Saturday, 22 December 2012

Lodz, PM 163, Poland



May the spirit of this festive season
Bring into your life...
Success, Happiness, Peace and Prosperity...
Now and Always
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Management and Staff PM 163.



                                                                

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

„IN AUSTRIAN CAFE” - Lodz, PM 163, Poland

11 December was In our Kindergarten Austrian Day. That is why we traveled to this beautiful country. We met there many interesting people who told us many stories about it. First guest showed us photos of Austrian mountains. Second, talked about work of best known composers. Children from 2 groups presented Austrian national dances. There was also small “test” to check what information children have. However, even the youngest did not have problems with question prepared by us. Oldest sang us song in German “Alle Kinder suchen einen Freund”. The last task was to dance traditional vienner waltz. After that we came back to Poland. We hope to visit this country again!




Monday, 10 December 2012

In A Snowland... - Lodz, PM 163, Poland


From 1st to 4th December we were hosted in Eibiswald by our Austrian friends. It was a wonderful time. The journey to the land of snow took few hours and provided us with beautiful landscapes and gave children lot of fun.
We noticed that in this small village, as well as in other cities of Austria, mostly recognized person of Christmas is Saint Nicolas instead of Santa Claus. Children knew him very well and prepared a lot of art works presenting his attributes and look.
However, the biggest surprise was an activity called “Kneippen”. Once a week, children exercise in cold water or barefoot on the snow to develop their immune system and get more healthy. Quick contact with snow or water is followed by warm – up games. 
We also watched songs and games prepared by teachers from England and Austria. They gave us a lot of ideas and inspiration for future work.
Visiting other kindergartens and schools enabled us to compare educational system existing on each level of education. The trip to Eibiswald gave us insight into how Christmas is celebrated in Austria. Beautiful, but not overwhelming christmas decoration greeted us from every corner. 
Best Christmas wishes from Lodz!



Postman - Lodz, PM 163, Poland

As a part of our Comenius project "One Song, One Voice", children together with their parents prepared art works presenting people working in our city. During the lesson they got familiar with a job of a postman. The result of the activity were letters and beautiful paintings.