The Chronicle
Colégio Luso
Internacional de Braga
Edition 4
Spring 2012
Welcome to Edition 4!
Our second edition
of The Chronicle
this year is even bigger and better than
the last. We meet all
the new students
who have arrived
since September, and
say goodbye to old
friends.
Student journalists
involved in this edition are:
Form 5
Mariana Gomes
Form 6 Eugénia
Pinto Ribeiro,
Sidónio Silva, Mariana
Abrunhosa, Alexandra Palinhos, João
Francisco Vale, José
Pedro Magrinho, Ana
Helena Alves
Form 7 Mafalda
Silva, Amal Benelmekki
Form 8 Diogo Carvalho, Zé Miguel
Almeida,
Form 9 Francisco
Caldas, Zé Pedro
Sousa, Helena
Domingues, Francisco Gaspar
Form 10 Rebecca
Georges
Thank you for all
your hard work!
In this edition:
School news
2-3
International news
4-5
Travel writing
6
School news
7-8
Features
9-10
Meet the new kids!
1115
Sport
2223
Ms Frith
Don’t miss:
Competition, you can win a box of chocolate … To
find out more turn to page (7)
• Exclusive interviews
with CLIB students!
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The Chronicle
Enthusiasm, commitment, friendship and passion were shown by all participants, students and staff, involved in
the 2012 Open Evening at CLIB on 10th January.
Families, friends, teachers and staff filled CLIB’s Gym with joy and love for the young actors. From individual
to group performances the audience spent a good time learning about the progress of the earnest students in
several subjects studied.
Parents and other visitors learned more about the colour of their eyes, about William Shakespeare and his
seven ages of man, judging strategies, and many more astonishing and extremely educative performances like
the probability of two mad teachers not sitting close to each other in a restaurant, and how the bill should
not be paid!
There was also time to learn about the experience of the students on the Cambodia humanitarian mission,
where unique moments were shared, building the will for future participants in the confirmed new missions in
the next years.
At the end everyone was proud and the performers were also proud of their own work and commitment, as
all participants in Open Evening did a magnificent job, and are looking forward to next year’s event. Hope to
see you all there!
Diogo Carvalho, Form 8
Clã
In one of Clib´s January assemblies, students had a surprise waiting for them. That surprise was
none other than one of the most important and gifted Portuguese bands, “Clã”.
But who are the “Clã”? The Clã are a band formed in Porto in 1992 by Fernando Gonçalves, Hélder Gonçalves, Manuela Azevedo, Miguel Ferreira, Pedro Biscaia and Pedro Rito. The “Clã” are a
very versatile band in relation to the kind of music they play, but their latest songs and even their
latest hits are songs closer to a rock-pop kind of style.
The Clã are a successful group who have been on international tours and also count 77 songs in
their back catalogue. Some of them are: “Asa Delta”, “Doença do Bem”, “Cowboy Solidário”,
“Código de Barras”, “Crime Passional”, and “Depois do Amor”.
In the assembly the Clib students were able to talk to two of the members, Manuela Azevedo and
Hélder Gonçalves, and also listen to and watch their performance. But the real reason why the Clã
came to our school was because they want to launch a new project, they want to launch a new hit,
but this time with music for a public of a younger age. This is why they focused their attention on
the Lower School.
Let´s see if with those new themes they are successful and can, once again, reach the spotlight.
Zé Almeida, Form 8
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Miguel Gonçalves, the Portuguese “Navigator” shares his experience at CLIB
A curious Upper School had a different day on the morning of 6th February when their expected
classes were replaced by an informal Q&A with Miguel Gonçalves, founder of Spark Agency. The psychologist considers himself a creative transformer of ideas into projects. Passionate about Braga and
the Portuguese intelligence, he believes that we hold a natural capacity that should be better recognised, starting with ourselves.
Challenging the audience, it was clear from the beginning that Miguel was there to talk about what
most concerned them - “What do you want to know?”
As the ice broke the students were talking about their desires to continue their studies abroad,
namely in the UK and USA, chasing after a better education and opportunities. Having spent time in
the UK, Miguel is doubtful that our universities are inferior to UK universities, advising the students
to think for themselves and compare them carefully. Opportunities are everywhere. If we are good
we are good anywhere. Portugal has several examples of success, started inside our universities and
now internationally recognised.
Reminding us several times that time is money, the motivational speaker insisted on having more
questions when the students would take time to think of a new question.
Miguel Gonçalves reminded us that he believes it is better to have a committed team, willing to fight
against the difficulties with a poor product, than to have an excellent product with a weak team.
Value and success starts with the people involved.
It was a different but inspiring workshop that certainly will stay in our heads, motivate conversations
at home, and will be remembered when the time to pack up to go to university arrives!
Diogo Carvalho,
Form 8
WHAT KINDNESS!
In Clib we try to be kind every day, but there is a special week each year in November when we try
harder. It is Kindness Week. Last term, many activities took place for Kindness Week. Form 5 each
wrote a story explaining when someone was kind to them, or when they were kind to someone else.
One strategy to be kinder was to have a target every day, like “make a new friend”, or “give someone
a hug”. On the Friday of the week, students could come to school without uniform as a special treat.
Kindness was in the air. Everyone had a brighter smile and their eyes shone, looking forward to doing
something special. Apart from all those activities, it was important for people to recharge their batteries with kindness for the rest of the year!
Mariana Gomes, Form 5
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
GREECE
Greece is now passing through a big social convulsion with lots of strikes and public
demonstrations from all the society. Greece Years of spending, cheap lending and failure to implement financial reforms led Greece to a economic crisis. This revealed
debt levels and deficits set the euro zone.
The national debt is bigger than the country's economy that estimates it will reach 120
percent of gross domestic product in 2012.
Greece's credit rating the assessment of its ability to repay its debts has been downgraded to the lowest in the euro zone, meaning it will be viewed by hole by foreign
investors. This leaves the country struggling to pay its bills as interest rates. The
Greek government and Prime Minister have already pleaded guilty and promised that
they will implement spending cuts. But the economy will not recover soon.
João Francisco Vale, Form 6
LIBYA
In Libya there has been conflict between forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi and his regime, and rebels. The situation began on 15 February 2011 as a series of peaceful protests. The protests spread across the country, with the protesters establishing a
government whose goal is to overthrow the Gaddafi-led government and hold democratic elections.
The U.N. Security Council voted in March 17 to authorize a non-fly zone over Libya,
to protect civilians and population centres under attack.
Then Muammar Gaddafi went into hiding, commanding the Libyan regime troops
against the rebels and the UN, but nobody knew what would happen next, the battle
was open.
Ms Frith had an idea that Libya was going to be democratic:
“I think Libya has to be democratic... but there will be conflict for another one or two
years. We can only hope the situation will quickly improve.”
After I had written this article, heard that Muammar Gaddafi had been killed by the
rebels, hiding under a tunnel. The UN is going to leave Libya and they are going to
have democratic elections in April 2012. Now Libya is out of control as it does not
have any person in power to construct a new Libya and to stabilize the country economically. Kaddafi’s body was publically displayed and under Muslim law there is going to
be a funeral with the people that were at his side.
Zé Pedro Magrinho and João Francisco Vale, Form 6
London
When you think about London, what comes to your mind? Most of the time people think about
Big Ben or the hats of the guards or even about Oxford Street. But there are a lot of other attractions there.
In London we can find a lot of interesting attractions like the Globe Theatre. There they present
plays in the spring that were written by Shakespeare. In the winter they host visits and also make
repairs on the stage. It is a reconstruction of what they think the theatre that his plays were presented in was like. They designed it based on careful studies. But the problem is that the original
theatre was destroyed in the last century. A few years later they found a pillar which made them
think that the entire place was painted. They have registers which say that it could fit at least
7,300 people in, some sitting and others standing in front of the stage. It is an amazing place.
Another place to go is the science museum. It is an interesting place where you can learn about
everything, from the most basic elements in the world to the history of medicine. There they
show us that we can learn things and at the same time have fun. This Christmas holiday they were
teaching us to construct robots and make them work. To interact with children they make a space
capsule where we can feel like we are in space. There are many other experiences that people can
try.
So why not head to London, but venture off the beaten path?
Rebecca Georges, Form 10
The competition works like this: to win a caramel chocolate from milka you need to be the first one to hand in a
paper with all these riddles correctly answered to Mafalda Silva in Form 7…
Maths Question: how much is the double of 1+1 ?
English Question: What is the longest word in English?
Portugese Question: What is the Portugese word with 13 syllables ?
Science Question : How many hearts does an earth worm have ?
Lower School Trip
In January of this year, Lower School students went on a school trip to the zoo and sealife centre in Maia. They went together by bus. The journey took about half an hour. They went to see
the animals in the zoo, to have fun and learn about the creatures there. It was a very interesting
trip for them.
Ana Helena Alves, Form 6
Foz Côa
On the 14th and 15th of November forms 5 to 7 went to Foz Côa. It was the humanity and kindness week. We were there to learn more about Paleolithic history and the designs carved in the
first years of humanity.
The trip to Foz Côa was basically about the Paleolithic figures that the ancient people made.
When we went there, we firstly went to see the rocks where the figures were carved. We got
there by bus, and then to go and get to the figures of the ancient times, we went in a jeep.
Then after all that, the next day we went to a museum where a guide talked about the figures,
where they were located and also, about different types of rocks and land that developed during
days, years, and millennia.
We saw a lot of mountains, not too many houses. The hotel was nice and we had a lot of fun.
Space!
Alguns dos alunos do CLIB caminharam até à universidade do Minho para conhecerem um astronauta que já esteve 58 dias no espaço. O seu nome é Richard Linneham e é oriundo dos Estados
Unidos da América. Richard já teve várias missões, mas é uma pena que já não possa fazer mais
idas ao espaço, pois a sua última viagem foi no ano passado em Julho. Este espantoso astronauta
informou que, quando era pequeno, via muitos filmes acerca do espaço e daí começou a interessarse sobre questões inquietantes: como é que será o espaço?”, “será que verei extra-terrestres?”.
Richard contou-nos que a comida que ingerem no espaço é de diferentes países (japonesa, americana, …) e que costumam brincar com a água, fazendo com que ela flutue. Linneham falou-nos
sobre os fatos espaciais e disse que eles eram muito pesados, com vista a controlar o seu corpo e a
evitar que flutuassem.
Este grandioso homem fez um powerpoint com várias fotografias, exibindo o “Grand Canyon”, as
ilhas Galápagos e o mundo inteiro.
José Pedro Magrinho, Form 6
THE GALICIAN LANGUAGE
In this school, there are a lot of students that come from other countries, and so I started researching a different language, the Galician language. For that I asked Cláudia in Form 10 for help.
A little information on the Galician language:
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The Galician language has some words like Spanish ones;
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In ancient times, and not so long ago, there were people in Braga and other cities in Portugal who spoke Galician: “Galaico-Português”.
Cláudia said that she only speaks Galician with her grandparents or with her family. Cláudia then
said to me that the Galician language helps her to speak Portuguese with her friends, with her Portuguese teachers and sometimes with other Portuguese people.
So after that Claudia told me some phrases that are from the Galician Language:
Portuguese
Comi uma laranja.
Galician
Comín unha laranxa.
Spanish
Comí una naranja.
Hoje é o meu aniversário.
Hoxe é o meu cumpleanos.
Hoy es mi cumpleaños.
Tenho teste de matemática na segunda.
teño exame de
matemáticas na segunda.
Tengo examen de matemáticas el lunes.
José Pedro Magrinho, Form 6
Valentine’s Day
This year Valentine’s Day was not just to show the love that the people feel for each other, it was
also a house competition. In this competition the house captains needed to sell flowers, the house
that sold the most flowers would win. Each of the flowers cost €1.50. In addition to flowers there
was also a card. Form 8 made a lot of cards which people could send to their special person.
The list of the winners in this competition is:
. 1st place: Athena, 73 flowers
. 2nd place: Aphrodite, 44 flowers
. 3rd place: Apollo, 0 flowers
What a shameful result for Apollo. Maybe they will recover in the next house competition.
Rebecca Georges, Form 10
GOODBYE TO OLD FRIENDS!
Before they head off into the next stage of their lives, we asked all the members of Form 12 what
was their favourite memory at CLIB, and what they want to do next year. Here are their responses.
NUNO - His favourite moment was camping in Gerês, and next year he wants to study computer
science.
PEDRO - He loved Halloween in Form 3, and he wants to go to University in England to study computers.
VASCO - His best memory was the Rocking Monster Show, and he wants to study engineering at
the University of Porto.
SARA - Her best moment was meeting Raquel and Natália, and she wants to study in Spain and get
her driving license.
RAQUEL - Her favourite memories are times with her best friends, and she wants to go to University and get her driving licence next year.
PRATIKSHA - She loved watching “Into the Woods” in Form 10, and next year wants to study Medicine at the University of Minho.
FILIPA - She enjoyed Gerês and the Arts Festival, and she wants to follow a course in criminology at
University.
BEATRIZ - She has fond memories of performing in the musical “West Side Story” in form 9, and
wants to study medicine at the University of Minho.
PATRÌCIA – Her favourite time at CLIB was going to Gerês last year, and next year she wants to
study bio-chemistry in Portugal.
NATÁLIA – Natália’s top memory was a trip way back in 2005, and her ambition is to study law at
university next year.
José Pedro Magrinho and João Francisco Vale, Form 6
:
Camila, the new girl who arrived at Clib. She has already been in four schools
(not counting Clib).... she entered in Form 5.
Camila came from Guimarães and up to now she likes school. Her favourite
subjects are Portuguese, History and Maths, but in general she likes everything.
Her hobby is to study.
She doesn’t have a favourite a book, but she does have a favourite singer: Adele.
She also has a Dream and that Dream is...
TO GET 20/20 (IN OTHER WORDS 100%) IN ALL SUBJECTS
:
Isabel also entered in Form 5 and she has been in two schools. She came from
Porto and up to now her favourite subjects are History, P.E, Portuguese, and
PSHE.
Her hobby is Ballet and her favourite book is “As Gémeas”, but she doesn’t
have a favourite song, she likes all songs.
She has a Dream and that Dream is...
TO BE A FASHION DESIGNER!!!
Two Brothers came from Denmark to Portugal.
Tomás is the younger brother and he has been in one school. He says that he
likes the school but not much. His favourite subjects are Science and Portuguese, he likes to play tennis as a favourite hobby. This student doesn´t have any
favourite book or song, but he has a Dream, and that Dream is.....
TO BE A PILOT!!
Miguel is the older brother and he has been in one other school as well. This
boy likes the school very much and his favourite subjects are Science and Maths.
His hobby is programming computers. Miguel doesn´t have any favourite book
or song, but he has a Dream, and that Dream is.....
TO WORK IN A COMPANY LIKE GOOGLE!!
Two Siblings came from England to Portugal
This eleven year old girl is the younger sister and has been in six schools. She
says that she likes to be at CLIB. Siana’s favourite subjects are only two: English
(of course) and Art. Her hobbies are jumping on the trampoline and playing
games. She doesn’t have any favourite book or song, but she has a Dream, and
that Dream is.....
TO BE FAMOUS!!!!
Bradley already has been in seven schools, one more than his sister. He likes
school very much, but his favourite subjects in school are Science and Technology. Like his sister, Siana, they both like playing games and jumping on the trampoline. Two things that he doesn´t have is a favourite book or a favourite song,
but he has a Dream, and that Dream is.....
TO BE A PILOT FOR THE R.A.F.
The young boy called Victor has already been in four schools and he likes the
school that he is in.Victor loves two subjects: Maths and English. This student
wants to keep his favourite songs, books, hobbies and Dream ......... PRIVATE!
:
Camille, the new girl who arrived at Clib.
She had already been in 3 schools (not counting Clib)....she entered in Form 3.
Camille came from Brazilía, Brazil, and up til now she loves the school. Her favourite subjects are Portuguese, Maths and English. Her hobby is to play (write)
on the board.
She does have a favourite a book: “ Os Primos e a Bruxa Cartuxa” by Ana Maria
Magalhães and Isabel Alçada. Camille doesn´t have a favourite song.
But she has a Dream and that Dream is...
TO LIVE IN SÃO PAULO!!!
Bruna, the new girl who arrived at Clib.
She had already been in 7 schools (not counting Clib)....she entered in Form 9.
Bruna came from Barcelos. This girl says that she likes the school. Her favourite
subject is Portuguese; she has a favourite hobby: to play tennis. The student
doesn´t have any favourite book but she has a favourite band: Pearl Jam. She has a
Dream, and that Dream is.....
THAT ALL DREAMS COME TRUE....!!!
Mafalda, the new girl who arrived at Clib.
She had already been in 5 schools (not counting Clib)....she entered in Form 9.
Mafalda came from Barcelos. This girl says that she likes the school. Her favourite
subject is Maths; she has a favourite hobby: to play basketball. The student
doesn´t have any favourite book but she has a favourite band: Coldplay. She has a
Dream, and that Dream is.....
TO CREATE A FAMILY....!!!
João, the new boy who arrived at Clib.
He had already been in 7 schools (not counting Clib)....he entered in Form 11.
João came from Carlos Amarante. The boy says that he likes the school. His favourite subjects are Biology and Geometry; he has favourite hobbies, playing the
guitar, drums and basketball. The student doesn´t have any favourite book but he
has a favourite song: “Hurts like Heaven” by Coldplay. He has a Dream, and that
Dream is.....
TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE....!!!
Alvie, the new boy who arrived at Clib. He had already been in 2 schools (not
counting Clib)....he entered in Form 4. Alvie has been in 2 schools and he
came from England. The boy says that he likes the school, more or less. His favourite subject is only one: Science. He has a favourite hobby and that is to
play football all the time. The student doesn´t have any favourite book, nor a
favourite song.
But he has a Dream, and that Dream is.....
( I CAN’T SAY BECAUSE IT IS PRIVATE...AND I DON´T KNOW...)
Mariana Abrunhosa and Alexandra Palinhos,Form 6
MAGIC AND MAYHEM ……
WITH A HAPPY ENDING!
WHAT A KNIGHT!
On Thursday, 22nd March, at 18:30, Forms 2 and 3, helped by Miss Marsden and Ms. Lindsay,
presented a play, “What a Knight!” which told of the hilarious adventures of an accident-prone
student knight, Wat, a brave princess, Alice, and a friendly dragon at the court of King Arthur.
Parents, students, teachers were
there, everyone could go and see
it. Everyone had been working
really hard on it and it was a
great success.
Mafalda Silva, Form 7
PUPPETS!
In PSHE classes, Form 5 organised a puppet show. We chose five topics: growing independence, money matters, points of view, all in a day’s work, and new school. Mr.
Healey put us in groups of four. We needed to create scenery, puppets and a story
related to our topic. We presented it in Upper School assembly last term. I think
they liked it. It helped to create a better image of Form 5.
In Form 5 we voted on the two best groups. Growing independence and money matters won so they were presented in Lower School. We hoped to show them at
Open Evening but were not able to.
That was Form 5’s puppet show.
Mariana Gomes, Form 5
In this week, all the students and teachers talked about science.
The main part of Science Week is the SCIENCE FAIR. Some students have experiments to show different scientific principles.
Professor Steffen Petersen gave us an assembly to explain what science is and what
he has worked on. He helped to develop MRI scanners, important machines used
throughout the world. His message was: “If you have a dream and everyone tells you
that it is impossible, just follow it.”
Some grandparents came to see an assembly to know how to use their brains and
how to keep them healthy, by exercising them.
Mr.Carvalho, the psychology teacher, explained various things, the type of cells and
the different divisions in our brain.
At the end of the explanation of the teacher Mr. Carvalho, Mr.Sampaio projected
some numbers and logical games.
The final presentation came from an orchestra that was invited by a young student
from Form 2, Joaquim.
The science fair was amazing and there was a lot of interesting experiments going
on, some messier than others and some more dangerous than others.
There were tables and chairs all over the corridors, the canteen and outside.You
could see some students playing with fire and some making eggshells disappear by
soaking them in vinegar. There were also some attractive posters. Let’s wait for a
winner...
Mariana Abrunhosa
Alexandra Palinhos
Form 6
Five Form 10 girls, Antonieta Almeida, Inês Coutinhas, Joana Gomes, Margarida Silva and Lane Castro, having been prepared skillfully by Mrs Chohfi,
were selected as one of 160 mini-enterprises in Portugal to participate in the
National Trade Fair, held in Lisbon on the 16th March.
INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS!
Here they presented their idea, Spread Eat, to the wider public for the first
time. At the Fair they showed excellent sales techniques, as well as an outstanding level of professionalism, and a unique level of English. They received the prize for Enterprise Without Borders, which was given to the business which established the most strategic partnerships and connections with
other national and international mini-enterprises across the globe.
Being the winner makes them the mini-enterprise that scored the most
points in every category evaluated by the jury, therefore enabling them to
represent Portugal at the European Trade Fair which will be held in Zurich
between the 28th and 30th of March.
This is excellent motivation for the girls as it is the first time the school has
participated and already we are in the European competition. They now
need as many people as possible to buy shares in the company so as to
finance these next important steps for the business.
In addition, Form 9 students are already thinking about what they will do next
year. The ideas have been thought up, groups have been formed and the
enthusiasm points to great success and originality in the future.
Francisco Gaspar and Helena Domingues, Form 9
Make it Possible
What is the scheme?
Clib is hosting several international university students for two months. They are
coming to speak about the millennium goals from the UN.
Why are we involved?
Clib is involved in this project because we are, and we need to be, aware and interested in these goals.
What are the different years doing?
The different years are participating in different games and activities that are organized by these university students.
And what was the balloon ceremony?
The balloon ceremony was the launching of the project that occurred simultaneously
with all the other schools participating.
João Francisco Vale and José Pedro Magrinho, Form 6
ECO NEWS
After several decisions the Eco-committee agreed to let the programme come to the light. It seems
that our school has enrolled in a kite competition. In this, the best kite in the country will earn the
school 10,000 Euros. In this competition however, there are some rules that need to be followed.
The kite must be made by students and they can only have recycled materials as components. On
top of that the kite has to be able to fly smoothly through the sky. To top the challenge even more,
the kite has to have the facilities to manage its speed and height.
This seems like a fair job and investigation. But the Eco-committee didn't only do that. The cork
competition, although CLIB hasn't got too much chance to win, is also coming to an end, and for
the time being our school has around 5 trees that can be planted from the cork collected.
The most recent activity of the Committee was to fill in a questionnaire about the school's ecology
routine. Results are to be averaged and analyzed in the following weeks and the improvement programme is now being made. Fortunately, by looking over the data, it seems like CLIB is quite good
at using solar energy and ecological sources. On top of that, as you may know, CLIB establishes
good rules when it comes to recycling.
Concluding this brief report about our Eco-committee's activities, we can give them a quick thank
you congratulating them on their excellent job and thanking the teacher responsible for their development, Ms. Costa, for her hard work, and rating them with 4 and a half stars.
Amal Benelmekki, Form 7
“ O gato das botas ”
M6
This film has been a revelation; for two weeks “O Gato das Botas” (“Puss in Boots”) was the most
seen film in the world. It is a film for all ages but it’s not advisable for children under 6 years old.
It’s a story of trust and friendship, it shows that when you don’t help and trust your friends you
can’t expect them to be there for you.
It’s also a story of sticking together and working as a team to achieve what we want or need. I
recommend it!
“ O gato das botas”
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Mafalda Silva, Form 7
SPORT
Euro 2012
Euro 2012 is a football championship where only European Countries participate. This year it will
happen in Poland and Ukraine between the dates 8th June and 1st July. It is the14th football championship that UEFA has put on.
The final tournament features sixteen nations, the last European Championship to do so (from
Euro 2016 onward, there will be 24 finalists). Qualification was contested by 51 nations between
August 2010 and November 2011 to join the two host nations in the tournament. The winner of
the tournament gains automatic entry to the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup hosted by Brazil.
So, who will you be supporting?
My Trip to Switzerland
In the middle of February I took part in Scuola Tennis Taverne Junior Cup, which is a Swiss tennis
competition that is very famous and has been running for many years. Competitors come from all
over Europe to play against each other at a high level, and it is a very difficult Cup to win.
I left Oporto at 09.30 and I arrived at Milan Airport at 13.00, from where I went to my accommodation. I went to eat at my uncle’s restaurant and then I went to practice a bit.
After the practice, I went back home and rested. The next day I woke up early to go to practise, and
then I went to lunch. I just hung around the club until the sign-in hours.
After signing in, I went home and slept until the next morning. I woke up and went to the club to
warm up. I watched my partner play and he lost, but it was a good match. In the afternoon it was my
turn to play, and I lost. I played really badly. Afterwards, I went to practise a bit more and then I went
to rest back in my house.
The next day, we woke up and we had breakfast at my uncle’s restaurant and then we went for a walk
in the centre of the city where there is a huge lake. While we were walking by the lake we stopped
for lunch at MacDonald’s. At the end of lunch, we went for another walk and afterwards we went
back to the club to practise. At the end of the practice we went back to the house and rested.
The next day, we went to the club to practise and then we packed our bags for the journey back
home. The next day was more relaxed and we only practised in the afternoon and then we went back
home again, had dinner and went to bed. On the day before the departure, we just packed all of our
bags and then we didn’t do much all; we visited some places and had lunch in my uncle’s restaurant.
After having lunch, we went to the airport and waited for our plane. We left Milan and arrived at
Oporto at 22.45. It was a hectic week.
Francisco Caldas, Form 9.
BASKETBALL
Basketball is truly an addiction at CLIB. The Division 3 girls are giving their best in the current
championship; training sessions are providing good results, and the CLIB pitch has become a centre of motivation, happiness and, most of all, sweat! The team can also count on the help of another great player who has recently joined CLIB: Mafalda Anjos from Barcelos. She is an addition
who will help push our team on to further victories.
Although the recent game against Viana (a very tough team), ended in a loss, it just served to
prove the team’s commitment to the sport. It will certainly inspire the players to do better and
better. The girls’ next game was at the school Francisco Sanches, on Saturday 17th March, in the
morning — friends and family were welcome to come along and cheer the team on.
This year also continued our tradition of having federated referees from CLIB overseeing games.
Francisco Gaspar and Gonçalo Lopes have taken referee courses at the University of Minho, and
are now official referees, ready to whistle our games. Even in pressurised environments where
most would feel awkward or anxious, these men have stood up and brought honour to our
school with their sound judgement calls.
Zé Pedro Sousa, Form 9
UPDATE
Having won their two matches on Saturday 17th March, the girls are
through to the next phase of Desportes Escolar.This is despite the temporary loss of two of their strongest players to injury. Well done!
PI DAY
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On 14 March, Clib celebrated the International Pi Day. At lunch time everyone from form 5 to form 12 was given a number and we had to sit down in the
order of pi. The lower school students sat down to make the shape of the infinite number π. The students almost melted because of the sun but it was an interesting moment.
The importance of pi is that when you have the diameter of a circle and you have the radius, you can find
the circumference. It also occurs in many natural phenomena.
Pi has a long history. The Greek letter π was first adopted for the number as an abbreviation of the Greek
word for perimeter by William Jones in 1706. It is also known as Archimedes' Constant, after Archimedes
of Syracuse who came close to the number during the 3rd century BC, although this name is uncommon
today. Even rarer is the name the Ludolphine Number, after Ludolph van Ceulen, who wrote a 35-digit
approximation around the year 1600.
We interviewed Clib’s fabulous and experienced mathematic teacher, Mr Sampaio. He told us:
“Pi is a very important number because it has been studied for centuries and it appears in many and varied
situations, in geometry and nature. It is an irrational number and in modern technology “supercomputers” have been made that can discover more and more decimal digits of pi. This is a very important and historical number in maths; for me, one of the most important!”
Sidónio Silva and João Francisco Vale, Form 6
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CURIOSITIES
Did you know that the first people who put set foot on America were the Siberian people? How can that be?
About 30 000 years ago, the oceans transformed into ice so
they became a passage for the people in Asia to get to the
other side of the world. The Siberian people didn’t want to
get to the other side of the world, they only wanted to go
and find food, and the majority were living on ice floes
(what are now the oceans).
Did you know that you have 100,000 strands of hair on your
head and that 60 strands of hair fall out every day?
Did you know that Hitler wasn’t shot; he killed himself with his
wife?
Did you know that the French people in the 18th century, when
the French Revolution took place, cut the head off their
king, Louis VI?
José Pedro Magrinho, Form 6