Tuesday 29 January 2013
Books in Medieval Times
Pupils of grade 5a in Szkoła Podstawowa nr 11 in Przemyśl and their Polish teacher Ms Katarzyna Skotnicka studied about the history of books in Medieval Times and made a film about it. Before the invention of printing machines books were handmade and treasured as works of art and symbols of knowledge. They were written by monks and the monasteries had the first libraries. The handwriting was very neat and painstaking so the book creation required hard work and patience.
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Monday 21 January 2013
Thursday 17 January 2013
Our mascots.
In our first meeting, we decided to look for a mascot to represent our project. Finally we organized a competition in our schools .Our students did the best and we selected our favourites from each school. Now vote for your favourite!!! We wait for your opinions!!
Bulgaria
England
Spain
Spain
Italy
Poland
Art lesson with medieval theme
Our Art teacher and classes 5 a and 5 b studied about medieval cathedrals and beautiful stained glass. They visited our cathedral and then made their own "stained glass" with black paper and colour tissue -paper. They looked great.
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Polish pupils love getting and writing letters!
"Please Mr Postman look and see
If there's a letter in your bag for me
Why's it takin' such a long time
For me to hear from that friend of mine..."
Polish pupils love getting and writing letters.
If there's a letter in your bag for me
Why's it takin' such a long time
For me to hear from that friend of mine..."
Polish pupils love getting and writing letters.
Writing to new Spanish friends
Beautiful Christmas cards from Holland
Comenius Mascots from Poland
Pupils of class 4b and 6b designed Comenius Mascot which symbolizes all countries participating in the project. Here are some examples of their work.
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| Anita age 10 |
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| Agata age 10 |
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| Julia age 10 |
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| Magda age 10 |
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| Natalia age 12 |
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| Wiktoria age 10 |
Wednesday 2 January 2013
Medieval weapons
Talking about the Middle ages the pupils from 3a learned that medieval Bulgarian army consists
of cavalry and infantry, and in the 9-10th century it was one of the largest
military forces in Europe. Bulgarian army was well equipped: the soldier has a
sword ,a long spear and a bow with
arrows . There is a round shield, a mace
and a lasso on the saddle . On his belt he has a flint and a knife. The Cavalry is equipped with
metal armors and helmets. The horses also have armor. The armor is of two types
- woven armor and forged armor. Bulgarians used siege engines, catapults, siege
towers, machines for breaking pinnacles on the walls. The
shields are wooden, round in shape or tapered at the bottom. In the
church of Trapezitsa there is an image of a shield with a lion and the pupils
tried to make a copy ... Our ancestors, the Slavs, used "large and long shields like
doors." Perhaps they were rectangular.
The sword and the
saber are considered as a symbol of the Middle Ages. They are weapons for
inflicting hit the enemy in close combat, often in single combat.
See our shields! Aren’t they just as real? 
Lesson for the middle ages
The third-grade
students studied about the creation of the Bulgarian state. They learned that
in 632 the Bulgars, originally from
Central Asia, formed an independent state that became known as Great Bulgaria
under the leadership of Khan Kubrat. Pressure from the Khazars led to the
subjugation of Great Bulgaria in the second half of the 7th century. One of the
Kubrat’s successors, Khan Asparukh, migrated with some of the Bulgar tribes to
the area, around the Danube delta, and subsequently conquered Scythia Minor and
Moesia Superior from the Byzantine Empire, expanding his new kingdom further
into the Balkan Peninsula. A peace treaty with Byzantium in 681 and the
establishment of a permanent Bulgarian capital at Pliska south of the Danube
mark the beginning of the First Bulgarian Empire.
The
children drew a colorful historical filmstrip.
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