Glaciers .......Year 7s

We have a new topic this term and many of you were asking about it because you did not know much about glaciers. We will explain it all in the following weeks. The next lessons will help you to understand the link below about the "last glacier in Spain"

https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/10/18/ciencia/1539878957_121736.html

Welcome ...back! 2018-2019

Dear students,

As I do every September, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome everyone back for the start of the 2018 – 2019 school year. Although I’m sure everyone hates to see their summer vacation come to an end, there is always a certain air of excitement about the start of a new school year. We did not even start yet and  here you have some information about our academic year (all the school terms). Hope you find it useful and it will be all explained the first week we see all each other. Click on upper tags to know more. But anyway... most of you are more or less familiar with new timetables, rooms, books, and teachers.

It is going to be a challenging year for us all (students, parents and teachers), with many different issues to deal with academically or not, in and out the school. 
For that reason we all must make an extra effort in our own responsabilities, being supportive to each other.

- Students, I expect you work hard, study a lot, following school rules as you know them already.
- Parents, I know and appreciate your support and understanding of the hard work of teachers and special conditions we are going through at work. So, I give you all my biggest thank you in advance.
- Teachers (myself) As a teacher I understand the effort all of you (parents) are making to bring your kids here and I will do my job as professional as ever to get outstanding and best academic results with every single student I am responsible in every subject, group and lessons I teach.

Ok, enough is enough... time to say bye for now.

I just wish you the best of luck to you all this year.

Mr. Legaz

Congratulations Alejandro!

Congratulations Alejandro! It was a pleasure to be your teacher and you will do great in Cambridge next year. This prize is just the icing on the cake to conclude this stage in your brilliant life as student in Montessori and this is just the begining of great adult life and career. You are a good example to us all.... you are showing that all students can reach high if they work hard and use their talent. Well done and all the best!

https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20180808/451250533175/genio-matematico-17-anos-aspira-cambridge-mensaje-pedro-duque.html


http://www.elmundo.es/ciencia-y-salud/ciencia/2018/08/09/5b69d62c46163fd6168b45ab.html

Year 7s.........Bayeux Tapestry

You are enjoying your holiday time already but there are lots of things going on about geography and history.  I am posting on here some stuff about the Bayeux Tapestry of the Normans that we did explain in history this year. Click on the link to read more about this issue.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44732897

Some interesting figures 2017 / 2018

Every june I try to make a summary about my academic year. After many days, weeks, months, terms of hard work .... here we have the well deserved rest & holidays!... and some numbers.

Mr. Legaz' academic year 2017-2018 in quick figures...
- I have been teaching 237 students
-11 groups of teaching. Geography: Key Stage 3  - 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 9A, 9B
                                                         Key Stage 4  -  10, 11
                                           History:  Key Stage 3  - 7A, 7B , 8A                                      
                                                                               
- More than 1200 teaching hours (not included substitutions, duties, etc)
- More than 44 test, it means around 1000 tests and 237 exercise books marked 1000 times!!!
- Around 1000 grades and comments on reports.
- 108 projects in geography and history.
- Countless notes in diaries and some phone calls to parents
- Many parents evenings, tutorial appointments and teacher meetings 
- And millions of SILENCE please and behave properly! Thank you!

SEE YOU AFTER THE SUMMER WITH NEW STRENGHT AND ENERGY!!!

Graduation year 13s (2018)

Dear year 13 (students of 2000),

Congratulations for your graduation this Friday. 

Wishing the BEST for the future to you all!

  

Summer letter 2018

Estimados padres y alumnos de “Geography” en year 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 9A, 9B, 10, 11 y “History” year 7A, 7B y 8A :

Como cada año cuando llegan estas fechas, me gusta comunicarme con vosotros para agradecer vuestro apoyo y trabajo desde casa. Este ha sido otro año intenso, y no sólo en lo académico. Agradezco vuestro reconocimiento y apoyo durante todos estos meses.

Espero disfrutéis de un buen verano y merecido descanso. Como cada año, recomiendo se siga en contacto con actividades relacionadas con la lectura y repaso de conceptos aprendidos durante el año. Algunos estudiantes de “year 7, 8 y 9” han recibido en estos dias un “summer-pack”. En los comentarios de las notas he puesto quien debe hacer el trabajo de verano. Son actividades de repaso para aquellos que han suspendido o han aprobado pero creo que necesitan reforzar la/s asignatura/s de cara al curso que viene. No olvidéis traerlo hecho a la vuelta de vacaciones y entregarlo en la primera semana como “year 8, 9 ó 10”.
Aquí tenéis un enlace con las instrucciones por si han perdido la documentación que he entregado a los alumnos.

http://mrlegaz.blogspot.com/2018/06/summer-work-2018.html

Para mis estudiantes de year 10 espero reviséis algo durante estos meses y para los de year 11, espero tengáis buenos resultados en los IGCSE y disfrutéis de un gran verano.

También espero que durante esta pausa veraniega, descansemos y el sol nos recargue a todos de energía para así empezar el nuevo curso con fuerza y energía renovada.

Un abrazo y gracias una vez más.

Félix Legaz

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Dear parents and students of "Geography" in year 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 9A, 9B, 10, 11 and "History" year 7A, 7B & 8A,

This year and like in previous ones, I want to communicate with you to thank you for the support and help provided from home. It has been another long hard year in many ways, not just academically. As usual, I really appreciate your support and understanding during all these months.

I hope you enjoy a great summer and deserved rest. I recommend you follow up with reading-related activities and review of concepts learned during the year. Some students in "year 7, 8 and 9" have received a "summer-pack" already, there is a reminder on the reports about the students that must do it. They are summer activities for those who have failed or they are at the edge and I think they need to strengthen their knowledge in my subject/s for next year. Please, do not forget to bring it done in September and hand it in the first week you are back to school again, as year 8, 9 or 10. There is a link here, just in case the students have lost the hand out with all the information.

http://mrlegaz.blogspot.com/2018/06/summer-work-2018.html

For my year 10s do not forget to revise a little bit during the summer break and for my year 11 students, I just hope you have a great summer and nice IGCSE results as well.

I also hope that this summer break will bring us lots of sun and rest, so we will be back to work with renewed strength and energy.

Regards and thank you very much one more time.

Félix Legaz