We Europeans Have a Bagful of Culture to Share

Multicultural stories links (from Romania)

2010-09-29T16:33:00.003+01:00

These are the links to the Romanian Multicultural Stories Book. I uploaded each story separately.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/38406902/Romania-Story-An-amazing-journey

http://www.scribd.com/doc/38406802/Reunion-Island-Story-Captain-Tamoul-around-the-world

http://www.scribd.com/doc/38406741/Portugal-Story-A-ghost-in-Colegio-do-Sardao

http://www.scribd.com/doc/38406635/SPAIN-Story-The-bullfighter-Manuel

http://www.scribd.com/doc/38406309/Finland-Story-Looking-for-Santa-Claus

http://www.scribd.com/doc/38406261/England-Story-Cultural-dinosaur-adventure

http://www.scribd.com/doc/38406233/Turkey-Story-The-secrets-of-the-forest

COMENIUS BROCHURE - ROMANIA

2010-09-28T21:42:00.000+01:00

Romanian multicultural bag photos

2010-09-28T18:41:00.012+01:00

MULTICULTURAL GAMES BOOKLET

2010-09-10T18:44:00.005+01:00

Here you can find our multicultural games booklet. I hope you like it.

www.scribd.com/doc/37212793/Multicultural-Games-Booklet

History of Turkey

2010-08-25T09:09:00.002+01:00

Here is the presentation of history of Turkey.
https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AXaSrXkp5NipZGRqeG56azJfMmhnd3B0NnFr&hl=en_GB&authkey=CJ_lhYoG

TRADITIONAL RECIPES BOOK

2010-08-22T16:54:00.002+01:00

Here you can find the book with all our traditional recipes (I, II, III)
Dorina

TRADITIONAL SONGS BOOK

2010-08-22T16:05:00.003+01:00

Here you can find the Traditional Songs Book I made.

www.scribd.com/doc/36257365/Traditional-Songs-Book

SHORT STORIES BOOK

2010-08-22T15:53:00.002+01:00

This is the Romanian short stories book.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/36256992/Short-Stories-Book

COMENIUS PROJECT PRESENTATION

2010-08-22T14:44:00.002+01:00

Hi everyone

This is the presentation I've made for the final dissemination of the project at our school. I hope you like it.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/36256252/Prezentare-Proiect-Comenius-We-Europeans-Have-a-Bagful-of-Culture-to-Share

My Multicultural Dictionary

2010-06-30T21:04:00.001+01:00

Reyes Católicos School work

2010-06-29T20:56:00.004+01:00

Comenius Project 2008-10 Magazine

2010-06-25T18:10:00.013+01:00

Our Project

2010-06-24T14:08:00.004+01:00

Short Stories

2010-06-24T13:16:00.001+01:00

Our Intercultural Stories Book

2010-06-24T12:45:00.007+01:00

History of France

2010-05-10T17:37:00.001+01:00

Finnish short story set in Reunion Island

2010-04-28T11:48:00.002+01:00

At Reunion
The Secret Vulcano

Once upon a time there was a girl, who lived on a small French island called Reunion. The girl was called Sophia and she was 7 years old. Sophia loved adventures and volcanoes.
One day Sophia went out to the mountains with her friends. Her friends Sarah, Lisa and Rosalie loved adventures as well.
-Sophia, are you sure that the mountains are quite safe? asked Lisa, who was a little wary
- Yes, I´m absolutely sure about that, answered Sophia
And so all the girls kept on going…..
-What is that? called out Rosalie
- A secret volcano! yelled all together
- That volcano is going to be our secret hiding place, said Sophia
The girls dig a cave into the volcano. Finally it was ready.
-It looks very fine here, said Sarah
-Yes, but there are no belongings in here, added Lisa
The girls went out. Suddenly they heard a terrible rumble. The volcano was bursting out!
-Help us!!!!!! screamed all local people
- Our cave is breaking down! cried out Sophia
Next day the girls were very sad when they went to school.

Sophia lived at the mountain range of Reunion. One day Sophia went for a walk. After she had walked a little while, a thunderstorm began. Sophia was so frightened that she almost fell down from the mountain edging. A lightning hit very close to Sophia. Now she was so scared that she began to run round and round and finally went to a wrong direction. When the thunderstorm calmed down, Sophia noticed that she was far away from home. She didn´t know where she was. Sophia walked forwards. She couldn´t see anything because it was so foggy. Suddenly there was nothing under her feet and she fell down. Now she was hanging on a branch of a tree. She screamed for help but no one heard her screaming. Then a gigantic butterfly flied to the same branch with her. The butterfly asked her:
- What´s the matter?
- Please, take me home, asked Sophia, almost crying
The butterfly was very kind and helped her with pleasure. It took Sophia home. At home her parents were a little angry but at the same time they were very happy, too. Sophia learned that it is not very sensible to go for a walk all alone.

One day Sophia´s family went to the store. They had to walk because they don´t own a car. It took quite a long time but finally they arrived there.
When they came back home, they noticed that the volcano gave off smoke. It was a sign of volcanic eruption. They were walking home when their dog Petri run towards them. They run home very fast and at the same time the volcano began to rumble. The volcano started to burst out. Magma was streaming down straight to a big city of Reunion. Peoples run away from their houses. Suddenly, magma solidified. Peoples came back home very terrified. Reunion was saved! But no one knows, why magma set up.

The next day I planned to go diving. When I came to the beach, I saw a glass bottom boat.
I forgot about diving and went for a boat drive. I saw lots of different fishes and a few turtles, too. When I came back, I went to a museum of turtles. It was a very fine museum.

Portuguese short story set in Romania

2010-04-23T13:53:00.001+01:00

Once upon a time, in Porto, there lived a boy called Francisco. Francisco’s parents have got a small business in Romania. That business was a car selling. Francisco one day told his parents that he wanted to go with them to Romania. When Francisco and his parents got there, Francisco tried to taste cozonac…but he didn’t like it.
The very next day Francisco went to have a look around the city and lost himself, because he was very distracted. Finally a boy helped him and he could return to the hotel. That same boy told him about a haunted castle...
The next day he wanted to visit the castle called Dracula. His parents new that, the castle was a hunted castle; it was hunted by a vampire called Vlad Dracul.
When he heard, what his parents told him, he got scared. In Romania Francisco was in a private school. Everybody was very friendly and joyful.
One day the school invited Francisco, to visit the castle of Dracula. He was scared, but he accepted the invitation. So they left at four o’¬ clock in the afternoon.
When they arrived to the castle, they had to make groups of 3, Francisco went with Tomas and Frederico. All of them were very scared, and worried…and while they were walking in the castle, the paintings were moving and the boys were very scared, and worried that the vampire would take them.
The castle had also a kind of a park...The boys went to see and they saw someone playing Oina but they did not know who was playing. After one hour they felt that somebody was watching them. Francisco looked everywhere except the bathroom.
Tomas was distressed to go to the bathroom. He found it and he went to the bathroom. 15 minutes later and he still did not come out, Frederico and Francisco were very worried, because Tomás was not in the bathroom, and they thought that the vampire had taken him.
Then they saw a door, a very black door. They opened it and got surprised. All the class was there, but not their friend Tomas…All the class and the two boys were very worried. Two girls called Julia and Shasha, went to the bathroom, but before, they saw Tomás running near the class. He seemed to be scared…He said that the vampire took him but he couldn’t run away. Everybody was happy that he was fine and safe.
Everybody heard something coming from the corridor. It was a man who came to tell them that they have to go away, because it was late and the vampire was about to come in order to scare them. So all the class went to a restaurant to eat some Mamaliga, everybody loved it...Tomás and his friends will never forget that adventure!

A short story written by 4th B

THE HISTORY OF ROMANIA

2010-04-22T18:24:00.002+01:00

Here you can find the powerpoint presentation of the history of our country.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/30349702/PPS-ROMANIA-HYSTORY

THE IMPORTANCE OF A HEALTHY BREAKFAST

2010-04-22T17:12:00.013+01:00

Today the pupils from class 4D had a very interesting activity. Their teacher (Mrs. Scriosteanu) invited an official from the The Health Promotion Office to discuss about the importance of a healthy breakfast.
The children learned how to read and interpret the ingredients list of a product, they cooked a healthy breakfast and they wrote the recipe of an ideal combination of cereals for breakfast. After that, a team of "experts" (also pupils) analyzed the food presented by all the teams and then they made collages with types of food that can be eaten at breakfast.
At the end of the activity the children enjoyed the food they prepared.

POWERPOINT ECO WARRIORS ROMANIA

2010-04-14T16:54:00.002+01:00

http://www.scribd.com/doc/29912850/Ppt-Eco-warriors-Gheorghe-Titeica-School-Romania

History from Finland

2010-04-13T07:58:00.007+01:00

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B2Gyl1b3NFlnOGY3ZTJmZmMtMmE5OS00MGQ4LTk0ZDQtNWUyYmZjYWYyY2I1&hl=en

UK short story set in Finland

2010-04-06T16:31:00.000+01:00

A Story of a Wolf Cub

I stood gazing in wonder at the blue, green and red swirls of the majestic Northern lights. As I walked back to the hut, the crunch of snow became louder. But, just at that moment, I realized that it was not just my footsteps, but there was a wolf cub following me!

“You look cold!” I said. “Come with me, I’ll give you food and warmth.”

With that I scooped the cub up into my arms and took him home.

After my dinner, I scooped up the leftovers into a small bowl for the cub. The cub tucked in and never stopped eating.

“Since you’ll be moving in with me, I think I’ll call you…” I thought long and hard. “How about Will?”

Then my mum said, “That’s a lovely name – Will it is!”

The next day, my dad and I had to go logging as we were short of wood for the fire. Right at the last minute, I asked my mum if I could take Will with me.

She replied, “Well, OK then, but be careful with him and make sure he gets back in one piece.”

After a long trek across the frozen lake, and into the woods, we found a great lumbering spot. In the background we could see Will playing around in the snow; he was truly having a great time. He loved to skate his small feet on the frozen lake. A couple of times he fell over onto his furry back, but it was nothing serious.

When we came home, we were met by the heavenly smell of mum’s freshly made berry pie. After we had eaten some tasty ham and potato casserole and finished off the pie, we sat down and started talking, whilst the cozy flames of the fire warmed us up.

Halfway through the conversation, we were interrupted by Will’s howling so we raced to see what it was for. The majestic blue colours of the Northern lights had caught his eye – they really were a beautiful sight. Suddenly we heard an answering howl from the edge of the woods. Racing around in circles, Will stopped, then scratched at the door. Opening it, we watched as he hurtled towards a shadow in the trees. Moonlight shone down on a female wolf – Will had found his mother again.

SHORT STORY FROM TURKEY

2010-04-03T17:00:00.004+01:00

LITTLE ARTISTS OF THE DANCE SCHOOL

Long ago, a sister and a brother named Francisca and Felippe Fernanadez lived in Madrid , the capital city of Spain where lovely melodies could be heard. Francisca was 7 and Felippe was 9 years old and they were students at primary level. They were both keen on dance as most of the children who were brought up with charming melodies of flemenco and they dreamt to be famous dancers in the future.

One day when they were dreaming about their dance career,

Felippe said: “ we are always dreaming. We need to do something”

“Yes, you are right” agreed Francisca and added “ we need professional help and that’s why we must attend a dance school”

Felippe “let’s talk to our father and mention about our plans to him”

They were eager to attend a dance school in order to make their dream come true so they talked to their father, Marcus and persuaded himof going to the dance school The next day, they arrived the place. Its name was Dance Floor.
Whilst entering the threshold of the school, their hearts were pounding.

Mrs. Carmen, the director of the school said “ you need to buy a pair of castanets and special flamenco shoes.

Francisca, Felippe and Marcus started to look for a shop that sold castanets and shoes after they went out of the school. They finally found a shop what they were looking for but the shoes were pretty expensive. So, Felippe who was a real fun of Real Madrid offered his father to add the money that he saved to go Bernabeu stadium.

At last “ we could buy them” said Felippe

“Look at that” said Francisco “what a beautiful thing it is”
It was a very beautiful flemenco dress which was crimson and glittering. And there were black rose motifs on it.

“I am sure you look gorgeous in it” said Marcus while going in the shop.

Francisca was over the moon since she had the dress.
When they went back to their home, the children told all their adventure to their mother while enjoying the delicious omelette and oil’s bread.
The Fernandez worked hard after that and became very good and famous dancers. They became the representatives of their culture all around the world.

PORTUGUESE SONG BY TURKISH PUPILS

2010-03-31T15:59:00.005+01:00

The pupils from 2nd grade are singing Portuguese song.12 of them sang during the video conference however, whole class learnt the song.here they all are singing the song.

FRENCH SONG BY TURKISH PUPILS

2010-03-31T15:07:00.004+01:00

4th grade pupils are singing the song.It was fun. Thank you!!!

ROMANIAN PUPILS SINGING THE TURKISH SONG

2010-03-24T14:05:00.003Z

They are Sezen and Elida and they are in the 4th grade. They sing very well, don't you think?

Father's Day in Spain

2010-03-23T20:58:00.005Z

On March 19 in Spain is celebrated Father's Day. This year we have taken for recycling.

Spanish song by Turkish pupils

2010-03-22T10:07:00.004Z

2nd graders are singing the Spanish song. They enjoyed very much. Thank you!!!

Portuguese History

2010-03-19T14:16:00.002Z

Short Portuguese story from France

2010-03-15T11:10:00.002Z

The magic Vasco

Benjamin looked at the bridge and sighed… This was a week since he arrived and he was always so sad. When his parents have announced that they have to live in Portugal, Benjamin protested. He didn’t leave; he will stay in Reunion’s island with his friends.

They arrived last week and the boy spoke no longer to his parents. To try to convince him, his parents had decided to show him the city and that’s how he found himself in front of Ponte Luis I.

“Come Benjamin!” said his mother who walked away. Benjamin was preparing to join her when a small hand tugged at his sleeve.

“Did you see? asked a little girl with black hairs and green eyes.

_ What am I suppose to see?

_ The ghost of Vasco de Gama! cried the little girl.

_ A ghost?

_ Yes! Look! He’s going… let’s go, we have to catch him.”

The girl took his hand and began to run. Benjamin was so surprised than he ran too. They ran so long that they didn’t see the bridge again and Benjamin was tired. He looked around him, Douro was far. They were next a big tower:

“Did you see? He’s going on the top of the Torre dos Clerigos, let’s go!

_ No! I’m so tired, complained Benjamin.

_ Now you’re here, you must come.”

They went at the top, the view was magnificent. Benjamin was happy to be there when suddenly he heard a chuckle.

“Hello young boy, welcome to Porto! said an old and dusty ghost. So Paulina, who’s this guy?

_ A sad boy Sir, replied the little girl. He was near the Douro looking so sad around him then I decided to catch you with him. But it was too easy, you’re always hiding in this tower! said Paulina with a big smile.”

Benjamin was amazing, this girl, Paulina, and this old ghost seem to know each other well.

“Benjamin, why are you so sad? asked Vasco.

Benjamin was not even surprised that the ghost knows his name; he told them his whole story.

“Let’s make a deal, young boy. Paulina will show you the city during this day. At Midnight, I’ll come to see you on your bedroom. If you’re not agree to stay here, I’ll bring you back, ok?” Benjamin was so happy and so sure to go back to Reunion…

So Paulina became his own tourist guide, they went everywhere. First, they were so thirsty than they went to Café Majestic to drink something and then they discovered the Praça Mouzinho De Albuquerque, the Palacio Da Bolsa. Benjamin was well, visiting all with Paulina. They met some Paulina’s friends who invited them to go to The Casa da Musica. When Benjamin heard the Fado, he felt so happy; the singer sang his own feelings. On leaving, he heard of Paulina’s friends who were arguing about football teams. They took him to Estadio do Dragao and to Estadio do Bessa XXI to convince him to support one of this team…

The day passed quickly, Benjamin couldn’t forget his new friends. He returned home and wasn’t surprised that his parents do not be worried: a new trick from Vasco the ghost!

Then midnight came and Vasco appeared and we let you, young readers, to guess the answer that Benjamin gave to Vasco… But don’t forget if one day you feel “saudade” try to find Paulina and Vasco playing hiding games near the Douro!

Lost in the Topkapi Palace

2010-03-14T14:26:00.000Z

Lost in the Topkapi Palace

In a hot summer day when the sun was glowing above the magnificent city of Istanbul, Ana and Radu, who had arrived a few days before, decided to visit the Topkapi Palace.
They took the bus and arrived at the palace at noon. Being so hot and time for lunch, the children didn’t have to wait too much to buy tickets, because the number of visitors was very small. As they entered the courtyard of the palace, they were amazed by the beautiful gardens and they admired the landscape and the view over the Bosphorus!

Charmed by what they saw, they could not wait to see what was inside the palace.
They entered but instead of following the guide, they sneaked through the tourists and walked alone through the room, being stunned by what they saw: crystal stairs, great pictures, mirrors as walls or the famous Turkish baths. They ran, they slipped between other groups of guests, looking to all the rooms with great pleasure ... but suddenly they found themselves alone in a long empty hall…

‘Radu, what are we going to do now? Oh, why did I listen to you and left the others?’ she said.

‘So what, weren’t you in the mood for adventure and fun? Do not tell me that you didn’t like it! If we had stayed with those old people, we could be in the third room now!’ said the boy, proud of him.

‘At least we would’ve been with someone...’said Ana worried.

‘Let's not waste our time and let’s go that way, I think we’ll find the exit!’ said Radu.

So they walked in that hall before reaching a Turkish bath ... and still nobody was around. They found a small window and noticed with concern that the twilight covered the sky ... and the palace had to close at 6 p.m.

‘Ooops’... I don’t think it's OK!’ said Radu laughing.

‘What? Are you laughing? The palace will be closed in a few minutes and we will be stuck here, so what’s so funny? Let’s take this way, it’s better as I say!’ said Ana nervously.

‘Okay, but you’ll see my way is better‘, said the boy.
The two children walked a little more and reached a large room with a crystal chandelier hanging above.

‘Oh, this room should be well guarded, it seems to be very valuable!’ said Radu.

‘I think so too, it is very impressive. It should be someone here to show us the way to the exit. Let’s shout’ said the girl.

‘Is anybody here?’ the children shouted.

‘What is this noise? We heard you when you were on the stairs! What are you looking for? The palace will close in about 10 minutes!’ said the guardian.

‘We are sorry, sir, we have lost the group and panicked. We haven’t done anything wrong ... We just ran a little.’ said Radu.

‘Well, I forgive you because you have not broken anything. But you have to know that it's better to go with the group and learn new things, than run around the palace by yourselves,’ said the guard gently.

‘Thank you!!!’ cried the children. And when they finally got out, they promised not to do such a thing ever again because they learned a good lesson.

Romanian song

2010-03-11T15:15:00.004Z

We wanted to share with you this great music that our romanian friends taught us...

Cheers

Short Spanish History

2010-03-11T08:13:00.003Z

very short Spanish history

LEARNING TO RECYCLE

2010-03-10T15:22:00.008Z

The pupils from class 3E showed us their ideas about recycling and they made very beautiful toys.

POLLUTION - A DISASTER FOR HUMANITY

2010-03-10T10:25:00.004Z

The children from our school are involved in all kinds of activities meant to send a signal to the people of this planet: we do must do something to start protecting our planet before it's too late!

Some pupils from class 4D made a little movie in which they show the effects of a power plant from Constanta: the exhaust fumes coming out of the chimneys of the plant pollute the air and contribute to the damage of the ozone layer.

These drawings are made by STELEA SÂNZIANA from class 1A who tries to show us her point of view. In the first drawing DA means YES and NU means NO. In the next drawing first half is painted in grey and represents our present and the second half represents the future which can be green if we pay attention to our actions.

Kiitos Finland

2010-03-03T15:21:00.003Z

A surprise...we wanted to share with you, they are only 6 and they have already learned this song...

Cheers

Short English story by Spanish children

2010-03-01T19:59:00.005Z

The mystery of Big Ben

Ecowarriors Presentation

2010-03-01T19:51:00.012Z

In these months we have been working on environmental problems.
As:
Assessing what nature gives us
Respecting the environment
Saving energy
Do not waste materials.
Recycling

So we've:
elaborated work
searching information
made posters

Now we want to show you a video with several photos of Melilla.
We worked on them to value the positive and negative effects on our environment.
Will you see it?
Click here.

Sweet potatoes cake

2010-02-26T17:00:00.002Z

For 8 parts, you need:

1,5 kg of sweet potatoes

50 g of flour

150 g of sugar

150 g of butter

3 eggs

1 packet of vanilla sugar

1 tablespoon of rum

Wash and cook sweet potatoes, covered with water in a saucepan. Peel and mash.

Add the hot butter, the eggs, the sugar and the flour in the mashed. Add the packet of vanilla sugar and the rum and mix it.

Pour the mixture into a mold, remove with a fork. Bake at 170 degrees. Eat it cold.

Bon appétit!

Comptine traditionnelle- rythm song

2010-02-26T16:48:00.003Z

Un, deux, trois, nous irons aux bois

Quatre, cinq, six, cueillir des cerises

Sept, huit, neuf, dans mon panier neuf

Dix, onze, douze, elles seront toutes rouges

Cultural Bag

2010-02-19T14:58:00.004Z

Hello dear friends,
Today our teachers Sandra, Liliana and Paulo told us what have they done during their stay in Tampere and in Mutalan Koulu. We were all gathered in the teacher’s room where they explained us everything they did and seen. Then they showed us the Cultural Bag given by our Turkish friends and we were quite happy in seeing so many nice things. At last they made a little exhibition to present all the received products and some pictures as well.

Here are some of the pictures:

Cheers

Tasting delicious food

2010-02-05T18:43:00.017Z

Negreanu Cristian, from class IA was brave enough to bake the Finnish recipe all by himself. We think he is a great pastry chef, don't you?

On the 29th of January the classes involved in the project had a very tasty and savoury activity. Our helpful moms helped us with the cooking of your fabulous traditional recipes and the pupils were very glad to taste them. Here are some pictures:

Finnish traditional song

2010-01-27T11:42:00.003Z

Tuu tuu tupakkirulla,

mistäs tiesit tänne tulla?

Tulin pitkin Turun teitä,

Hämäläisten härkäteitä.

Mistäs tunsit meidän portin?

Näin teidän uuden portin.

Haka alla, pyörä päällä,

karhuntalja portin päällä.

23 Nisan-Turkish Song

2010-01-25T16:16:00.008Z

23 NİSAN

Sanki her tarafta var bir düğün
Çünkü en şerefli en mutlu gün
Bugün yirmi üç Nisan
Hep neşeyle doluyor insan

Bugün Atatürk'ten bir armağan
Yoksa tutsak olurdun sen inan
Bugün yirmi üç Nisan
Hep neşeyle doluyor insan

UK song

2010-01-23T22:06:00.007Z

Our youngest children sang this song as part of their Christmas performance. As they are only 4 and 5 years old they just sang the first verse. The other verses are written below and can be sung to the same tune.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!

When the blazing sun is gone,
When there's nothing he shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, through the night.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!

In the dark blue sky so deep
Through my curtains often peep
For you never close your eyes
’Til the morning sun does rise
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are

Recycling in Finland (Mutalan koulu)

2010-01-23T14:21:00.011Z

Tampere Regional Solid Waste Management is the company which is responsible for waste collection in Tampere and Tampere Region.

Local drop-off collection points for recyclable waste are usually located near grocery stores, marketplaces and one of the collection points is in the Mutalan koulu`s backyard.

In these photos below you can see some examples of our collection points.

You can return used batteries to the shops or special red-coloured collection bins.

You can return your clear and coloured bottles and jars hear. Porcelain, ceramics and lightbulls are not suitable for glass collecting. Returnable bottles should be taken to shops on Alko.

For example tins and aluminium trays should be taken to drop-off collection points or to metal collection bin.

At our school we collect dry and clear paper, newspapers, magazines and advertisements...

...and take them to a paper collection bin.

In the backyard we also have a biowaste collection bin. There you can put kitchen waste like food, leftovers, fruit and vegetables peels, coffee filters and teabags etc.

Broken furnitures, hazardous waste, rubble from home improvement projects and scrap electronics must be taken to eco-centres or solid waste management sites. There are also special lorries drive aroud the city and collect household hazardous waste and scrab metal.

Outdated medicines, broken thermometers and needles should be taken to a chemist shop.

Recycling centres take goods that you don`t need anymore but are undamaged and potential use to other people.

Flea markets are also popular in Finlanf.

( Some of the texts are from: www.pirkanmaan-jatehuolto.fi/)

ROMANIAN WINTER SONG (2)

2010-01-13T08:25:00.004Z

Ninge..

Ninge, ninge, ninge, ninge

Ninge şi pământul
Azi se-nveşmântează
Ca pe-o prăjitură
Norii îi pudrează

Ninge, ninge, ninge, ninge

Ninge, peste casă
Ninge şi-n livadă
Totu-i o imensă
Lume de zăpadă

Ninge, ninge, ninge, ninge

Ninge dimineaţa
Ninge apoi şi seara
Prin nămeţi copiii
Ies cu sănioara.

Refren
Ninge ca-n poveşti
Iarnă dragă-mi eşti-

IT’S SNOWING

IT’S SNOWING, SNOWING, SNOWING, SNOWING
IT’S SNOWING AND THE EARTH
TODAY IS VESTING
LIKE A CAKE
THE CLOUDS ARE DUSTING IT.

IT’S SNOWING, SNOWING, SNOWING, SNOWING
IT’S SNOWING OVER THE HOUSE
IT’S SNOWING OVER THE ORCHARD
EVERYTHING IS A HUGE
SNOW WORLD.

IT’S SNOWING, SNOWING, SNOWING, SNOWING
IT’S SNOWING IN THE MORNING
IT’S SNOWING IN THE AFTERNOON
IN THE SNOWBANKS THE CHILDREN
GO SLEIGHING.

CHORUS: IT’S SNOWING LIKE IN FAIRYTALES
DEAR WINTER I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

Portuguese Christmas song

2010-01-11T15:21:00.003Z

Hope you enjoy it...!!!

Merry Christmas and happy new year from Spain

2009-12-22T10:58:00.004Z

Reyes Católicos School
wishes you Merry Christmas and Happy New year!!!

Waiting for the Christmas (Mutalan koulu Finland)

2009-12-20T07:29:00.020Z

The first and the second class teachers invited their pupil`s parents to handicrafts evening in the end of November. The idea was to make a handmade Advent Calendar. Almost every parents arrived. Parents made a present for their child. Then they packed it an d wrote a little note. The evening was a succes!

Teachers made a couple of models. Some of the parents used the models and some of them used their own ideas.

We offered some glögi and gingerbreads.

In these photos below are a couple of ready handicrafts.

Aino`s mother is writing a note.
Jesse`s father is packing his present.

In this box are all the second class children`s presents.

The first class pupil Safi is opening her present. It was exciting!

Safi and her elf.

The second class pupil Hanna is opening her present in the first of December.

Hanna and her puppies.

MOŞ CRĂCIUN - TRADITIONAL ROMANIAN CHRISTMAS SONG

2009-12-19T17:18:00.006Z

MOŞ CRĂCIUN

MOŞ CRĂCIUN CU PLETE DALBE
A SOSIT DE PRIN NĂMEŢI
CA S-ADUCĂ DARURI MULTE
LA FETIŢE ŞI BĂIEŢI.

MOŞ CRĂCIUN, MOŞ CRĂCIUN.

DIN BĂTRÂNI SE POVESTEŞTE
CĂ-N TOŢI ANII NEGREŞIT
MOŞ CRĂCIUN LA NOI SOSEŞTE
NICIODATĂ N-A LIPSIT.

MOŞ CRĂCIUN, MOŞ CRĂCIUN.

SANTA CLAUS

SANTA CLAUS WITH WHITE HAIR
HAS COME THROUGH THE SNOW BANKS
TO BRING A LOT OF PRESENTS
TO ALL THE GIRLS AND BOYS.

SANTA CLAUS, SANTA CLAUS.

OLD PEOPLE TELL US
THAT EVERY YEAR WITHOUT FAIL
SANTA CLAUS ARRIVES
AND HE NEVER MISSES.

SANTA CLAUS, SANTA CLAUS.

Phonetic transcription

Mo∫ Crt∫un ku plete dalbe
A sosit de prin nmetsi
Ka s-aduk daruri multe
La fetitse ∫i bietsi.

Mo∫ Crt∫un Mo∫ Crt∫un.

Din btrâni se poveste∫te
C-n totsi anii negre∫it
Mo∫ Crt∫un la noi sose∫te
Nit∫odat n-a lipsit.

Mo∫ Crt∫un Mo∫ Crt∫un.

Turkish Recipe "BÖREK"

2009-12-15T19:46:00.010Z

Ingredients

2 eggs

300 ml milk

1 glass of oil

1 bottle of mineral water (250ml)

7 thin sheets of dough

5/6 potatoes boiled and smashed

salt, black pepper, cummin

1st step:

Add salt, pepper and cummin to the smashed potatoes.

2nd step:

Whisk eggs then add milk, oil and mix.

3rd step:

Grease baking tray and place a sheet of dough. Spread liquid mixture on it. Do the same thing with other two sheets. Spread half of the potato filling on it. And then, place three more sheets and don’t forget to spread the liquid mixture between them. Spread the rest of the filling on them. Lay the last sheet and spread mineral water on it. Bake until it gets gold brown color.

Enjoy!!!

¡Que llueva!, ¡que llueva! (Traditional Spanish Children's Song)

2009-12-14T23:30:00.005Z

Que llueva, que llueva
(Canción infantil)

(Spanish)
Que llueva, que llueva
La Virgen de la Cueva
Los pajaritos cantan,
Las nubes se levantan.
¡Que sí, que no,
que caiga un chaparrón!
Que rompa los cristales
y los míos no
¡Que no, que no!

Let It Rain, Let it rain
(Traditional Children's Song)

(English)
Let it rain, let it rain,
The Virgin of the Cave,
The little birds are singing,
The clouds are rising.
Oh yes, oh no,
Let it rain cats and dogs,
Let it broke the window glasses
and mine no
oh no, oh no.

coconut balls recipe

2009-12-10T20:58:00.010Z

Easy, quick and easy recipe

Ingredients

* 6 tablespoons condensed milk
* 250 grs. shredded coconut

Abstract:
Cold dessert based ball of condensed milk and coconut hardened in the fridge.

Method of preparation:

Put in a bowl 200 gm. grated coconut, add the condensed milk, with the same spoon, mix well.

Let stand in refrigerator (not freezer) until the mixture is "hard" around 30 minutes approx.

Make the "balls" and coat with remaining coconut.

Put them in the freezer until serving.

These are kept more "tough" than truffles.

UK - How to make mince pies

2009-12-10T17:35:00.012Z

How to make Mince Pies

Ingredients

225g of cold butter, diced
350g plain flour
100g golden caster sugar
280g mincemeat
1 small egg, beaten
icing sugar, to dust

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/main-ingredient/mincemeat/home-made-christmas-mincemeat.html (In case you cannot buy it in jars)

Method

1. To make the pastry, rub the butter into the flour, then mix in the sugar and a pinch of salt. Combine the pastry into a ball - don't add liquid - then knead it briefly. The dough will be fairly firm. Use the dough immediately or chill in the fridge to use later.

2. Preheat the oven to 200C/gas mark 6. Line 18 holes of two 12 hole patty tins by pressing small walnut sized pieces of pastry into each hole. Spoon some mincemeat into each hole.

3. Take slightly smaller balls of pastry and pat them out between your hands to make the lids for the pies. Put the lids on top to cover the mincemeat, then press the edges together slightly (but not too much as they will seal on their own whilst they cook). Brush the tops of the pies with beaten egg.

4. Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown. Leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes before placing each on a wire cooling rack. Dust with icing sugar before serving.

Romanian traditional holiday dish

2009-12-07T21:57:00.006Z

Beef salad

Although it bears a French name, this salad is entirely Romanian. The French prepare something similar but with a different sauce and only with vegetables, while the Romanians add to it beef or chicken breast. The French call their mixture Macedoine. The Germans mix as well meat, pickles and boiled vegetables and they call it Berliner. The Slavs call it A la Russe and they don't add meat at all. So, here is the original pure Romanian Salad de Boeuf (even Romanians use the French name).

We cook this recipe for all our winter and spring holidays (Christmas, New Year, Easter).

Things You'll Need

· 500 g beef or chicken breast

· 7-8 potatoes

· 1/2 celery

· 4 carrots

· 2-3 parsnips

· 1 can peas (300 g)

· 7-8 pickled cucumbers (depending on the taste and how sourish you want it, you can put more or less )

· 500 ml mayonnaise (keep 3-4 spoons for decoration)

· 2 teaspoons mustard (depends on the taste)

· salt

· pepper

· mushrooms are an extra option

Instructions

Step 1

Wash the meat really well and boil it. After cooking let it cool, then chop it and put it in a strainer to make sure that all the juices are gone. We do not need extra liquids in this salad.

Step 2

Boil the carrots, the potatoes, the parsnips and the celery root. After this let them cool down and cut them into little cubes. Put the peas in a strainer. Cut the pickled cucumbers and squeeze them well with your hands. They need to have as little water in them as possible, otherwise the mayonnaise will turn too fluid.

Step 3

Once everything is strained, put them all in a mixing bowl; then add the mayonnaise, the mustard, salt and pepper. Mix them together, making sure you do not mash the ingredients.

Step 4

Place the mixture on a large plate and level it to look like a birthday cake. Spread the remaining mayonnaise and use your imagination to decorate it. Use as decoration pieces of hard boiled egg whites, olives, parsley, boiled carrots or pickled cucumbers. Let it sit in the fridge for at least an hour.

It can be served as an appetizer or side dish

ENJOY !!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Traditional Christmas Recipe - Portugal

2009-12-02T16:05:00.006Z

Last Thursday (26th of November) we have invited the parents to prepare a Portuguese traditional recipe…so we made it with their wonderful help…so we all have decided to prepare the famous -Formigos or Mexidos - There’s no English equivalent for these names! Anyway Formigas are actually ants in Portuguese, but we assure you won’t find any in this delicious Christmas dessert, that is very popular in Northern Portugal, especially in Minho and in Trás-os-montes.

INGREDIENTS:
2 l water
500g bread (the bread used in this recipe shouldn’t be too soft)
3 cinnamon sticks
3 eggs
125g of butter
50 g raisins
100 g walnuts, chopped
100 g pine nuts
3 soupspoons of honey
200g of sugar
1 goblet of port wine
1teasoopn of salt
Lemon zest
Ground cinnamon

PREPARATION:
1. Break the bread into very small pieces with your hands.
2. Boil the water with all the ingredients, except for the bread and the dried fruits, for a while.
3. Add the chopped walnuts, the pine nuts and raisins and allow to simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Add the bread and let it cook for some time until the mixture starts thickening and becomes uniform. Stir several times with a wooden spoon to avoid lumps.
5. Discard the lemon zest. Pour into individual dishes or onto saucers, which is more traditional, and decorate with ground cinnamon forming stencilled patterns on top of the mixture.
6. Serve warm or cold. The mixture will set into a solid mass and can be eaten in small cubes.

Enjoy it...

Christmas tarts

2009-12-02T12:59:00.018Z

CHRISTMAS TARTS
FIRST you must do dough of butter:
300 gram butter
400 gram wheat flour
one teaspoon paking powder
2dl (= two coffee cup) water
1. Mix butter, wheat flour and paking powder with your hand.
2. Add water and mix quickly.
3. Push the dough and shape it formed of square figure and wrap the dough into plastic.
4. Put the dough of butter in refrigerator or some other cold place.
The dough can be in the cold place for minimum two hours.
NOW, the dough is ready. You CAN start to MAKE CHRISTMAS TARTS:

Roll out the dough very thin (about 5 mm) and cut 10 X 10 cm squarepiecis.
Make little nick in each corner.
Pick corner number one and corner number four in the middle of tart.

(In this picture girls do something very strange...Their mother have taught them how you can do the Christmas flower...) GO ON!!

At the end put one spoonfull of plumjam or plummarmelad in the middle of the tart.

I am ready!!!

Brush the tarts with rak egg.

Preheat oven to 200 celcius grade and put tarts in. Bake them about 15-20 minutes.

Don´t forget tarts in oven!!!

When tarts are ready, if you want, you can sprinkle powder sugar on the tarts.

This sugar is as beautiful as snow...

Tarts are ready...Now it is time to little party...

KIPPIS! We have very nice partytime in the 3 grade...

HAVE A NICE CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

(Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta!!!
T: Mutalan koulu

Pupils of 6th in Burgos, Spain

2009-11-23T18:48:00.015Z

Last week we were in Burgos in Arlanzón.

We took a plane and a bus to get there.

We spent all the week there, doing different activities in English with Canadian teachers.

It was fantastic.

On Wednesday afternoon we were in Altapuerca, a prehistoric site.

On Sunday we visited Burgos, a monumental and beautiful city.

"Eating healthy, growing beautifully"

2009-11-13T20:45:00.007Z

This activity was part of a project entitled: "Eating healthy, growing beautifully", whose goal was to encourage children to eat healthy food. There were two sketches, one played by the 8th grade and one by the 4th grade.
The sketch of Class 4 D was called: "Vitamin C" and it was about a child who brought a law suit against Vitamin C. After the sketch the children took part in a raffle and won fruit and vegetables.

10th of November-The 71st Anniversary of Ataturk's Death

2009-11-12T18:34:00.004Z

On the 10th Of November, we commemorated the 71st anniversary of the death of our great leader, Ataturk. At 9.05 -the moment of Ataturk's death- two minutes of silence were observed throughout Turkey. All flags were flown at half staff. Students prepared a wreath to place in front of his statue, read poems for him, remembered his sayings and what he did to make our country independent and modern state.