21 Nov - Laude San Pedro International College

Secondary School Weekly Bulletin Monday 14 th November– Volume 1, Issue 8
ART TRIP TO BILBAO
Other activities in Bilbao ranged from
visiting the Fine Art Museum and
sight-seeing in the old town, as well as
tapas tasting in the evening. We were
fortunate enough to be blessed with
gorgeous weather for the duration of
trip, which contributed to making it a
very successful trip!
their fascinating and imaginative
work; selecting an overall winner was
a very difficult task.
Mrs. H. Palmer – Head of English
Heaven
He was waiting
Miss U. Schroeter – Arts Department
for me to run,
summoning me to drift towards the
sun,
Art students at Laude San Pedro
enjoyed the great opportunity to visit
one of the most interesting cities in
Spain: Bilbao. One of the highlights of
the trip was to visit the Guggenheim
Museum; Love it or hate it, American
architect Frank Gehry's controversial
design for this contemporary art
museum is an absolute “must see”;
our students in year 11 to 13
absolutely loved it!
POETRY LAUREATE
‘Imagination is more important than
knowledge. Knowledge is limited.
Imagination encircles the world.’
(Albert Einstein)
Congratulations to Sophie Tonge who
has been appointed as Laude’s first
Poet Laureate! She will act as the
school’s ambassador for poetry and
she is already working on her first
commission to write a poem for our
Christmas Concert. In recognition of
her effort and enthusiasm Sophie will
receive a prize and certificate. Miss
Munoz, Miss Griffen and Mrs. Palmer
thoroughly enjoyed reading all entries
and our pupils are commended for
to greet Saint Peter at the gates
and know forever that hope awaits.
He held my hand,
looked into my eyes
as we floated up into the peaceful
skies.
He whispered gently in my ear,
my dear the past is history, the future
is near.
I glanced back at what I had left
behind.
My mother, my father,
my husband were on my mind.
If only I had a minute to say,
weep not for me, celebrate my smile.
I’ll love you forever.
And now my beloved daughter
awaits me
amidst heaven’s precious souls.
Edited by: Mr. C. Marchand - Head of Secondary

Secondary School Weekly Bulletin Monday 14 th November– Volume 1, Issue 8
In the early 1930s, two events
destroyed people's belief in the
ability of the League of Nations to
stop wars. In both situations, the
League did not act quickly enough or
made poor decisions about how to
suppress the aggressor nations, in
this case Italy and Japan. This served
to show that smaller countries
could not expect protection from the
League and that aggressors (such as
Hitler) had nothing to stand in their
way. These two crises were
Manchuria and Abyssinia. This week,
our year 10 students have been
researching about this topic and
presented their results to the class on
Wednesday. Congratulations to Aidan
Munro for having delivered the best
presentation. Well done Aidan!
Mr. F. Marcos – Head of Humanities
WORLD SCIENCE DAY:
THE GREAT BALLOON
RELEASE!
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This week in Ciencias Sociales, year 8
students have studied how
landscapes change depending on the
climate of any given region of the
Earth. Knowing about climate is
fundamental as it affects the fauna
and flora, as well as people´s way of
life. Every student successfully
created a model landscape and
presented their work to their peers,
with PowerPoint to illustrate their
words. All students involved had a
great time completing this project and
the visual impact of their endproducts
was outstanding. Well done
Year 8!
Miss M. Martin - Spanish Department
Year 8 students are continuing their
studies of the work of the sea by
looking at the problem of cliff
erosion and the effect that it can
have on people’s lives. They are
currently producing a newspaper
styled article describing and
explaining how one village is gradually
disappearing into the sea and
suggesting how residents might feel
about it. It is hoped that the quality of
work will be suitable for display for
other students and adults to read.
They will then be looking at the
problem of beach erosion, an issue
which Costa del Sol resorts have to
deal with.
Mr. J. Hill – Humanities Department
MATHS OLYMPIADS: THE
LAUDE DREAM TEAM
The Maths Department has selected
its participants in the 2 nd Maths
Olympiad, which will be hosted here
at Laude on Thursday 24 th November.
We are looking forward to seeing
Dennis Bruggink, Carlos Aguado, Itziar
Pomares, Natalia Mirón and Kalina
Benhamou competing alongside
students from another 7 schools along
the Costa in a series of Mathematical
Challenges.
Paul Teale – Head of Maths

Secondary School Weekly Bulletin Monday 14 th November– Volume 1, Issue 8
Inter Schools Girls Football
FLA NEWS
KARATE KIDS
Tournament
Sensei Miguel Rodriguez 5 th Dan in
Shotokan, brought the martial art of
karate to the Year 7’s this week. He
was both professional and friendly,
delivering highly efficient and
powerful applications to our students.
The start of the week saw dark
clouds gathering across the sky,
which soon rolled down into huge
drops of rain. Yet fortunately on
Wednesday 16 November perfect
weather when the intense
tournament began. The U/13, U/15
and U/19 girls’ football tournament
kicked off to a great start in
Sotogrande.
Thanks to the Friends of Laude
Association, and to Mrs. C. in
particular, The 6 th Form now boasts a
fully furnished, “sate of the art”
common room:
The FLA donated 4 large sofas, coffee
tables and lamps, all contributing to
creating an inviting, comfortable
working environment for our Senior
Students to study in.
Our boys and girls delivered some
impressive kicks and punches ending
the movements with a booming kiai,
better known as the spirit shout. The
Karate class provided the children
with an opportunity to understand a
form of self defense in a fun and
constructive way.
Miss O. Garcia - Head of PE
The girls battled their way in all the
matches, as there were many
participating schools. There were
some wins, draws and losses, yet all
the matches were played with great
intensity and enthusiasm. The girls
had an exhilarating time, with many
showing superb skills and competitive
spirit. A special congratulation goes to
Hannah Carson, Lara Satli and Claudia
Cummins who showed brilliant
individual performance and team
work.
Miss O. Garcia – Head of PE
From all students in the 6 th Form:
THANK YOU!
Mr. C. Marchand – Head of Secondary
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Secondary School Weekly Bulletin Monday 14 th November– Volume 1, Issue 8
MORE FLA NEWS
COMING SOON:
The FLA would like to know if any
parents would be interested in being
Class Reps for their child´s year in
Secondary. If you are interested,
please contact Debrah Alexander or
Lilly lam at the school reception.
LAUDE´S
Also, if any parents are interested in
having a stall at the Christmas Craft
Fair, please contact Debrah Alexander
or Lilly lam at the school reception.
Mr. C. Marchand – Head of Secondary
CYCLING
CLUB
Next outing on Saturday 10 th
December.
San Pedro to Istan 25 km return
Journey
Edited by: Mr. C. Marchand - Head of Secondary