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COMENIUS NEWSLETTER – POLAND No. 2

COMENIUS SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP -1- CZĘSTOCHOWA, JUNE 2014

COMENIUS WEEK at Gymnasium No. 22 in Częstochowa

On 28th

November 2013 we discussed about the implementation of activities from

France and further project realization. We talked also about the dissemination activities and

awareness campaigns not only among our students but the students’ parents who are expected

to be at school on 17th

December 2013. As we planning to have COMENIUS WEEK between

2nd

-6th

December 2013 we decided to do the following activities:

1. Meeting the pupils from first classes (I a and I b) at the multimedia room with the teachers

and students who where in France – to show the presentations about a healthy lifestyle and

to show the presentation and talk about the first meeting of the partners – Iza Leonarcik,

Urszula Stryjewska and Rafał Kucharski were talking about their experiences. As a result

students will prepare a leaflet about the healthy lifestyle and disseminate it among local

community.



2. Doing the efforts tests on some our pupils from second classes (II a and II b) at the gym

during PE lessons and on children from other schools (Primary Schools No. 26 and 49)

who practice sport in our gym.

3. Preparing a school display about COMENIUS project and photos from visiting France.

4. Writing an article about the meeting in France for our school newspaper by the students

from the third class (III a).

In all these activities we used the logo of the project especially the winner is our pupil

Michał Grygiel from II a class.

Implementation of the Comenius project tasks in Polish

school and its dissemination after a visit to Turkey

After returning from Turkey at the beginning of March we have completed the following

project activities to disseminate its results in our school and the surrounding area:

1. A multimedia presentation about the visit to Turkey was developed and our students

could be acquainted with it during a Geography lesson.

2. Our students made on Arts classes leaflets themed "7 steps to a healthy life" as a part

of the promotion of healthy lifestyles. The most interesting works were scanned and

transferred to the international website, were put on the exhibition of our project at

school and were distributed around the school in the streets.

3. The Comenius project exhibition at school was updated by posting reports and photos

from the meeting in Turkey, as well as the flyers to promote healthy lifestyles.

4. A leaflet that promotes a healthy lifestyle "Choose a healthy lifestyle" was developed

during Biology classes and distributed among the students and parents during the



"Family Table Tennis Tournament", and also on the estate among the residents, car

parks and local shops. This leaflet is also located both on the website and a school

exhibition.

5. Students from our school took part in the "Calculate your BMI" programme. The

study involved 64 students from classes I, II and III. Analyzing the results of BMI

measurement can be concluded that 68 % of the students have the correct body mass

index, 19 % of students are underweight and 13% qualify for the group of overweight.

The results were placed on the table together with the exhibition under the motto

"Keep Fit".

A graph showing the results of BMI students Gymnasium No. 22

A very important element in our daily diet is water. It helps to digest, absorb, protects

and moisturizes. We should pay attention to all the people in the world that water

resources are limited and must be protected and properly used. On this occasion our

school prepared thematic exhibition of student’ works and multimedia presentations

that were reported to the school competition "The Water = Life".

Experts say that you need to drink at least two litres of water a day , so during the

break students could make its shortcomings.

6. Students of Class II b took part in the theme of a healthy lifestyle during an English

lesson – "Living a healthy life" using the interactive board.

7. There were also other events at our school to promote a healthy lifestyle and active

recreation in their free time :

Celebration of the World Day of Water – 03.03.2014

XII Family Table Tennis Tournament – 29.03.2014.

8. We have started the preparation for the visit of guests from abroad in Poland

on 19-23.05.2014. The main purpose of the meeting is to work on the Effects of

smoking, taking drugs, drinking alcohol and the Olympic Spirit.



Flyers promoting a healthy lifestyle developed by students



Dictionaries developed by our students

after visits to France and Turkey

Polish-English-French Mini Dictionary

Dzień dobry Good morning Bonjour

Cześć Hello Salut

Jak się masz? How are You? Comment ca va?

Dziękuję, dobrze I'm fine, thank's Ca va, merci

Dobry wieczór Good evening Bonsoir

Do widzenia Bye, bye Au revoir

Dobranoc Good night Bonne nuit

Powodzenia Good luck Bonne chance

Wesołych Świąt! Merry Christmas Joyeux Noël

Tak Yes Oui

Nie No Non

Przepraszam Excuse me Ekscusez moi

Przykro mi I'm sorry Je suis désolé

Mam na imię... My name is.... Mon prénom est...

Nazywam się... I am... Je m' appelle...

Otwarte Open Ouvert

Zamknięte Close Fermé

Ile to kosztuje? How much is it? Combien ça coûte?

Smacznego! Enjoy your meal! Bon appétit

Która jest godzina? What's the time? Quelle heure est-il?

Kocham cię! I love you! Je t`aime

Jestem chory I'm ill Je suis malade.

Nie rozumiem I don't understand you Je ne comprends pas

Proszę powtórzyć Repeat please Répétez, s'il vous plaît

Jestem z Polski I'm from Poland Je viens de Pologne



Polish-English-Turkish Mini Dictionary

Słownik/Dictionary/Sözlük

cześć hello merhaba

dzień dobry good morcing gün iyi

do widzenia bye bye güle güle

dobranoc good wight iyi geceler

dziękuje thank you teşekkür ederim

proszę please lütfen

przepraszam excuse me üzgünüm

smacznego enjoy your meal afiyet olsun

tak yes bu yüzden

nie no değil

bardzo very çok

ok okay tamam

śniadanie breakfast kahvalti

obiad dinner akşam yemeği

kolacja supper akşam yemeği

piłka ball top

0-zero zero sıfır

1-jeden one bir

2-dwa two iki

3-trzy tyree üç

4-cztery four dört

5-pięć five beş

6-sześć six altı

7-siedem seven yedi

8-osiem wight sekiz

9-dziewięć nine dokuz

10-dziesięć ten on

poniedziałek Monday pazartesi

wtorek Tuesday sali

środa Wednesday carsamba

czwartek Thursday persembe

piątek Friday cuma

sobota Saturday cumartesi

niedziela Sunday pazar



The third meeting in Częstochowa 19th – 23rd May 2014

The aim of the meeting:

The main aim of the meeting is our work on EFFCTS OF SMOKING, DRUGS, DRINKING

and THE OLYMPIC SPIRIT.

Work on the Project – Project activities planning during the meeting:

1. Presentation day at school

Power Point Presentations on the topic (Effects of smoking, drugs and drinking)

prepared by students from partner schools – duration of each presentation max. 15

minutes.

2. The artistic workshop at school (Make a poster how to protect our health…)

I. A campaign against smoking, drugs and drinking – creating artistic posters,

drawings and collages Showing harmful effects of bad habits on

health.(Collecting materials – you can prepare some at your school – and/ or

creating new ones during the meeting which will be put on the display).

II. An advertising booklet on Effects of smoking, drugs and alcohol. (You can

prepare some materials on pendrives or CDs and bring them to Poland. The

students from partners school can produce – in a collaborative way an advertising

booklet in the Computer Room). This booklet should give them some advice how

to avoid or give up bad habits and how to fight against the unhealthy habits using

sport as an alternative – by taking part in sports.

3. A local festivity under the slogan ”Stop addiction”

(Meeting with competent school participants, medical staff and/or experts on that topic

from the community, first aid, sports activities etc and:

I. Preparing anti-tobacco and anti-drugs slogans and re leasing balloons with

them.

II. Preparing „A time capsule” – the students will write their decisions regarding

a healthy lifestyle and ideas for the future.

III. The Olympic Spirit – presentations about the Olympic Spirit, its influences in

one man’s life, the importance of physical activities. (We don’t know yet how to

do it – I will write to you later on).

I’m thinking also about the quiz – „ What do you know about Europe and

partners countries” because one of the tasks of the Project is to know European

countries, geography, cultures, lifestyles of partner countries and Europe.

Teachers’ meeting – discussing the project work

THE AGENDA e.g.

1. Talking about An advertising booklet – its edition.

2. Discussions regarding the first year report.

3. Intermediate evaluation questionnaires and their analysis.

4. Talking about next mobility.

5. Others.



The booklet produced by Veronica Wydrych – student class II a

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”WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT EUROPE AND COMENIUS PARTNERS

COUNTRIES?”

Solve the quiz. For each question choose the correct option A, B, C or D. Only one answer is correct.

1. Mont Blanc (respectively meaning "White Mountain") is the highest mountain in the

Alps, Western Europe and the European Union. It lies between …

A) Italy and France.

B) Italy and Austria.

C) Italy and Switzerland.

D) France and Switzerland.

2. Europe is the … populous continent, with a population of 731million.

A) first-most B) second-most C) third-most D) fourth-most

3. How many countries are there in the whole of Europe?

A) 37 B) 47 C) 57 D) 67

4. During the Cold War, Europe was divided along the … between NATO in the west

and the Warsaw Pact in the east.

A) Adenauer’s Line B) Frontal Curtain C) Iron Curtain D) Willy Brandt’s Line

5. The longest river in the European Union countries is:

A) Rhine B) Elbe C) Vistula D) Danube

6. Which of these painters is not Italian?

A) Leonardo Da Vinci B) Veronese C) Miro D) Giotto

7. Estonia was declared independent from the Soviet Union in:

A) 1991 B) 1986 C) 1989 D) 1993

8. What is the biggest country in Europe?

A) Britain B) Germany C) France D) Italy

9. Poles voted to join the European Union in a referendum in …

A) January 2002 B) June 2002 C) January 2003 D) June 2003

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alps

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Europe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Pact



10. How long is Turkey in the European Union?

A) since 1973 B) since 1995 C) since 2004 D) It has never been

11. Only country where you could vote online for the European elections in 2009?

A) Estonia B) Sweden C) France D) Romania

12. … is a country that is shaped like a boot.

A) Austria B) Italy C) Finland D) Turkey

13. Which brand is French?

A) Moulinex B) Bosch C) Nokia D) Philips

14. Cyprus is located south of:.

A) Italy B) Turkey C) Greece D) Malta

15. The national flag of Estonia is a tricolour featuring three equal horizontal bands of:

A) red, white and blue B) blue, black and white

C) black, brown and white D) white, blue and black

16. Polish language which is one of the 24 official languages in the EU belongs to Indo-

European family:

A) Baltic B) Germanic C) Romance D) Slavonic

17. There are two small independent states within this country. It is ….

A) Spain B) the United Kingdom C) Italy D) France

18. How many countries of the European Union does Poland have a border with?

A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) more than 5

19. The Pyrenees forms a natural border between:

A) Spain and Portugal B) France and Spain C) France and Italy D) Austria and Italy

20. According to Roman mythology who are the founders of Rome?

A) Vesuvius B) Romulus and Remus C) Dionysius D) Normans

21. This country is subdivided into 81 provinces for administrative purposes.

A) Estonia B) France C) Italy D) Turkey

22. The idea of European integration was first proposed by the … Foreign Minister

Robert Schuman in a speech on 9 May 1950.

A) French B) German C) Turkish D) Italian

23. Finnish and Hungarian both belong to the Finno-Ugric language family which also

comprises … .

A) Estonian B) Bulgarian C) Italian D) Turkish

24. … is the sixth most populous member of the European Union.

A) France B) Italy C) Poland D) Romania

25. The COMENIUS Programme, in which can participate the members of the EU,

EFTA/EOG, Switzerland and Turkey, is financed by:

A) The Council of Europe B) The United Nations

C) The European Union D) None of them

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union



19 May 2014 – the first day of the visit of European guests

in Gimnazjum nr 22 in Czestochowa

At the first day of the visit of the participants from partners schools through Comenius

project in our school on Monday we came together with our guests with full of good humor.

After the welcoming words said by the Headmistress Ms Dorotę Strzelczyk and by

Coordinator Mr Stefan Rudzki we were taken on a short visit of the school. The guests from

other countries with enthusiasm watched our cups and diplomas which hung on the walls in

our school. Later we walked to a common room where we found tables with cakes, coffee, tea

and fruits. After the short lunch we started working on the project tasks – Power Point

presentations on effects of smoking, drugs and drinking. After Presentations foreign and

Polish students had the occasion to meet each other at the time of break. A lot of students

from our school had opportunity to hear other lunguages make relations with our guests. Later

we left school and in front of it we took some photos. Next we went to the tram station to go

to the City Office to meet the local authorities.

In the City Hall the Headmistress was waiting for us with another teacher Ms Konopka. In

the session hall we were welcomed by Vice-President Mr Ryszard Stefaniak. He said he is

very happy, that so many wonderful guests want to sightseeing our city. We watched a short

film promoting the city, too and next we got some small gifts. After this meeting, the students

went to McDonald for lunch, while the teachers went to one of the nearest restaurant, walking

back they had an opportunity to watch” a boxing match” between two lorries drivers ☺. After

lunch we went to the Bieganski Square to meet the teachers and continue the programme of

the first day. There, the polish students took the role of the guides and told our guests

something about history of our city. Next, we walked towards the monastery of Jasna Gora

and surrounding parks, all the time listening to our guides. Finally, we reached the monastery

of Jasna Gora - the most distinctive sight in Czestochowa, also the world pilgrimage centre

and the Polish national shrine. Everyone, with delight, were sightseeing the Basilica and the

Chapel of Our Lady, rich chambers and monastic halls. And after visiting of the monastery,

which was the last point of the programme with good moods and thoughts about next day, we

came back to our houses.

Mateusz Szymanek

Eryk Kawecki

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