A Healthy Passport P5: October 2007

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!

Curriculum for Excellence...

Wednesday, 24 October 2007

Unihoc- indoor hockey...

The game is fast and furious.

Although we don't use masks to protect the faces of the goalkeeepers, perhaps they would be a very good idea, like in Finland.

Osprey has just made an attacking shot...and he has SCORED!

Unihoc- indoor hockey...

Here, Blackwatch has just cleared the puck from goal and is trying to pass to one of his team mates.

Unihoc- indoor hockey...

We play unihoc often in Yester. It is very popular as it is a fast game, which requires a lot of stamina and speed.

The equipment needed for unihoc is slightly different from that needed for floorball in Finland. Each team, of five players, uses a stick. The sticks are either red or yellow, to identify each team member. Instead of a ball, in unihoc a puck is used, which is brightly coloured, so it is easy to see when passing. The puck travels very quickly over the floor.

Tuesday, 23 October 2007

Floorball

Rocky shoots.

Rocky shoots and the ball goes very fast. It`s a GOAL!

Floorball

Floorball.

The players have to run very fast. Pikku Ukko has passed.

Floorball

The players are in action.

Floorball

The goalkeeper
The goalkeeper of the floorball plays on his knees. So it´s easier catch the ball.

Floorball

Floorball equipment

The floorball equipment. This game is very popular among young people in Finland. The player needs only stick and indoor shoes. The goalkeeper needs the facemask and the gloves.

Saturday, 20 October 2007

Some more about me- by Sunrise...

I live in Gifford with my mum and my brother who is Graphite. We have a cute kitten called Boots.
In my spare time, I like to dance, sing and act.
My best friends are Topcat, High5 and Jigga.
My favourite foods are pizza and lettuce. My favourite music is hip-hop and jazz.

Some more about me- by Jigga...

I live in a small cottage close to Gifford. Apart from my mum and dad I have one brother who is eleven. My pets are a dog and two cats. My dog is called Poppy and my cats are called Milly and Fish. My best friends are Topcat and Sunrise.

Some more about me- by Osprey...

I live on a farm, with lots of animals. In my family I have 1 sister. My pets are 1 dog and 1 rabbit. My hobbies include skiing, motorbiking, and quadbiking.

Some more about me- by Harebell...

I live in Gifford.
In my family, I have my mum, dad and I have 1 brother who is 13. My pets are one cat and one dog. Luckily, they get on well together! My three best friends are Ibrox, Oatcake and Brockville.
My favourite sport is football.

Some more about me- by Parkhead...

I live in Garvald, not far from Gifford. Apart from my mum and dad, I have an older brother. I also have a goldfish called Sammy. My friends are Blackwatch, Fearless, Gr8scot and Graphite. My hobbies are golf and rugby. Do any of you play golf?

Some more about me- by Crofter...

I live in Gifford. I have two older sisters as well as my mum and dad in my family. My hobby is trampolining. I have two cats and three guinea pigs. My best friend is Bannock.

Some more about me- by High5...

I live in Haddington.
I have 1 brother who is 7 years old. I have lots and lots of friends. My best friend is Sunrise. I have 1 pet, that is a dog called Rock. My favourite hobby is trampolining. My favourite food is kebab. My favourite animal is a dolphin. My dream is that I have always wanted to perform in the TV program, Doctor Who. Is Doctor Who shown in Finland?

Some more about me- by Oatcake...

I live in Gifford. In my family, I have my mum and my dad and 1 younger brother. I have two dogs called Tess and Jip. Jip is a Border Collie and she is 14 years old. Tess is a German Wirehaired Pointer and she is 3 years old.

Some more about me- by Dekker...

I live just outside Gifford on a farm. Apart from my mum and dad, I have 3 sisters and they are six, eleven and thirteen. I have around 62 pets! They are 14 chickens, 10 sheep, 5 goats, 6 ducks, 3 dogs, 4 cats, 2 horses, 3 pigs and 5 cockerels. There are some more but I have forgotten them. It is a busy place!

Some more about me- by Bannock...

I live outside Gifford. I have a big brother, he is at High School. I have 2 horses, 5 fish, a dog, a cat and a hamster. My best friend in the class is Crofter.

Some more about me- by Topcat...

Where I live.
I live on a farm. It is near to Haddington. My house is a cottage with seven rooms. There is a trampoline at my house.

My family.
I live with my mum and dad and my sister. My sister is taller than my mum! We are all very happy.

Pets.
We have 14 pets and one of them is mine. It is a white rabbit with blue eyes and a pink nose. It is called Snow.

Friends.
Here are some of my friends. Sunrise, Salmon, Stovies and Jigga.

Some more about me- by Graphite...

I live in Gifford, quite close to a field in the village. I live with my mum, and my sister Sunrise. I have a kitten called Boots. My best friends are Ibrox, Parkhead and Fearless. My hobbies are playing DS games and console games. I also like all running sports, football, biking, swimming and basketball.

Some more about me- by Stovies...

I live in Garvald. My hobbies are ice-skating, hockey, tennis and basketball. I have two older sisters. One is 10 years old and the other is 12 years old. I have one pet and it is a girl cat called Lulu. I have lots of friends but these are just some of them- Salmon, Crofter and Bannock.

Some more about me- by Blackwatch...

I live in Garvald. I live with my mum and dad, gran and grandad and Auntie Leigh. I have 5 pets; 3 dogs, 1 cat and a hamster. The three dogs are called Toby, Saffy and Milly. My cat is called Daisy and the hamster's name is Jerry. My best friends are Gr8scot, Graphite and Parkhead. My hobbies are judo and football.

Some more about me- by Trackstar...

I live in Gifford. I have a brother. I have 1 cat and my friends are Blackwatch, Fearless and Ibrox.

Some more about me- by Brockville...

I live near Garvald. I have a sister who is 7 years old and two little sisters who are twins and they are only a few weeks old. I have a dog called Ben. My favourite hobby is ice skating. My best friends are Harebell, Stovies and Crofter.

Some more about me- by Thistle...

I live in Gifford. I have one sister and my mum and dad in my family. My hobbies are running and cycling. I have a dog called Archie, who is 1 year old. My friends are Crofter, Bannock and Nevis. I also love going to the speedway racing. (motorbikes)

Some more about me- by Gr8scot...

I live in Gifford, not far from the school. My fmaily is me, my mum and dad and my big sister who is 11 years old. I have two dogs, one is called Bailey, who is a King Charles Spaniel, and a labrador cross called Katie. My friends are Graphite, Dondie and Dekker. My hobbies are swimming and football. I love watching The Simpsons.

Some more about me- by Fearless...

I live in Gifford. I have one brother and two sisters. I have 6 pets. I play with Graphite and Parkhead. I like playing rugby.

Some more about me- by Nevis...

I live in Gifford. I have two sisters, my mum and dad and my grandma. I used to have a dog called Tyson. I have 5 best friends and they are Brockville, Sunrise, High5, Topcat and Thistle. Biking, running and karate are my hobbies.

Thursday, 11 October 2007

Have a look at the weeks menu

On Monday:
Rice and chicken with sauce.

Have a look at the weeks menu

On Tuesday:
Porridge (groats) with strawberry fool, salad, cucumber, yellow paprika,ham, bread and milk.

Have a look at the weeks menu

On Wednesday:
Sausages and potatoes (Scandinavian hash), green salad, cucumber salad, unleavened bread and milk.

Have a look at the weeks menu

On Thursday:
Fried fish and potatoes, salad and grated carrot, bread and milk.

Have a look at the weeks menu

On Friday:
Peasoup and pancakes with strawberry jam, carrots and rye bread.

Headmaster

Mr Toroi, the headmaster, is very fond of food.

He is working in the dining room

He helps in the dining room, too.

The butler

Two pupils helps in the dining room every day. And this handsome, little man is the butler.

A dinner lady and a head cook

Mrs Suhonen (left) is the dinner lady and Mrs Räisänen is the head cook. They makes really delicious food.

It's lunchtime at Kuvansi school.

This is a picture of healthy food.

Thursday, 4 October 2007

Yester plays badminton!

Yesterday, Wednesday 3rd October, our class went to the local sports centre to try badminton. We took the bus from the school to Haddington, where we met up with children from the two primary schools in Haddington. For some of the children, it was a new experience, though quite a few had played before. The children were taught various skills by students from a nearby sports college. The session lasted for 75 minutes, after which we got back onto our bus and headed back to school. The first photo shows us in the class before we left for our session, with our wall display about Finland in the background.

The sports hall where we played.

Dekker, concentrating hard!

A game between Sunrise and Jigga.

Time to relax!

Now, we are experts!

Tuesday, 2 October 2007

Kuvansi school is trekking...

Last Friday we had a five-km trek. We walked in the surroundings of our school. Autumn is here now as you see. The leaves are yellow and red and falling down.

The pupils were walking along the road.

The road became narrower.

The Finnish countryside.

We saw some cows. They were eating.

Here you can see our forest in autumn.

We became thirsty and so we had to drink some juice.

This is a path.

We had packed lunches with us. We ate rolls with ham and cheese and drank juice.

This is the nearest lake from our school.

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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.