People will enjoy visiting Lousã, a small town in the centre of Portugal

 

Lousã is a small town situated in the centre of Portugal in a very beautiful mountainous region. The fauna and flora are very diverse; one can find pine trees, acacias and eucalyptus. There are many types of birds, trouts and veals. Trevim is the highest point in Lousã mountain range (1200 m ).

Up in the mountains there are some schist villages.
There are more than 19.000 inhabitants in Lousã.
People who like nature will certainly enjoy visiting this region.

Cristiana, Rui and Sara, class B, 9^th grade, Escola Básica nº2 da Lousã, Portugal

AN INTERVIEW : SPEDING MY SUMMER HOLIDAYS IN VALENCIA.

We are with Gema and we're going to ask her some questions:

P : -Where did you go on holiday?
G : -I went to Valencia.
P : -Who did you with?
G : -I went with family.
P : -When did you go?
G : -I went in June.
P : -What did you eat?
G : -I ate paella.
P : -What did you see?
G : -I saw ''The Fallas''.
P: -How did you travel?
G : -I travelled by train.

We ended the interview with Gema.

Written by Gema.

AN INTERVIEW :SPEDING MY SUMMER HOLIDAYS VALENCIA.

"Medieval Tournament"

"The Graphic Ocean"

This is an interview to Nazaret one of the Spanish pupils.She is eleven years old,and he loves going on holidays.
P.- Where did you go?
N.-I went to Valencia.
P.-Who did you go with?
N.-I went with my family.
P.-When did you go?
N.-I went in summer,in July.
P.-What did you eat?
N.-I ate paella. It is made of rize, prawns, mussels, and vegetables. It´s delicious!
P.-What did you see?
N.-I saw the "Graphic Ocean". It is a place where you can see a lot of sea animals like penguins, seals, whales, sharps... in the five continents. And I saw Medieval Markets near the beach.
P. - How did you travel?
N. - I travelled by car.
P. - Do you recomend to go to Valencia?
N. - Yes, of course. Because It is a city very beautiful. It´s got it´s own language "Valenciano".

Thanks Nazaret by answering this questions.

AN INTERVIEW : MY SUMMER HOLIDAYS IN VALENCIA

Well we are with Marcos that we will ask you questions about your vacation :
P.- Where did you you go in holiday ?
M.- I went to Valencia (Spain)
P.- Who did you go with ?
M.- I went with my family
P.- What did you eat ?
M.- Eat "Paella"
P.- How you traveled ?
M.- I travel by car
Just for today Bye !


Written by Marcos

AN INTERVIEW: SPEDING MY SUMMER HOLIDAYS IN BENIDORM.

This is an interview to Ana, one of the spanish pupils. She is ten years old, and she loves going
on holidays.

P. Where did you go on holiday?
D.I went to Benidorm.
P. When did you go with?
D. I went with my family.
P. When did you go?
D. I went in summer.
P. What did you eat?
D. I ate Aban rice.
P. What did you see?
D. I saw "The fallas"
P. How did you travel?
D. I travelled by card.

Written by Ana.

Our school, our timetable, the schoolyear and the educational system in Portugal

Our names are Diogo and Leonardo. We are 15. We attend Escola Básica nº 2 da Lousã in the Center of Portugal. Lousã is a small town in a beautiful mountainous region.
In Portugal children go to kindergarten at the age of 3. When they are 6 they start Primary school. The second cycle begins at the age of 10 and the third at the age of 12. There are 9 years of compulsory education in Portugal but until 2015 measures will be taken, so that compulsory education will last for 12 years.
Students start Secondary Education at the age of 15/16. It lasts for 3 years. Then students will have their final exams to go to University. Students can also attend Professional Courses when they are 14 years old.
The school year starts in September and the 1st term ends before Christmas. At Christmas and Easter we have 2 weeks holidays.The 2nd term ends before Easter, there is a 3 days break at Carnival. The school year finishes at the end of June.
Our lessons start at 8:30, we usually have lunch at 13:35 at the school canteen or at home. In the afternoon we finish lessons at 16:25.Some students attend extra lessons till 17:15. Others attend different clubs. There are several clubs at our school: sports, Maths, Music / Rock, Cooking and Theater.
We like our school. The Library in very cosy. There is also a gymnasium, a cafeteria and a canteen.

AN INTERVIEW: SPENDING MY SUMMER HOLIDAYS IN CIUDADA REAL

This is an interview to Daniela , one of the spanish pupils. She is eleven years old, and she loves going on holidays.
P.Where did you go on holiday?
D. I went to Ciudad Real.
P.Who did you with?
D.I went with my family.
P.When did you go?
D.I went summer.
P. What did you see?
D.I saw the main square.
P. What did you eat?
D.I ate "migas". It's a typical food made of bread.
Thanks Daniela.We say goodbye to Daniela and show you one of her plotos.

Written by Daniela.

AN INTERVIEW: SPENDING MY SUMMER HOLIDAYS IN BENIDORM

This is an interview to Marina, one of the spanish puplis. She is ten years old, and she loves goin on holidays.

P: Where did you go on holaday?

M: I went to Gandía.P: Who did you go with?M: I went with my famili.P: When did you go?M: I went in summer.P: What did you eat?M: I ate stew.

P: What did you see?
M: I saw the main square
P: How did you travel?
M: I traveled by car.

Written by Marina.

AN INTERVIEW: SPENDING MY SUMMER HOLIDAYS IN BARCELONA

This is an interview to Saúl, one of the spanish pupils. He is eleven years old, and he loves going on holidays.

P. - Where did you go?
S. - I went to Barcelona.
P. - Who did you go with?
S. - I went with my family.
P. - When did you go?
S. - I went in summer, in august.
P. - What did you eat?
S. - I ate "butifarra", It is a kind of sausage. It´s delicious.
P. - What did you see?
S. - I saw the "Camp Nou". It is the stadium of the Barcelona football club. And I saw the Cathedral  called "Sagrada Familia" (The Holy Family).
P. - How did you travel?
S. - I traveled by car.
P. - Do you recomend to go to Barcelona?
S. - Yes, Of course. It is a beautiful city. Ant it is very big.

Thanks, Saúl. We say goodbye to Saúl and show you some of his photos.

Written by Saúl.

Healthy Food

HEALTHY FOOD

by Eduarda, Class D, 9th Grade, EB nº2 da Lousã Portugal

  

Enjoy your meal, be healthy, be happy!

Climate of Hungary

Hungary is in the Central Europe in the Carpathion Basin.

Our country is in the temperate zone and has a continental climate.

This means that the weather is quite easily predictable.

The weather is rather changeable in spring. It often rains but sometimes it’s

quite warm and sunny. The temperature is usually between

12-20°C.

Summer is usually hot and dry. Sometimes there are

big storms with thunder and lightning or even hail.

The early autumn is usually quite warm but later it is rather cold and rainy.    

It is usually rather cold but some winters are quite mild with no snow. It’s often foggy and the roads are slippery.

By Ágnes Péter

Gödöllő

The Grassalkovich castle is Gödöllő has the largest floor area of any baroque castle in Hungary. In 1867 when Franz Josef I. was crowed King of Hungary, the City of Budapest placed the castle at the disposal of the royal couple as a coronation present. The castle in Gödöllő became Queen Elisabeth’s ( Sissi’s) favourite residence.

By Ágnes Péter

Pécs 2010 - European capital of culture

Pécs, the Borderless City this is the title of the application material with which the centre of the South Transdanubian Region in Hungary won the title of European Capital of Culture for the year 2010.

The heritage of 2000 years: traces of the ancient city from the Roman Age, the Early Christian Necropolis from the 4th century,which has been declared a world heritage site by UNESCO, the first Hungarian university, the inner city of the Middle Age surrounded by a wall, the Turkish mosques, the cathedral with its related buildings, the Zsolnay Quarter, the Museum Quarter a cultural variegation of Eurpean history.

Pécs hosts numerous festivals and other cultural events year after year, which characterizes the traditionally vivid intellectual life of the city.

In 2010 Pécs, the seat of Baranya County in South Western Hungary celebrated as European Capital of Culture, presenting its genuine treasures to the world: the cultural heritage of the city as well as its aptitude for innovation.

By Ágnes Péter

Fruit in schools

We adhere to the Community program "Fruit in schools", aiming to increase consumption of fruit and vegetables by children and implement initiatives that support more healthy eating habits and a more balanced nutrition, at the stage where we are developing our eating habits.

The first snow in our country

Today has appeared the first snow  in our country. 

Light, soft white has settled on the streets, rooftops, everywhere giving a magical touch to the landscape

Robotics

Autos im Naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht
Wir bauten in dem Nawi - Unterricht Autos. Ich war in einer tollen Gruppe mit Max und Furkan. Wir bauten mit Lego ähnlichen Bauteilen coole Autos. Wir haben sie getestet, alle fuhren und Yvonnes war auch ganz schön. Und Hasans Auto konnte man sogar aufklappen. Wir wollen beim nächsten Mal ein Autorennen machen. Ich glaube, es wird Spaß machen.

Cars in scienze
We built in the Nawi (science)- Lessons cars. I was in a great group with Max and Furkan. We built with Lego-like components cool cars. We have tested them all and the car from Yvonne (a girl) was also quite nice. The car from Hasan we could open. Next time we want to make a car race. I think it will be funny.
Emin, class 5b

IT´S CARNIVAL IN EL TOBOSO

On the 21st of Janury, citizens of El Toboso celebrate carnival!
The Carnival in El Toboso is the fisth Carnival in the province of Toledo.
Citizens celebrate this party in honour to Saint Sabeastian. This is the most awaited party by teenagers, children and young people, becasue they dress up, and in the evening they celebrate a funcy dress party.
In the rest of Spain, Carnaval is 40 days before Easter, so this year is in March.
Carnival is celebrated at school too, and we dress up.

These are some of our costumes.

And this is a video we recorded to show the costumes of the 4th class, the national football team and the scarecrows, in 4th and 3rd class.

WEATHER IN POLAND

In Poland spring is usually warm, but it often rains. The temperature is between 6 to 25 degrees. It's usually colder in the north-east and in the mountains than in the other parts of Poland. Sometimes spring is very wet and it rains a lot. Last May and June there were terrible floods in many regions of Poland.

Summer in Poland is usually hot and sunny but sometimes it rains and it's stormy. The temperature is between 18-37 degrees. It's usually colder in the mountains than in the other parts of our country. Sometimes it's wet in the summer. Last summer there were floods in Poland because it rained a lot.

In Poland autumn is usually cold and wet but often it's warm and the Sun is shining. The temperature is between 4-20 degrees (in September). In November it's sometimes cold and snowy and the temperature in below zero, but it sometimes it's quite warm in November.

Winter in Poland is usually cold with a lot of snow, but sometimes it's wet and rainy. the temperature is between 3 - -20 degrees. It's usually colder in the mountains than in the lowlands. Many people go to the mountains to go siing and snowboarding there.

Zuzanna K., class 5b, SP 9 Dzierżoniów, Poland

SAINT ANTON, THE SAINT OF THE ANIMALS

On the 17th of January citizens of Spain celebrate Saint Anton.
This is a party in honor to all the animals.
So, children and people take their pets to the church and the Priest bless them.

At night, Spanish citizens make big fires in honour to the Saint.












Escrito por Sandra, Claudia y Saúl, from Spain.

PETS AT SCHOOL IN SPAIN

"Placing companion animals in school curricula encourages the moral, spiritual and personal development of each child, bringing social benefits to the school community and enhancing opportunities for learning in various areas of the school curriculum" Rio declaration of the International association of Human Animal Interaction, Rio de Janeiro, 12 September 2001.

The use of pets at school has got a lot of benefits for children, teachers and the school community. These are some of them:

For children:
- motivate them to learn and think.
- improve their relationships.
- encorage a respect and reverence for life.
- foster a sense of responsability in pupils.

For techers:
- reducing stress and improving self-esteem because pets produce a calming effect on pupils.

For the school community:
- encourage the involvement of parents and the wider community in school activity.






Pupils in 6th class has got a pet. Its name is Bigotes. It is a hamster. They take care of it with a lot of love.


This is what they write about Bigotes:

Our hamster is white, grey, black and brown.
Her eyes are black.
She's got small ears.
She is very funny.
She's got  a long moustache and She can run very fast. She sleeps a lot, every morning.


We love Bigotes!

* Moustache = Bigotes