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Friday, 24 July 2015

THE TROUT



The last part of our project were animals from the water. In our case we chose the trout because we life in a mountain town with a river, and the fishes that we can find are trouts and salmons.

We worked with the water and the fish focusing on the rivers fish and especially in trout. Among our activities were the visit to the Maravayu association that informed us about many interesting things and answered questions from students about this topic,

During many years the main source of work in Caborana was the mine, as we all know, was highly polluting  and the rivers fell as black as coal. Today there is an association working for free to repopulate the river Aller. They called Maravayu and it's formed by fishermen which has worked to restock  rivers in Aller with  native trout from the same river, This is the reason why, in the free zones, which are many as in the two existing fishing preserves, you can enjoy the beautiful sport of fishing. The laboratory is located in Molín nursery Pawn (river Valmartin) in El Pino. The  king of rivers in these waters is the brown trout.

Also we completed the forest that we have in the Comenius  classroom with crafts related to the river and trout, done mostly with recycled material. Our students had fun and learned many things on this tour and working in this part of the project, so we like  showing some pictures of it. We hope that you like and help to locate our environment



Monday, 29 June 2015

FINLAND VISIT



The last visit was Finland, a beautiful country in the north of Europe and the Father Christmas house.

We were very lucky to know the new school of our finish partners. It has been built taking into account the environment, and using the renewable energy sources. Almost we think that it's important highlight, as families also helped and continue helping in the construction of school because they do not have enough budget, they make by themselves the outer part of the school.

We can visit Forssa that it´s an important industrial area. We enjoyed very much walking by the forest and taking a sauna in a wonderfull cottage in Tammela

It was very interesting the visit to Helsinki that included Heureka a science museum where you can find a fantastic planetarium, sporty rats on the court!: Heureka’s Basketball Rat stadium is nearly the only of its kind in the world.

We also liked very much the finish nature centre Haltia, with a special design which enables man and nature to come together peacefully and harmoniously, and know a little better the relationship between nature and the living things, and of course about flying squirrel.




COMENIUS LOGO


At the end we get the logo and we are happy to show it. Because perhaps in the title is so litlle.
Thank you very much to every body, and congratulations to the children who win the competition.
We hope that everybody like it.












Monday, 1 June 2015

BEE


As a flying animal, we chose the bee because bees play an important role in pollination flowering plants, and are the major type of pollinator in ecosystems. These insects are very important for all living things and we would  like that our students can understand it.
  • We started with a speech given for a president from asturians beekeepers association. He prepared a power point with the main characteristics of our bees, parts of the bee, Honey bee life cycle, and so on.
  • He also  showed us honey bee products such as honey, beeswax, pollen, and  royal jelly
  • He carried protective clothing, and explained that beekeepers usually wear gloves, a hooded suit or hat, veil and a smoker, and  he explained that  smoke calms bees; it initiates a feeding response in anticipation of possible hive abandonment due to fire. Smoke also masks alarm pheromones released by guard bees or when bees are squashed in an inspection. The ensuing confusion creates an opportunity for the beekeeper to open the hive and work without triggering a defensive reaction.
Then each group of students made a part of the work and shared with the others in the Comenius Class. The activities included a short film called “ The  busy bee “, recipes, sayings…







Thursday, 28 May 2015

COMENIUS MEETING IN FORSSA, May 2015



Welcome to Forssa / Finland
Animals for the Planet, Comenius visit in Forssa 4.-8.5.2015




Programme
3.5.2015 Welcome to Forssa
21.00 Dinner at hotel.

4.5.2105 Forssa day.
8.00 Leaving hotel
8.30 Visiting our school
12.00 Lunch at school restaurant Porkkana
13.30 Comenius meeting
15.00 Return to Forssa.
16.30 Guided tour in Forssa by bus.
18.00 Leaving to Vesihelmi (swimming and gym) from the hotel.
21.00 Dinner at hotel.

5.5.2015           History and enviroment day
9.00 Museums in Forssa center.
11.30 Lunch at restaurant Värjäri.
12.30 Visit to Kiimassuo envitech area.
15.00 Return to the hotel.
16.30 Visit to Tammela. (Sauna, swimming, outdoor games)
21.00 Dinner at hotel.

6.5.2015 Helsinki day
9.00 Trip to Helsinki with Teros 5.-6.-class.
10.30 Heureka.
13.00 Lunch.
14.00 Helsinki tour with guide.
16.30 Free time in Helsinki center.
18.00 Haltia.
19.00 Return to Forssa
21.00 Dinner at hotel.

7.5.2015           Finnish education day
8.00 Start at the hotel
12.30 Lunch at the City hall with the director of education.
13.30 Tour continius.
17.00 Free time in the Forssa center. (possibility to go to Vesihelmi)
21.00 Dinner at hotel.

8.5.2015 Party day
8.00 Leaving hotel.
8.30 comenius meeting at the school.
10.00 Consert.
11.30 Lunch at school restaurant Porkkana.
12.30 Trip to Nuutajärvi Class Village.
16.00 Back to hotel.
19.00 Farewell dinner at school.
22.00 Back to the hotel. Party continius at hotel.

BIRCH TREE

BIRCH

  • Birch is the most common deciduous tree in Finland
  • It Is Finland's national tree
  • Birch starts blooming in the late spring
  • Birch color is white and it has black stripes
  • Birch is used in furniture
  • Xylitol is made of Birches sap
  • Leaves from Birch are used in tea and salads





SPRUCE TREE



SPRUCE                                                          
   
·        Species 30-50
                  
·        Grows 20-90 meters high

·        Evergreen

·        Used as decorationtree, papertree and christmastree