January activities in Spain

We are going to have lovely yellow flowers very soon.













Pea plants

























Broad beans.


Earthworms and filthy hands!!













Today 30th January we celebrated Peace Day at school.

We made necklaces with fimo clay and we exchanged them with children from other groups. We also made a piece to form a Peace symbol. Each class made one and later we put them toguether.




We wish everybody peace and love!!

January weather report from Spain

DATE and TIME: January 24th, half past eleven.

THE SKY: cloudy.

TEMPERATURE: 7 degrees Celsius- 44.6 Farenheit

WIND: light wind from the east.

ANIMALS: bugs and earthworms. Birds and a man walking a dog.

PLANTS: The grass is green, some trees have lost all the leaves. The Mimosa tree has got blossons . In our kitchen garden we can already see tiny pea and broad bean plants!!

CLOTHES: Winter clothes, coats, hats, gloves, scarfs.

GAMES: Those in which we have to run because it´s cold!!

FAMILY ACTIVITIES: watch tv, visit relatives, go for walks......

HOLIDAYS: the night of the 5th of January the Three Wise Men gave us all presents.

ASSOCIATIONS TO TODAY´S WEATHER: rain, tv, sofa, hot driks , churros (fried dough)

January activities in Croatia

CROATIA – JANUARY ACTIVITIES

During January we were on our winter holidays until 16th January. It was quite unusual winter holiday, because there was no snow.

On 25th January it was pretty cold and windy, but we went outside to explore our school surroundings.

We took some frisbies, jumping ropes and a ball and played dodgeball.

http://youtu.be/71QHrsKnUW0

After the game, we measured the temperature and it was cold, 3°C.

However, the sky was beautiful, blue with beautiful clouds.

We jumped with jumping ropes.

And saw that is was really windy.

There are a lot of mole hills in the school garden.

After taking a group photo,

it was 1PM (13:00h) on our sun clock

So we went inside the warm school.

We made drawings of today's weather, activities, animals and plants. Here is the short slideshow:

January drawings - free slideshow

http://www.kizoa.com/slideshow/d2286076k8475011o1/january-drawings

January report from Croatia

CROATIA REPORT - DECEMBER

DATE and TIME:

25th of January at 12.30 p.m.

Today is a cold and windy winter day.

THE SKY:

blue, cloudy, sunny

TEMRERATURE:

3˚C/40˚F

WIND:

heavy north

It is very windy.

ANIMALS

We can see the mole hills, but the moles are hibernating. There are no bugs or ants. We play with our pets. There are crow nests and crows around the school.

 PLANTS

The grass is yellow and green and the earth is soft and moist. The trees are bare. The shrubs and the tree tops are bare. In the morning it is cold, and sometimes there is ice on the road. The needles of the pines are green. The flowers in our garden lost a bit of their colour and are dry.

CLOTHES

People wear long sleeves and shirts or pullovers, warm jackets, socks, jeans or trousers. If you go outside you must wear a cap, scarf, gloves or mittens and warm boots or shoes. Today we had to protect our heads, face and ears from wind.

GAMES:

We played dodgeball outside, we jumped with the ropes, we threw frisbies. Inside, we play computer games, bord games or with our friends.

The rules of dodgeball: You must hit the opponent with a ball. If the opponent catches the ball he/she takes the ball and can hit you. However, if someone drops the ball or is hit, they go outside the field and help the main player eliminate all the other players. When everyone is eliminated, two main players play against each other to win and other players help them from outside the field.

FAMILY ACTIVITIES:

Board games, cards, walking, going to the cinema or to ice-shows and ice-skating.

SPECIAL DAYS AND ACTIVITIES

·                     On 1^st Jan we celebrated the New Year.

·                     On 8^th Jan we celebrated the Three Kings. On that day everyone takes the ornaments from the Christmas tree down and all the other decorations around the house.

·                     On 16^th Jan we started the second term in school.

ASSOCIATIONS to todays' weather:

cold, windy, winter, jumping to stay warm

Last Saturday we had a carnival party at our school

It was cloudy today

Having fun in the park (measuring the tree)

Michał found a bird's nest

A small post office

An old, Gothic church

Commune office in Buczek

In front of the Fire Departament.

January weather report *Buczek*

DATE and TIME:

24^th January at 12.05 p.m.

THE SKY:

Cloudy

TEMRERATURE:

1˚C

WIND:
slight wind

Leaves moved on the trees

ANIMALS

Some birds were flying but high up in the sky so we couldn’t identify them

PLANTS

The grass is brown and wet . We have had some snow but unfortunately this week the temperature raised and the snow melted. Too bad because we are great fans of it!

CLOTHES

Typical winter clothes- sweaters, caps, gloves, scarves, heavy winter jackets

GAMES:

We went for a walk through our village and we also went to the park. The children had a great time playing and running in the park.

FAMILY ACTIVITIES:

There are carnival parties for children and we had such carnival at our school last Saturday.

ASSOCIATIONS to today’s weather:
Soak ‘n wet, sunshine, cold, ice

OTHER

Today we went for a walk in our village. We had so much fun and we visited important places in Buczek, such as the fire department, post office, commune office and our Gothic church.

January weather report from Romania

DATA AND TIME:
18th of January at 10 a.m.

THE SKY:
cloudy, fluffy snow for short periods of time

TEMPERATURE:
- 2 degrees Celsius


WIND:
The wind is blowing medium from south.

ANIMALS:
A dog is sleeping in the playground. We noticed pigeons, too.

PLANTS:
Trees without leaves.

CLOTHES:
Heavy jackets, caps, scarves and gloves to keep us warm.

GAMES:
Children play indoors because outside is too cold.

FAMILY ACTIVITIES:
Skiing or sledging in the mountains or going to the skating ring in Bucharest

HOLIDAYS:
Half of January we stayed at home because it was winter holiday.The first day we returned to kindergarten was the 16th of January so HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR EVERYBODY!

ASSOCIATIONS TO TODAY'S WEATHER:
Fluffy snow, cold , a bit windy, cloudy, red noses, frosty windows, heavy jackets.

December weather report from Romania

DATA AND TIME:
 The 15-th of December at 11 a.m.

THE SKY:
cloudy and a litlle fog

TEMPERATURE:
4,6 degrees Celsius


WIND:
light breeze

ANIMALS:
 few birds in the trees

PLANTS:
 Some of the trees have brown leaves while others are bare.

CLOTHES:
Coats, caps, jackets, trousers and long sleeve shirts.

GAMES:
Indoor activities

FAMILY ACTIVITIES:
Decorating our houses and Christmas tree, cooking special dishes for Christmas. Everybody is hardworking and wait for Santa Claus!


HOLIDAYS:
On the 1st December is our National Day
On the 6th December we celebrate  St Nicholas. Children receive small presents and sweets  in their boots. Who was naughty could receive a small stick instead of present
On the 24th and 25th of December we celebrate Christmas
Winter holiday is from 23rd of December until 16th of January

ASSOCIATIONS TO TODAY'S WEATHER:
waiting to snow, prepare for Christmas, singing carols, making Christmas decorations.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

January activities from Greece

Because it isn΄t snowing in Chalkida, we decided to make our own snowmen.........

.... and the result!!!!!!!!

We have now four snowmen in our class.

Each one from us made her/his plate with a draw of a snowy place.

We decorated our plates.....

.... and here are the results!!!

We are proud of our work.

January weather report from Greece

DATA and TIME
19th of January at 11.30 AM.

THE SKY
Sunny

TEMPERATURE
2 ˚C
WIND
North-northwestern wind
ANIMALS
Only some pigeons in our schoolyard
PLANTS
Only bare trees and yellow leaves
CLOTHES
Long sleeve blouses, jumpers, jackets, caps, gloves and boots
GAMES
Now we can’t play outside. It's too cold!!!
HOLIDAYS
On 30th we shall celebrate the “3 Hierarches” (Our National Patrons of Letters).
It’s a celebration only for schools, and that day we are going to the church.

January weather report from Slovenia

DATE and TIME:
18th of January at 10.30 a.m.

THE SKY:
clear

TEMPERATURE:
- 3 degrees Celsius / 26 degrees Fahrenheit

WIND:
light from South

ANIMALS:
birds

PLANTS:
grass is wet, brownish-geen, covered with hoarfrost/trees have no leaves on the branches/ bushes have more brownish leaves, lots of brown leaves on the ground/pinetrees are green ofcourse/larches lost all their needles, the branches are dark brown

CLOTHES:
warm clothes with caps, scarves, gloves and warm waterproof shoes

GAMES:
active games because of the cold outside

FAMILY ACTIVITIES:
skiing in skiing resorts

HOLIDAYS:
1st and 2nd January - the beginning of the year

ASSOCIATIONS to todays' weather:
skiing, sledding, snow, blue, yellow, mountains, Triglav (the highest peak in Slovenia), frost, frosty windows, cold ears, red noses and cheeks

January Report from Jaworzno, Poland

                                                          Finally... Winter and snow )))

                                           The temperature is about -5 C, there is snow everywhere,
                                           there is no wind but also no sun...  However, finally winter

                                                               In front of our school

                                                We are ready to have fun , snow, snow snow ....

                                                     Small snowman is having fun with us !

                                                          However it's cold we are so happy

                                                         We are ready to snow battle )

                                                          My pupils can have fun outside

January Weather Report from Maine, USA

DATE and TIME:
13 December at 9:45am

THE SKY:
cloudy

TEMPERATURE:
21F/-6.1C

WIND:
The wind was blowing hard enough to redden our cheeks and noses!

ANIMALS:
We did not see any animals - not even a bird.

PLANTS:
The trees have no leaves, and everything is covered with SNOW! Finally! We only have about 6 inches (15.2 cm) of snow, but it is enough to play in. At the end of our school day it started to hail. Some of us had never seen hail before. It was very small hail and it bounced high off the ground. It was thundering too, and the sky was very dark. The weather forecast is for rain tonight, and that will spoil our snow. We really hope the weather forecast is wrong, but we will let you know.

CLOTHES:
Long sleeves, sweaters, long pants, snow pants, boots, mittens, heavy jackets, hats, gloves, scarves, ear muffs.

GAMES:
Playing in the snow, making snow forts and snow people.

FAMILY ACTIVITIES:
Sitting near the fire and having hot chocolate. If we have enough snow -  sledding; making snowmen; skiing.

HOLIDAYS:

1 January is New Year's Day

16 January is Martin Luther King's birthday. He helped to achieve racial equality.

Happy New Year from Maine, USA

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We are glad to have you all as friends!

Love, The Starfish, Maine, USA