In October the great American blues artist, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, visited Aloha College to offer a fun blues evening for families. During lesson time he played in music workshops with both Junior and Senior children and for the first part of the evening he was accompanied by our very own school band on guitar, keyboard and drums. The event raised 1000 euros, which will be spent on improvements to the Hall.

This term in 3NOS we have been learning about the Ancient Egyptians. So, for our class assembly we all dressed up in our best Egyptian costumes and went back in time down the river Nile to when Tutankhamen became king, then to the time when Howard Carter discovered his tomb many years later!Along the way […]

This July I went to Africa to volunteer for one month. I went with a group of 5 people from an organization in Madrid called Combonianos. We went to Uganda in the centre of Africa. Our main focus was teaching English classes to a girl’s school, we also visited different villages, worked in an orphanage and taught games and showed typical European dances and songs. A staggering 65% of the population in Uganda is below the age of sixteen, therefore we concentrated on helping the children. I went with the expectation of helping others, I came back knowing they had helped me and taught me so much more. I went thinking it was the poorest country in Africa, I came back knowing it was the happiest place in the world. This trip not only gave me a memory I’ll never forget, friends I’ll always have but it also broadened my perspective, I really view the world in a different way.

For their assembly Year 1LT decided that they were going to go on a space journey. Five astronauts took off to visit the planets of stars, heat and cold. When they arrived at these planets they took part and watched dances. Finally they visited a scary-looking planet. They did not know what was in store until out of nowhere came two very frightening and scary monsters. They were chased all over the place until they finally made it back to their rocket and returned safely to earth. The children in the class enjoyed performing their play using the media of dance and drama.

Year 4 have started to learn about Romans and Celts. 4VJL retold the story of the fearless Queen Boudicca who stood up to the Roman soldiers when they tried to take her land and riches. She was a brave and powerful Celtic Queen and Sophia played her wonderfully. She marched to find the soldiers with her warriors and together they fought until eventually the Romans won, however rather than be humiliated Boudicca drank special poison and denied the Romans the chance to kill her.

Year 5 with pictures they painted during visit to the Picasso Museum in Malaga on Thursday, 6 October.

In September Year 12 students took part in an activity weekend in Cortes de la Frontera, as part of their CAS programme. Students enjoyed a range of activities and challenges which demonstrated how much more we can achieve by working in a team.