Whitehouse Common Primary -
Erasmus+ 2019-2021
Our Greek partners go on a Bear Hunt!
Our Greek partners in Elefsina have sent us a message and a video!
"On 2nd April we celebrated the Children's book day in the Greek school with a book suggested by our British partner Señora Lisa Stevens at Whitehouse Common Primary.
We worked online on this activity due to COVID-19 restrictions. Our 2nd grade students got really engaged in the plot and were attracted by its echomimetic language. Here is a video where they "retell" the story through their drawings!"
They also thought about how THEY would like the story to end. Some lovely ideas - they thought that the bear probably just wanted to play with them!
A dance challenge from our Austrian partners!
Our Austrian partners have been joining in with a worldwide dance craze.
They sent us this message:
“Dear partners!
Our school has taken part in the Jerusalema Dance Challenge! We would like to share the result of our project with you! Have fun!!
Please share our video so we can send the massage of "being strong together" into the world!
Stay healthy and happy!
Yours VS WILDBACH”
The Jerusalema dance has been recorded by people all over the world and, with the help of a drone, the staff and children at VS Wildbach have recorded a video of their version. You can see it below.
It’s amazing - they’ve even got a dancing dog!
Has anyone in our school community had a go at the dance?
I’m sure our partners would love to know if you have so let Señora Stevens know.
The Apple of Discord - a Greek myth
During the Erasmus+ project meeting at Whitehouse Common last March, the Greek teachers were going to share a Greek myth with Reception. Not to be defeated by Covid19, they shared the lesson and materials with us and, almost a year to the week, Reception completed one of the planned activities.
The apple of discord/ goddess Eris «ΤομήλοτηςΈριδας» tells the story of a wedding on Mount Olympus between Pileas and Thetis. Eris wasn't invited and was angry. She decided to scause trouble, leaving a golden apple onto a wedding table with a note: “To the prettiest goddess.” Three of the goddesses, Aphrodite, Athene and Ira started to fight as they all thought that they were the prettiest.Zeus asked paris to decide, and Aphrodite offered to help him marry Helen of Troy if she was given the apple. He gave it to her, and they kidnapped Helen. Unfortuanyely she was already married to King Menelaos who was very angry. And that, as the myth says, is how the Trojan war began.
Having read and listened to the story, Reception responded by drawing in an apple. Some of them drew their favourite parts from the myth whilst others summarised the whole myth with an drawing.
Here's a video that showcases their work.
Take [British] Art - Let's Go Cultural!
As we shared a few weeks ago, several year groups have been exploring the life and work of some artists from our Erasmus+ partner countries.
In the spirit of Tony Hart we wanted to celebrate and showcase their work, sharing it with a wider audience than their peers. So we've made some videos that we hope you'll enjoy.
The children in the other schools in the project have been doing the same thing, and we hope to be able to share some of their work too in the near future.
Our final video (for now) showcases the work done by Y1 finding out about the life and work of British Op artist, Bridget Riley.
Take [Austrian] Art - Let's Go Cultural!
As we shared a few weeks ago, several year groups have been exploring the life and work of some artists from our Erasmus+ partner countries.
To showcase their work and share it with a wider audience than their peers, we've made some videos. We hope you enjoy them.
The children in the other schools in the project have been doing the same thing, and we hope to be able to share some of their work too in the near future.
Our next video showcases the work done by Y2 on the Austrian artist, Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Take [Greek] Art - Let's Go Cultural!
As we shared a few weeks ago, several year groups have been exploring the life and work of some artists from our Erasmus+ partner countries.
To showcase their work and share it with a wider audience than their peers, we've made some videos. We hope you enjoy them.
The children in the other schools in the project have been doing the same thing, and we hope to be able to share some of their work too in the near future.
First up is Y4 and Alexis Akrithakis
Our Greek partners share a Spring tradition.
Monday was the first day of Lent for the Greeks (7 weeks before Easter Sunday).
A parcel from Elefsina, Greece!
At the start of March, a large parcel arrived in the school office addressed to Señora Stevens and bearing some amazing stamps!
Those amazing stamps and the return address on the parcel told us that it was from Greece, and specifically our partner school in Elefsina.
There were lots of interesting things inside the parcel.
A calendar with the months written in Greek and English, and some beautiful Greek scenery.
Letters from some of the children that will be displayed - and one lucky class will get to reply to them!
A jigsaw puzzle of a place of cultural significance in Greece.
The worksheets and activities that the Greek teachers would have done with the children if they'd be able to visit last year (Reception completed their lesson during the last week of home learning)
The Greek pages from the collaborative dictionary that was being compiled between the schools. The Greek pages concern school. Our pages were about family members and greetings.
It was lovely to hear from our partners and we thank them for the gifts.
An Erasmus+ Bear Hunt for World Book Day!
Señora Stevens has been working hard on a surprise for World Book Day!
Arty contributions to Let's Go Cultural!
Although most of the countries involved, like us, are learning remotely at this time, our Erasmus+ project Let's Go Cultural! continues. 
A parcel from Cartagena!
A long time before Christmas, our Spanish partners sent us a parcel of Christmas greetings. Last week, the parcel finally arrived at school, and on Friday, Señora Stevens FINALLY got the parcel and opened it.
Such a shame that we couldn't open it together but here's what was inside.
A big pile of beautiful Christmas cards in the shape of Christmas trees with star decorations! Some of them have drawings of reindeer and mini Christmas trees on them too. Inside was a Christmas greeting each of the languages of our project.
There was also some Let's Go Cultural! lollipops! Señora Stevens promises not to eat them all - she'll save them for a very special occasion and award them as prizes!
As the parcel arrived after our Christmas decorations came down, we'll keep them safe and put them up next year as bunting around our Erasmus display to make it look sparkly. Do you like that idea?
¡Muchas gracias CEP Antonio de Ulloa! Enviamos nuestros deseos por un nuevo año lleno de esperanza, salud y gozo.
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