Busy bees at 1st Primary School Bjelovar

During this week the pupils in the Croatian school assembled the boxes for waste sorting. The boxes were put in each classroom so that the trash is sorted properly in order to be recycled. They also put a list of things that should go in each box to help the other pupils.

 

They also put up stickers with sentences like "Turn off the light!" and " Turn off the water!" all around the school in order to make pupils aware of the importance of not wasting water and electricity. Our pupil Vili made the drawings for the stickers. Hope you like them! I know we do... :) 

Meeting in Germany

 From the 25 th till the 27 th of October, the coordinating teachers finally had the chance to get

to know each other face to face. Although this meeting was planned for 2020 and had to be

cancelled due to Covid-19, we managed to work together very well via digital meetings. But

this could not replace a meeting face to face. So we were very happy to be finally able to

meet each other and work closely together.

The seven teachers from Latvia, Spain and Croatia arrived on Monday, the 24 th , and made

their way to the German school on Tuesday morning. The first day we got to know each

other and talked about the different experiences with projects of Erasmus+. We also got to

know the school, the mayor of Siegburg and the headmistress. This day was very important,

because knowing your partners well, helps a lot during the execution of the project. We also

presented the small projects every school worked on during the last year to make their

schools eco-friendlier. Projects like a school garden, fabricating own paper, reducing waste

and paper, a meadow of wildflowers and collecting waste were presented and discussed.

On the second day we talked about the digital platforms, which are important for the execution

of Erasmus+ projects like TwinSpace and eTwinning. The Croatian partner school has a

certificate as ‘eTwinning-School’ and explained to us all the important features of these

platforms. We also learned about using a blog and uploading our meetings and products on

TwinSpace. This day was important because all of us know now what to do for the

Erasmus+-community and how to use the platform, so our project reaches the most people

possible.

On the last day, we planned in detail the upcoming exchanges. We also wanted to carry them

out in 2021, but due to Covid-19, it was not possible. That’s why we postponed them to 2022

and started working in our schools first. The exchanges will have different purposes:

1) Talk about the ideas and projects to make schools more eco-friendly and learn from each

other.

2) Get to know each other and the different countries and cultures.

3) Discuss which ideas are possible and appropriate to carry out in the other schools as well.

All in all, this teachers' meeting was a success and very important for the work in the future.

Project days

We have lots of ideas how to make our school more eco-friendly. But not everything is easy to accomplish just yet. The first thing we want to do is create awareness. Therefore we planed four ecological days at our school.

What do you think?

SCHOOL GARDEN PROJECT IN SPAIN

 

This was the last day of school before summer holidays! Older studens gave to younger students the plants they've cultivated and they explained the school garden project.

Older studens gave to younger students the plants they've been cultivating. They talked about how to take care of the plants and the importance of being responsible so everyone in the school can enjoy this wonderful project. 

School Garden GSA

 One of our big projects finally is going through! In cooperation with the Gemüseackerdemie Germany, we planted our school garden.

The kids of the 5th grade planted the new vegetables with their teachers and parents and painted signs for every plant. They will care for the school garden during their first year of school. Afterwards the next 5th graders will be responsible. They also will have class in the garden. Maths, biology, geography ... no problem!

Battery collection in 1st Primary School Bjelovar

Our school was involved in an action during which pupils collected old batteries. The whole school was involved. In the end, we managed to collect 21 kilograms of old batteries. They were then given to a company that recycles old batteries. We are very proud of our pupils and plan to participate in this action next year. 

SCHOOL GARDEN PROJECT IN SPAIN

 A moving school garden! 

This day students in the school cronstucted together a moving garden. We went to the roof and we worked together constructing the platforms to put some plants on. It was a great experience and we had lots of fun!

The idea of the school garden is  that all the students in the school have to learn to take care of it and they can cultivate different plants. It's a moving garden so every month the garden is moved to a different class and they are in charge of the care. 

Older students were the first who cultivated some plants so they could decorate the garden! Then they would explain the project to younger students so they can be all part of this project!

This is a lovely idea and they really liked it!