Christmas+in+Poland

Christmas in Poland.

9-11-09 Lewis M showed us the Polish flag. It is white on the top and red on the bottom.

10-11-09 Stacy told us that the population of New Zealand is 4 million people and the population of Poland is 38.5 million. That means there are almost ten times as many people in Poland than in New Zealand. Laura showed us where Poland is on the globe. Lewis D told us that in Poland they celebrate Christmas on the 24th of December. Lewis showed us the area of New Zealand is 268,680 sq km. The area of Poland is 312,680 sq km. The capital of Poland is Warsaw. We found out that the time in Poland is 13 hours behind New Zealand. Poland is in Europe. The coldest part of Poland is in the the North-East and the warmest is in the South-west. Lilly The national symbol of Poland is the White tailed Eagle. Lilly In poland they uselly use Buses, trams, trolleybuses and more. Lilly

11-11-09 Poland is a mainly flat country with no mountain ranges like New Zealand. Poland is mainly surrounded by land whereas New Zealand is mainly surrounded by sea. Poland has one half with desert like land and one half with trees and vegetation. Poland is bordered by the Baltic Sea. Thanks Anahera for this new learning A site you may want to look at to find out some interesting information about Poland - []

12-11-09 Jack told us hello in Polish is Dzien dobry. Goodbye is do widzenia. Josh told us there is a river that flows through Poland called Vistula. Josh can say call the police and call the doctor in Polish. Chance told us how to say yes - tak and no - nie and how to count to ten in Polish. Connor told us about celebrating Christmas in Poland. On christmas eve they eat no meat. They give gifts to their freinds. The focus ins more on making special foods and decorations. The first star on Christmas eve is important to remember the first star of Bethlehem. On Christmas eve they spread hay out to remember Jesus born in the stable. The meal begins with breaking the bread and celebrating with 12 dishes to remember the 12 disciples.

Christmas in polish is Bozz Narodzenie. Josh In the legend the three brothers lech was the first duke of poland. Josh Catholics as percentage (most recent) by country
 * 3 || [|**Poland**]: || 95.84 || ||
 * # 79 || [|**New Zealand**]: || 12.05 || ||

16-11-09 Tyrin told us how to say to - it is do, and how to say from - it is od. Max told us how to say thank you - dziekuie and you're welcome - prosze.' Did you know that the main Polish Christmas dish consists of 12 courses. Lilly the population of poland is 39 million Grace. The coldest part of poland is the north east and the warmest is in the south west Grace. The national symbol in poland is the white taled eagle Grace. the place that is poland now people have lived there for 75000 years lachlan Stefania's slippers is a very sad story. It told us about the displaced Polish children who came to NZ in 1944. On Friday we have a very special visitor coming to our class to talk to us about Poland. Our song to sing for our School Musical is called Dzisiaj w Betlejem. We will really have to work hard to pronounce the words correctly. It is a beautiful song that tells about the birth of Jesus.

17-11-09 Today we sang the first verse of our song. It sounds fabulous. We are learning the chorus. We have put the words and the phonetic pronunciation on a page so we can practice at home. Lewis M taught us how to say please - prosze. To say I'm ill - jestem charya. He also told us how to say the months. Brendan can say "Czy ktos tu mowi pa angelsku?" - does anyone here speak English Anahera bought in a beautiful book from home about Poland. The traditional Christmas Eve supper consists of twelve dishes representing the twelve months of the year. Lilly will. the 6 biggest citys in poland are warsaw, lodz, krakow, wroclaw, pozan, gdansk.

18-11-09 Stacy shared with us a book she has made about Poland. Gage. told us how to say excuse me is przepraszam Stacy.I leaned how to say the hopital- shpee tal.

19-11-09 Laura.I learned how to say what is it- co to jest.

Mitchell. I found out that the invasion of Poland by Germany started World War 2.

Tom. The city of Warsaw was flattened by bombs during the war.

23/11/09 Lewis M. Discovered the four Warner brothers: Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack who established Warner Brothers Movies, were Jews from Poland who emigrated to Canada. The Warner Brothers created Looney Tunes and many cartoons that we still watch today.

27/11/09 Karen Elliott came to class and talked to us about her visit to Poland. Karen and Derek stayed with friends in Warsaw 16 years ago. During the war, Warsaw was flatened by bombing. It has since been rebuilt. There are a lot of war memorials all over Poland.

1-12-09 Michaela found a magazine article about Polish Ponies called 'Konik' which means 'little horse'. They are mouse coloured and have faint zebra markings on their legs. Many of them suffered during the war.

2-12-09 Czeska Panek came to our class for the day today. Czeska is one of the original Pahiatua children. She travelled by bus from Oamaru yesterday to spend the day teaching us how to fold traditional Polish Paper Christmas decorations. The day was AMAZING. We each got to make 5 marvellous creations. We are sooooooo lucky to be really experiencing Polish life. media type="custom" key="4941941"