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POLISH PART OF THE ONLINE MAGAZINE
Year 2012
PPPooolllaaannnddd ZESPÓŁ SZKOLNO – PRZEDSZKOLNY
MOSZCZANKA 166A
48-200 PRUDNIK
WOJ.OPOLE
E-mail: [email protected]
tel. (048) 77436 64 23
www.szkolamoszczanka.pl
P O L I S H P A R T O F T H E
NO ARTICLE DATE PAGE
1. Joining the Comenius project Sep. 2010 3
2. „Birthday of my school” Sep. 2010 4
3. Our school Oct. 2010 5
4. Our partners` countries
-class project
Oct. 2010 6
5. Mobility in Spain Oct. 2010 7
6. Our talents Dec. 2010 8
7. New Year`s wishes Dec. 2010 8
8. “Watra kolędnicza”
Christmas greetings for the local people
Jan. 2011 9
9. Music and dances connect all nations Feb. 2011 10
10. Polish Composers and authors Feb. 2011 10
11. Mobility in Romania 11
12. Anthem of our Comenius March 2011 12
13. Polish national dances April 2011 12
14. Mobility in Poland May 2011 13
15. Family Festival –“ Stages of human life” May 2011 14
16. New Year 2011/2012 Sep. 2011 15
17. Presentation to students of Portfolio materials Oct. 2011 16
18. Ethnic groups Oct. 2011 19
19. Typical Polish instruments. Nov. 2011 19
20. Mobility in Turkey Nov. 2011 20
21 The Night of Santa Claus Dec. 2011 21
22. Cards with Christmas wishes Dec. 2011 21
23. Polish Christmas tradition
“Wędrująca Watra”
Jan. 2012 22
24. Games an puzzles about musical instruments Jan. 2012 23
25. Webquest “Polish authors” Jan. 2012 23
26. Webquest “Spanish authors” Jan. 2012 24
27. Posters and announcements Feb. 2012 24
28. Mobility in Italy March 2012 25
29. Spring Festival March 2012 26
30. Dances - folk songs activity:
From Kujawiak to Krakowiak Saint John`s Night Street`s theatre This is just Poland Drums` workshops
March 2012 26-27
31. Comenius Festival May 2012 27
32. Mobility in Wales May 2012 29
33. Summery of our project June 2012 30
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Y e a r 2 0 1 2
JOINING THE COMENIUS PROJECT
Everything began
when we received an e-
mail from Spanish, in
which they asked us if
we would like to join a
project under the EU`s
Comenius program .
The title of this project
was very interesting for
us “European Musial
Portfolio” because mu-
sic always plays very
important role in our
school. We happily
agreed and decided to
join it. I must say that
our cooperation with
the Spanish coordinator
was very good. There
were a lot of things to
discuss and carry out a
lot of paper work.
Soon we could an-
nounced that our school
as the first one in Prud-
nik District launched an
European partnership
project under the EU`s
Comenius educational
program “Lifelong
Learning”.
The project is realized
two years 2010-2012
with five other coun-
tries: Spain, Italy, Tur-
key, Romania and
Wales.
We are aware that espe-
cially for younger
learners music play fun-
damental role on cogni-
tive, physical and sensi-
tive development. This
project gives the oppor-
tunity both the students
and teachers to experi-
ence music in many dif-
ferent ways and ac-
quainted with the cul-
ture of participating
countries.
We hope that working
on this project with be
unforgettable adventure
for all of us.
It was founded in September
1945 in very difficult time just
after the II World War. The
working conditions were really
poor, there were 123 students at
different age and only two
teachers. From that time it has
changed a lot. Our school build-
ing is modern, classrooms are
This year is very
important for
our school, be-
cause it cele-
brate its 60
birthday.
equipped with newest technological in-
ventions. We are happy to attend to this
school. For this occasion teachers and stu-
dents prepared a lot of interesting activi-
ties such as: dancing show, the concert of
traditional Polish songs and many others.
If you want to know more about us watch
the presentation below
BIRTHDAY OF MY SCHOOL- SEPTEMBER 2010
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P O L I S H P A R T O F T H E
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their live. Such knowl-
edge is very important if
we want to help our chil-
dren. Our pupils have
possibility to attend vari-
ous kinds of after school
activities., e.g. sports
classes, drama groups,
art club, music club, etc.
Thus, children can ex-
press themselves in
many different ways: in
art, music, poetry, sports etc
If you want to learn more
about us we invite you for
watching the presentation
OUR SCHOOL -OCTOBER 2010
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Y e a r 2 0 1 2
I would like
to present a
very special
school which
is situated in
a small vil-
lage –
Moszczanka,
in the west-
ern part of
Poland. Our
school is
small in size but it is very
big in its achievements. All
these achievements are pos-
sible because wonderful and
unusual pupils and teachers
are there. Our teaching and
learning is inspired by Ce-
lestyn Freinet`s pedagogy.
His ideas, techniques and
methods help us to be better
teachers and develop our pu-
pils skills in many different
ways. We are lucky because,
an average, there are about
15 students in each class, so
we know our pupils very
well. We know their inter-
ests, hobbies, talents, fami-
lies and society in which
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FOR:OUR SCHOOL
To familiarize our stu-
dents with the coun-
tries of our partners we
decided to prepare the
class project. There are
only six classes in our
school so each of the
class chose one country
and tried to find as many
interesting things about it
as possible. When the
project was ready there
was a big presentation. In this way our stu-
dents improve their knowledge about Spain,
Italy, Romania, Wales and Turkey. They had
a great time.
OUR PARTNERS` COUNTRIES
-CLASS PROJECT OCTOBER 2010
S t r . 6 P O L I S H P A R T O F T H E
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OUR PARTNERS` COUNTRIES
-CLASS PROJECT
MOBILITY IN SPAIN
OCTOBER 2010
S t r . 7 Y e a r 2 0 1 2
In October 2010 we had a first study visit in Spain. During working hours we
presented our schools and planned the
further work. In free time we visited
many interesting places. It was our
first close contact with this beautiful
country and lovely people living there.
The school year
2010/2011 was an-
nounced at our
school “The year
of developing tal-
ents”. Many vari-
ous events were
held, in which stu-
dents could de-
velop their hobbies and special interests.
Below you can see the presentation “ The
Unusual music lesson”.
mas and much happiness in the
coming
year.
We would like to
wish all our friends
from Spain, Turkey,
Wales, Romania and
Italy merry Christ-
OUR TALENTS DECEMBER 2010
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CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR`S WISHES—DECEMBER 2010
P O L I S H P A R T O F T H E
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YEAR`S WISHES
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OUR TALENTS
It is an old Polish cus-
toms that when some-
body visits you during
Christmas and wish you
all the best it will bring
good luck to you and
your family.
Every year after Christmas
we wander around our vil-
lage singing carols and
greetings the inhabitants of
Moszczanka.
“WATRA KOLĘDNICZA”
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FOR THE LOCAL PEOPLE
JANUARY 2011
S t r . 9
Y e a r 2 0 1 2
To increase students knowledge on Polish
people who play or played important
role in music we prepared the presentation
about the outstanding figures. Our stu-
dents learn about them at Music and Pol-
ish lessons.
MUSIC AND DANCES CONNECT ALL NATIONS
FEBRUARY 2011
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POLISH AUTHORS
FEBRUARY 2011
P O L I S H P A R T O F T H E
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MUSIC AND DANCES
CONNECT ALL NA-
TIONS
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We had a lot of attractions
during this staying. We did
a lot of sightseeing and
definitely we never forget
the beauty of the palace of
Peles –the miracle of archi-
tecture.
MOBILITY IN ROMANIA
MARCH 2011
S t r . 1 1 Y e a r 2 0 1 2
Our next visit took place in Braila- Roma-
nia. During the staying we presented the ef-
fects of our work. All of us were supposed
to prepare for this mobility description of
the music taught at different stages. More-
over we produced the melody line and
words in Polish and English for our Comenius Anthem.
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NATIONAL DANCES
ANTHEM OF OUR COMENIUS
MARCH 2011
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POLISH NATIONAL DANCES
APRIL 2011
In these two
films we would
like to
familiarize you
with the Polish
national dances.
P O L I S H P A R T O F T H E
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Notation of the Comenius anthem
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Comenius Anthem
In May we had a pleasure to host teachers and students participating in the Comenius
project. The main purpose of the visit was to learn national dances and folklore of
partners` countries. Our students were playing the role of the guides showing school to
our guests. Students from Turkey were living
with Polish families for a few days to have op-
portunity to improve their language skills, learn
about the culture and habits of their peers.
Guests had the
opportunity to
see publications,
films and Power
Point presentations connected with various activities or-
ganized at school and also to develop free form of artistic expression. During the
working meetings each of the partners presented the national dances, which children
learn at school and the folklore of their coun-
try. We invited our guests to Cracow- one of the
most beautiful city in Poland. Our Italian friends
made a surprise and prepared very tasty pasta for
lunch.
We enjoyed
the time
spend to-
gether very
much.
MOBILITY IN POLAND—MAY 2011
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Podpis do obrazu/grafiki.
At the same time
as we visited our
guests from part-
nership countries
we held an event
called “Family
Festival”. During this event Polish children through
music and movement presented different stages of
human life. Our guests
also took part in the
great painting and writ-
ing titled "Family - show your
imagination".
At the playground parents with
teachers prepared a picnic where
everyone had the opportunity to
learn about Polish cuisine and try the
typical Polish dishes.
FAMILY FESTIVAL
“STAGES OF HUMAN LIFE”
MAY 2011
S t r . 1 4 P O L I S H P A R T O F T H E
In this year we start
another year of
Comenius Project. We
have hope of spending
a great time carrying
out new materials and doing interesting things to-
gether: We wish our friends from Italy, Spain, Wales,
Turkey and Romania all the best on the coming school
year.
NEW SCHOOL YEAR 2011/2012
S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 1
S t r . 1 5 Y e a r 2 0 1 2
After summer holidays we
are coming back to school.
Some of our friends have
just left the school, some
came for the first time. We
start everything from the
beginning like opening a
new page in the book of
our life.
At the beginning of October we gathered students together to explain them
the idea of Musical Portfolio. We have chosen students from 3rd to 6th
grades who have shown some musical talent and have been interested in
working on Musical Portfolio.
They started to fill in information about
themselves in Biography, Passport and Dos-
sier Parts. We also established days of our
meetings because some materials have to be
done at Music lessons whereas other infor-
mation has to be completed at English
classes.
GOOD LUCK!
PRESENTATION TO STUDENTS OF PORTFOLIO
MATERIALS
S t r . 1 6 P O L I S H P A R T O F T H E
Students from 3rd to 6th
grades
Marta Biernat
Agata Cieślak
Julia Cieśla
Kamil Gibek
Wiktoria Golc- Mączka
Martyna Konieczna
Paweł Kossowski-Skop
Nikola Masztalerz
Agnieszka Zagawa
To tell the truth there
aren`t so many ethnic
groups in Poland that cre-
ate their own culture. The
attached to this
page.
Another important
thing connected
with instruments is
how our children at
school are ac-
quainted with them
at different stages
of learning. Chil-
dren in Polish
schools are famil-
iarized with musical instruments very
early just when they start their educa-
tion. This presentation also shows
school activities connected with musi-
cal instru-
ments
In this part we
would like to draw
your attention to
musical instruments
typical for our
country. Poland is
divided into many
regions where we
can find different
musical instru-
ments. Such instru-
ments are shown on
the presentation we
ETHNIC GROUPS IN POLAND
OCTOBER 2011
POLISH INSTRUMENTS
NOVEMBER 2011
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Y e a r 2 0 1 2
For our next mobility we
had to prepare the pres-
entation about Ethnic
Groups in Poland.
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STRUMENTS
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Ethnic Music in Poland
At the end of No-
vember we had an-
other study visit.
This time we went
to Usak when our
Turkish friends
live and work.
During our work-
shops all partici-
pating countries
showed presenta-
tion about Ethnic
Music and Musical
Instruments typical
for each country.
Our hosts took us
to the most beauti-
ful places of this part of Turkey. We were able to see their
hometown Usak, amazing Pamukkale, the ruins of Efes and
never forgettable House of the Virgin Maria. It was a won-
derful time that we spent together.
MOBILITY IN TURKEY
NOVEMBER 2011
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Christmas tree, prepare
gifts for old and lonely
people living in
Moszczanka, tell Christ-
mas stories and sing
Christmas songs. When
Santa Claus appears eve-
rything must be ready.
Children get presents
from him
This year we send
Christmas greet-
ings to all teachers
and students we
met during the im-
plementation of
the Comenius Pro-
ject.
THE NIGHT OF SANTA CLAUS
DECEMBER 2011
CARDS WITH CHRISTMAS WISHES
DECEMBER 2011
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CARDS WITH CHRIST-
MAS WISHES
At the beginning of De-
cember all children are
waiting for Santa Claus.
This Old Wise Man also
comes to our school every
year. On this occasions we
organize various Christmas
activities: we prepare
Christmas ornaments and
then decorate a very big
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THE NIGHT OF SANTA
CLAUS
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swiateczne.html
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY
NEW YEAR
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CARDS WITH CHRIST-
MAS WISHES
At the beginning
of January students
and teachers
dressed up as an-
gels, shepherds,
Saint Maria and
Joseph and many
other figures
walked around
their hometown
with Christmas
greetings. The
scenery was beau-
tiful as it was
snowing and all
the trees around
were covered with
snow. Despite the
cold weather eve-
rybody was happy
bringing wishes to
people living here.
POLISH CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS
“ WĘDRUJĄCA WATRA”
J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 2
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POLISH CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS
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POLISH CHRISTMAS
wasn`t composed by K. M.
Szymanowski?
a) “King Roger”
· b) “The Hounted Monor”
· c) “Harnasie”
7. This artist earned the
Poland`s highest honour –
the Order of White Eagle.
a) R. Blechacz
· b) K. Penderecki
· c) W. Lutosławski
8. To what country did J.
Kiepura emigrate?
a) Australia
· b) Germany
· c) The USA
9. What kind of music
does R. Blechacz play?
a) Folk music
· b) Classical music
· c) Jazz
10. Who was called “a
romantic with great
style”?
a) I. J Paderewski
· b) W. Lutosławski
· c) K. Szymanowski
We address this webquest to all our
Correct answers:
1.a) S. Moniuszko
2.c) “Katyń”
3. b) F. Chopin
4. b) 268
5. a) I.J Paderewski
6. b) “The Hounted Monor”
7. c) W. Lutosławski
8. c) the USA
9. b) classical music
10. a) I. J. Paderewski
students and partners.
Through this webquest you can check your
information about the most famous Polish
composers and artists. Follow the rules you
find below.
1. Go to the link Polish Authors. 2. Read the information about out-
standing Polish composers and musi-
cians.
3. Analyse the questions carefully and
search the information again if it is
necessary.
4. Choose and tick the correct answer.
5. Send
GOOD LUCK
1. Who is the author of the
famous opera “Halka”?
· a) S. Moniuszko
· b) R. Blechacz
· c) K. Szymanowski 2. For what film did K.
Penderecki compose the
music?
a) “In Darkness”
· b) Blue Velvet”
· c) “Katyń”
3. Who was called the
“Poet of the Piano”?
· a) J. Kiepura
· b) F. Chopin
· c) I.J. Paderewski
4. How many songs did S.
Moniuszko write?
a) 421
· b) 268
· c) 372
5. Who of them was a
Prime Minister?
a) I. J. Paderewski
· b) F. Chopin
· c) K. Szymanowski
6. Which of these works
GAMES AND PUZZLES ABOUT MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
JANUARY 2012
WEBQUEST ” POLISH AUTHORS” - JANUARY 2012
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Y e a r 2 0 1 2
Here you can find information about the workshops
when students were preparing games and puzzles about
instruments. We also present activities with games and
CLICK HERE FOR: GAMES AND PUZZLES
Here we show
some pictures
of 6th grades students solv-
ing the Span-ish webquest.
It was a really
great experi-
In this part we would like
to invite you to watch a
presentation in which we
gathered posters, adver-
tisements and announce-
ments displayed in our
school during the realiza-
tion of Comenius project.
WEBQUEST “SPANISH AUTHORS”
JANUARY 2012
POSTER AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
FEBRUARY 2012
S t r . 2 4 P O L I S H P A R T O F T H E
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POSTER AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
terials about games,
puzzles, posters and
announcements.
We visited different
schools in Fano and
were able to take part
in some didactic
units.
Our Italian friends showed
us their beautiful home-
town, the Museum in Bali,
Pesaro and other worth
seeing places in Marche
Region.
It was a really nice visit.
MOBILITY IN ITALY MARCH 2012
S t r . 2 5 Y e a r 2 0 1 2
Another wonderful
visit took part in
Fano, where we
were warmly
greeted by Italian
teachers and stu-
dents. In the morn-
ings during working
workshops we pre-
sented prepared ma-
Every year on the
21st of March we
celebrate coming
of Spring. On this
occasion students
with teachers pre-
pare a lot of artistic
activities con-
nected with this event.
We wander around
the village with danc-
ing and singing and
look for any signs of
spring. This is a very
colourful festival.
we celebrate
some re-
gional and
national tra-
ditions.
Then stu-
dents dance,
sing tradi-
tional songs,
and wear
Our school
is very mu-
sical. Music
accompanies
us during
many school
activities
and events.
It also hap-
pens when
special clothes.
Below we
show some mu-
sical activities
performed by
our students
during school
events.
SPRING FESTIVAL
MARCH 2012
DANCES - FOLK SONG ACTIVITIES
MARCH 2012
S t r . 2 6 P O L I S H P A R T O F T H E
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SPRING FESTIVAL
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This is Poland
F r o m k u j a w i a k
t o K r a k o w i a k
S t r . 2 7 Y e a r 2 0 1 2
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S t r e e t ` s t h e a t r e
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F r o m k u j a w i a k t o
K r a k o w i a k
S t r e e t ` s
t h e a t r e
This is Poland CLICK HERE FOR:
Drums` workshops
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Saint John`s Night
On 11th of May
our children and
teachers organ-
ized the picnic
called “Tasting
of Comenius”.
Everybody gath-
ered in the
school play-
ground and sang the Comenius Anthem. After that we
presented photos from our mobilities in Spain, Romania,
Turkey, Italy and Poland. Another presentation was about
musical activities and events held in our school during
the realization of the Comenius Project. There was also
something for the body. Each class prepared typical
dishes from our partnership`s countries. They were very
delicious. At the end we were dancing and having a fun
to the music of
different coun-
COMENIUS FESTIVAL IN OUR SCHOOL
MAY 2012
S t r . 2 8 P O L I S H P A R T O F T H E
MOBILITY IN WALES
MAY 2012
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The last mobility is or-
ganized in a wonderful
country in Wales. We
meet from 20th – 25th
May in Carmarthen. As
it is our last meeting, we
will exchange the pre-
pared Portfolio materi-
als and discuss what we
have achieved during
this project. We are
looking forward to this
meeting.
SUMMERY OF OUR PROJECT
The Comenius project left a lot of positive effects in every one.
Our students were able to get know more about customs, habits and traditions
of the participating countries and to increase their knowledge in many aspects
of Music. They also improved their language skills as a lot of work was done
in English and they were encouraged to use it in many different ways.
Working together with our European friends allowed us to meet them person-
ally. During our visits we could find out about their customs and traditions
and to see differences and similarities in our Educational Systems especially in
Music. We also had the chance to deepen the knowledge of teaching and prac-
tice the English language.
It can be said, that we differ in many ways but, on the other hand we are similar
because music is important for us and it unites all European people.
It`s a pity that this project comes to the end, but each of us will keep in mind
wonderful moments spent together and we will try to keep in touch.
DTP by Izabela Czabaj