1st Term

On Thursday the 29th November K3 and P1 from Maspalomas went to Crocodile Park. There they saw lots of different animals including turtles, monkeys, tigers, leopards, parrots, farm animals and of course, lots of crocodiles.

The last artist of the week before Xmas has been chosen and it has been won by Airam Medina P6B for his excellent effort in finishing his aboriginal boomerang. !

El jueves 8 de noviembre los niños de K3 fueron al parque de las Rehoyas. Allí se lo pasaron muy bien y tuvieron la oportunidad de repasar una de sus clases de ciencias aprovechando los distintos aparatos del parque. Nos gustaría agradecer a los padres que asistieron a la excursión su inestimable ayuda.

El 9 de noviembre, los niños de K1 realizaron su primera salida fuera del centro, estuvieron en el parque de Jinamar. Todo el mundo lo pasó genial, jugando en la hierba y disfrutando de su arroyo...

On Tuesday 4th December at 7.30 pm our Sixth Form students will be awarded the IGCSE, AS and A level certificates emitted by the University Boards relating to the Public Examinations these pupil sat in May and June 2007. Mr Barrie Wiggins, the Cambridge University Representative for Spain will be our guest of honour on this occasion We cordially invite all sixth formers and their families to attend the ceremony which will take place in the school theatre ‘The Chaucer’ and will include a musical entertainment by the pupils: light refreshments will be offered in the foyer afterwards...

Universidad de Durham.

Extracto de la carta del vicerrector de St Mary’s College, Universidad de Durham, Dr Gillian Boughton

“Una de sus antiguas alumnas Carmen Rodríguez González ha obtenido la calificación de Sobresaliente en sus exámenes finales del Máster en Física...

On Tuesday 23rd October, K2 pupils went to San Juan Park in Telde. There we saw lots of interesting animals such as ostriches, goats, ducks and even a few white swans as well as all kinds of plants and trees. As we watched quietly in the silence we could hear...

The cost of all uniforms ordered at Ruben Dario will be added to the following monthly bill. Any other forms of payment must be made at the Central Office in San Lorenzo.

We would like to present you with French and German magazines that, according to the languages department, fulfill all the required qualities:
The French VOILÀ and the German FERTING LOS.

Este día los alumnos de K2 y K3 deben acudir al centro con el uniforme del colegio aunque tengan educación física y traer el uniforme de deporte para cambiarse en el colegio.

A continuación, vean las fechas en las que cada departamento tendrá su foto escolar.

•INFANTIL/ INFANT DEPT. – 15/10/2007

•PRIMARIA / JUNIOR DEPT.– 16/10/2007

•SECUNDARIA / SENIOR / DEPT. – 17/10/2007

•MASPALOMAS DEPT. – 18/10/2007

Estimados Padres,

¡Bienvenidos a todos! Después de las largas y merecidas vacaciones de verano hemos tenido, como era de esperar, un buen comienzo este nuevo curso. Ante todo, quisiera dar la bienvenida a nuestras profesoras recién incorporadas: Miss Kelly – profesora de K1, Miss Joanne – profesora de P3, Miss Fefi – profesora de español y finalmente Miss Kirsty que ahora está con nosotros, después de haber trabajado en el Canterbury School de San Lorenzo. También me gustaría presentar a nuestra nueva sub – directora Miss Fiona –, a su vez profesora de K2. Les deseamos a todos un buen, divertido y exitoso año escolar.

New Head and New Teacher
We would like to give a warm welcome to our new head teacher, Miss Julie, and to our new K3 teacher, Miss Zena. We are sure that they both will receive all of our support.

In order to ensure that all our pupils enter and leave the school buildings safely, the following arrangements for entering and leaving school premises will come into effect from next Monday, 24th September

All vehicle gates will remain closed until 8.00 a.m. If your child arrives before this time, he/she should enter through the pedestrian gate leading to the office in the primary building. Both secondary and primary pupils who arrive early should sit down and wait outside the office until 8.00a.m. They should then go to their different playgrounds.

We would like to introduce the following new members of staff who have joined out teaching team in San Lorenzo this September: Vicky Baggott, Jonathan Haygarth, Teresa Livingstone, Sandra McCreedy, Catherine McPhilemy, Gary Pantrey, James Slocombe, Jim Wright, Tom Ralis, Katy Baggott and Celia Hone.

We would like to welcome everyone back after the long summer break and extend the welcome to those pupils and teachers who are with us for the first time. We also have a special ‘thankyou’ for those who came by car on Thursday and cooperated in our attempt to make the arrival of the children as safe and speedy as we could. The first day back after the long summer holiday always brings more than the usual influx of vehicles on the narrow road leading to the school but with the help of everyone involved, even at the expense of a certain personal inconvenience, the circulatory chaos was much better than other years. There is still, nevertheless, room for improvement and we will be investigating other possibilities of making everyone’s arrival and departure as safe and smooth as possible.
Beryl Pritchard

Dear Parents:
It is with much regret that we inform you that Miss Vicki will be retiring at the end of this academic year after years of service. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Miss Vicki for her tireless work and commitment to the school and for the care she’s shown to all the children who have been in Ruben Dario.
She will be greatly missed by all, past and present pupils, parents and staff. We hope that she enjoys her retirement and comes back to visit often.

28 Canterbury students sat the June ‘Selectividad’ examination with a 97% pass rate. Of these 28 pupils, 18 have obtained a University entrance grade of 7 or above and 6 of these obtained grades of above 8.5. The rest obtained grades between 6.0 and 7.0 with one exception.

From the next school year, pupils from British Schools in Spain can enter Spanish Universities if the requisites for entering British Universities are fulfilled. This means that pupils from Canterbury can enter Spanish Universities directly with ‘A’ level passes. Nevertheless it will still be possible to enter via ‘Selectividad’ and the school will continue to offer this option. For detailed information please click here and select ‘ Selectividad/Acceso Unión Europea’.