

but you're just a boy

September's joke for first and second formers

2011-09-16T07:35:00.000-07:00

What is the longest word in the English language?
SMILES: there is a mile between the first and last letters!"

September's quote for third and fourth formers

2011-09-16T07:34:00.000-07:00

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

JUNE'S POEM FOR BACHILLERATO

2011-06-01T10:32:00.000-07:00

A Word to Husbands by Ogden Nash
To keep your marriage brimming
With love in the loving cup,
Whenever you’re wrong, admit it;
Whenever you’re right, shut up.

JUNE'S JOKE FOR ESO

2011-06-01T10:31:00.001-07:00

A very drunk man comes out of the bar and sees another very drunk man.
He looks up in the sky and says, "Is that the sun or the moon?"
The other drunk man answers, "I don't know. I'm a stranger here myself."

MAY'S JOKE FOR ESO

2011-05-03T11:25:00.000-07:00

A nervous old lady on a bus was made even more nervous by the fact that the driver periodically took his arm out of the window. When she couldn't stand it any longer, she tapped him on the shoulder and whispered on his ear: "Young man...you keep both hands on the wheel...I'll tell you when it's raining!".

MAY'S POEM FOR BACHILLERATO

2011-05-03T11:19:00.000-07:00

Happiness by Raymond Carver

So early it's still almost dark out.
I'm near the window with coffee,
and the usual early morning stuff
that passes for thought.

When I see the boy and his friend
walking up the road
to deliver the newspaper.

They wear caps and sweaters,
and one boy has a bag over his shoulder.
They are so happy
they aren't saying anything, these boys.

I think if they could, they would take
each other's arm.
It's early in the morning,
and they are doing this thing together.

They come on, slowly.
The sky is taking on light,
though the moon still hangs pale over the water.

Such beauty that for a minute
death and ambition, even love,
doesn't enter into this.

Happiness. It comes on
unexpectedly. And goes beyond, really,
any early morning talk about it.

Second exchange with Hageveld, Holland. March 2011

2011-04-19T03:37:00.000-07:00

Parking for bikes at Amsterdam train station

Dutch and Spanish students and teachers.

Beautiful view from Delft tower

APRIL'S POEM FOR BACHILLERATO

2011-04-02T02:59:00.000-07:00

I Am Not Yours by Sara Teasdale
I am not yours, not lost in you,
Not lost, although I long to be
Lost as a candle lit at noon,
Lost as a snowflake in the sea.

You love me, and I find you still
A spirit beautiful and bright,
Yet I am I, who long to be
Lost as a light is lost in light.

Oh plunge me deep in love -- put out
My senses, leave me deaf and blind,
Swept by the tempest of your love,
A taper in a rushing wind.

APRIL'S JOKE FOR ESO

2011-04-02T02:57:00.000-07:00

God and the man
A man visits God and says "God, do you mind if I ask you a
few questions?" God says "No, ask me anything at all."

So the man says "God, you've been around for a very long time,
so, for you, how long is a thousand years?"

God replies "For me, a thousand years is only five minutes."

The man then says "That's interesting God. And, for you,
how much is a million dollars?"

God replies "For me, a million dollars is only five cents."

The man says "Really? Well then God, could you lend me
five cents please?"

God looks at the man, smiles, and says "Of course my son.
Just wait five minutes!"

MARCH'S JOKE FOR ESO

2011-03-02T07:03:00.000-08:00

A: Why are all those people running?
B: They are running a race to get a cup.
A: Who will get the cup?
B: The person who wins.
A: Then why are all the others running?

MARCH'S POEM FOR BACHILLERATO

2011-03-02T07:01:00.000-08:00

Touched by An Angel by Maya Angelou

We, unaccustomed to courage
exiles from delight
live coiled in shells of loneliness
until love leaves its high holy temple
and comes into our sight
to liberate us into life.

Love arrives
and in its train come ecstasies
old memories of pleasure
ancient histories of pain.
Yet if we are bold,
love strikes away the chains of fear
from our souls.

We are weaned from our timidity
In the flush of love's light
we dare be brave
And suddenly we see
that love costs all we are
and will ever be.
Yet it is only love
which sets us free.

FEBRUARY'S SONG FOR BACHILLERATO

2011-02-01T06:21:00.000-08:00

THE BEATLES.
"I Need You"

You don't realize how much I need you
Love you all the time and never leave you
Please come on back to me
I'm lonely as can be
I need you

Said you had a thing or two to tell me
How was I to know you would upset me?
I didn't realize as I looked in your eyes
You told me, oh yes, you told me, you don't want my lovin' anymore
That's when it hurt me and feeling like this I just can't go on anymore

Please remember how I feel about you
I could never really live without you
So, come on back and see just what you mean to me. I need you

But when you told me, you don't want my lovin' anymore
That's when it hurt me and feeling like this I just can't go on anymore

Please remember how I feel about you
I could never really live without you
So, come on back and see just what you mean to me
I need you
I need you
I need you

FEBRUARY'S JOKE FOR ESO

2011-02-01T06:19:00.000-08:00

Two goldfish in a bowl talking:
Goldfish 1: Do you believe in God?
Goldfish 2: Of course, I do! Who do you think changes the water?

JANUARY'S POEM FOR BACHILLERATO

2011-01-09T10:59:00.000-08:00

A Birthday Poem by Ted Kooser
Just past dawn, the sun stands
with its heavy red head
in a black stanchion of trees,
waiting for someone to come
with his bucket
for the foamy white light,
and then a long day in the pasture.
I too spend my days grazing,
feasting on every green moment
till darkness calls,
and with the others
I walk away into the night,
swinging the little tin bell
of my name.

JANUARY'S JOKE FOR ESO

2011-01-09T10:56:00.000-08:00

Three mice are being chased by a cat. The mice were cornered when one of the mice turned around and barked, "Ruff! Ruff! Ruff!" The surprised cat ran away scared. Later when the mice told their mother what happened, she smiled and said, "You see, it pays to be bilingual!"

December's poem for Bachillerato

2010-12-07T02:01:00.000-08:00

MESSY ROOM by SHEL SLIVERSTEIN

Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
His underwear is hanging on the lamp.
His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair,
And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp.
His workbook is wedged in the window,
His sweater's been thrown on the floor.
His scarf and one ski are beneath the TV,
And his pants have been carelessly hung on the door.
His books are all jammed in the closet,
His vest has been left in the hall.
A lizard named Ed is asleep in his bed,
And his smelly old sock has been stuck to the wall.
Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
Donald or Robert or Willie or--
Huh? You say it's mine? Oh, dear,
I knew it looked familiar!

December's joke for ESO

2010-12-07T01:57:00.000-08:00

Mother: "Did you enjoy your first day at school?"
Girl: "First day? Do you mean I have to go back tomorrow?

NOVEMBER'S POEM FOR BACHILLERATO

2010-11-01T14:01:00.000-07:00

TO YOU BY WALT WHITMAN
LET us twain walk aside from the rest;
Now we are together privately, do you discard ceremony,
Come! vouchsafe to me what has yet been vouchsafed to none—Tell me the whole story,
Tell me what you would not tell your brother, wife, husband, or physician

NOVEMBER'S JOKE FOR ESO

2010-11-01T14:00:00.000-07:00

A man goes to the doctor and says, "Doctor, wherever I touch, it hurts."
The doctor asks, "What do you mean?"
The man says, "When I touch my shoulder, it really hurts. If I touch my knee - OUCH! When I touch my forehead, it really, really hurts."
The doctor says, "I know what's wrong with you - you've broken your finger!"

PHOTOS FROM LOWVILLE, USA (3)

2010-10-26T09:32:00.000-07:00

PHOTOS FROM LOWVILLE, USA (2)

2010-10-25T10:25:00.001-07:00

PHOTOS FROM LOWVILLE, USA

2010-10-23T11:27:00.000-07:00

STUDENTS WHO ARE WRITING TO 1 BACH. B. THEY LIVE IN LOWVILLE, NYS. THEIR TEACHER IS LIZ LORENSTZEN.

OCTOBER'S JOKE FOR ESO

2010-10-08T07:12:00.000-07:00

The teacher to a student: Conjugate the verb "to walk" in simple present.
The student: I walk. You walk ....
The teacher interrupts him: Quicker please.
The student: I run. You run ...

OCTOBER'S SONG FOR BACHILLERATO

2010-10-08T07:06:00.000-07:00

"Imperfect" BY MARIAH CAREY

[Verse 1:]
I saw you yesterday,
And I heard what you had to say,
All those ugly ways you
Think about me, yeah.

But I know it's okay,
Gonna keep a smile on my face,
Hate don't change the way
I feel about my inner being.

[Refrain:]
'Cause I won't let 'em dim my light, and I'm holding
My head up high,
Even though my exterior
Is not impeccable to me,

I don't know if my
Wrongs is right,
But I'm gonna keep living my life.

Defame my name,
And doubt me,
I don't care what they say
'bout me.

[Chorus:]
Imperfect;
that's all that I'll ever be;
And god knows that's alright with me,
'Cause I know there's
No one greater
And everybody's imperfect,
When you tryna live in harmony, but the song of life
Is out of key;
Just be perfectly imperfect.

(Imperfect) [x4]

[Verse 2:]
As I look at the TV screen,
Internet and magazines,
So much insecurity surrounds me,
wish I could change some things,
gotta steal with my self-esteem,
Folks so superficial
Makes it hard to just survive.

[Refrain:]
'Cause I won't let 'em dim my light,
and I'm holding my head up high,
Even though my exterior
Is not impeccable to you,
I don't know if my
Wrongs is right,
But I'm gonna keep living my life

Defame my name and doubt me,
I don't care what they say
'bout me.

[Bridge:]
I may not walk like a super model, or look as flawless as they do;
I don't know where you get off judging,
'cause I'm imperfect just like you.

So I don't care about your status, so I'll swear up to here I've had it;
Ain't trying to win no beauty pageant, 'cause in my heart is all that matters.

SEPTEMBER'S SONG FOR BACHILLERATO

2010-09-20T07:12:00.000-07:00

AMY MACDONALD LYRICS

"This Is The Life"

Oh the wind whistles down
The cold dark street tonight
And the people they were dancing
To the music vibe

And the boys chase the girls, with curls in their hair
While the shocked too many sit way over there
And the songs get louder each one better than before

And you singing the song thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?
And you singing the song thinking this is the life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
Where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?
Where you gonna sleep tonight

So you're heading down the road in your taxi for 4
And you're waiting outside jimmy's front door
But nobody's in and nobody's home till 4
So you're sitting there with nothing to do
Talking about Robert Ragger and his 1 leg crew
And where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?

SEPTEMBER'S JOKE FOR ESO

2010-09-20T07:10:00.000-07:00

The Perfect Son.
A: I have the perfect son.
B: Does he smoke?
A: No, he doesn't.
B: Does he drink whiskey?
A: No, he doesn't.
B: Does he ever come home late?
A: No, he doesn't.
B: I guess you really do have the perfect son. How old is he?
A: He will be six months old next Wednesday.

JUNE'S JOKE FOR ESO

2010-06-01T14:02:00.000-07:00

PUPIL: "Would you punish me for something I didn`t do?"
TEACHER:" Of course not."
PUPIL: "Good, because I haven`t done my homework."

MAY'S JOKE FOR ESO

2010-05-02T10:46:00.000-07:00

A teenage girl had been talking on the phone for about half an hour, and then she hung up.
"Wow!," said her father, "That was short. You usually talk for two hours. What happened?"
"Wrong number," replied the girl.

MAY'S POEM FOR BACHILLERATO

2010-05-02T10:44:00.000-07:00

Life Is Fine by Langston Hughes

I went down to the river,
I set down on the bank.
I tried to think but couldn't,
So I jumped in and sank.

I came up once and hollered!
I came up twice and cried!
If that water hadn't a-been so cold
I might've sunk and died.

But it was Cold in that water! It was cold!

I took the elevator
Sixteen floors above the ground.
I thought about my baby
And thought I would jump down.

I stood there and I hollered!
I stood there and I cried!
If it hadn't a-been so high
I might've jumped and died.

But it was High up there! It was high!

So since I'm still here livin',
I guess I will live on.
I could've died for love--
But for livin' I was born

Though you may hear me holler,
And you may see me cry--
I'll be dogged, sweet baby,
If you gonna see me die.

Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!

GOOD BYE, DEAR FRIENDS

2010-05-01T13:30:00.001-07:00

We are looking forward to seeing you soon in Xirivella or in Heemstede!!!

Photo of the Dutch group who is writing to 4 ESA and PDC II

2010-04-03T02:19:00.001-07:00

Photos from the Dutch exchange

2010-04-03T01:52:00.000-07:00

When in Holland...
We saw mills, we went to school on bikes, we played a football match and we felt so important when we saw our names written at the staff room. But the most important thing was that we all enjoyed together!

April's poem for Bachillerato

2010-04-03T01:49:00.000-07:00

There is another sky by Emily Dickinson

There is another sky,
Ever serene and fair,
And there is another sunshine,
Though it be darkness there;
Never mind faded forests, Austin,
Never mind silent fields -
Here is a little forest,
Whose leaf is ever green;
Here is a brighter garden,
Where not a frost has been;
In its unfading flowers
I hear the bright bee hum:
Prithee, my brother,
Into my garden come!

April's joke for ESO

2010-04-03T01:44:00.000-07:00

A man walks into a shop and sees a cute little dog. He asks the shopkeeper, "Does your dog bite?"
The shopkeeper says, "No, my dog does not bite."
The man tries to pet the dog and the dog bites him.
"Ouch!" He says, "I thought you said your dog does not bite!"
The shopkeeper replies, "That is not my dog!"

The Foxborough exchanges

2010-04-03T01:43:00.001-07:00

If you are a student who took part in any exchange with Foxborough, you can write about your experience, give new ideas or suggest activities. Please post a comment!

The Italian exchange

2010-04-03T01:42:00.000-07:00

If you are a student who took part in the Lograto exchange you can write about your experience, give new ideas or suggest activities. Please post a comment!

The Dutch exchange

2010-04-03T01:39:00.000-07:00

If you are a student who took part in the Dutch exchange you can write about your experience, give new ideas or suggest activities. Please post a comment!

NEWS!

2010-03-23T12:40:00.000-07:00

- There are some new entries for students who took part in different exchanges.

- I have linked Carmen's blog from Italy so that students in 1 esd can see it. Have a look at recommended web pages.

MARCH'S JOKE FOR ESO

2010-03-01T10:12:00.000-08:00

A teacher asked a student to write 55.
The student asked: How?
Teacher: Write 5 and beside it another 5!
The student wrote 5 and stopped.
teacher: What are you waiting for?
Student: I don't know which side to write the other 5!

MARCH'S POEM FOR BACHILLERATO

2010-03-01T10:05:00.000-08:00

A GIRL by EZRA POUND

The tree has entered my hands,
The sap has ascended my arms,
The tree has grown in my breast-
Downward,
The branches grow out of me, like arms.

Tree you are,
Moss you are,
You are violets with wind above them.
A child - so high - you are,
And all this is folly to the world.

FEBRUARY'S POEM FOR BACHILLERATO

2010-02-01T09:19:00.000-08:00

Alone by Edgar Allan Poe

From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not bring
My passions from a common spring.
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow; I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone;
And all I loved, I loved alone.
Then- in my childhood, in the dawn
Of a most stormy life- was drawn
From every depth of good and ill
The mystery which binds me still:
From the torrent, or the fountain,
From the red cliff of the mountain,
From the sun that round me rolled
In its autumn tint of gold,
From the lightning in the sky
As it passed me flying by,
From the thunder and the storm,
And the cloud that took the form
(When the rest of Heaven was blue)
Of a demon in my view.

FEBRUARY'S JOKE FOR ESO

2010-02-01T09:09:00.000-08:00

A: Why are you crying?
B: The elephant is dead.
A: Was he your pet?
B: No, but I'm the one who must dig his grave.

Students from Sweden: Moa, Johannes, Fabian and Lina

2010-01-15T21:32:00.000-08:00

Their names are Moa (girl) Johannes (boy) Fabian (boy) Lina (girl)
The boys has written like this- We play fottball a lot, often in our breaks. We had a lot of snow this winter and there is still some left. We also have snowballfights sometimes. We have several breaks in school often for 5-10 minutes. We start school at 8.15 3 days a week and the other two at 9.00. We like that. We don't go to school on Saturdays and Sundays. After school we could join a footballteam or the scouts here in Åkarp.
The girls have written like this- In the evenings there is a school area in the building open but you have to be in at least the 7 th grade to be allowed to come. We are in the 6th. In the weekends there is not much to do in Åkarp but to hang out with friends.
We like when we can sit by ourselves in a small room and work in the lessons. The teacher doesn't think we work well then but we really do. You can ask each other and get help from each other. I think school is kind of fun.

January's poem for Bachillerato

2010-01-11T07:53:00.000-08:00

I carry your heart with me by E. E. Cummings
I carry your heart with me
(I carry it in my heart)
I am never without it
(anywhere I go you go,my dear;
and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,
my darling)I fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)
I want no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

I carry your heart(I carry it in my heart)

January's joke for ESO

2010-01-11T07:50:00.000-08:00

Two boys were arguing when the teacher entered the room.
The teacher says, "Why are you arguing?"

One boy answers, "We found a ten dollar bill and decided to give it to whoever tells the biggest lie."

"You should be ashamed of yourselves," said the teacher, "When I was your age I didn't even know what a lie was."

The boys gave the ten dollars to the teacher.

2010-01-07T10:55:00.001-08:00

PHOTOS. STUDENTS FROM HOLLAND:Up to down: Sebastien, Jim Keen-Jas;Pamela, Bibiche, Vicent,Jip, Eva, Loes, Iris;Nienke, Jap, Tom, Esme,Tanja;Kevin,Teun

2009-12-17T23:39:00.001-08:00

December's poem for Bachillerato

2009-12-05T08:45:00.000-08:00

Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman

Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

December's joke for ESO.

2009-12-05T08:39:00.000-08:00

Patient: Doctor, I have a pain in my eye whenever I drink tea.
Doctor: Take the spoon out of the mug before you drink.

Photos from the students at Lowville who are writing mails to 2 bach. b (1)

2009-11-25T11:46:00.001-08:00

Photos from the students at Lowville who are writing mails to 2 bach. b (2)

2009-11-25T10:53:00.001-08:00

Photos from the students at Lowville who are writing mails to 2 bach. b (3)

2009-11-25T10:46:00.001-08:00

PHOTOS. STUDENTS FROM LOWVILLE, NEW YORK, USA

2009-11-25T10:42:00.000-08:00

These students are writing to 2 bach b this year.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK. Some views of the city+Spanish VIPS

2009-11-09T07:54:00.000-08:00

NOVEMBER'S JOKE FOR ESO.

2009-11-09T07:50:00.000-08:00

NOVEMBER'S POEM FOR BACHILLERATO: DOUBLE TROUBLE.

2009-11-09T07:43:00.000-08:00

Please spare me a thought
For the cause of my frowns
My teacher's just taught me
the plurals of nouns

So let's start with a fox
Well, the plural is foxes
But change it to ox
We have oxen, not "oxes"

Man
Peas & corn He becomes they:
Man becomes men
So I think I can say
Humans are "humen"!

Explain to me please:
On my plate are pink prawns
The green things are peas
Make the yellow ones "corns"!

So foot becomes feet?
There's no logic at all ...
Because boots are not "beet"
... And you say 'six foot tall'

A pair of trousers - OK?
But I see only one.
Can you please say
Where the other has gone?

WHEN IN FOXBORO

2009-10-18T10:55:00.000-07:00

When in Foxboro we were fireworkers, we talked to the Native people in Plimouth Plantation, we saw bloody Salem, we stayed at the best hotel in Boston -just for the photo- and we went to the city where Jack Kerouac was born.

SPANISH EXCHANGE XIRIVELLA-FOXBORO!!!!

2009-09-29T06:01:00.000-07:00

AMERICAN AND SPANISH STUDENTS TOGETHER.

WHEN IN ITALY.......

2008-04-24T10:48:00.000-07:00

When in Italy we saw beautiful places such as Verona, Lograto, Brescia and the Duomo in Milan but above all we made everlasting friendships.