WEEKLY BULLETIN – 10TH-14TH OCTOBER 2016

Dear Parents, Further to my email this week, on Monday 7th November, the School will be having its photo taken as a whole group photograph. Gillman & Soame, a leading schools’ photographic company, working with 80% of the UK’s independent schools and universities, has already taken similar photos at OBS in 2006 and 2011 and also at many of the other International schools in Portugal and other European countries. Examples of whole school photos can be viewed on the company's website, https://www.gillmanandsoame.co.uk/schools/gallery/ and outside the Headmaster's office. We are confident you and your children will wish to have a copy for yourselves as a permanent memory of your child’s time at OBS. The cost of each photograph with colour title and crest, which is 90cm by 23cm and comes in a presentation tube, is €35. You will receive your photograph before the end of the Autumn Term and the €35 will be added to your bill. If you do not wish to have one, please email [email protected] to indicate this by Friday, 21st October. Please note this will not be an annual event. There will not be another whole school photograph for at least 4/5 years. John Regan, Headmaster DATES FOR DIARIES 10th October 11th October 12th October 14th October 17th October 19th October 19th October 24th October 24-28th October 26th October 27th October 28th October 28th October 29th Oct - 6th Nov 7th Nov 14th - 18th Nov

Form 10 and 12 Grades Art Visit to Serralves Museum for Art students in Forms 9, 11 and 12. EYFS Parents’ Forum World Maths Day Forms 6, 7, 8, 9 & 11 Grades Primary Parents’ Forum F6 & 9 Parents’ Evening, 5.30pm United Nations Day House Volleyball Duke of Edinburgh Award Ceremony, 5pm Harvest Festival, 4.30pm @Stella Maris CAS Fundraising Haunted House School Spirit Green Day (Primary) Half Term Whole School Photo Primary Admissions week

Full calendar available on the school’s website - http://www.obs.edu.pt/en/our-school/calendar/

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WHOLE SCHOOL NOTICES If you have any siblings who are eligible to enter Prep in September 2017, please contact [email protected] to begin their admission process. This is particularly important to allow us to plan the Primary Admissions week in November. PRIMARY NOTICES Dear Parents, Yesterday, all Primary pupils took part in “Empty Classroom Day”. This event was designed to offer pupils the opportunity to learn outside the confines of their regular classroom. I spent most of the day with Form 1 at Serralves. We had a wonderful day learning about leaves, seeds and different types of trees and plants… I also can’t forget about making fairy wands and elf houses! Next week we will all be taking part in “World Maths Day” activities. During this day class teachers will be preparing Maths based activities to allow children to see Mathematics in the everyday world – not just in a text book. We had our first Parent – Teacher Association meeting of the year this week and we continue to be extremely grateful for the PTA (of which all parents are members) for their support - both financially and with their time and expertise. We have already made some provisional plans for PTA sponsored activities throughout this term. If you wish to be more actively involved then please do plan to be at the annual PTA general meeting at 9am on Monday, 24th August. Thank you and have a wonderful weekend. Mark Evans, Head of Primary PRIMARY PASTORAL WEEKLY REPORT For the week ending 30th September the house point totals were: Windsor 1340, Lancaster 1075 and Bragança 1161. The individual class winners are listed below. Class

Pupil

House

Lions

Frederick Lehmann

Windsor

Tigers

Rita Brandão

Windsor

2B

Matilde Silva

Windsor

Anaaya Kanani

Lancaster

Clara Koehler Ferreira

Bragança

Lourenço Fidalgo

Bragança

3H

Jano Rodriguez Diez

Windsor

4P

Joana Martins

Windsor

Mariana Duarte

Windsor

4R

Salvador Furtado Guimarães

Windsor

5L

Bruno Xu

Bragança

5B

Manuel Maria Monteiro

Lancaster

2C

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In other Pastoral news, the entire Primary Section celebrated Outdoor Learning Day on Thursday 6th of October. Prep-Form 3 had a day out in the garden of Serralves and Forms 4 and 5 had a more challenging hike at the ecological corridor in Valongo. This initiative is designed to encourage greater confidence and independence through new experiences and controlled risk taking. Jonathan Bridges, Primary Pastoral Coordinator EYFS Parents Forum This meeting has now been re-scheduled for Monday 10th October. Please email your class rep if you have any issues to be raised. class

parent

child

email

Prep L

Mário Mendanha

Pedro Medanha

[email protected]

Prep B

Carolina Ramos

Thomaz Orr

[email protected]

Rec Bears

Simone Loftus

Matthew Loftus

[email protected]

Rec Pandas

Manuel Falcão

Duarte Falcão

[email protected]

SECONDARY NOTICES Dear Parents, Form 9 were lucky enough to receive a Careers talk from guest speaker and Teacher António Neto. As our first term gets underway, the OBS careers program (organized by Mariam Gander) begins. Our first guest speaker was Professor António Neto, a highly qualified Economist and university lecturer. He graciously gave us an interesting insight into the world of education and the fantastic opportunities that can be expected. A thoroughly enjoyable talk that was greatly appreciated.

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SRT University fair Senior students also had the chance to visit the SRT University fair and find out a little more about possible locations to study after IB. Looking ahead Friday - COBIS Student Leadership Conference 4 students from Form 12 (Hemang, Madalena, Rita and Diogo) will be attending the COBIS Student Leadership conference in Madrid this weekend. We are sure they will represent the School very well and we hope that they will benefit from the Conference topics as well as meeting other students and speakers. The art department is planning an Art Trip for those that study Art in F9, 11 & 12 on Tuesday 11th October departing at 13:45. There have been some concerns re homework, but the schedules are now complete and students from F6 to F10 should be receiving 3 homeworks of about 40 minutes each between Monday to Thursday with additional homeworks being set on Friday. If for whatever reason your child receives something completely different to this, then please alert the Tutor. Parents should know that the school provides extra help outside lesson time with workshops and one to one sessions that will help motivated students reach their full potential. Private Tutoring is not normally required and should only be given once it has been identified and approved by the Learning Support Department. I would like to remind parents that there are still spaces in the many clubs that are on offer in School, both at lunchtime and after school. We hope more students will join in and benefit from these. Robert Hewett, Head of Secondary http://secondaryobserver.weebly.com

7O English – The Tempest Form 7O have been honing their dramatic skills by acting out key scenes from The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Last Friday, they performed reduced versions of Act 2 in groups. This has helped the students understand the plot, characters and themes of the play before starting a detailed reading of the script this week.

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Ailish Corcoran STARS OF THE WEEK

Angela Ye (F7) for outstanding work in ICT

Gonçalo Figueiredo (F7) for outstanding work in ICT

Pedro Machado (F9) for his effort in English in September

Rui Mathias (F11) for test results in ITGS

Mafalda Melo (F7) for outstanding work in ICT

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SCHOOL LUNCHES – THIS WEEK´S MENU Please book your child´s lunches via our website: http://obsvpn.dyndns.info:8085

OPORTO BRITISH SCHOOL 10 a 14 de outubro de 2016 Sopa Peixe Carne Vegetariana Guarnição

Couve Branca e Cenoura Tesourinhos de Pescada no Forno Carne à Bolonhesa Caril de Legumes e Grão de Bico Arroz de Legumes / Esparguete

White cabbage and carrot Fish fingers Meat bolognese Vegetable and chickpea curry Vegetable rice/pasta

Sopa Peixe Carne Vegetariana Guarnição

Nabiças massa com atum Panados de Porco Feijoada de Cogumelos Arroz de tomate / massa penne

Turnip greens Tuna Pasta Breadcrumbed pork Mushroom and bean stew Tomato rice/pasta

Sopa Peixe Carne Vegetariana Guarnição

Penca com Feijão Lulas Estufadas Frango Assado Jardineira de Soja com Legumes Puré de batata / Batata assada

Cabbage and bean Stewed squid Roast chicken Soy and vegetable stew Mashed potatoes/Roast potatoes

Sopa Peixe Carne Vegetariana Guarnição

Canja de Galinha Badejo grelhado Lasanha de vitela Lentilhas com couve flor Arroz / Batata

Chicken broth Grilled whiting Veal lasagna Cauliflower and lentils Rice/Potatoes

Sopa Peixe Carne Vegetariana Guarnição

Creme de Cenoura Pescada assada Bifinhos de frango Parrilhada de Legumes Batata assada / Arroz

Carrot Baked hake Chicken steaks Vegetable mix Roast potatoes/Rice

Buffet de Saladas Variadas ao dispor para todos os pratos

Varied buffet of salads on offer for all dishes