Dear Pinewood Families & Friends,
Our hearts are heavy and our efforts to help are strong as we witness the unthinkable devastation to the people of Turkey and Syria after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck these two countries on Monday.
Almost immediately, our students expressed their desire to help, so we are working presently on the most beneficial way to be of service to those in dire need.
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On behalf of everyone at Pinewood, I wish to send our deepest thoughts and hopes to Pinewood families who are affected, directly or indirectly, by this humanitarian tragedy.
Please find below more information about how you can help.
Roxanne Giampapa
Head of School
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Pinewood and Anatolia College will join the initiative of the Municipality of Thessaloniki to collect the following items:
- Medical supplies: bandages, gauze, antiseptics, pain relievers, first aid boxes, sterile solutions, masks, gloves, etc.
- Clothing: warm clothes for adults and children, blankets, winter jackets, etc
- Baby products: powdered milk, baby food, wet wipes, diapers, bottles, etc.
- Non-perishable food items: canned food, energy bars, instant noodles, condensed milk, nuts
- Hygiene supplies: soap, shampoo, toothbrushes, towels, etc.
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You can bring your donations to the reception area of the Elementary or Secondary campus. We will collect and sort the gifts and bring them to the Thessaloniki town hall, where collections from all over the city are being gathered.
Please note that you can also make a monetary donation to a reputable disaster relief organization that has established channels for delivering aid to those affected. This TIME article, for example, provides an overview of various well-known charities and the areas they focus on.
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With their 7th graders, Dr. Ourania Chatsiou and Ms. Helen Dalakas focused on the genre of personal narrative with the reading of the first chapter of Maya Angelou’s autobiography,
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, in which she establishes her powerful voice against racial discrimination and inequality. Using this as a springboard, students were introduced to the history of racism, the Civil Rights Movement, and the current global situation regarding race relations in the United States. SEE MORE BELOW
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Grade 8 - Math Fair visit
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On February 7, Grade 8 visited the Math Fair at the International Trade Fair of Thessaloniki. Our students had the opportunity to travel to Ancient Greece, Egypt, and other great civilizations that helped mathematics become what it is today. They participated in mathematical operations as these were done thousands of years ago, and they drew on sand exactly as Euclid did with his students back in the 4th century BC, trying to answer such questions as:
- How did they calculate the distance between Earth and the moon?
- How can I measure the height of an object so tall that I cannot reach it?
- How far away is New York City from Athens?
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Grade 4 - Physical Science
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In their unit about Physical Science, grade 4 students explored matter through a hands-on experiment. To further advance their conceptual understanding of the physical properties of matter, they dissolved sugar into water and mixed it with sand in order to test how ingredients can be separated through filtration and reverse osmosis. |
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Grade 9 and 11: Personality & Career Inventory
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As they enter High School, the question of what to study and where this would lead careerwise is increasingly featured as one of the students' priorities. To support them on this journey, Pinewood provided Grade 9 and 11 students with the opportunity to complete two psychometric tests. These tests were administered through the established Orientum - Career Guidance Counselors company which has already helped more than 10.000 high school and university students decide on their academic and career choices.
The first test was a trait personality questionnaire and the second test determined the professional categories a student might be interested in, or not. The assessment was followed by individual follow-up sessions so that each student could go through his/her results with one of our psychologists, with one of the ACT students majoring in psychology, or with a Pinewood teacher.
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KANGAROO MATH COMPETITION 2023
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Math Kangaroo is an International competition for G2 through G11 students, where the key competence questioned is logical combination and not just pure knowledge of formulas. Pinewood is the only school in Thessaloniki to hold the exams in English.
WHEN: Saturday, April 1 at 9.00
WHERE: Thermi campus
COST: 12,5 euros
DEADLINE: March 5
Click the below button for more information and to sign up for the competition.
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ELEMENTARY BOOKMARK COMPETITION - 2023
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The annual Bookmark competition is back! All Elementary students are invited to submit their handcrafted, creative designs of bookmarks and vote for their favorite ones.
The winners will be announced on World Book Day, March 2.
The prize is, of course... a book!
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Our Middle School Boy's Soccer team will participate in the Junior Aegean Tournament, which will take place at the Anatolia campus.
Friday, Feb 17
19.00 Pinewood - Anatolia
Saturday, Feb 18
13.00 German School - Pinewood
Sunday, Feb 19
12.30 Vassiliadis - Pinewood
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Our High School Boy's Basketball Team will participate in the ACS Athens International Basketball Tournament (Feb 17-19). The team is under the direction of our basketball coach and professional basketball player Mr. Konstantinos Kakaroudis.
Friday, Feb 17
11.00 ACS Athens - Pinewood
Saturday, Feb 18
9.30 AIS Bucharest - Pinewood
12.30 ACS Cobham - Pinewood
Sunday, Feb 19
10.30 Final
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Elementary Student Council Initiatives - February
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FEB 14 - Valentine's Initiative |
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Congratulations to the following students for their college acceptances:
Agustina Walker Castro for her acceptance to the American University of Brussels and the American University of Paris
Christina Sakali for her acceptance to
Elmhurst University with a scholarship of $22,000
George Giannakitsidis for his acceptance to East London University
Vasileios Nikolaou for his acceptance to Kingston University
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ELEMENTARY
Feb 14: Valentine's day Initiative
Feb 15: Elementary trip to National Orchestra
Feb 16: Kindness Day ESC
Feb 16: Creative Costume Contest (Carnival)
Feb 17: Professional Development Day
(no school)
Feb 27: Clean Monday (no school)
Mar 2: Bookmark Competition Winners
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SECONDARY
Feb 14: Valentine's day Initiative
Feb 17: Professional Development Day (no school)
Feb 17-18: Junior Aegean Tournament and International Basketball Tournament
Feb 20-24: Entrepreneurship Week
Feb 22: Career Day
Feb 27: Clean Monday (no school)
March 3: NHS Ceremony
March 10: End of Term 2
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