International Mother Language Day

What is it?

Did our school celebrate it?

Yes, We did.

International Mother Language Day is a worldwide annual observance held on 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.

On International Mother Language Day the UN's Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and UN agencies participate in events that promote linguistic and cultural diversity. Governments and non-governmental organizations may use the day to announce policies to encourage language learning and support.

The theme of the 2016 International Mother Language Day is “Quality education, language(s) of instruction and learning outcomes. Encouraging full respect for the use of mother language in teaching and learning, and the promotion and preservation of linguistic diversity.

Our school celebrated this day with the creation of a poster. Some foreign students participated in this activity writing some words in their mother languages.

Students: Gonçalo Martinho e Elodie

All About... Shailene Woodley

She was born on November 15th (fifteenth) in 1991. She is 24 years old and is an American actress. Her first major role was in 2008 and she has worked as a movie star since then.

She was born in California and grew up there. Her mother, Lori is a middle school counselor, and her father, Lonnie Woodley, is the headmaster. Her father is of Inglês descent and her mother has African American, Creole, Inglês, and Swiss ancestry. She has a younger brother. She modeled When She was four. When she was 15 she was diagnosed with scoliosis. She was put in a chest-to-hips plastic brace to stop her spine from curving further.

The Fault Is In Our Stars

Hazel Grace, who is 17, has lung cancer and needs to carry an oxygen tank everywhere. Her mother Frannnie encourages her to go to a cancer support group against her will. However, when Hazel meets the eighteen  year old Gus, who lost part of one leg with cancer, but apparently is cured, they fall in love each other.

Hazel introduces her favorite novel to Gus and tells him that she dreamed of having a conversation with the author, Van Houten, who lives in Amesterdam. Gus contacts him and Van Houten invites them to visit him im Amesterdam. They travel to Netherlands with Frannie, where Hazel will leran that things are not like they seem to be.

Students: Maria Monteiro and José Fonseca

Valentine's Day

Our class - 9º 1ª -  decided to do an activity related with saint Valentine's Day (the 14th February). We built a Valentine's Box where we put  our messages. The messages were anonymous and were written in a red or pink heart. The hearts were placed in the box and were drawn by our class so that they could be hand out to the person they were addressed to. The Valentine's Box could be used by all students All students of every school grade. On the 22nd February we hand out all the messages. We loved to do this work because we think Valentine's day should be celebrated even if we don't have a valentine. There are different ways to celebrate it.

Students: Iara Silva, Juliana Domingues, Maria Monteiro

      

           

Trip to Sierra NevadaS

Some students of our class went  to Sierra Nevada. We left the 5th February and stay there 4 days. The trip took about 10 to 11 hours. We left Lisbon by 7:30am and we went by bus. When we arrived we went to the hostel and entered our rooms. The next

day,  in the morning we had skii and snowboard lessons  and in the afternoon we had to practice with our teachers afrom our school. On the last day, in the afternoon, we split into groups and each of us did what he thought he could. Then we went shopping. We bought souvenirs for our family. We went to the hostel and packed our things for the trip back. During the return trip we stopped for dinner. We arrived in Lisbon  around 5 or 6 am. All of us loved the trip and wanted to stay there longer! It's so good to have new experiences!

By
Rodrigo
Rafael B.
Catarina
Mário
José
Rafael S.