Today the Greek pupils enjoyed listening to the Polish Christmas carols Mrs Monica uploaded. They were very curious about them and listened to them really carefully. What a difficult language to pronounce!
Today the Greek pupils enjoyed listening to the Polish Christmas carols Mrs Monica uploaded. They were very curious about them and listened to them really carefully. What a difficult language to pronounce!
I’m very happy to announce that the project ‘Sing and Write Christmas‘ class ST’ worked on last year recieved not one, but TWO AWARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yippee!
The project was awarded the QUALITY LABEL
and the EUROPEAN QUALITY LABEL.
Only 33 Primary Schools in Greece (among which is our school- hurray!) were awarded the EUROPEAN QUALITY LABEL this year. Click here to visit the announcement on the eTwinning website.
Class ST’ worked really hard so they dererve the best!
CONGRATULATIONS!
Two weeks ago we received a surprise packet from our Polish friends! It was a box full of gingerbread cookies, a traditional Christmas recipe.
They were beautifully decorated and delicious!
Class E’ tasted them and absolutely loved them!
Thank you, friends! You’re excellent cooks!
Within the framework of the cultural project that’s been held in our school entitled ‘Adopting Platanos Folk Art Museum’, Class ST’ designed a museum leaflet in English, so that when a foreing tourist visits it, they can read some basic information regarding the museum. The pupils wrote the text about the history of the museum and the exhibits, they made a museum interior map, they wrote all the practical information a tourist might need and made drawings of the area and the museum’s interior. It was a wonderful group work!
Please, click on the photo to flip through the leaflet.
Today it was the day that class E’ presented the eTwinning project, called Sing & Write Christmas, to their parents and classmates.
This past week classes D’ and E’ (2nd Primary School of Akrata) have been writing letters to their pen pals from St Edwards Primary School, England, as a reply to the letters they recieved before Christmas.
They have also prepared beautifully drawn envelopes with lovely surprises in them, such as postcards, drawings, photos and football stickers.
Class E’ wanted to write their letters on the computers and here is a photo of them at work….
………… and when finished!
As the eTwinning project SING AND WRITE CHRISTMAS (15 schools from 13 countries) came to an end, let us see how the pupils of class E’ worked on the project from October to December 2012:
1. They learned the countries’ and nationalities’ names in English
2. They spotted where each partner country is on the map of Europe.
3. They draw flags and the project’s title and created a special board in class.
4. They presented themselves, talked about our town and school with a text they wrote. You can read their presentation and the other partners’ presentations here.
5. They presented our school with a power point presentation (click on the photo).
6. They made 14 Christmas cards, one for every country and send them by post.
7. Then, Argyroula, Anna and Nickolas announced the project on eWriters.
8. They recorded the wish ‘Καλά Χριστούγεννα’ for their Europeand friends to listen on a VOKI. Here it is:
9. They recorded the Greek Christmas Carols on Video. All European carols turned into an online songbook (click on the photo to flip through it).
10. They exchanged written messages in English with their partners on the Twinspace.
11. They met online their Polish friends and talked about Christmas in Poland and Greece through Skype based on questions they had prepared. It was the best experience, as they said and asked to repeat it!
12. Then ,they published an article about their outcomes and overall experience of their skype session on eWriters. Here is a posting that miss Monica, the Polish teacher, wrote about our meeting on her blog.
13. And of course, they read and listened to a lot of English through the wonderful presentations of customs or videos that our partners prepared. Click on the following link to read about some countries’ CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS.
The day that they opened the cards they recieved was really special. Each one searched for their card (it was tricky to find out which country it was from, just looking at the stamp!), then presented it in class and pinned it on the project’s notice board.
Overall it was a wonderful project, during which the pupils used English to communicate with people from other countries in written or while speaking, learned a lot about many European countries , their schools and their Christmas traditions and they experienced how technology can bring people together.
I can only say WELL DONE, class E’! You worked really hard and you created an excellent project!In the following wall you can stick your thoughts on our project.
Before I close this posting, I’d like to share some really wonderful news: our Polish friends from Zabor were awarded the QUALITY LABEL AWARD for their effort and quality work they put into our eTwinning project SING AND WRITE CHRISTMAS!
Congratulations friends, from the pupils and the teaching staff of our school!
You’ve earned it!
Posting Christmas cards and love was contagious before Christmas in our area!D’ & E’ classes of the 2nd Primary School of Akrata asked me to take part in a card exchange eTwinning project. What’s more, class E’ wanted to communicate with the English class they exchanged cards last year. I contacted Mrs. Kimberley, the teacher at St. Edward’s Church of England Primary School, and we were happy to have a postitive reply to engage in an eTwinning project called CHRISTMAS SURPRISE (what a wonderful name, don’t you think?). So, immediately the kids started making and writing cards!
Class E’ is writing wishes and a few words about themselves to their old friends.
Class E’ proudly poses for a photo!
It seemed like a century waiting for the replies! Due to the post office’s work load in December (you know, due to far too many letters for Santa Claus apparently) a big box arrived the day after the school closed for the holidays. So the kids had to wait a bit longer! However, on our returning to school the box was opened! And it WAS a Christmas surprise in! There were beautiful cards along with letters written on the computer for each child, chocolates AND a Christmas cracker! The kids had so much fun with it! It was the first time they saw a cracker, since it’s a British custom. Each read the letter and talked about it in class. It was a super lesson! During the break they told the other classes about it and they were sooo happy!
Class D’ is reading the letters.
A and A are pulling the cracker! Everyone is excited!
What’s in the cracker? So eager to see!
Now, they’re preparing replies for their English friends and some surprises in return, too, as a way to thank them!
Thank you St. Edward’s school! We will treasure your letters!
Class D’ kept asking me everyday for two months, if the Christmas cards from England had arrived. So, when we finally received them at the beginning of December, all the kids were thrilled!
We laid them on the floor, put some music and the fairy lights on and each one searched for the card addressed to them. And what a surprise! The cards was the one better from the other! They were pop up cards, really beautifully decorated. Most of them wrote a wish in Greek!
We had a lovely time! The kids presented and read each card to the class, then took it home to show their parents and place under their Christmas tree.
Thank you so much Norton Community Primary School!
When class D’ heard that class E’ will participate in a Christmas project, demanded that they would ,too! So, they are!
They are participating in a CHRISTMAS CARDS EXCHANGE eTwinning project, during which, they will send to and receive cards from an English School called Norton Community Primary School (click HERE to visit their website). Today they made and wrote the cards in the shape of a Christmas tree.
We all had lots of fun, and the kids were so proud of their cards!
Today class E’ learned all about their European partners’ countries, flags and nationalities.
The boys in particular were amazing!
They knew almost every flag due to football!