Number 13 – Summer Holiday
Posted on: 15 czerwca 2009
See You Soon !!!
The school year finishes on 19th June, do you already know what to do with the two months without school? If not, this article may give you some hints…
1. Ghost Story – take a bus or go by bike to Podzamcze to see the Ogrodzieniec Castle on Friday night. Be scared by ghosts, listen to legends told by the hooded guide, see how this medieval fortress look like in the dark. Remember to book your tickets first: call 032 6732220
2. Pilica– the town of three religions. Go to Pilica to visit Jewish cemetery (kirkut), evangelic cemetery and catholic monastery. Do ask the monks to show you the cellars below the church. Have a rest on the beautiful market place, visit the old church nearby and take a walk to the palace. From the palace go towards Biskupice along the old avenue. When in doubt – visit www.it-jura.pl.
3. You think you know Czestochowa? I bet you have not been to all the 
interesting places. Apart from Jasna Góra be sure to visit the Archeological Museum showing treasures hidden down below (call (0343231951). Do go to the Match Factory at Ogrodowa 68 – you will see machines from the beginning of 20th century still producing matches… Last but not least – at Częstochowa-Stradom railway station there is a museum of Warsaw railway- call before you go 0343701650, the good news is the entrance is free.
4. Żarki – the town of Jews and Catholics. Best day for Żarki is Wednesday or Saturday as there is a huge market around the old sheds. From the market walk to Leśniów Shrine then to the old Jewish cemetery. Take a walk to Mirów ruins of castle, then to Bobolice. Come back to Zawiercie through Hucisko and Wygoda.
5. Get the feeling of Kraków-Częstochowa Uplands. Take a bus to Zdów, walk along the red tourist track of “Eagle’s Nest” (Orlich Gniazd) through Góra Zborów, Apteka, ruins of Bakowiec castle in Morsko, and finally to the rock with the huge hole in it – Okiennik. Come back home by bus from Skarżyce. Remember – you will have to pay to get to Góra Zborów nature reserve.
written by Wojciech Latacz
On 1st June 2009, in our town, there were taking place a lot of events under the name ,,The Carnival of Cherry’s Flower’’, dedicated to The International Children’s Day. The pupils of our school have participated in an interesting contest wearing clothes made by recyclable materials (paper, plastic), representing different tails, stories and cartoons. The children were very excited about the fact that they had an opportunity to act and dream.
A lot people from our town participated in our celebrations, the old ones and children.
There were many activities like: drawing on the street, body painting, balloons modeling, challenges with roller-skates and bikes, sport games, shows and fireworks.
written by Romanian Group
CU soon 🙂
Our literary club SOLARIS celebrated „SPRING DAY” (European Day) on 9th May 2009. The theme of this activity was „Creativity”. The club was born four years ago and became a very important project to us. Those pupils who love literary creativity may participate and, this way, win opportunity to express themselves. This year, SOLARIS developed several activities, like: „The National Day”, „The
poetry world”, „The flowers carnival”, „Spring Day” and we are preparing now for the last one, in June, „The dream of summer night”. You’ve met some of our club members: Adeline, Alexandra, Madeline, Andrea, Diana, Lavonia, Frieze, Stefanie and Florentine.
2009 is „The European year of creativity and innovation”. Our pupils wrote essays, poems and letters to friends in Europe. They sang „The ode of Joy” and talked about European values. In the end, our drama group EXCELSIOR played a comedy.
Our school participated in a national programme „Katyń – to preserve for posterity„. It’s a programme, which is aimed at the memory of soldiers, who were killed in Katyń by ZSRR.
Last Wednesday, 20th May 2009- in our school we entertained polish officers’ families. Our students were really interested in a performance and made presentations about Katyń and polish soldiers, who died there. During the performance our school choir sang three
songs: “Domine Deus”, “Days, which we don’t know” and Marlena with her rock-band sang „White Cross”. Everybody was crying while this song was sung. Officers’ daughters said this ceremony had been touching. We planted four trees-oaks, which should remind the history of Polish soldiers.
written by Magda
Number 8 – „Star of Danube”
Posted on: 11 Maj 2009
Our school magazine „Star of Danube” was established two years ago, so we got now to Number 5. A lot of students take part in a in redaction team ,most of them members of our literary club SOLARIS. You’ve already met tem: Adelina, Alexandra, Mădalina, Nicoleta, Andreea, Lavinia, Ferize, Ştefania, Florentina and Diana. They work together and establish the theme of each number. For example, the last issue was
„Zimnicea and Danube”. Then reporters talk to other students, with teachers or people in town, take interviews, write articles and take photos. Priority topics are: the school life and events of time they write about (last six months). This project can join all those pupils who love journalism. The most important features of character that they need to have are: creativity and enthusiasm. We have the permanent headings like: poems, interviews „We are proud of them” and fun page.
written by romanian group
Number 7 – Exams in Romania
Posted on: 4 Maj 2009
Gymnasium school.
Classes are reshaped at the end of the 4th grade, based on academic performances. Many schools have special classes (such as intensive English or Informatics). Selection for such classes is done on the basis of local tests. Assessing the students’ performance is also different between primary and gymnasium cycles. Starting with the 5th grade, students have a different teacher (professor) for each subject. Furthermore, each class has a teacher designated to be class principal, besides teaching his or her usual subject. Additional counselling may be provided by a special counselor or by a school psychologist.
Number 6 – Our drama club
Posted on: 27 kwietnia 2009
Our drama club was established two years ago through a project entitled “Spirit and harmony through theatre”. Students participated in a preselection and the best were chosen. Costumes were made by parents and the scenery by pupils. Group name “Excelsior” means “Yet higher”, which shows our desire to be better. We prepared several performances that we presented at school events. This year, in January, our team participated in a regional theatre competition alongside fifty other schools bands in the country. They
have won four awards: “First prise” –for “The best band” and three awards of interpretation: Bogdan Cocea, Cosmin Marinas si Diana Fartalnicu. Children were very enthusiastic with the results they obtained. Now we are ready for a national drama festival, which will take place at the end of May. I’m proud of coordinating the group and for me it is a challenge, that I can make others to enjoy with us through theatre.
written by Melania Filip
Nico: I belong to the school’s theatre group. It was hard to join it but it was worth. I usually had a role of characterts which seemed to be like me, things that helped me a lot. It was easy for me to get into the role.
Number 5 – Adelina’s poems.
Posted on: 20 kwietnia 2009
This will be an interview with Adelina. She wrote to us about her hobby.
1. Why do you like writing poems ?
2. From where do you take inspiration for your writing ?
3. What do you like writing about ?
1. I write poems to express myself.
2. I write about many topics, specially about the dark, the emotion of life and the depth of feelings.
3. It’s enough to look around me to get the inspiration. I also get the inspiration from my life or from music I listen to.
Here are some of my poems:
About fear
I thought
I will grow up a new heart
Not it the chest..
It suffocates me.
Trains are walking over my body
From the wrist running towards the neck.
They are transpossing my skin without mercy.
(There is something carnal here)
The train’s smoke is dropping from my fingers without shopping.
I thought
I was sleeping with the heart under my pillow.
…and another one:
Lift up your umbrella
Lift up your umbrella
Under the temple of the sky
Under the clouds of the clouthe
From wires of iron.
Find your rest
in rythms of the rain
Open up your umbrella
When war is close.
Why are you standing here?
This is the first gate.
Lift up your umbrella
If you want to stay.
Bye, Bye 🙂
Number 4 – Easter in Romania
Posted on: 11 kwietnia 2009
This year’s Resurrection Day, or Easter Sunday, falls on 19th of April. In Romania, Easter is called ,,Paşte”, which is one of the largest festivals in the country.
To celebrate Easter, people work hard to prepare special dishes for the feast. The Easter dishes in Romania include colorful Easter eggs, a variety of lamb dishes made from almost the entire lamb and Romanian specialties like ,,sample” (stuffed cabbage) and ,,colonic” (pancake-like sweets). Lamb dishes and colonic are the most popular Easter foods in Romania. 
On the Easter Sunday, people start gathering at church a little before the midnight. And then, on the stroke of the midnight, priests holding crosses, icons of Jesus Christ and candles come out of the backroom of the church, chanting a sermon. People who attend the mass also hold candles in their hands and they get holy fire from the priests to light their candles. Then, they gather at the square in front of the church, saying to each other ,,Christ returns to life!” and ,,Indeed He returns!”. Thus Easter begins with a fantastic view of candlelight spreading at the square. After returning home from church with holy fire lighting their candles, people enjoy a feast to celebrate Easter with families and friends, even at midnight.
It is not just a religious festival, but also a good occasion for people, because everybody feels it is an important part of life to have a moment to let us keep peace in our souls.
written by Alexandra
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