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LAUDE NEWSLETTER Monday 30th 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 1st

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 2nd

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



KS 2 INTER HOUSE

CATCH BALL

TOURNAMENT

The KS2 Inter House Catch ball

Tournament got off to a great start

on Friday afternoon. All the students

arrived promptly and were eager to

get the competition going. It was

fantastic to see over 250 students

enjoy themselves whilst

demonstrating good skills, and at the

same time showing great team work

and effort. There was great

excitement all afternoon, the children

played brilliantly and supported their

house teams with enthusiasm and joy.

Congratulations to all the students

and teachers who participated in a

very successful Inter-House Catch Ball

tournament. Well done to FIRE House

who put up a great fight to be

crowned Inter-House Catch Ball

champions.

Ms. O. Garcia- Physical Education

Department

GYMNASTICS…FANTASTIC!

All our young Year 1 gymnasts spent

the last few weeks prior to the Inter

House Gymnastics learning,

practising and perfecting their

routines. The children performed

brilliantly showing steady balances,

beautiful rolls and super jumps. It was

wonderful to see all the children

having such fun whilst jumping on the

trampoline and onto huge mats.

Congratulations to Earth, Air, Water

and Fire, everyone was a winner. Go

Laude.

Ms O. Garcia - Physical Education

Department

LA CÚPULA MÁGICA

Last week more than two hundred of

our students, between Year 5 and

Year 8 / Primero de ESO, had the

opportunity to participate in a very

original educational activity.

The school management team

appreciated from the beginning the

quality of the project and the benefit

it could bring to our students, and did

not hesitate to invest in the

contracting of the educational

company: "La Cúpula Mágica".

La Cúpula Mágica is a project of a

company from Malaga that aims to

make the students of the province

know the Universe in a different way,

apart from textbooks and

conferences: it is a mobile educational

cinema with projections of 180 Or 360

degrees, with 3D images and an

audio-visual equipment worthy of the

best films.

The students entered a five meter

dome and were completely

surrounded by the screen where were

projected different contents referring

to our planet, the rest of the Solar

System and the outer Universe. They

learned to recognize different

elements in space, such as the main

constellations and some planets. They

saw with their own eyes the surface

of the Sun, travelled on comets and

flew through the rings of Saturn: they

could experience the sensation of

traveling through the Solar System

and even managed to get around

some other asteroid that passed over

their heads.



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

THE WEATHER IN FS2

Our topic this term is about different

types of weather. The weather where

we live has been very unusual

recently as there were a few weeks of

heavy rain which caused flooding in

many people´s houses and this week

it has been very cold and snowy.

Some people have been making

snowmen and having snowball fights!

The children suggested all sorts of fun

activities to do in cold, snowy

weather. We also talked about what

clothes are suitable for different types

of weather. You can see on our

photograph that we are all wearing

clothes to keep us warm, with hats,

gloves and scarves.

We are also learning about the four

different seasons, spring, summer,

autumn and winter. Each season has

a different type of weather and this

affects the animals, trees and plants.

For example in winter, when it is cold,

some animals hibernate and the trees

have lost their leaves but in spring,

when it is warmer, the plants start to

grow and the animals have their

babies.

Look at our photo of us in our winter

clothes (pictured above); we are

showing you some of the work that

we have been doing this week-



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

TRAVELLING THE WORLD

IN YEAR 3

We have begun our new project

named "Different Places, Similar

Lives," in which we will be looking at

different places and customs

throughout the world. We began by

asking the children to bring things in

from their own countries and explain

the significance of them.

Rayan brought a drum from Morocco

and Zack some Moroccan music;

Miranda brought coffee from

Portugal; Nico a wool shirt from New

http://www.gbc.gi/tv/programmes/sessions-9

http://www.gbc.gi/tv/programmes/sessions-9



Zealand; Nicolás and Abril a yerba

mate gourd, some photos and a

recipe book from Argentina; Polina

brought a matryoshka or matruska

doll from Russia and Lewis brought in

"a skirt for boys," properly known as a

kilt, from Scotland. Unfortunately, he

has outgrown it so we didn't get a

chance to see it being worn, but he

also brought in a tartan beret

(pictured above).

Next week we will be going out into

San Pedro to identify features of our

local area before beginning to learn a

little more about the lives and culture

of people in far away places. We hope

to see that, although we may live in

very different locations around the

world, our values and goals are not so

very different after all.

Miss R. Woods – Year 3 Teacher

THE LONG WAY ROUND

For the last two weeks with year 7

we have been studying measures. For

most of them it was not a new thing

to talk about metres, grams and litres.

They have been taught since they

were young and in their daily life how

to measure with a ruler, but I wanted

them to discover a new tool to

enhance their Maths education. So

we went outside and solved some

problems with both a practical and an

academic side - transforming

centimetres into metres, or

calculating an area after measuring

the length of a square table. What

they enjoyed most was the practical

aspect with the trundle wheel. They

did a very good job, understanding

perfectly how it worked and having

fun measuring even more lengths

than I expected!!

Miss O. Pasquet – Maths Department

ART ME UP!

Laude Art students from Years 11 to

13 had the fantastic opportunity,

courtesy of the Atrium Gallery,

Marbella to take part in an Arts

Workshop led by Estepona-based

artist Curro Leyton on Tuesday 24th

January.

The artist shared examples of his

current and past work before

engaging the students in a practical

workshop with the central focus of

'Don Quijote'. Curro's now iconic

image of 'Quijote' has been adopted

by the American Hispanic society in

New York and can be seen in the

Muelle Uno Gallery space in Málaga.

All Laude Art students who

participated, created their own

interpretation of 'Quijote' and their

work, alongside Curro's workshop

exemplar piece, will shortly be on

display in the school.

Ms. G. Rennie – Head of Creative Arts

CROSS COUNTRY

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Ten participating schools on the

Costa del Sol took up the challenge to

race over a mixture of flat, undulated

and graded terrain. Laude took a

fantastic 4th

place out of ten schools.



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!

Miss A. Garcia – Humanities

Department

SORELY MISSED – IAIN

MACINNES

On a sadder note, one of our ex-

colleagues, Iain MacInnes, passed

away unexpectedly earlier this year,

at his house in Elche. He was 50 years

old. Iain worked with us at Laude for

3 years, up until 2013. He held

various positions of responsibility

within the school, but he will most

fondly be remembered for his role as

an exceptional Mathematics teacher.

His students and colleagues held him

in high regard and we will remember

him affectionately for his fun-loving

persona and his wonderful knack for

solving problems.

From all of us who had the pleasure to

work alongside Iain at Laude, our

thoughts and prayers are now with his

friends and family.

The Laude Management Team



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

we need to keep our pets happy and healthy.

Miss Fiona and Miss Sharon – EYFS Teachers

INVESTIGATING SOUND IN

YEAR 4

Despite giving Miss Middleton a

headache, Year 4 had a fun morning

investigating sound. We discovered

that sound travels in waves and is

formed when something is hit,

causing a vibration; sound could be

heard through surfaces, the space

inside a balloon and even when

distance increased; vibrations could

be seen while hitting a drum as lentils

jumped and we could feel strong

vibrations when banging a spoon

attached to wool in our ears!



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.

Ms. A. Behan – Intervention Specialist.

FIGHTING FOR MY DREAM

During the Christmas break I spent

time with QPR! On the 1st of

January, Costa Unida CF gave me a

great opportunity to shadow 1st

team analyst Vinny North, at the

Queens Park Rangers FC training

ground in Harlington. The experience

was great and I thoroughly enjoyed

spending time with the two analysts



and even got a chance to meet all the

1st team players and staff!

Throughout the day Ian Holloway and

his coaching staff were very friendly

towards me and when Vinny

introduced me to the players and staff

he said “This is Spanish Tom!”, which

created a good atmosphere in the

training ground. The footballers and

coaches kept popping in and out of

their office because QPR had a game

on the 2nd vs Ipswich Town. On the

day they were analysing the

opposition’s; set pieces (penalties,

free kicks, corners), the formation

they play, their key players and any

other major influences Ipswich had on

the oppositions they had played

against this season. The two analysts

would then put a presentation for the

players and staff to watch.

Later on, we watched their training

session and had lunch with the staff. I

managed to sit myself next to Ian

Holloway! Who is a very nice man by

the way!

While I was there, Vinny gave me a

task to do, which was to analyse

QPR’s two central midfielders Ryan

Manning (who made his

Championship debut on the 31st of

December vs Wolves) and Sandro. I

compared the two of them and based

my analysis on: Passing, attitude

towards the game, how good they

were tactically, their body shape

receiving the ball, how good were

they in the final third and finally their

defensive duties

After presenting it to him at the end

of the day I think he was pleased with

my work.

On the 2nd of January it was

matchday. QPR vs Ipswich Town. It

was a big game at Loftus Road. At the

start I was watching Vinny finish off

his work as he and the other analyst

Sam had to present a last minute

presentation to the coaching staff and

players in the changing rooms. After

that, Sam took me out and we walked

on the pitch! I then had to help him

set up the camera and all the other

technical things that were needed.

It was kick off time! The atmosphere

at Loftus Road was electric! However,

the job of an analyst on match day

was quite hard as I had to watch the

live game and work on the computer

at the same time. I found it

challenging to focus and input the

data into the computer and to

transact all that was going on

especially the statistical areas set out

in my task which was to code and

analyse QPR. Nevertheless, it was

another great day at QPR and it was

great to see them win 2-1! Later on,

after my 2 days of work experience

came to an end, Vinny escorted me to

the players lounge where my family

had watched the game! This was

something I didn't know about, so it

was great to see them after the game!

I would like to reiterate that the time I

spent at QPR has been a great honour

and it's something I'll never forget! I

would also like to thank Costa Unida

CF, the club I train with, for giving me

this great opportunity!

By Tom Lam – Year 11 Student

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