COURAGE, STRENGTH AND DETERMINATION 2015 Newsletter March/April International School of the Algarve’s students achieved excellent results at the Mega Sprinter – Athletics Event Students of the International School of the Algarve recently participated in the Athletic Festival held in Está- dio Municipal da Belavista, in the village of Parchal, and achieved excellent results: Under 10 Girls 3rd place Vortex Throw - Inês Dias Under 10 Boys 1st place Vortex Throw – Regional Champion Ricardo Ribeiro Under 12 Girls 1st Place Mega Sprinter – Regional Champion Carolina de Lagos 3rd place Vortex Throw Diana Lemeshko Under 16 Girls 3rd Mega Sprinter Building a “tin can” phone Yelyzaveta Lemeshko The “8ºano” science class built ‘tin can’ phones using 2nd place Mega KM plastic cups and strings. This old toy simulates the Runner- up – Madalena Severino operation of telephone equipment and allows 2nd place Mega Jump – Runner – up students to understand that sound is a vibration. It Catarina Duarte was a fun way to comprehend the different properties Solar eclipse on the last day of School of sound. A total solar eclipse was visible on Friday the The phone, a device designed to transform and emit 20th of March 2015 as a partial eclipse sound waves into electrical impulses as well as receive throughout Portugal. The total eclipse was only these signals, converting electrical signals into sound. visible in the far north Atlantic, the Faroe This is transmitted by wire cables and more recently by Islands, Svalbard and the Arctic region (through optical fiber. There is some controversy over the name the North Pole), an area between 410 and 480 of the telephone’s inventor, commonly idefined as km. The total duration of the eclipse was 2h Alexander Graham Bell. New controversies over the starting around 8am UT (Universal Time), the issue still arise from time to time. Charles Bourseul, fullest happened close to 9am and ended near Antonio Meucci, Johann Philipp Reis, Alexandre 10am. At school the eclipse of the sun was Graham Bell and Elisha Gray, amongst others, have all observed safely by students and teachers using been credited with the invention of the telephone. appropriate filters and by projecting the eclipse on cards. 1 www.internationalschoolalgarve.com Paper aviation at school Safety first The Science department of the International School The International School of the Algarve executed a fire of the Algarve hosted a paper plane throwing drill. This exercise is done sporadically three times a year, contest. once each term to comply with evacuation standards A total of 120 students participated in teams of two. implemented by the school. All 750 participants which Each team developed their own aircraft models included students, teachers and staff also took a few minu- using A4 sheets of paper. The planes were then tes out to socialise, with a brief walk around the school thrown in a wind protected environment to enhance premises creating awareness of recent improvements that their flight performance. have been done. Competitors threw their planes from behind a common line. Their performance was evaluated by Students advise colleagues on career the distance traveled in a straight line from the choices launch point. Results obtained by competitors in the 1st Paper plane Throwing Contest of the International School of the Algarve were as follows: 1st Place: Year 10 Sophie / Yasmin 14, 10 metres 2nd Place : 12ºano Carlota / Pieta 13, 10 metres 3rd Place : 8 º ano Alexandre / Pedro 12, 92 metres The winners received as a prize,Origami paper, used in the japanese art of folding to create A group of year 11 students from the International School objects using only of the Algarve presented their assembly to secondary geometric folds of students on the topic of further education and career paper without cutting choices. They also discussed methods of exam revision or gluing. based on audio, visual or kinesthetic learning giving good advice to all students. 2 www.internationalschoolalgarve.com Sleeping with the sharks Year 9 students of the International School of the Algarve recently visited the Lisbon Oceanarium for a memorable sleepover. Students were accommodated near the aquarium which is home to the sharks. The aim is to increase knowledge of marine ecosystems and create ecological awareness. Students also had the opportunity to go behind the scenes of Lisbon’s Oceanarium. A great opportunity for everyone to get to know each other out of the class room. Commemorations of International Women’s Day The Geography group of Students from the International School of the Algarve decided to commemorate International Women’s day by reminding the school community that all over the world, despite the progress of women’s political and economic achievements, they are still affected by problems such as maternal mortality, domestic violence, modern slavery, human trafficking, prostitution, sex tourism, rape, genital mutilation, forced and early marriage, political and professional Team Nobel in France Nobel Education Network (NEN) inline skating team stood out once again and obtained good results in the “Les 3 Pistes” European championship, in France. The Nobel Education Network team competed against a total of 169 teams from 20 different countries with a total of 859 athletes participating in the event. Carolina Ferreira, cadet class, achieved a brilliant 8th place among 83 athletes from around the world, together with Laura Nagiller who achieved 28th place. Miguel Bravo, took 12th place in the junior class, competing with 71 athletes, while Andreia Canha, female seniors, achieved 8th place among 39 participants. Ricardo Esteves came in at 20th alongside 74 athletes in the senior elite class, male. David Peter took 17th place in the same heat. António Freitas came in at 36th place in the junior class B male, out of 71 competitors. 3 www.internationalschoolalgarve.com Excellent results attained by the International School of the Algarve The International School of the Algarve students obtained excellent results in the international schools cross-country, in Vilamoura, on the 7th of March The results obtained were as follows: Benjamins masculinos / Division 5 (Boys) 3º lugar (place) Francisco Barra 18º lugar (place) Nikita Bolshov 21º lugar (place) Jack Flanagan 30º lugar (place) Freddie Healy 38º lugar (place) Ivo Isqueiro Benjamins femininos / Division 5 (Girls) 8º lugar (place) Emma Howson 9º lugar (place) Amelia Flangan 30º lugar (place) Isla Vital 35º lugar (place) Imogem Green 36º lugar (place) Sara Cunha 37º lugar (place) Leonor Vital Iniciados Masculinos / Division 3 (Boys) 6º lugar (place) Billy Fenton Infantis Masculinos / Division 4 (Boys) 12º lugar (place) Guilherme Santos 14º lugar (place) Vlad Lyubarou 26º lugar (place) João Pinto 18º lugar (place) Julienne Defrance 24º lugar (place) Vasco Escudeiro Iniciados Femininos / Division 3 (Girls) 29º lugar (place) Jake Last 2º lugar (place) Carolina Ferreira 5º lugar (place) Maia Baptista Infantis Femininos / Division 4 (Girls) 11º lugar (place) Mariana Martins 15º lugar (place) Beatriz Santos 12º lugar (place) Jessica Saraiva 18º lugar (place) Inés Harris 15º lugar (place) Sara Toi 21º lugar (place) Diana Lemesko 16º lugar (place) Laura Naggiller Iniciados Masculinos / Division 3 (Boys) 6º lugar (place) Billy Fenton 12º lugar (place) Guilherme Santos 26º lugar (place) João Pinto Juniores Masculinos / Varsity (Boys) 2º lugar (place) Migues Bravo 5º lugar (place) Fiin Longmuir 8º lugar (place) António Freitas Juniores femininos / Varsity (Girls) 1º lugar (place) Madalena Severino 5º lugar (place) Carlota Simões 4 www.internationalschoolalgarve.com World Book Day at the school library Preparing for good results Preparing “4º ano” students for the national exams of mathematics and portuguese language is the primary teachers main objective. The tests simulate national exams by following all the rigorous schedules and tolerance times. This type of tests will continue until the final exam in order to ensure goods results. As part of the “World Book Day” a book fair is taking place at the library, this week, where a discount voucher of 1.50 Euros is given towards the purchase of any English books on display. The available topics are as follows: textbooks, novels, grammars, dictionaries, history, geography and science, cooking and many more, and are available until this Friday the 13th of March. How do microbes grow? Design Technology students awarded “12º ano” biology students learn how microbes grow Maria Jordan, was the winner of the prize awarded by and are created. the Conrad Hotel for the Design Technology Bacteria is used by the food industry, and to competition organised by the International School of understand the process, students, Francisco, José, the Algarve. Fellow student Chad Teixeira showed Carlota e Micael, have prepared a project to help excellent leadership qualities and helped organise the visualize how microbes multiply, grow and evolve event. 5 www.internationalschoolalgarve.com Healthy food Meals served in the dining room have an important role in the promotion of health in the school community. A healthy diet is a key factor to the academic performance of students. Many children and young people spend most of their day at school and at times the only “hot meal” of the day. Therefore, the school considers that the meals served in the school dining room should be healthy, hygienically safe and should fulfill the nutritional and energy needs of all students. The amount needed for a healthy diet varies from person to person, taking into account their age, weight and the health of each individual as well as the amount of physical activity practiced. It is therefore a concern on the school to supply healthy foods, such as: meat, eggs, vegetables, pasta, etc. The introduction of soup in food should be encouraged from childhood, so that it can become a lifelong habit and a source of healthy nutrients. “Empathy” between the child and soup is created when it is introduced and consumed in a pleasant environment and should not be imposed as an obligation or punishment.