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Volunteering in South Africa was an amazing and unforgettable experience. For a week, we worked very hard to refurbish two classrooms for the African Angels School, an independent school set up by an Australian volunteer. Along with all the sanding, scraping, cementing and painting, we also worked with the children in classrooms which was very rewarding and one of the highpoints as they were extremely grateful for our work. Furthermore, during our time in South Africa, we visited Mama Tofu, in Ngxingxolo village, who explained the Xhosa culture; we drove through Mpongo Game reserve where we saw lots of wild animals; we hiked through the mountains and down East Cintsa beach and learnt some Xhosa which we practiced with some of the children. We also visited one of our guide’s village where we donated some cricket equipment. Overall, we are very proud of the two classrooms we refurbished and would like to thank Miss Corcoran, Mr Weeks and Ms Lee for coming with us, Ms Davis and Mr Simson for helping with the organization of the trip and the people who helped us in South Africa (Tobz, Zorro and Wellington)
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6&7 (Division 5) girls basketball
Over 3 days and in changeable weather, girls from Forms 6&7 (Division 4) competed in basketball at both the German School and St Julian´s and belied the usual ´small‐school tag´ to finish 3rd overall and, in doing so, OBS returned as Bronze medalists for the 2nd year running. Mr Soares, Division 4 coach, said “Our targets were to win at least 3 matches; we won 5 from 7. Our second target was to get 3rd place, we did. Finally, we only lost out by 3 points (16‐19) for 2nd place to the hosts – St. Julian´s. The girls were exceptional ambassadors for OBS”.
Over 3 days and in changeable weather, girls from Forms 6&7 (Division 4) competed in basketball at both the German School and St Julian´s and belied the usual ´small‐school tag´ to finish 3rd overall and, in doing so, OBS returned as Bronze medalists for the 2nd year running. Mr Soares, Division 4 coach, said “Our targets were to win at least 3 matches; we won 5 from 7. Our second target was to get 3rd place, we did. Finally, we only lost out by 3 points (16‐19) for 2nd place to the hosts – St. Julian´s. The girls were exceptional ambassadors for OBS”.
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6&7 (Division 4) boys football
Our Division 4 boys’ football team continues to show great promise. The standard of play bore out that fact and the squad played with commitment and controlled large parts of every game. In the end, a lack of goals meant that their finishing position of 6th failed to give their toil and flair the recognition it deserved. Team Coach, Mr Adam Simson said, “The boys worked hard and put in some excellent performances but luck escaped them, as did some key decisions and at critical points in the tournament. Some important lessons learned for next year”
Our Division 4 boys’ football team continues to show great promise. The standard of play bore out that fact and the squad played with commitment and controlled large parts of every game. In the end, a lack of goals meant that their finishing position of 6th failed to give their toil and flair the recognition it deserved. Team Coach, Mr Adam Simson said, “The boys worked hard and put in some excellent performances but luck escaped them, as did some key decisions and at critical points in the tournament. Some important lessons learned for next year”
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8&9 (Division 3) boys football
The pre‐senior division looked to improve on their Varsity counterpart's visit to St Julian's in February. With a stand‐in goalkeeper, a squad of just 15 and few players with positional experience, the squad worked well as a group and learned a lot from their 7 games in 3 days. The team finished 8th overall but will take away some key lessons. Coach Mr Homewood said "Special praise needs to go to Marlon Neto‐Bradley for his penalty and double saves as a novice goal‐keeper and Tomás Enneking for what, unofficially, must go down as goal of the tournament for his audacious 30 yard free kick. I look forward to seeing this group of players develop for next year's festival and in gaining some much needed 11 a side experience from September”.
The pre‐senior division looked to improve on their Varsity counterpart's visit to St Julian's in February. With a stand‐in goalkeeper, a squad of just 15 and few players with positional experience, the squad worked well as a group and learned a lot from their 7 games in 3 days. The team finished 8th overall but will take away some key lessons. Coach Mr Homewood said "Special praise needs to go to Marlon Neto‐Bradley for his penalty and double saves as a novice goal‐keeper and Tomás Enneking for what, unofficially, must go down as goal of the tournament for his audacious 30 yard free kick. I look forward to seeing this group of players develop for next year's festival and in gaining some much needed 11 a side experience from September”.
Portuguese language trips to the theatre
Over the
last few weeks, Form 6 and 9 went to the Rivoli Theatre in Oporto. All groups
had a morning of great Portuguese culture, history and fun.
Form 9 saw the play "Auto da Barca do Inferno" by Gil Vicente. The staging of "Auto da Barca do Inferno” was by the theatre company called Cultural Kids. They presented a gallery of representative characters from the Portuguese universe of the sixteenth‐century through a humorous, colourful and lively manner which fiercely satirized various social strata. Form 6 saw “Ulysses” which was developed in the style of a PlayStation game in which the players were the various Gods of the Olympus.
We hope that this will inspire some of our pupils to become the next literary writers of Portugal.
Profª Leta Ferreira
Form 9 saw the play "Auto da Barca do Inferno" by Gil Vicente. The staging of "Auto da Barca do Inferno” was by the theatre company called Cultural Kids. They presented a gallery of representative characters from the Portuguese universe of the sixteenth‐century through a humorous, colourful and lively manner which fiercely satirized various social strata. Form 6 saw “Ulysses” which was developed in the style of a PlayStation game in which the players were the various Gods of the Olympus.
We hope that this will inspire some of our pupils to become the next literary writers of Portugal.
Profª Leta Ferreira
Chess competition
On Wednesday, 2nd April 18 Primary pupils represented OBS in a Porto Inter-School Chess competition. This event was held at Colegio Efanor and over 100 pupils participated in the tournament. This was a wonderful event and it was also very good to see the dedication and effort these pupils gave to this competition. The tournament ended with two pupils from OBS receiving medals: Pedro (4L) received 3rd place in the Form3-4 group and Filipe (5B) was the overall winner in the Form 5-6 group. I would like to congratulate all of the pupils for representing OBS admirably at this event.
Please be aware that OBS does run two chess training groups between 3:30pm and 5:30pm on Thursdays. Please enquire with Lucy Packet if you wish to know more information.
Please be aware that OBS does run two chess training groups between 3:30pm and 5:30pm on Thursdays. Please enquire with Lucy Packet if you wish to know more information.
'Arbor' day
Arbor Day
(from the Latin arbor, meaning tree) is a day in which individuals and groups
are encouraged to plant and care for trees. At OBS, pupils commemorated the day
with the planting of trees and by writing promises and wishes for our precious
planet.
Ms Pires describes the day
‘Having seen the Acer Negundo (variegated) trees growing in the entrance to the school for over 40 years and missing the shade from the Platanus trees (Plane trees) behind the old "art room", I thought of no better way, in the present, of honoring past memories by planting for the future.
Spring showers did not allow the planting to take place on the 21st of March‐ Arbor Day, but on the 26th the sun came out allowing us an afternoon of tree planting at OBS. OBS pupils, teachers, auxiliary staff and parents planted 6 trees on the school grounds. Together with the trees everyone was invited to bury a message for a greener and more environmentally friendly world on a small paper packet with some flowering plant seeds inside. Some messages rhymed, others were beautifully decorated with drawings of flowers and trees. One Primary girl said it was the first tree she had planted ‐ I hope it is the first of many. Hopefully, in the years to come, more trees will be planted on the school grounds and, who knows, in reforesting projects elsewhere in the country.’
Mrs S. Pires
Ms Pires describes the day
‘Having seen the Acer Negundo (variegated) trees growing in the entrance to the school for over 40 years and missing the shade from the Platanus trees (Plane trees) behind the old "art room", I thought of no better way, in the present, of honoring past memories by planting for the future.
Spring showers did not allow the planting to take place on the 21st of March‐ Arbor Day, but on the 26th the sun came out allowing us an afternoon of tree planting at OBS. OBS pupils, teachers, auxiliary staff and parents planted 6 trees on the school grounds. Together with the trees everyone was invited to bury a message for a greener and more environmentally friendly world on a small paper packet with some flowering plant seeds inside. Some messages rhymed, others were beautifully decorated with drawings of flowers and trees. One Primary girl said it was the first tree she had planted ‐ I hope it is the first of many. Hopefully, in the years to come, more trees will be planted on the school grounds and, who knows, in reforesting projects elsewhere in the country.’
Mrs S. Pires
Prize draw
Tickets for the Prize Draw 2014 are on sale from all OBS pupils and teachers. Please support this by asking your friends and family to buy tickets for 1 Euro each.
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All proceeds will go to the charities supported by the CAS South Africa 2014 Team. The winning tickets will be drawn on Wednesday, April 30th 2014.
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All proceeds will go to the charities supported by the CAS South Africa 2014 Team. The winning tickets will be drawn on Wednesday, April 30th 2014.
Art Exhibition
There was an Art Exhibition in the Teage Hall, on the 19th of March, which displayed works from three Form 12 students (Lissa Aki, Mariana Filipe and Ida Anderson) as part of their IB Art examination.
More works will be posted
More works will be posted
COBIS Student Poetry Competition 2014
The global COBIS Student Poetry Competition – 2014 is now open! The judging panel looks forward to reading poems submitted from students in full-time education at COBIS schools worldwide.
Focus and Theme: 'Daydreams'.
Poems should be no longer than 40 lines
All poems will be judged by staff and them by a panel comprising educators, children’s authors and international publishers.
DEADLINE: Friday 4 April 2014.
Prizes and certificates will be available for winners and runners up in each category
Focus and Theme: 'Daydreams'.
Poems should be no longer than 40 lines
All poems will be judged by staff and them by a panel comprising educators, children’s authors and international publishers.
DEADLINE: Friday 4 April 2014.
Prizes and certificates will be available for winners and runners up in each category
Poetry Eisteddfod
During Tuesday the 18th's Assembly, several students and teachers recited poems during the poetry Eisteddfod.
Group IV project
As part of the IB diploma, we worked collaboratively on our Group IV project where we to prepared, carried out and presented experimental work. This year, with our teachers, we chose the theme of coffee and then planned 4 experiments for the 4 different sciences which all related to a general sub-theme. Furthermore, all groups had to include an international and technological aspect, for example, my group used MS Excel, created a video and a website.
After planning our experiments for a week and carrying out our experiments for two days, we had a week to prepare a fifteen minute presentation to present our findings and show awareness of the implications of our results in different social contexts. Also, through collective work, we realized the connection between all four sciences.
http://g4p‐g4.weebly.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6seRZ3XQ6H0
"I thought the project was interesting as it helped us apply our experiments to every day life" Luciana Campos - Group 2
After planning our experiments for a week and carrying out our experiments for two days, we had a week to prepare a fifteen minute presentation to present our findings and show awareness of the implications of our results in different social contexts. Also, through collective work, we realized the connection between all four sciences.
http://g4p‐g4.weebly.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6seRZ3XQ6H0
"I thought the project was interesting as it helped us apply our experiments to every day life" Luciana Campos - Group 2
OPOMUN
After weeks of preparation, a group of 18 students from Forms 9, 10 and 11 attended OPOMUN at CLIP with Professora Leta Ferreira. This was a very productive conference where our students represented countries such as Australia, Netherlands, Ukraine, Spain as well as others in all committees and were very successful in submitting clauses. Our delegate of Ukraine had to work very hard as the Crisis scenario in both the Security Council and Human Rights Committee was the controversial situation of Crimea. This year, there was also a Historical Committee which drafted the Treaty of Versailles as a treaty capable of bringing long lasting peace to Europe. After fruitful debates during Fridar, most students attended the social event at BH restaurant which was very enjoyable for all as they got to meet and socialise with different students from other schools in Portugal. We would like to thank Prof.ª Leta Ferreira and Mr Quinn for helping us to prepare for the conference
Pinky Kotecha
Pinky Kotecha
Girls Varsity at CLIP
On Thursday the 20th February,
the OBS Girls Varsity team arrived at CLIP. We were early, but this gave us the
chance to watch other teams play and to see what we were up against. At
three-thirty it was our turn to play our first game against St. Dominic’s. We
were confident that with our new players on the team we would be successful.
Our first five: Carlota, Carolina, Marta, Carmo and Marta were key in ensuring
that we gained a large enough advantage in order to allow us to win the match.
Everyone on the team was able to play and in the end we won. As it was our only
game of the day we went home early in order to rest for a busy Friday with
three matches.
On Friday we had a match at 11o’clock against the CAISL Wolves, it was a team, who like us, had lots of younger players, however, this did not stop us from beating them 43- 9. It was a very fun match and again everyone had the chance to play and represent the school proudly. Our next two matches we knew would be hard, as CLIP and St Julian’s are a couple of the best teams. Against CLIP we lost…., we were happy, however that we had fought so hard and that we had been able to keep the difference low. We only had an hour to rest before our next match: St Julian’s. This proved to be an extremely hard game and as everyone was tired form the previous matches we found it hard to keep up with them. We did try our best but this was not enough for us to be able to win.
On Saturday we arrived at CLIP in time for our 12 o’clock game against CAISL. It was our last and decisive game. If we won we would come in third, if not we would end up in fourth. We played with our first five for the whole game and they played excellently, they fought and did their best. On the bench we screamed and supported our team mates. In the end the score was extremely close, 27- 23 to CAISL. It was sad that we were not able to win, but overall we were happy because we fought so hard to recover the points lost in the game.
It was then time for the presentation; overall we came in fourth place, a very satisfying result. We also received a placard with our team picture on it. CLIP came in first, St Julian’s in second and CAISL in third. On behalf of the team I would like to thank Professor Fernando for training us and for making the tournament such a fun and exciting tournament!
Written by Matilda Wall
On Friday we had a match at 11o’clock against the CAISL Wolves, it was a team, who like us, had lots of younger players, however, this did not stop us from beating them 43- 9. It was a very fun match and again everyone had the chance to play and represent the school proudly. Our next two matches we knew would be hard, as CLIP and St Julian’s are a couple of the best teams. Against CLIP we lost…., we were happy, however that we had fought so hard and that we had been able to keep the difference low. We only had an hour to rest before our next match: St Julian’s. This proved to be an extremely hard game and as everyone was tired form the previous matches we found it hard to keep up with them. We did try our best but this was not enough for us to be able to win.
On Saturday we arrived at CLIP in time for our 12 o’clock game against CAISL. It was our last and decisive game. If we won we would come in third, if not we would end up in fourth. We played with our first five for the whole game and they played excellently, they fought and did their best. On the bench we screamed and supported our team mates. In the end the score was extremely close, 27- 23 to CAISL. It was sad that we were not able to win, but overall we were happy because we fought so hard to recover the points lost in the game.
It was then time for the presentation; overall we came in fourth place, a very satisfying result. We also received a placard with our team picture on it. CLIP came in first, St Julian’s in second and CAISL in third. On behalf of the team I would like to thank Professor Fernando for training us and for making the tournament such a fun and exciting tournament!
Written by Matilda Wall
Valentine's day
Valentine's day was a success this year! Form 11s distributed all the carnations during the day and organised a disco for Form 2-5 which was very popular amongst the Primary students as more than 80 students attended. The students enjoyed themselves and participated in several activities including karaoke, making the event extremely entertaining for everyone. Futhermore, in total the Form 11s raised over 1000€ during the day therefore adding to the total of €2500 raised currently which includes the book sale, sponsored spelling challenge and Valentine's day. It was a day full of excitement, love and enjoyment!
"Our hard work paid back when we saw everyone having fun at the disco" Pinky, Catarina, Tilly (organisers)
"Our hard work paid back when we saw everyone having fun at the disco" Pinky, Catarina, Tilly (organisers)
Book fair
OBS will be hosting our usual termly book fair from the UK on Wednesday, 19th February; this is an opportunity for the children to see and purchase current English language books.
If you would like your son or daughter to purchase books, we recommend sending a minimum of €6 in cash on Wednesday morning, 19th February. As the book fair is open until 4:30pm parents are very welcome to look around the selection when you arrive to collect your child. The book fair will take place in the Reception Panda’s classroom.
If you would like your son or daughter to purchase books, we recommend sending a minimum of €6 in cash on Wednesday morning, 19th February. As the book fair is open until 4:30pm parents are very welcome to look around the selection when you arrive to collect your child. The book fair will take place in the Reception Panda’s classroom.
Carnations
To fundraise money for the 2014 CAS trip, Form 11 will be organsing a project to hand out carnations out on the 14th of February.
Each carnation will cost €1. There will be an additional cost of €0.50 for a card with a message.
Slips will be handed out tomorrow (Tuesday 4th February), during tutorial.
Please hand in the slips back in to your form tutor or to Miss Davis with the money by Tuesday 12th February.
All funds raised will be towards buying materials such as paint, gardening equipment or donated to the community in Cintsa, South Africa
Each carnation will cost €1. There will be an additional cost of €0.50 for a card with a message.
Slips will be handed out tomorrow (Tuesday 4th February), during tutorial.
Please hand in the slips back in to your form tutor or to Miss Davis with the money by Tuesday 12th February.
All funds raised will be towards buying materials such as paint, gardening equipment or donated to the community in Cintsa, South Africa
ToK presentation
We were very delighted to receive Ms Roz Trudgon who
is a TOK teacher, DP coordinator, examiner and co-author of IB Theory of Knowledge: Skills and Practice for the IB diploma. She helped Form 12s with their presentations and essays as well as giving a workshop to Form 11. Furthermore, Ms Roz Trudgon gave a presentation to teachers about TOK across all subjects. Below is the presentation given to teachers. Ms Roz Trudgon is already familiar with the school as she has visited us several times as a workshop leader.
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Congratulations to Form 10 IGCSE Mathematics early entry students
After months of hard work, tremendous effort and perserverance, the Form 10 IGCSE Mathematics early entry students have received there results and have achieved 100% A*-A. Congratulations to all students and Mr Cox for leading the group to achieve these outsanding results!
24/01/14 - Remembering Jenny Weineck, Teacher and Head of Section at OBS from 1982 to 1988
It is with great sadness to report that Jenny Weineck passed away on 19th January.Jenny joined the staff of OBS in September 1982 as Form Teacher of Form 4 which was then part of the Upper School. In addition to her Form 4 teaching and pastoral care responsibilities, she taught several subjects including English, History and Geography to other classes. She held a post graduate certificate in remedial education and was instrumental in the introduction of a programme of special needs and learning support in the school. In September 1988 she was promoted to Head of the senior section and joint Deputy Head of the school. She continued in this position until her retirement from teaching in December 1988 during the headship of John Liversedge.
IB evening
On the 30th of January, from 5:30pm to 6:30pm, there will be a presentation, mainly aimed at Form 10 parents, about the IB programme and subject options. The IB is a rigorous, worlwide recognised course but it provides students the opportunity to show all charateristics a well rounded student should have by incorporating three core requirements: CAS (creativity, action, service), TOK (Theory of Knowledge) and the Extended Essay (a 4000 word piece of work). All of these features make IB students prepared for university and future studies.
The gallery below shows the IB students working in different contexts:
The gallery below shows the IB students working in different contexts:
What do our IB students say?
“The IB is demanding, but I am finding that I am learning a lot and being forced to work hard to achieve the best grades possible.” Matilda Wall Form 11
“The IB challenges students into demonstrating their true potential” Eduarda Brandão Form 11
“The IB is an excellent preparation for university. It shows us that we have to balance out work load, yet still be able to produce a positive standard of work. Most of all, it shows us we have to be risk takers and free thinkers, instead of just relying on what is said to us. The IB teaches us to think for ourselves” Luciana Campos Form 11
“There are aspects of some subjects that had never been exposed to us. For example, in Maths we always prove rules when we learn them. The IB focuses on how we know things rather than what we know.” Pinky Kotecha Form 11
“The IB is the most challeging course that I have ever tried and I don´t regret it! It opens our minds to the future because it doesn’t only involve studying” João Radeski Form 11
“The IB has provided me with the best opportunities in life as it made me such a well rounded person with not only knowledge but also wisdom” Prina Natavaral Form 12
“The International Baccalaureate shapes a student into an international citizen with a sharper outlook on global issues and thoroughly examines a wide variety of skills.” Marta Cardoso Form 12
Pinky Kotecha
Cambridge IGCSE Open Evening
On the 6th of February, from 5:30pm to 7pm, there will be an open evening about the Cambridge IGCSE program. This evening is especially directed at Form 8 parents and students as they will be making subject choices. Therefore, there will be a presentation on the IGCSE curriculum and then teachers will be available to discuss options with parents and students.
Sponsored Spelling Challenge
There will be a prize for the three students who raise the most money for he 2014 CAS trip to South Africa.
Words and dates will be available soon.
Words and dates will be available soon.
Welcome to new teachers
Since the beginning of the Winter Term, we
have been joined by two new teachers: Mr. Wilson and Mr. Homewood.
Mr. Michael Wilson is replacing Mr. Kelly as teacher of Business Studies/Economics. Having been working as an IB Business Economics in the Netherlands. Mr. Wilson has also had experience teaching in Shanghai and Zimbabwe. We hope that Mr. Wilson has received a warm welcome from everyone, and that he settles down well into the school community.
Mr. Matthew Homewood is the Head of Games, Physical Education and Outdoor Activities. Having over 12 years of experience of teaching experience and more recently teaching at John Ruskin College in the UK. Furthermore, Mr. Homewood is an examiner for various different qualifications. Form 7G will be welcoming their new tutor enthusiastically. We hope that Mr. Homewood helps us to strive in Sport and to succeed in staying fit and healthy!
Mr. Michael Wilson is replacing Mr. Kelly as teacher of Business Studies/Economics. Having been working as an IB Business Economics in the Netherlands. Mr. Wilson has also had experience teaching in Shanghai and Zimbabwe. We hope that Mr. Wilson has received a warm welcome from everyone, and that he settles down well into the school community.
Mr. Matthew Homewood is the Head of Games, Physical Education and Outdoor Activities. Having over 12 years of experience of teaching experience and more recently teaching at John Ruskin College in the UK. Furthermore, Mr. Homewood is an examiner for various different qualifications. Form 7G will be welcoming their new tutor enthusiastically. We hope that Mr. Homewood helps us to strive in Sport and to succeed in staying fit and healthy!
Piano Recital
During the afternoon of Thursday, 16th of January, a piano recital occurred where all parents were invited to see their child's progress. All pupils put in a lot of effort and the most important thing everyone enjoyed it. We have to thank all piano teachers but also Ms.Jeffrey for helping organise the piano recital. At the end of the recital, the piano teachers had a surprise for us which we were all amazed with the fascinating piece they played.
Niki Kotecha Form 8Q
Niki Kotecha Form 8Q
Carol Service
This year the Carol Service took place, as usual, in the Stella Maris Church. Part of the OBS tradition, we sang several carols including Silent Night in 3 languages: English, Portuguese and French. The French version was sung by Form 6 which had been practising for the past few weeks during their French Lessons with Mrs Bridges. A big thank you to all the staff and students involved especially Miss Jeffrey who organised the choir and other performances.
Grandparents' day
Primary Nativty play
Wrapping paper
We are pleased to announce that the first ever Oporto British School Wrapping Paper will be available from Tuesday, 10th December 2013. Every child in the Primary Section has had the opportunity to contribute at least one Christmas illustration and every image that was submitted has been included in the final designs. We will be selling the wrapping paper in rolls of seven sheets, which includes every design done by the children of the Primary Section. Not only is this a fantastic opportunity to promote Art and encourage the children but all profits from the sales will be going to charity.
You can buy the Christmas wrapping paper through your child's Form teacher by writing a note requesting the number of rolls (please include payment), or after school where it can be purchased close to the entrance. Each roll of 7 sheets will cost €5.00.
Photos will be available soon
The total money raised will also be announced soon
You can buy the Christmas wrapping paper through your child's Form teacher by writing a note requesting the number of rolls (please include payment), or after school where it can be purchased close to the entrance. Each roll of 7 sheets will cost €5.00.
Photos will be available soon
The total money raised will also be announced soon
IB dinner
The IB dinner, which took place on the 13th of December at Treize, was a memorable event most IB students and teachers attended. A big thank you to Sofia Correia, the Head Girl for organising the event
Lisbon: Varsity
On Thursday, 5th December, the Varsity teams arrived at school at six-thirty in the morning, leaving as soon as everyone had arrived. We had a pleasant trip down, most of us sleeping due to the fact that we had to wake up so early!
Once we arrived in Lisbon, we dropped the boys’ team at CAISL, as this was where they were to play the basketball tournament. The girls team went on to the hotel to drop off their bags and put on their kits. Once we had gone to our rooms, we walked to St. Julian’s to play our first match at two o’clock. Our first adversary was CLIP; we played very well and managed to keep the game tied at 0-0. We were happy with this result but disappointed that we were able to score as we were so close in the game. The second game to be played was against CLIC - a strong and aggressive team- we tried our hardest but lost 2-0. We were tired after our long day, so we could not wait to get back to the hotel and have a shower and rest.
On Friday, we had to wake up early as we had a 9 o’clock match against St. Julian’s A, playing on grass, which we had not yet played on. We knew this would be a tough match as St. Julian’s always has very good teams. Overall, it was a difficult match, and we lost, 5-0. After this match we had to change our goalkeeper and Xica Vozone filled in, being a fantastic saver. We did not lose confidence with this change and adapted, we fought very hard in our next game against DSL, however, this was not enough and they won. Our third and final game of the day was against CAISL, it was a much closer match, but we made a couple of mistakes which allowed them to score two goals. It was an exhausting three-match day, and everyone was very much looking forward to going back to the hotel to put their feet up.
On Saturday, the last day of the competition, Mr. Holmes joined our team as our co-coach alongside Miss Macleod. This was great for us as he did warm ups which really helped us get rid of any stiffness in muscles that we could be experiencing. Our first match was against St. Julian’s B, another testing team, we tried our hardest to score, and even got some shots on target, however, this was not enough and we ended up losing the match. We learnt a lot from this match and took what we learnt from it, and really fought in our last match against São Tomás. This was a particularly frustrating and hard game to play, as the team was tired and our adversaries were aggressive players. We ended up losing 2-0. As our match was one of the last to be played we quickly took off our shin pads and football boots, and went to sit down for the awards ceremony. Overall, we came in 7th place! Our captain, Francisca Costa collected our gift of chocolates for our participation in the tournament and was cheered on by the whole team! Once the ceremony was over, we rushed to the bus to go to CAISL to see the boys playing their last game. Once we had arrived we managed to watch the last ten minutes of their game. When the game had finished it was time for the awards ceremony. The OBS came in 4th place, an excellent achievement. Furthermore, Sebastião Jervell won MVP (Most Valued Played) for the OBS team which was excellent. Once the ceremony had finished we returned to the bus for our journey home. Everyone was tired but satisfied with their performance whatever the results.
The Varsity Girl’s Football Tournament was extremely fun and the whole team played to the best of their ability and fought their hardest in every single game. A very big thank you to Miss Macleod and Mr. Holmes for taking over as our coaches for the tournament.
Matilda Wall, 11K
Once we arrived in Lisbon, we dropped the boys’ team at CAISL, as this was where they were to play the basketball tournament. The girls team went on to the hotel to drop off their bags and put on their kits. Once we had gone to our rooms, we walked to St. Julian’s to play our first match at two o’clock. Our first adversary was CLIP; we played very well and managed to keep the game tied at 0-0. We were happy with this result but disappointed that we were able to score as we were so close in the game. The second game to be played was against CLIC - a strong and aggressive team- we tried our hardest but lost 2-0. We were tired after our long day, so we could not wait to get back to the hotel and have a shower and rest.
On Friday, we had to wake up early as we had a 9 o’clock match against St. Julian’s A, playing on grass, which we had not yet played on. We knew this would be a tough match as St. Julian’s always has very good teams. Overall, it was a difficult match, and we lost, 5-0. After this match we had to change our goalkeeper and Xica Vozone filled in, being a fantastic saver. We did not lose confidence with this change and adapted, we fought very hard in our next game against DSL, however, this was not enough and they won. Our third and final game of the day was against CAISL, it was a much closer match, but we made a couple of mistakes which allowed them to score two goals. It was an exhausting three-match day, and everyone was very much looking forward to going back to the hotel to put their feet up.
On Saturday, the last day of the competition, Mr. Holmes joined our team as our co-coach alongside Miss Macleod. This was great for us as he did warm ups which really helped us get rid of any stiffness in muscles that we could be experiencing. Our first match was against St. Julian’s B, another testing team, we tried our hardest to score, and even got some shots on target, however, this was not enough and we ended up losing the match. We learnt a lot from this match and took what we learnt from it, and really fought in our last match against São Tomás. This was a particularly frustrating and hard game to play, as the team was tired and our adversaries were aggressive players. We ended up losing 2-0. As our match was one of the last to be played we quickly took off our shin pads and football boots, and went to sit down for the awards ceremony. Overall, we came in 7th place! Our captain, Francisca Costa collected our gift of chocolates for our participation in the tournament and was cheered on by the whole team! Once the ceremony was over, we rushed to the bus to go to CAISL to see the boys playing their last game. Once we had arrived we managed to watch the last ten minutes of their game. When the game had finished it was time for the awards ceremony. The OBS came in 4th place, an excellent achievement. Furthermore, Sebastião Jervell won MVP (Most Valued Played) for the OBS team which was excellent. Once the ceremony had finished we returned to the bus for our journey home. Everyone was tired but satisfied with their performance whatever the results.
The Varsity Girl’s Football Tournament was extremely fun and the whole team played to the best of their ability and fought their hardest in every single game. A very big thank you to Miss Macleod and Mr. Holmes for taking over as our coaches for the tournament.
Matilda Wall, 11K
Tree Lighting Ceremony - Tuesday 03rd December, 4.30pm
REPORT:
The PTA hosted their annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday 3rd December. The event was held in the Teage Hall from 15:40 to 17:00. There was also an official lighting of an outside tree which was decorated by the Primary Art Club. During the ceremony, snacks adn drinks were available and a short musical recital took place. The ceremony was a sucess and we hope that we continue celebrating this festival during the next years with this tradition.
Niki Kotecha
ANNOUNCEMENT:
The PTA will be hosting their annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday 03rd December. This event will be held in the Teage Hall from 3:40pm to 5pm; the actual tree lighting will take place around 4:30pm. A pupil will be selected for this honour. There will also be an official lighting of an outside tree, arranged and decorated by a Primary Art Club. During this ceremony the PTA will be serving wine, soft drinks and seasonal snacks. There will also be a short musical recital from some of the OBS pupils.
The PTA have asked that any parent wishing to help prepare the Teage Hall, including dressing the tree should arrive around 2:00pm. Also, any parent wishing to donate any desert or snack for this event should deliver it to the school for 1:30pm; Vera Silva, Front Office will be able to collect any donations. It would also be helpful for the PTA to have an idea how many parents are willing to help at this event. They request that, if possible, you email Elisabeth Martorell ([email protected]) of your intention to assist.
We hope to see you at this special Christmas event that will again allow the whole of the OBS community to come together.
The PTA hosted their annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday 3rd December. The event was held in the Teage Hall from 15:40 to 17:00. There was also an official lighting of an outside tree which was decorated by the Primary Art Club. During the ceremony, snacks adn drinks were available and a short musical recital took place. The ceremony was a sucess and we hope that we continue celebrating this festival during the next years with this tradition.
Niki Kotecha
ANNOUNCEMENT:
The PTA will be hosting their annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday 03rd December. This event will be held in the Teage Hall from 3:40pm to 5pm; the actual tree lighting will take place around 4:30pm. A pupil will be selected for this honour. There will also be an official lighting of an outside tree, arranged and decorated by a Primary Art Club. During this ceremony the PTA will be serving wine, soft drinks and seasonal snacks. There will also be a short musical recital from some of the OBS pupils.
The PTA have asked that any parent wishing to help prepare the Teage Hall, including dressing the tree should arrive around 2:00pm. Also, any parent wishing to donate any desert or snack for this event should deliver it to the school for 1:30pm; Vera Silva, Front Office will be able to collect any donations. It would also be helpful for the PTA to have an idea how many parents are willing to help at this event. They request that, if possible, you email Elisabeth Martorell ([email protected]) of your intention to assist.
We hope to see you at this special Christmas event that will again allow the whole of the OBS community to come together.
Mia Couto's visit to the OBS
The renowned Mozambican author Mia Couto visited the OBS, on Saturday, 30th November. A wide selection of the OBS community attended his Q&A session. It was an honour for parents, teachers and students alike to meet this award winning author.
Lisbon Sports Festival
DIVISION 4 BOYS BASKETBALL
We made our way to CAISL bright and early on Thursday morning from Porto. Our first game was against CLIP, we lost by one point, it was very frustrating! But nevertheless, an excellent start to the tournament. Our second game was against St. Julian’s B, we won. Our winning streak continued when we played the Wolves (CAISL) when we won again, 38-0, a very impressive result. Our first day went very well and we were proud of our results. By the end of the day, we were ready to go back to the hotel and rest for our matches the next day.
Friday, we had two games. Our first adversary was St. Julian’s A, unfortunately we did not manage to win, but against CAISL we managed a victory in the last 20 seconds. In between our games we recovered from our own matches and watched the girls playing football. We supported them and cheered them on. When we got back to the hotel we had showers and got ready to go to Riviera Shopping to buy some things.
On the last day of the tournament, we played against two more teams. The first was DSL, against whom we won by a lot. After our game, we socialised with our teams and made new friends. It was then time to go and play our final game against CLIC; we won by a lot again.
In the end, we came in third place; we were very proud of our results and had lots of fun over the three days of the tournament. We then got on the bus and came home to Porto after a tiring but rewarding weekend. Many thanks to Professor Fernando for coaching us in preparation for and in Lisbon.
Reported by Francisco Barbosa, 7S
Written by Matilda Wall, 11K
We made our way to CAISL bright and early on Thursday morning from Porto. Our first game was against CLIP, we lost by one point, it was very frustrating! But nevertheless, an excellent start to the tournament. Our second game was against St. Julian’s B, we won. Our winning streak continued when we played the Wolves (CAISL) when we won again, 38-0, a very impressive result. Our first day went very well and we were proud of our results. By the end of the day, we were ready to go back to the hotel and rest for our matches the next day.
Friday, we had two games. Our first adversary was St. Julian’s A, unfortunately we did not manage to win, but against CAISL we managed a victory in the last 20 seconds. In between our games we recovered from our own matches and watched the girls playing football. We supported them and cheered them on. When we got back to the hotel we had showers and got ready to go to Riviera Shopping to buy some things.
On the last day of the tournament, we played against two more teams. The first was DSL, against whom we won by a lot. After our game, we socialised with our teams and made new friends. It was then time to go and play our final game against CLIC; we won by a lot again.
In the end, we came in third place; we were very proud of our results and had lots of fun over the three days of the tournament. We then got on the bus and came home to Porto after a tiring but rewarding weekend. Many thanks to Professor Fernando for coaching us in preparation for and in Lisbon.
Reported by Francisco Barbosa, 7S
Written by Matilda Wall, 11K
Solidarity Concert
Once again, the OBS will be joining Colégio Efanor, CLIP, Colégio do Rosário, German School and the Lycée Français for a Solidarity Concert, taking place at Exponor, Friday, 06th December, 8pm. Tickets have been sold, giving priority to parents with children taking part in the concert.
We still have a small number of tickets available. If you would like to support the Primary Choir in this concert, and at the same time, support Crescer Ser (the beneficiary), please contact Vera at the Front Office.
Tickets are available at a cost of €8 each.
We still have a small number of tickets available. If you would like to support the Primary Choir in this concert, and at the same time, support Crescer Ser (the beneficiary), please contact Vera at the Front Office.
Tickets are available at a cost of €8 each.
Duke of Edinburgh Award
Duke of Edinburgh is an activity where you are put into groups. You are then given a place to get to and given a map and a few essential tools such as a compass and cooking essentials for when you get to you're camp. Before setting off we were told to plan a route on the map and this was checked by the teachers. We started off our journey in Mindelo’s metro station.
On the first day we walked a lot, and it was raining. Howeverl as team we never gave up and we always maintained a positive attitude even when we would get lost. At the camp we had to cook, it was a wonderful experience and we felt really independent. Next day we walked to Mindelo’s metro station and went home.
I really enjoyed walking in Mindelo and camping, although it was rough it was one of the best trips. We were able to become more united, to work as a team and to develop various skills.
Rita Coutinhas Form 9
On the first day we walked a lot, and it was raining. Howeverl as team we never gave up and we always maintained a positive attitude even when we would get lost. At the camp we had to cook, it was a wonderful experience and we felt really independent. Next day we walked to Mindelo’s metro station and went home.
I really enjoyed walking in Mindelo and camping, although it was rough it was one of the best trips. We were able to become more united, to work as a team and to develop various skills.
Rita Coutinhas Form 9
The Great British School Bakery Contest
Margarida Alves in Form 7 was the well deserved winner of the first Oporto British School Bakery Competition held on Thursday, 22nd November.
With over 40 entries, the judges had their plates full for much of the day. Tasting and judging was divided into three sessions, with five teachers and the kitchen staff all part of the judging panel.
Certificates have been presented to everyone who entered the competition and we would like to thank all of the staff, students and parents who participated in the event which raised over €200 for The Big Hand Charity. A special mention was given by the judges to the following entries: Mr Adam Simson, Mrs Sarah Weeks and Inês Abreu.
MARGARIDA'S SECRET RECIPE:
Ingredients
Instructions:
"It was a great experience to participate in the Oporto British School Bake-off competition. I made a chocolate cake that was very simple but judges thought that it was delicious so to my surprise I won. It was of great pride to know that I won the first bakery contest of the school." Margarida Alves Form 7
With over 40 entries, the judges had their plates full for much of the day. Tasting and judging was divided into three sessions, with five teachers and the kitchen staff all part of the judging panel.
Certificates have been presented to everyone who entered the competition and we would like to thank all of the staff, students and parents who participated in the event which raised over €200 for The Big Hand Charity. A special mention was given by the judges to the following entries: Mr Adam Simson, Mrs Sarah Weeks and Inês Abreu.
MARGARIDA'S SECRET RECIPE:
Ingredients
- 200 g of chocolate
- 150 g of butter
- 5 eggs
- Grated rind of 1 orange
- 80 g of self raising flour
- 180 g of sugar
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
- Grease your baking tray.
- Melt the chocolate and thebutter and mix them together.
- Whip the eggs with the sugar and add to the mixture of chocolate and butter.
- Add the grated rind of an orange.
- Add the flour and whip everything without mixing too much.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes.
"It was a great experience to participate in the Oporto British School Bake-off competition. I made a chocolate cake that was very simple but judges thought that it was delicious so to my surprise I won. It was of great pride to know that I won the first bakery contest of the school." Margarida Alves Form 7
Remembrance service
On Monday the 11th of November, there was a remembrance service just before break.
Autumn Fair
The Autumn Fair took place on Saturday 9th November from 4 to 8pm, celebrating São Martinho, Guy Fawkes and Halloween. It was extremely fun! Some of our IB students helped out and had this to say about it:
The Autumn Fair was great and I was incredibly surprised by the amazing fireworks. Everyone had lots of fun and the IB students who helped were great and also thoroughly enjoyed it.
João Silva, Form 12S
Doing the Haunted House for the Primary children was a lot of fun! We helped organise the house and in the end had the task of making the experience truly frightening for the kids. We dressed up as ghosts and horrible creatures, and scared them! We ended the day on a high point, watching the beautiful fireworks from the field.
Sebastião Jervell, Form 11D
The Autumn Fair was a successful, entertaining event for students, parents and teachers. The high number of senior students turning up was a positive surprise and the connection that was established between these older students and the younger ones was extremely pleasing. The event was an opportunity for pupils to bond in a warming environment and to enjoy themselves by participating in various activities such as a haunted house and a Halloween disco. I am extremely glad that the event went as planned and that everyone enjoyed the fair. I look forward to having more of these events in our school.
Sofia Correia, Head Girl
Overall, everyone had lots of fun. Many thanks to Mrs Martorell along with the rest of PTA for organising such an entertaining afternoon, we look forward to our next whole school event!
Collected and reported by Matilda Wall, Form 11K
The Autumn Fair was great and I was incredibly surprised by the amazing fireworks. Everyone had lots of fun and the IB students who helped were great and also thoroughly enjoyed it.
João Silva, Form 12S
Doing the Haunted House for the Primary children was a lot of fun! We helped organise the house and in the end had the task of making the experience truly frightening for the kids. We dressed up as ghosts and horrible creatures, and scared them! We ended the day on a high point, watching the beautiful fireworks from the field.
Sebastião Jervell, Form 11D
The Autumn Fair was a successful, entertaining event for students, parents and teachers. The high number of senior students turning up was a positive surprise and the connection that was established between these older students and the younger ones was extremely pleasing. The event was an opportunity for pupils to bond in a warming environment and to enjoy themselves by participating in various activities such as a haunted house and a Halloween disco. I am extremely glad that the event went as planned and that everyone enjoyed the fair. I look forward to having more of these events in our school.
Sofia Correia, Head Girl
Overall, everyone had lots of fun. Many thanks to Mrs Martorell along with the rest of PTA for organising such an entertaining afternoon, we look forward to our next whole school event!
Collected and reported by Matilda Wall, Form 11K
IMUN trip
On the 7th of November, we went to Lisbon to represent the school at the IMUN (Iberian Model United Nations) as several delegations such as Rwanda, Brazil, Jordan, Ghana, and Honduras in various committees such as the Security Council, Special Conference and the General Assembly. It was a very exciting, interesting and fun experience as we got to meet people from different countries including Azerbaijan, Ghana, Kenya, Turkey, Romania, Italy, Norway, Spain, Denmark and Portugal. With delegates from these countries, we got to lobby and debate global and current issues such as, but not limited to, the question of Egypt, Iran and Syria in the Security Council, the effect of globalization on child welfare and the role of female representation in the General Assembly, and the effects of the current financial crisis on the environment, sustainability of transport and dependence of Sub Saharan countries on food imports in the Special conference.
When we first arrived to CAISL, we were welcomed by the admin staff and during the opening ceremony we were welcome and introduced to the Secretary Generals and chairs for each committee. During the first day, the General Assembly and Special conference delegates discussed and merged our written resolutions with other delegates to make the best resolution so it could be passed to be discussed on the next day. In the Security Council, we started debating the issue of Egypt immediately and submitting clauses on a blank page.
On the second day, there was another ceremony where three representatives from the ISK (International School of Kenya) delivered a keynote address. Ms Rebecca Nichols, Adele and Imran described and discussed the Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya and shared their personal experiences and reactions to the event which was captivating, fascinating and emotional to hear as some of the delegates we met had lost some friends in the attack. During this address, the SPC delegates were presenting their opening speeches and then started discussing the resolution on the first issue about promoting “the collection of rainwater as a measure to improve global water management”. The GA started with their speeches after the gripping address and then discussed the first issue about “the effect of globalization on child welfare in LEDCs and countries undergoing economic transition”. The Security Council continued writing and debating a resolution to solve the question of Egypt which then passed with the 15 votes of the members. Later that day, the Security Council discussed the question of Iran where the Rwandan delegate from the school submitted a resolution with China and Russia which passed. At the end of the day, we also went to the social event at the "Antiga Confeitaria de Belém" where we had the traditional "pastéis" de Belém which were delicious!
The third day was very similar to the second day and we continued to discuss the issues the resolutions. The Security Council discussed the issue of Syria which was controversial but the resolution still passed with 2 abstentions and 13 for, even though there were veto threats for some clauses. Concluding, all 3 resolutions passed in the Security Council, 3 passed and 1 failed in the General Assembly and 4 passed and 1 failed in the Special Conference. This IMUN was very productive and during the Closing Ceremony everyone was thanked. We would like to thank Mr Quinn and Prof.ª Leta Ferreira for helping us to prepare the conference and during the Conference.
Pinky Kotecha Form 11
When we first arrived to CAISL, we were welcomed by the admin staff and during the opening ceremony we were welcome and introduced to the Secretary Generals and chairs for each committee. During the first day, the General Assembly and Special conference delegates discussed and merged our written resolutions with other delegates to make the best resolution so it could be passed to be discussed on the next day. In the Security Council, we started debating the issue of Egypt immediately and submitting clauses on a blank page.
On the second day, there was another ceremony where three representatives from the ISK (International School of Kenya) delivered a keynote address. Ms Rebecca Nichols, Adele and Imran described and discussed the Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya and shared their personal experiences and reactions to the event which was captivating, fascinating and emotional to hear as some of the delegates we met had lost some friends in the attack. During this address, the SPC delegates were presenting their opening speeches and then started discussing the resolution on the first issue about promoting “the collection of rainwater as a measure to improve global water management”. The GA started with their speeches after the gripping address and then discussed the first issue about “the effect of globalization on child welfare in LEDCs and countries undergoing economic transition”. The Security Council continued writing and debating a resolution to solve the question of Egypt which then passed with the 15 votes of the members. Later that day, the Security Council discussed the question of Iran where the Rwandan delegate from the school submitted a resolution with China and Russia which passed. At the end of the day, we also went to the social event at the "Antiga Confeitaria de Belém" where we had the traditional "pastéis" de Belém which were delicious!
The third day was very similar to the second day and we continued to discuss the issues the resolutions. The Security Council discussed the issue of Syria which was controversial but the resolution still passed with 2 abstentions and 13 for, even though there were veto threats for some clauses. Concluding, all 3 resolutions passed in the Security Council, 3 passed and 1 failed in the General Assembly and 4 passed and 1 failed in the Special Conference. This IMUN was very productive and during the Closing Ceremony everyone was thanked. We would like to thank Mr Quinn and Prof.ª Leta Ferreira for helping us to prepare the conference and during the Conference.
Pinky Kotecha Form 11
Bakery competition
The tickets will be €5 per adult and €2 per child and all ticket holders are allowed to taste ALL entries, after the judges.
It is free to enter a baked product! The event will be held on Thurday, 21st of November at 3:30pm in the Teague Hall. Entry forms will be available from Vera DEADLINE: 18th November |
Information talk about Medicine
On Monday 11th November, period 1 Dr Pedro Coelho (a parent of a Reception student) has kindly offered to deliver an information talk to any Form 10, 11 and 12 students interested in applying for medicine at university. He will also spend time with the F12 medical applicants discussing what to expect in an interview. Students have been asked to inform their form tutor if they are interested in attending.
Interview with Dr Jones (New Senior head master)
Dr Jones felt very welcomed and found the staff and students “friendly” and overall found his first week has gone well. We asked him about the immediate differences observed and he said this school was “older” while the other was still to be “established” where he also had to create new systems”. Here, he has the objective of “helping the development of the school”.
Dr Jones is very keen to find out about the “food, arts and history” of Porto and Portugal in general even though he is a little worried as he does not yet speak Portuguese and he believes he might struggle with it at first. Furthermore, he wished to explore the countryside as well as get to know “new cultures”.
When asked why he became a teacher, Dr Jones answered by mentioning his “passion” for his subject (Geography) and for educationas well as enjoying “working with children”.
We also asked about his hobbies and he enjoys “watching football”, “cooking”, “photography” and “travelling” which permits him to find out about “new, different cultures” and meet “new people”
Top facts about Dr Jones:
1. Enjoys watching football, cooking, photography and travelling
2. He is a geography teacher
3. He wants to learn Portuguese
Written by Pinky Kotecha in Form 11
Dr Jones is very keen to find out about the “food, arts and history” of Porto and Portugal in general even though he is a little worried as he does not yet speak Portuguese and he believes he might struggle with it at first. Furthermore, he wished to explore the countryside as well as get to know “new cultures”.
When asked why he became a teacher, Dr Jones answered by mentioning his “passion” for his subject (Geography) and for educationas well as enjoying “working with children”.
We also asked about his hobbies and he enjoys “watching football”, “cooking”, “photography” and “travelling” which permits him to find out about “new, different cultures” and meet “new people”
Top facts about Dr Jones:
1. Enjoys watching football, cooking, photography and travelling
2. He is a geography teacher
3. He wants to learn Portuguese
Written by Pinky Kotecha in Form 11
Green Day
Green day is back! Once again we are going dedicate our day to environmental issues, involving a mix of presentations, trips, workshops, creative activities and action within our local community.
Students should, as according to tradition, wear one piece of green clothing with their casual wear.
The aim of this day is to encourage ALL students to be aware of all the different way in which they can reduce the negative impact our lives can have on the environment.
Each year group will be exploring different areas of ways to help keep the environment safe.
Form 6
In the morning, students will be visiting Maia Zoo, a very interesting and exciting experience for them. Later on in the day, they will be reporting on what they saw and discovered with their visit to the Zoo, and what they learnt from it.
Form 7
The Yeatman Hotel in Gaia is an eco-lodge, therefore students will be having a guided tour of the hotel to see how they achieved this status; being shown how the hotel makes sure that it has the least impact possible on the environment. When back at school, Form 7 will be participating in an "eco treasure hunt", which will entail following clues to make up words with ecological meaning in the end.
"We visited the Yeatman hotel as it is an ecological hotel. We travelled by bus to reduce our carbon footprint. We all loved the hotel and most of us said we would go back again" Tiago Enneking
Form 8
Students will be participating in a Recycled Sculpture competition, using recycled materials create sculptures, working in teams and using their creativity to create sculptures which will be submitted in the competition. Following an exciting morning, Form 8 will be visiting the Sea Life Centre, this will increase their knowledge on the vast ecosystem that the sea is, widening their knowledge also on how they can protect it and reduce pollution.
Pupils and parents are encouraged to bring in clean recycled materials that can be used for the Recycled Sculpture Competition. Newspapers, magazines, kitchen rolls, mil containers, cans and plastic bottles are ideas for what will be needed. Collection boxes will be placed in the canteen foyer and the Physics Laboratory.
"On the 25th of October, form 8 went to Sea Life during the afternoon and made recycled sculptures during the morning. We formed groups of either 4/5 people and with recycled materials such as plastic bottles, boxes and cans we made sculptures. The theme of the sculptures had to be based on the environment and space, we also had to try to use the least amount of other materials such as glue, paint and tape. All sculptures we to be in the Physics lab so that Dr.Jones could judge them. Dr.Jones had a very difficult decision to make as all sculptures had been made with great effort and were looking amazing. After a lot of discussion Dr.Jones came up to a decision that the sculpture named Astro Baby would be the winner for this year's recycled materials competition. During the afternoon, we went to Sea Life and saw the fascinating animals in the aquarium. We had a lot of fun and learnt many facts about animals and how to construct a sculpture with recycled materials." Niki Kotecha
Form 9
There will be three "dragons", and students have to prepare projects with ecological significance to present to them, afterwards being questioned on how they plan to make things work and ensure that they have considered the effect of their project's will have on the environment or how it will make people more aware of current ecological issues. In the afternoon, Form 9 will be cleaning the local beach, helping to keep the local area clean and pollution free.
Form 10/11
Students are encouraged to cycle to school, as they will then be cycling to Parque da Cidade along the sea front(if students do not have bicycles, other arrangements will be made). Both year groups will then have a Yoga lesson in the park, followed by a packed lunch. In the afternoon, a surfing lesson will take place on Matosinhos Beach.
Students are reminded that they need to wear GYM CLOTHES and bring a TOWEL and SWIMMING CLOTHING.
Donations of energy saving light bulbs are also welcomed, as IB students will be distributing them to the local community in return for an Eco-pledge- a commitment to make a change to your life which will reduce your impact on the environment. Collection boxes will be available in the same places as mentioned above for the recycled materials.
Everyone is encouraged to participate on Green Day as it will be fun, dynamic, interesting and most of all a learning experience!
Students should, as according to tradition, wear one piece of green clothing with their casual wear.
The aim of this day is to encourage ALL students to be aware of all the different way in which they can reduce the negative impact our lives can have on the environment.
Each year group will be exploring different areas of ways to help keep the environment safe.
Form 6
In the morning, students will be visiting Maia Zoo, a very interesting and exciting experience for them. Later on in the day, they will be reporting on what they saw and discovered with their visit to the Zoo, and what they learnt from it.
Form 7
The Yeatman Hotel in Gaia is an eco-lodge, therefore students will be having a guided tour of the hotel to see how they achieved this status; being shown how the hotel makes sure that it has the least impact possible on the environment. When back at school, Form 7 will be participating in an "eco treasure hunt", which will entail following clues to make up words with ecological meaning in the end.
"We visited the Yeatman hotel as it is an ecological hotel. We travelled by bus to reduce our carbon footprint. We all loved the hotel and most of us said we would go back again" Tiago Enneking
Form 8
Students will be participating in a Recycled Sculpture competition, using recycled materials create sculptures, working in teams and using their creativity to create sculptures which will be submitted in the competition. Following an exciting morning, Form 8 will be visiting the Sea Life Centre, this will increase their knowledge on the vast ecosystem that the sea is, widening their knowledge also on how they can protect it and reduce pollution.
Pupils and parents are encouraged to bring in clean recycled materials that can be used for the Recycled Sculpture Competition. Newspapers, magazines, kitchen rolls, mil containers, cans and plastic bottles are ideas for what will be needed. Collection boxes will be placed in the canteen foyer and the Physics Laboratory.
"On the 25th of October, form 8 went to Sea Life during the afternoon and made recycled sculptures during the morning. We formed groups of either 4/5 people and with recycled materials such as plastic bottles, boxes and cans we made sculptures. The theme of the sculptures had to be based on the environment and space, we also had to try to use the least amount of other materials such as glue, paint and tape. All sculptures we to be in the Physics lab so that Dr.Jones could judge them. Dr.Jones had a very difficult decision to make as all sculptures had been made with great effort and were looking amazing. After a lot of discussion Dr.Jones came up to a decision that the sculpture named Astro Baby would be the winner for this year's recycled materials competition. During the afternoon, we went to Sea Life and saw the fascinating animals in the aquarium. We had a lot of fun and learnt many facts about animals and how to construct a sculpture with recycled materials." Niki Kotecha
Form 9
There will be three "dragons", and students have to prepare projects with ecological significance to present to them, afterwards being questioned on how they plan to make things work and ensure that they have considered the effect of their project's will have on the environment or how it will make people more aware of current ecological issues. In the afternoon, Form 9 will be cleaning the local beach, helping to keep the local area clean and pollution free.
Form 10/11
Students are encouraged to cycle to school, as they will then be cycling to Parque da Cidade along the sea front(if students do not have bicycles, other arrangements will be made). Both year groups will then have a Yoga lesson in the park, followed by a packed lunch. In the afternoon, a surfing lesson will take place on Matosinhos Beach.
Students are reminded that they need to wear GYM CLOTHES and bring a TOWEL and SWIMMING CLOTHING.
Donations of energy saving light bulbs are also welcomed, as IB students will be distributing them to the local community in return for an Eco-pledge- a commitment to make a change to your life which will reduce your impact on the environment. Collection boxes will be available in the same places as mentioned above for the recycled materials.
Everyone is encouraged to participate on Green Day as it will be fun, dynamic, interesting and most of all a learning experience!
Harvest Festival preparation
As harvest festival is approaching (24th October), the choir, led by Miss Jeffery, has been rehearsaling some songs. Every Monday till 5PM, the primary choir has been preparing the song “Harvest hoe down”. The Community choir, which includes
secondary pupils, parents and staff, rehearsals every Thursday after school. Everybody is very welcome to get involved!
Photos of rehearsals will be available soon!
secondary pupils, parents and staff, rehearsals every Thursday after school. Everybody is very welcome to get involved!
Photos of rehearsals will be available soon!
Amnesty International
Meetings are held every Monday in ML1 at 1:15pm. Have a look at the page created: http://obslive.weebly.com/amnesty-international.html
PE Department Newsletter
Below, is the newsletter where you will be able to find updates about the PE department
OBS October Half-term Sports Camp
The School is organising a half-term sports camp which will be held at the OBS from Monday,28th October to Wednesday, 30th October.
Outline of the day:
0900-0930 Arrival and registration
0930-1200 Morning activities
1200-1300 Lunch
1300-1600 Afternoon activities
The letter with more information and for you to sign up is here: http://www.obs.edu.pt/uploaded/Extra_Curricular/half_term_camp.pdf
Outline of the day:
0900-0930 Arrival and registration
0930-1200 Morning activities
1200-1300 Lunch
1300-1600 Afternoon activities
The letter with more information and for you to sign up is here: http://www.obs.edu.pt/uploaded/Extra_Curricular/half_term_camp.pdf
UCAS/Portuguese Universities’ Evening
There will be a UCAS (University and Colleges Admission Service)/Portuguese Universities’ Evening on Tuesday, 17th September 2013 at 7pm in the Teage Hall. UCAS is responsible for admissions to universities in the United Kingdom only. Even though it is aimed mainly at Form 12 parents, parents of Form 10 and 11 are more than welcome to attend. Profª Isabel Oliveira will deliver a brief presentation and will then be available for individual appointments until October half-term, Friday, 25th October.
Homework timetables
Homework timetables for Form 6-10 are:
Curriculum maps
All the curriculum maps are available at: http://www.obs.edu.pt/page.cfm?p=379
Escola das Artes
Escola das Artes would like to invite all those who are interested in participating in the music programme to our registration afternoon, Tuesday, 10th September from 3:30 until 4:30 pm in the Teage Hall. We are delighted to announce that there will be a full instrumental/vocal music programme offered, with individual or group lessons available to all. Lessons are available on the following instruments:
Other instrumental lessons such as viola, French horn, trombone, bassoon and more will be given if interest is shown.
For more information, email [email protected]
- Voice
- Piano
- Violin
- Cello
- Flute
- Trumpet
- Guitar (classical and rock/pop)
- Drums
Other instrumental lessons such as viola, French horn, trombone, bassoon and more will be given if interest is shown.
For more information, email [email protected]
Extra curricular activities
"The Big Hand" charity evening
On Wednesday, at 6pm, guest speaker David Fernandes, founder of the non profit organization “The Big Hand”, who has been living in Mozambique for the past three years gave a presentation on the "The Big Hand" and its projects. Last year, the school sponsored a little girl, who lost her leg, in Mozambique through this organisation. We were told about how "The Big Hand" was founded and how the projects help children in Mozambique. Furtheremore, the guest speaker David Fernandes is very inspiring as he dedicates his life to help children. He also showed us that everything is possible and we need to persevere to accomplish our goals.