The document announces the Christmas edition topics at a bilingual school, including language assistants from the US and UK, interdisciplinary projects on various topics, Christmas activities like a math card competition and Advent calendar, and upcoming Christmas musical performances by students. Beth and Victoria are the English language assistants this year, coming from the US and UK respectively. Students express enjoying their classes and finding them respectful. Interdisciplinary projects are assigned to different year levels on topics like origins, ecosystems, and climate change. Christmas activities included a math competition and advent calendar activity. Upcoming musical performances by students are also listed.

1. Christmas Edition We are pleased to inform you about the following topics in our first edition: Language Assistants Interdisciplinary Projects Christmas Activities: Christmas Math Card Competition Advent Calendar Music Concerts Christmas Breakfast The Bilingual Teacher Team wish you the best for the coming year Mª Angélica Pan Fabero Bilingual Coordinator December 2010

2. Beth and Victoria are the English language assistants in our High School this year. They will be teaching from October to May. Beth comes from the United States and Victoria from Great Kingdom. For that reason, our students will be lucky to listen to both American and British English. Students´ remarks: “ I like the way they teach” GUSTAVO “ We have learnt a lot of vocabulary about countries and geography” JESÚS ORTEGA Y GUADALUPE “ Beth and I arrived nearly 3 months ago, we have settled in perfectly thanks to the helpful and welcoming people of Ubrique. We think Ubrique is a beautiful town with many interesting sites. The teachers and the children at Los Remedios have been nothing but kind and considerate to both of us. We look forward to returning in January, and we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!” Victoria and Beth Students´ remarks “ I like bilingual classes ” IRENE BAEZA “ I am surprised because they are very respectful” MIGUEL A. PAZO

3. Interdisciplinary Projects Every year the bilingual students work on an interdisciplinary project. First, the teachers who teach the bilingual subjects meet to choose, design and plan the activities for the common topic. Then, we ask the students to make a research and to make posters and writings on the chosen topic. TOPICS: 1ST YEAR: ORIGINS 2ND YEAR: ECOSYSTEMS 3RD YEAR: CLIMATE CHANGE 4TH YEAR LIFE IN SPACE

4. Christmas Activities Christmas Math Card Competition Maths teachers have organised the Second Edition of Christmas Math Card Competition for the students of the second year of compulsory education. Those who follow have been the competition winners: ALBA CASILLAS SÁNCHEZ ESTELA RODRÍGUEZ SALGUERO CARLOS GONZÁLEZ ARENAS Advent Calendar The students of the 4th Year have enjoyed their own Advent Calendar. “ The Advent Calendar is a special calendar which is used to count or celebrate the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. It starts on the 1st of December and ends on the 24th December” Lucía Barragán. “ Ordinary people get some chocolate daily but our activity consisted in decorating a stocking with a message hidden in it. Every day we all got a present. It has been an amazing activity” Belén Parra

5. Students having breakfast on the 23rd December We will enjoy the following musical performances: 2nd Year (Group A): Te Deum ( Eurovision soundtrack), Alouette (French popular song for children) BSO Los Chicos del Coro (Caresse sur l´océan/Vois sur ton chemin); Christmas Carol: Fun, fun, fun .. 2nd Year (Group B): Dime niño (Christmas carol) Salve Rociera (popular); Fandango de Huelva ; Oh! Blanca navidad (Christmas carol) 2nd Year (Group C): : BSO Carros de fuego (Vangelis); Canción de cuna (J.Brahms); It´s Noel (Christmas carol) Noche de paz (Christmas carol)