Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

We wish You happy, quiet and exceptional Christmas! We wish You great travel, new interesting information from the world, exciting adventures throughout next year.
Wera and Polish Comenius Team

European Christmas tree

  We have prepared baubles ourselves!!

And our wonderful 
Christmas tree!

 

They are beautiful! 

 

Bye,

Wera  :-)

Christmas baubles :-)

  :-)

 Students of Primary School no 1 are preparing Christmas baubles for our 

X-mas tree.

Before X-mas in our school

 Students of class 6B are making Christmas cards.

 We have sent the cards our Comenius partners.

A short article about our project in a local newspaper.

This picture was made in Turkey.

The World Television Day for Children

Today is  the World Television Day for Children. What are the names of the most famous  fairy tales for children in  your country?

 In Poland the most popular

fairy tales for children are:

• "Reksio"
• "Bolek i Lolek"
• "Kot Filemon" (The Filemon Cat)
• "Miś Uszatek" (The Uszatek -Teddy Bear )

Greets! :-)
 bye Wera 

Next poster

Look at that poster!

Poster

Painted poster by Katarzyna Karwowska of 3D ( She's very talented girl, isn't she? )

Photoposters

Photo poster by Team of 6A (Natalia Strojna, Justyna Szarnecka, Weronika Skibniewska, Paulina Kiluk, Klaudia Koniecko).

Wild Meadows

Year 2012 is the year of the Biebrza Wild Meadows Park. Wild meadows, it is characteristic of the Biebrza spaces with wet meadows, bogs, where live most importantly protected species.
Currently Biebrza National Park leased to various entities around 10 thousand hectares of meadows are mowed, the meadows do not apply any fertilizer , they shall not be plowed, not harvested for animal feed or hay. Biebrza marshes are the largest swampy area moor in Poland. Biebrza National Park has an area of over 59 thousand   hectares. In 2013, the park will celebrate its 20th anniversary.

by Dawid ;D


 

INTERVIEW

Interview with teachers from our school who were in Turkey



Wera:  Good morning. Can I have an interview with you, please? I have some questions about your trip to Turkey.
The first question is: How long have you travelled to Turkey?
Teacher 1: It was a very long journey. We set off at 5 a.m. and changed planes in Antalya in Turkey. We arrived at the hotel at 2 or 3 a.m. We were exhausted.
Teacher 2: We have travelled almost 24 hours!
Teacher 3: We have travelled 22 hours to Gazipasa in Turkey.

Wera: Can you name some places in Turkey, where you've been? Maybe have you got your favourite one?
Teacher 1: We visited Dim Cave-a cave where we admired stalactites and stalagmites. I loved an aquarium in Antalya. I saw many unique fish.
Teacher 2: My favourite places: caves, Castle of Alanya and Antalya Aquarium.
Teacher 3: Antalya Aquarium, Dim Cave, Dim River, Red Tower in Alanya, Castle of Alanya, Minicity in Antalya, Museum of Alanya, Aspendos Theatre, ancient city Selius.

Wera: What kind of memory can you share with us?
Teacher 1:
Teacher 2:  Amazing Turkish landscapes!
Teacher 3: Water in the sea is very salt, sea turtles are beautiful, beaches are excellent, Turkey is a beautiful country and people are very hospitable.

Wera: What can you say about Turkish culture? Is it different from Polish?
Teacher 1:
Teacher 2: Yes, it's different.
Teacher 3: Turkish culture is different from Polish. People love Ataturk. He was their political leader and all Turkish people love him very much. His photos and pictures are everywhere. In every place people drink Turkish tea. It is very delicious. I like it.

Wera: Which situation surprised you the most? ( in a culture, tradition)
Teacher 1:
Teacher 2: There is a high column with four big loudspeakers on every mosques. The men prays (it's a very specific kind of music) every morning (at 5 o'clock!) 
Teacher 3: Every day five times a day you can hear loud voice from mosque in all town/city because people can pray five times a day, if they want.

Wera: What kind of food is the most popular in Turkey? Have you tried some traditional food?
Teacher 1:
Teacher 2:  Turkish people drink very strong tea. One of  desserts is baklava. It's made either with pistachio or walnut. Delicious!
Teacher 3: The most popular is chicken, fish (trout) and kebab. I have tried all kinds of traditional food. Turkish people prepare very delicious meals. Their sweets are very sweet.

Wera: Do you think, will you come back to Turkey one day?
Teacher 1:
Teacher 2:  I wish . . .
Teacher 3: I hope I will go to Turkey once again. I have some close friends in this country.

Wera:  What have you brought from Turkey?
Teacher 1:
Teacher 2:  A lot of memories:)
Teacher 3: I have brought many photos, Turkish halva, some sweets and magnets with beautiful views.

Wera: Did you enjoy your trip?
Teacher 1:
Teacher 2: Yes. It was really interesting experience.
Teacher 3: I really enjoyed our trip. It was tiring but excellent.

Thanks for your answers. Have a nice day.

Bye.

Wera

 :-)

Polish Comenius Team with Education Manager in Gazipasa region.

Our meeting. Photos:

The photo-poster team!

We meet every Monday.

The girls are making puzzles.

They are preparing Christmas decorations. They' re shy.

21 November - International Day of Kindness and Greetings

Today is the International Day of Kindness and Greetings. Therefore, I greet you warmly!
Ps. Do you think that these days are missing in the world of kindness? Do you agree with that? Write in comments. :-))

Greets,
Wera

You can look at Portuguese blog

Link below:
Portuguese blog

Turkey is beautiful

Turkish yellow cab :-)

Cactus is a casual plant in Turkey.

Tea is really good

in Turkey.

Mmm... It' s really delicious!

Comenius corner in partner

school in Gazipasa, Turkey.

 

Turkey is nice and has got very interesting culture. 

Geetings to the Turks!!

Comenius Team in Turkish press

Teachers were in Turkish press during the visit in Turkey.

Comenius LUSTES 2012-2014 LOGO

We had a vote to choose the best logo for our project and we (every Comenius team from each partner school) chose this one above. In our opinion it is the best. It is made by Portuguese students' team under the supervision of Carlos. Congratulations Carlos! :-)

 

 

Useful phrases in Italy

In Italian:

1.Hi/Hello: Buna/Salut // Ciao

2.Good morning: Buna dimineata // Buon giorno

3.Good afternoon: Buna ziua // Buon pomeriggio

4.Good evening: Buna seara //

5.Good night: Noapte buna // Buona sera

6.What is your name?: Cum te cheama? // Come ti chiami?

7.My name is...: Ma cheama... // Il mio nome è...

8.Nice to meet you.: Ma bucur sa te cunosc // Piacere di conoscerti

9.How are you?: Ce mai faci? //come va?

10.I am fine: Sunt bine // Io sto bene

11.Thank you: Multumesc // Grazie

12.See you!: Pe curand! //  ci si vede!

13.Goodbye!: La rivedere//  arrivederci

14.Ok.: Bine // Bene

15.Yes: Da // Si

16.No: Nu // No

17.Have a nice // Stammi bene real! Pofta buna! Davvero!

Pe curand!

Useful phrases in Poland

Cześć! Jak się masz?

In Polish:

1.Cześć: Hi/ Hello

2.Dzień dobry: Good morning

3.Dzień dobry: Good afternoon

4.Dobry wieczór: Good evening

5.Dobranoc:Good night

6.Jak masz na imię?:What is your name?

7.Nazywam się …: My name is...

8.Miło Cię poznać.: Nice to meet you.

9.Jak się masz?: How are you?

10.Dobrze.: I am fine.

11.Dziękuję: Thank you.

12.Do zobaczenia: See you!

13.Do widzenia: Goodbye!

14.W porządku: Ok.

15.Tak:Yes

16.Nie:No

17.Smacznego: Bon appetit!

Well, do you like Polish language?

16 November - International Day of Tolerance

Today is International Day of Tolerance. Are you tolerant? Do you think that your country is tolerant? Write in comments! We want to know this.

:-))

Wera

Useful phrases in Turkey

Günaydın, everyone! 

 In Turkish: 

1.Merhaba: Hi-Hello

2.Günaydın: Good morning

3.Tünaydın: Good afternoon

4.İyi akşamlar: Good evening

5.İyi geceler: Good night

6.Adın ne?: What is your name?

7.Benim adım...: My name is...

8.Tanıştığımıza memnun oldum: Nice to meet you.

9.Nasılsın: How are you?

10.İyiyim: I am fine

11.Teşekkür ederim: Thank you

12.Görüşürüz: See you!

13.Hoşçakal: Goodbye!

14.Tamam: Ok.

15.Evet:Yes

16.Hayır: No

17.Afiyet olsun: Bon appetit!

Useful phrases in Romania

In Romanian:

1.Hi-Hello: Buna/Salut

2.Good morning: Buna dimineata

3.Good afternoon: Buna ziua

4.Good evening: Buna seara

5.Good night: Noapte buna

6.What is your name?: Cum te cheama?

7.My name is...: Ma cheama...

8.Nice to meet you.: Ma bucur sa te cunosc

9.How are you?: Ce mai faci?

10.I am fine: Sunt bine

11.Thank you: Multumesc

12.See you!: Pe curand!

13.Good bye!: La revedere!

14.Ok.: Bine

15.Yes: Da

16.No: Nu

17.Have a nice meal!: Pofta buna!

Look at that!

This is a short movie about caretta caretta - Sea Turtle. This is an endangered animal in Turkey and we can see how to help them to survive.
You must see that!
Caretta caretta - Sea Turtle

Dawid: About me :-D

Hi. I'm Dawid. I am 14 years old. My hobby is superbike and terraristic. I like kick-boxing and playing footbal. This year I'm in the project Comenius LUSTES. On Comenius we study on the computers. We speak in English and talk about culture from over the world. I really like project Comenius. It's very interesting.

Useful phrases in Hungary

Szia! Look at that!

In Hungarian:

1. Hi, Hello:  Szia!

2. Good morning: Jó reggelt !

3.Good afternoon!: Jó napot!

4. Good evening!: Jó estét!

5. Good night!:  Jó éjszakát!

6. What's your name? : Mi a neved?

7. My name is: A nevem ......

8. Nice to meet you: Örülök, hogy találkoztunk.

9. How are you?: Hogy vagy?

10. I'm fine, thanks.:Köszönöm, jól.

11. Thanks: Köszönöm.

12. See you: Viszlát!

13. Good bye: Viszlát!

14. OK: Jól van.

15. Yes: Igen

16. NO: Nem

17. Bon appetit: Jó étvágyat!

What do you think about that?

Useful phrases in Cyprus and Portugal

Hello, these are useful phrases in Cyprus and in Portugal:

In Cyprus (Greek language): 

1. Geia sou: Hi-Hello 
2. Kalimera: Good morning 
3. Kalo Apogevma: Good afternoon 
4. Kalispera: Good evening 
5. Kalinyhta: Good night 
6. Pos se lene? : What is your name 
7. Me lene  …: My name is... 
8. Hero poly: Nice to meet you. 
9. Pos ise?: How are you? 
10. Ime kala.: I am fine 
11. Efharistw: Thank you 
12. Ta leme: See you! 
13. Geia sou: Good bye! 
14. Entaksi: Ok. 
15. Ne: Yes 
16. Ohi: No.
17.  Kali oreksi: Bon appetit!

and...

In Portuguese:

1. Olá: Hi-Hello

2.Bom dia: Good morning

3.Boa tarde: Good afternoon

5.Boa noite: Good evening or Good night

6. Como se chama?: What is your name?

7. O meu nome é: My name is...

8.Prazer em conhecer: Nice to meet you.

9.Como está?: How are you?

10.Estou bem: I am fine

11.Obrigado: Thank you

12.Vemo-nos: See you!

13.Adeus: Good bye!

14.Tudo bem: Ok.

15.Sim: Yes

16.Não: No

17.Bom apetite: Bon appetit!

Note: In the number 4, here in Portugal, we don´t have

 good evening and good night, we have only good night,

 because it is the same.

Is it simply for you?

30 October - International Day of Skirt

Today is International Day of Skirt. Girls! Do you like wearing skirts? What do think about this? Write in comments.
Wera

Our school :-)

In our school students do a newsletter on the wall. Of course, the teachers always help us :-) Our school (A team schools civic in Grajewo) is divided into primary school (full name: Primary School no 1 of Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński in Grajewo) and middle school (full Polish name: Publiczne Gimnazjum nr 1 im. Polskiego Czerwonego Krzyża w Grajewie). In our primary school are six yearbooks, in middle school are three yearbooks. Sometimes both schools have got the same teachers. Both schools have got the same yard, a playground and a school canteen. Our canteen is very modern.

Pictures (part2)

This is a newsletter on the wall in elementary school. (information)

This is a newsletter on the wall in elementary school (pictures made by our pupils).

This is a newsletter on the wall in middle school.

Newsletter in our school (part1)

Wera: About me :-)

My name' s Weronika, but I like, when my friends call me Wera. I' m fourteen. I live in Grajewo, in Poland. I live in a big house with my familie. We' ve got two dogs: Aza and Tola; and my younger sister has got fish.
I' ve got braun, long hair. I usually wear jeans. I love fruits. Orange, green and purple are my favourite corours.
I like swimming (I' m training for seven years) and I like reading books, listening to music (I love escpeccialy old polish rock music group.) I like maths, physic, art and Engish, too. I ' m learning English language, because I want to travel often in the future. Why English? I think, that it' s easy to learn and nice. I'm in Comenius LUSTES 2012-2014 project.
by Wera

The first words

Hello!
This is a blog dedicated to the project "Comenius Let Us Save The Endangered Species (LUSTES)" 2012-2014 in our school - Zespół Szkół Miejskich nr 1 in Grajewo, Poland. We will describe what we do in the classroom and at meetings about  Comenius. To make more interesting our blog, we will also add photos and videos, when we prepare them. We will be very happy if you visit our blog very often and add nice comments. Of course, if you want to suggest to us any ideas, tell us about them.
Wera :-)