In a wonderful spring day we tried to capture the beauty of blossom trees by observing  them through mirrors … Our garden was covered from little pink flowers from our favorite tree “koutsoupia” and kids loved so much the setting, that they have just sat and drawn it. What a marvelous exposition!

Coming back to our classes we created another koutsoupia by stamping with cotton pieces. Spring is everywhere!

On Thursday 21rst  of March 24 pupils aged 4 to 5 went to our children’s library located near a park. To reach the library they had to walk. Then assistant, mothers and teacher read books on different subjects. Then pupils could look by themselves.
Its always a great experience to visit library with other pupils and teachers. A lot of them go regularly with their family but with friend its another experience.
On the way back to school, they spend some time playing in a ground in the park closed to our school.
They could run, play all together or rest !! they just enjoy the pleasure to be outside moving in nature and the first sun of spring !!

On 21 st March our 1st graders were looking for poetic words in the open air! It was a sunny morning full of poetry, that our students enjoyed very much!

By a warm and sunny afternoon on Friday 22th of March, 26 children aged 5 years old had their physical activities outside. They learnt all different ways to throw and catch a ball, alone or with other pupils.
They were very happy to be outside and felt more relaxed !!!

We are glad to present you our activities of the last week.
First of all, Thursday, March 21rst our kindergarten organized a methodical action in the presence of teachers who work with four years old children in some of kindergartens from our city Ploiesti.
At this action were invited and participated 30 teachers and 20 parents of children from two of our classrooms: BUTTERFLIES and STRUMFS.
Our teacher presented two methodical activities: one of them was Mathematics called, Where did fly the butterfly? and it was carried out at the our outdoor ERASMUS CORNER; the other one, was a dance called Spring waltz with the children wearing very specific suits.
Finally, the teachers prepared a power-point presentation about all outdoor activities carried out in this 2 years while we were involved in our international project.
This activity was an opportunity to disseminate our pedagogical experience presenting the types of teaching activities that can take place outdoor, in a specially designed educational space.
Secondly, on Friday March 22, we participated for the second time at the national contest Made for Europe, county level, organized by the School Inspectorate of Prahova County, in the Europa Hall of the Prahova County Council with the participation of all the schools involved in the European projects from Prahova County.
It was a new opportunity to promote our project, dear european partners. Our team has used several promotional materials: roll up, fliers, and albums with photos from the activities that took place throughout the project.
The participants were very interested in our project and remarked that we are the only kindergarten in the county that participated in this event, congratulated us for the results obtained.

On Friday 22 of March the class of 4 to 5 years old pupils prepared their mobile herbs garden. They learn how to plant seeds and all the vocabulary and verbs of gardening
Outside their classroom, in the playground of the school, children put mould in small potted pot then they made a small hold with their finger, where they put seeds of aromatic herbs such as : parsley, basil, coriander, chives, thyme… Finally they water pots and they have to wait and watch seeds growing. To recognize their pot pupils wrote their name on a small piece of wood.
Pupils were very happy and proud to plant they own pot.

To celebrate the coming of spring on 21 of March, 30 pupils aged 6 planted bulbs in our pedagogical garden. After a long dry winter the soil was very hard and it was quite difficult for them to dig but they were very pleased to work outside and plant bulbs to decorate their playground.
Meanwhile in our Erasmus corner, a group of pupils drew bulbs and different gardening tools by observing them.

On the 21st of March our teachers performed a traditional fairy tale about the cat who forgot how to say “meow”. Performance took place in the yard. There were a sad kitten who forgot how to ask for food. The kitten met farm animals on her way and they all taught the kitten how to do their voices to ask for milk. Children got knowledge, how farm animals are useful for people and what products we get from them. Finally the kitten met her mother and the kitten could say “meow” to ask for food again.

After watching performance all kindergarten barbecued sausages on the bonfire. It was first time we used our brand new fireplace bought with Erasmus+ support. Students really enjoyed outdoor activity and now we are waiting when the snow is finally melted and flowers will be blooming… Spring is finally arriving to Estonia.

A safe walk to school was always in our mind and this colorful path made us happy! Drawing circles on the pavement became a very smart way to show the safest way going to school. Mothers volunteers designed the circles and kids stepped on them.

Celebrating carnival brings always a joyful atmosphere to our school. We really enjoyed playing traditional games from different origins in the schoolyard, presenting morals and customs from various places and tasting delicious ‘tzoulamas’ a cretan speciality with rice, sugar and milk that a sweet mom cooked for al l of our students!