CONGRATULATIONS ALBA!!

Recently, Primicia News, a local English and Spanish kids news magazine, held a contest in primary schools all over Madrid to submit a comic related to an particular debate issue. And what wonderful news! The winner of that contest our very own Alba Herranz from 5ºB! Congratulations Alba!!

You can see her winning comic below:

An Interview with a Football Star

Recently, some students from 4ºB had the honor of interviewing retired football player Jose Antonio García Calvo. You can listen to the interview by clicking HERE, and you can the read the transcript of that conversation below. Our thanks to Teo, Irene, Manuel, Valeria, Pablo, Jimena and Carla for a job well done!

Teo: Today at Ciudad Pegaso, we have with us José Antonio García Calvo.

Irene: We are going to interview him for our blog CP Times. Hello! Welcome!

José Antonio: Hello!

Manuel: My name is Manuel. When you were young, what did you want to be growing up?

J.A.: Well Manuel, when I was younger I didn’t know what I wanted to do growing up. I only know that I wanted to continue having fun and I loved football. I really didn’t know what I wanted to do, but I wanted to be happy which is what you have to aim for and what you have to try to be.

Manuel: Thank You.

Teo: Hello, my name is Teo. Who helped you during your career as a football player?

J.A.: Well during my career, I looked for support from my family and my friends. I tried to do better from day to day and I achieved that because of their support.

Teo: Thank you.

Irene: Hello, I’m Irene. What football team did you support?

J.A.: Well, I am, of course, for Atlético de Madrid. I’ve played on three teams, but I am a fan of Atlético de Madrid.

Irene: Thank you very much.

Valeria: Hello. My name is Valeria. Who was your trainer?

J.A.: Well I had many trainers. And I tried gaining something from all of them. I tried learning from them. I tried to get better with them. And, well, most of the time I succeeded in that.

Valeria: Thank you very much.

Pablo: Hello, my name is Pablo. Why did you like being a football player?

J.A.: I liked being a football player when I achieved the goal of being able to play in Primera Edición because I was competing, it gave you the opportunity to go to many places, it gave you the opportunity to improve, it gave you the opportunity to share the victories, and to share the defeats… And when you share those things, it betters you as a person.

Pablo: Thank you very much.

Jimena: Hello, I am Jimena. One question, how did you get so far (in your career)?

J.A.: Well I got far by being persevering, by trying to improve day by day, by trying to do things right, by trying to learn about everything in every moment and by not putting myself down as well, you know? I think that it’s very important to always be aware of the things that could affect you and to take them in and make them better.

Jimena: Thank you very much.

Carla: Hello. I’m Carla. How did your football career go?

J.A.: Well the truth is that it went really well for me. I was a child who didn’t think could play in the elites. I had the opportunity to play in the elites, in the Primera Edición, with great teams and when you reach that goal, well it’s obviously because you did things well and becuase it went well for me. I really enjoyed what I’ve done and above all I have wonderful memories of my time as a football player.

Carla: Thank you very much.

Jimena: Thank you for your words and for coming to Ciudad Pegaso.

J.A.: Thank you all. 

Picasso and Guernica: A Peace Week Presentation

Last week at Ciudad Pegaso, we celebrated Peace Week, a time during the school year to come together and wish for a better environment in our school, our city and our world. This year, we focused on the powerful painting by Pablo Picasso called Guernica. To show how important this work of art is, and should be, to all of us, several students from the 4th Grade have put together a very informational (and quite beautiful) presentation talking about the life of the Spanish artist and his famous painting. Enjoy!

Picasso and Guernica from Clarel Rodrigue

Artists' Corner: Famous Monuments

The students in 3rd Grade have created some wonderful projects on famous world monuments. Here are a few of the many masterpieces from both classes. Enjoy!

Carmen (3°B)

Claudia (3°A)

Iñigo (3°A)

Inés (3°A)

Fantastic job, 3rd Graders!! 

Student Beat (Episode 2): Meet the Language Assistants

In this week's episode of "Student Beat," some students have interviewed the wonderful English language assistants working at Ciudad Pegaso. Find out all about their lives, their likes and dislikes and much much more!

Thanks to Diana, Jose, Miriam and David from 6°B for conducting the interview and Julia, Lorena, Moises and Adrian from 6°A for coming up with the questions!

Student Beat (Episode 1)

As a special "Welcome Back!" treat for you all, here is the first episode of our brand new show called "Student Beat." Enjoy!!

(A special thank you to Marina, Sara, Nicolas and Jorge from 5ºB for taking part in our very first episode)

Journalists of the Week: Holiday Week at Ciudad Pegaso

Have you heard the news?? This week at Ciudad Pegaso, we are celebrating the Christmas and holiday season with many specatular shows and special surprises! Here are some students from 6ºA to tell you what you can expect this week:

As Christmas is coming in our school, we are preparing some performances, and also we are decorating corridors. In the orange corridor, there are snowmen and some shooting stars  hanging from the ceiling. There are also trees made up of poster paper that are very beautiful. Theyt have ornaments and garland. In the green corridor there are some handmade trees from the boys and girls of 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grades; on the doors are some lids wrapped with gift paper that are similar to presents.

-written by Olivia, Rita, Javi and Moises from 6ºA

In addition to some beautiful decorations around the school, students in all the classes having been working on a variety of Christmas performances for the parents. Here are a few students from 6ºB describing what the students from their grade will be doing next week:

This year the 6th grade students are going to do a fantastic play called “La fiesta de los monstruos”. This will be our last performance in this school.

The performance is about some tourists that arrive to a mysterious city because their bus has got a flat tire. They entered a magic museum, where there lived some mystery monsters. Only the children can see the monsters because of their imaginations. There is one tourist that doesn´t believe in fantasy and can´t see the monsters. At the end of the play there will be some guides, four fairies and a director that will help the tourists believe in fantasy. 

There will be a surprise and some good life lessons. Also, some students of 6^th grade are going to do a dance. 

We are very excited because “La fiesta de los monstruos” will be a fantastic performance.

-written by Alberto, Carla, Martha and Silvia from 6ºB

This is going to be one very memorable week, so don't miss it.

Happy Holidays!!