Welcome Edgar!


Edgar has finally arrived to Madrid. The kids welcome him with excitement and open minds to different projects. A preview of the activities we have planned with Edgar include using creative sides with arts and craft, writing, reading, recording, singing, at home projects with our families, and trips!



What is in Edgar's box?


This is the question we have answered while we were waiting for this incredible day!




Edgar is coming!



The project "Discovering schools and routes in Europe with Edgar" aims to send Edgar, the mascot of the European Mobility Week, on a real and digital tour through Europe.
Thus enabling to enter (inter) cultural and interactive exchanges with elementary schools from different countries. 



          Edgar's itinerary





EDGAR’S  PROJECT

DISCOVERING SCHOOLS AND ROUTES IN EUROPE WITH EDGAR

The project "Discovering schools and routes in Europe with Edgar" aims to send Edgar, the mascot of the European Mobility Week, on a real and digital tour through Europe.
Thus enabling to enter (inter) cultural and interactive exchanges with elementary schools from different countries. Through the cooperation of the different school classes via the twinspace platform, pupils, who are aged from 5 to 12 years, have the opportunity to experience Edgar in various European locations and to learn more about the country itself and the (school) life of the local people. Participating school classes have the task of gathering information material on topics such as language, country-specific traditions and festivals, food, music, games, and the school system and make it publicly available online. In addition, it is planned to set up a chat room, which will allow regular communication directly with partner classes across national borders. Another special focus of the project, in addition to the general exchange of information, is the joint discussion on sustainable mobility. Edgar is not only a medium for diversity but also an identifier of a Europe on the move and a Europe, whose environment needs to be protected. "Discover ways together with Edgar" aims to travel around environmentally friendly with Edgar, by bike, bus, train, on foot and to make children aware of this topic. The mascot Edgar is to accompany school classes on their paths inside and outside the school grounds, on excursions, rides, hikes, tours, school trips, etc.
As a common result, an Edgar photo collection will be created, which captures Edgar 's sustainable mobility and can be used as a thematic impulse for teaching.

AIMS
1)       Expertise:
The pupils...
a) …get to know different school locations in Europe
b) …experience new knowledge about school life here and elsewhere
c) …get to know country-specific feature
d) …get to know different opportunities of sustainable mobility

(2) Social skills and self-competences:
The pupils…
a) …learn to communicate with kids from everywhere in Europa und try to speak in another language
b) …get to know culture diversity
c) …experience a sense of being WE through the realization of a common idea as well as through the common identification figure Edgar
d) …learn to be cosmopolitan and tolerant
e) …experience joy in getting to know other people and their lifestyle

(3) Methodological skills:
The pupils…
a) …use digital media to take pictures of their business with Edgar
b) …use media such as tablets and PCs and the internet to obtain and collect information about the respective European countries and schools
c) …enter into an interactive exchange with other school classes in Europe via a chat platform
d) …learn to send international mail

HOW TO WORK

Headquarters of the project
Members: Muriel from Belgium, Lara from Italy and Tobias from Germany
Tasks:
- Regular meetings two times per month
- Organize online meetings with all participants (one time during three months)
- Developing basic twinspace material for using in classes till September
- Contact persons for questions

Participants of the project:
Schools from Belgium, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Germany, Finland, Portugal

Teachers tasks:
- Help to receive and send Edgar
- Pay attention to the proper handling of Edgar
- Complete the online cover letter with the kids
- Allow sharing/usage via twinspace
- Keep time window of maximum 10 days


Pupils tasks:
• Receive and send Edgar package with the help of the teacher
• Complete the online profile with teacher
• Take pictures and / or videos of how to learn, play and travel with Edgar and upload them
* At least 1 travel photo for sustainable mobility
• Chat once a month with partner school

Time schedule:

(A) Already done:
*The core team of headquarters has exchanged online, exchanged by phone and partly met
•Collected project ideas to implement the Edgar project
• First designs for working materials for twinspace have been created
• the project description has been created
• There is an itinerary for 2 Edgar dolls
• 2 Edgar dolls were sent away (1. Edgar was sent to Belgium from Erfurt (Germany), 2. Edgar from Erfurt-Berlin-Bologna was handed over directly)
• first pictures were made in Erfurt, Belgium and Italy
• Official project start is in September

(B) Next steps to do:

- Project to be opened (Tobias)
- The appropriate materials for the kids and teachers are to be uploaded to twinspace
Chat platform should arise
- First photos with Edgar are to be uploaded
- official start of the project and start of the twinspace website will be in September

EXPECTED RESULTS

1. Enjoying the sharing of experiences, adventures and actions of school classes and Edgar
2. A public twinspace website with diverse country-specific information on all participating schools/countries that can be accessed by students and teachers has been created
3. Exchange online meetings (twinspace chat) of school classes took place
4. A photo collection on the subject "Sustainably on the road with Edgar" has been created
5. Edgar has been in each participating country for at least 1 week; after one year Edgar is back in Germany
6. Possible further development of the project into an Erasmus + project with the aim of a Europe-wide teacher exchange

Lovely spider!


A lonely spider that wants to be part of a family.She just wants to be a family pet—and she thinks she would make a better pet than the typical dog or cat. But every time this clever spider tries to impress her chosen family, she scares them instead, until the day she unwittingly enchants them.


Back to school!


I am delighted to welcome you on 9th September.Summer break gets to its end, and it's time to go back to school. I hope will be great year for everybody.

Happy 2019-2020



The yellow caterpillar

Currently, we are working on butterflies from an artistic point of view. Let's explore a little more through this beautiful song in Spanish ( cuncuna= gusano)

La letra en PDF

Democratic school




Sometimes, we probably underestimate young children’s ability to work for interests other than their own. Democratic participation, the way to build a better environment sharing and collaborating. If we want a better world everyone must do something, even a very little thing is important.


Elmer


Elmer the elephant is bright-colored patchwork all over. No wonder the other elephants laugh at him! If he were ordinary elephant color, the others might stop laughing. That would make Elmer feel better, wouldn't it? The surprising conclusion of David McKee's comical fable is a celebration of individuality and the power of laughter.
Elmer the elephant, a colorful character because of his patchwork hide and sense of humor tries to blend in with the herd, but soon realizes that he's happiest just being himself.





Spanish version



Birds




Birds are another kind of vertebrates. Birds share some characteristics:

- Birds have feathers covering their bodies.

- They have a beak and wings.

- They lay hard-shelled eggs.

- Most birds can fly, and some can swim or run.

- They have two legs.

- They are warm-blooded, like mammals.

- They have ear holes instead of ears.

Mammals




Mammals are one of kind of vertebrates. All mammals share some characteristics:

- Mammals have lungs and need air to breathe.

- Most mammals have fur or hair covering their body.

- Mammals are warm-blooded, their body temperature is the same whether it is cold or hot.

- Mammals give birth to live young.



- Mammal mothers nurse their young with milk.




International Day of Happiness

March 20 is the International Day of Happiness and this year's theme is Happier Together, focusing on what we have in common, rather than what divides us.



No + no - just =




CLICK, CLACK, MOO COWS THAT TYPE, by Doreen Cronin.  In the story, the animals are unhappy with their working conditions and they undertake a protest movement to communicate their concerns to the farmer.





And the Spanish version...



Seasons



We are learning how to differentiate between the seasons of the year and understand the specific characteristics of each one.





GAMES
 by  Branka Pastuovic 

MONTHS OF THE YEAR



THE FOUR SEASONS


 

What do you like?


To practise using I like or I don't like.




The Befana


According to the Italian tradition, the Befana is an old woman who brings presents to every child during the night of January 5thThe arrival of la Befana is celebrated with traditional Italian foods such as panettone and marks the end of the long and festive holiday season in Italy.