Sports day ( Lower School )
On Tuesday June 4 th , Primary went to the annual trip called ' Sports Day '. On the trip we separated by classes and did various activities . Peio Urkidi and Laurent Williams organized to prepare everything and make the trip possible . We rotated from stage to stage , they were : sack race , long jump , shot with a ball , sprint and then one that was to rest . The ones who won the sprint went to the final which was at the end of the trip . As we had time to do another activity , we did a relay race against a younger or older class . With so much sport , everyone was hungry so we all went back to school to fill those hungry and thirsty stomachs .
By : Paula Hernandez ( 5th Grade )
Maritime Museum Visit ( 3 rd Grade )
Third grade has been on a trip to the Maritime Museum . They have had a great time , and it was a great trip . They started out with the activity the children enjoyed the most , a workshop , in which they represented what happens when a cargo ship arrives to the port and how a tug boat guides the ship into port . Then , they went on a tour of the dry dock to see the different ships there and learn what they were for . After that , they went into the museum to see the exhibits and do a treasure hunt . The part the children enjoyed the most , apart from the workshop outside , was looking at a model of Bilbao made of wax called " Piel de Luz ". The children enjoyed the trip very much , and according to their teacher , Kate Barker , they were extremely well behaved .
By : Miren Lopez ( 9th Grade )
Kindergarden and Lower School
“ We learned how to give life to a plain piece of paper by using our creativity and imagination ” -Paula Hernandez ( 5 th grade )
Puppet Sessions for Teachers & Students
On the 29 th and 30 th of April , we had a very special guest visit our school . This creative man is Gary Friedman . Gary is an accomplished puppeteer , performer , director and producer for live theatre , educational theatre and television . He has a gift for the imaginative and patient skills needed for handling these magical creatures . He has travelled all over the world , and has been involved in the education and entertainment industry since 1978 . He has attended puppet workshops throughout Africa , Europe , Canada , the United States and Australia . When he visited our school , he did a workshop with both different grades of students and teachers . These sessions were i n t e r e s t i n g a n d provided a great way to work together and learn about this art . At
first we did a bit of “ brain gym ” with exercises for our body , eyes and brain to warm us up and get us concentrated . Gary made a great performance using scrunched sheets of paper to make his puppet ; with the methods that he used to show breathing and moving , he seemed to make the puppet come alive ! We also got to try this ourselves , as we all received some paper and then used our imagination to personalize it . Finally , some classes had a great activity in which they were grouped into threesomes to create a big puppet . They had to work together to make the arms , legs and head come together well and coordinated . As Ms . Arancha Ramos , our learning specialist , said : “ it was a great way to develop our creativity and imagination and each put in a piece of the puzzle as they collaborated to make the puppet come alive !”
By : Catalina and Alexandra ( 7 th Grade )