The document summarizes a student newspaper about a Comenius exchange program involving students from Spain, France, Turkey, Czech Republic, and Finland. It describes trips taken by Spanish students to Turkey and France as part of the program, where they learned about the local cultures, visited historical sites, and stayed with host families. It also outlines upcoming events and activities related to the Comenius project at their Spanish high school.

1. I ES S IERRA N EVADA ’ S A NNUAL EDITION OF THE BILINGUAL SECTION
T HE SNOW HILL FANZINE
V OLUME 2, ISSUE 1 M AY 2011
COMENIUS PROJECT? WHAT’S THAT?
Students participate in a language and cultural exchange program B E SURE TO CHECK
OUT ...
• Comenius Project
• Trips to France and
Italy
• Exchange Students in
Fiñana
• Holiday Celebrations
throughout the year
• Bilingual Class Up-
dates
• San Sebastián Cele-
bration
By: Juan David Clares there are 5 different coun- ily, visit a lot of sites of the I NSIDE THIS ISSUE :
tries ( Spain, Czech Repub- country and learn about its
As you know, some for-
lic, France, Turkey and culture and traditions.
eign people visited our High C OMENIUS T URKEY 2
Finland) joined by one com-
School some weeks ago. But Comenius project isn’t AND F RANCE
mon language: English.
That’s because our High always fun, in each meeting
C OMENIUS S PAIN 3
School is participating in an The name of our Comen- we have to work together
international project with ius project is “Seven Won- about different topics, such as
other countries. ders of Culture”, because racism. C OMENIUS S PAIN 4
CONTINUED ...
we’re going to deal with 7
This project is called If you want to know more
different branches of culture C OMENIUS SPAIN : 5
Comenius, and the main about this project, or to see
as well as 7 different topics C ABO DE G ATA AND
objective is to promote ex- our meetings and activities, U BEIRE
of human rights or Euro-
changes and collaboration visit the website:
pean matters. T HANKGIVING 6
between countries. Fur- AND
http://www.llp- H ALLOWEEN
thermore, it’s a different Each country receives
sevenwonders.eu/seven-
form to learn about differ- financial support in order to M ORE H OLIDAYS 7
wonders-of-culture.html or
ent cultures and it helps us pay the meetings or travels’
ask the students of 1º BACH-
to be good European citi- expenses. In each meeting,
A. B ILINGUAL C LASS 8
zens. 4 people from each delega-
U PDATES
tion live with a native fam- We want to share our ex-
In our Comenius Project,
perience with all of you!

2. P AGE 2 T HE SNOW HILL FANZINE
T RIP TO TURKEY
By Tamara Hernandez, Mar del the anthem of Turkey. Dur-
Mar Aparicio and Silvia Patricia ing the week, we visited very
Alonso interesting places like
beaches, Greek theatres...
The first trip we did was to
Turkey. At the beginning From our point of view,
everything was strange for us this experience has been very
because they have different useful for the future because
traditions like the religion or it helped us to be more toler-
the food. We stayed there for ant. There were several dif-
one week. Our families were ferences between the cultures
very nice, they treated us as but actually we are very simi-
their own children. lar. We made a lot of friends
from different countries and
The welcome day, the stu-
we hope to see them
dents did traditional dance
again!
Class in Turkey performances and they sang
By Javi Torres and Josemi Lao
C OMENIUS T RIP TO F RANCE
It all began on the 29th of
March in the French town of
Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu.
The first day they made an
opening ceremony of the 2nd
meeting. Later we visited the
city of Nantes.
The next day, we visited a
sheltered workshop for people
with disabilities, in the after-
noon we made a workshop
about the situation of disabled
people in the partner countries.
Another day, we made a whole
day trip to Mont Saint-Michel,
it's very beautiful.
On the last day, we per-
formed a theatre play: “A Mid-
summer Night’s Dream”, by
William Shakespeare, which we
had been rehearsing all week.
And then there was a closing
ceremony. We spent the week-
end with families.
And finally we come back to
Mont Saint-Michelle
Spain on Sunday. We were sad
to say goodbye to our French
families.

3. Comenius Spain : Special Report
V OLUME 2, ISSUE 1 P AGE 3
D AY 1: A RRIVAL
By Juan M. Cobos Later, we visited the view-
point. The viewpoint in my
On the first day, the 25th of opinion has good views be-
April, we visited many monu- cause it’s located in a good
ments in Fiñana, and we did place.
the opening ceremony of the
2nd meeting. Finally we met Nieves
Chillón. She is a young writer
In the first place, we visited from Orce. In the afternoon,
the town hall and the mayor we were with ours partners
explained the way the town and we did many activities in
hall works. After that, we ours towns. In my opinion, it
visited the church of Fiñana. was a nice day because we
Then, we visited the museum met all the students from
and the ancient cistern. different countries. Ancient cistern
D AY 2: G RANADA The complete name
of Alhambra is
By Maria José Vargas and and gardens of Alhambra. The After that, we walked "Qal'at al-Hambra",
Miriam Valdivia visit was very beautiful. around the wonderful gardens which means "The
On Tuesday, the 26th of At first we visited the in- of the Alhambra.
side of the Alhambra, the In my opinion this trip was Red Fortress".
April, the class of 1º ba-
chillerato A went to Granada place most preserved of the very nice because we saw
with our Comenius partners. Alhambra. many places and we could
First, we visited the town, The people of the Comen- visit the best place of Gra-
we walked around the Al- ius liked it there and took a nada: the Alhambra.
bayzin, Paseo de los Tristes, lot of photos. meanwhile, we We came back to Fiñana at
teashops and Cathedral. didn't stop chatting with our half past four.
T hen, we went to the Palace Comenius partners.
Saint Nicolás viewer

4. Comenius Spain : Special Report
P AGE 4 T HE SNOW HILL FANZINE
Madinat Al-Zhara Palace
D AY 3: C ÓRDOBA
By Nino Reyes & Alberto Sierra of Spain, and a little bit of the world´s history is
Wednesday morning, we had to get up very early embodied in the mosque of Cordoba and in the
to be in Fiñana at 7 o´clock to take the bus to Cor- millenarian city of Medinat Al-Zahra, where it
doba, the city that was once the capital of Al- was the most important city of the Iberian Penin-
Andalus. sula during the 80 years that it was the capital.
At eleven o´clock (more or less) we entered the At 5 o´clock, we returned to Fiñana, we were
Mosque of Cordoba, or in ecclesiastical terms, the very tired, but really satisfied for all that we had
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, that was learned on the beautiful day that we had spent in
originally a pagan temple. Cordoba.
Later, it became a Visigoth Christian church, be- We had a nice return trip, with lots of us
fore the Umayyad Moors at first converted the thinking in the next day, with the trip to Cabo
building into a mosque and then built a new mosque de Gata and the beach, or in the Champion’s
on the site. The history of Al- Andalus, the history match between Real Madrid and F.C. Barcelona.

5. V OLUME 2, ISSUE 1
Comenius Spain : Special Report
P AGE 5
D AY 4: CA BO DE G ATA D AY 5: U BEIRE
By Raluca Bob & Alba Oliva By Vanessa Garcia
We are going to tell you about our trip. Last Friday, the 29th of
April, all the students: Fin-
On Thrusday, we visited the National Park nish, Spanish, French, Czech
of Cabo de Gata, there was a shop, and and Turkish went to Ubeire
we bought some presents. to eat with the families and
Then, we went to visit the park, and a teachers.
guide told us something about the park. We Ubeire is a place located in
ate by the beach, it was very hot! the mountains and it's very
Furthermore, many students swam in the nice. That day was very fun
ocean, and other students sunbathed. We because we did everything to
had fun with our partners and they enjoyed have a nice day with our part-
the beach, the sun and other things in Cabo ners of Comenius Project.
Finally, we went to Rodalquilar and we visited
de Gata. the botanic park and then we came back home. In our opinion, it was a
We visited the Castle of the Escullos and In our opinion this trip was very interesting good way to show different
we took a lot of pictures. and funny. traditions of Spain.
Alcazaba. Fiñana.

6. P AGE 6 T HE SNOW HILL FANZINE
T HANKSGIVING
By Jose Manuel Bretones Martinez. potatoes and mashed potatoes
with gravy, a gravy made from
Thanksgiving Day is a celebra-
turkey.
tion in the United States and Can-
ada. For dessert, they serve pump-
kin and pecan pie and apple.
At this event, everyone in the
family come together in a house to In my school on the Thanks-
eat traditional dishes such as roast giving Day, we talk about this
dishes. party and its traditions.
This turkey is stuffed with corn, We also did some posters
bread and sage, and also carries a with colored cards with pic-
blueberry sauce. tures of things more tradi-
tional about Thanksgiving Day
Also vegetable dishes are usually
and paste on card boards and
served, like green beans, sweet
stick them on the wall.
H ALLOWEEN
By Alex Olaru 3º A The word Halloween is first
used in the 16th century and
Halloween is an annual holi-
represents a Scottish variant
day observed on October 31st.
of the fuller All-Hallows-
The holiday commonly in- Even ("evening"), that is, the
cludes activities such as trick-or- night before All Hallows Day.
treating and attending costume
In the class we went to the
parties. As well as carving jack-
conference room and we
o'-lanterns, going to bonfires,
played games about Hallow-
apple bobbing, visiting haunted
een in the computer. Later
attractions, playing pranks, and
we drew posters and talked
telling scary stories.
about Halloween.
Did you know?? H ALLOWEEN T RIVIA
Every Halloween 1. What is the origin of Halloween?
Americans eat A. A South American holiday honoring the day of the dead.
20 million pounds B. A Chinese holiday honoring ancestors.
of Candy Corn?? C. A Celtic holiday celebrating the new year.
2. How did the American tradition of trick-or-treating on Halloween begin?
A. During Halloween festivities, families would go door to door to beg for food from their
neighbors.
B. The sound of ringing bells chases away the spirits.
C. Children would go from house to house to announce the start of the festival and neighbors

7. V OLUME 2, ISSUE 1 P AGE 7
C HRISTMAS
By Alba García Cañabate
Christmas Day is always
celebrated on the 25th of De-
cember.
At school, we made efforts
to decorate the classroom and
school.
Then we played volleyball,
football, ping-pong and
many more games in
the yard .
All the stu-
dents participate in the activi-
ties and the teachers gave
us candy. At the end, we
went back to our homes.
1º ESO A
V ALENTINES D AY
By Azahara López Pérez It is held on the 14th of At present, it takes place
February. As the celebra- through the exchange of
Valentine's Day is a tradi-
tion approaches , lovers love notes called
tional celebration of Anglo-
embark on the search for "valentines", with symbols
Saxon countries which has
the perfect gift. as the symbolic form of
been implemented in other
heart and Cupid.
countries throughout the Another of the customs
twentieth century. that take place on Valen- In our High School roses
tine's Day is to invite your and flowers are given as
It focuses mainly on lovers,
partner to a romantic din- well as stuffed animals,
boyfriends or husbands and
ner and champagne toast candy lollipops and love
the expression of their love
with champagne to an ev- poems
and affection for their signifi-
erlasting love.
cant other.
S T . P ATRICKS D AY
By Tamara ing the Irish cuisine. This
includes cabbage and Irish
St. Patricks Day is cele-
drink, and attending pa-
brated on March 17th to
rades.
commemorate the death of
St. Patrick, patron saint of At our school we cele-
Ireland. brated St. Patrick’s Day by
doing some activities in Eng-
It is a national holiday in
lish, drawing a few chips,
Ireland. The celebration
knowing the history of this
theme is usually all that is
day, and pinch hitting at
green and the Irish usually
students who were not
dress in green while enjoy-
wearing green. 1º ESO A

8. P AGE 8 T HE SNOW HILL FANZINE
B ILINGUAL C LASSES : A N I NSIDE L OOK
By Sandra Ayala
At first, the Bilingual Classes
weren´t comfortable for me,
because I didn´t understand
what Catlain said.
Then I understood a lot of
sentences. Nowadays I can write
and understand a lot of words
with her help.
So, I can translate the texts
although I sometimes have some
mistakes.
In the classroom, we learn
English at the same time as
we enjoy playing games and
3º ESO A
drawing pictures.
B ILINGUAL M ATH
By Antonio Milán know.
Problems and ap- Some of these forms
plications (Metric
only need a change in
system conver- the slope but the oth-
sions) ers need multiply or
This point is very the result of an equa-
important because you tion.
need it if you travel on For example if you
holidays or if you are go to the USA and
working with the dif- find the temperature
B ILINGUAL S CIENCE : W ATER F ILTRATION ferent form of expres- in Fahrenheit, if you
sion on a project. would like to change
By Sebastián García cotton. Next, wash the this expression to Cel-
gravel and sand and cut up You should know
Materials: 1 empty bottle, the half of the bottle. To that you need to make sius you need made
½ gravel bottle, ½ sand bot- a change in the expres- the equation:
finish, put toilet paper on
tle, toilet paper, cotton and the sand. sion of the weight,
2 glasses. Second step, water and temperature, etc… to C .
Process: First step, pre- ground mix in the glass. change this expression
pare the filter, in the empty Third step, we take a lit-
bottle, make a hole. Then,
for another that you
tle water mixed in the filter,
we cover the bottle with out and clean it. This is how
is filter it the water.

9. S AN S EBASTIAN ’ S D AY
By: Mª Jesús López Salmerón We sing a song to our
This day is special to all patron saint and to San
the people from Fiñana. It Antón.
is celebrated on the 20th All the people from Fi-
of January because it is the ñana eat and drink in this
day of their patron saint. parade.
In the morning every- In this party many people
body from Fiñana goes to come from abroad and peo-
church with their families, ple also come other
and in the evening they autonomous regions of
follow the parade of San Spain.
Sebas and San Antón. I hope everybody who
They do bonfires where reads this text come to this
San Sebas go and throw fire- party so funny and interest-
works when it leaves. the ing.
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F ORTUNE C OOKIES
By
A fortune cookie is a crisp
cookie usually made from
flour, sugar, vanilla, and oil
with a "fortune" wrapped
inside.
Fortune cookies are often
served as a dessert in Chinese
restaurants in the United
States and some other coun-
tries, but are absent in
China.
The exact provenance of
fortune cookies is unclear,
though various immigrant
groups in California claim to
have popularized them in the
early 20th century, basing Fortune cookies have been summarized as being "introduced by the Japanese, popularized
by the Chinese, but ultimately they are consumed by Americans. A day our Englishman's
their recipe on a traditional
Japanese cracker. teacher brought cookies of the luck, since days before we had studied the Chinese food.