CMI Graduation of G'00

This is my last post as a CMI student, and I dedicate this post to our graduation class. This day was celebrated last Thursday, it was so exciting and unforgetable. We cried a lot, because it was the last ceremony in our school and now we are going another way, we are saying GOODBYE, however this is not our last word.

The main part of the ceremony was held in the church, and after that we went to school, and this was the special moment, we walked up the stairs with our teachers and, they put the graduation band over our shoulders. Read more about it in CMI News.

Culture Week at CMI, Come in!

Tomorrow we are starting our culture week!!!

Every year CMI celebrates a culture week, which is a special celebration or event for us all. This event was born over ten years ago.

The culture week is going to be held in June this year sharing part of its calendar with the Science Exhibition at school. During the next week students will participate in a lot of competitions, such as; drawing posters for school, writing stories, and the kids in primary have created short comics or even recorded short films and interviews.

Last year, the topic was Light because 2015 was the Year of Light. I really liked that topic, but this year the main topic is the World of Cervantes and the other character is Shakespeare.

In addition, ESO students have done their best to sing their favourite songs, because next Tuesday afternoon a great show will be held: Let's Sing 3 - Sports Edition  where the best songs, which have passed into the Finals, will be tuned and shown in one of the funniest venues you can ever attend. Most teachers also dare to record a song and then students must find out whose song each one is.

Finally, on Friday morning, around midday, lots of awards will be delivered to recognise and acknowledge students´ efforts on different assigments and languages as for example: theatre, short stories, poetry, rap, photography, narrative essay, posters, etc. and, of course, Let's Sing awards, the most expected awards for ESO. They are my favourite because every single student in ESO at CMI sings one song, and after the English and Music teachers have graded them, a special jury must make a decision on finalists and winners in both categories 1/2 ESO and 3/4 ESO.

This is my favorite festival because it seems to me that everybody in school enjoys a great deal, even though I am also very excited and nervous for this year, because we, 4th ESO, organize the DIVERJOCS, which is another core  activity at CMI Culture Week, I think this is a wonderful traditional celebration at CMI that most students will never forget.

For further details on activity schedule enter our CMI News page.

CMI-ESO Students Ready for School-Trip

ESO Students at CMI can't wait for the coming trip. Cuenca and some small villages around are going to be their destination. Students together with their teachers will travel around the area having fun and enjoying a lot of different activities in a wide range of fields, scientific, sport, adventure, culinary, artistic or cultural. Nobody is expected to get disappointed with such an interesting offer.

You must not miss our CMI News page, where you will find every detail about the trip, including some very helpful tips and general advice for the trip. We will keep you up to date.

2016 Maths Olympics Ready to Go

Maths Society of Education Al- Khwarizmi is organising the Maths Olympics for the current year. Only the best among the best in the Valencian Community are called to participate.

This year, María Inmaculada School has got many students who were very interested in taking part in this activity, but eventually only the best maths students have been chosen.

We have brilliant maths students to participate this year, for example: 4º of ESO has got what we call in Spanish two maths machines, they are Alfonso M. A. and Pablo C. M. and 3º of ESO has got excellent students as well, they are Isabel M. C., Andrea C. G. and Paula G. A (In the end Paula has been called to substitute Pablo, who had his ankle twisted a couple of days ago). Another eight students from Primary and Secondary education complete this incredible Maths Team who will represent us.

This year the Maths Olympics first round in Valencia will be held in Salesianos School at Avda. de la Plata, 10 on April 16th.

The students were selected by Maria Inmaculada´s Science Department taking into account the best grades on Maths up to now throughout the school year. Everybody in the school is happy with the final election because they think these boys and girls are excellent students indeed.

If you are interested in reading more about tha Maths Olympics you can visit our Science Department web page. Anyway, as soon as possible, we will provide you with further details on the event in our CMI News section. To start with, here you are an interview with Alfonso, a brilliant student who has always been very fond of maths.

Q - How did you feel when Paco told you that you were going to participate in 2016 Maths Olympics?

A - I felt very proud of myself and I think that is a good opportunity to show how much I know.

Q - What do you think the tests will be like?

A - Of course they will be difficult. This is not my first time and I can remember how hard they were. 

Q - Do you think you are ready for all types of questions?

A - I will try to do my best, enjoy and, of course, to get the higher mark I can.

Q - Thank you very much Alfonso, and good luck! Everybody at school supports you and the whole team.

A - You are welcome and thank you for your support.

American History X on at CMI

Last March 23rd our students in 3rd and 4th years of ESO could attend and watch the 1998 American terrific film directed by Tony Kaye. I am quite a bit sure it made an impact on most attendants to the show but not due to the violence we, human beings, are able to spread around us, but because of the powerful message that comes crystal clear stright-forward to the viewers' minds: violence is no longer the way. violence brings nothing else but violence. I very much recommend you to go on reading through our freelance partner Elisabeth Mellinas's review on the film in our Culture Page.

Fallas: Time for Fun and Creativity

¡Sketch of Falla 2016!

The start of fallas is right here, new llibret, new monument, new students, new teachers and a new challenge.

“The Llibret”:

New year, new llibret! This year students in Arts are working also hard, really hard, in this new llibret. Lots of sections in there can be found such as Apps on Mobile Technology or Adverts, which have helped to afford a new and beautiful Llibret for the current year.

One of the favourite sections will always be Theatre because every year students of 1st of ESO perform an incredible open-air play, which is fascinating.

To end with, the Letter to Fallera Mayor, this year is going to Carla González from 3rd of Primary and the new President, who is in the same class as Carla's, ...so we have managed to get a special interview to find out about her opinion and reactions. Click into CMI News Section to know more.

Fallas coming soon!

The start of fallas is four weeks ahead, and this year is special because this year Generation 2000 will build an amazing monument at Maria Inmaculada School. The topic of this year is Olympic Games and Nutrition. 

Yes this may not seem a good matter but I like it, and in addition the Technology crew are working really hard.

According to the dictionary, Fallas is a synonym of fire in combination with wood and cardboard. Fallas is the most important celebration in Valencia, this celebration deals with well known characters from the current political and social scene, such as athletes, politicians, celebreties, etc. 

This celebration which was created in 1870, has played an important role at CMI so far and it is bound to go on for many years.
Soon an extended article will be published with further details in our CMI News section.

Undeserved teachers' victory against students

Last 4th December, a match between teachers and students of Mª Inmaculada school, took place there. Firstly, there was a basketball match where the teachers crushed students with powerful and very tall people. This match was played by almost all the girls of 4º ESO, and boys played football.

A picture after the match

Students were very confident on this match, but at the moment of truth, they were a little bit off side. At the beginning of the match, students played so well, especially one tall guy named Alfonso. He scored a hat-trick in less than 6 minutes, so thanks to his contribution, students were wining when the break arrived. In the second time, students played much better than teachers but some mistakes sentenced the team, as teachers took advantage of their opportunities and they scored some goals to beat students.

Students were very disappointed with the result but if they had been more concentrated than they were, then they would have beaten them easily, as they are one of the best teams in the world. Students are waiting for another chance to recover their honour, but I think, they will have to wait for a long time. You will have more information with all the funny and interesting details about this marvellous event soon in Sports section.

By the best player in the world.

Maths Olympics

Al- Khwarizmi Society organizes the Maths Olympics for students who are in the third cycle of Primary Education and in Secondary Education, so that they enjoy solving math problems. This year the Maths Olympics took place on 18th April in Valencia. Then the students who were in the selection of 144 people passed into the second stage. (There is an interview with Marcos, a boy who managed to get into the second stage). Continue reading in our CMI News Section.

Why should I choose Practical English next year?

Practical English is a free-choice subject that you can choose in 4th of ESO. The teacher who teaches the subject is Paco Abela and in this essay you can find 4 reasons why you should choose Practical English next year. Check them in our CMI News Section.

CMI Culture Week is on the go

Another school year is coming to an end, new talents are built up, new goals are pursued...

We are about to start the 2015 CMI Culture Week in which we celebrate the XII Literature Contest.

Every student in our school is taking part in one activity or another.

Events are setting off next April 27th with a wonderful art exhibition along the school hallways. Theatre plays, fun games and open-air activities, art and music shows, movies, contests and a lot of fun are among the different events in a year in which we're celebrating the International Year of Light. That's why most of our students' works and essays will deal with this topic, light technologies, and space-time relativity. Here you are the different categories in the XII CMI Literature Contest:

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• THEATRE - SPANISH 3º/4º ESO
  
  
  
• SHORT STORIES - SPANISH 1º/2º ESO
• OBJECT POEMS - VALENCIAN 3r/4t ESO
• "ACUDITS" / JOKES 1r/2n ESO
• LET'S SING ENGLISH 3rd/4th ESO
• LET'S SING ENGLISH 1st/2nd ESO

• COMIC STRIPES 6é Primària
• CÓMIC STRIPES MUSICALES 5º Primaria
• LAPBOOKS 4t Primària
• LAPBOOKS 3º Primaria
• POEM PAINTING 2n Primària
• POEM PAINTING 1º Primaria

For further information do not hesitate and click here > CMI News. You can't miss it.

Super Trouper on at CMI

The students in the first year of ESO, as every year since 2000, have prepared a special theatre venue based on a play written by Manel Sanchis, our beloved and former theatre teacher, in which the entire class is participating so that they can give us a wonderful show on the fallas festival day in our school. It will be on 13th March at about 3.25 pm. The play will be performed in the playground, and as usual we will be able to watch it from the covered court "pista cubierta", just after a beautiful performance carried out by our successful CMI Choir.
Go to our CMI News section and you'll find out all the details and some interviews with the students taking a part in the play.

Fallas... coming soon

We can smell the scent of “Fallas” at María Inmaculada School.

Especially now when 4th ESO are preparing everything so that everyone can enjoy the festival day of Fallas at school. Very soon a sketch will be available.

If you are interested in how things are running, keep up to date in our CMI News Section.

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Mª Inmaculada Old Students meeting

A snack-meeting for old students will take place in our school on Thursday, 5th March. The snack will start at 7 p.m. and will be held in the Hall Room. (The students of 4th of ESO will help to serve the snack). Then, the meeting will move into the playground until around 10 p.m.

The main goal of the event is that all students can find their old classmates, chat with them, share their stories, tell about their lives... So, if you want to attend the meeting, you can sign up on Facebook, a special account that two of our teachers, Elena and Maria, created one month ago:  Exalumnoscmit Valencia.

After this event, which is the beginning of an amazing idea not to lose contact among us, building new relationships, remembering the past and sharing the future, the idea is setting up new activities and challenges for old students so that they can interact with their school more easily.

We will keep you informed through our CMI News section.

Lovely messages from Primary

Our students at CMI belonging to the 5th and 6th years of Primary were happy to know they could write personal messages to their beloved friends and teachers. Now, boys and girls, here you will find them in our digital TES. We must say you have been very creative and fun. Thank you for your cooperation!

By the way, it's such a high level of English, indeed!

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