23 April - Laude San Pedro International College

Secondary School Weekly Bulletin Monday 23 rd April – Volume 1, Issue 24
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.
Edited by: Mr. C. Marchand - Head of Secondary
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