at christmas we all send postcards to each other. In Belgium we went to the post office with a few kids. They put the stamps on the envelopes and then they posted the cards! Our friend from Germany also send us a picture of their mailbox! As you all can see in Belgium they are red and in Germany they are yellow! I wonder what colour they are in Latvia and England!
We went skating with our friend Rudi's cat from Latvia.It was the first time for the children . In the beginning they need a
walking rack, but after half an hour most of them could skate alone. Our parents
helped a lot and enjoyed it also. Rudi loved being on the ice!
weather report of the 4 countries! week from 9 till 13 January 2012
Latvia (1)
Greetings from white Priekuli! -2 in day and -5 in the night and snow. Cloudy today. Helmut with children and Inese were outside playing with snow today
Belgium (2) The weather
reportin Belgium from 9 January 2012 10°C and very cloudy
Germany (3)
Now it is cold in Germany about 4°C and in the nights it is -2°C The sky is blue and the sun is shining. England (4)
Sunny and mild (8°C) then wet, windy and chilly (3°C) all within 5 hours on the same day! Yesterday morning at 7 am I was scraping Ice from mmy car then at lunchtime it was sunny and we don't know where we are!
I'm sending you some pictures from January. The children
went to the Basilika, a very old church in Kaiserswerth, to have a look at the Nativity
Scene. On their way to the church, they passed the river Rhine.
As you can see, the river was flooded.
This article was send to us by our German partners. Also in Germany our comeniusproject was in the newspaper. The article is in German. I don't have a translation.
The following article appeared in our local newspaper. I tried to translate it as good as possible. I hope you understand!
"At the Kindergarten "Pa LEI s" in Diepenbeek the childeren and teachers are getting acquainted with education in other European countries. For two years they have made a commitment with schools in England, Germany and Latvia. For the children this means that their mascot visits these countries and that he brings back pictures, activities and knowledge of these countries. The children make sure that whenever a mascot of an other country visits us he/she can take a lot of information about us with him/her. Our teachers visit the other schools and get to know their educational system. The didactic approach and methodical practice are a rich source of information of which our school benifits. from the 30th november till the 2nd of december two teachers from Latvia visited us. They had a chance to get to know "Sinterklaas" when he visited our children!
Benji was visiting Latvia. The following pictures were sent to us by kristina. She wrote: We went on biking trip together with Benji to nearest Waterfall. We had picnic, ate sausages on maple leaf. It was great!
Hello everybody, Here you can see a few pictures of the nice times Benji is having over in Latvia. He went out swimming with group 1 and group 2. We had a lot of fun! You can see pictures of Benji in Priekuli swimming pool together with Hedgehog group. Two pictures of groups- Hedgehogs and Sprīdīi.
We have been busy showing Rudi around our house. He has been with us to a Kartoffel-Feuer (Potatoe-Fest), with all the parents and children down by the river Rhein.
We made a big fire for our potatoes and had a buffet withsalads and snacks (all organized by the parents).
In the green group he helped preparing the Laternsfor our St.Martin´s Celebration. In the yellow group he had breakfast andjoined the children for their morning circle. One of the girls took him homeand showed him how she lives (photos will follow).
Next week Rudi will go to the Fliednerstraße andvisit the blue and the red group. He will check out our building site, we heard that the doors have been installed.
autumn recipe Germany 2: mashed potatoes play dough
Mashed Potato Play Dough
Entertaining
to make and lots of fun!
Ingredients:
5potatoes (420g)
330g flour
splash of oil
Bake the potatoes in their skin until soft.
Peel and then mash the potatoes. Combine 330 grams of flour with 420 grams of
mashed potatoes. Roll until a good dough is formed.If needed, add a splash of
oil to firm up dough. Now,
Dear all, Here some pictures from October. Children from Hedgehog group together with their families made vehicles from vegetables. Autumn's vegetables from children's gardens. We also drank some Milk together with Benji. Have fun looking at our pics! Kristina, Letland
-minced meat and spaghetti for the spiders clean the vegetables and slice into little pieces before they simmer in the butter . Add the water and bouillon cubes and let it cook for 45 minutes. Puree the soup in a blender.
spiders: roll little balls of the minced meat and put the spaghetti through the meatballs. The spaghetti will be the legs of the spiders.
In Germany we made potato waffles, very yummy and easy to prepare
Ingredients for 4 Persons:
500g potatoes,
best if boiled the day before
250g flour
100g butter,
melted
200ml milk
4 medium
sized eggs
1 package
backing powder
1 ½ tspsalt
Boil the potatoes. Then, let them cool .
Cut the potatoes into small pieces and place them in a large bowl. Add melted
butter to the potatoes.Next, mix
together all additional ingredients with the potatoes and butter. This will form
a thick batter. Pour batter into waffle iron to cook.
Tip: Instead of cutting the potatoes into
small pieces, try placing them into a resalable bag. Seal bag
and knead potatoes until thoroughly mashed.
Serve with smooth herbal cottage cheese,
called Kräuter Quark in German, or serve the savory waffles as a side item with
meat.
We had fun playing with these chestnuts! We put them around our bodies while lying on the ground. Afterwards we stood up and we could see the contour of our body on the ground! That was a lot of fun! This was a great activity to do in autumn! Have a look at our pictures!
From the 19th till the 23rd of september the coordinators of the four countries have come toghether for a first meeting in Bowburn, England, where they could get to know the kindergarten and their teachers. It was also during these days that the annual plan was prepared for the cooperation during the upcoming school year. Here is a picture of the coordinators of the four schools: from left to right: Christina (Latvia), Claudia (Germany), Lieve (Belgium), Gaby (Germany) and Trish (England).
Today we went to the woods with the children. Theodor bear from Germany departed Tuesday from the school (Crijt) to the main school! The children of Mrs. Barbara's class drew a beautiful map, so that Theodore could find the way to the school "PaleiS. ... But unfortunately he did not succeed. He got lost! All the children went to search for the bear! After a long walk through the woods we found Theodor with the help of his good friend Viktor rabbit
Today we went to the woods with the children. Theodor bear from Germany departed Tuesday from the school (Crijt) to the main school! The children of Mrs. Barbara's class drew a beautiful map, so that Theodore could find the way to the school "PaleiS. ... But unfortunately he did not succeed. He got lost! All the children went to search for the bear! After a long walk through the woods we found Theodor with the help of his good friend Viktor rabbit 
