Project of the Month

Our TWINBLOG has been chosen as PROJECT OF THE MONTH, by the Spanish National eTwinning Support Service, on behalf of our Ministry of Education.

You'll be able to see it highlighted on their Portal for a good while!!!!

Once again, congratulations to all our etwinners!!!!! Well done!!!!!

And, thanks ever so much for your work !!!!!

National Quality Label awarded!!!!

Our Twinblog has just been awarded the Spanish Quality Label today!!!!!

The Spanish eTwinning National Support Service, from the Ministry of Education, has got in touch with me, as coordinator of the project, to let us all know that our etwinning project was worth a National Quality Label.

eTwinning Quality Labels are granted to teachers with excellent eTwinning projects. They indicate that the project has reached a certain national standard.

What are the benefits?

The Quality Label is concrete recognition to teachers and schools of the high level of their eTwinning activities. For pupils, this offers a boost to their work efforts, and for the school in general, a public affirmation of their commitment to quality and openness in European collaborative work.

Who grants the national Quality Label?

The National Support Service (NSS) in each country evaluates applications from schools for the national Quality Label.

What are the criteria?

A project has to broadly achieve excellence in the following areas: (1) Sustainability, (2) Use of ICT within the project, (3) Results and benefits, (4) Curricular integration, (5) European dimension, (6) Innovation/creativity, and (7) Overall quality.

From our virtual etwinning meeting point, I'd like to sincerely thank all of you, etwinning teachers and students, who have all worked really hard for it.

Congratulations to everybody!!!!!!

Christmas in Poland

our Christmas

Traditionally, Advent is an important season in the Polish year, with special church services, known as Roraty, being held every morning at 6am. The four Sundays of Advent are said to represent the 4,000 years of waiting for Christ.Before Advent beeswax is poured on water, and fortunes are told from the shapes which emerge.Special tasks carried out during Advent are the baking of the Christmas piernik or honey cake, and the making of Christmas decorations.

Pierniki are made in a great variety of shapes, including hearts, animals and St Nicholas figures.

Beautifully lit Christmas trees are placed in all public areas, outside churches and in homes. Traditionally the trees are decorated with shiny apples, gift walnuts, beautifully wrapped chocolate shapes and many homemade decorations and candles. On the top of the tree is a star or a glittering top piece. In many homes, sparklers are hung on the branches of the trees giving it a magical air. Sometimes the trees are left standing until February 2nd, the feast day of St Mary of the Candle of Lightning.

During Advent, the Gwiador or star carriers, used to begin wandering through the towns and villages and this would continue until Epiphany. Some of the Gwiadors sang carols, others recited verses or put on Szopi or puppet show, or herody or nativity scenes. The last two customs are developments from traditional manger scenes or Jaselka or crib.

Christmas Eve, Wigilia, is an important part of the Polish Christmas, in fact, the most important rituals are celebrated on this day.

Our Wishes for all

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

wish all

teachers and students from Poland

Wioletta from Włocławek

Hi!

I am Wioletta Krysztoforska and I live in Poland in Włocławek.
I am German teacher and I love my work.
I work in school in Choceń six years. I was two years in German and I learnt this language. I was au-pair in german-american family. I studied german in Poland in Bydgoszcz.
Now I am really happy because I have a good job and a super husband. I love traveling.
I like walking and swiming. By!

I am Karolina

My name is Karolina. I am 28 years old. I'm an English teacher I knew that I become one, since I've read ,,Ann of Green Gable". When I was 19 I went to England to work and learn the language. Actually I'm stll learning. I'm nice person. I've got of friends. I love reading, watching good films and talking with interesting people. I'm not married but I am in relationship for five years.

Hi!

Hi!
My name is Alexandra Seifert.

My name Sylwia

NAME: Sylwia

SURNAME: Pietrzak
AGE: 29
WORK AS: Polish and History teacher

ABOUT ME

Reading is my passion because of that fact I became a teacher. I decided to go to Mikołaj Kopernik University in Toruń. Although five years of reading, not always interesting books wasn't easy, I managed to pass all my exams. Since then , I've tried to show my students how great books are. Sometimes they lose with 21st century inventions like TV or computers but I found a way to deal with this problem, I use multimedia on my polish and history classes to make my lessons more interesting. I am fascinated by culture of many different European countries. I love traveling, because of that fact we, I mean my students and I, started an ,,European School Club". We meet every week and talk about traditions and customs in European countries. Sometimes we talk about diffferent religions. I am very satisfied with the fact, that my students become very tolerant and open minded people. Privatly I am a wife since 2004. My husband has got very similar interests and dreams to mine, so he forgives me the fact that I spend more time with students than with him.