The last visit in France

The visit in May

We spent a marvelous Comenius week in the Alps region. La Motte and the French are great. Thank you for the kindness and hospitality. The Comenius group had a lot of activities to do the project work and to rest actively.

The great idea was the eco fashion show where the students presented dresses made of the waste. What amazing ideas they had!

After the Portuguese visit

... ah the Portuguese memories. We had a great time near the ocean and so friendly companies.
    THANK YOU.

We prepared nice eco bags and instuments. The best time was during the concert of the Let E Be songs and playing our eco instruments. It was fun!

... and we loved the food, fish salads and the pastelles.
with sweet greetings from Poland

Busy busy !

France is very busy preparing everything for the final meeting next week.

We created costumes out of "waste", we filled in the questionnaires again to compare the evolution and we prepared a calendar.
And above all, we are making sure that everything will be ready to host our friends.
We are very happy to welcome them here and show them the beauty of our region.
See you !

Hi everyone !

First, we wish you all a Happy New Year and all the best for 2012.
We are very busy here in France !
At the moment, we are working very hard on the making of the shopping bags and on the leaflet about reducing our waste. We hope we will be ready for 5th March.
We are also starting to prepare everything for the final meeting here in France in May and are really willing to do our best to create beautiful costumes for the fashion show!
We are looking forward to seeing you all again.
See you soon,
The French team

Bonjour à tous !

Tout d’abord, nous vous souhaitons à tous une bonne année et que celle-ci vous apporte tout ce que vous souhaitez pour 2012.
Nous sommes très occupés ici, en France !
En ce moment, nous travaillons très dur à la réalisation des sacs de courses et du dépliant sur la réduction des déchets. Nous espérons que tout sera prêt pour le 5 mars.
Nous commençons aussi à tout préparer pour la dernière rencontre en France, en mai et nous avons vraiment l’intention de faire de notre mieux pour créer de somptueux costumes pour le défilé de mode !
Nous avons hâte de vous revoir.
A bientôt,
L’équipe française

ALMOST READY TO WELCOME OUR COMENIUS FRIENDS!

Here in Portugal students and teachers involved in the project are working hard to host our dear Comenius partners.
Host families are being arranged, instruments made, shopping bags created and ... the programme is still TOP SECRET, but we're trying really hard to provide a GREAT week!

  

What do you think of what you see?

We still have to apply the questionnaires again.

See you on March 5th!

November in Polish school

In November we discussed the project work which we need to do. One we had to do in this month was to create the lirics to The Beatels song”Let it be”. Each of us wrote one part in Polish and English. Later we sang very loudly. It was very nice! The task for teachers was to choose five students who would go to visit the school in Portugal. We talked about segregation rubbish in Poland, which of materials can be recycled and reused and which can't be. This month was very hard but we know the next months will be harder too. As we have to make instruments and bags.

by Gosia Babraj and Natalia Stradowska- Grzeszczuk

Let E Be!

When I walked along some street
I saw something not very clean
A can of cola empty,
not in a bin
We have to save our Earth, I thought
Prevent it from pollution
Come with me my friend
Make it clean
Make it clean
Let it Be
Make it clean
Let it Be
Whisper words we all know
Let E Be!

The French visit to Poland / La visite des Français en Pologne

We went to Elblag from the 3rd to the 7th of October 2011.
We flew from Lyon to Gdansk via Munich.
We met our friends at the school and we went to their house.

On the first day:
Morning:
We sang our national anthem and we explained our works (Powerpoint, puzzle and poster).
At four, we went to a barbecue in the forest, we listened to music and we played all together.

On the second day:
Morning:
We took the bus for the school of ecology in Piaski.
We walked to the Baltic sea to collect shells and other things from the shore. It was windy !!
We analysed the sea water and the river water.
At six in the evening, we went to the stadium in Elblag to see a handball match.

On the third day :
Morning:
We visited the castle of Malbrok. We bought souvenirs.
We went in our family, after we ate in a restaurant.

On the last day:
We went to Gdansk.
We flew from Gdansk to Lyon, via Munich.
The trip back was very sad !!!!!!

Written by Amarande, Doriane, Charlotte, Laura and Claire.

Nous sommes allés à Elblag du 3 au 7 octobre 2011.
Nous avons pris l'avion de Lyon à Gdansk, via Munich.
Nous avons rencontré nos amis à l'école puis nous sommes allés chez eux.

Premier jour
Le matin, nous avons chanté notre hymne national et nous avons expliqué nos travaux (Powerpoint, puzzle et poster).
A 16h, nous sommes allés à un barbecue dans la forêt, nous avons écouté de la musique et nous avons joué tous ensemble.

Deuxième jour:
Le matin, nous avons pris le bus pour l'école d'écologie à Piaski. Nous nous sommes baladés près de la mer Baltique pour ramasser des coquillages et d'autres choses. Il y avait beaucoup de vent !!!
Nous avons analysé l'eau de la mer et l'eau de la rivière.
A 18h, nous sommes allés au stade d'Elblag pour voir un match de handball.

Troisième jour
Le matin, nous avons visité le château de Malbrok. Nous avons acheté des souvenirs. Nous sommes rentrés dans nos familles puis nous avons mangé au restaurant.

Dernier jour
Nous sommes allés à Gdansk. Nous avons pris l'avion de Gdansk à Lyon, via Munich. Le voyage-retour était très triste !!!!!!

Ecrit par Amarande, Doriane, Charlotte, Laura et Claire.

MEETING IN POLAND / REUNIÃO NA POLÓNIA

How very fast this week went by...

On the 3rd of October Poland greeted our five Portuguese students and three teachers with a surprising sunny day!

The week was so rich of so many wonderful activities: visiting the school, the surroundings, the church of Elblag, old town, the Baltic Sea, the school of ecology, the handball game, the Castle in Malbork, the barbecue in the park, the city of Gdansk... We had a lovely time!!!

Our students begged us to let them stay for a few more days :)

On the 7th of October we head back to Portugal. We were tired but very pleased!

Our thanks go out to all the Polish teachers, specialy to Monika, and to the Polish students and the families that hosted our Portuguese students. This was without a doubt a GREAT week!

THANK YOU ALL. Hope to see you in Portugal :)

Esta semana passou tão depressa...

No dia 3 de outubro a Polónia acolheu os nossos cinco alunos e três professoras num dia solarengo!

A semana foi muito rica em atividades desafiantes: começando com a visita à escola, aos arredores, à igreja de Elblag, «old town», o Mar Báltico, a escola de ecologia, a ida ao jogo de andebol, o castelo de Malbork, o churrasco com famílias, professores e alunos no parque, a cidade de Gdansk... Foram dias fantásticos!!!

Os nossos alunos até nos pediram para os lá deixar ficar :)

No dia 7 de Outubro regressamos a Portugal. Estávamos cansados mas muito satisfeitos!

O nosso agradecimento a todos os professores polacos, em especial à profª Monika, e aos alunos polacos e suas famílias que acolheram os nossos cinco alunos. Foi, sem dúvida, uma excelente semana!

OBRIGADO A TODOS. Esperamos voltar a ver-vos em Portugal :)

Realizacja projektu pt. Let E Be!- Niech E Będzie! rozpoczęła się we wrześniu 2010r. W projekcie uczestniczą szkoły
La Mottes Collège du Vallon Des Mottes we Francji,
Instituto Comprensivo Franceschi w Trezzano Sul Naviglio Milano we Włoszech,
Caparica Colégio Campo de Flores w Portugalii
Szkoła Podstawowa nr 12 im. Michała Kajki w Elblągu.
Celem głównym projektu jest podniesienie świadomości zagrożeń środowiska naturalnego oraz poziomu zachowań proekologicznych w społeczności szkolnej i miejskiej. Zadania projektu skupiają się wokół ekologicznych dni, tj. Tydzień Recyklingu- I 2011, Dzień Ochrony Energii V 2011, Dzień Wody X 2011, Dzień Recyclingu III 2012 i Środowiska Naturalnego VI 2012. Zadania wynikające z realizacji projektu łączą wiedzę z dziedzin przyrodniczej, językowej i informatyki. Uczniowie mają na celu opracować różnorodne zadania ekologiczne w języku angielskim przy użyciu narzędzi technologii informatycznej.

W dniach 3-7.X.2011 w SP 12 odbyła się trzecia wizyta szkół partnerskich. Zadania skupiały się na tematyce ochrony wód. Uczniowie przedstawiali dekalog wody, prezentacje nt.wody pitnej oraz wspólnie układali wykonane przez siebie puzzle nt.obiegu wody w przyrodzie. Trzeciego dnia uczestniczyli w zajęciach z ekosystemu basenu Morza Bałtyckiego oraz badali czystość wód zalewu i miejscowych rzek. Szkoły partnerskie zwiedziły Elbląg i okolice.
Był to również czas wspólnej zabawy i śpiewu przy ognisku w Bazantarnii oraz nawiązania europejskich przyjaźni.

The Comenius visit In Poland 3rd-7th October 2011-10-13

The groups arrived at the Walesa air port in Gdansk in the afternoon. When we got to Elblag the host families waited for us near the school. We went to the families for the first Polish supper. We could feel friendly atmosphere meeting the whole families at home.
On Tuesday we went to school at 9am. to visit the whole school. We could meet other students at breaks. We had a group presentation- we sang anthems and talked about ourselves. After the break we presented the posters with Decalogue of water and Power points of tap water. We made a common Decalogue of all the laws and we got to know that the best water is in France, Italy and Portugal. Now we know how to save water. After that we played making puzzles of the water cycle. It was a kind of competition which was awarded the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes. At 1pm. We ate the first Polish lunch and later we played games outside and saw rollerskating of the sports class. From 4 to 6pm we had a bonfire meeting in Bazantarnia forest. It was fantastic. We ate sausages and played basketball. We also sang different songs and Mateusz played the guitar. It was a great Day!
On Wednesday we went to the school of ecology in Piaski. It’s by the Baltic sea. We went to the seaside to analyze water. We also study the River water. Later it was the the of fun outsider. In the afternoon we went to see a handball match of Super league Elblag Start. It was a great fun. In the evening we visited Elblag.
On Thursday morning we went to Malbork to visit the Castle and learn the history of the place. We bought a lot of souvenirs of amber- the sea jewellery. They are beautiful! In the afternoon we had a summary of the visit for the Project blog. The teachers prepared the next visit in Portugal.

News of the trip to Italy / Des nouvelles du voyage en Italie

On 16th May, we left La Motte d’Aveillans at 8 a.m. and we arrived in Italy at about 3 p.m. where some families were waiting for us. We went to the school to meet the other correspondents and some teachers involved in the project. Then, we joined our respective families.
From Tuesday to Friday, we started each day by observing a lesson.
On Tuesday 17th May, both Italian schools met to watch the different countries’ spots. In the afternoon, all the students and teachers from the project went to visit Milan. It’s a splendid city. In the evening, the students gathered to eat a BBQ. It was a great party !
Wednesday 18th May : we joined the other students at the Centenario Parc where we painted the bridge, made birds’ huts, gathered dead leaves and painted blocks. We ate in the park, then the Italians showed us their solar oven. After that, we participated in “mini Olympics”, that is we did a race, our feet attached to our correspondent’s or we had to dress in a pareo and a funny hat in a record time. The students went home at 3.30 p.m.
On Thursday 19th May, the race between the solar cars took place. Between “re-sticking” and repairs, the race was ok. The Portuguese car was unfortunately damaged by the trip. The Polish car won the race and so won the prize of the fastest car. Our car won a prize for the car the most representative of its country and another one for the most ecological. On this last evening, a big meal was organized, sharing specialities from every country. This was a last unforgettable evening around “games” J We bid farewell to the Polish who could not come back on Friday.
On Friday 20th May, the farewells were more than difficult… L We went to a museum with the Portuguese and in Milan to find small souvenirs.

Le lundi 16 Mai, nous sommes partis de la Motte d'Aveillans à 8h et nous sommes arrivés en Italie vers 15h où certaines familles nous attendaient. Nous avons été au collège pour rencontrer les autres correspondants et certains professeurs participant au projet pour après rejoindre nos familles respectives.
Du mardi au vendredi, nous commencions notre journée par une heure de cours.
Le mardi 17 Mai, les deux collèges se sont retrouvés afin de visionner les spots des différents pays. L'après-midi, tous les élèves et les professeurs du projet sont allés visiter Milan. C'est une magnifique ville. Le soir, les élèves se sont tous rejoints pour manger un barbecue. C'était une soirée géniale !!!
Le mercredi 18 Mai . La deuxième heure nous avons rejoint les autres élèves au parc CENTENARIO où nous avons repeint le pont, fabriqué des cabanes pour oiseaux, ramassé les feuilles mortes, et fait de la peinture sur plots. Nous avons mangé dans le parc puis les Italiens nous ont présenté leur four solaire. Après, nous avons participé à des « mini olympics » qui consistaient à faire des courses en s'attachant les pieds avec son correspondant ou de devoir s'habiller le plus vite possible avec un paréo et une charlotte. Les élèves ont rejoint leurs familles vers 15h30.
Le Jeudi 19 Mai, la course de voitures solaires a eu lieu. Entre recollage et réparations, la course s'est « bien » déroulée. La voiture portugaise n'a malheureusement pas tenu le voyage.
La voiture polonaise a remporté la course et a donc gagné le prix de la vitesse.
La voiture portugaise a, elle, eut le prix de la plus malchanceuse et la plus originale.
Notre voiture a gagné le prix de la plus représentative du pays et de la plus écologique.
Ce dernier soir, un grand repas avec les spécialités de chaque pays a été servi. C'était une dernière soirée inoubliable autour de « jeux » :) ! Nous avons fait nos adieux aux polonais qui ne sont pas revenus le lendemain.
Le vendredi 20 Mai, les adieux ont été plus que durs … :(. La journée s'est passé dans un musée, accompagné des portugais ou dans Milan afin de trouver des petits souvenirs.
Written by Morgane and Mathilde. / Ecrit par Morgane et Mathilde.

WE MISS YOU ITALY!

What follows is a testimony of one of the portuguese students that went to Italy. Here she shares her thoughts and feelings about that one week.

 

«When we arrived in Italy we were so very thrilled to meet the school and Italian students. As soon as we got there we had a wonderful pizza!

We did many amazing things during that week; we visited Milan, we had a welcome dinner, we went to the Centenario Park where we had many funny activities, where we could also enjoy the company of our friends and at night we saw the stars!

We absolutely LOVED this SUPER WONDERFUL week, except for the part of saying goodbye, when we shared many tears and sadness.

We love Italy, it's in our hearts and we will never forget it.»

By Beatriz Gouveia

This is what the Polish Comenius group have been working on since several weeks. The car we are to bring to Italy is built with waste parts of plastic, wood, rubber and the solar panels. It presents a kind of Polish famous mark of Fiat 125. It is a really small mark but very useful as it can park near everywhere. And as the sentence says "Small is beautiful"!

see you on the car race in Italy

Oto nad czym polska grupa Comenius pracowała od kilku tygodni. Samochód , który mamy przywieźć do włoch zbudowany jest z częsci odpadów plastyku, drewna, gumy i paneli słonecznych. Prezentuje polską znaną markę samochodu Fita 125.że zaparkować prawie wszedzie. A jak mówi znane zdanie "Małe jest piękne"!

do zobaczenia na wyścigu samochodów we Włoszech

PORTUGUESE PLANS - OS PLANOS PORTUGUESES

Here you can see the five Portuguese students going to Italy.

Every Tuesday afternoon, after school we gather to work on our project.
Our ideas are becoming alive... but we can't tell you more, it's a surprise!

Four of these students hosted Italian students in our last meeting and they their friends a lot!
They're counting the days until take off...

Aqui estão os nossos cinco alunos que viajarão para Itália.
Todas as terças à tarde, depois das aulas, juntamo-nos para trabalhar no projeto.
As nossas ideias estão a ganhar vida, mas é segredo!
Quatro destes alunos já haviam recebido estudantes italianos e estão cheios de saudades dos seus amigos.
Contamos os dias até à nossa partida!

News from France : January-February / Des nouvelles de France : Janvier-Février

In January, we worked on car construction (body of the car, motorization, decoration).
We worked on solar cells and we chose some of them.
For the body of the car, we used paper paste.
We put the engine in a tin and we decorated it with polystyrene.
Pupils from the Comenius project worked for the T.V spot : « we worked on the script, dialogues, videos scenes and the scenario ».

En Janvier, nous avons étudié la construction de la voiture (carrosserie, motorisation, décoration).
Nous avons étudié les cellules solaires et nous en avons choisi certaines.
Pour la coque, nous avons utilisé de la pâte à papier.
Nous avons logé le moteur dans une boîte de conserve et nous l'avons décorée avec du polystyrène.
Des élèves de Comenius ont travaillé sur le spot télé : « nous avons travaillé sur les scripts, les dialogues, les scènes vidéos et le scénario ».

Written by the "Comenius boys" (Y8)/ Ecrit par les garçons du club Comenius (5ème)

SINCE YOU'RE GONE...

Since the French, Polish and Italian teachers and students left us we've founded the «Comenius Club». So now every Wednesday afternoon a group of students gather to work on the activities to the next meeting, in Italy.
The two drawings to paint in the pavement were already selected: a blue flower and the Italian flag represented with animals (SEE BELOW). These pictures were created by Carolina Adame - Congratulations!

The next step is the formal choice of students going to Italy!
Then we have to put all of our great ideas into practise: making of a tv spot and building a solar car!
One thing is for sure: IDEAS, WILL and EXCITEMENT are more than enough!

Teachers' diary

This week, from 17th to 21st January 2011, Poland, Italy and France met in Portugal for their first Comenius meeting with students.

The aims of the meeting were to :
- share and compare the questionnaires’ results on a Powerpoint presentation
- show the photos of the Comenius tree plantation
- present the mascots
- exhibit the posters about recycling

Each student was hosted by a very friendly Portuguese family, thus discovering their way of life and practising their English. At first, the students were nervous but they quickly adapted to these new circumstances (lessons, playground, meals…) and also made new friends.

The Comenius group visited the school first and also the surroundings. Teachers attended lessons (English, French, technology, 5-year olds). All the people involved (parents, students, teachers and principals) took part in a warm welcome dinner on Tuesday in the canteen. The Portuguese principal introduced the aim of the project and the purpose of the visit to the families.

This was the first step for the students to discover the meaning of being European citizens, open to a sustainable and cooperative lifestyle. It also opened the teachers’ minds to a different way of teaching, planning, organization in general and different teacher-student relationships.

Finally, we prepared for the next meeting in Italy in May 2011.

To be continued…

STUDENTS' DIARY OF THE COMENIUS WEEK IN PORTUGAL

Monday - on Monday we met our friends at the airport. We were very happy . J

  Tuesday – We were at school with our friends. In the afternoon we went to visit Belém. We ate “pasteis de Belém” and they were very good.

When we came back from the visit we went to the welcome dinner in the school canteen and it was very funny.

 Wednesday – We went to school to watch our friends’ lessons and watched their work presentations. Then we made a common powerpoint presentation about the results of the questionnary.

Thursday – We went to auditorium for work on the presentation.

Friday – The students from other countries went home. We were sad to say goodbye.

Other comments:
«We were happy and nervous because we were looking forward to meeting new people». - group of students
«We loved the visit to Belém, to the Monastery and sitting by the river.» - group of students
«I liked the school very much. I liked everything but mostly the school bar!» - Kuba
«I liked the airplane. Liked meeting new friends and I loved Portugal. I liked this school because it is very big and beautiful. I liked Lisbon and my host family.» - Federico D.
«I like my new friend, he's very nice.» - André
« I liked the dinner at school because I met many people.» - Clementine
«I liked eating in the school canteen with my new friends.» - Anaelle

Still in October...

There was a special time at the beginning of the month when younger students planted trees near the school. It is the every year action "The tree grows with me". The trees are the gift of the local forest company and for the paper collected last year. One of the tree was a special coniferous one planted in front of the school. It was called Comenius tree and grows near the direction signs of the 4 Comenius partner schools.

And back to December...

The Comenius students took part in special lessons of building solar cars in the local University. It was the time of learning how the sun energy moves electrical objects, such as cars. This was the good beginning of work over solar cars to bring to suuny Italy in May.

Wciąż w październiku....

Na początku miesiaca był szczególny czas, gdy młodsi uczniowie sadzili drzewka obok szkoły. To jest coroczna akcja "Ze mną rośnie drzewko". Drzewka są darem miejscowego przedsiębiorstwa leśnego za zebraną makulaturę w zeszłym roku. Jednym z drzewek było iglaste posadzone przed szkoła. Nazwane zostało drzewko Comeniusa a rośnie blisko kierunkowskazu 4 partnerskich szkół programu Comenius.

A wracając do grudnia...

Uczniowie z grupy Comenius uczestniczyli w specjalnych zajęciach budowy samochodów słonecznych w miejscowej Wyższej Szkole Zawodowej. Był to czas nauki jak energia słoneczna porusza obiekty, tj. samochody. To był dobry początek pracy nad samochodami na energię, aby przywieźć do słonecznej Italii.

Comenius in Poland

News from France : November 2010 / Des nouvelles de France : Novembre 2010

We translated the questionnaire and we dealt it to all the pupils in the school. The pupils filled them in and gave them back to the members of our club to be analysed. We began the researches about recycling and waste (reuse – recycle – reduce) and about renewable energies. Aim of the researches : create a poster and a Powerpoint about recycling, realisation of a TV spot (renewable energies). On the 30th November, we inaugurated our tree, the symbol of our project ! This was the first time our mascot appeared in an official event!!!

Traduction, mise en page et distribution du questionnaire par les éco délégués.
Les questionnaires ont ensuite été récupérés par les éco-délégués et ont été remis aux membres du club comenius pour analyse.
Début des recherches sur le recyclage et les déchets ( réutiliser – recycler – réduire ).
Début des recherches sur les énergies renouvelables.
But des recherches : créer un poster et un diaporama ( recyclage ), réalisation d'un spot TV ( énergies renouvelables ) .
30 novembre : Inauguration de l'arbre, symbole du projet. Première apparition de notre mascotte à un événement officiel !!!

November In Poland

Uh .... it was very exciting for us in November!
First of all: a fifteen-people- group went to the University in our town-Elblag. The professor explained us what parts must the car contain to be able to move. The boys showed great understanding of concepts such as: motor differential. Then we did small car models with the Lego rods in order to develop the shape of the real futur one. The rest of the students who were in the school calculate the informatio of segregation of waste surveys, which conducted in our school. Our teacher discussed our environmental problems, and they what renewable energy means. We also voted and chose the best mascot made by students with waste.
W all hope that December will also be as interesting as November.

Comenius member
Joanna Nowak
Kl. Vb

Listopad w Polsce

Uh…. Bardzo emocjonujący był dla nas listopad!
W grupie piętnastoosobowej udaliśmy się na Politechnikę, w naszym mieście- Elblągu. Pan tłumaczył nam jakie części musi zawierać samochód, aby mógł jeździć. Chłopcy wykazali się dużą znajomością pojęć na przykład: silniczek różnicowy. Zbudowaliśmy z klocków ‘’Lego” małe modele samochodów, aby opracować kształt oryginału. Reszta osób, które zostały w szkole obliczały ankiety dotyczące segregacji odpadów, które zostały przeprowadzone w naszej szkole. Z naszą nauczycielką omawialiśmy problemy środowiska i tłumaczyliśmy co to znaczy energia odnawialna.
Została też wybrana najlepsza maskotka zrobiona z odpadów.
Wszyscy mamy nadzieje, że grudzień również będzie tak ciekawy jak listopad.

Uczestnik Comeniusa
Joanna Nowak
Kl. Vb