A project linking Yester Primary School, in Scotland, with Kuvansin koulu Primary School, in Finland.
European Quality Label...
Both Yester and Kuvansi schools were delighted to be awarded the European Quality Label in July 2008 for the project "A Healthy Passport".
eTwinning Quality Label...
A Healthy Passport has been awarded National Quality Labels in both Scotland and Finland by the eTwinning teams in both countries. Yester Primary's teacher, Michael Purves, applied for and received the Quality Label in February 2008, while Kuvansi's Jyrki Ikonen received the great news that he too had been awarded the Quality Label in June 2008.
The following quote comes directly from the eTwinning.net website:
"eTwinning Quality Labels are granted to teachers with excellent eTwinning projects. The Quality Label is concrete recognition to teachers and schools of the high level of their eTwinning activities. For pupils, this offers a boost to their work efforts, and for the school in general, a public affirmation of their commitment to quality and openness in European collaborative work."
This means that, as both schools now have been awarded the Quality Label, we should shortly receive news that A Healthy Passport will be awarded the European Quality Label, the highest award possible at European level!
Well done to all in both Kuvansi and Yester who have been involved with this project!
Project of the Month!
Our project was featured on the British Council website as Project of the Month for March 2008. This was a great honour, as the project was chosen from many hundreds of similar projects from all over the UK that are running concurrently. You can read more about the British Council and eTwinning by clicking on the link. And, if you wish to see what the British Council said about our project, look here.
The Header Images...
Each time you visit "A Healthy Passport", an image of either Gifford or Kuvansi is shown at the top of the blog, behind the title. There are a total of 8 different images- 2 each from summer in Scotland and Finland, and 2 each from winter in both countries- and they appear randomly. Keep visiting, and see if you can spot them all!
Curriculum for Excellence...
One of the aims central to our blog is that it will help our children to increase their ability to be successful learners - confident individuals - responsible citizens - and effective contributors. These are the four aims of A Curriculum for Excellence. A Curriculum for Excellence is central to the Scottish Government's 'Ambitious, Excellent Schools' reform agenda. The LTScotland website gives more details
A report of our blogging work is featured on LTS' website here.
Olloplool My hobbies are Playstation 2-console playing and biking. Age: Closely 12 My favourite food is meat, example meatballs or meat sauce. I like family, playing, being with my friends and everything good on life. I don't like teasing.
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Hi, it's Ibrox. What is your favourite computer game and console? My favourite console is a psp and a nintendo ds lite and Game Cube.
Hi lbrox. Nice to meet you. My favorite computer game is Runescape and my favorite consoles are all sonys consoles. Favorite of them is PS3 but i can't buy it because it's expensive here on finland. It's some 670-700€. Do you play Runescape? I have a account there. I hope you will send me a message back! :-) ps: i'm a real console player.
Okay, now i'm answering all comments in one comment. My favorite animal is dog. I don't have animals, because my brother and father are allergic some furry animals. I have a lot of favorite games. One of them is Grant Theft Auto San Andreas. Yes, my birthday is close to Gr8scot. T: Olloplool Ps: Sorry that i haven't answered these comments. I don't have allways time, but i'm trying to answers as quick as i can.
Hi! It's Olloplool here. Horses are ok. I have a lot of ps2 games. Here's some of my best games: Gta San Andreas, Ratchet and Clank, and Crash Bandicoot- games.
I would like a nintendo DS because they are really fun and you get really cool games to go with them. My brother Graphite has a game caled Brain Training wich is really cool so I probably won't get that game, because I could easily play his!
Hei Olloplool, it's High5. Do you support a football team? I support Rangers. My favourite subjects at school are Language, I.C.T. (computers) and P.E.
I enjoyed looking at the santa clause book that you sent us. Thank you very much for the books. What was your faveourite book out of the ones you sent us?
Yester Primary is a rural primary school in Scotland. The current school role is around 165, with one class per stage from P1 to P7. Kuvansin koulu, in Finland, is also rural, with currently around 109 pupils, in six classes, aged 6 to 12.
Both schools hope to use this blog to exchange information about each other and to find out a bit about each other’s cultures.
History...
International Education is something that Yester Primary school staff are very interested in developing. Early in 2007, two of the staff, Fiona Edwards and Michael Purves decided to look at ways of linking Yester with schools from other countries. After researching the idea, the school registered with eTwinning.net, an international organisation that helps schools from different countries make links with each other. It was always hoped that we would make a link with a Finnish school; as Finland is top of the list of countries that the Scottish Government recommends for links. As Michael Purves had also spent a highly enjoyable family holiday in 2006 in Finland, it seemed a natural choice. By June 2007, we had found a partner- and Jyrki Ikonen from the Kuvansin koulu school near to Varkaus had agreed to join us in our project, which we are calling “A Healthy Passport”. Over the course of the next school year, until June 2008, we plan to get children from both schools to exchange information on a range of subjects, allowing them to find out as much as possible about each country’s schools, villages and the cultures of Scotland and Finland themselves.
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Hi, it's Ibrox. What is your favourite computer game and console? My favourite console is a psp and a nintendo ds lite and Game Cube.
Hi lbrox. Nice to meet you. My favorite computer game is Runescape and my favorite consoles are all sonys consoles. Favorite of them is PS3 but i can't buy it because it's expensive here on finland. It's some 670-700€. Do you play Runescape? I have a account there. I hope you will send me a message back! :-) ps: i'm a real console player.
Hi Olloplool it's Graphite and Ibrox here. Do you like runescape?
Yes i do. I have a 28 lvl account. Do you have an runescape account? But there is a few things that i hate in runescape, but it dosen't matter.
Hi Olloplool!
What is your favourite animal?
My favourite animals are a cat, a horse and a Dolphin.
Do you have any Pets?
from High5.
Hi Olloplool!
it's Graphite and Easterroad here. What is your faviourate Game
Hi Olloplool, it is Gr8scot here,
I am 8 years old just now, but I will be 9 in 20 days. Your birthday must be quite close to mine!
Okay, now i'm answering all comments in one comment. My favorite animal is dog. I don't have animals, because my brother and father are allergic some furry animals. I have a lot of favorite games. One of them is Grant Theft Auto San Andreas. Yes, my birthday is close to Gr8scot. T: Olloplool Ps: Sorry that i haven't answered these comments. I don't have allways time, but i'm trying to answers as quick as i can.
Hi Ollopool its Bannock here,do you like horses?
I do!!!!!
Hi Ollopool its Bannock again!
I have a playstasion2 aswell! What games do you have?
Hi! It's Olloplool here. Horses are ok. I have a lot of ps2 games. Here's some of my best games: Gta San Andreas, Ratchet and Clank, and Crash Bandicoot- games.
Hiya Olloplool,
I sometimes take the bus to school or my mum drives me there.
How do you get to school?
from Bannock
what is your favorurite console my favorurite is an xbox360 and the game is halo3.
Hi Ollopllol,
What is your favourite animal?
Hi olloplool!
What would you like for Joulou?
I would like a nintendo DS because they are really fun and you get really cool games to go with them. My brother Graphite has a game caled Brain Training wich is really cool so I probably won't get that game, because I could easily play his!
What do you think?
From Sunrise
Hi Olloplool, I have played halo3. I have completed it. Have you played it? Please reply
from ibrox.
Hei Olloplool, it's High5.
Do you support a football team? I support Rangers. My favourite subjects at school are Language, I.C.T. (computers) and P.E.
Look forward to hearing from you,
from High5
Hello Olloplool!
It's Sunrise and Oatcake here!
Do you leave anything for Santa and his riendeer?
Sunrise leaves milk for santa along with a biscuit and a carot for his riendeer!
Oatcake leaves Santa some milk and a chocolate biscuit,and six carots for his riendeer!
Looking forward to hearing from you soon! :) :)
Hi Olloplool☺,
What games do you have for your console and when do you play them?
Do you have a favourite animal?:)
Hope to hear from you soon!
do you like ice hokey
I didn't had time to answer these comments, because i was concertrated to newer comments so sorry.
Hi Olloplool,
I enjoyed looking at the santa clause book that you sent us.
Thank you very much for the books.
What was your faveourite book out of the ones you sent us?
Hope to hear from you soon
From Thistle
hi olloplool I have a rune scape account
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