28 February 2018
Winter time
Children from Year 2 (7-year-olds) prepared pictures presenting winter scenery. Here are a couple of them. Look at all the snow!
:)
26 February 2018
"Send a doughnut to Africa"
The time of carnival was really short this year and the Lent is about to start. The last Thursday of carnival, the Fat Thursday, was celebrated in our school in a bit different way than usual. As the tradition is to eat a gigantic number of super-delicious doughnuts on that day, some classes, usually the younger ones, had their snacks at some point of the day. But this year we decided to join an action organised by the Foundation of Friars Capuchins and help African children, too. It was called “Send a doughnut to Africa”. Each member of our school community (student, parent, teacher) could help buy two meals for two children if only they decided to forego one doughnut that day! And of course you could give up on more than just one :D I wonder how many doughnuts "flew" to Africa that day?
:)
17 February 2018
Christmas at our school
The holidays are already over and we have to wait a whole year for the next ones. As we are waiting for winter break I think Christmas customs at our school would be a good topic to take on.
It all starts a few weeks before actual Christmas with the time of Advent. The point of that time is to attend special Mass called „Roraty” at least once a week and await Jesus with the Holy Virgin. The church is properly decorated and the youngest children come with lanterns, which make the atmosphere even more special and memorable.
The time passes and as we are getting closer to the end of Advent, it is time for the next step, that is getting a Christmas tree. It is not always possible to have a real one, but every class prefers it. Then, usually at art classes, we decorate it with baubles, cones, lights and shiny chains. During the last two weeks our school is filled with an amazing mood; you can hear children practicing for the Nativity play and the school choir has rehearsals almost every day. During some classes we learn about the Christmas customs from other countries like Germany or Britain.
Still the most important events take place on the last day before Christmas break. This year it was the 22nd of December. On that day everyone comes to school smartly dressed. It all starts at 8 am with the Holy Mass. Then we head out to our classrooms to prepare Christmas dinner, meanwhile listening to traditional Polish carols. We have some of the traditional dishes too, for instance beetroot soup with tiny dumplings in it, and many other treats we like. Some of the students decide to bake something by themselves, which is always appreciated. When everything is ready it is time to gather in the gym where we can see the Nativity play. I have to say that this year’s was amazing. Students from Year 7 (13-year-olds) chose to do something original and in my opinion they did really well.
Then students go back to their classrooms to have symbolical Christmas Eve dinner. It is very similar to what we all celebrate later on at our homes in the evening of the 24th of December, that is at Christmas Eve. We begin with reading a fragment form the Bible. Then everyone shares the Christmas wafers and exchanges wishes with each other. After that we can help ourselves to food and visit our school mates in other classrooms.
Finishing, I want to say that personally I enjoy this time a lot and I am really thankful to all the teaching staff for organising it all for us in such a way every year. Unfortunately, it was my last one as a student of this school, but I will try to come back as a graduate one day, as students who are graduates of our school can also attend a special Christmas Eve dinner on the same day in the evening.
Krzysztof, 16
It all starts a few weeks before actual Christmas with the time of Advent. The point of that time is to attend special Mass called „Roraty” at least once a week and await Jesus with the Holy Virgin. The church is properly decorated and the youngest children come with lanterns, which make the atmosphere even more special and memorable.
The time passes and as we are getting closer to the end of Advent, it is time for the next step, that is getting a Christmas tree. It is not always possible to have a real one, but every class prefers it. Then, usually at art classes, we decorate it with baubles, cones, lights and shiny chains. During the last two weeks our school is filled with an amazing mood; you can hear children practicing for the Nativity play and the school choir has rehearsals almost every day. During some classes we learn about the Christmas customs from other countries like Germany or Britain.
Still the most important events take place on the last day before Christmas break. This year it was the 22nd of December. On that day everyone comes to school smartly dressed. It all starts at 8 am with the Holy Mass. Then we head out to our classrooms to prepare Christmas dinner, meanwhile listening to traditional Polish carols. We have some of the traditional dishes too, for instance beetroot soup with tiny dumplings in it, and many other treats we like. Some of the students decide to bake something by themselves, which is always appreciated. When everything is ready it is time to gather in the gym where we can see the Nativity play. I have to say that this year’s was amazing. Students from Year 7 (13-year-olds) chose to do something original and in my opinion they did really well.
Then students go back to their classrooms to have symbolical Christmas Eve dinner. It is very similar to what we all celebrate later on at our homes in the evening of the 24th of December, that is at Christmas Eve. We begin with reading a fragment form the Bible. Then everyone shares the Christmas wafers and exchanges wishes with each other. After that we can help ourselves to food and visit our school mates in other classrooms.
Finishing, I want to say that personally I enjoy this time a lot and I am really thankful to all the teaching staff for organising it all for us in such a way every year. Unfortunately, it was my last one as a student of this school, but I will try to come back as a graduate one day, as students who are graduates of our school can also attend a special Christmas Eve dinner on the same day in the evening.
Krzysztof, 16
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