LAUDE NEWSLETTER Monday 30 th January– Volume 6, Issue 4 Edited by: Mr. C. Marchand – Deputy Head of School U/15 GIRLS & BOYS HAND BALL Tournament hosted by Laude Congratulations to all our LAUDE team players who participated in the Inter Schools U/15 girl’s and boy’s hand ball tournament this week. The tournament was kindly hosted by LAUDE and our boys and girls were given the chance to compete and show a good standard of skill and sportsmanship. The boys’ matches were spectacular to watch, all the matches were very close indeed, they managed to beat the 3 visiting schools and took 1 st place. The girls showed commitment to each other and confidently demonstrated the strategies and tactics which they had been practicing in PE lessons; they won all their matches except one and took 2 nd place overall. The matches played were very close indeed. Playing in fixtures against other schools always enables children to experience team spirit and gain a sense of achievement. These benefits can be gained whether one wins or loses. Go LAUDE. Ms O. Garcia –Physical Education Department WHAT A DRAG! This week in Science, Year 9 students have been exploring the effects of ‘drag force’ on falling objects. Armed with only some plasticine and wallpaper paste, our students timed how long different shapes took to fall through the slimy, transparent mixture. Overall, the class concluded that pointed objects, with a small surface area, fell the fastest – even though they were all a similar mass. This proves that there was less drag force acting on them. In conclusion, if we can reduce the drag force on an object it will increase the speed at which it falls. This is why birds of prey make themselves a streamline as possible when diving down to catch their next meal. Miss C Gaukrodger – Science Department ATRIUM GALLERY´S FINEST ARTISTS VISIT LAUDE Year 2 were delighted to take part in a workshop by professional artist, Sol Felpeto; who inspired us by showing some of her amazing artwork that has been exhibited in various galleries in Madrid, Barcelona and Marbella. Sol currently works with ATRIUM Gallery in Marbella (https://atriumgallerymarbella.com/ We created a mural, influenced by the work of Pablo Picasso, who we are studying as part of our ´Famous People´ topic in IPC. Sol demonstrated some different painting techniques, which we later put into practice ourselves. Our artwork will shortly be exhibited in the reception area. We really enjoyed the workshop, and becoming artists for the day! Miss Jade Gronow – Y2 LSA
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The students enjoyed it greatly and
learned things they are sure to never
forget.
Mr. A. Gomez – ESO & Bachillerato
Coordinator
THE ART OF PERSUASION
Inspired by current events in international politics and the recent launch of Laude´s Debate Club, our Year 10 English students have been perfecting their persuasive writing and speaking skills.
Students rose to the challenge and created engaging and effective speeches to convince their classmates why they were the ideal candidates for several powerful roles. Speeches were performed, votes were taken and the winning student from a competitive final five was Aida Benet. Congratulations to our Year 10s and keep an eye on our up-and-coming politicians in the next few years! Ms A. Moody - English Department
MISSION TO MARS
The goal of NASA’s Phoenix Mars Mission was to determine whether the Martian surface was capable of supporting life. The Phoenix lander's job was to dig into the Martian permafrost using a robotic arm and analyze the composition of the soil and ice it removed with some of the most sophisticated and advanced technology ever sent to Mars.
Year 5LG had great fun in Project this week, following detailed instructions and constructing our own balloon-powered Phoenix Mars landers. Later, we put our engineering skills to the test, seeing whose space craft could make a powered descent all the way to the designated landing zone and land upright on its landing gear. Please take a look at the photos. Mr. R. Lang-Gordon – Year 5 teacher
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snowmen, the inside of an igloo and A
Perfect Day For It by Jan Fearnley
which is a story about having fun
sliding down a mountain in the snow.
We hope you all have fun in the snow
too!
Ms. S. Palmer – FS2 Teacher
LAUDE ROCKS!
In July 2016, Laude San Pedro A’Level student Pawel Czuraj was invited to perform as guest guitarist with singer songwriter and Laude San Pedro teacher ‘Surianne’, on Gibraltar’s popular music TV programme ‘Sessions’. Watch how Pawel added his own magic, complementing the artist’s original songs with percussive rhythmic sections and beautiful guitar solos. We are extremely proud of Pawel who proves to be a very talented guitarist with skills beyond his years! This is episode 1 of a 2 part series -Enjoy! http://www.gbc.gi/tv/programmes/sessions-9
Miss S. Dalmedo – Creative Arts
Department
BEE BOTS IN YEAR 1
Following a series of investigations with the Bee Bots, Yr1 are pleased to confirm that learning is fun and that it´s cool to be a nerd. We got off to a flying (and sometimes crashing) start as the children began to discover the joys of algorithms and programming. Shrieks of delight and the occasional cheer could be heard, as Bee Bots demonstrated the importance of clear instruction, by not following the expected trajectory! The Bee Bots are helping us to learn other important lessons too. Working in pairs, gave us an opportunity to practise turn taking and sharing ideas. We also discovered that when your Bee Bot crashes into your circuit, it´s fun to formulate a new improved plan, with a little help from your friends. Mrs. M. Kirby – Year 1 Teacher
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It was a great day and a
championship worthy of repeating.
What a brilliant way to end the week.
Congratulations Laude, from a very
proud PE Department
Ms. O. Garcia – PE Department
YEAR 10 ENTREPRENEURS
In Business Studies, it's very important that the students get a glimpse of what it's really like to manage a business task and work in teams. We also need to make sure that our students are aware of the current issues the modern world faces. The current topic, and one which students can relate to, is the
sudden attack on sugar in our diets - especially hidden sugar where we expect the food to be healthy.
This is where our task comes in! We will be using the well-known Apprentice programme from the TV to divide our students into competing groups. They must all become their own bosses and department leaders, in charge of their own responsibilities and working as a team. They must create a product low in sugars and research other types of more natural sweeteners (allowing them to build on their own research skills). The final task is to create the product based on their research and present it to the group as a team - much like the candidates do in the programme! Business is dynamic, so the students should be kept up to date with social trends and current issues... and this is way more fun than watching a documentary!
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YEAR 6 VISIT A 2,000 YEAR
OLD SPA!
Year 6 had the perfect day for their
walk to the Roman Baths in
Guadalmina! From our guide, Juan
Carlos, we discovered that the ruins
are 1,800 years old and you can still
see where the Romans used to bath
and how the pools were heated.
Slaves were used to add wood to the
2 ovens under the floor which heated
the hot pools first, then the heat was
able to reach the warm pool where
Romans sat and discuss business and
politics. Finally we saw the cold pools
and how the water was drained into
the sea when fresh water was
needed. The fresh water was brought
by aqueducts from the nearby river.
We also had time to sketch the ruins
and play nearby on the grass. A
fantastic morning!
INTER-HOUSE FOOTBALL
COMPETITION
The boys’ football competition saw a vast number of students involved throughout the day with the introduction of year 6 to the junior secondary competition. The day was a success with lots of good football being played across all age groups in secondary. The overall winners, taking into account the three age groups, were Earth. Many congratulations to them and a big thank you to those staff and students that helped on the day.
Mr. M. Stacpoole – PE Department
ANIMAL KINGDOM IN
EYFS
Early Years and Foundation Stage 1 are enjoying their topic on animals. We are learning how to take care of pets; we are finding out where different animals live from farms to jungles and we are discovering that some animals are now extinct and
how we need to protect animals to ensure they remain on our planet. We are having fun and learning in our role play areas. In our vets we are making sick animals better and in our pet shop we are buying all the things
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After our initial investigations, we
went on to learn exactly how the ear
works and have labelled diagrams for
display. We wonder if you know what
these mean: cochlea, ear canal,
auditory nerve, icicles.
Ms. C. Middleton – Year 4 Teacher
LOVE IS THE CURE!
One of the issues that all schools are faced with is bullying. Bullies only have power if they are supported, either by rallying followers or taking power from their victim. Bullies become bullies because they have low self-esteem, low self-compassion and lack of coping skills to deal with fear of rejection, feelings of low self-worth, failure or being out of control. A person who loves and values who they are will have too much self-respect to bully another. Victims are often targeted because they have low self-esteem and low self-compassion, preventing them from standing up for
who they are and maintaining their personal power. Some are afraid to ask for help and support, and so they remain vulnerable. Teaching self-esteem, self-compassion, kindness and respect, are at the core of our school values system, and offers a solution to not only dealing with individual bullying behavioral issues, but developing systems based on positive heart-centered values, within an upheld boundary system and a no bullying policy. If you child is a victim, exhibiting bullying behavior, or supporting bullying behavior, you can make a difference today by reminding them why you love them, what you like about them, and why you are proud of them. You can ask your child what they are proud of themselves for, what they like about who they are and what they love about themselves. This matters more than anything a bully may say about them or do to them and it is important that these positive statements remain strong. Feeling supported and loved does not stop bullying, but it can reduce it, and it can support a victim to keep loving who they are no matter what.