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EUROPE DAY 2012

We've met on line even this year. link to the videoconference Cooming Soon We also practiced to dance some dances of the others countries. here you can see our performances

Scottish perform an Italian dance : Tarantella Siciliana Italian perform a Polish dance: Polonez Polish perform a Greek dance: Sirtaki Grecian perform a Spanish dance: Flamenco Spanish perform a Scottish dance: Reel

This year the preparations for the "big" day started some days earlier. Our students were waiting eagerly to meet with our friends once more. So, on the 9th of May we gathered at the amphitheatre of our school to take part in the netmeeting. First we presented a theatrical happening of the seizure of Europe from Zeus who was tranformed into a vicius taurus (hard time for Europe...).
 * GREECE **

Then, five dancers wearing the traditional costumes of each partner-country made some maypole dancing. Spanish Italian Scottish Polish Greek All the children wanted to talk about themselves and Europe. And finally, this is our passionate flamengo! Our students really loved it!!! media type="custom" key="18442504" width="190" height="190"

SPAIN These are some activities we did last week, Europe's week. Pupils of secondary helped younger students to colour some Greeks tradictional customes.



1st and 2nd of Primary coloured a nice cutout related on Italy. 3rd and 4th of Primary copied and coloured traditional polish costumes.

And finally, 5th and 6th of Primary made a collage with the traditional scottish costume. The 9th of May, students flied some kites fulled of poems and read some words and sentences about Europe The last performance... the scottish dance!! the reel!! media type="custom" key="17951694"

POLAND Traditional Cretan dance performed by Polish students media type="custom" key="17970824"

ITALY

During the Comenius week our students work on several topic related to Europe and childrend's right <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">mothers prepared cakes and sweets





<span style="color: #ff3d00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Students made some kites and glue on them their thoughts about Europe <span style="color: #ff3d00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">students of 3^ D <span style="color: #ff3d00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Discussed about Children Right and made some drawing



<span style="color: #ff4f00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">and after the videoconference all together on the playground singing the Anthem of Europe and dancing the Polish dance: Polonese media type="custom" key="18422396"

Scotland We had fun on Europe Day. We had practiced our Italian Dance, the Tarantella. The senior class, Primary 7, learned it first with the help of their teacher, Ms O'Connor, and they taught it to the other senior class, P7/6 and then both classes taught Primary 4 and 4/5. We practiced the day before Europe day and then after the video conference we went outside into the playground and danced together.

When we got back upstairs we had a surprise, we had food from the countries of our partner schools to try, yummy! Some of the things we had to eat were:

From Italy we had **salami, sundried tomatoes, breadsticks with tomato dip, Italian cheese,** **olives**, **peperoni**

From Spain we had **manchego cheese, serano ham, tortilla, griddled peppers**

From Poland we had, **Polish pate, sausage, cabbage, chocolate, biscuits**

From Greece we had **Feta cheese with olives, honey, nougat, hummus,**

and much more!

Here is the video of the dance. We decorated the playground with Italian flags! It was cold outside but it was at least dry!! media type="custom" key="18684256"

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