2014-2015 Edition Schoolyear 2014/15 ISSUE Nº 2 The Vallmont Times "Soy del Vallmont and I know it" Index • • • • • • • • • • • Carnival 10th Anniversary Stop bullying Hobbies Denmark in Spain Till the end Humanities or Science Storytelling Law and order Pen Friends When the bell rings 3-9 10-22 23-25 26-29 30-32 33 34 35-36 37-39 40-41 42 On the 12th February, our school celebrated Carnival. This year, we made superheros costumes, and all the school wore them. Primary and the little kids went out, to the town, to go for a walk, singing and dancing, while the oldest kids, who are in ESO, walked with them, helping the teachers. Some of us went with the children and the rest stayed in the entrance of the school playing instruments. The families came with us too, taking photos and waving at their sons and daughters. At the end of the afternoon, we returned to school and we all ate ‘churros’ and hot chocolate, it was so nice. It was sunny and hot. The atmosphere was fantastic and we had a great time together. By Nayra Bertol and Alexandra Eriksson 4th ESO We are so grateful for the time we have spent together. Happy 10th Anniversary!!!!! st 1 ESO st 1 ESO nd 2 ESO nd 2 ESO rd 3 ESO rd 3 ESO th 4 ESO th 4 ESO 1st BACHILLERATO 1st BACHILLERATO 2ND BACHILLERATO 2ND BACHILLERATO Stop bullying •What is bullying? Bullying is an aggressive situation which include: rude vocabulary, physical aggression and embarrassing moments. Types of bullying: PHYSICAL: Is a physical contact like hitting, stealing, pushing… VERBAL: A verbal aggression is based in name-calling, threats, teasing, hurtful comments… SOCIAL: Is a situation when people exclude others, spreading fake rumors… CYBER: They are rude texts and comments, prank calls, all of them through the internet. Protect yourself from cyberbullying. •Solutions: •Talk about your problems with people you trust; teacher, family, friends… •If you see a bullying situation stand up!!! help them. • If you want to prevent bullying treat everyone with respect. If you don´t take these solution you could end worst!!! Lucía Moro e Irene Van Beurden 1st ESO A PROCESS AND RESULT Videogames Teenagers today often spend a great deal of time playing video games. These games are fun, engaging and young people often feel like playing games is a great thing to do in their spare time. On the one hand some teenagers may argue that because they can now play their games online with friends, they are socializing in their own way. However, you can’t beat face-to-face contact, and if you want to succeed in interviews and build good relationships in later life, you need to develop some proper communication skills. This shouldn’t be a chore, or difficult, because hanging out with friends is far more fun than sitting indoors playing on games all day anyway! One of my favorite videogames is Assassin´s Creed, because it has a great objective, it shows how people used to live many years ago. Jon Fernández and Carlos Menor 3th ESO B 26 Videogames can teach us People always say that playing videogames too much is bad, but it isn´t always true. Videogames also can teach us some things, for example, Assassin Creed shows us parts of history and Call of Duty teaches us about survival and other cultures. We can also learn about things from other ages, for example in Forge of Empires, there are things used as entertainment that we can also learn about different times in history, like buildings, monuments, weapons and important people. Not all games are bad you can always learn new things. Do you agree with us? Enrique Escribano Alvaro Asensio Alvaro Escribano 2nd ESO 27 Bakery It´s a great hobby, it is fun to make cakes, to decorate and also eat them. There are many ways to decorate a cake and also many recipes. The challenge for this hobby is choosing a recipe, the way you decorate it, to make it look good. There are a lot of books and courses to learn how to bake, but you can try to do it using trial and effort When a person doesn’t have any experience making cake, everything is an adventure. Nowadays there are several techniques used in cakes decoration the most common are: Buttercream or Vienna cream – this is an easy-to-use frosting that fills gaps and covers up all sorts of unsightly cake bumps and dips! It produces a whipped cream style of appearance and can be smoothed down or allowed to settle in peaks. Buttercream frosting is easy to color and flavor, with typical flavors including chocolate, vanilla, lemon, coffee, and strawberry. Sugar paste – sugar paste is rolled fondant. It's usually easiest to purchase it ready-made from cake decorating suppliers. Royal icing – this is similar to sugar paste and is often available ready-made. By Miguel Casas, Sara Recio and Yuma Arroyo 3rd ESO Not all young people like reading, only a few usually read books. In a group of teenagers if you ask “Do you usually read?” Most of them will answer “no” or they will say “I only read messages received in a chat” There are a lot of types of books: romantic, science fiction, adventure, action, thriller, fantasy… When we are at school, language teachers ask us to read books that usually aren´t entertaining, we then have to answer questions about the content. Many people start hating reading because they think that all books are as boring as the ones at school. We think reading is important because if you read it gives you knowledge of many different things. We think that reading is fun because you read different kinds of things that can help you in your future. In 1971 a man called Michael Hart created something similar to an electronic book which only could be used by a computer. In 1981 the electronic book was published with commercials objectives but recently this invention has improved in the last twenty years. They can now store thousands of books and they allow you to purchase books as electronic text without ever having to go out to a bookstore to buy them. Aitana Juárez and Alejandra González Greetings from Denmark! We are a group of 25 students and 2 teachers from Grenaa Gymnasium in Denmark who are currently visiting Colegio Vallmont. We would like to express our gratitude for the way families, students and teachers have hosted our stay in Villanueva. This past week we have been living with our host families from Colegio Vallmont, and all our students have had a great time here. The students have atended classes at school , and they have also been on excursions to Madrid, el Escorial , Segovia and other places. This cultural Exchange really means a lot to our students and ours school because cultural Exchange helps students develop and strengthen their language skills. All people involved have truly opened their homes and hearts to the Danish students, and in fact it seems almost imposible to express how grateful we are for this experience. Thank you very much to all of you!! Jacob & Thomas 30 Nacho: What are your names? -Astrid, Anna and Simone. Victoria: Where do you live in Denmark? -We live in a village on the country side called Gronlandsvej. Eva: Do you like Spanish food? -Yes we like it because it´s very different from Danish food. We liked “Tortilla”, “Croquetas”… Nacho: Where have you gone in Madrid? -We have gone to Palacio Real, el Retiro, Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol and other many places. Victoria: What did you enjoy the most? - We enjoyed everything. Eva: If you could have the possibility of having something of Spain back in Denmark what would you choose? -We would choose the mountains because there we don´t have them and the warm weather. Nacho: What do you miss the most from Denmark? - We miss our bread(rye bread) because here you only eat white bread. Victoria: Would you recommend this trip to anyone? -Of course because we have had a lot of fun, knowed another culture… Nacho, Victoria & Eva: Thank you. Bye! Ignacio Sánchez Eva Guinea Victoria Iglesias 2º E.S.O 31 32 Till the end We have been interviewing four students of fourth of ESO that have been here since the school began. • Which are the most difficult subjects?And the easiest ones? -In our opinion the most difficul subjects are maths and History because are the ones we have to study more and the easiest ones are ethics and IT. • Do you prefer science or humanities? -Science because they prepare you more for the next final courses, you have better rythm and you learn to study in a better way. • In your opinion, which is the most difficult school year? - In 3rd ESO because there is a very big change in the way of studying, there are new subjects and teachers… • We heard that you are going onto a school trip. Where are you going? -We are going to Cadiz, Sancti Petri. • What are you doing to collect money? - On Valentine´s day we sold flowers and sweets, and on the “Open Day” we are going to sell bracelets, drinks and food. • What teachers do you think are you going with? - We think with Montse & Pablo. • Once you are there, what activities are you going to do? - Windsurf, surfing, kitesurfing, swimming with dolphins. And we are going to an aquatic park and to Doñana. 1º What have you chosen? And why? Alexandra: I have chosen science because since I was little I prefer science rather than humanities. 4º Do you think your professional career will be successful in the future? Alexandra: I think it will have future because the world needs people to investigate illnesses. Alexis: I have chosen science because I want to study medicine. Alexis: Yes because people will still need to be operated. Alba: I have chosen humanities because I want to be a journalist. Alba: Nowadays its difficult, but I think the situation will be better. Alejandro: I have chosen science but I’m going to change to humanities because I want to study economy. Alejandro: Yes, because in 2014 it was the career with more employers. 2º Which subject do you like more and why? 5º How many years do you need to study what you want? Alexandra: I like physics and chemistry because I’m keen on it and I love it. Alexandra: Around six years of degree Alexis: biology because I want to study medicine. Alba: Four years of degree. Alba: Language because it’s a good subject to focus my degree. Alejandro: Math because I love them and I’m keen on them. 3º What do you want to be in the future? And why? Alexandra: I will study something related with medicine because I love it since I was little. Alexis: I will be a neurosurgeon because I like it. Alba: I would like to be a journalist specialized in sports, because I love sports. Alejandro: I want to be an economist because I like it and money manage the world: `The economy is the art to take advantage to life. Alexis: Six years of degree. Alejandro: Four years of degree and some masters. 6º Which is your favorite objective in your life? Alexandra: To find happiness and to achieve my objectives. Alexis: To save lot of life Alba: Fight for what I want and never give up. Alejandro: To make it. Following Amco advises we have been working in our classes with Story Telling programs. Each term we pick a different book for each level and based on it we develop different skills of English as a second language. Our idea is to introduce an english language to our students in a progression of different levels. We stress that children not only understand the topics but also can speak as fluent as possible. One of the books we read together, with our 5 year old students, was called “The Grufallo” written by Julia Donaldson. It’s a simple story about a mouse that encounters 3 different animals that want to eat it. Throughout this short novel, written in rhyme, the mouse in a clever way is able to convince other animal that, gruffalo the strongest animal around, is its best friend. When gruffalo sees that other animals are afraid of the mouse, gets convinced that his new friend is actually the strongest of them all and decides not to eat it. In a funny and clever way this story demonstrates that one could defend itself with many creative ways. After reading this book together the children act it out, sequence the story through pictures, reproduce dialogues, sing, dance and learn a lot of vocabulary and expressions. Also, it was a great opportunity to play and interact together, all in English. It’s never too young to learn the importance of keeping safe, and becoming wise to the dangers the little ones of Vallmont are faced with as they grow up. We were lucky enough to receive a visit from two officers who came to see us from the local police department. They arrived with their blue lights flashing and sirens blaring and much to our surprise they also came with a very well behaved dog called “Reina” They explained how to keep safe when crossing the roads, how we should never talk to strangers and how we should always behave and listen to the grown-ups around us. We were even allowed to get inside the police car and try on their uniforms. They certainly proved that they are always here to help and serve. Infant school I Air Mail Par Avion 1c PEN FRIENDS When we started the sencond term, we had to write letters about our hobbies, customs, favourite subject to a group of English students. We were excited about receiving their answers, we had to wait several weeks, then they told us that they got them!! We were so happy, we read them and our classmates were surprised because their answers were so interesting and curious. We have noticed that their customs are different from ours. We wish that the Project continues and in a future we could get to know them. Alba Vicente García Sandra Vidal de Arce 1st ESO A 1st Class My Postal Service $ 3.00 When the bell rings Do you think it is really necessary to give up your hobbies to gain better grades or even keep a C? You'd be amazed of how many think this way. Obviously this won't always be great for grades, as it can affect negatively on marks because you stop hanging out with their friends in order to study, decreasing drastically your social life. Then, there are the extra classes, for example, my parents let me continue with arts and volleyball in exchange of going to some of these extra lessons. Let's say that whether you do well with your studies in Primary school, you could continue with your extra activities when you go to the secondary. Paula Mª Gómez Lucas and Anonymous, 3rd ESO
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