23 April - Laude San Pedro International College

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MARCH STAR STUDENTS INTERHOUSE CHAMPIONS!
Also, a big thank you to our wonderful
host, Josh Martin, who led the stage
and our in-house DJ Alberto Saavedra
for producing the tunes.
Last Thursday in assembly we
celebrated our April Star Students,
nominated by their teachers for their
academic achievements during this
month. A big congratulation goes to
all the following students:
KLARA CZURAJ
JULIA PIETRAS
ITZIAR POMARES,
OLIVIA GAMBLE
AGATA MINAMORE ESPINOSA
PHOEBE BRIGGS
PALOMA PÁEZ
CESAR SAPIENZA
ALVARO ANTON
Last Thursday in Assembly, the
Secondary School at Laude
celebrated the winners of our last
InterHouse Volleyball tournament:
FIRE!. Their House Captain, Mari
Carmen, proudly collected the trophy,
in the name of her fellow house
mates, who showed great skills on the
day. Congratulations FIRE!
Mr. C. Marchand – Head of Secondary
A very tough competition as the level
of talent was extremely high.
Between the five rounds of acts;
dancing, singing, gymnastics, pianists
and theatrical entertainers the three
judges had their work cut out for
them deciding who would win this
year's Laude's X-Factor.
In 3rd place there was a draw
between two acts: Singers Olga
Mashankaya and Inga
Semenyachenko (year 8) and Rapper
Yura (year 10)
In 2nd place: Christopher Sunden
(year 12) playing his own composition
on piano.
In first place: Sonya Hopman who
wow-ed the crowd with her amazing
ball gymnastics.
WELL DONE!!!
Miss M. O´Reilly – Arts Department
MACBETH COMES TO LAUDE
Mr. C. Marchand – Head of Secondary
HUGE congratulations to all the acts
who took part in this Laude's X Factor
2012.
Year 9 students have been studying
our greatest English playwright:
William Shakespeare. If Shakespeare
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had been alive today it is highly likely
that he would be working in films
writing screenplays, since after all he
was a clever businessman. With this
in mind Year 9 have been involved in
giving a new twist to Shakespeare’s
Macbeth by creating a modern and
unusal context. The three sinister
witches expertly played by Camila,
Ines and Isabella used satellite
navigation, King Duncan (a majestic
Daniel) drowned in a hot tub, and
Georgina’s cunning, wicked and
extremely polished performance as
Lady Macbeth together with her
ladies in waiting was most
entertaining. Sophie Tonge’s portrayal
of Macbeth was impressive. Banquo
(Cesar), Prince Malcolm (Markian) and
Dr. McTavish (Ryan) had the audience
in fits of laughter with their amusing
jokes and Scottish accents. All
students collaborated well during
rehearsals and fully deserve to be
congratulated for a fine team effort.
The English Department would also
like to thank Georgina Gamble and
Susan Briggs for expertly assisting
with the props.
Mrs. H. Palmer & Mrs. F. Munoz –
English Department
This week students in year 8 have
explored the topic “What caused
people to believe in witchcraft in the
17 th Century” They were asked to
identify reasons for these beliefs. By
1500 people had believed in witches
for centuries. In small villages, where
most people in Europe lived, little was
known about health, medicine or
about how the natural world worked.
This meant that anyone who acted in
a strange way was looked on with
suspicion. People did not understand
mental illness and were frightened by
it. Students also learnt about the
methods used at the time to identify
witches. They were also asked to
produce a poster warning others how
to spot signs of witchcraft as
homework for next week. Most
people at this time could not read or
write so the poster has to be largely
visual, using a few words as possible.
Watch this space next week to find
out who produced the best poster.
Mr. F. Marcos – Head of Humanities.
Having been looking recently at the
topic of ecosystems, this week Year 9
geography students have focused on
the need for conservation with
regard to wildlife. On Wednesday
they watched a video produced by
WWF (World Wildlife not Wrestling
Federation!) showing a variety of
endangered animals whose very
existence is threatened, followed by
another which showed the result of
poaching, killing for tusks, skins, etc.
For homework they have been asked
to write a 500 word report in which
they are describing the problem,
identifying how the problem is, or
could be, solved and giving their
opinions on the issue.
Mr. J. Hill – Humanities Department.
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This week in Sociales, Year 8 students
have been studying the history of
Rome, one of the great Empires of
the Antiquity. They learnt how,
according to Roman mythology, the

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city which was built by 2 brothers –
Romulo & Remo – who took it from
being just a small city in Italy to being
a strong empire, controlling most of
Europe, the Middle East and North
Africa. This is probably why they
called the Mediterranean Sea “Mare
Nostrum” (Our Sea). The Roman
Empire finally fell to pieces in 476 DC
due to multiple invasions from
barbaric tribes from Northern Europe.
Every student in the class produced a
presentation using PowerPoint. This
was a very enjoyable learning
experience for all students involved.
Well done Year 8!
Mr. F. J. Morón Cuevas – Spanish
Department.
The UKMT Junior Maths Challenge
takes place on Thursday 26th
April and the Maths Department has
selected 20 of our top students in
Year 7 and 8 to take part in the
competition. Natalia Mirón will no
doubt be hoping to come out on top
again, especially now that she is a
year older, but there is some stiff
competition coming through the
ranks in Year 7. In any case, everyone
taking part will gain a lot from being
challenged to think laterally and
logically on these cleverly designed
puzzles.
More information about the Junior
Maths Challenge and other UKMT
intiatives can be found at:
http://www.mathcomp.leeds.ac.uk/
LAUDE´S
CYCLING
CLUB
Mr. P. Teale - Head of Maths
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