A Healthy Passport P5

eTwinning National Awards 2008

2008-06-16T12:40:00.010+01:00

Our blog was shortlisted for a prize at the annual UK National eTwinning Award Ceremony, held in Nottingham, on 13th- 15th June 2008.

Mr Purves attended the Conference, and was delighted to learn that A Healthy Passport was awarded 2nd place by the judges!

Baldev Singh, one of the judges said, "This was an outstanding project, which showed a high level of collaboration between the two link classes, in Scotland and in Finland. There was a wide range of skills that were learned very successfully by both sets of pupils and it was amazing to see the sheer volume of work covered by both classes."

Yester Primary was presented with a certificate and £200, to be spent in any way that we consider can further our extremely successful eTwinning work.

Well done to all the children in both Yester and Kuvansi for all their hard work over the year! A special mention also, to Kuvansi's Mr Ikonen, who worked tirelessly throughout the year!

Mr Purves

Hyvää kesää- Have a nice summer-We are on holiday

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We are on holiday now, however here are some comments.

-It was nice to learn many things about Scotland and Scots. Have a nice summer!
-The blog has been a really nice thing. It has been great to learn many new things. Thank you very much!
- I think this project has been very useful for me. I have enjoyed to read comments on the blog. Have a nice summer!
- It was really funny to teach Finnish to you.
- I think this project has been a great thing. I can use English much better now. Have a nice summer!
- This blog has been very important because I have learnt English.
-Thanks for everything! I have learnt very much. Have a nice summer!
- It has been nice to see great photos from Scotland.
- Thank you for eveything and have a nice holiday! We miss this project! Best wishes.

Mr Ikonen`s pupils

Please click on the comments section to see the Yester children's responses!

Finnish baseball

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We played Finnish baseball match in Kuvansi last Wednesday. The great match was : The teachers vs pupils.

Hutunkeitto. At the beginning of the match Jari and Rocky were fighting for the first batting period.

Finnish baseball

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Jari won!

Finnish baseball

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A great pitch and Anna is ready to bat.

Finnish baseball

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Anna is batting.

Finnish baseball

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Nina is batting.

Finnish baseball

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Nina´s batting was poor.

Finnish baseball

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Nina is running to the first base. But she is out.

Finnish baseball

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Pallo is tossing.

Finnish baseball

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Helena is batting. She batted very well.

Finnish baseball

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And Hanna is batting. Oh, she missed!

Finnish baseball

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The teachers won the match 12 - 8.

Finnish baseball

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My pupils were little disappointed, that´s life...but the sun shines and maybe they will win the next match.

Finnish sports stars visit Yester!

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Today, we were really delighted to welcome Hibernian football club manager, Mixu Paatelainen, who played 70 times for the Finnish national team, and speedway rider Tero Aarnio, from Kuusankoski, who races for the Berwick speedway team here in Britain, to our class. They came to see what our two classes have done during the last year. Primary 5 gave a presentation of the Healthy Passport blog to the stars, who then answered questions that had been prepared by both Mr Ikonen's pupils in Kuvansi, and the Yester primary 5 children. It was a fantastic experience for all the class, and Mixu and Tero were very impressed with what they saw!

Mixu answers questions from the class, and from Kuvansi

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Mixu took part in a question and answer session. He answered a selection of questions from both classes. Some of the questions, especially those from Kuvansi, were very interesting!

Questions we asked Mixu, which came from Kuvansi:

1) Do you ever miss Finland?

Mixu answers this in English, then in Finnish.
2) What is the most challenging aspect of your job?

3) How many hours a week do you train?

4) Is it more difficult to train Scotsmen than Finns?

5)And finally, what's it like living in Scotland?

Thank you very much to Mixu for answering these questions for us!

Mixu's present to the children

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Mixu very kindly gave the class a Hibernian shirt, signed by all of the team!

Presenting Mixu with a gift!

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As a thank you for coming to visit us, Mixu and Tero were presented with a silver quaich each, as well as some other presents. Here, Dekker presents Mixu with his bag of goodies.

Finnish superstars in the class!

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Tero and Mixu relax with some of the class, after seeing the blog presentation.

Tero shows off his bike to the class

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After the presentation was over in the classroom, we went outside where Tero showed the children his speedway bike. This was a real highlight for the children.

Gathering around the bike!

Tero spent some time explaining to the children how he rides his speedway bike.

Very happy children, posing with Tero!

You can read all about Tero's racing career here.

Finnish sports stars visit Yester!

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In the sunshine outside the school. Tero Aarnio and Thistle with Mr Purves

Mixu and Tero's thoughts on their visit!

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Listen to what Mixu said about his visit, in both Finnish and English!

Like Mixu, Tero really enjoyed his visit to Yester. Listen to what he thought, in both Finnish and English!

Tero answered questions for us too!

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We asked Tero some questions too.
Here they are, along with his answers.

1) Do you ever miss Finland?
Yes, but this is my first year racing in the UK, so I have been very busy and that helps to stop me missing my friends and family in Finland. My dad will come to stay here in July, as well as my mum and sister, to see me race, so I am looking forward to that.
2)How fast do you go when riding speedway?
That depends on the size of each track, but it can be up to 80mph. (120kmph)
3) Have you ever fallen off your bike?
Oh yes, many times! Too many times! Every speedway rider falls off his bike sometimes.
4) What's it like living in Scotland?
Well, I actually live just over the border in England, but it's great. The people here have all been so friendly and helpful to me since I came here in March. I'm getting used to it now!

Thanks to Tero for answering these questions for us!

The Spa Hotel Kuntoranta

2008-04-30T08:10:00.007+01:00

We visited Kuntoranta in Varkaus on Monday 28th of April. We cycled 15 km from Kuvansi to Varkaus and then we raked the dead leaves off the grass. We worked 4 hours and after that we went to the spa. You can see water slide behind us. At spa we enjoyed water bubbles and massaging showers and we played basketball in the swimming pool. It was a really nice school day.

Yester Primary School is 40 years old!

2008-04-16T16:39:00.002+01:00

This is the cake which all pupils will enjoy a piece of, to celebrate 40 years since our present school opened.

Yester Primary School is 40 years old!

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In the hall with children and friends.

Today, we celebrated our 40th anniversary in school! Each class went to the hall, where we joined parents, friends, ex- teachers and former pupils to sing Happy Birthday, and cut a huge cake! Each child will receive a piece of the cake tomorrow!

More visitors from the Netherlands!

2008-04-16T16:29:00.002+01:00

On Friday last week, we had some more headteachers from the Netherlands visiting Yester. They were part of a group who spent a week in Scotland, looking at the Scottish education system. Again, they are seen with Mr Purves and Mrs Edwards, outside the school.

Dutch Headteachers visit Yester

2008-04-09T15:23:00.004+01:00

Today, we had a visit from four Headteachers from Holland. They were here to see how our school system works, and they were very impressed by the work that has been done between Gifford and Kuvansi. We decided to take a photo of them by our International Education board. Mrs Edwards and Mr Purves are seen with them here.

A trip around our school, and the surrounding area!

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Today, two of the class, Thistle and Crofter, took the digital camera and made their way round the school, taking pictures of things that they thought might be interesting to show to everyone in Kuvansin koulu. We hope you enjoy seeing around Yester, and perhaps you can imagine what it would be like to be here!

The front entrance to the school.

We all come in to school through the front door.

The playground to the front

This is part of our playground, at the front of the school, looking north.

Part of the playing area

We are able to play games on the grass here, like football, or just run around. This is looking south, with some of the classes shown.

Yester's Totem Pole!

We have our very own Totem Pole, which one of our classes made two years ago! Do you have anything like this in Kuvansi?

Our Headteacher, Mrs Hilsley

Mrs Hilsley is always busy in her office. She did have time to smile for the camera today though!

Carol in her office

Carol, our school secretary, ensures that all the behind-the-scenes work is carried out without any problems.

Alan, the jannie!

This is Alan, our janitor, who makes sure that everything from the heating, to the alarm works smoothly in the school.

Our International Education display board

This display shows which schools we have links with across the world. As well as links with Kuvansi, we have links with a school in France, and a school in South Africa.

Corridor display from P6 class

Some of our P6 class created these pictures during art lessons.

The school hall

This is where we do gym, and meet together for assemblies.

The Kitchen Staff

Sylvia, in the centre, cooks really tasty food, with help from Annette and Elaine.

Library

Our school library.

Yester is an Eco-school

We are an Eco-school, which means that we do our best to take care of the environment.

Finnish-Scottish display outside our classroom

Outside the P4 and P5 classrooms, we have our Finnish-Scottish display. Note that we have made drawings of Silver Birch trees, like you did in Kuvansi!

The staffroom

This is where the staff have their coffee!

Highland Cows

Close to Gifford, there is a field with some Highland cows. They are very unusual in this part of Scotland, as they are mostly found in the north of the country.

Crocuses close to the school

These lovely flowers are always in bloom early in the year.

Podcast-Kuvansi School-Chanel

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Hei, minä olen Chanel. Numerot yhdestä kymmeneen ovat: Yksi, kaksi, kolme, neljä, viisi, kuusi, seitsemän, kahdeksan, yhdeksän, kymmenen. I`m Chanel. Numbers one to ten are: One , two, three, four ,five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

Podcast-Kuvansi School-Vene

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Hei, minä olen Vene. Kuinka vanha sinä olet? I am Vene. How old are you?

Podcast-Kuvansi School-Varjo

2008-02-09T20:02:00.000Z

Minä olen Varjo. Minä olen 13 vuotta vanha. I am Varjo. I am 13 years old.

Podcast-Kuvansi School-Sini

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Hei, minä olen Sini. Tänään sataa vettä ja on kylmä. Hi, I`m Sini. It´s raining today and it`s cold.

Podcast-Kuvansi School-Rocky

2008-02-09T19:55:00.001Z

Hei, minä olen Rocky. Anteeksi, missä on elokuvateatteri? Hei, I am Rocky. Excuse me, where is the cinema?

Podcast-Kuvansi School- Pikku-Ukkeli

2008-02-09T19:51:00.000Z

Hei, minä olen Pikku-Ukkeli. Miten voit? Minä voin hyvin. I am Pikku-Ukkeli. How are you? I`m fine.

Podcast-Kuvansi School-Pallo

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Hei, minä olen Pallo. Minä pidän jalkapallosta. Hi, I am Pallo. I like football.

Podcast-Kuvansi School-Olloplool

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Minä olen Olloplool. Millainen sää on tänään? I`m Olloplool. What`s the weather like today?

Podcast-Kuvansi School-Lisa

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Hei, minä olen Lisa. Hyvää huomenta. Hi, It`s Lisa here. Good morning.

Podcast-Kuvansi School-Kynä

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Minä olen Kynä. Hyvää iltapäivää. I am Kynä. Good afternoon.

Podcast-Kuvansi School-Kallio

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Minä olen Kallio. Hyvää iltaa. I am Kallio. Good Evening.

Podcast-Kuvansi School-Kenkä

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Hei, minä olen Kenkä. Tänään sataa lunta. Hi I am Kenkä. It´s snowing today.

Podcast-Kuvansi School-Kivi

2008-02-09T19:22:00.000Z

Minä olen Kivi. Maanantai, tiistai, keskiviikko, torstai, perjantai, lauantai, sunnuntai. My name is Kivi. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Podcast-Kuvansi School-Dude

2008-02-09T19:17:00.000Z

Minun nimeni on Dude. Kuukaudet ovat: Tammikuu, helmikuu, maaliskuu, huhtikuu, toukokuu, kesäkuu, heinäkuu, elokuu, syyskuu, lokakuu, marraskuu, joulukuu. I´m Dude. Months are: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

Podcast-Kuvansi School- Aliisa

2008-02-09T18:57:00.000Z

Hei, minä olen Aliisa. Minä rakastan koiria. Hi, I`m Aliisa. I love dogs.

Igloo in Varkaus

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Ville-Veikko is very proud of the igloo.

Igloo in Varkaus

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Laku, the cat, wants to go into the igloo, too.

Igloo in Varkaus

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Everyday V-V wants to eat something in the igloo.

Igloo in Varkaus

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This is a view to outside.

Igloo in Varkaus

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On top of the igloo.

We were skiing and the sun shone

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The sun is shining and the boys are skiing very fast.

We were skiing and the sun shone

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Girls are skiing in the forest.

We were skiing and the sun shone

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Pikku-Ukkeli is sliding down.

We were skiing and the sun shone

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They are climbing.

We were skiing and the sun shone.

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Here you can see some photos of our skiing lesson.

Pallo and her friends.

Dreaming...

2008-02-06T15:16:00.000Z

Our class is one of ten classes from schools across East Lothian who have been selected to perform at a concert at the Brunton Theatre in Musselburgh on 3rd March. At the concert we will be singing this song, along with some others we have been learning. This song was inspired by the Tsunami which occured in the Indian Ocean on 26th December 2004. It is a fairly sad, reflective song, but also one which offers hope that one day, there might not be any more sadness and pain in the world.
We hope you enjoy listening to it!

Dreaming
The young girl who lost her dad
the old man who looks so sad
the woman who cries alone
the baby who has no home
Hearts are breaking, hearts are breaking
Dreaming of a day when broken hearts are mended
The father who cannot cope
the mother who has no hope
the brother who feels ashamed
the sister who took the blame
Hearts are breaking, hearts are breaking
Dreaming of a day when broken hearts are mended
One day, no crying eyes
one day, no heavy sighs
one day, no fear or pain
one day, no suffering
Hearts are mended, hearts are mended
Dreaming of a day when broken hearts are mended.(x4)
Are mended.
(Thanks to Fischy Music, for allowing us to use this song on the blog.)

Financial Education Week

2008-02-04T21:44:00.000Z

Today in class, as part of a week of finding out about Financial Education, we learned all about how a bank statement is produced. We then made our own bank statements. (click on the photos to see a larger version that you can read.)

Paying money into your bank account

2008-02-04T21:41:00.000Z

As part of our Financial Education week, we went to the Primary 7 classroom, where Aileen from the Royal Bank of Scotland in Haddington explained to the class how to pay in money to a bank account, and later, how to take money out using a Cash Machine.

Using the Cash Machine

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Sloop, who had no experience of using a Cash Machine, withdraws £20.00

Explaining the details

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The class listen as Aileen explains how to take money out at the Cash Machine. (ATM)

A successful visit to the bank!

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Now, we have all become experts at using the ATM machine to withdraw cash.

Robert Burns- the greatest Scots poet of them all

2008-01-28T20:24:00.000Z

Robert Burns is recognised all over the world as probably the greatest poet Scotland has ever known. He wrote hundreds of beautiful poems and songs, many of which are sung and recited today. Auld Lang Syne is one of his most famous songs.

Today, we celebrated the life of Robert Burns, as we do every year at this time, by hosting our annual Burns Supper. (Picture reproduced by kind permission from LTScotland)

Our Burns Supper

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The whole school came to the hall to see Primary 5 lead our Burns Supper today. There were speeches, poems and songs, all of which came after we had eaten the traditional Burns Supper meal of haggis, tatties and neep! (Tatties and neep are mashed potatoes and mashed turnip.)

Highland dancer

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We had an excellent display of Highland dancing from Avocet, who is in our Primary 6 class. Here she is, in full Highland costume.

Piping in the haggis!

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At every Burns Supper, the most special guest of all, the haggis, is brought to the top table on a plate, with a piper playing the bagpipes. Today, our haggis was piped in by one of our former pupils, who learned how to play the bagpipes while he was here at Yester.

Once the haggis arrives at the top table, one of the most important speeches of the Burns Supper is delivered. This year, Blackwatch, delivered the Address to the Haggis. The speech is below, first in Scots, then repeated in English, as it is quite a difficult speech to follow, especially for non-Scots! (This is a shortened version of the poem.)

Address to a Haggis (original)

Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face,
Great chieftain o the puddin'-race!
Aboon them a' ye tak your place,
Painch, tripe, or thairm:
Weel are ye worthy o' a grace
As lang's my arm.

The groaning trencher
there ye fill,
Your hurdies like a distant hill,
Your pin wad help to mend a mill
In time o need,
While thro your pores the dews distil
Like amber bead.

His knife see rustic Labour dight,
An cut you up wi ready slight,
Trenching your gushing entrails bright,
Like onie ditch;
And then, O what a glorious sight,
Warm-reekin, rich!

Ye Pow'rs, wha mak mankind your care,
And dish them out their bill o fare,
Auld Scotland wants nae skinking ware
That jaups in luggies:
But, if ye wish her gratefu prayer,
Gie her a Haggis

(Picture used by kind permission from LTScotland.)

Address to a Haggis (Translation)

Fair and full is your honest, jolly face,
Great chieftain of the sausage race!
Above them all you take your place,
Stomach, tripe, or intestines:
Well are you worthy of a grace
As long as my arm.

The overloaded serving tray there you fill,
Your buttocks like a distant hill,
Your pin would help to mend a mill
In time of need,
While through your pores your juices drip
Like liquid gold.

His knife see the serving-man clean,
And then cut you up with great skill,
Making a trench in your bright, gushing guts
To form a ditch,
And then, 0h! What a glorious sight!
Warm, steaming, and rich!

You powers, who make mankind your care,
And dish them out their bill of fare,
Old Scotland wants no watery stuff,
That splashes in small wooden dishes;
But if you wish her grateful prayer,
Give her [Scotland] a Haggis!

Yester's library van

2008-01-20T16:36:00.001Z

Like in Kuvansi, we have a library van that visits the school every two weeks. It provides a valuable service for our children, as there is no public library in Gifford. The nearest library is in Haddington, which is 5 miles away (8km).

The driver and librarian are always ready to help

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The driver of the library van is Bob, and the librarian is Dorothy. Both are always keen to help the children find what they want.

Inside the library van

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There are lots of books to choose from. Like in Kuvansi, you can order CDs or videos from Dorothy, who will have them ready for you the next time the library van calls at the school.

Inside the library van

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The library van sells calendars showing lovely views around East Lothian. Mr Ikonen might recognise this!

The Computer Corner

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Inside the library van, there is an area where you can sit with your computer, and connect to the internet.

Our Christmas, by Harebell and Sunrise

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"Hi, it's Harebell here. What was your favourite Christmas present? Mine was my PSP. What did you do in your Christmas holidays?"

"Moi everyone! It's Sunrise here. I'm going to tell you what my favourite Christmas present was. I got a pink Nintendo DS Lite and I got some really cool games called High School Musical and Imagine Baby. I hope everyone had as good a Christmas and New Year as I did."

Our Christmas, by Top Cat and Osprey

2008-01-08T23:01:00.001Z

"Hei, it's Top Cat here. What did you get for Christmas? I got a new mobile phone. It's a black LG. Hope you had a good Christmas!"

"Hi, it's Osprey here! Happy New Year to you all! What was your favourite Christmas present? My favourite Christmas present was a hamster. His name is Ginger."

Our Christmas, by Dondie and Jigga

2008-01-08T22:55:00.001Z

"Hei, it's Dondie. I got a laptop for Christmas. What did you get for Christmas? Bye!"

"Moi everyone, did you all have a good Christmas? I did! My favourite present was my iPod. I really like it. What were your favourite presents? Hope you are all fine. Bye for now, from Jigga"

My Christmas, by Nevis

2008-01-08T22:51:00.002Z

"Moi, it's Nevis here! Onnellista Uutta Vuotta! I got a Nintendo DS with seven games. What did you get for Christmas? Hei, hei!"

Our Christmas, by Blackwatch and Parkhead

2008-01-08T22:40:00.001Z

"Hi, it's Blackwatch here! For Christmas I got an X-Box 360, and my favourite game is WWE 2008. What did any of you get? Hope you had a good Christmas and a Happy New Year."

"Hi, it's Parkhead here. What was your favourite Christmas present? Mine was the Nintendo Wii. I didn't go anywhere on holiday. I wish you a Happy New Year. Bye!"

My Christmas, by Gr8scot

2008-01-08T22:29:00.001Z

"Hi it's Gr8scot here! I got a really cool Christmas present at Christmas called a PSP. I can't get off it because it is so cool! I got a really cool game for it called FIFA 08. I've got a question for all of you. What was your favourite Christmas present? Happy New Year!"

Our Christmas, by Graphite and Thistle

2008-01-08T22:21:00.001Z

"Hei, it's Graphite here. My favourite Christmas present was The Simpsons game on PlayStation 2. Happy New Year. What was your favourite Christmas present?"

"Hei, it's Thistle here. Happy New Year everyone! My favourite Christmas present was a video camera. What was your favourite Christmas present?"

Our Christmas, by High5 and Easter Road

2008-01-08T22:07:00.001Z

"Moi. It's High5. My favourite Christmas present was a Nintendo Wii. What was your favourite Christmas present? Happy New Year! Bye!"

"Moi, it's Easter Road here. My favourite Christmas present was a metal detector. I hope you have had a very good Christmas!"

Our Christmas, by Crofter and Trackstar

2008-01-08T22:00:00.001Z

"Moi, my name is Crofter. My favourite Christmas present was a parachute for a teddy. What was your favourite present?"

"Moi, it's Trackstar here. My favourite present was a laptop. I hope you have a Happy New Year. Bye!"

Our Christmas, by Dekker and Sloop

2008-01-08T21:54:00.001Z

"Hei, it's Dekker here. Happy New Year! This year, the snow at my house was 30cm deep! I was in it all day. What did you get for Christmas?"

"Hei, it's Sloop here. I wanted to wish you a Happy New Year. My best Christmas present was my mobile phone. I loved the snow, I even had a snowball fight in it."

Our Christmas- by Brockville and Bannock

2008-01-08T21:39:00.001Z

"Hi, it's Brockville here. My best Christmas present was a Nintendo DS. I went ice skating. Did you?"

"Hi, it's Bannock here. For my Christmas, my favourite present was my Brain Training Nintendo game. Did you have a nice Christmas?"

Our Christmas, by Fearless and Oatcake

2008-01-08T21:30:00.001Z

"Hi, it's Fearless. In the holidays I went sledging in the snow. Did you go sledging?. Bye!"

"Hi, it's Oatcake here. In the Christmas holidays I went to Lillehammer in Norway. I did lots of skiing, skating and sledging. I also went to an ice hockey match. What did you get for Christmas?"

This was me in Lillehammer, when I went skiing!

This was the house I stayed in, when I was in Lillehammer.

Our Christmas- by Ibrox and Stovies

2008-01-08T21:05:00.001Z

"Hi, it's Ibrox here. My best Christmas present was an X-Box 360. What was your best Christmas present?"

"Hi, it's Stovies here. My favourite present that I got for Christmas was my Nintento DS. What was your favourite present?"

A snowy return to school

2008-01-07T20:53:00.001Z

Sometimes it snows here in Scotland too! This was the front of the school this morning, our first day back after the Christmas holidays.

A snowy return to school

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This is our playing field, looking over to the school.

A snowy return to school

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This is the side of our school. Unfortunately for the children, the snow melted a bit during the day.

A test podcast

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This is a test.

What you should hear is:
"Yes, over the next few weeks and months, we are going to really get started with podcasting to the blog"

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2008!

2007-12-23T20:56:00.001Z

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2008!
Santa Claus is on his way!

Handiwork of Kuvansi school

2007-12-23T20:54:00.001Z

Here you can see examples of pupils' handiwork

Wooden briefcase upholstered in velvet

Handiwork of Kuvansi school

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Wooden briefcase upholstered in velvet

Handiwork of Kuvansi school

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Copper made sign

Handiwork of Kuvansi school

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Wooden cup

Handiwork of Kuvansi school

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Throwing game

Handiwork of Kuvansi school

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Box for small things

Handiwork of Kuvansi school

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Bracket candlestick

Handiwork of Kuvansi school

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Bird feeding container

Handiwork of Kuvansi school

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Track and field pants sewed by machine

Handiwork of Kuvansi school

2007-12-23T20:42:00.000Z

Knitted slippers

The fantastic books from Finland!

2007-12-18T22:21:00.000Z

Thistle and Bannock, finding out about Finland.

We have been reading through the wonderful books that Mr Ikonen sent us from Finland. The children have really enjoyed finding out about Santa Claus, and Tatu and Patu's adventures in Finland have been eagerly digested. Thank you very much for these beautiful books!

Christmas party

2007-12-18T16:18:00.000Z

We had our Christmas party this afternoon, organised by the oldest class in the school, for the oldest four classes. Children were encouraged to come dressed as movie stars, and we imagined that the hall was part of Hollywood! It was a very enjoyable afternoon and everyone had a lot of fun. The children thought it was a great way to end the school term before Christmas.

Some of the movie stars!

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Each child had to wear a label, showing the name of the movie star they were. Here, Dekker is seen in his Darth Vader costume, with some of the other movie stars.