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Sinterklaas
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Christmas Show
Christmas Bazaar
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nr 3 (12) /2013
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• Primary Years Programme (PYP) - szkoła podstawowa
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Ponadto:
• gimnazjum dwujęzyczne
• klasa wstępna (“zerówka”) przygotowująca do programu
matury międzynarodowej w zakresie jęz. angielskiego
International School of Poznan
ul. Taczanowskiego 18, 60-147
tel. +48 61 646 37 90, www.isop.pl
Shan Ali
Editor-in-Chief of English Department
The holidays are upon us! In this
exciting time we have time to take a
breath, relax, and enjoy the holiday
season that is upon us! For this
occasion the 4Hands team has bought
to you a special edition, full with
photos and events that are exclusive to this time of the
year for our school! Find out all about Sinterklaas visit, the
Philippines fundraising efforts of our students, and the
Christmas festivities that have and will take place around
the globe and in our school!
As the 2014 year is dawning upon us, things are starting
to change! Sonia Szturemska has passed on her baton
to Maria Magas as the new Editor-in-chief of the Polish
department. I’m sure that she will do a fantastic job, and
am excited to work with her in the next few months in my
last year of the DP program.
Last but not least, thanks to the graphics club for
fashioning another great looking 4Hands issue! Now it’s
time to take a look through the next pages, I’m sure that
you will find something to feast your eyes on!
Maria Magas
Editor-in-Chief of Polish Department
Kochani! W końcu doczekaliśmy się
grudnia, a to oznacza wiele zmian.
Zmieniamy letnie sandały na zimowe
kozaki, przystrajamy drzewka w lampki
i powoli powieszamy kolorowe balony
i serpentyny na niezapomnianą noc!
W tym miesiącu żegnamy się z 2013 rokiem i witamy
nowy 2014! Ania Paetz z GIII przybliży nam trochę
historię tradycji zabaw sylwestrowych i wytłumaczy skąd
wzięła się moda na noworoczne szaleństwo. Z kolei Zuzia
Relewicz pomoże nam w zapoznaniu się ze szczegółami,
jak opiekować się bezbronnymi zwierzakami podczas
przymrozków.Nie zapomnijcie, że możecie do nas
przysyłać swoje „lekcyjne arcydzieła”. Pochwalcie się na
jakim przedmiocie Wam się nudziło! Gorąco zachęcam do
czytania ostatniego w tym roku kalendarzowym wydania
„4Hands”! Na koniec chciałabym serdecznie podziękować
Soni za pomoc, wsparcie i trzymanie za mnie kciuków, bez
niej nie dałabym rady ruszyć z tym wydaniem gazetki.
Dziękuję również za ciepłe powitanie przez Nauczycieli,
Klub Grafików, Redaktorów i Opiekę dziennikarską. Mam
nadzieję, że dam z siebie wszystko i nikogo nie zawiodę.
Upcoming Events:
Jan. 8 - PYP Early Pick-up Day
Jan. 10 - Studniówka
Jan. 13 - Teacher Council
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PYP Teacher’s Duty Hours - 15 Jan.
MS BG DP Teacher - Parents - 15 Jan.
Carnival Gala - 17 Jan.
PYP Mid Year Report Cards - 31 Jan.
Editors-in-Chief: Shan Ali (English), Maria Magas (Polish)
Language supervisors: Mrs Anna Żyska, Mrs Anna Kalwani, Mrs Anna Dunajska-Weckwerth, Mr Paweł Gryczka, Ms Katarzyna Ramicka
PYP Editors:
DILPREET KARIR
DP Editors:
SHAN ALI, MARIA MAGAS
Graphic Layout:
ISoP COMPUTER GRAPHICS CLUB
G2’s TRIP TO THE GLASS FACTORY
By Miss Ania
Cholewińska,
G2b Teacher
And the magic key began to glow…
On November 29, both G2 classes went on an adventure
to the Glass Factory in Sieraków. We enjoyed it very much.
It was fun and interesting. We could see how glass is produced.
The machines were very big and loud, and we needed to wear
ear-plugs. We saw many processes related to our Unit of Inquiry
(solidification and melting).
Did you know that glass is made of melted sand, and to do
that you need extremely high temperatures (around 1200°C)?
Imagine how hot it is inside!
And this is how we learned how bottles are made!
Thank you Mrs Eunice (Constanca’s mom, G2b) for organizing
this exciting adventure!
Lawyer’s visit
G4 students are preparing the final project of the unit "Ideas and
achievements of ancient civilizations still exist in the modern world."
On Friday, November 30, we had a guest speaker, a lawyer, who
told us about the history of Roman law and about the connections
between the ancient Roman law and the modern times.
He brought his robe, which he wears in court (the tradition
of wearing robes comes from ancient Rome, too). Our guest told
us also some interesting facts about Latin language, which
he studied at his law school. Colored Rice Painting
By Miss Kasia
Tabaczyńska,
G0a Teacher
4
G0a has been inquiring into Arts as part of our unit. One of the
exercises was painting with colored rice. It was messy but we had so
much fun! Children created some beautiful pieces of art.
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By Miss Gosia
Sokołow,
G4 teacher
G0b’s performance
Our second Unit of Inquiry came to an end. We had so much fun! We found out that with Arts
we can express ourselves in many ways. We also discovered that people around the world
can express themselves focusing on the same subject. We searched and we saw that in other
schools around the world kids were expressing themselves in different ways through plays,
singing, dancing, drawing, reading, listening.
There is a very famous book titled We Are Going on a Bear Hunt. Our class did a small play
for parents and other students at school. If you would like to know more about this story go
to our library where you can find this book, search on youtube or ask your teacher about it.
By miss Clara
Colombo,
G0b Teacher
G2’s trip to Szreniawa
By Miss Monika
Młodystach,
G2a Teacher
On December 3 both G2a and G2b went on a trip to the National Museum of Agriculture
in Szreniawa. We were greeted by Mr. Glass-Ball in his fancy costume. The man took us to
the Christmas show that was about two characters: Śnieżynka and Mrozik. They played many
jokes and made us even dance and sing! We enjoyed the show very much. With smiles
on our faces we went for a snack, hot tea and yummy traditional Polish, homemade cakes,
doughnuts and sweets. Having eaten all these, we were picked up by Mr. Glass-Ball, who
invited us to Christmas crafts and Christmas shopping. We had a chance to buy crochet toys,
candles, bracelets, diamonds (!), marbles, porcelain birds, necklaces, wooden toys, crochet
angels, glass balls, wax figures and… sweet honey!
At the end of our fascinating adventure we
visited the barn. There we saw, cows, ponies, goats,
horses, rabbits and a mommy pig with about 20 little
piglets! We were soooo excited about the baby pigs
that the lady even let us pet one!!!
We enjoyed the day on the farm. It was a true adventure and a very authentic experience.
Everything was nicely reported on our posters, which you can admire on the display in front
of our classrooms.
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decorating
christmas tree tips!
by: Natasza ,Lena and Alexia, G3a
If you want to decorate a Christmas tree you have to buy: a Christmas
tree, coloured lights, Christmas balls and ornaments, Christmas chains
and a big shiny star.
First, you must place the Christmas tree in the room and put it in
a tree stand. Then you can start putting Christmas chains and coloured
light on it. Add Christmas balls and other ornaments on it but don’t
put them to close to each other.
At the end put the big shiny star at the very top of the tree (some
people do it in different order).
REINDEER
Saintpatrycja
Nicholas
Day
polowczyk, g3
December 6 is Saint Nicholas Day,
known as Mikołajki, in Poland. Saint
Nicholas comes at night and leaves
sweets, fruit, nuts and little presents
in children’s shoes.
natalia nawrocka,
julia jagiełka, g5
Reindeer, also known as Caribou, live in the Northern
USA, Canada, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Russia,
Greenland, Mongolia and Northern China. They live in
tundra, which is land with no trees and cold climate,
as well as Taiga, which is a boreal forest. Reindeers
eat plants.
Santa and the Elves
Matylda mateusiak, aleksandra
iwaszkiewicz, g5
As you know elves are Santa’s small helpers who make
toys for kids. Some elves ride the sleigh together with
Santa and help him deliver presents.
There are many traditions in different countries that
concern elves, reindeer and Santa. In USA it is believed
that Santa and his elves get through the chimney to the
house and fly away on the sleigh. In the Polish tradition
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Santa comes through the door while we are waiting for
the first star to shine at the night sky.
In both Polish and USA traditions, Santa dresses in white
and red clothes with a black belt, black boots and a red
and white hat.
SINTERKLAAS
by: Natasza Ładziak, Lena Buczyk,
Alexia Thiry and Ted Van Orle, G3A
Sinterklaas is a figure in a Dutch tradition. He arrives in
the Netherlands on a boat from Spain and then travels
on a white horse across the country. He is accompanied
by children called Petes.Sinterklaas came to our school
on Thursday, December 5. He brought cookies known as
pepernoten in Holland. He came with Petes, who made
very big mess in the classrooms. Sinterklaas had a big book
and in that book he checked who was naughty and who
was nice last year. We interviewed our classroom friend
Ted, who is from Holland. He told us about the tradition of
Sinterklaas. Children leave carrots for the horse, they sing
a song and
then they go
tosleep. Then
they get
a present.
This photo: courtesy of Jasiu
Witkowiak, G3a
Special thanks to Horse Stable Marcelin www.hipoterapiamarcelin.pl
for lending us the horse!
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Hanukkah
Emilka’s Orthodox
Christmas
By Emilka Michalczuk, G3b
Hanukkah is celebrated by Jewish people
around the world for eight days. It is also known
as the Festival of Lights. This year, Hanukkah
was celebrated November 28 – December
4. A Menorah is a special nine-branched
candelabrum, also known in Hebrew as
a Hanukiah. Each night of Hanukkah, an
additional candle is placed in the Menorah
from right to left, and then lit from left
to right. On the last night, all the candles are
lit. During Hanukkah, families eat latkes(potato
pancakes) and sufganiot (jelly donuts), or other
foods, which are fried in oil, to celebrate and
commemorate the miracle of the Festival
of Lights.
Orthodox people celebrate Christmas on January 6,
which is much later than Catholic people. Instead of
sharing Christmas wafer we share prosforas. Santa
Clause comes after we share the prosfora. We pray
in a different language that we don’t use for everyday
talking. The language is called Cyrylica. We are not
going to midnight mass. We don’t read the Old
Testament.
CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS
IN POLAND
by Patrycja Polowczyk, G3b
Christmas in Poland is a unique and magical time. Polish
customs are very much connected with religion. Christmas
starts on December 24, which is called Christmas Eve. In
each Polish home, families decorate Christmas trees
with baubles, ornaments made of paper, angels, chains,
sweets. In this magic time, people sing Christmas carols.
When the first star appears in the night sky, families sit at
the table and eat special dishes. On that day we don’t
eat red meat, usually just fish, carp. One place at the
table remains always empty for an unexpected quest.
Traditionally there should be 12 dishes placed on the
table. People share special wafers and wish each other
luck and health. On that day presents are put under the
Christmas tree. Children believe that it is Santa Claus, who
brings them. In Poland, Santa Claus is always dressed in
red clothes and he has long, white beard. He is old, plump
and he always has big bag with gifts. Some people go to
the church for a special mass that starts at midnight and
that is why it is called a midnight mass. Christmas Days,
Dec. 25-26, are also celebrated according to tradition with
rich food and family gatherings.
One Day at a Kenyan school
By Marta Buczyk, G5, and Lena Buczyk, G3a
During the autumn break we visited Kenya.
At our hotel we met an English woman, Sharon,
who has been coming to Kenya and helping
schools for three years. She asked whether we
can help her and we quickly agreed!
The next day she took us to a school in a small
village. 1300 students attend that school. We
were shocked seeing the level of poverty that
was in this school. These children didn’t have
much. They slept on some boxes, they ate one
single banana during the day and most of them
didn’t have shoes.
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It was their last day of school. Our family and
our friends gave bananas and lollipops to every
student.
We want to try to help them as much as we
can so we will try to do a fundraising at our
school next year. We hope you can help us!
ISoP Children for Children:
the Philippines Fundraising Event
There was a very big storm in the Philippines that
destroyed the islands.
That’s why G8 , DP, PTA and some other students
By Jaime Lopez, G5 organized a bake sale, a concert of a Polish folk group,
a student-made art sale and a photo session.
Some people said: “I think it was a great idea to help
the Philippines,” other people said: “I think that the
cakes and muffins were very good and it was a great
idea to help the Philippines.”
We collected: 5.668,84 PLN for
the Philippines! The money has
gone to Polska Akcja Humanitarna
(PAH) and will go toward building
a new school there!
Sholl Andreas, IB
Łaniki Dancer
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A Snow White Christmas
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Christmas
Bazaar
By Ayoung Kim and Zosia Rzeźnik, G4
Christmas Bazaar happens every
year at our school. The were many different things
for sale: Christmas decorations, home-made cookies
and cakes, Korean and Indian food, etc. PYP students
and middle school students made things for sale like
Christmas balls, Christmas cards. PTA parents were
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selling the items and the money earned
will be used to make our playgrounds more fun.
Students from PYP, middle school and DP and even
parents and family members visited the market. Thank
you PTA for organizing such a beautiful Christmas
Bazaar!
The World's Most Popular
Martial Art - Karate
By Thomas Bush, G10
What is Karate?
Karate (pronounced 'ka-ra-tay') is a martial art developed
in modern-day Okinawa, an area in Japan, and practised
all over the world. 'Karate' literally means 'empty (kara)
hand (te)'. Karate is divided into three main sections:
Kihon, Kata and Kumite. Kihon is simply a performance
of one or more techniques, whereas Kata is a predefined
sequence of movements which are meant to reflect
a real-life situation, for instance, being attacked from four
sides. Kumite – which literally means 'meeting of hands'
refers to sparring (essentially fighting).
Why and How Did Karate Develop?
Karate was mainly developed as a form of weaponless self
defence, due to the fact that there were strict weapon
possession laws in Okinawa. The sport begun to get more
recognition when ‘Gichin Funakoshi’, the founder of
Shotokan Karate, brought the sport to the main islands of
Japan (although he may not have been the only person to
popularise Karate in Japan, he is generally credited with
doing so).
What types of Karate are there?
• There are many types of Karate, here are a few:
• Shotokan, known for deep stances and lunging
movements
• Kyokushin, known for its full-contact sparring
• Wado-Ryu, known for including some Jujitsu
techniques
• Goju-Ryu, known for close-ranged fighting
Why is Karate Such a Popular Martial Art?
In the 20th century, Karate made a grand introduction to
Western cultures as the result of many movies. Nowadays
though, Karate is respected as it is a traditional martial art
and one of few that has clubs all over the world.
The International School of Pozńan has its own Shotokan
Karate club. Students from G4 upwards are allowed to
attend the club between 3:30 and 4:30 on Tuesdays and
Thursdays in the school gym.
Hannibal
By: Aleksander Stęcel, G7
Hannibal was a Carthaginian leader who fought against
Rome. He is considered the greatest military leader in
history. When he was a small child he swore that he would
always be an enemy of Rome.
Hannibal was a good strategist so he knew how to
defeat Rome. When his soldiers were afraid Hannibal
proved them there was nothing to be afraid of by showing
slaves fighting for their freedom. He used elephants during
a battle , which was a good idea. He led his army so well
that they thought only about winning battles with Rome.
He could defeat an army that had more soldiers then
his. Every battle he won in a different way, for example
in battle of Cannae at the front were spearmen and light
slingers. Then were Celtic an Spanish warriors and at
the left and right wing he stationed his cavalry, and the
Romans attacked. Carthaginian troops went to the back
and then the cavalry of Carthage defeated the Roman
cavalry. Then the spearmen left on the left and right side
of the Roman army and the troops helped the cavalry to
attack Romans from the back. This strategy is taught to
soldiers until these days.
Hannibal led his soldiers across the Alps during winter,
which the enemy did not expect. Although many of his
soldiers died during the journey he defeated and injured
a Roman consul Cornelius Scipio and his army. Although
Hannibal won many battles he did not win the most
important one that was in Zama. Still, he could predict
what enemies would do during battles and that made
him so great a strategist. During battles he surrounded his
enemies so he could easily win.
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My life in
Middle
School
by Dan Young Kim, G6
Hello, I hope you’re all doing great! Well, I know its
already few months we’ve been in our fresh new grade!
I know there are some massive and huge changes since
our grade have been changed, but there were really
huge changes in CURRENT G6. Life in PYP is much
more easier than MS. I was too stressed of grades and
rankings coming every 3 months. Since we had happy
life in PYP, (I’m not saying that life in MS is gloomy)
now our school life in MS is a huge, massive and titanic
confusion. We’re getting grades for EVERYTHING. We
have Major and Quick tests quite often. We also have
less choices of Clubs, than we did in previous years.
There are also many positive sides! Like we don’t need
to go to commonroom and we also can bring electronic
devices too! (Sometimes it is a problem) Well, that’s all
differences. I hope current G5 will not be in a chaos
thinking about your futures in G6. Be happy everyone!
Wish you a great day! (Both PYP students and MS
students)
Szlachetna Paczka
Szlachetna Paczka or Noble Box is a charitable project
that aids struggling families during Christmas holidays.
You choose a family with a list of needs, and you
become their Santa!
We are proud of G7, G9, and IBa, IBb students, who
took part in the project! Great job!!!
For more info about the project, visit
http://www.szlachetnapaczka.pl/en.
SLEEP IS NOT JUST LAZINESS
BY: Ting Ting Zhu, Bastienne Hol, Brenda Tabitha, G7
Sleep is important because, surprisingly, it helps you stay
awake. And since we know that many teens have sleeping
problems, in this text we are going to tell you how
important sleep actually is!
Do you have any idea what happens when you don’t get
enough sleep?
Here are some consequences:
• Your attendance will be bad at school.
• You will not be alert in lessons.
• You can become sick e.g. feel dizzy, get an infection
easily.
• Sometimes it can even lead to death e.g. when you are
driving a car you will feel sleepy and have an accident.
• You can get unconscious and forget important
information like: names, friends, family and important
meetings.
• You will be moody and more aggressive.
So what are the good sides of sleep? Well here are some:
• When you sleep important body functions and brain
activity take place.
• Sleep is essential for your well being, it calms your
thoughts and improves focus.
• It helps you to restore your energy.
• It helps you avoid mood changes.
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• It will stimulate your immunity.
• It boosts up your creativity at school.
Here are some steps which will help you to sleep better:
• Don’t do anything vital after shower (but you can
relax).
• Don’t do anything active before you go to bed. e.g.
running
• Do not drink any coffee or strong tea before you go
to bed.
• Make your room a sleeping heaven.
• Drink some herbal tea or hot milk.
• Count to 100 when you go to sleep.
• Set a special time to go to sleep.
IF IT DOESN’T WORK GO SEE THE DOCTOR!!!!!
Polish Christmas Traditions
by Hubert Sokołowski, G8
Since many Poles
are Catholics, Poland
has many Christmas
traditions.
On Christmas Eve, we wait for the first star to appear
in the sky and then we eat Christmas dinner. Before we
eat the meal, which traditionally consists of 12 different
dishes, we break and share traditional white wafers.
While sharing them, we wish each other all the best. Our
dinner table is covered with white table cloth. Beneath
the cloth we usually put some hay, which is the symbol of
Jesus’s birth.
House Models
By Alexander Swienton ,GII
At midnight, people to go church for a Midnight mass.
All churches display many colorful and beautiful Christmas
nativity mangers. They show baby Jesus and his parents,
shepherds, angels, animals, and the Three Kings. The Bible
says that the Three Kings didn’t know the directions to
the place Jesus was born at. Luckily, there was the star of
Bethlehem, which showed the kings theright way to go.
In the past five weeks on technique lessons we have
built lots of amazing houses. Each one was made in
a different way, ones were made from wood, others
from matches and anothers from cookies and jelly
beans. My house is an example of a very hard work,
which was awarded a good mark, and an exhibition
which is going to take place in ISoP's hall.
Bachelor's Open Day
By: Iga Cisławska, IB III
What a great day it was! November 9 - Bachelor's Open
Day at Maastricht University! Unfortunately, it was not
possible to go there by bike (there are no cycle paths on
the motorway yet) but by car.
The city delighted me with its charm. Despite the huge
number of beautiful shops, my first steps were aimed at
the university building. The day started with the general
presentation on studying, living, and applying,
which was followed by a more specific one - my course -
International Business! I already felt like a student sitting
in the enormous lecture hall filled with other prospective
students and their parents. The lecturer was talking
in a very professional and clear way and what is most
important -with a sense of humour. In the Student
Services Centre I talked to the representative of the Polish
Community and I got a lot of information about student
life and the semester abroad - which is really exciting!
But time flies! And there was a time for dinner! In the
university canteen I recharged my batteries and I set off
on a trip around the city. Maastricht is a historical city
with 16,000 students. In 1992 the Maastricht Treaty was
signed, leading to the creation of the European Union.
I ended up in the cosy café and I left the city with hope
that my application will not be rejected.
Without much thought I had an instinctive feeling that
it would be a great experience studying and living within
a completely different community.
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O tym jak pomóc zwierzętom podczas zimy
Zuzanna Relewicz, GIII
Im większe mrozy, tym trudniej jest przetrwać
zwierzętom, ponieważ grube warstwy śniegu i lodu
utrudniają im dostęp do naturalnego pokarmu i wody.
Pomocy potrzebują zarówno dzikie zwierzaki, czyli np.
ptaki, sarny czy dziki, jak i te domowe, czyli m. in. bezdomne
psy i piwniczne koty. Zanim jednak zdecydujemy się na ich
dokarmianie, należy poznać pewne zasady, gdyż pomimo
dobrych chęci możemy bardziej zaszkodzić zwierzęta
aniżeli im pomóc, dając im, np. zły pokarm.
Kilka słów o dokarmianiu leśnych zwierząt.
Zdania na temat dokarmiania leśnych zwierząt są
podzielone. Przeciwnicy tego typu pomocy uważają,
że zwierzęta leśne poradzą sobie bez ingerencji
człowieka, ponieważ każde zwierzę posiada naturalny
instynkt, który podpowiada mu, jak przetrwać zimę.
Pamiętajmy również o tym, że wszystkie zwierzęta
leśne są dzikie, a przez to niebezpieczne dla zdrowia
i życia człowieka. Dlatego może lepiej nie pomagać im
na siłę, a wszelką pomoc zostawić powołanym do tego
jednostkom, których na szczęście w Polsce nie brakuje.
Jak dokarmiać ptaki zimą?
Bez wsparcia ludzi, mniej doświadczone, stare bądź
osłabione ptaki mają nikłe szanse na przeżycie
w okresie mrozów i obfitych opadów śniegu. Dni są
wówczas krótkie, a dostęp do pokarmu utrudniony,
dlatego warto poznać zasady rozsądnego dokarmiania
ptaków. Ptaki, które spotykamy na balkonie lub
w ogrodzie, chętnie zjedzą z naszego karmnika nasiona
słonecznika, konopi, maku, siemienia lnianego, prosa
murzyńskiego, pszenicy, kukurydzy oraz rzepaku i rzepiku.
Nie pogardzą również wszelkiego rodzaju orzechami
drobno siekanymi, jabłkami, rodzynkami. Najlepiej z nasion
zrobić mieszankę tak, aby każdy gatunek ptaka znalazł
coś odpowiedniego dla siebie. Nie podawajmy świeżego
chleba, gdyż nie jest to najzdrowszy pokarm dla ptaków
i może powodować różne dolegliwości gastryczne oraz
niebezpieczną chorobę występującą u ptaków - kwasicę.
Jeżeli już podajemy pieczywo, to najlepiej, gdy jest ono
czerstwe ( nie spleśniałe) i bardzo dobrze rozdrobnione.
Pamiętajmy, że ptaki w karmniku są narażone na różnego
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rodzaju ptasie choroby. Bardzo ważne jest, aby miejsce,
w którym karmimy ptaki, było regularnie sprzątane.
Pokarm niezjedzony usuwamy, gdyż zepsuty jest szkodliwy
dla ptaków. Starajmy się sypać do karmnika tyle pokarmu,
aby był na bieżąco zjadany. Pamiętajmy, żeby nie podawać
resztek z naszego stołu, które zawierają sól i przyprawy.
Takim dokarmianiem wyrządzamy same szkody u naszych
podopiecznych.
Małe ptaki takie jak sikory, gile czy pełzacze, które
najchętniej jedzą larwy, owady oraz nasiona, tak trudne
do zdobycia zimą, czekają na pomoc. Dla nich robimy
karmniki. Nie muszą być ozdobne, kolorowe. Niezależnie
od tego, czy będą duże i piętrowe, czy małe i wiszące albo
stojące, najważniejsze, aby były pełne, a karma w nich
zawsze świeża i czysta.
Wieszając karmnik dla drobnych ptaków np. sikor czy
kowalików, pamiętaj by nie umieszczać go zbyt blisko
gęstych krzewów. Są one dobrą kryjówką dla kotów, które
w miastach często polują na ptaki.
Musisz pamiętać o tym, że gdy raz zdecydujesz się
dokarmiać ptaki, to nie możesz przestać, aż do pierwszych
oznak wiosny. Jest to bardzo ważne, gdyż ptaki pamiętają
miejsca swoich
A co z dokarmianiem bezpańskich psów i kotów?
Opinie na temat dokarmianie bezpańskich psów i kotów
są bardzo podzielone. Niektórzy ludzie okazują litość
zwierzakom, udostępniając kotom swoje piwnice oraz
wystawiając karmy dla zwierząt. Natomiast inni uważają,
iż nie powinno się im pomagać ze względu na to, że zwierzęta
te mogą przenosić różnego typu niebezpieczne choroby
i szybko przywiązują się do ludzi. Osobiście uważam,
iż obie strony mają trochę racji i że najlepszym rozwiązaniem
w tej sytuacji jest pomoc schroniskom – które ciągle są
pełne głodnych oraz zmarzniętych psów i kotów.
Tak więc, jeśli chcesz pomóc zwierzętom przetrwać
zimę, wystarczy, że będziesz przestrzegać wymienionych
powyżej zasad, a na pewno uda Ci się ocalić wiele z tych
stworzeń, które bez pomocy człowieka czeka zimą śmierć
głodowa.
„Mój biegun”
Martyna Lipska, IB III
Niedawno na ekranach kin pojawił się najnowszy film
w reżyserii Marcina Głowackiego pt. „Mój biegun”. Jest to
historia znanego wszystkim Jasia Maneli (granego przez
Macieja Musiała), niepełnosprawnego i najmłodszego
człowieka, który zdobył biegun północny i południowy.
Czytając wiele opinii na temat tej ekranizacji, spotkałam
się z wieloma pozytywnymi, ale także negatywnymi
recenzjami. Jedni twierdzą, że nie jest to film o wyprawie
na biegun, nie jest to też stricte historia młodego
polarnika. To raczej opowieść o rodzinie, która musi
zmierzyć się z kalectwem syna i która wychodzi z tej próby
zwycięsko. Film Głowackiego ma być prostą, życiową
historią, która wywołuje silne emocje. Niestety, reżyser
popełnia przy tym kilka błędów - unika niuansów, wpada
w irytującą ckliwość, upraszcza historię i wyrzuca z niej
dramatyzm. Jednak prawdą jest, że łzy spływają obficie po
policzkach odbiorców. Niepotrzebne są w tej ekranizacji
triki, zachwycające rozwiązania fabularne, wybitne
aktorstwo czy znakomita reżyseria. Przesłanie musi być
i jest jasne, nieskażone niepotrzebną wieloznacznością.
Film Głowackiego pt. "Mój biegun" ma podnosić na duchu
ludzi wystarczająco już przytłoczonych przez codzienność.
Z tego zadania reżyser wywiązuje się znakomicie. Główną
osią fabularną filmu są relacje Jaśka z ojcem. Młodego
chłopaka nie określa jego kalectwo – jest to zwyczajny
nastolatek, któremu przytrafił się straszny wypadek.
Przeżywa on typowe dla swojego wieku trudy dojrzewania:
buntuje się, pyskuje, jednak podjął walkę z własnymi
ograniczeniami, aby w końcu wraz z podróżnikiem
Markiem Kamińskim zdobyć dwa bieguny Ziemi. Po mimo
niektórych wad, film Głowackiego doskonale porusza
emocje i pokazuje problemy z jakimi zmagają się ludzie na
co dzień. Serdecznie zapraszam do obejrzenia i wydania
swojej opinii.
Zaproszenie na zabawę sylwestrową
Anna Paetz, GIII
Już niedługo świętować będziemy Sylwestra, czyli
zakończenie roku 2013 i rozpoczęcie 2014. Dla tych,
którzy nie wiedzą Sylwester obchodzony jest w noc z 31
grudnia na 1 stycznia. Jest to symboliczne i tradycyjne
przejście ze starego do nowego roku. Pożegnanie tego,
co za nami i powitanie z nadzieją tego, co przed nami.
Pierwszy raz Sylwester obchodzony był w roku, 999
kiedy to Papieżem był Sylwester II. Według historycznych
przekazów wierzono, że 31 grudnia 999 roku miał być
dniem, po którym nastąpi koniec świata. Dlatego też rok
żegnano z wielką obawą. Jednakże, gdy dzień ten minął,
a świat wciąż istniał, ludzie zaczęli hucznie świętować
przepełnieni nadzieją i radością. Według tych samych
przekazów, 1 stycznia 1000 roku papież Sylwester II po
raz pierwszy w historii udzielił błogosławieństwa „miastu
i światu”. W średniowieczu święto to obchodzone było
jedynie na królewskich dworach i w bogatych domach.
Dopiero w późniejszych wiekach także ludzie nieco ubożsi
zaczęli świętować pożegnanie starego roku. Jednakże do
Polski tradycja ta dotarła dopiero w XIX wieku.
Obecnie święto to obchodzi się, wyprawiając
huczne zabawy. Ludzie zbierają się w gronie przyjaciół
i znajomych, by wspólnie pożegnać stary i powitać nowy
rok. Wraz z wybiciem na zegarze północy, odpalana są
kolorowe fajerwerki, które rozświetlają całe niebo. Jak co
roku w Poznaniu odbywają się imprezy w wielu klubach.
Najbardziej popularny Sylwester to plenerowa impreza na
Starym Rynku otwarta dla wszystkich zainteresowanych.
Co roku zapraszane są gwiazdy estrady, a przy ich
muzyce wszyscy mogą się świetnie bawić. Jeżeli nie
przepadasz za hucznymi zabawami w tłumie, zawsze
możesz zorganizować domówkę. Zaproś przyjaciół i razem
świętujcie zakończenie roku 2013 i rozpoczęcie 2014.
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FIFA Ballon d’or
By: Aleksander Badziński, IB III
On January 13, 2014 in Zurich (Switzerland) Joseph Blatter
who is the President of FIFA will announce to football
fans from all over the world who has been chosen the
best player of the planet in the 2012-2013 season. There
are 23 players from 15 different countries: Wales (Bale),
Uruguay (Cavani, Suarez), Colombia (Falcao), Belgium
(Hazard), Sweden (Ibrahimovic), Spain (Xavi, Inesta),
Germany (Lahm, Ozil, Muller, Neuer, Schweinsteiger),
Poland (Lewandowski), Argentina (Messi), Brazil (Thiago
Silva, Neymar), Italy (Pirlo), France (Ribery), Netherland
(van Persie), Portugal (Cristiano Ronaldo) and Ivory Coast
(YayaToure). The winner will be selected by coaches and
captains of national teams which are affiliated to FIFA and
also by a few journalists from the very prestigious French
newspaper ‘France Football’. The winner of this year’s
award is a mystery as there are 3 players who are claimed
to be the closest to Ballon d’or and they are: Lionel Messi,
Cristiano Ronaldo and Franck Ribery, however, there can
be only one winner, who will be granted immortal glory in
football’s history. Let’s take a closer look at this year’s top
10 candidates:
Gareth Bale (Wales)
Bale had an amazing season in Tottenham Hotspur, where
he was a superstar. Many fans claimed that without him
this team is worth nothing. He was chosen as the player
of the year in the strongest league in the world, so: British
Premier League. After the season he was sold to Real
Madrid for 100 million Euros and by that he became the
most expensive player ever.
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Argentinian wizard won this prize in last 4 consecutive
years and also this time he is ready to do it. Last season
he broke many records connected with scoring goals, also
he was the champion of Spain with FC Barcelona and lead
Argentina in the World Cup Qualifiers. The start of a new
season wasn’t so optimistic for him as he had an injury
and missed many games.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
Cristiano Ronaldo is always mentioned if there is talk about
Ballon d’or. Many argue that he is better than Leo Messi
and deserves the prize. As usual he had a good seasonthe best scorer of Champions League, however, without
any major trophies with Real Madrid. The beginning of the
2013-2014 season is the best in his career as he scores in
almost every game.
Radamel Falcao (Colombia)
Falcao had a fantastic season with Atletico Madrid. He was
the third best scorer in the Spanish League after players
from another planet, namely Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
He won Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup), European League and
European Super Cup against Chelsea. Now he is playing
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for Monaco where he is the biggest star of the team and
arguably the biggest star of the whole league.
Franck Ribery (France)
Last season was the best in his career. This Frenchman won
almost everything he could including: Champions League,
Bundesliga, European Super Cup and German Cup. He was
chosen as the player of the year in Europe by UEFA. Ribery
is known from his fantastic dribbling, goals and incredible
acceleration.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden)
Champion of France and one of the most controversial
players in the world, however a synonym to Ibrahimovic
is an incredibly beautiful goal. His ‘scorpion’ goal in Ligue
1 and bicycle kick against England in Stockholm from 30
meters were one of the most beautiful goals ever. He
ended season with more than 30 goals for PSG which is
an amazing finish.
Neymar (Brazil)
One year ago he wasn’t as recognizable as he is now. One
of the biggest talents in the world. Despite his young age
(21) he is a very important part of Brazilian national team
and FC Barcelona, where he was transferred during the
summer. He was chosen the best player of Confederation
Cup where his performance was stunning and he
contributed to Brazil’s victory.
Mesut Ozil (Germany)
Ozil can be described as a football magician. His incredible
control over the ball and brilliant technique make him one
of the greatest midfielder in the world. After a season
with many goals and assists in Real Madrid he moved to
Arsenal where instantly became the God for supporters
of the Gunners. Also he led the German national team for
the World Cup 2014.
Robert Lewandowski (Poland)
A Polish player among the best in the world sounds like
a dream, but it’s a reality. No doubts “Lewy” had a fantastic
season in Borussia Dortmund as they reached the final
of Champions League and in semi-finals Robert scored 4
goals against Real Madrid! He was the second bestscorer
in German Bundesliga and Champions League, however,
his performance in national team was far from impressive.
Luis Suarez (Uruguay)
He is a very specific type of player who is hated by a big
number of football fans after his racist gesture towards
Patrice Evra in Premier League and also after he bit
Chelsea’s defender Ivanovic and was suspended for 10
games. These actions however didn’t stop him from
scoring. He was the second best scorer in British Premier
League and he was ahead of Messi in South America
Qualifiers to the World Cup.
Congartulations!!
Gabrysia Kozłowska,
G3a, was the youngest
participant of the
prestigious Cavaliada
horse jumping
competition!
Gabrysia Kozłowska,
G3s First and Second
place at the 2013
Cavaliada Prolog
competition, which
secured her a spot at
the Cavaliada Future
competition, Dec. 7-8, at
the Cavaliada Show!
Kindergarten Olympics at Malta
Ski
Antek Potrykowski, G1b, first
place, boys category
Agata Schmidt, G1a, third place,
girls category
Antek and Agata, together
with Marta Gajewska, G1b,
represented our school
and as a team won FIRST PLACE!
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