All year long our school offers a variety of activities, in
which students are encouraged to participate.
These activities range from sporting events to
contests and competitions. They are related to the different
subjects students take at school, so all of them, according to
their preferences, can have fun. Moreover they help them
grow, listen and develop different skills and competences
such as tolerance and team spirit, and, above all, make
friends.
In December, for example, students from
the 5th and 6th grades had the opportunity to take
part in a Spelling Bee, which is a competition
where contestants are asked to spell words.
Also all students grades 5th through 9th could
participate in our annual school cross country race. Luckily
this year it wasn’t raining!
Two 9th graders from each class were selected to
represent their classes in the Who wants to be a Millionaire
contest our English teachers hold every year. In this contest
all the questions are about American and English culture.
This year on 14th February we celebrated both St
Valentine’s Day and International Book Giving Day. 5th and
6th graders were asked to make St Valentine’s bookmarks
whereas 7th graders had to make Valentine’s cards. How did
we celebrate International Book Giving Day? By giving a new
or used book! Then on the 18th
March we officially donated 136
books to a local shelter for
children ,“ A Causa da
Criança”, which is an
institution which provides
recreational and social
activities in addition to food,
clothing and shelter.
SCHOOL YEAR 2012/ 2013
OUR SCHOOL IN ACTION!
On March 14th students celebrated Pi Day - a
tribute to the mathematical constant - with a math
trivia quiz and doing pi-related activities.
Before Easter holidays, our physical education teachers
organised football, basketball and volleyball tournaments
aimed to 6th, 7th and 9th graders respectively.
At the end of the school year we always commemorate
a day called “Grouping Day”. On this day there are a
lot of activities going on at school
in different rooms and in the
playground. There are also
exhibitions of the work
done by students during
the school year in all the
classes. On this special
day our school is opened
to anyone who wants to
visit us. The day ususally ends with
a small Achievement Award Ceremony, in which our
school distinguishes students with the best academic results.
As our school is concerned about students’ eating
habits, they also hold activities for promoting healthy eating at
school.
In October there is a special day,
which is called Soup Day, in which different
types of soups are served. It is always a
smashing success!
From 25th February to 1st March our school held a
“Healthy Snack Week”. In exchange of thirty cents, students
were served a healthy and delicious snack consisting of three
essential foods: fruit, cereals and dairy products. Fruit kebabs,
walnut, soya or raisin bread rolls, yoghurt and milkshakes.
Of course these are only two examples of the many projects
our school runs to develop a healthy lifestyle among teenagers
and prevent obesity, poor diet or smoking.
Our school is also committed to providing support to
needy students and their families, which explains
the existence of The Solidarity Basket.
Each month, and not only at
Christmas - hunger knows no season - baskets
full of food donated by students and teachers
are distributed to needy families in the area.
And last but not least, we are proud of,
once again, being involved in the Comenius
Project, a Project financed by the European
Union.
This time our partners are Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Italy and
Spain. And the project we have been carrying out together since last
year is about breaking stereotypes and getting to know each other.
So far the experience has been enriching and worthwhile. To
know more about this project, visit our blog:
http://comeniusmaia.blogspot.pt/. We will be pleased to hear your
opinion about all the work completed so far. You are
also invited to visit the
webpage created by
Estonian students:
http://comenius-
bs.slipknotee.com/
Regards, Marli Antunes and Irene Tiago