Pati's Blog

This year this blog is celebrating its 10th ANNIVERSARY ..... I can´t believe it.. ..  It all began back in 2009. That was just the other day... Which means, my students have gotten older and so have I...But their faces remain in this blog as well as my love for each one of them. Let´s celebrate!!!!!

These are some of the students in my Teens-77 group. I simply love them and we had great fun during Halloween. In blue there is Rafael and his scary face. Right next to him that is Julinha and her beautiful smile. Then there is Helena and her devil horns. She knows how much I admire her. Last, but not least we have Giulia and her beautiful skeleton make up. That was very professional. On their knees we have Davi. Can he scare you? Probably not. Next to him there is my beautiful bunny Luisa and our famous Pikachu Mariana. I hope they know they make all the difference in this world. How lucky I am to have met them!

Do you recognize these two??? Fernandinha and Gustavo when they  were very young at a Festa Junina at Marista. They haven´t changed that much, actually. And it is a big coincidence that they have been in the same English class for years. Fernanda is very close to me, and so is all her family and Gustavo is a student that I love and admire. Now they are almost ending their trajectories at CTJ-they are in 5A- and I wish them all the success in the world. I will always be there for them.

Dear All,  It´s been such a long time I have not posted anything!!!! I was having access trouble. But now I am back!!!!!! I want to show who you guys are and I want to write about you. So, welcome 2018!!!!Hope to see all you students around.

One more time, one more semester, they are my students. Class 504-A   is unique. Now we have Marina, Uander and Angélica to make the group even more special. But they have an identity. I can surely say they are one of my best groups ever and I love them. I hope they continue to show the world how fantastic they are.

And you want to know who they are?? Letícia, Sabrina, Luisa, Vitória, Luana and Marina are the dancing queens of my 5A class. And they do dance. They dance for life and for themselves. They are young, happy and free. Isn´t that wonderful??? God bless them all.

This is  Letícia Starling . What does she love? BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS..... Last year she read 227 books, or 69,130 pages. Can you believe it???  And she registers everything on a file, in which she evaluates and gives stars to each book she has read. Isn´t that fantastic? I suggested she start a blog, or whatever to motivate other young readers and help them select what to read first. I used to be a lot like her when I was her age. And because she reads a lot, her writing is superb! So to you Letícia, I can only wish the very best! And may all the characters you know, and stories you have read, take you to infinite palces... Love you  a lot.... "I have lived a thousand lives behind the pages of my books." Letícia Starling

We teachers have many students every semester and we meet new people almost everyday, but some can be so special!!! Like this group! They are bright, lively, interesting and yet, each student has a different personality. They respect the differences, and make the learning experience a moment of joy. So I wish them all the very best of luck. Pati kisses to them all.

This is a picture of me by a former student -Raian. Isn´t he talented? And in addition, he wrote words in Japanese and very nice comments about me. I simply loved it!!! Thank you Raian for the beautiful present. 

Do you see these three beauties??? They are Fernandinha, Bruna, in the middle, and Marina, at the back. Aren´t they lovely? They are now doing Teens 7. They are happy, talkative and they seem to be good friends. I have to keep them away from one another because of all the laughter and good fun they have. But isn´t it wonderful to enjoy life and friends? I hope they never change and that they keep good memories of this semester.

Can you believe Bruno has changed this much? And in a very short period of time? Now he is tall and he has built lots of muscles due to the various sports he play. Once a tennis player, Bruno plays squash now. He has a wonderful and supportive family and a beautiful girlfriend. He is now in 4B and he is my student once more. I wish him a wonderful semester!

This is Pedro Cantuária, best known as Pedro Zinn. Pedro is a really nice and sweet person. I usually tell the others that Pedro is not only cute externally, but mostly internally. And the guy is really popular with the girls. I wonder why!!!! Kkkk So having Pedro in my class is awesome!

Her name is alreay important. I have known Julia since she was a Junior student at Thomas. She was always around with her beautiful smile and contagious happiness. Now at Teens 7 she is finally my student. She is serious and happy at the same time. The girl has a style, which is only hers. She wears beautiful dresses for classes and have you realised how beautiful her glasses are??? Only Juju could have them. She knows how much I love her. That´s my Juju.

Hi guys!!!!!! Don´t you feel the world is spinning faster? When you realise, the first semester is gone and the Olympic Games will begin. Are you going to Rio??? In Brazil this time!! Hurray!!!!!!  I don´t think I will be able to go, but my heart will be in Rio and my eyes will be on my TV. Send your photos. Let me share your stories with other students.Love you all!!!!

Rafael, my 5A fighter is a promise in terms of MMA and UFC. Now he is still very young, but I hope that soon his name will be on the news. He has just ended 5A and he is about to begin his last semester at CTJ. I will surely miss him.  

This selfie was taken in our classroom, and it shows some of the students in our huge group: Rafael Charlie , Mariana H , Julinha , Mayara , Freddie , Eduardo (boyfriend_ that is a long story!), Gustavo , Gabi , myself and Sara. They sometimes drive me crazy, especially when they only want to play games!!!! But do you know what? I love them.

Well, these guys are fantastic! Carlinha, Fabi, Ricardo, Andrezza and Gabriel on the back are all enthusiaitic about doing Teens 7. They are great students, though they sometimes speak a little too much. Dont they look gorgeous? I hope the energy they demonstrate now stays high, and that we have a great time together all along!

These are Bia and Júlia. They were my students in Teens 7, in the first semester of 2015. Now they have just begun a new stage and new challenges. I hope they are successful one more time. Well, I keep them deep inside my heart! Pati kisses to both of them!!!!!

Here I am with my 3 best Sigma friends! Martinha, Maria Vitória and Sophia  are vey enthusiastic about learning English. They visit me whenever they have classes. And I simply love them! Aren´t they beautiful??? I hope their English gets better and better every day. 

Though they are a bit lazy at 8 o´clock in the morning and are not into studying that much, these guys are fantastic people. Some of them have been with me since 5A, so I am really close to them. Don´t they look superb! They are all at University; some at UnB and a few at UniCeub! I want to wish them a lot of luck for the future and many accomplishments in their lives!