Festivals+at+Polish+school

On 29th June we finished the school year 2011-2012 in Poland. The best students were awarded with money awards by the mayor of Dzierżoniów, who personally took part in the ceremony. The best students in sport also were given some grants by the mayor. media type="custom" key="20435296" media type="custom" key="20436786"
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 * 1st June - CHILDREN'S DAY 2012 **

On 1st June we celebrated **International Children's Day**. Insread of lessons children took part in Talent's Festival, where all students could present his/her talent: in sport, art, music,...

All Years' students also took part in sports competitions at school. Every child was given a small gift :) media type="custom" key="18981178" --- **The Earth Day** we celebrated during the whole week ('Green Week') from 16th to 20th April 2012. We did a lot of ecoactivities: - we promoted recycling (the whole school year we collect used batteries, plastic bottle tops and paper); - we promoted healthy food with fruit and juice stall at school; - some contests about ecology took place (two school contests and a regional one); - children of year 3 made posters about saving energy in our life; - in the classrooms children grew plants; <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">- children collected food for animals from the animal shelter; <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">- one class was on a trip with students with special needs in the Forest School; <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">- an assembly with play promoting ecology took place on the last day of the 'Green Week'. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 130%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">media type="custom" key="16174834" <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">-- <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">On **24th February 2012** we celebrated **50th anniversary of our school SP 9 Dzierżoniów**. Many quests took place in the assembly. School looked especially nice on that special day. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Before **Christmas** we always gather together and sing Christmas songs. Everybody loves the days before Christmas. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">On 11th November in Poland we celebrate **Independence Day** and it's always a bank holiday in our country. At school a solemn assembly took place on Thursday 10th November 2011. Children in a play showed us Polish nation story to freedom (from 1772 to 1918 - then we weren't an independence country). <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">

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<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">On 16th October we celebrated **Pope's Day -** on that day in 1978 a Polishman Karol Wojtyła became a Pope John Paul II. We still remember him and every year celebrate this day with an assembly at school. In churches also celebrations take part - it's usually on Sunday after 16th October. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">On **14th October** in Poland we celabrate **Teacher's Day**. On this day we all gather on the gym to see the play about teachers' work. Students thank their teachers for their work and try to be polite on this day :)

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<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**On 1st September we started a new school year 2011-2012**. As the weather was nice we started the new school year in front of the school building, on the school yard.

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<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">On 22nd June we finished the school year 2010-2011. On this day we gathered in front of the school on the handball field and said goodbye to school. Many students were awarded for the best marks and for sports results. The best students were even awarded with money awards given by the mayor of Dzierżoniów. The best students from Year 6 was given an 'educational dragon' and quite a big amount of money.

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To see more photos watch the film below: media type="file" key="School year end .wmv" width="398" height="343"

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">On 1st of June we celebrated the International Children's Day. On this day children at our school didn't have lessons. They had the opportunity to present all their talents: they sang, danced... and they took part in some sports competitions. <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Below you can see what children were doing:

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<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">And see how 8-year-old Laura can dance:

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<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">In May we celebtate many festivals. On Wednesday 11th May students from classes 2a and 2b performed a play showing importance of the four festivals from the beginning of May: <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">1st May - Work's Day <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">2nd May - Flag's Day <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">3rd May - Constitution Day <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">8th May - World War II End's Day.

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<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">See the photo film below:

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<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Before winter holiday on 11th February we celebrated our school 49th anniversary. This year we celebrated this day with foreign languages. Children sang songs in English and German and students from class 6d performanced 'The Wawel Dragon Story'. Additionally girls from Year 6 presented a great gymnastic show. <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Everything you can see below: <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">media type="custom" key="8679670"

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">On 9th January 2011 it was the nineteenth time when WOŚP (The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity) played in Poland. On this day people all over Poland and wherever Polish people live raise money for medical equipment for Polish hospitals. At Polish schools children also raise money - they organise fetes and auctions. <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">On Sunday 9th January children and young people on Polish streets raised money from people. <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">In the afternoon and in the evening concerts were organised. <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">At our school an auction and a fete took place, some quests were invited to make this day more interesting.

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<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">December is full of joy and happiness as Christmas is in this month. At school we have some events connected with Christmas. <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">On the last day before Christmas we olways gather in a school gym and together watch a Christmas play.



Below you can also see the film:

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<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Before Christmas we organize Christmas fete and Christmas carols concert for parents.





Below you can see the photofilm from these events at our school.

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<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">On **11th November** we celebrate **Independence Day in Poland**. We have a bank holiday and we don't go to school then. On 10th November we organize assemblies to remind everyone Poland's way to freedom. Poland lost its independence at the end of 18th century and we had fought for freedom for over 100 years till 1918 year. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">At our school children sing patriotic songs and do plays showing our country history to independence:

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<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">In Poland we celebrate many festivals. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">In October: **Teacher's Day** on 14th and **Pope's Day** on the fisrt Sunday after 16th October (at school we have the celebration on Monday).

Here are some photos from the assemblies (Years 1,2,3 and Years 4,5,6):









<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Kacper made a slideshow about Pope's Day at our school : media type="custom" key="7412831"

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">We began the school year 2010-2011 on 1st September. On this day in Poland we remember the Second World War beginning. That's why you can see soldiers during the ceremony.


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