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1.- IMMIGRANT STUDENTHi! Im Mamia. Im studying the 4th year of ESO.I arrived in Spain six yearsago. I comefrom the Saharan refugee camps in Tindouf.I remember my first school day (pause)...it was very tiring: I was verynervous, I couldnt understand anything, I didnt know what was going on.I went to the porters office. I gave the porter a piece of paper I had beengiven previously, and then I went to administration, where they gave mesome papers that my parents hadto fill in: the enrolment forms.Then I was introduced to the Head of Studies,who showed me around. It was so big compared to the school I had been in,and I was surprised to see so many things, so many big rooms. In aclassroom, here, there are twenty-three people, whereas in my countrythere are thirty-something.He showed me the playground, the library, the toilets, the classrooms, and,finally, he gave me a timetable from Monday to Friday from 8.30 to 14.30.Itruly felt weird.

At first I did not want to come to Spain, but I had to because my parentswere coming.However, now Im here, I really dont regret it because Im having a greattime.What fundamentally helped me to establish a relationship with myclassmates was theSpanish class, which was essential, firstly, to understand what I was beingtold during the classes, and secondly, to make friends.Also the extracurricular activities in the afternoons were important. Iattended Spanish help lessons I needed to go less and less, but they werea necessity. Also watching TV,talking to people helps you to understand Spanish. Dont worry if you

dont speak itcorrectly the people you are with will correct you: Do not be ashamed ofbeing corrected: thats life! You wont get better unless somebody correctsyou!And dont worry. Lets see...Listening to music, talking to people, wanderingin the streets, listening to people talking to each other. I dont knowIn theend you end upunderstanding, in more or less of time but you understand.Once I had been here for a while, new foreign students came to start school.

Then, I try to make their lives easier, I help them: if they speak my ownlanguage, I translate for them until they feel confident. I introduce them to

my classmates and later they choose their own group of friends once theycan speak and know more or less what they want to do.Come on and experience secondary education


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ATMOSPHERE OFSTUDIES

One of the most importantworries at any school is theeducational

progress that your childrenhave to achieve throughout theE.S.O.(Obligatory SecondaryEducation).This progress is based onstudying , which includes: personal effort habits skills

strategiesTeachers work with yourchildren in class, but parentshave to do theirpart out of school, that is, athome. This is not an easy tasksometimes,but it is fundamental.1. Your children arestudents. They need to

have a place tostudy- Always in the same place: welllit and with all their schoolmaterials(dictionary,calculator...) so that he doesnot have tointerrupt his homework to goand look for it.- No television, video games,mobile phones... in the room

2. Study/Working hoursat home

- At least two hours for doinghomework and revision-They always have to revise,although the teacher does notsay iteveryday. Revision makesprogression easier.- After lunch it is convenient forthem to rest for a while andthen startdoing homework: Dont leavehomework until late evening ornight.- Weekends are leisure time:They should have to do theirhomeworkon Friday afternoon.

- Revision and preparation ofmaterials: Sunday afternoon3. What can you do?How can you help?- Ask your children to leavetheir school timetable in avisible place.(They will be able to see thesubjects for the following day.)- Dont ask them continually if

they are studying. It is better iftheyshow you their exercises whenfinished. If it has been donepoorly,(things crossed out, messy...)they should do it again. If theyhave tomemorize something, ask themto recite it for you.- Look at their notebooks

everyday. There may be notesfrom their


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teachers.- Get them a tutor if necessary.- Make them eat breakfastbefore leaving the house. Ifthey dont eat a

good breakfast, they get tiredand dont concentrate well.- Make them get enough rest:they should sleep a minimum of9hours.- Use the television, games, andoutings as rewards: If you doyourwork , you can play or go out,or...- Always maitain a positiveattitude.4. How?- Ask him how his day has goneeveryday. Take interest in whathe isdoing. Talk with him.- Dont compare his results withthose of others: if his scores arelow

we will need to determine thecauses.- If he has done well, let himknow; congratulate him for hiseffort andinterest.- Control his attendance atschool.- Speak with their tutors.!


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ESPAOL ENGLISHDATOS PERSONALES PERSONAL DATANOMBRE NAMEAPELLIDO SURNAMEPAS DE ORIGEN COUNTRY OF ORIGINFECHA DE NACIMIENTO DATE OF BIRTHLENGUA FAMILIAR FAMILY LANGUAGELENGUA ESCOLAR SCHOOL LANGUAGEDOMICILIO DOMICILEDIRECCIN ADDRESSCDIGO POSTAL POSTCODETELFONO TELEPHONEPASAPORTE PASSPORT No.DOCUMENTO DE IDENTIDAD IDENTITY CARDLIBRO DE FAMILIA FAMILY REGISTRATION BOOKLETTARJETA DE SEGURIDAD SOCIAL SOCIAL SECURITY CARDVACUNACIN VACCINATIONENFERMEDADES ILLNESSESALERGIAS ALLERGIESINFORMACIN CONFIDENCIAL CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATIONCOLEGIO SCHOOLINSTITUTO SECONDARY SCHOOLDIRECTOR/DIRECTORA HEADMASTER/HEADMISTRESSJEFE DE ESTUDIOS/JEFA DE

ESTUDIOSHEAD OF STUDIESSECRETARIA ADMINISTRATIONCONSERJE CARETAKERTUTOR/TUTORA/TUTORA TUTOR/ TUTORIALMAESTRO/MAESTRA SCHOOLTEACHER (PRIMARY)PROFESOR/PROFESORA TEACHERMONITOR/MONITORA INSTRUCTORASOCIACIN DE MADRES Y PADRES PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATIONACTIVIDADES EXTRAESCOLARES EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIESNORMAS DE CONVIVENCIA SCHOOL RULES OF BEHAVIOURBECAS GRANTS/SCHOLARSHIPS

AYUDAS FINANCIAL AIDASISTENTE SOCIAL SOCIAL WORKERASIGNATURAS SUBJECTSLENGUA CASTELLANA SPANISH LANGUAGELENGUAS EXTRANJERAS FOREIGN LANGUAGESINGLS ENGLISHFRANCES FRENCHMATEMTICAS MATHEMATICSCONOCIMIENTO DEL MEDIO NATURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCEEDUCACIN ARTSTICA ARTS AND CRAFTSEDUCACIN FSICA PHYSICAL EDUCATIONRELIGIN RELIGION

ESTUDIO ALTERNATIVO NON-RELIGIOUS OPTIONSOCIEDAD, CULTURA Y RELIGIN SOCIETY, CULTURE AND RELIGION


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MSICA MUSICCIENCIAS SOCIALES SOCIAL SCIENCESCIENCIAS DE LA NATURALEZA NATURE STUDIESTECNOLOGA TECHNOLOGYINFORMTICA ITEDUCACIN PLSTICA Y VISUAL PLASTIC AND VISUAL ARTSPROCESOS DE COMUNICACIN COMMUNICATION PROCESSESTALLER DE MATEMTICAS MATHS WORKSHOPBIOLOGA BIOLOGYAPOYO DE MATEMATICAS EXTRA HELP FOR MATHSAPOYO DE LENGUA EXTRA HELP FOR LANGUAGEEVALUACIN ASSESSMENTPROMOCIN YEARREPETICIN RETAKECALIFICACIN MARKSOBSERVACIONES COMMENTSACTITUD ATTITUDE

APTITUD ABILITYINTERS INTERESTESFUERZO EFFORTINSUFICIENTE DEFICIENTSUFICIENTE SUFFICIENTBIEN GOODNOTABLE EXCELLENTSOBRESALIENTE OUTSTANDINGHORARIO TIMETABLEMAANA MORNINGTARDE AFTERNOONNOCHE EVENING

DIURNO DAYTIMENOCTURNO EVENINGCALENDARIO CALENDARCURSO ESCOLAR SCHOOL YEARLECTIVO/FESTIVO SCHOOL DAY/ HOLIDAYFIESTA HOLIDAYEXCURSIN TRIPACTIVIDAD EXTRAESCOLAR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITYVACACIONES HOLIDAYSNAVIDAD CHRISTMASSEMANA SANTA EASTERDIAS DE LA SEMANA DAYS OF THE WEEK

LUNES MONDAYMARTES TUESDAYMIRCOLES WEDNESDAYJUEVES THURSDAYVIERNES FRIDAYSBADO SATURDAYDOMINGO SUNDAYMESES DEL AO MONTHS OF THE YEARENERO JANUARYFEBRERO FEBRUARYMARZO MARCHABRIL APRILMAYO MAYJUNIO JUNE


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JULIO JULYAGOSTO AUGUSTSEPTIEMBRE SEPTEMBEROCTUBRE OCTOBERNOVIEMRE NOVEMBERDICIEMBRE DECEMBERENTRADA ENTRANCESALIDA EXITTRANSPORTE TRANSPORTPARADA BUS STOPAUTOBUS BUSCOMEDOR DINING HALLBEBIDA DRINKROPA CLOTHINGAULA CLASSROOMPASILLO CORRIDORDESPACHO OFFICE

BIBLIOTECA LIBRARYLABORATORIO LABORATORYSALA DE USOS MLTIPLES MULTI-PURPOSE ROOMSALA DE AUDIOVISUALES AUDIOVISUAL ROOMGIMNASIO GYMNASIUMPATIO PLAYGROUNDRECREO BREAKASEOS (CHICOS/AS) TOILETS (BOYS, GIRLS)LIBRO BOOKCUADERNO NOTEBOOK/EXERCISE BOOKDICCIONARIO DICTIONARYFOTOCOPIA PHOTOCOPY

FOLIOS SHEETS OF PAPERCHANDAL TRACKSUITZAPATILLAS TRAINERS


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VOCABULARIO (esp.) VOCABULARY1. ALBERGUE 1. HOSTEL

2. ALCALDA 2. MAYORS OFFICE3. ASEOS 3. TOILETS4. ASISTENTE SOCIAL 4. SOCIALWORKER5. AULA 5. CLASSROOM6. AYUNTAMIENTO 6. TOWN HALL7. BANCO 7. BANK8. BIBLIOTECA 8. LIBRARY9. BUZN 9. LETTER BOX10. CALLE 10. STREET11. CAMPO DE FUTBOL 11.FOOTBALL PITCH

12. CARRETERA 12. ROAD13. CASA DE CULTURA 13.CULTURAL CENTRE14. CASA PARROQUIAL 14. CHURCHHALL15. CEMENTERIO 15. CEMETERY,GRAVEYARD16. CINE 16. CINEMA17. COLEGIO 17. SCHOOL18. CONFERENCIA 18.CONFERENCE, LECTURE19. COOPERATIVA 19.

COOPERATIVE20. CORREOS 20. POST OFFICE21. CURSO GRATUITO 21. FREECOURSE22. ERMITA 22. HERMITAGE23. ESCUELA DE ADULTOS 23.ADULT SCHOOL24. ESTACIN DE AUTOBUSES 24.BUS STATION25. ESTACIN TREN 25. RAILWAYSTATION26. ESTANCO 26. TABACCONIST27. EXPOSICIN 27. EXHIBITION28. FARMACIA 28. CHEMISTS29. FIESTA 29. PUBLIC HOLIDAY30. GUARDERA 30. NURSERY

31. GUARDIA CIVIL 31. THE CIVIL

GUARD32. HORARIO 32. TIMETABLE33.IGLESIA 33. CHURCH34. JUZGADO 34. COURT35. LOCUTORIO 35. PHONE CENTRE36. MEZQUITA 36. MOSQUE37. MUSEO 37. MUSEUM38. OFICINA DE ATENCIN ALINMIGRANTE 38. IMMIGRATIONOFFICE39. OFICINA DE TURISMO 39.TOURIST OFFICE

40. PABELLN 40. PAVILION41. PANADERA 41. BAKERS42. PLAZA 42. SQUARE43. PARQUE 43. PARK44. PENSIN: HABITACIONES 44.GUEST HOUSE: ROOMS45. PISCINAS 45. SWIMMING POOLS46. PLAZA DE TOROS 46. BULL-RING47. POLICA 47. POLICE, POLICESTATION48. POLIDEPORTIVO 48. SPORTSCENTRE

49. RESIDENCIA DE ANCIANOS 49.OLD PEOPLES HOME50. SALA DE ORDENADORES 50.COMPUTER ROOM51. SALN DE PLENOS 51.ASSEMBLY HALL52. SEMANA CULTURAL 52.CULTURAL WEEK53. SERVICIO MDICO 53. MEDICALCENTRE54. TALLER DE CERMICA 54.POTTERY WORKSHOP55. TEATRO 55. THEATRE56. TELFONO 56. TELEPHONE57. ZONA INDUSTRIAL 57.INDUSTRIAL AREA


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PLACES OF INTEREST

Management & Heads of Depts.

Timetables, changes in optional subjects... Information about the course Discipline, warnings...

Administration

Enrolment Certificates Titles Fees Grants

Porters Office

Absence justification slips First Aid Permission to leave

Orientation

Information and personal evaluation Academic Information Information for families

Photocopies

Photocopies Bindings

Library

Book Lending Study room Reference section: books, magazinesand newspapers Access to internet Bilingual Dictionaries


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JUSTIFICACIN FALTAS ASISTENCIAJUSTIFICATION OF ABSENCE

(on the dotted line, write the name of the mother or father in Spanish) (padre/madre/tutor),

father/mother/tutor: (on the dotted line, write the name of your son/daughter)....(alumno)

By way of this letter, I inform you that my son/daughter did not attend classes

......

(fecha de la falta)for the following reason: (put a cross in front of the reason for the absence)

(motivo):

o Illness /// Enfermedad

o Administrative paperwork /// Gestin administrativao Trip /// Viaje

o Other /// Otros

I enclose a doctors note or other justification: Yes: No:

(adjunto justificante) (SI) (NO)

....................., . / /20...

(place) , day / month / year

Signature:

Father/Mother/Tutor

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JUSTIFICACIN FALTAS ASISTENCIAJUSTIFICATION OF ABSENCE

(on the dotted line, write the name of the mother or father in Spanish) (padre/madre/tutor),

father/mother/tutor: (on the dotted line, write the name of your son/daughter)....(alumno)

By way of this letter, I inform you that my son/daughter did not attend classes

......

(fecha de la falta)

for the following reason: (put a cross in front of the reason for the absence)(motivo):

o Illness /// Enfermedad

o Administrative paperwork /// Gestin administrativa

o Trip /// Viaje

o Other /// Otros

I enclose a doctors note or other justification: Yes: No:

(adjunto justificante) (SI) (NO)

....................., . / /20...

(place) , day / month / year

Signature:

Father/Mother/Tutor


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28 December 2009

Dear Sir / Madam:

This is to inform you that your son ........................................................... in

............... will receive lessons of Spanish as a Foreign Language in the ATAL

classroom (ATAL in Spanish stands for Aula Temporal de Adaptacin Lingstica; inEnglish Temporary Classroom of Linguistic Adaptation). The ATAL classrooms are

part of a special programme of attention to immigrant students, promoted by Andalusian

educative authorities, which is being implemented in our school. The students attending

ATAL classrooms will be helped to acquire basic knowledge of the Spanish language,

enough to be able to integrate in their group as soon as possible with a certain grade of

autonomy.

He will start receiving 3 hours a week of Spanish lessons. He will have to leave his

group and go to a different classroom. The number of hours may change according to

the level of communicative competence acquired. We will provide him with a timetable

with the exact times of these lessons.

In this sense, his attitude towards learning is of paramount importance. Pupils who do

not show a receptive attitude will not be allowed to attend lessons in the ATAL

classroom.

The ATAL teacher, Mari Angeles Romero Calero, will decide the moment when he is

prepared to leave the ATAL group, taking into account the opinion of the rest his

teachers. It is important to mention that leaving the ATAL group does not imply having

a command of Spanish as a Foreign Language. It implies having a basic communicative

competence to manage in basic situations of school life. So we recommend your son to

receive Spanish lessons in the afternoon, if possible. Your own learning of Spanish

would be of great help for him, according to our experience with students in this

situation.

It is necessary for him to have a bilingual dictionary, which will be used for other

subjects as well. And, as for any other subject, the student must obviously come to the

ATAL classroom provided with the adequate material (for example: ball pen, pencil,

rubber, notebook, colours

To allow your son`s attendance to the ATAL classroom, we need you to sign theattached document. . If you need more information, do not hesitate to contact me in the

school, if possible on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8.30 to 13.00 .

Yours faithfully,

M Angeles Romero Calero


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I agree with the attendance of my son ............................................................................

to the lessons of Spanish as a Foreign language in the ATAL classroom.

I have been informed that my son will miss several lessons of the other subjects to

receive lessons of Spanish and that the number of lessons and the period of attendance

to these lessons will be decided by the teacher in charge of the ATAL group, dependingon the level of communicative competence acquired by him and according to his

attitude.

Name and signature (father, mother or guardian):

Date:


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28 December 2009

Dear Sir / Madam:

This is to inform you that your

daughter .......................................................................... will receive lessons of Spanish

as a Foreign Language in the ATAL classroom (ATAL in Spanish stands for Aula

Temporal de Adaptacin Lingstica; in English Temporary Classroom of Linguistic

Adaptation). The ATAL classrooms are part of a special programme of attention to

immigrant students, promoted by Andalusian educative authorities, which is being

implemented in our school. The students attending ATAL classrooms will be helped to

acquire basic knowledge of the Spanish language, enough to be able to integrate in their

group as soon as possible with a certain grade of autonomy.

She will start receiving 2 hours a week of Spanish lessons. She will have to leave her

group and go to a different classroom. The number of hours may change according to

the level of communicative competence acquired. We will provide her with a timetable

with the exact times of these lessons.

In this sense, her attitude towards learning is of paramount importance. Pupils who do

not show a receptive attitude will not be allowed to attend lessons in the ATAL

classroom.

The ATAL teacher, Mari Angeles Romero Calero, will decide the moment when she

is prepared to leave the ATAL group, taking into account the opinion of the rest of her

teachers. It is important to mention that leaving the ATAL group does not imply having

a command of Spanish as a Foreign Language. It implies having a basic communicative

competence to manage in basic situations of school life. So we recommend your

daughter to receive Spanish lessons in the afternoon, if possible. Your own learning of

Spanish would be of great help for her, according to our experience with students in this

situation.

It is necessary for her to have a bilingual dictionary, which will be used for other

subjects as well. And, as for any other subject, the student must obviously come to the

ATAL classroom provided with the adequate material (for example: ball pen, pencil,rubber, notebook, colours.

To allow your daughters attendance to the ATAL classroom, we need you to sign the

attached document. If you need more information, do not hesitate to contact the school,

if possible on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8.30 to 13.00 .

Yours faithfully,

M Angeles Romero Calero


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I agree with the attendance of my daughter

............................................................................ to the lessons of Spanish as a Foreign

language in the ATAL classroom.

I have been informed that my daughter will miss several lessons of the other subjects to

receive lessons of Spanish and that the number of lessons and the period of attendanceto these lessons will be decided by the teacher in charge of the ATAL group, depending

on the level of communicative competence acquired by her and according to her

attitude.

Name and signature (father, mother or guardian):

Date:


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Dear parents,

As you already know an Intercultural Department at school is working hard to help

your

children with the difficulties they find in learning Spanish and to improve

communication betweenfamilies and school.

We have recently received information from Andalusian Educational Authorities and

Instituto Cervantes (an official institution whose aim is to spread the knowledge of

Spanish

Language all over the world) offering the possibility both for families and children to

follow a

Spanish Language course on-line which will be certified with an official diploma when

completed .

Each student will be guided by a volunteer teacher from school. As this is an extra-

curricular

activity, it will have to be accomplished at home or using public Internet posts inlibraries.

We consider really important that parents could try to follow the course as well as

children

and would appreciate your collaboration so that families and children could get

involved in the

correct social integration in Spanish life and school.

If you are interested, please fill in the form below ticking the correct option and give it

back

as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,

Departamento Intercultural del IES Dunas de las Chapas

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Only my son /daughter ______________________________________, inclass _____________________ will follow the Cervantes course.

My son /daughter ______________________________________, in class_____________________ and the mother/father /both parents (pleasecirclethe right option(s) will follow the Cervantes course.

Father's/mother's /legal tutor's signature

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