Santa Amalia mystery stories. Serna's cave and treasure.

Many time ago an old man lived in Ramón y Cajal street, here, in Santa Amalia. His name: Sr. Mariano. When I was 18 years old, that is, in 2002, he was already very old, over 90 years old. He knew a lot of stories and legends about Santa Amalia. He used to talk to me and to my friends. One of the most interesting stories he told us was the legend of Serna's cave and treasure.

Who was Serna?

Serna was a bandit who lived and died at the end of the XIX century. He used to assault carts and stagecoaches in the Royal Way, a very old path from Madrid to Badajoz. Serna worked alone: he didn't trust anyone.

What happened to him?

The thing is not very clear. Sr. Mariano told us that Serna had suddenly dissapeared on 1899. Some people said he has been killed by La Guardia Civil in a shooting, in the middle of the forest. Other people suspected that he had escaped to Andalucía. The fact: he never returned again. This story would not be interesting "per se"... But there is something that changes everything: a treasure.

The treasure.

Indeed, Serna was a very efficient outlaw. There are many testimonies of assaulted travellers telling that Serna took from them silver coins, jewels, banknotes, gold... However, Serna did not expend this money. He had a very humble life, even poor, hunting in the forest and stealing from travellers. So... Where was all that loot? Well, Sr Mariano told us that in Valdecabreros, a country estate close to Alico, there is a hidden cave, in the middle of a very thick forest. Many people suspected that Serna had buried all his treasure in that cave or somewhere close to that place. 

So, if you have someone who knows Valdecabreros, maybe you can start a treasure hunt. Perhaps you'll become rich.

Troll and Golem. Two mythological beings. 5th grade B.

Tomorrow we will watch this video about Trolls and Golems:

Roman Empire. Drag and drop activity.

Roman Empire drag and drop activity 

Things at home. 6th grade B. Listening.

Next week we will watch this video. There will be some questions about it in the exam:

Things at home II. 6th grade B.

Here I let you the online activity. And remember: The exam will be a multiple choice test.

Drag and drop activity things at home II

Roman Empire. Video with information for the exam.

To watch this video isn't obligatory. However, there are going to be certain questions that can be answered by watching it. So if I were you, I would take a look. Soon we will vote at class, for if you want to watch it with me... or on your own. 

NOTE: Watch only until 2:46. The questions are based on this part of the video.

Class stuff (Things at class) 4th grade A.

An online activity about things we have at class. As a review for the exam:

Things at class I

Note: some of them do not enter in the exam; however, it is not so bad to know about them :-)

Also an alphabetic wheel. Possibly we will deal with it tomorrow, at class.

Alphabetic wheel

Some games:

Hidden object

Mistery boxes

And finally this video:

Hunting and fishing.

Some activities for preparing the exam "Hunting and fishing"

Hunting and fishing (worksheet)

Montería text

We will also watch also this video. It's going to be important for the exam:

Religion vocabulary. 6th grade B.

Here I let you the activity corresponding to the topic "religion". Study it:

Religion Worksheet

And one more thing. If I were you, I would review this online activity. Tomorrow we will work it.

Religions in the world.

Activity about religion

Also a bit of grammar. To be verb:

To be verb

Dangerous jobs. 5th grade B.

Next Wednesday we will see some of the most dangerous professions in the world.

5.- Venom milker.

This job consists in to get poison from venomous animals. The poison is used for making the antidote, which can save your life if, for example, a cobra has bitten you. Needless to say that this job is dangerous.

4.- Ice road trucker.

In some cold countries, like Sweden, Canada or Russia, rivers and lakes get frozen when winter comes. The ice is so thick that it can endure the weight of big trucks and trailers. However, from time to time the ice breaks, and well... In that case it is not nice to be inside a truck cabin. 

3.- Sulphur miner.

Miner is one of the most dangerous professions. And even more if you have to climb a volcano for extracting sulphur rocks. These people usually die young because of toxic gas released from hot cracks.

2.- Landmine remover.

During war it is common to bury mines for protecting determined areas. It is the so called "mine field". Then, when war is over, it is necessary to remove these mines. Here takes place the profession of "Landmine remover": a guy which, with a metal detector, goes here and fro looking for these deadly weapons.

1.- Lumberjack (woodcutter). 

In big forest areas from Brazil, USA, Canada... we find people who work as lumberjacks. Their mission: to cut down and extract from forest very big logs. Every year dozens of these workers die crushed by the weight of giant logs. They also work with very dangerous tools: axes, chainsaws, heavy machinery, cranes, stell wires...