Student Newsletter

Issue 24 - 20th August 2010

Dear Students,

The past few weeks have been very busy at Spinnaker College. We have news of recent student trips to London and Brighton, as well as a review of Portsmouth’s nightlife. There is also a useful article on how to save money when shopping for food – a brilliant way to make your student budget stretch further!

We love to hear from you, so don’t forget to tell your teacher if you have something to contribute, or some great photos.

The Editorial Team

Student Events Coming Up…

Football with Chris - Every Tuesday

Students of the Month

Congratulations to this month’s students of the month – Maria Jesus from Spain and Abd Alaziz from Saudi Arabia. Well done both of you.

I went to Arundel Castle and I went inside. It's incredible and I saw the private Chapel, the Drawing Room and the Picture Gallery. It's wonderful. Then I saw the gold cabinet and the marshall room, followed by the library, which has 10,000 books! After that I went outside and took a picture of me with a small horse - I don't like horses, because it bit me! Next I went to the lake and I took a picture of me with a swan. It's beautiful. Then I rowed a boat in the lake. It was fantastic. After that I went to the train station at 5:30. Before that I went to an art exhibition for drawings, paintings and pictures. I arrived at Portsmouth at 6:30. It was rainy but it was no problem for me because I had a rain coat. I think I have tried to write a good essay!

Brighton Gay Pride Day   
By Sara from Spain

My friends and me were in Brighton last Saturday, We were there because on Saturday was gay pride day. We went at 11:30 am by train. The train was full, there were a lot of people. They were drinking, eating and some people were dressed up. When we arrived we bought flags. Then we walked around the city. The city was decorated with a lot of flags (small, big), balloons, posters...In a big park there was music, big screens with slogans about gay people, different attractions, some shops with food, drink, clothes,  an information office, and a rock concert.On the street you could buy things to dress up in and in the afternoon there was a march with drag queens, gays, lesbians and heterosexual people, all dressing up.It´s very funny and for me this was a nice experience because I learned to live with different people.

London Trip     
By Angel from Spain

I wait to come back soon.

Top Tips to Save Money Food Shopping By Joanna from the Marketing Team

Food shopping is one of the most important (and sometimes painful) parts of a 'money-is-tight’ student life. Still, all supermarkets put a lot of effort in finding the best ways to get us into overspending money! They use various techniques like: playing good songs  in the background or displaying magazines and sweets  on the most exposed shelves etc.

The cost of food is going up and as a student you should know how to save some extra cash. Here are my tips:

1) Do a shopping list and always stick to it!

2),Before you go shopping check: www.mysupermarket.co.uk  which shows all the latest offers in the most well-known supermarkets in the UK: Tesco, Asda, Sainsburys and Ocado (Waitrose). You can easily browse all the products, compare the prices and choose the cheaper options.

3)The frequently bought and expensive things tend to be on your eye level. So have a look at the lower shelves.

Finally, make sure you are not hungry while shopping, as then we tend to buy more.

Good luck!

Going out in Portsmouth
By Sergio from Italy

After a hard week of studying, what’s better than a night out to let yourself go and relieve the stress? Last Saturday I went with some friends to the Lord Palmerston, in Southsea and we had a great time. The place is huge and very busy, the type of place you want to go to if you want to make new friends! You can either have a drink (like all J D Weatherspoon places, drinks here are very cheap) and mingle with other Portsmouth students, or, if you are the party type, you can get crazy on the dance floor listening to the DJ putting on techno, house and 90s music, or – why choose? – you can do both! It’s also good because you meet a lot of young English  people so you get the chance to talk and hear the English they speak on the street. And that’s something they don’t teach you at Spinnaker College!

‘What’s On in Portsmouth’  20th August- 3rd September

Mamma Mia Party – Saturday 21st Augustt

Big Screen, Guildhall Square
1pm-5pm
FREE

A fun-filled afternoon with Abba karaoke, the Mamma Mia film, fancy dress and a disco.

Pompey Beer Festival – 20-21st August

Guildhall Square
Friday 20th 6:30pm-11:30pm
Saturday 21st 11:30am-4pm, 6:30pm -11:30pm
£10 ticket

The Pompey Beer Festival is back with two days of fantastic entertainment, live music and over 120 real ales and ciders.

Paranormal Investigation – 21st August

Groundlings Theatre, The Old Beneficial School
9pm-5am

Stay overnight in the most haunted building in Portsmouth.
For more information telephone 07540365936

Fratton Park, Rodney Road
KO 3pm

Contact ticket office for availability and prices- 0844 847 1898.
From £20.

Portsmouth’s Old Town Guilded Walk – 22nd August