SUMMER READING LIST          

(* indicates the level of difficulty; if you think your reading ability is below your school year you can pick a book from the year below)

1º ESO……..on your way to 2º eso

TASK Nº 1.Choose one of the following books to read in the summer holidays.  When you come to school in September you will be tested  on it. 

“Loser”, by Jerry Spinelly                                          **

       “Walk two moons”  by Sharon Creech                     *

       “Sideway stories from Wayside school” by Louis Sachar  **

       “The diary of a Wimpy Kid” by Jeff Kinney                       *

       “Looking for Alaska” by John Green                               **

TASK Nº 2.You must also bring a short diary of the holidays ( min.2 pages, max 5)

2º ESO………on your way to 3º eso

TASK Nº1.  Choose one of the following books to read (or more than one)

You will be tested on it in September.

       “The London eye mystery” by Siobhan Dowd **

       “Fantastic Mr. Fox” by Roald Dahl                  *

       “When we collided” by Emery Lord                  ***

      

TASK Nº2. You must write a short newspaper with news from your summer holidays or general news from the summer period.

3º ESO…………. On your way to 4º eso

TASK 1. Choose one of the following books to read in the summer holidays. You will be given a test on it when you come to school in September.

       “The outsiders” by SE Hinton                        ***

       “Animal Farm” by George Orwell                    ***

       “Thirteen reasons why” by Jay Asher        **

       "The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian”

 by Sherman Alexie                           **

TASK 2. Write a report of a bit of news from an English speaking country that catches your attention over the summer.  Hand it to your new English teacher in September ( min,100 words,max.150)

4º ESO…………………on your way to 1º Bachiller

TASK 1. Pick one of the following books to read in summer. You will be tested in September.

“The outsiders” by SE Hinton                        ***

       “Animal Farm” by George Orwell                    ***

“ The square root of summer” by Reuter Hapgood  **

“The golden compass” by Philip Pullman            **

TASK 2.Write a different ending to the story you have read. (150 to 200 words)

IGGY PROJECT AT ALDEBARÁN

Some of our best hard working competent and enthusiastic students are taking part in the IGGY project that Comunidad de Madrid launched with Warwick University.

We were invited to an opening ceremony of the Project in Madrid  with the Director General de Innovación, Becas y ayudas a la Educación, Subdirector de Programas de Innovación, a representative of  Warwick University and of the British Embassy at Instituto Mirasierra.

Molly Miñano (4ºC) and Iván Gómez Perdiguero accepted the invitation and  went on stage to explain what this project means to them.

 

SCIENCE EXHIBITION

Watch cells inside in  creative models made by our students , ADN chains and more... at the Science exhibition in the upper hall (by the Library) at Aldebaran.

ALDEBARÁN CELEBRATES SHAKESPEARE

Exhibition of Shakespeare's life Timelines to represent the life and work of the master playwright  on display in the hall next to Cervantes' posters.

 

1st ESO students have been guests at the British School of Madrid (Pozuelo)  to watch the  performance of "The Tempest "  by the Yong Shakespeare Company.

Previously they had read  the story in the classroom so they knew the plot and could follow the story as well as  the extraordinary performance.

We shared with the British School students an interactive workshop on how to perform/approach the Shakespeare play and afterwards watched the performance.

Back in Aldebarán, our students organized their own  "The Tempest".  They made everything by themselves : the setting, the acting , the whole performance. Here are some photographs that show their acomplishnent

                        

Fernando J. Carrillo, "Sebastián"     Alba Pintado, "Alonso"           Alejandra Aguilera "Próspero"

                       

Elisa Jaén, "Stephano"                                                          Melani Huanca, "Gonzalo"

And here is 1º A ESO with their English teacher after the performance.

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IT WOULD INTEREST 3th and 4th of ESO students to attend the following talks about Cervantes and Shakespeare (Universidad Alcalá de Henares)

http://www3.uah.es/cultura/images/dialogocervanshakes/programa%20cervantes-shakespeare.pdf

The British Council will also hold a talk about Shakespeare:

https://www.britishcouncil.es/en/events/shakespeare-vs-cervantes

We can watch the play "As you like it" by the British National Theater in the cinema:

http://www.yelmocines.es/teatro

NEUROSCIENCE WEEK AT ALDEBARÁN

Our students have dedicated the week to the study of their brains in different ways. There are very interesting posters explaining the latest research all round the school, and some of the youngest students have created a "brain hat" for their heads.

OUR STUDENTS IN ENGLAND UPDATE

60 students from 3º ESO left today for Manchester

with teachers: Pilar Darder, Isabel Blanco and Sofía Jack

They are going to spend a week at Cheshire Secondary School attending some courses of their choice, staying with families and visiting some places of interest round that part of England. 

SAFE ARRIVAL IN MANCHESTER

GLOBAL CLASSROOMS 2016

Our  10 students from 3rd of ESO who took part in the Global Classrooms project succeeded in passing and won the "Honorable Delegation" award.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM FOR THEIR EFFORT, TEAM SPIRIT  AND BELIEF.

YOU ARE THE PRIDE OF ALDEBARÁN

THE TEAM WITH THE HEADMASTER AND ELENA

4th eso Exchange programme

FROM  31st JANUARY TO 7th FEBRUARY,  18 STUDENTS 

FROM DETMOLD  STAADT GYMNASIUM  IN GERMANY HAVE STAYED WITH 18 STUDENTS FROM 4º ESO AND THEIR FAMILIES IN ALCOBENDAS.

New friendships that will hopefully last for ever, another culture to acknowledge and enjoy. A visit to Detmold in June to complete the exchange and much , much more .  And communication was possible thanks to all students effort with languages.