Dear Team,

In this week's newsletter, please find our latest updates and important information, including:

A Message from the Principal
Special Shout-out
Update on Staff, Recruitment and reminders
Practical Information
Upcoming Events
- Join Us at the Languages Bio Market
- PTSO Meeting (Parents, Teachers and Students Organization)
Section Stories
Act Together
- News from the Kitchen

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About this space

This space is for colleagues, by colleagues — it’s not from the management, it’s from the team, for the team. It’s about valuing what we are together, recognizing the effort, care, and presence. If you’d like to thank a colleague, this is the place. It will be published in the next newsletter.

Shout out

A big Shout out to Barbara Portugal for making sure all our new families felt so warmly welcomed — not forgetting our returning families too! (From Verônica Barbieri)

A big thank you to Joana Cunha, Vanessa Fevereiro and Teresa Cruz for creating such a comprehensive — and beautiful — Middle School Planner. (From TfD)

Sincere thanks to Victoria Rivadeneyra for creating a dedicated Microsoft app for assessment planning and Study Visit Requests. (From TfD)

A special thank you to the Pre-School team for all the meetings with parents. (From TfD)

Many thanks to Eva Silva and the Primary team for all the meetings with parents. (From TfD)

And a big thank you to Diogo Santos for helping us set up the club registrations. (From TfD)

RECRUIT

WE’RE LOOKING FOR A NEW:

IT, ICT & Computer Science Teacher for Middle and Secondary

If you know someone who might be interested, please let us know.

SCHOOL OFFICE

For any material requests, please contact your respective Section. The School Office does not provide these materials, with the exception of printer paper.

Please also note that the School Office is particularly busy during student arrival and departure times. Whenever possible, please avoid making requests during these periods.

Primary

2 OCT | Primary Student Council | Library | 08:45–09:45
9 OCT | House Sports – Cross Country | 13:20–13:55

Middle

Secondary

Whole Community

25 SEP | Languages BioMarket Day | Tent | 16:15–18:00
29 SEP | PTSO Meeting (Parents, Teachers and Students Organization) | Library | 16:00–17:00
1 OCT | Start Extracurricular Activities | 16:00–18:00
2 OCT | Parents Coffee | Cafeteria | 08:45–09:45
6 OCT | PO (Parents Organisation) Meeting | Meeting Room | 16:00–17:00
13 OCT | Book Club "Debaixo de Água" de Tara Menon | 18:30-20:00

Staff

13 OCT | Nordic Education: Learning from Erasmus | Library | 17:30–19:00
23 OCT | House Sports – Any Sport | 13:30–14:10

BIO MARKET LANGUAGES EDITION

Friday, 25 September, from 16:15 to 18:00, in the tent

We are opening the school year by celebrating what makes this school so particular: the many languages that cross paths in our corridors every day. The first Bio Market of 2026/27 is the Languages Edition, held on the eve of the European Day of Languages.

Registrations

Registrations open today and close on Tuesday, 15 September, at 6pm. To register, please fill out the form: [REGISTRATION FORM LINK]

Please note that submitting the form does not guarantee a spot. The official confirmation will be sent by email on Thursday, 17 September, and only with that confirmation will your space be secured. As space is limited, selection will be based on the order in which registrations are received and on the diversity and creativity of the proposed products.

Participation fee

4 euros per vendor, or 2 euros for students. The fee is fully reinvested in Bio Market operations and must be paid in advance at the school office. Without prior payment, participation is not possible.

For visitors

You do not need a stall to take part. Come and walk through the tent, taste, talk and discover how many languages fit into one afternoon.

Community

PTSO MEETING

The next PTSO (Parents, Teachers and Students Organization) meeting will take place on 29 September, 2026, at 16:00 in the Library. This meeting is only for the members already elected for this academic year.. This is a great opportunity to collaborate and strengthen our school community.

A Gesture that reaches further

We welcomed Paulla Bastos from Grupo Mulheres do Brasil–Lisboa to deliver another donation supporting their work with vulnerable communities, children, women affected by domestic violence and animals in vulnerable situations.

NEWS FROM THE KITCHEN

INTERNATIONAL DAYS IN THE KITCHEN:
15 OCT | Mexico

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