We are curious about different Christmas traditions in your country.
Window to Czech school – Christmas time
* Pupils have the tradition to spend one day in costums and masks as little devils on 5 December. We called that day Devils school. Pupils at primary school enjoy the day full of funny activities but they learn new things too. They get some sweets from Saint Nicolas, Devil and Angel. But who was bad, those children get some potatoes or coal into small bags.
* All of us like Christmas atmosphere before winter holidays. You can see typical decoration and hand made decoration in the classrooms and the corridors. Last day before Christmas holidays it is the time to be together with friends and teachers and to look forward holidays with own families and relatives. Students don´t learn last day. They bring and eat Christmas biuscuits, drink tea, sing carols, play games, give presents to each other or to close friends, do some performances etc.
A WINDOW TO BARRUFET SCHOOL- CHRISTMAS
In Barrufet school we celebrate Christmas with Christmas decorations everywhere in the school, singing Christmas carols in front of Sant Boi’s Town Hall, having fun with our traditional theatre play called “Els Pastorets” , performed by our pre-primary teachers who are actors for one day, singing and hitting our traditional “TIÓ” with a stick to get some presents and gifts…
We also have a special activity with our “Padrins lectors”.“PADRINS LECTORS” or partner reading is a cooperative learning strategy in which two students, one of the first grade (5-6 years old) and another of the sixth grade (11-12 years old) collaborate together to read a book. The oldest provides a model of fluent reading and helps young kids to learn decoding skills by offering positive feedback. In addition, this activity promotes speed, accuracy and proper expression in reading as well as practice comprehension skills to improve students’ understanding of what they read. In Barrufet school we do this activity every Friday during three months.
Some weeks before Christmas they make together a book-mark with Christmas decorations for each one. Here you can see some pictures with the final results. It’s a wonderful experience!
(Montse Povill - 1st grade teacher)
WINDOW TO OŠ STRAHONINEC - CHRISTMAS TIME
The whole December in the 4th grade of Primary School Strahoninec is dedicated to Christmas. At the beginning of December we decorate the Christmas tree.We are listening to the Christmas songs on the course. It is magical to learn in decorated classroom full of Christmas lights and decorations.We start with the Angel game: each student gets a card with the name of a another student and becomes his angel. The angel's job is to take care of his friend every day. He helps him and leaves him little gifts or notes with good wishes.The day before Christmas, we give each other presents under the Christmas tree... We enjoy the Christmas atmosphere very much.
WINDOW TO ATHINA SCHOOL, TRIKALA
In our school, our pupils, celebrate Christmas by organizing various activities. One of them is the Christmas Charity Bazaar. For a long period of time, teachers and pupils prepare a lot of small treats or goods you can gift to your loved ones. All the goods are sold a specific afternoon. The funds raised are given out to a specific charity organization that the school choses.
Another activity the school organizes are the Christmas carols. The music teacher and the schools choir members sing Christmas songs on the last day of school each 23rd of December.
Last but not least, the drama group of our school prepares a play to perform in the schools amphitheater.
Christmas at Rosengårdskolen
Christmas is the biggest festival of the year. All over the school, Christmas is celebrated in many different ways, but we do have some common traditions. For example in the end of November, we enjoy a special day, which we call “reading by the candle light”. The students from class 4-6 all prepare reading a Christmas story for a younger child. On that special day, we start out by singing a few Christmas songs together. Afterwards, an older student from class 4-6 take a younger student (class 0-3) in his/her hand, pick up a lantern and walk into the great gym, where they read the special story. Later that day, they create and put up Christmas decorations together. This year the students made Christmas elfs (julenisser) to hang in our long hallway.
This year, we have a Christmas competition between the classes. The goal is to decorate the most beautiful Christmas classroom-door. The prize is still a secret J
God jul (pupils fromRosengårdskolen)
Wow - we like your decorations (Czechn team)
Rosengårdskolen 2B proudly present a video about their Christmas traditions - enjoy :)
We like your Christmas activities. Well done and thanks for sharing your video. (Czech Team)