OLMatters - The School Paper
Capturing Memories for the Future
Vol X
Aug 2014 - July 2015
NEW STUDENTS - 2014_2015 - 2nd semester
Theo is thirteen years old, he has two brothers and he is Carioca. Before coming to OLM, he studied in the Colégio Pedro II, and what he most likes about OLM are his new friends. In his free time he likes to play soccer and his favorite subject is Math. Theo practices several sports: soccer, basketball, volleyball.
Vitoria Fonseca, came from the Canadian International School Singapore. Vitoria is twelve years old, she is Carioca and has a sister that also studies in OLM. She said that she likes the people from OLM and her favorite subject is English.
Anzhela Sineva came from the school Lycée Molière. Anzhela is twelve years old and she was born in Russia. What she most likes about OLM are her new friends and in her free time she likes talking. The sport that she practice is horseback riding and her favorite subject is Religion.
Beatriz Garios is eleven years old, she has one brother that is also in OLM – 9th grade – and she was born in Niteroi. Before coming to OLM she studied in Nossa Senhora das Mercês, and what she most likes about OLM are her new friends. In her free time she likes to watch TV series and her favorite subject is BSS. The sports she likes to play are tennis and cheerleading.
Welcome Middle School Students!!
by Mariana Cahill, Maria Guadalupe and Maria Clara Perez
NEW STUDENTS - 2014_2015 - 1st semester
Rebecca Leipner is 15 years old and she was born in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. She moved from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania because of her dad’s work. Rebecca also lived in Sweden for 5 years and in Spain for 2 years. Rebecca has a younger sister and practices basketball.
Rebecca attended Mars Area High School and her prefered subjects are English and Biology.
What she likes the most about OLM is being with her friends and she likes the beaches in Rio.
by Maria Clara Périco Perez - (´21)
The OLMatters introduces the new Elementary students
1st- Luiza Lips
Luiza is 6 years old and she was born in Brazil. What she likes the most about OLM are the P.E. classes and her favorite thing to do in Rio is to play at the playground in Lagoa.
2nd- Beatriz Queiroz
Beatriz is 7 years old and she was born in Brazil. What she likes the most about OLM is being with her friends and she likes the beaches here in Rio.
3rd- Carolina Becerra
Carolina is 8 years old and she was born here in Brazil. She already lived in Italy and misses her friends from there. What Carolina likes from Rio are the beaches and she likes recess time at OLM.
3rd- Rafaela Camplim
Rafaela is 8 years old and she was born in Rio. She already lived for 3 years in the USA and she misses the snow from there. She likes everything from Rio and OLM.
4th- Carolina Costa
Carolina is 9 years old and she was born in Rio. She already lived in Dubai, too. What Carolina likes the most about OLM is that she doesn’t have so much homework.
4th- Catarina Jurema
Catarina is 9 years old and she was born in Rio. What she likes the most about the city are the beaches. Like Carolina, she likes not having as much homework at OLM.
5th- Alexandre Cunha
Alexandre is 10 years old and was born in Rio. What Alexandre likes the most about Rio are the beaches and what he likes the most at OLM are the P.E classes.
Lucas de Souza Pereira is a 16-year-old student in 11th grade. He recently returned to Brazil after living in Paris, France for two years due to his mother's work. There, he studied at an international school and learned French. One of his hobbies is playing the guitar. He considers St. Petersburg and Greece the most beautiful places he's visited, given to the architecture and fascinating scenery. Lucas can speak four languages fluently (Portuguese, English, Spanish and French) and he's currently learning his fifth, that is, Japanese. His favorite dishes are octopus rice and sushi. When he goes to college, he wants to study international law, as he likes to communicate with people.
by Alessandra Oliva - (´17)
Ana Clara João is Carioca but she has already lived in The Netherlands. She is 13 years old. She likes Brazil. She likes walking with her dog and also riding her bicycle. She came to Brazil because of her father´s job. She has one older sister called Amanda from the 11th grade. And she also misses her school in the Netherlands, it was an American school as OLM.
by Mariana Cahill - (´20)
Pedro Filgueiras is from Rio de Janeiro but he lived three years in United States. He came to Rio because of his dad’s work. Pedro is eleven years old and has an older brother. He misses the climate from the United Stated but his favorite things in Rio are the beaches.
He enjoys on his free time playing soccer and videogames.
by Maria Clara Perez (´21)
Julia Pecoraro is from Brasil but lived three years in Singapura. She also lived in Sweden and Arábia Saudita. Julia came to Rio de Janeiro because of his dad’s work. She misses her friends and her old school but she enjoys very much her new friends in Rio de Janeiro.
Julia enjoys going to the pool and shopping.
[Editor´s note] Maria Clara asked Julia to bring a picture to include in her bio-paragraph. She brought a very nice photo that shows a different place, which made us more curious about it. Her father kindly sent us a message saying...
´This Picture was taken for the occasion of Chinese New Year in a “Hawker Center”, very popular kind of food court in Singapore.
The dragon in the picture is the main character of the traditional Dragon Dance, a Chinese dance usually performed during the Chinese New Year to bring in good luck and prosperity. The dragons used in these dances are usually made up of sections of bamboo frames draped with silk. Performers are martial artists or acrobats who move their bodies rhythmically and synchronise their steps so that the dragon appears to move gracefully.
The dance had its beginnings in China and was popularized in the Tang dynasty. The dragon is regarded as a symbol of power and royalty by the Chinese and the dragon dance evolved from this association.
Julia has lived in Singapore for 5 years, during which time she was introduced to the Chinese culture and even learned to enjoy the spice Asian food and eat using chopsticks.´
by Mr. Wlademir Pecoraro
Student Teachers - 1st Semester 2014_2015
Hello! My name is Caitlin Ramirez and I will be student teaching in First Grade A until December 10th. I am from Pennsylvania and grew up in a small town called Shrewsbury. The closest city I live to is Baltimore, Maryland because my town is a mile away from the Maryland/Pennsylvania border.
I come from a large Irish Catholic family with many aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents with whom I am close to. In college, I was involved with theatre, dance, singing, church choir, Gamma Phi Beta sorority, and community service programs. I currently am a senior at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I am double majoring in Elementary and Special Education and American Studies. In my teaching program, I worked with a reading specialist my sophomore year and taught a Kindergarten girl with no verbal skills, how to read and speak by the end of the year. My junior year I worked in a third grade classroom and taught science to many kids who had emotional and academic difficulties. I also taught math in a fifth grade classroom at a special needs school. In the states, I have worked for four years at a learning center making lessons and camps for school age children grades 1-6. I have worked with children in many different settings and I have loved every minute of it!
I am teaching here in beautiful Rio de Janeiro to help the first graders grow confident in their English speaking skills. In my free time I enjoy listening to all different types of music, reading, singing, and going on adventures. I will be graduating in May and be entering the teaching world in the states or travelling more in a job related to teaching ESL students.
Feel free to talk to me anytime!
Hello! My name is Katie Mishon and I am a senior at LaSalle University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I am from Langhorne, Pennsylvania, which may sound familiar to you because of Sesame Place! I am extremely lucky to have the opportunity to teach in Miss Abreu’s 4th grade classroom at Our Lady of Mercy. I major in Elementary and Special Education with a minor in American Studies and I am in the Education Association and the American Studies Society at LaSalle University. I am also a part of REACHE, which is a program that assists developmentally delayed individuals.
In my free time I enjoy Vinyasa yoga and baking!
I look at this opportunity at Our Lady of Mercy as not only a teaching experience, but also a learning experience. These students have already shown me so much admiration and I am grateful to have such amazing students. The staff here makes me feel right at home, since the day I arrived they have been so welcoming and friendly. This is the greatest growing experience I have ever come across, living in another country for an entire semester!
NEW STAFF MEMBERS
Ela é Paulistana...
Meu nome é Lilian Barbosa da Silva, Paulistana, tenho 25 anos e sou formada em Pedagogia pela Universidade Federal de São Paulo.
Gosto muito de ler e dançar. Já morei em Portugal e nos EUA. Mudei para o Rio há 5 meses para fazer pós-graduação na UERJ e estou muito feliz em ter como o meu primeiro emprego a OLM!
Serei helper da Ms. Vidal, PN B.
Ribeira, Porto - Portugal
She is from Rio...
Hi! I´m Mrs. Isabel Auler, the new Brazilian Social Studies teacher.
I am 29 years old and l love being a middle school educator!
I’m graduated in History at PUC-Rio and I have a master degree in the same area. My dissertation became a book, which made me very happy! Now, I am writing my theses in order to get a PhD also in History.
In my free time, I like to read, go to the cinema, go to the beach or ride my bicycle at Lagoa Rodrigues de Freitas.
I look forward to meeting you better and I hope we will have a great year!
She is from São Paulo...
Hello there! I am Mrs. Carolina Sollero. I am from São Paulo and I have lived in England, São Paulo, Campinas and Rio de Janeiro. Ten of my fourteen years as a teacher have been in international schools. I love being with children of all ages! Their curiosity, their desire to learn and inquire about life; when I see them acquiring new skills, it makes my day! I have studied Pedagogy at Unicamp and attended to educational courses in PUC-RJ. During my years of teaching I had the opportunity to return to UK to observe schools and study. There I concluded a post-graduation course on Differentiation in the classroom and on Speaking and Listening for bilingual children at the Bishop Grossetest University of Lincoln.
I love spending time with my husband and my little boy, who is already two! Family and friends are always present in my life. I enjoy traveling and meeting new people. Reading, listening to music, singing and dancing also are part of my favorite activities!
It is great to be at OLM again. I hope we can have a wonderful year together.