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

OCTOBER IN PORTUGAL / OUTUBRO EM PORTUGAL

October was a busy month for us! Wow, besides the Comenius meeting preparation, we had the School's 34th anniversary, Halloween celebration and starting the rehearsal for the Christmas show!
The 7th grader are all very excited to host the foreign students. Parents were informed and not long after we had the 15 host families we needed. Comenius projects are usual at our school, but not for 12 year-olds so they were very happy to be included. Everyday someone comes up to me and asks me: «Do you already know who's staying with me?». They are all eager to meet these new friends, to show them their school, their homes, their city... and to work together too!
At the moment families are answering the questionnaires (common to all partner schools) that later will be studied by the pupils and results discussed in the January meeting.

Teacher Carla Seabra Gaspar

Colégio Campo de Flores - Portugal

Outubro foi um mês muito ocupado para nós! Para além da preparação do próximo encontro Comenius, comemorámos o  34º aniversário do colégio, celebrámos o dia das bruxas e iniciámos os ensaios para a festa de Natal! Os 7ºs anos estão excitadísimos com a ideia de receber alunos estrangeiros. Os encarregados de educação foram informados e não demorou muto até termos as 15 famílias de acolhimento que necessitamos. Os projectos Comenius já não são novidade no colégio, mas normalmente não costumas participar tão cedo, pois isso os alunos de 7º ano ficaram felizes por ser incluídos. Todos os dias alguém me pergunta: «Já sabe quem é que vai ficar comigo?». Estão todos ansiosos por conhecer estes novos amigos, mostrar-lhes a sua escola, os seus lares, a cidade... e para trabalhar também!
Neste momento, as famílias estão a responder aos questionários (comuns a todas as escolas parceiras) que mais tarde serão analisados e discutidos os resultados na reunião de Janeiro.

Profª Carla Seabra Gaspar

Colégio Campo de Flores - Portugal

Tintin au tribunal

L'interdiction de "Tintin au Congo" plaidée devant un tribunal belge

Un ressortissant congolais et le Conseil Représentatif des Associations Noires (CRAN), une association française, ont plaidé lundi devant un tribunal belge l'interdiction de "Tintin au Congo", porteuse selon eux de clichés racistes et offensants à l'égard des Africains.

 

Comenius October in Poland

October in Poland

In Poland we had a very busy October. Our teacher returned from the visit in Italy. The teacher told us what the visits to schools are planned and how our stays will be in different countries. At the end she gave us Italian sweets.

Of course, we were taught new words, which would make our communication easy. We were working hard on various posters and mascots. I think some are very funny…

Everyone wonders who is going to leave and to which country. Some want to go to Portugal, and others to Italy or France. Everyone is learning new phrases and expressions at home so that we can ask where something is located, etc. We are all very excited.

All classes at our school had one lesson on the processing of organic materials recycling.

Comenius member class 5B:
Joanna Nowak

Październik w Polsce

W Polsce mieliśmy bardzo pracowity październik. Nasza nauczycielka wróciła z wizyty we Włoszech. Pani opowiedziała nam jakie są plany wyjazdów i jak będzie wyglądał nasz pobyt w różnych krajach. Na koniec poczęstowała nas włoskimi słodyczami.

Oczywiście uczyliśmy się nowych słów, które ułatwiłyby nam komunikację.

Intensywnie pracowaliśmy nad różnymi plakatami i maskotkami. Myślę, że niektóre będą bardzo zabawne….

Każdy zastanawia się czy wyjedzie i do jakiego kraju. Niektórzy chcą pojechać do Portugalii, inni do Włoch czy Francji każdy uczy się w domu nowe zwroty i wyrażenia, dzięki którym będziemy mogli zapytać, gdzie coś się znajduje, itp. Wszyscy jesteśmy bardzo podekscytowani.

Również wszystkie klasy w naszej szkole miały jedną ekologiczną lekcję o przetwarzaniu surowców wtórnych.

Comenius klasa 5b:
Joanna Nowak

NEWS FROM FRANCE, OCTOBER 2010/ Des nouvelles de France, Octobre 2010...

Here is what we did in October 2010 for the Comenius project :
- to symbolize the beginning of the Comenius project, we planted a tree (a Liquidambar or sweet gum tree) on 18th October 2010, in the school playground, with the help of the NFO.
- in order to realize a medieval garden, we ploughed the ground, then we will put some fences before planting different things.
- we started working on the creation of solar cars and becoming acquainted with making videos.

LET’S PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT !!! LET’S SAVE WATER !!!

Voici ce que nous avons fait au mois d'octobre 2010 pour le projet Comenius :
- pour symboliser le démarrage du projet Comenius, nous avons planté un arbre (un liquidambar) le 18 octobre 2010 dans la cour du collège avec la participation de l'ONF.
- pour réaliser un jardin médiéval, nous avons retourné la terre et l'avons labouré, puis nous installerons des clôtures avant de faire différentes plantations.
- nous avons commencé à travailler sur la réalisation des voitures solaires ainsi que sur le montage vidéo.

PRESERVONS L'ENVIRONNEMENT !!! ECONOMISONS L'EAU !!!

The start of Comenius in Poland

This is about the Polish part of Comenius project Let E Be!...

We've started a new school year with a great excitement since we got to know about the approval of our project by the National Agency in Warsaw in June 2010.
We established a group of 5 teachers to work on the project and what's the most important, two Comenius groups of 15 students each aged 11 and 12.
The aim of the teachers' meetings is to coopearate over project tasks. The students meet weekly in order to accomplish the project activities regarding the common plan of Let E Be!
The first work in September 2010 was on the project logo and questions of waste segregation. There were some great logos done in pairs or in groups of three. We chose the one of three 12-year-old girls from 6D grade. It shows four children holding bulbs up. It presents common European involvement into protection of the world. We took it to the teachers' visit in Italy in October. We are very glad that a lot of teachers liked it much!
We're sending our congrats to Portuguese students whose logo has been chosen to be the Let E Be! logo!
This is the beginning of the project work. Students are studying environmental words and preparing to the next tasks which seem very interesting! They are full of eagerness as they see the aim of their work. Moreover they are looking foreward to hearing and seeing from European friends.
Best wishes on your work!

The Polish coordinator of Let E Be!
Monika Soltysiak
Primary school no12 in Elblag

To jest o polskiej wersji projektu Niech E Będzie!...

Rozpoczęliśmy nowy rok z wielką ekscytacją odkąd dowiedzieliśmy się o akceptacji projektu przez narodową Agencję w Warszawie w czerwcu 2010r.
Powołaliśmy grupę 5 nauczycieli do pracy nad projektem i co ważniejsze dwie grupy 15 uczniów każda w wieku 11-12 lat. Celem grupy nauczycieli jest współpraca nad zadaniami projektu. Uczniowie spotykają się cotygodniowo aby wypełnić zadania według planu projektu Niech E Będzie!
Pierwszą pracą projektu było opracowanie logo i pytań o segregację odpadów. Były wspaniałe loga wykonane przez ucznów w parach i grupach. Wybraliśmy logo trzech dunastoletnich uczennic z klasy 6D. Pokazuje ono czterech uczniów trzymających w górze żarówki. Prezentuje wspólne Europejskie zaangażowanie w ochronę Ziemi. Zbraliśmy je na pierwsze spotkanie nauczycieli projketu we Włoszech w październiku. Jesteśmy zadowoleni, gdyż podobało się wielu nauczycielom.
Ślemy gratulacje do portugalskich uczniów, których logo zostało wybrane na logo projektu Niech E Będzie!
To początek naszej pracy. Uczniowie uczą się słowek o środowisku i przygotowują do następnych zadań, które wydają się ciekawe. Są pełni zapału, gdyż widzą cel swojej pracy. Co więcej z niecierpliwościa czekają na informacje oraz, by zobaczyć się z europejskimi przyjaciółmi.
Najlepsze życzenia na waszą pracę!

Polski koordynator projektu Niech E Będzie!
Monika Sołtysiak
SP 12 w Elblągu

NEWS FROM FRANCE / Des nouvelles de France...

French logos / logos français

What happened in France in September ?
We came back to school on September 2nd, 2010 and started working on the Comenius project.
First, we talked about planting the Comenius tree (symbol of our project). We met the National Forestry Office to get some advice about the planting of the tree and we had to ask for authorization from the local authorities to plant it in the schoolyard. We will probably plant a maple tree, on the 18th of October (ideal date for planting), with the help of the N.F.O..
Then, we wrote a questionnaire on recycling with Year 9 classes and brought it to Italy to create a common questionnaire.
Finally, we organized a Comenius logo contest. 9 pupils draw logos and the whole school voted for their favourite. The winner of the contest was Claire Ardoin (Y9), the 2nd was Valentin Moine-Picard (Y9) and the 3rd was Morgane Gautheron (Y8). Congratulations to them !!! The winning logo was taken to Italy at the beginning of October for the final vote but the logo that was finally selected was the one from Portugal.
Each month you will find here more information about the project so please visit us again in November…

Que s’est-il passé en France en septembre?
De retour au collège le 2 septembre 2010, nous avons commencé à travailler sur le projet Comenius.
D’abord, nous avons parlé de la plantation de l’arbre Comenius (symbole de notre projet). Nous avons rencontré l’Office National des Forêts pour obtenir des conseils concernant la plantation et nous avons dû demander l’autorisation des autorités locales pour planter l’arbre dans la cour. Nous planterons probablement un érable, le 18 octobre 2010 (date idéale), avec l’aide de l’O.N.F..
Puis, nous avons rédigé un questionnaire sur le recyclage avec les 4èmes et l’avons emporté en Italie pour créer un questionnaire commun.
Enfin, nous avons organisé un concours de logo Comenius. 9 élèves ont proposé leur logo et tout le collège a voté pour leur préféré. La gagnante du concours est Claire Ardoin (4ème), le 2nd est Valentin Moine-Picard (4ème) et la 3ème est Morgane Gautheron (5ème). Félicitations à eux !!! Le logo gagnant a été emporté en Italie début Octobre pour le vote final mais le logo qui a été finalement sélectionné est celui du Portugal.
Chaque mois, vous trouverez ici plus d’informations sur le projet alors revenez nous voir en novembre …

NEWS FROM PORTUGAL! NOTÍCIAS DE PORTUGAL!

 A new school year has just begun and we have already done so much!

The faces of our students show enthusiasm and joy whenever they have the chance to contribute to our Comenius Project.

Students from the 7^th grade (12-13 year-olds) built a questionnaire about the environmental awareness at home. They put a lot of effort and creativity into it.

The 6^th graders ( 11-12 year-olds) planted two trees: a holmoak and a medlar. They were so happy to do this. It was an incredible and unforgettable experience for them!

A class of students from the 9^th grade (14-15 year-olds) was asked to draw a logo for our project. The outcome was so amazing we had a really hard time choosing which pictures to take to the meeting in Italy…

Thanks to all the students for never letting us down and making this experience worth while. Also many thanks to all the teachers involved at our school Colégio Campo de Flores.

Congratulations to our student Rita Pereira and Arts teacher Lina Vieira for the winning logo!

That’s all for now! We are already planning our big host in January J

Portuguese coordinator: Carla Seabra Gaspar

Ainda mal começou um novo ano escolar e já fizemos tanto!

Entusiasmo e alegria espelham nas caras dos nossos alunos sempre que lhes é dada a oportunidade de contribuir para o projecto Comenius.

Os alunos do 7º ano (12-13 anos) construíram um questionário acerca da consciência e práticas ambientais em casa. Despositaram muito empenho e criatividade nesta tarefa!

Os alunos do 6º ano ( 11-12 anos) plantaram duas árvores:uma azinheira e uma nespereira. Estavam tão felizes por poder faze-lo. Foi uma experiência incrível que nunca esquecerão!

Foi pedido a uma turma do 9º ano (14-15 anos) que desenhasse uma proposta de logótipo para o nosso projecto. Os resultados foram tão surpreendentes que foi difícil escolher quais levar para a reunião na Itália…

Um grande agradecimento aos nossos alunos por nunca nos deiludirem e fazerem toda esta experiência valer a pena. Um obrigado também a todos os professores colaboradores do nosso colégio.

Parabéns à aluna Rita Pereira e professor Lina Vieira pelo logotipo vencedor!

Por agora é tudo! Temos de nos preparar para a grande recepção em Janeiro.J

Coordenadora de Portugal: Carla Seabra Gaspar

Opening of our blog

Hi !
This is a first message to open our blog...
You will find here regular updates on our work in each country.
So, Let E Be !!!!
stephanie, France