Children's Day

What about being an ambassador?

What does an ambassador do?
We are going to tell you some important details about an ambassador’s life.
First of all you must know that an ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat that represents a nation. You may have to have some important skills to be a successful ambassador for instance charisma, loads of general culture and confidence.
Being an ambassador is not an easy job. You have travel a lot and you also have an important responsibility on you because you’re serving you’re country. On the other hand a successful ambassador has a good life with all the facilities that his job allows to.
To sum up an ambassador works with lot of people representing a country, its problems and its situation. that’s one of our dream jobs because it’s an important career and we can change our country’s political scenery.

João Rodrigues e Pedro Oliveira, 901

Maths Teacher

I’m a student and I have a dream job.
In the future, I want to be a maths teacher.
My favourite subject is maths. I love calculus, reasoning, formulas, etc. I’m always doing exercises. Every single day I arrive home and I do some exercises, to practise and just because I like it.
On the other hand, I love to explain things to other people. So, I think I’m going to love being a maths teacher.
To make my dream come true, I’ll continue to practise every day and I hope one day I’ll teach other students.

Inês Neves e Sara Carvalho, 901

I dream about...

I have many dreams and one of them is to become, one day, an excellent worker at a computer store. Obviously it isn’t a job where I can earn much money but as I love computers and other stuff related to technology, it would be great!
In these summer holidays I will probably go to work at a computer store as an assistant. I’m going to help with some small tasks that I’m able to do in order to gain some experience, which would be helpful in the future. It would be very nice because it’s in Vila do Conde and I usually spend my vacations there!
To get my dream job I need to get essentially very good marks, so I can get into the university. I want to take a degree in ITC because nowadays a wide knowledge about the subject is needed.

Diogo Carvalho e António Passos, 901

Dream Job - Fashion Designer

Since I was a child I have always loved to create new outfits for my dolls and drawing super models, so I’m pretty sure I’ll be a fashion designer. I love to sketch dresses and shoes and try new fabrics and textures.
To be a good fashion designer you have to be creative, bold, follow fashion (or lead it) and you can’t be afraid to do what you think it’s cool.
Although it has a lot of pros, it also has some cons: you’re always indoors, you don’t have much free time and you have to reinvent yourself almost everyday.

Maria Rita Pimentel; Rita Fonseca e Costa, 901

Neighbours’ Troubles

Once upon a time there was a beautiful forest where animals and trees lived in harmony until the day the beavers arrived there. The problem was that they were not ordinary beavers. They were “street beavers”. They gnawed and cut the trees, vandalized the homes of the other animals and robbed their food. They were unpleasant, crank and selfish, because they only cared about themselves. The beavers arrived and they were not planning to leave so soon, since they were setting up a plan to take over the river and dominate the area so that it could became their restricted territory, trying to “kick out” all other animals.
One day, the animals gathered and decided to rebel against the beavers in order to make them understand that they were acting badly. But the beavers didn’t care and didn’t listen to them. And they continued to cause damage and more damage in the forest. Of course, sooner or later all this harm had to “annoy” Mother Nature, and that had consequences: on a cloudy morning, everyone could hear thundering as they had never heard before and watch the rain falling as they had never seen before. A storm was approaching. It lasted two whole days. Several animals died because they had no more resources, which they needed to survive, as well as the beavers, who now realized that they had abused the good will of Mother Nature and had affected all others. Sorry was not enough.

Ana Patrícia, Catarina Amaral, Diana Cavaleiro, Francisca

Teens' craze - my teens' craze

Teens have lots of crazes: tattoos, piercings, dressing about just one colour (most of the time black), diets, big nails, the most expensive sneakers or the most sophisticated mobile phone.
I have my teens' craze too and I am a kind of manipulator to achieve some of them.
I have always wanted to put a piercing in the top of my ear, but my mum didn't agree and forbade me. She was always saying that I had done two holes and it was enough. So, my holes were done since I was 18 months and they were very large so, I could put not only one earring, but two earrings on one hole. This expertise impressed my mother a lot and she hated when I did that. So, I was always saying that it was her fault, because she didn't let me to do a piercing.
One day, it was almost Christmas, and my aunt wanted to offer me a present and she asked me what I wanted. I answered that I wanted to do a piercing on the top of my ear. She agreed, but my mother didn’t. My aunt talked to my mother and a little unwillingly my mother gave my aunt permission to take me to do my piercing.
I like tattoos, but my parents don’t, so I have to wait if I want to do one. If I had a tattoo, maybe it would be flowers on my right foot and a letter on my hand or on my wrist.
Nails are other teens' craze that I have. My nails are very important for me. I am always looking at them and cleaning them. When it's possible I go to the manicure and when a nail breaks it's scandalous. The colour of my nails says what I am feeling, so if my nails are black I am very sad. If you don't see any colour on my nails it means that I am very happy.
In general, a very frequent teens' craze is dressing like their idols. This can be dangerous because of the diets. Teenagers think that making diets and looking well will solve all their problems.
Being a teenager is not easy but being a teenager with crazes it's still more complicated.

Alexandrina, 1008

Alyssa's Diary

10th September 2010

Dear Sophie,

School will start on September 15. This summer was fabulous because my parents let me work in a bar next to the beach.
For me this is a big step because I know that my parents trust me. I have worked 3 months and I have earned 1500$. It was an amazing experience, because at the same time I can work and at the end of a day of work I will meet my friends at the beach.
I met a very pretty boy. His name is Peter and he has worked with me at Beach Bar, he is very cool and really nice.
Tomorrow I will go to the shopping to buy some school supplies and new clothes.

Next summer I will work in the Beach Bar with Peter... he gave me his phone number, maybe tomorrow I will go with him to the cinema,... I think I have a crush on Peter or not or maybe yes, it’s so very complicated...
Well, today I have done lots of things; I went to the beach and to Mary’s swimming pool too.

At this moment I am in the car going to my grandmother’s house. Today it is her birthday, she is 87 years old and I love her so much. She helps me in all things I need; she is very special to me.

I’m always listening “Last Kiss”, it’s an amazing music and when I listen to this music I think of Peter; he is very special to me.
It was the best summer I have ever had.
Well, we’ve finally arrived to granny's house… I need to go; tomorrow I’ll tell you everything about Peter and what I have done.
Big kisses and hugs,
Alyssa


Anna, 902

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