This is our final product of our project. 

The Trees of Our Lives 2

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Pupils of year 6 at 21st P.S. Ilioupolis presented the problems of our planet to the other classes of our school . They also suggested ways we can protect our Earth. Our Greek teachers increased the interactivity of the presentation and the other grades' participation by setting questions to the audience.

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View the etwinning partner schools of the project

'The trees of our lives 2' on the map:

The trees of our lives - Google My Maps

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The Greek team's contribution on the <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dgfM5RVRu-r5BOm0HBWT0pKFnqk0-glc5-JAr6G8XHI/edit?usp=sharing">3rd collaborative presentation</a>.

Some more introductions from our twinboard.

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The 3rd art project created by the Greek etwinners was a forest. For this project we received the help of our school art teacher, Mr Ilias. The trees were made using waste paper and were attached on an old empty cardboard box.

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Greek etwinners' introductions

Greek etwinners introduce themselves

THE TREES OF OUR LIVES 2 21st P.S. Ilioupolis, Greece

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The Trees of our Lives podcast

Finally, year 6 pupils created digital posters about Earth Day. All of our activities about Earth Day were uploaded<a href="https://blogs.sch.gr/21dimiliu/2024/04/23/pagkosmia-imera-tis-gis/"> on our school site</a>!

Etwinners from Slovakia divided into groups and embarked on creating presentations and collaborations between partner schools. Each group was tasked with completing answers to questions regarding the importance of trees, the consequences of deforestation, and how we can contribute to their rescue and protection. First, they gathered information on a shared Google Drive, aided by the Canva program, and finally, they inserted their products into a joint international presentation.

Poland, officially the&nbsp;Republic of Poland,i s a country in&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Europe" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Central Europe</a>. It extends from the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Sea" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Baltic Sea</a>&nbsp;in the north to the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudetes" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Sudetes</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpathian_Mountains" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carpathian Mountains</a>&nbsp;in the south, and has a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate_climate" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">temperate transitional</a>&nbsp;climate, while its longest river is the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vistula" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Vistula</a>. Poland is the fifth-most populous&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">member state of the European Union</a>, with its&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voivodeships_of_Poland" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">sixteen voivodeships</a>&nbsp;comprising a total population of over 38 million and covering a combined area of 312,696&nbsp;km2&nbsp;(120,733&nbsp;sq&nbsp;mi). It is bordered by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Lithuania</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Russia</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland#cite_note-19" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">[f]</a>&nbsp;to the northeast,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Belarus</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Ukraine</a>&nbsp;to the east,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Slovakia</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Czech Republic</a>&nbsp;to the south, and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Germany</a>&nbsp;to the west. The nation's capital and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Poland" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">largest metropolis</a>&nbsp;is&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Warsaw</a>. Other major cities include&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krak%C3%B3w" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Kraków</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wroc%C5%82aw" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Wrocław</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Łódź</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pozna%C5%84" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Poznań</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gda%C5%84sk" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Gdańsk</a>.

Viewing our partners' presentations of their countries.

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Participating in interactive activities and quizzes for SID 2024 to be better etwinning partners and more effective digital citizens.

We had two more activities ahead of us. The first one was a math chart where we searched for symbols, filled in numbers, and completed a graph. Then, we had a reading comprehension activity where we reviewed our knowledge and learned new things about our Earth and its birthdays. Our teacher asked us questions to check if we understood the text. We pleased her by showing that we understood, remembered, participated, and most importantly, it was great that everything was in English.

This is our podcast from North Macedonia.

The Greek etwinners attached their flowers onto the branches of a tree decorating a wall of our school.

With the fifth graders, we read a text about Earth Day. We liked that the same text was adapted to both an easier and a harder version. We could choose which one we wanted to read. After reading, we answered questions to see if we understood what we had read. Finally, we discussed why this day is important and, most importantly, how we can help our planet.

The Greek team's contribution on the <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CSSCQMoDJDeF79TmuqwqNJOykGFxYvabCrSumIL0hDw/edit?usp=sharing">4th collaborative presentation</a>.

Each group of the Greek etwinners also created their own badge for their collaborative presentation on forests. Each team uploaded their badge on the tricider embedded in each presentation. A voting process would follow.

The Greek etwinners, first in national groups, worked on the presentations about the topic of forests.&nbsp;Each group dealt with one of the questions below: <ul><li>Why are trees and forests important?</li><li>What threats do forests face? </li><li>What are the consequences of reducing the number of forests? </li><li>How can people help to save forests? </li><li>How can we save forests and </li><li>How can we save our planet in general?</li></ul>

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Merry Christmas from the etwinners of 'The trees of our lives II" project.

Two questions to answer: <ul><li>What is the best thing for a pupil of your age?</li><li>What is the most difficult thing for a pupil of your age?</li></ul>

21st Primary School Ilioupolis, Greece

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Greek etwinners are presenting Greece to their partners!

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Greek pupils viewing their partners' introductions on our twinspace.

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The second art project of the Greek etwinners was a paper flower wreath. Its flowers were made using finished toilet paper tubes. They say one man's trash can become another one's treasure!!!

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Presentations on the topic of forests by the Greek etwinners

21st Primary School of Ilioupolis, Greece

The Trees of our Lives II On 12/12/2023 all the etwinning partner pupils and teachers had their first online meeting.&#160; We talked about our schools and classes, we sang Christmas carols and exchanged Christmas wishes. All kids were full of excitement!

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This year, 2023-24, to celebrate Earth Day Greek pupils of years 4 and 6 at 21st P.S. Ilioupolis decorated a bulletin board at the entrance hall dedicated to Earth Day. Around the globe, held up by kids' paper hands, there were messages about ways to protect our Earth.

Afterwards, in the computer lab each group of the Greek etwinners joined their designated transnational team to complete their collaborative digital presentation. The web tool we used was google slides.

The Greek team's contribution on the the <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rv0tcOo3MIpg6i1bGi_Kw8q7aji75kqnx_U6YZhq6EQ/edit?usp=sharing">1st collaborative presentation</a>.

Participating in our project shared activities on Netiquette.

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Our lifestyle

We thought about best and worst things or activities in our lives. Sometimes it was quite difficult.

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Let's draw together ... our etwinning forest! THE TREES OF OUR LIVES 2

My name is Ariadne and I'm 10 years old. I get up at 7:15 every morning. I eat bread and honey and I drink milk. Then I go to school.
 
 At school we learn Maths, History, English Language, Physics, Geography, French and Religion. School starts at 8:15 and ends at 13:15. At school we have one teacher who teachers the main subjects.
 When I get home from school I have lunch. Next I do my homework, I go to the zumba dance school twice a week. In my spare time I like playing with my dolls.
 Before I go to bed, I watch TV. I like to watch programs such as 'Don't start grumbling'. I go to bed at 10:00 o'clock.

Our postcards from our partners. Thank you

The two Greek classes of grade 5 at 21st P.S. Ilioupolis created ebooks with messages about Earth Day.

Earth Day ebooks by Year 5 EFL

Click here to read our books!

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The second session involved practical cleaning of our surroundings. We reminded ourselves that if we want to help our planet Earth, it's necessary to start with ourselves. So, we took out our recycled waste and went to clean up the area around the school. We took photos while collecting paper, with our entire school participating. We were happy to see that there wasn't as much litter as we expected. It's evident that we take good care of the environment. Back in the classroom, we brainstormed logos for this day together.

The Greek team's contribution on the <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fBimJm4vzX4hCvmsxc3MXPpKu1tmjJHUM61_xWCyySU/edit?usp=sharing">2nd collaborative presentation</a>.

Building Relationships and Exploring the World

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Life Challenges and Studying 📚

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The Challenges and Joys of School and Friendship

We started designing our trees to create a joint forest with our etwinning partners.&#160;

Earth Day Celebration at the Greek School

21st P. School Ilioupolis, Greece

Here are the finished Xmas cards we posted to our etwinning partners!

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Pupils´Online Meeting

We had to prepare at first: 1) Words which are typical for definition - lifestyle. 2) We met online with our partners 3) We played Kahoot game online - it was great.

21st Primary School of Ilioupolis, Greece

THE TREES OF OUR LIVES II

Today we celebrated Earth Day. We had a day full of activities planned. First, we discussed whether we knew why we celebrate this day. We watched a presentation where we reaffirmed our opinions and discussed them. We also played an online game where we chose between options like driving or cycling, using a plastic bag or a reusable one, and turning off lights when leaving a room or leaving them on. The children were divided into groups, each receiving a poster representing the importance of our planet. They explained what the pictures meant and supplemented them with their own opinions. With the help of math, we colored a picture where we solved problems up to 20, with each result having a different color. We concluded the first session by drawing ways we can help our planet.

21st P.S. Ilioupolis supported Safety Internet Day, on 6th February 2024.

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Here are the Xmas cards and gifts we received from our Slovakian etwinning partners!

Greek etwinners have worked really hard, but with great excitement, to prepare Christmas cards to post to their partners from Slovakia, Poland, N. Macedonia and Czech Republic!

We are from a small village Nivnice in the Czech Republic. 

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