dimecres, 16 de desembre del 2015

An Irish Christmas prayer

Our Irish friends have sent us their best wishes for Christmas. We would like to thank them for this prayer, and at the same time we wish all of our European partners a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Que la joia del Nadal us ompli la llar de pau

Greetings from Trikala, Greece



GREETINGS FROM TRIKALA, GREECE We ’ re 12 years old. We are in the 6th class of the 2nd Primary School of Trikala, Greece. Our class has 22 pupils. Our habits are quite ordinary, and our hobbies, too. We like reading books and doing sports. Our favourite subjects are PE, Drama and Computer Studies. Many boys like playing football and basketball. Girls like playing volleyball. We also like listening to music and dancing. Our English teacher, called Panagiota Ziaka, is very friendly and she teaches us many things. My school is very good and I’m sad because it’s my last year in this school!!!

dilluns, 30 de novembre del 2015

Merry Christmas Europe!

Some of our students have sent e-cards to our partners to wish them Merry Christmas. They wrote the same message on all the e-cards, both in English and in Catalan:


Dear friend, 
I would like to wish you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

The students in our partner schools have also shared e-cards with us, with the same message in their mother tongues.

Click here to enjoy the e-cards made by our students, they are really beautiful!

And click here to see some of the e-cards our partners have shared with us.

dijous, 26 de novembre del 2015

Merry Christmas from Norway



Our friends from Norway have sent us some really beautiful e-cards. Merry Christmas!

Our class 1 ESO B1

Greetings from Institut Josep Vallverdú

Les Borges Blanques, Catalonia, Spain
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Hello! This is our class, 1ESO B1. In our country, we leave the Primary School after the 6th course, when we are 12 years old. Then, we go to a Secondary School to study ESO (Secondary education). In the secondary school we study from 1st ESO to 4th ESO and then we can continue with non-compulsory education and study Batxillerat or do Vocational Training.
We are a group of 12 year-old students in 1st ESO.

Hi, My name is Adrià. I’m twelve years old .I’m in 1st ESO in Borges. I’m average height, I’ve got brown hair and brown eyes. I’m good at video games and football. My favourite games are FIFA16,WWE 2K16 and mortal kombat x and my favourite sports are football and handball. My favourite football team is FCBarcelona. I very like pizza and macaroni .My favourite football player is Leo Messi.I start school at 8 o’clock and I leave school at 2.10pm

Hi, I´m Aida. I’m 13 years old. I´m in 1 ESO in Josep Vallverdú. I´m tall and I have got long hair. My favourite food is pizza and kebab. My favourite singer is Rhianna . I like sport , basketball. I´m 1,73 metres tall.

Hi my name’s Adrian. I’m 14 years old.I study at INS Josep Vallverdú School.I’m from les Borges Blanques, Catalonia. My favorite color is yellow.I’m in 1 ESO.I start school at 8:00. I finish school at 2:00.My favorite  games are GTA V,Call of duty black ops 2, FIFA 16 uncharted 3,and play ps3 and ps4. My favorite youtubers are thegrefg,alpahasniper97,folagor03,and elrubiusomg.My favorite sport is football and my favorite team is Real Madrid, my favourite football players are Cristiano Ronaldo and James Rodriguez.

Hi my name is Aitor.I’m 13 years old.I’m 1st ESO.I love playing Call of Duty,GTAV, Mortal Kombat X and Resident Evil 6. My character favourite the terror is Jason Vorghees and my monster favourite is Werer Wolf. My favourite music is Electro house. My favourite class is P.E. I like painting. My favourite food is PIZZA. My favourite football team is Barça

My name’s Alexis. I’m 14 years old and I’m a student at INS Josep Vallverdú in Borges Blanques. I like sport, especially football. My favorite football player is James Rodriguez. My other interests are music and chatting on the internet. I’m into reggaeton music and my favorite singer is Niky jam.

Hi, my name is Anamaria . I will be 12 years old on 5 December.My favorite football club  is Football Club Barcelona , I’m 1.65 metres tall. My favorite sport is gymnastics. My favorite teams are Football Club Barcelona and Football Club Steaua.My favorite food is kebab, I like singing and drawing. I have got blond hair and brown eyes. My best friends are, Omaima, Andreea and Medeea. My favorite teacher is Ana Masich.My  favorite cartoon is Gambell.

Hello,I’m Isma ,I’m 13 years old, I’m short ,my hair is brown and my eyes are brown.My hobbies are walk the dog,play football and playstation 4. My favourite football teams  are  fc Barcelona, Lleida Esportiu and Garrigues.My favourite food is kebab and pizza.My favourite footballer is Andres Iniesta. My favourite singer is Kinky Bwoy. I’m good at watching tv and playing football.

Hello.My name is Joel. I’m thirteen years old.I like sport, my favourite sport is basketball, and my favourite basketball player is Pau Gasol.I have a hobby,reading and my favourite book is ´´the hunger games´´.I like music: pop, ballads, rock…..my favourite singer is Meghan Trainor. My favorite food is lasagne and canaloni. I don´t like black chocolate or carrots.

Hello! my name is Jonathan Gimenez. I’m 13 years old. I study at INS Josep Vallverdú. I’m in 1 ESO. My favourite colors are black and blue. I’m from Lleida, Catalonia. I get up at 7:30 a.m. I go to school at 8 o’clock. We finish classes at 2:15 p.m. I eat at 2:30p.m. My hair is black and short. My eyes are brown. My favourite singers are TRIPLEXXX and Canelita. My idols are Jackie Chan and Frank de la jungla. I like playing football. I’m learning 3 languages: Catalan, Spanish and English. My favourite sports are football and ride a bike. My favourite subject is P.E. I like learning English. I like the games Resident Evil and El Padrino. My dad’s name is Jordi and my mum  is Soledad. My best friends are Jan Setó and Cristian Troya

Hi I’m Kouly , I’m 13 years old. I’m tall, I have got black hair and black eyes. I’m good at football .My favourite sport is football . I’m in 1st ESO . My favourite footballer is Cristiano Ronaldo, my favourite artist is Jackie Chan . I go to school at 07:45 by bus, I  start school at 08:00, I leave school at 14:10 .

Hi, I’m Laia, I’m 13 years old. I’m in 1st ESO in Josep Vallverdú. I wear glasses, and I’m tall. My hobbies are walk my dog and watch YouTube. I’m good at playing  handball and computer games. My favourite singers are Arce and Madonna, and my favourite games are The Sims 4 and Life Is Strange.

Hi! My name is Medeea I’m 13 years old. I study at Josep Vallverdú. I’m in 1 eso. My favourite colours are blue and green. I’m from Garrigues, Catalonia. My mum’s name is Mikaela and my dad´s name is Sergi. I get up at a 6:20, I wash my face and then I brush my teeth. I go to school at 7:42.
I have brown hair and eyes. I like to play tennis and to go swimming.
My favourite number is 23. My favourite series is LAS FIERBINTI
I’m learning 4 languages. I love reading books about adventures. My favourite teacher is Ana Màsich.
Hi,my name is Omaima.I’m 12 years old.I’m in 1st ESO B1.I study in
INS Josep Vallverdú.My favourite teacher is the English teacher. I’m 1.61 metres tall.My favourite sport is football.My favourite team is F.C.Barcelona. My favourite food is pizza,because it is delicious.My birthday is the 13 of October. My best friends are Anamaria,Laia,Andreea,Medeea and Aida.

Hi I’m Toni .I’m thirteen years old, I’m in 1st eso. I have got brown hair, my favourite sport is Taekwondo. I like playstation and my favorite game is ‘’ Call of Duty’’. I go to school at 8:00 a.m and I finish school at 14:10.

Hi,My name is Victor.I’m 12 years old. I live in Borges Blanques,Lleida. I play football,I go cycling and I do P.E in school. My favourite food is pasta and pizza. I have two hobbies, play station 3 and cycling. My favourite game is Fifa 15. My favourite teams are Garrigues and Athletico de Bilbao. My bestfriend is Joel Boldú. I’m good at cycling. I have brown hair, my eyes are green and I’m tall.I’m nice.

Hi,my name is Andreea I’m 13 years old.I study in Institut Josep Vallverdú. I’m in 1Eso.My favorite colour is red.My favorite Clubs are football Barcelona and Club Steaua. Iget up at 6:20 a.m .I go to the bus stop at 7:30 a.m. My favorite sports are tennis and skating.I have brown eyes and brown hair. My best friends are, Ana Maria,Mariam and Laia, My favorite series is LAS FIERBINTI.I like chatting in my Iphone and watching TV.

Hello, I'm Lamia. I'm 12 years old I'm studying 1st ESO in school Josep Vallverdu . Ilive in Borges Blanques in Catalonia .I get up at 7 o'clock because we start lessons at 8 o'clock and we finish at 2 o'clock .My favorite subject is French, because it is my favourite language. When I grow up I want to be an air hostess. My favourite food is ice cream and I don't  like pizza. I like going to different countries, and my favourite city is Casablanca, a city in Morocco. I speak Catalan, Spanish, French, Arabic and Moroccan. In my free time I help my mum to cook. My hobbies are swimming and doing sport.

Our towns

Click here to read a beautiful presentation about some villages in les Garrigues made by our students in 1ESO B1.

dimarts, 24 de novembre del 2015

Greetings from Turkey



Some of our friends from Turkey have shared their photos and have introduced themselves. You can read their texts here.

dimecres, 18 de novembre del 2015

Our friends in Poland introduce themselves

Our friends in Poland introduce themselves in a really beautiful video. Enjoy it!





dimarts, 17 de novembre del 2015

Christmas cards

Our younger students have made some really beautiful Christmas cards to send to our European partners. They are hand-made cards which tell about our unique Christmas traditions.





dilluns, 16 de novembre del 2015

Unique Polish Christmas traditions

Watch this video about unique Polish Christmas traditions. Do you share any of them?


Christmas in Finland

Watch this beautiful video  about Christmas in Lapland, Finland. Our Finnish partner has shared it with us. Enjoy it!

Christmas in Ireland

Our Irish partner from Galway has sent us this beautiful video about Christmas in Ireland. Watch it and get into the Christmas spirit!

Catalan Christmas traditions

Some of our students have made beautiful presentations about our most loved Christmas traditions. Here you are two of these presentations. We hope you like them! 






You'll be able to see all the videos very soon.



Our partners would like to cook panellets

This is what one of our partners in Turkey wrote after she had seen the pictures of our USEE students making panellets:

We like your pictures, dear Maria.Your students are so pretty.I wonder how you do it...I want to make it...



divendres, 13 de novembre del 2015

Castanyada and panellets

On 31st October we celebrate a traditional Catalan festivity: Castanyada. We celebrate it eating  panellets, traditional Catalan sweets made with almonds, sugar, egg yolk and pine nuts. They made the panellets and then invited all the teachers to taste them. They were delicious! 

dilluns, 9 de novembre del 2015

Unique Christmas traditions

Hello,

According to my students, these are our most loved Christmas traditions. Some of them, like Tió and galets, are unique to our country. Very soon, we will tell you about these.