Welcome back to school!!

Yesterday we watched  a really fun video in class! It was with Telmo & Tula, two amazing and fun cartoon characters  making a fresh forest fruit salad!! Yum yum!!

So...we decided to choose our own favourite recipes and post them as our next project!

See you soon!!

Christmas in other countries!

HO,HO,HO!!Crazy students wish you a Happy New Year!!

Let's talk about Christmas in the other countries!!

ICELAND

Christmas or Yule  is a celebration starting four Sundays before the 24th  and ending thirteen days later or on January 6. Traditionally Icelanders will light four candles one each Sunday until the 24th. At 6:00 pm Church bells ring at that time and people either sit down for holiday dinner or attend mass at a church  . After that they open gifts and spend the evening together. In Iceland people over the Yule holidays most often eat Most popular dishes are smoked lamb, ptarmigan and turkey. Pork is also very popular.

ROMANIA AND MOLDAVA

Christmas in Romania is on December 25 and is generally considered the second most important religious Romanian holiday after Easter. In Moldova, although Christmas is celebrated on 25 December like in Romania, 7 January is also recognized as an official holiday . Celebrations begin with the decoration of the Christmas tree during daytime on 24 December, and in the evening (Christmas Eve, in Romanian: Ajunul Crăciunului) Moş Crăciun (Father Christmas) delivers the presents.The singing of carols is a very important part of Romanian Christmas festivities. On the first day of Christmas, many carolers walk through the streets of the towns and villages, holding a star made of cardboard and paper on which are depicted various scenes from the Bible. Romanian tradition has the smallest children going from house to house, singing carols and reciting poems and legends during the whole Christmas season. The leader of the group carries with him a star made of wood, covered with metal foil and decorated with bells and coloured ribbons. An image of the Nativity is painted on the star's centre, and this piece of handiwork is attached to the end of a broom or other long stick.

Portugal

Christmas , an official holiday in Portugal , is widely celebrated and is associated with family gathering. People who have moved to the main cities, like Lisbon or Porto , or even those who have emigrated to other countries, still travel to their home towns and villages to spend Christmas Eve with their families. After the Missa do Galo (Rooster's Mass) that celebrates the birth of Christ, families gather around the Consoada , the late supper held on Christmas Eve. The traditional dish is Bacalhau com todos, although, in northern Portugal, the Bacalhau is often replaced by octopus. The Christmas dinner usually ends with Fatias Douradas (golden slices), Filhoses and Sonhos (dreams), all deserts based on fried flour or fried bread. Another traditional cake is the king cake served on Epiphany. Nowadays, Santa Claus or Pai Natal is most popular among children but, nevertheless, in some regions, people still believe that is the Menino Jesus (Baby Jesus) that brings presents to children.

Our Christmas Traditions!!

Greek Students!!

Christmas in Greece is a big celebration for Greek people. Christmas is always time of the year the best for us. Housewives make  candies, roast turkey and pork for the Christmas table and they never forget the Christmas bread. One to two weeks before Christmas we decorate the Christmas tree and the house with colorful lights. During the Christmas holidays we don’t have school for two weeks, of course. On Christmas Eve we sing Christmas carols.

For us Christmas is always a new start!!!

Funny Girls!!

Christmas in Greece is one of the biggest religious celebrations. All over the country, children go from house to house to sing the Carols for Christmas Day, New Year's and Epiphany. On Christmas Day housewifes make Christmas sweets, turkey, steak, pork and other specialties. On Christmas Eve Greeks cut New Year’s pie in which they've inserted a Christmas coin for good luck. A few days before Christmas we decorate our house so beautifully with flashing lights and decorations. There are people on islands, such as Chios, who decorate a Christmas boat.   

A typical day at school

Funny Girls!!!! 

My school Diary!  

Hello, welcome to our blog!

Read about a typical day at our school. To begin, we wake up at 6:00 am. We arrive at school at 7:50 am and the first lesson is Greek Language and the second Maths. The first we do is revise our subjects.

We wear simple clothes at school. All teachers are amazing, but Miss Despina is the best! We usually eat a toasted sandwich during our break at school. We’ve got four breaks. At these breaks, we play volleyball! We finish at 2:00 pm. Our typical day school is amazing!!!   

                

 

Greek students!!

A typical day at school

Let’s talk about a typical day at school. To  begin with ,we  get up at 7.oo am. We eat breakfast and get dressed. When we are at school, we take out our books and discuss our lesson and homework in class. When we have P.E., we wear tracksuits and trainers but if we don’t have P.E. we usually wear trousers and a T-shirt.We have seven teachers.

Student Spirit!!

We wake up at 7o’clock every day.We arrive at school at 8 o’clock.
At 8.05 we go into class.Our teachers are miss  Despina for English,miss Helen for Greek and miss Kathrine for History. We've got four breaks.During the breaks we chase each other.We finish school at two o’clock.

A few words about Greece

Here's what our teams think about our country:

                                                                      (OVS) Ollympic Village Students

Our Country is Greece!!!

We are Greek students  and we want  to tell you some things about our country! Our country is one of the best!!! The weather in winter is cold but in summer it's sunny and hot. The people in our country are friendly and usually smiling. Our opinion about our country is really good. Most of Greece is covered with water. On holidays we are really happy! This is Greece!

Greek Students

Hi! We're the Greek students! Our names are Niki and Elpida. We wanted to tell you a few things about our country. Its name is Greece. Greece is a beautiful country. In our opinion its the best country in the world! It's mountainous but it also has rivers, lakes, islands and a lot of plains. Greece has got famous sights such as the Parthenon and the Acropolis in the center of its capital, Athens. Greece is also famous for its history. We love our country and that is why we are called Greek students!

Funny Girls

Our country is Greece, a small country in Europe. Greece borders with Turkey in the East and Italy in the West. The capital of Greece is Athens. 

Greece  has  beautiful  islands such as  Santorini, Mykonos, Crete,  Rhodes  and many others. It also has high mountains and forests. If you come to Greece, you can see our history, the Acropolis, taste our delicious food and other things. The weather is amazing. It’s hot and sunny, because  Greece is  in  the Southern part of Europe. The people are perfect. They always tell the truth and they always say what's right. Our opinion is  that Greece is the  best country in the world and we are very lucky to be Greek!  

Student Spirit

Greece is a beautiful country. It's mountainous, it's got beautiful islands, such as  Zakynthos, Kefalonia, Crete, Corfu, Paxos, etc.and two fifths of it are covered by sea. It also has plains, rivers and lakes.

In the winter, it's cold in Greece and there is snow but in the summer the weather is hot and sunny.

Living in Greece is very exciting for us!

Crazy Students

Greece is one of the best countries in Europe. It has got  lots of landmarks; one of these is the Acropolis Museum, but it also has sights that kids can visit with their parents like the 'Planetarium' or the 'Greek World' centre and others.

The Islands

Greece  has got great islands but in our opinion the  most amazing island is Santorini. In the summer the weather is hot and sunny. If you go there, you can watch one of the most beautiful sunsets in the world or take a boat tour to the volcano and  the hot springs. There are lots of islands for everyone to visit  in Greece.

The Mountains

Greece has also got lots of mountains like Parnitha, Parnassos, the White Mountains, Olympus, etc. The most famous mountain is Mount Parnitha  which is a densely forested mountain range north of Athens, the highest on the peninsula of Attica. Much of the mountain is designated a national park, and it is a protected habitat for wildfowl.