Making Polish friends

by Blanca Alcoucer, 6ºD

I sent some questions about life in Krakow to some children at the

school which Mr Angus and Ms Gray visited last year in Poland for the

Comenius Project. Here are some of the things I found out. If you would

like to read more about my Polish friends, check out the digital edition! This year the focus of the Jornadas

Nacionales is on Poland and in order to celebrate this, in year 5 and 6 we

have decided to honour one of Poland’s most celebrated and inspira-

tional people. Janusz Korczak was an inspirational character and has had a huge influ-ence on children’s rights. He be-

lieved that children should be consid-ered as little adults. He encouraged the children he looked after in his or-phanages to express their opinions

and feelings.

He created “children’s republics” in the orphanages to encourage children

to govern themselves and be as independent as possible.

He set up Poland’s first national chil-dren’s newspaper, Mały Przegląd

(Little Review) which ran weekly bet-ween 1926 to 1939. The newspaper was written and edited by children, for children. In order to honour the me-

mory of Janusz Korczak the students of year 5 and 6 have created their own

Mały Przegląd.

Wednesday, 19th December, 2012 Year 1. Number 1.

MALY PRZEGLAD

Isabel Chadwick, Librarian.

Classified

The Children’s Republic of Year 5 and 6,

Colegio de San Francisco de Paula (Seville)

Jornadas Nacionales: Poland

Keyrings to put in your bag and

remember your perfect holiday in

Poland each time you see it.

These dolls are very popular in Poland, they

are a good toy which you can enjoy when you are bored.

The perfect T-shirt to

give as a present to your

friends or family.

POLAND GIFTS

When you go to Warsaw (Poland), don’t forget going to the shop ‘POLAND’S GIFTS’. There you can find some incredible

offers in souvenirs.

There are incredible offers like: - Poland t-shirts in different sizes, colors, designs and for

different situations. (TAKEN 25% OFF) - Poland bracelets. (TAKEN 75% OFF) - Matryoshka dolls. (TAKEN 50% OFF)

And more interesting and exciting things. (TAKEN 50% OFF)

WEB: www.polandsgifts.com ADDRESS: 5 Świętojánska Street, Warsaw.

Reporters: Year 5 and 6.

Editors:

Piedad Alliende John Angus

Isabel Chadwick Marie Curtis

Mary Ann Gray Anne Mackay John Morrisey

Graphic Designer:

Elvira Sobrino

THERE ARE MANY MORE THINGS,

COME IN AND SEE THEM!

BUY SOMETHING IN THIS STORE AND GET TWO

TICKETS TO THE OPERA ON 26th JANUARY 2013.

This is a beautiful, big house in Warsaw. It is in the centre of the

town in the Frederick Chopin street number 2.

It is a perfect house for a big

family. It is an old on the outside and modern in the inside.

It has a beautiful garden with trees and bushes. The rooms are furnished with typical Polish

furniture. It has four big bedrooms which are beautifully decorated. It also has one big bathroom with a big, white bath, a toilet and a sink. It has a living room which is very

big. The living room has two colourful, modern and comfortable sofas, one large transparent table

and one expensive and big television placed on a colourful,

small table. The house also has a big kitchen with the most

fashionable machines, it also has a nice table with black and whites

chairs around it.

Price: 800000 Zloty Tel: 0048 223 546 789

HOUSES FOR SALE

This is an apartment in the north of Lodz in Piotrkowska street number 7. It’s in a rural land-

scape. It has wonderful views, which you can enjoy if you buy it.

Here you can enjoy great nature activities like rowing, riding,

hiking, etc. It is a very comfort-able house for a family with children. It’s perfect for the

weekends or holidays. This apartment is 100m². It has a big, green, and well looked-after

garden. The garden has a big swimming pool with the form of a

electronic guitar.

Price: 900000 Zloty Tel: 0048 221 034 567.

By Eva López, Claudia Sáez, Paula Carrero, 5ºC

Colegio de San Francisco de Paula (Seville)

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Games / Weather Did you know…? Hello, we are Miguel Jose Marin and Alvaro Muñoz from Year 5A and we have been look-

ing at the weather and climate of Poland. Let us tell you all about it:

The weather in Poland is highly unpredictable and varied. Winters can be really cold with

the chance of snow from November until March. During the autumn and spring the

weather is often changeable. As the weather here can be quite unpredictable, to get the

best out of your Polish experience it is important to include both an umbrella and sun-

glasses, necessary equipment all year long.

If you are planning to visit…

I think the best time to go at Poland is August because it’s sunny and very warm with some hot days, and good

temperatures. Winters used to be very cold with a lot of snow, but now they are milder and warmer. Generally

summers are usually warm and the most pleasant time to visit Poland. Winters are wet, cold, dreary and not a

great time to visit unless you're interested in skiing (December-April).

Spring starts in March with temperatures varying from -1 to +20 °C and lasts

until May. July is the hottest month, but the rest of the summer is also quite

warm with temperatures from 21 to 32 °C. The beginning of September is still

pretty warm and then autumn begins. In October you can admire beautiful au-

tumn colors because there are many deciduous trees. This season is often

called ‘golden Polish autumn’. When it’s sunny it can be really nice and warm.

Unfortunately, there might be a lot of rain and it can get really cold. Days be-

come colder until December, when winter begins and temperature become very

cold between few degrees above 0 Celsius and sometimes even

minus 25ºC .Winters last from December to March and include shorter or

longer periods of snow. In high mountains the snow lies till May. We think that for sure the best time to visit

Poland is from May through to September.

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Weird and Fun Facts about Poland By Paula 6D 1. A Polish astronomer, Nicolaus Copernicus was the first person to think that the Earth was not the centre of the universe.

2. Another Polish astronomer, Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687) published the earliest exact maps of the moon.

3. Saint John’s Kupala is a popular holiday in which people jump over fires, a tradition that predates Christianity.

4. In Wroclaw there is an annual city-wide medieval festival, including jousts, horse archery, medieval dances and other activities.

5. In Marzenna there is a tradition where people weave straw dolls and decorate them with ribbons.

These represent the end of winter,

and the beginning of spring. When the snow starts to melt, they proclaim the beginning of spring and throw the Marzennas dolls

into the river or stream, symbolically ‘killing’ the winter.

6. During Wianki (a Polish tradition), people go to the riverbanks and float wreaths with candles on them on the water.

If it floats to a woman on the other side of the river, she’ll find love. If it circles three times, she’ll be unlucky with her love life.

7. Natural resources include: coal, sulphur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber and arable land.

8. The polish flag hung upside-down looks the same as the flags of Indonesia and Monaco !!!!

9. The most beloved movie star for Polish teenagers is Johnny Depp!

10. Most of the Poles consider their name day more important than their birthday! 11. Officially, Poland is now 1038 years old!

12. The Polish are generally well educated, with 90% of Poles having completed at least a secondary education 13. Most of the 80-90 years old women ride bicycles.

14. The strongest man in the world comes from Poland. His nickname is “Pudzian”. 15. Most polish people are short.

16. In Poland, people like drinking Vodka, which is a polish alcoholic drink.

City Max. Min.

Warsaw 12 6

Krakau 15 10

Wroclaw 16 10

Szczecin 13 9

Gdansk 16 6

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By María Villamarin 6C

How is Christmas in Poland? In Poland, it is the beginning of Christmas time. It's a time when people try to be peaceful and remember the real reason for Christmas. People try not to have an excess of anything. Some people give up their favourite foods or drinks at parties. Some people also go to Church.

The Polish people make paper cuts for Christmas.

This is typical Polish Christmas food. In Poland for Christmas they make biscuits decorated with some pictures and desserts decorated with poppy seed.

The Polish people make paper cuts for Christmas. In Krakow, there are szopki: miniature Krakowian puppet theatres. These creations are made of tin foil and

entered into competition each year on the square of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Krakow.

In Poland people sing a lot at Christmas time in church, at school and before dinner.

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Baba Jaga By Marta Ballesteros and Lucía Moral 6A

What is this article about?

In this article we are talking about the Jornadas

of Poland. First of all, we are going to talk about Baba Jaga and after we are going to talk

about what we are going to do in the different departments of San Francisco de Paula.

Baba Jaga: Baba Jaga is a “terrible, horrible” creature that eats children.

Characters: Baba Jaga- A bad witch

Matryoshka- A typical Polish doll that is a girl / Vasilisa- A girl

Father- Vasilisa´s dad / Mother- Vasilisa´s mum.

Dog- A dog that can talk. / Cat- A cat that can talk

3 gates / 3 tres / 2 narrators

Information about Baba Jaga: The students of 5 and 6 of Primary are going to repre-

sent a play of Baba Jaga for the opening of the Polish Jornadas. Matilde, Isabel and Ana

are Bachillerato students that are in charge of the play. There were 33 children from

year 5 and year 6; because of all this the students had to be divided into 3 groups.

Departments: There are a few departments that are participating in the Jornadas.

Spanish language: They are going to do a play.

Natural Science: They are going to do a play called ‘Marie’s diary’ (Marie Curie).

Drama: In drama classes they are going to do plays related to Poland.

Art: Students of 5 and 6 year are going to draw pictures that will be displayed in

the patio. The 6th year students are going to draw a devil. The 5th year students are going

to draw scenes of a book called King Fish. These are the scenes that they are going to

draw: a cave with the king fish, the capture of the king.

Maths, Social Sciences, German, French, Music: are going to do plays, activities etc.

Things that we have learnt: We learned how to write this newspaper; we also learned

about a typical story from Poland called Baba Jaga.

Jan Pienkowski

By Maria Teresa Grau 5A

In this section we are going to talk about what Year 3 are going to do for the Jornadas of Poland this

year.

In the library they are going to decorate all the walls with pictures by a writer called Jan Pienkowski. These illustrations are from a book called “The

Kingdom Under The Sea”. Year three will draw beautiful pictures from this author.

The librarians will tell them stories about Baba Yaga a witch who eats children and from the book called ”The Kingdom Under The Sea” from Jan Pienkowski.

They are going to do a theatre with Spanish teachers, “Krakovia legendaria” The story goes something like this:

Many years ago in Krakow there was a dragon that scared the people in Krakow. All knights from everywhere came to kill the dragon and to marry the princess if they could kill the fierce animal. One day the cobbler of Krakow, Dratewka made a wooden sheep with sulfur inside and he puts the “sheep” in front of the dragon´s cave. Next morning the dragon woke up very hungry, he saw the wooden sheep and he ate it, his mouth started to burn and he ran to the river Wilsa. He drank a lot but the burning didn´t stop! Then he felt more burning and the dragon exploded! Dratewka married the princess.

In my opinion, the children in Year 3 are going to enjoy the Jornadas of Poland because…

They are going to do theatres and they will learn about new stories that they never heard. They are going to learn lots of things about Poland and they will know the

art of some polish painters. Writing this article I wanted to do all of these things!

Primary School

st Cycle By Julia del Palacio and Vega Fernández 5A The boys and girls in the first cycle (Years

1 and 2) in Colegio San Francisco de Paula are very excited about the Jornadas of Poland. They are planning to do lots of

nice things in year 1 and 2. Year 1

Year 1 are going to do traditional polish dances of many famous groups. The girls and boys are working together to practice

dancing. They will be practising down stairs in the patio to get ready for the Jor-nadas. To prepare for their dances they are also going to read Polish legends.

Year 2 Year 2 are going to make a big mirror with

a reflection of a Polish village. They also are going to create, draw and

colour some of the amazing landscapes of Poland. Everyone is looking forward to

seeing the art work. In the library, the children of Year 1 and 2

are going to look for information about Poland in books and they are going to

read books like Zishe “The Strong Man” written by Robert Rubistein and

illustrated by Woody Miller, also “Little Dog Lost” written by Mônica Carnesi, “Country

Explorers of Poland” written by Sean McCollum and “Poland” written by Teresa

Fisher. All this great work is going to be presented in the Salón de Actos of the school where the students and the parents can see all

the hard work they have done.

POLAND: A SPORTING PARADISE

By Gonzalo Feliu and Jesús Díaz (5A) Poland is a good country for outdoor sports such as skiing, snowboarding, canoeing and sailing in many rivers or lakes. And actually, people practise even more sports in the Baltic Sea such as kite-surfing, windsurfing and other water sports. Also popular in Poland are basketball, football, hand-ball, boxing, ice hockey and swimming. . . The first Polish Formula 1 driver to win a race was Robert Kubica. In motor-cycling there is the excellent Tomasz Gallob, who has been very success-ful. On the other hand, the Polish mountains are ideal places for hiking, skiing and mountain biking which attracts millions of tourists every year from around the world. It’s interesting to know too that Mariusz Pudzianowski was several times named champion world’s strongest man. But the most popular sport in Poland is football with a rich history of com-peting in international competitions. There are hundreds of football teams both professional and amateur in Poland, which are organized in a pyra-mid-type league, with a first division which is followed by a second and third division. The most recent major sports event was the Euro 2012 foot-ball tournament which was hosted by Poland and Ukraine. It was a huge success and showed the world just how seriously Poland prides itself on its sport.

By Héctor Parra, 6A Hello my name is Hector. I have researched a famous Formula 1 driver called Robert Kubica. He is one of Poland´s most famous sport stars. Let me tell you all about him. Robert Kubica was born on 7th December 1984 in Krakow, Poland. Robert Kubica has been in 76 races; he has not won any championships but has climbed the podium 12 times, to win medals. Robert Kubica has been in a lot of teams, for example in 2006 until 2009 he was in the BMW Sauber and in 2010 he was in the Lotus team and now he is in the Renault Team. However, Robert Kubica had some terrible luck. He suffered injuries in an accident in 2007 in Canada. People thought it would be very difficult for him to return to Formula 1 but he wanted to make a recovery And it was fantastic news that he successfully recovered. Recently, Robert Kubica joined the Citroen team for a rally in Italy. He won that rally. The Pole who suffered this serious accident 5 years ago will participate in two rallies next November and this is great news for Formula 1 fans. This year, however, Robert Kubica didn`t participate in the world cup (which Sebastian Vettel won). I think that Kubica it is a fantastic Formula 1 driver and I hope that he returns back to Formula 1 soon; also I hope you enjoyed finding out about this Polish sports star, Robert Kubica.

Sports

Justyna Kowalczyk: A Polish Sportsperson

By Maria Cosias 5A

Justyna Kowalczyk is a Polish cross skier who has competed

2000 times. She was born on 9th of January 1983. She fin-

ished 2nd in the individual Sprint at the 2003 World Junior

Championships. She won the bronze medal in the 30 km free-

style at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, becoming the

first Pole to win a medal in cross country skiing at the Winter

Olympics.

In the World Cup 2007 Kowalczyk was 3rd. In 2008 in Canmore, Canada, Justyna

Kowalczyk won the race for her second World Cup triumph. She followed in Can-

more with two more bronze medals in the same World Cup event. Recently at the

2009 world championships in Liberec, Kowalczyk won two gold medals, one in the

women's pursuit and another one in the 30 km mass start. She also secured a

bronze medal in the 10 km classical event. Since 2001 she has won eighteen individ-

ual events at various distances of various levels.

To conclude, I think that she is a very good person and that she has made and is

making a very good effort. I hope you’ve enjoyed finding out about one of Poland’s

Cross Country Skiers

Sports in Poland Sports in Poland by Jason and Lucia 5ºB

In Poland, they have exciting sports like skiing, ski jumping, ice skating ......but they have winter sports like… Kumoterki race/sleighing cavalcades The kumoterki race is a sport that we haven’t got here in Spain. The kumoterki race is an old tradition that Polish peo-ple do in winter. The kumoterki race consists of small sleighs drawn by one horse or the skijoring contest. This sport combines fun and entertainment with rivalry. Kayaking in winter In Poland, Polish people do kayaking in winter when the water is frozen. They do it in a gigantic river reduced to channels with rapid currents. When you do this sport you will see beautiful land-scapes and it is fantastic to see the different shapes of the ice frozen in the trees. Riding sleighs Riding sleighs Riding sleighs In the north of Poland people love to In the north of Poland people love to In the north of Poland people love to ride sleighs on the snow carried by ride sleighs on the snow carried by ride sleighs on the snow carried by dogs. You can watch the landscapes with dogs. You can watch the landscapes with dogs. You can watch the landscapes with the trees covered in snow and the ice on the trees covered in snow and the ice on the trees covered in snow and the ice on the ground. This is a very exciting activity to the ground. This is a very exciting activity to the ground. This is a very exciting activity to do when you are in Poland. do when you are in Poland. do when you are in Poland. Sledge runsSledge runsSledge runs The sledge runs are races that children and The sledge runs are races that children and The sledge runs are races that children and adults do in a sleigh on the snow. This sport is adults do in a sleigh on the snow. This sport is adults do in a sleigh on the snow. This sport is fun!!!!fun!!!!fun!!!! SnowshoeingSnowshoeingSnowshoeing In Poland they practise snowshoeing in the In Poland they practise snowshoeing in the In Poland they practise snowshoeing in the mountains and they use snowshoes. You can walk on the mountains and they use snowshoes. You can walk on the mountains and they use snowshoes. You can walk on the snow watching the beautiful snow falling from the trees. snow watching the beautiful snow falling from the trees. snow watching the beautiful snow falling from the trees.

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Environment

By Guillermo, Paula P. and Isbiliya, 6B Wars and pollution destroy whole countries and hurt the population of animals that live there so we need to help because pollution and contaminated air goes to the ionosphere. The pollution is getting thicker and thicker and it’s causing climatic change. This is why we are sometimes very hot. Polish landscapes are beautiful, its geographical relief was formed by ice glaciers but people are destroying this beautiful scenery, they throw litter, rubbish and petroleum into the rivers and lakes. There are animals like bison for example that are suffering from the pollution that we cause and if we don´t stop polluting these animals will become extinct. Polar ice will melt and the climate and temperatures will rise and our blue planet will get hotter. To protect our environment and its nature we must stop a lot of the activities that we carry out in our daily lives: We must keep clean our rivers and lakes and also save on our water consumption, we must stop polluting our air, we should also need to look after our forests, we should stop throwing rubbish and not cause fires and follow the 3R’s: recycle, reduce and reuse).

[To read the rest of this article, consult the digital edition]

Polish Food

By Irene Romero and Nicholas Marin Conor 5A

Polish food is famous around the world, but perhaps two of the most famous foods of all are blintz and pierogis. Today we will tell you all

about these two wonderful polish foods. A blintz is a type of pancake. Blintz

are thin pancakes that are delicious and similar to crepes. Some blintz are typi-cally thick and you can cover it with

cheese or jam.

Blintz has been voted as one of Poland’s favourite foods along with

pierogis. I hope you have enjoyed finding out about this polish foods. Maybe you would like to go to Poland and try

them. What do you think?

Pierogis – A Famous Food of Poland

Pierogis are one of Poland´s most famous food. Pierogis can be made of

meat or vegetables. Pierogis are dumplings of soft dough, first boiled,

then they are baked or fried usually in butter with onions traditionally stuffed with potato filling, sauerkraut, ground meat, cheese, or fruit. Of central and

eastern Poland, they are usually semicircular, but are rectangular or

triangular in some restaurants. Almost every eastern European lays their claim to being the inventor of this delicious food. Hopefully you have enjoyed finding out about this Polish food.

Maybe you would like to go to Poland and try them some day?

Food and Recipes from Poland

By Ángela Domínguez and Beatriz Robles 6D

Barley Soup Ingredients: 1 cup pearl barley 4 ounces mushrooms, sliced 1 stalk celery, chopped Giblets from 1 chicken or turkey, diced 2 quarts meat stock 1/4 cup butter or margarine, cut in pieces 2 carrots, diced 2 potatoes, diced 1 tsp. dried parsley flakes Instructions: Mix barley with 1 cup of the meat stock in large saucepan. Bring to boiling; reduce heat and simmer until all stock is absorbed. Add butter piece by piece, stirring. Boil vegetables and, if desired, giblets in the remaining stock until crisp-tender, Then add barley, parsley, salt, and pepper. Cook until barley is tender. Garnish each serving with dill.

Plerogl

Ingredients: 8 patty 6 mushrooms 4 little pice of cheese 2 cabbage mashed potatoes / 3 cabbage 2 onions / 4 meat / 6 egg / 2 strawberries 5 blueberries / 2 cherries

Instruction: The Pierogi is a type of ravioli that contains meat inside and they put some kind of sauce in top of it.

Babka Piaskowa

Ingredients: 250 g unsalted butter 2 cups caster sugar (about 350g) 5 eggs 2 cups all purpose, sifted flour (300g) 1.3 cup potato flour (200g) 1/2 glass of milk 2 tsp baking powder about 4 tablespoon cocoa 2 vanilla (or 1 vanilla sugar, 16g)

Instructions: Mix the butter with the sugar utill nice and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time mixing well. Mix both flours with baking powder and add gradu-ally to the batter. Mix well each time. When it starts to thicken add milk and vanilla and mix well again. Put a few spoons of the batter in another bowl and add cocoa. Coat a cake pan with butter and dust with flour, tapping out the excess. Pour the white batter into the baking dish (traditionally it should be round with a whole in the centre). On the top spoon the cocoa batter. Bake in preheated oven in 350 (180 C) for approx. 55 minutes. After cooling sprinkle with icing sugar or cover with chocolate glaze. Golabki is the Polish word for pigeon, but don't be put off you don't need to use pigeon!

Food

POLISH GASTRONOMY G u i l l e r m o , F l a v i a a n d Claudia of 5B decided to re-search Polish recipes for their Polish Gastronomy Project.

Guillermo’s Dad bought the ingredients and cooked the dishes; Guillermo brought them to class and the kitchen staff kindly heated up the soup.

As Guillermo explained, the only real way to understand a country and its culture is by tasting the food! Szarlotka: apple pie Bigos: meat and vegetable soup Faworki: pastry twists.

And 5B´s verdict? Delicious!

Your opinions

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Interviews By Paula, Carmen

and Alejandra, 5ºd

Warsaw

Warsaw has been Poland's capital since the end of the 16th century. It´s the biggest and fastest developing Polish city. Its population is almost

1.71 million. Because it is a powerful city and it has a very good economy and customs, the city attracts great numbers of people from all over the country. They come looking for work or to give their children better opportunities. According to official information, some 18 new people come to the city each day. Warsaw is also visited every year by thousands of tourists from all over the world, mostly during the summer. Warsaw like other countries is full of different things. You can see some historical monuments that were rebuilt after World War II. There were many modern and glass office buildings built since the 1990s. Like other countries, there is

a lot of disturbance with all the noise from the centre of the city, the constant noise of traffic and people working in the many huge industrial urban parks.

Travel Music

By Antonio Toro 6D

Anna German (Anna Yevgenyevna German) is still a very popular singer in Poland. She was born the 14th February 1936 in Warsaw, Poland. Unfortunately, she died the 26th August 1982 when she was 46 years old. Anna started working on the Geological Institute of Wroclaw University and she graduated, then she started to work in pop music. She won the 1964 II Festival of Polish Songs in Opole with her song Tańczące Eurydyki. Anne German, when she was 34, started a pop group called Skaldowie. The group was of pop, rock, folk and a bit of classical music. Between 1966 and 1980 they received numerous national awards and were one of the most popular musical groups in Poland. When Anne German started singing, the Beatles where popular at the same time in 1960s, they were very good friends. They also met when Anne was recording her new album in 1975, called “Reoltal Plosenck”

Kasia Stankiewicz is a very good singer from Poland. She was born the 2 June of 1977. Now, she is still alive and she lives in Dzialdowo, a beautiful place in Poland. In 1999 she recorded her first solo album, Kasia Stankiewicz, with soul and jazz compositions. Then, in 2001, she recorded with German Electronic Music and Tangerine Dream, a song called “The Bridge Song” In 2003 she produced and published a new album called “Extrapop”. She was very successful with that album. Then, her first single called “The End Of The Summer” was a smash hit in Poland and two other singles "Francuzeczka" (The French Girl) and "Saint Etienne" were also very successful too. In 2006 Kasia Stankiewicz released a new album called Mimikra (Mimicry). It was one of the ten chosen songs to take part in the preliminary to The Sopot Music Festival.

Ewa Farna is a pop and rock singer which lives in Trinec. She was born the 12th August of 1993. Now, she is 19 years old. She plays various instruments including the piano and the drums. Ewa Farna has published 2 albums, one of them with Czech lyrics. Ewa Farna is one the youngest and most popular pop and rock singers in the Czech Republic. On May 22, 2012, after 6:00, Ewa Farna had a car accident when she was going home between the towns of Třinec and Vendryně. She was lucky to escape from this accident. Ewa Farna has been very successful so she has won lots of awards like, in 2004, she won 1st place in the regional singing contest in Frýdek-Místek.In 2005, she won the 1st place in the European Young Festival in Poland and in 2006, again she got 1st place in the Polish television singing contest Szansa na sukces “Chance for Success”

Rock ‘n’ Roll In Poland. By Nacho 6D

Skaldowie. This was a successful rock band in Poland in the 60s and 70s and even into the 80s , they were founded in 1965 in Krakow. They were formed by :

- Jacek Zieliński/ vocal, violin

- Andrzej Zieliński/ Hammond, piano, organ, vocal

- Jerzy Tarsiński / guitar

- Konrad Ratyński / bass guitar, vocal

- Jan Budziaszek /drums

Between 1966 and 1980 they received numerous national

awards and were one of the most popular musical groups

in Poland. Their first song was "Juhas zmarł"

They were a mix between rock, folk, and classical music. I like this band because they were similar to The Beatles.

Hey- Another rock band founded in Szczecin (Poland) by the guitarist

Piotr Banach. . Nowadays it is formed by:

Katarzyna Nosowska (vocals) Paweł Krawczyk (guitar) Marcin Żabiełowicz (guitar) Robert Ligiewicz (drums, percussion) Jacek Chrzanowski (bass guitar) Piotr Banach left the band.

Their first album was Fire (1993) This polish group are still playing music in 2012. Their music is a mix of grunge and rock. I like their sound. They’re a very famous group in Poland.g

Fryderyk Chopin by Ricardo Mena 6D

His name was Fryderyk Franciszec Chopin. He was born the 1st March or the 22nd February 1810. He died on 17th October 1849.

Childhood

He was born in the village of Zelazowa Wola, 60 kilometers from Warsaw. His father was called Nikolaj Chopin, and his mother, Tekla Justyna.

His father was a teacher and his mother A housewife. His 1st composition was at 7 years old and at 8 years old he could play the piano perfectly. Her

first piano teacher was her sister Ludwika. His first public concert was in 1818.

His Wedding: In winter of 1835, he was so ill that he thought that he would die. He even thought about committing suicide!

In spring 1836, his illness meant that he could not get married to Maria Wodzinska so her family broke off the wedding.

Death: Chopin died on 17th October 1849 in Paris. Before his death, Chopin, wrote his last concert. His sister went to hear the concert in Warsaw

with her husband and daughter.

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By Antonio Bono, 6A

We interviewed Mr. Handley, an English teacher in our school, about his trip to Poland last year. Read all about his fascinating adventure here!

1.-) If you went again to Poland and you could only take 5 objects, what would you take? Mr. Handley: Oh! This is a personal question! Ok, I’d take a mountain bike, there are many

incredible mountains that I saw and I couldn’t climb by the road, more money than the last time

also, a cart to go to Poland, a van is not the best vehicle and a dictionary of Polish, I didn’t know how I could get help from a mechanic (but that´s another story), and finally a map of Poland, I think that luck will not smile on me again.

2.-) On a scale of 1 to 10 to what would you give both Spain and Poland? Mr. Handley: 10 for Spain, where I live now, Poland was good, but Spain is a bit better than Poland

so I’d give Poland a 9.

3.-) Did you have any problems during the time that you were in Poland? Mr. Handley: Yes, the van broke down the moment that I entered Poland, and I said: “4 days

driving and my van broke down right now, is it a joke?” I went to a mechanic that didn’t speak English. I didn’t know how I could explain the problem to him! He didn’t ask for money because it was only a little problem, he was very helpful.

4.-) What did you think about the environment? Mr. Handley: Oh! I only stayed 2 weeks, but if I could say something it is that the temperature

was about 25 degrees, it was a very clean place with helpful people, living was cheap, the land-scapes is very impressive, Krakow was a very good city and in my opinion Poland is a good place.

5.-) Why did you choose Poland and not another country? Mr. Handley: Very good question Antonio. I choose it because I had friends there and some

family, and I wanted to spend 2 weeks in that country.

6.-) What did you see when you arrived in Poland? Mr. Handley: Well, I saw the Klodozka National Park and I was very surprised by the

mountains and how amazing they were. Antonio Manuel Bono Torres: What an exciting trip Mr. Handley had. I especially liked his story

about how he travelled there in his van and then it broke down! I think after hearing his story, I’d like to visit Poland when I’m older.

Interview with Ms. PeartInterview with Ms. PeartInterview with Ms. Peart By Beatriz Silva and Mercedes Albarez 6A

During our work as journalists for the school newspaper, we decided to interview a teacher who has been to Poland. Let us introduce you to Ms. Peart.

Mercedes: How did you find Poland?

Ms. Peart: I liked it a lot.

Beatriz: Did you like the landscape?

Ms. Peart: Yes, I did. I spent a lot of time in the mountains, because I like hiking. In the South it is very

green and beautiful. In the North it seemed more industrial.

Mercedes: What type of climate is there in Poland?

Ms. Peart: I went in spring and it was sunny but not warm, I needed a coat.

Beatriz: What was your favorite place in Poland?

Ms. Peart: My favorite place was Krakow. The castle in Krakow is very impressive and there is a big

river as well. Also I liked the Jewish Ghetto, in the Ghetto there are a lot of nice shops

Mercedes: What place would you recommend to see the Polish landscape?

Ms. Peart: I recommend southern Poland because is very green, there are mountains and good cities like

Krakow.

Beatriz: What is the typical food?

Ms. Peart: I didn’t eat too much polish food because I am vegetarian and most of the traditional food

has meat

Mercedes: What are the typical festivals?

Ms. Peart: The festivals are Christmas Eve, All Saints’ Day and Easter

Beatriz: What are the typical clothes?

Ms. Peart: I don’t know about the typical clothes, because in Krakow and other big cities, they are very

fashionable like most European cities.

Mercedes: How are the people in Poland?

Ms. Peart: Polish people were very friendly and helpful.

Beatriz: What are the typical activities in Poland?

Ms. Peart: Skiing and football is very popular. When I was there it was during euro 2012 and

everybody was very excited.

Mercedes: Can you give us any extra information?

Ms. Peart: I went to Auschwitz to see the German Nazis’ concentration camp where millions of Jewish

were killed, it was a horrible place. Also I went to the Tatras mountains which border Slovakia and I

went mountain biking and it was a very beautiful place.

In conclusion, we had a very interesting chat with Ms. Peart. We liked a lot this information about Poland and Ms. Peart seemed to have had a wonderful time there. We think that Poland is very beautiful place to visit..

Beautiful Places By Mariano Blanco, 6A

There are a lot of good and beautiful places in Poland that you can go to visit if you´re a tourist. There are a lot of them but I have chosen the following ones:

Poznan Poznan, with 554,000 citizens, is one of the principal cities of Poland. It has always been an important commercial centre (it is the second classified after Warsaw)

and it still has a good food tradition. The most important events in Poznan are the International Fairs, it has been celebrated since 1925 and it has 40 specialized exhibitions. Poznan is not only a business and an industrial centre; it is also of important historical interest. Worth visiting are the Renaissance Town Hall, the Cathedral Island and the Prussian castle. Although the city was destroyed during World War II, it has been rebuilt completely and now we can enjoy the beautiful historic city and some of its museums and restaurants. Poznan is a good place to visit to see the best of Poland, and you will find many important places to visit in the surrounding villages. Between these villages are Gniezno, the first capital of Poland, Kornik with its big and beautiful castle, Rogalin where the oldest oaks in Poland grow and Wolsztyn with its steam railways. Poznan gives you the opportunity to relax in one of its numerous parks or near the artificial Malta Lake, a popular area for Poznan citizens.

Gdansk Situated on the coast of the Baltic Sea, Gdansk is the capital city of Pomeranian Voivodship. Together with two other

cities, Sopot and Gdynia, there are almost 750,000 people (Gdansk has 456,000 inhabitants). While Gdynia it is use mainly as a port and Sopot as a seaside tourist centre, Gdansk is popular between its visitors with its thousand years of history and impressive architecture. Its old town attracts people from Krakow or Warsaw. Now this maritime capital of Poland is an important cultural and academic centre. The seaport and international airport make the city an important centre of transport.

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By Simoné, Juan.D. And José Luis, 6B

Yesterday, David Mitler interviewed Aleksy, grandson of Bronislaw. Bronislaw who was Polish and a Jew. He was taken prisoner in1943 by German Soldiers (Nazis) and taken to Auschwitz concentration camp situated just outside Krakow. In this famous concentration camp lot of Jewish people died because the Nazis were against their religión (Jewish). Alesky remembered his grandfather telling him about his horrendous experience. The Nazis lied to the Jewish people, telling them that they were going to give them a job, and told them to take their best and most valuable possessions with them. But the Nazis took all their belongings off them and instead of giving them a job, some were kept prisoners in concentration camps and others were killed. The elderly people, children and pregnant women were killed in

gas chambers, men were obliged to do hard work and nearly died from the conditions they were made to work in. Bronislaw, my grandfather, was a chemist by profession but he worked as humble librarian, he had a little book shop in Krakow. One day, on a normal working day while he was in his shop, two strange men dressed in black clothes entered.They told my grandfather to collect all his valuable belongings such as jewellery and to bring them with him. They put him on a train and promised that he would get a good job when they reached their destination. The train was dark, dirty and cramped with people, there was no place to sit and they had to stand up throughout the journey (it lasted 24 hours). The moment my grandfather entered the train he saw a lot of Jews so he understood what the situation was. The Nazis took all the possessions that he had taken with him. They had promised him a job and when he reached the concentration camp he saw that at the entrance there was a sign that read : ARBEIT MACHT FREI (which in English means WORK IS FREEDOM), of course all this was a lie. He thought that a better job than the one he had had in his small book shop would change his life but he was wrong. When the train stopped, some people began to realise that the things that they had brought with them, had been stolen from them by unknown people. Then some men ordered them to get off the train. When they got off the train a lot of people rushed and pushed thinking that they were going to get a job but they were also scared, when they saw the concentration camp they asked themselves where they were and who was going to give them the promised job. Bronislaw was confused but also intrigued and uncertain about his future. When all the people got off the train the Nazis told Bronislaw to make a group with some other people and they were taken to a big room where they were made to strip and have a shower and then they were given a uniform and taken into a large building full of beds and they were told to sleep until the morning. Before the sun rose next morning they were ordered by Nazi soldiers to go group by group into a small building before giving them any food. They were only given water. It was very cold and they didn’t have coats or scarves and they were scared that they would get very ill because of the cold without any warm clothes that could shelter them from the cold. Dying of hypothermia was a risk that the prisoners underwent. The Nazis were very bad to them, They only gave their prisoners one glass of water to share between five or six people a day. As he was a chemist he was lucky and the Nazis used his skills to make bombs and weapons .He was made to make very complicated machines to kill other Jewish people. Bronislaw felt terrible and a traitor to his people and he was no no hurry to finish these machines but he was always thinking these words: ’I have to do it to survive´´. The Nazis didn’t understand Polish so they called in a translator who gave Bronislaw the following instructions: ``You have to make weapons, especially bombs or you will die…´´ Bronislaw survived the war and returned to his home town in 1946.

History

Pope John Paul II

By Rafa Martín 6A

Probably the most famous

Pole ever, Pope John Paul II

was born in the small town of

Wadowice in Poland. When

he was elected Pope by the

Catholic Church in 1978, he

became the first non-Italian pope in 455 years.

This Pope modernised the Papacy and spread

his reach internationally through massive

gatherings of Catholics and frequent

consultations with heads of state.

He was the son of an officer in the administration

of the Polish Army and a school teacher. When

he was young he practised athletics, football and

swimming. He was also an excellent student, and

chaired various student groups. He developed,

in addition, a great passion for the theatre, and

for some time aspired to study literature and be-

come a professional actor.

During the Nazi occupation of Poland during

World War II, he combined his studies and his

work as an actor, with factory work to stay and to

avoid deportation or imprisonment. He was an

active member of the UNIA, an underground

democratic organization that helped many Jews

to find refuge and escape from Nazi persecution.

In 1958 he was appointed Auxiliary of the

Archbishop of Krakow, who succeeded in 1964.

He was already at that time a visible leader who

often assumed critical positions against commu-

nism and the Polish Government officials.

In 1967 Pope Pablo VI appointed him Cardinal,

and on 16 October 1978, at the age of fifty-

eight years, he was elected to succeed Pope

Juan Paul I, who died after only thirty-four days

of pontificate. He became the first non-Italian

Pope since 1523 and the first from a Communist

bloc country.

In my opinion Pope John Paul II was a very

successful Pope who achieved many things. He

did a very important job.

Auschwitz, concentration camp

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