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We are on summer holiday

Hi there! And thank you for looking into our blog!

We are on summer holiday now and will hopefully be back working on the blog in the end of August again. We all hope you have a GREAT summer and that we will see you again!
/Anna, the teacher

You know what? I miss you! <3

And I want you to come back, now. Because we had a so great time together, at least I think so.
I will always remember this, I promise.
Isa, I think that you are great, and I will miss you. :(

And all of us, keep in touch, because I can't write all I think of. How fun we had and so on.
So, we keep in touch, ok?!

Norskar, ni måste läsa bloggen, :P
Haha, puss älskar er, :)<3
Flörtepuser og gulebøy. :P

Well, I can't write so much, as I already told.

So, bye bye, I miss you!

// Moa

Comedius meeting!

I had a great time when they were here and I miss them already!
The funniest thing was the disco that we hade friday evening. At first, no one was dancing, except me and Annie who made a so called dance. Then, a few more started to dance after a while. Me and my friends tried to make them who didn't dance to dance! I hope that everyone had fun, I know that I did. The funniest thing on disco was when Pietro started to kiss almost every girls on their cheeks! He started with me, and then he went on with the other girls. The music on the disco could have been better, but it was fun anyway. We learned the Italian boys to say ”Öl” (beer) and ”Schtegarn” (it is a swedish word, and I don't have a clue what it means, but it is a name for a person, that I know). It was so boring to say goodbye to everybody. It was so fun to get to know them, and I hope that we can keep in touch. And I learned so much english, and some bad french words. Hehe. I hope that I someday can go to their countries and visit them.
Hugs and kisses,
Sara

Hello everybody!

I had a great time last week. It was very fun and I've learned much. It was very nice to meet new people and speak english with each other. One day we went to Kalvö-Lindö-Trossö with Donalda (a boat), we saw cows and flowers and we builed sandcastles, and some of us took a swim! On friday, the last day with everybody, was the best (Not becouse it was the last day!) I had so fun, and it was then i started to talk with all people. We danced, laughed and learned the Italian boys swedish words...I've got lovely pictures on that! And a video...xP

I miss all of you<3
I want to send a message to Pietro, the boy who lived in my house with my family. You're a great friend and I hope we see each other again! And all the others that I talked with!

Remember: Stegarn!!;)

//Olivia :)

Comments from the TownTwinning

The Italians were here one week ago. It was so fun and I really enjoyed it, I want you to come back, now!
Daniela lived with me, and we had a great time together, at least I think so. :)
Fransesca(?), I miss you to, and teach eyeryone 'Dam' from me, okey? :)
I really miss you all, and I remember the words, (I don't think I should write them here). =P

In the beginning the Swedish students sat with the other Swedish and the Italians with the Italians, but when you were going home everybody hugged everyone, Giada cried and so on. Well, I miss you.

I cant remember all names but I remember the persons and the happenings I want to.
Well, I remember when Anna, Daniela and Maria-Chatarina(?) (sorry, I don't remember you from the hotel. :( ) taught us the funny words.
When we were eating pizza at Piva's (Hertigen).
When we talked in the small groups on Friday, Stefano you are funny! =D
When we took all the pictures outside the canteen when we had the big dinner.
And many more memories.
I miss you and I really want to go to in Italy and see how you live, because you have just seen how we live.
I hope you remember me, (the blond girl, Oskar and Marcus friend) because I will remember you and you have a special place in my heart. =)

// Moa

Oh, really enjoyed your visit here in Sweden.

We had som much fun with you.

I was very happy because I could speak english without anyone thougt that I was wierd :)

All you Italiand were very nice and happy all the time.

I think the disco was very fun because your way to dance. We don't dance like that at all.

But maybe now !! :D

I really hope that we can keep our contact up!

Your food is very nice.




HOPE WE WILL SEE YOU SOON!

HUGS AND KISSES.....

LOVE.. ALICIA

Film from Capo di Ponte

Ciao!

View the film Instituto Santa Dorotea made of all the photoes they shot while here.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRwzL0udvRk
/Anna, Teacher at Tanum

It's nice to have the Italian here.
We went to Sandefjord and picked them up from the flight. And when we were in Norway we shopped and went to the whale-museum. And when we have done that we went to Colour Line and went home to Sweden.
Yesterday we were in Ranebo and play football and “Brännboll”. We also walk a walk with questions. The questions were in Swedish and they were hard to translate.
Later that day we went to Tanum Strand, and swam or played golf. It was very fun.
Today the Italians danced all morning, and later, after lunch, they went to Vitlycke. It's our rock carvings. We Swedish pupils have ordinary lessons.
And later it's disco!

Bye bye
/ Ida, Martine, Le Ly

Dance

Now the Italians are here and today the Italians danced with our class, half of the eight-graders. We danced “American Walk” and an other dance that I don't know the name of. It was really fun, at least I thought so, :)
Well, it is still some days left, and today it is a disco (only for the Italians and the Swedish students who has an Italian at their home), :)

// Moa

Italians

Now our teacher Anna is really stressed, cause on Tuesday the 21 of April our Italian friends from Capo di Ponte come to visit us in Tanum. I think it going to be great. We have plenty to do before they come here and it just 5 days left.. And we all starting to be nervous, I think :P
And now I am trying to learn to count in Italian. It is hard to learn.. :P
Nuber (english) Swedish Italian
One ett uno
Two två due
Three tre tre
Four fyra quattro
five fem cinque
six sex sei
seven sju sette
eight åtta otto
nine nio nove
ten tio dieci
So that is what I have learn so far.. Not much but it is something ;P I hope all Italians going to like Sweden and Tanum!
// Annie

Short Story Competition

Here is another entry to the Short Story Competition!
Written by Aleksi Hämäläinen 15 years, Finland,

This is an old poem
from time with no phone

People were living with animals,
of course people had lots of pals

But there were men who were so bad,
hunting down every cat

Hunted down every cow
reindeer, bear and more cow

Then these guys, luckily found him.
And took his life away from him.

After this, life was good
and cows were again peoples food.

The Czech Republic has joined us!

Happy Easter to all our friends in Europe!

I am glad to tell everybody that the school in Pollicka, Czech Republic has now created 2 different blogs! Click on the links to the left to find out what they are up to!
/Anna

show-bizz

When we came in, Matilda have sing the ending song Joyfull Joyfull. After some secounds have every body come in on the stage and sing and dance too.

Today have they been in Strömstad and look at some musical that they can get inspiration from. The name of the musical was ''A bed of roses'' it was the new version of Romeo and Juliet.
When thay have come back to school, have they eat lunch! It was pizza, yummie!
After that heve they train on their own musical. For exempel on the Madonna medley and endingsong.

It's good to have show-bizz as a extra lesson, because you can sing and dance. You can do that you love to do, and know many new peoples.

//Bianka & Emma

Happy Easter!

Easter Bunny

In Sweden we are really good to copy American things, like Haloween and Santa. We have taken the Easter Bunny from the Americans too. An Easter Bunny is a bunny, almost always yellow. The bunny gives the children painted eggs.
Every year the Easter Bunny comes to Lunden in Grebbestad and hide eggs in the wood, and the chlidren must look them up. And to the children it is always fun, even if they done many years before.

// Annie

The Short Story Competition

We have no recieved some short stories from the school in Policka. Thank You! You have done a great job!

If anyone else wants to join the competition have a look at the instruction from the archive in february.


The Cave

Today I am travelling to a small village near Tanum. The village is famous for the painting in the caves. The paintings probably come from prehistoric ages.
When I am coming to the cave with a group of visitors I can see eight paintings in the cave and historic atmosphere is all around me.
When I see the first of the drawing, I feel strange, I feel like I am transporting to old times. Suddenly, I am really there. I am somewhere in a primeval forest. There are twenty people hunting a mammoth. Luckily, they do not see me, I do not look like them. They wear fur clothes and I have a T-shirt and jeans which really do not look like prehistoric clothes.
I turn round and there are other people dancing around a fire. They worship some gods.
Then I see some footprints. They ed somewhere near the river and there are a big ship. Suddenly, I feel bad. I feel dizzy and after a few seconds I am standing back in the cave.
The tour guide shouts at me: “Come on, you are late”
Was it only a dream or reality?

//Barbora Klimešová Gy, Policka

Once

On a prehistoric day children played with a ball. They had a lot of fun, but the chief of the group said:“You can’t played here, because you are making a lot of noise. Men must go hunting and they need silence to concentrate.
Then the men went hunting. Their weapons were spears and bows. They went very silently and they saw a big flock of animals. They threw their spears and shot arrows. Two antelopes were killed and one antelope was hurt. A man called Oleg had a good idea. He told his idea to his friend: “I’ll help this antelope and I’ll tame it. If it is tamed it will help me with some work.“
Oleg’s friend agreed and helped Oleg with taming the antelope. They were successful and it was how people started to keep animals.

//David Janousek, Gy, Policka

PETER’S STORY

Peter is a young boy. Last month he was twelve. He gets up in the morning and goes to school by the school bus. When he arrives back home, he does his homework. Then he sits to the computer and plays games the whole afternoon.

One day he tried a new game. It was about the age when people lived in caves to these days. Peter was at the beginning the game. He “played” the primeval ages.

But suddenly he turned round in a circle and there was darkness everywhere around him. Then he appeared on a meadow close to a forest. Peter did not know where he was. He saw some people on the other side. He went to them, but he saw they had dark brown skin and had almost no close on. They were very dirty. Then he realized he was in his computer game. In the primeval ages!

Then the people noticed him. They ran to the strange person in jeans and a sweatshirt. They touched him but were afraid of him. They had never seen anything like that. Peter talked to them in English and was very surprised when they understood him.

He went with other children and played some strange games. But one of the games was very similar to contemporary volleyball. They had to look after some geese while they were playing. Then they went to a village where Peter‘s new friends lived. While they were going there they saw a man ploughing a field and some men hunting stags for the dinner. People from the village welcomed Peter very friendly. He tasted their food.

In the night Peter could not sleep. He got up and made a fire. Suddenly he heard a noise coming from the forest. Peter went to those sounds. They were very mysterious. He came in front of the forest, but he did not want to go in. finally, as he was very curious, he entered. He saw a lot of footprints made by at least two hundred people.

He followed the footprints and after a short time he saw about two hundred people. They were inhabitants of a near village. The problem was that they were enemies and wanted to attack Peter’s village. He observed what they were doing. The enemies were getting ready for the attack. Peter returned to his village and saw that the whole village was sleeping. In that moment he knew there was no chance. His village will be destroyed and everyone will die. While Peter was thinking what to do, it started to dawn. Suddenly Peter got an idea. He ran back to the crowd in the forest and shouted: “Stop! Don’t attack! Stop!” The people saw him and stared. They thought he was a God. He was so different and the sun was coming from behind Peter. Peter said: “Don’t do it. You can‘t destroy the village. Or it will end badly for you.” The enemies were confused. Then they turned and went home.

Then Peter saw the darkness around him again and suddenly he sat in his chair in front of his computer. He has never seen his friends from primeval age again but he knew had saved their village and their lives. They never forgot about him and told stories about him for hundreds of years later.

// Karolina Voparilova, Gy, Policka

Giant Valibul

Once upon a time on an island, where very huge giants lived, a baby giant called Valibul was born. He was a very nice baby and his parents loved him very much. That is why he had a happy childhood. He played with other small giants. Once they were doctors and another time dustmen. He was a normal giant child.
When Valibul was a teenager, he decided he would be a vegetarian. But there was a very big problem, because other giants ate only meat. You must knot that. Can you imagine that if the giant is vegetarian he must eat trees and nothing else, because other plants are small for him? But the real problem was that in few days he ate all the trees in their garden. His parents told him he could come back home only if he would start eating meat. So he had to leave his home. For about one week he was sleeping in a forest not far from his home, but he knew it was not good for his health. That is why he decided leave home island and move to a neighbouring one.
On the sekond island it was very similar story. In a short period of time he ate every tree he saw. He was moving very frequently. When he ate the last tree on the last island, he did not have any food to eat. There was only one way to survive. He had to eat meat again, so he started hunting animals.
Now he could come back home. His parents were very happy about him and he was very happy he was again with the family.

//Magda Radimerska, 6.P, Gy Policka


Elks on a Trip

One day some elks were feeding on grass but suddenly they saw a ball flying and a man followed this ball. The elks looked very surprised because they did not know people.
A few minutes later two brave elks decided to follow the strange man. When they came to the sea shore they saw a ship and they decided to jump to it. The stranger was one of the Vikings, who sailed to other countries. The Vikings thought: 'The meat of elks is delicious,' and they kept the elks on the board of the ship.
The Vikings discovered Greenland and then they sailed further to the west. They had enough food so they did not to kill the elks and that was why the elks travelled with the Vikings further to the west.
One day the ship reached the coast of America. The Vikings set up a colony called Newfoundland there. The elks decided to stay in new country as well. The elk population grew. That is how the elks got to America and have lived there since. If you travel to some national parks in both the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, you will see the elks there.

//Pavlina Pamankov, Gy, Policka

Easter in Sweden

Hi!

We celebrate easter becouse of Christanity, but we also light fires and the children dress up as witches. They are walking around the neighbourhood knocking at doors, and hopefully get some candy.
They often have red cheeks, freckles a dress, pinny and a scarf aroud the head. And sometimes they give away drawings.

We light the fire to frighten the witches from "blåkulla" away.
Photo: www.inga.blogg.se

/ Alicia

Showbizz

Hello!

Me and Ida looked at the repetition for Showbizz, It's another profile at school. You choose that if you like to be at stage, dance, sing or just want to "fix" with the light and the sound.
they are going to do a lot of medleys for exemple, Madonna, Motown and some scetchers.
they are really good!:D

Alicia & Ida

Waffles

On March 25, it is waffleday in Sweden, where most eat waffles. To the waffles you can have cream, ice cream, and lots of different fruits. You can have a little what you want on waffles, but most have been cream and jam. It tastes not so much, it's most accessories that give the taste. Waffles is soft with a crispy surface, it is best to eat them hot, you get very full up on the waffles. Therefore, one should enjoy when you eat them!

The first flower

This is the first flower this year that we have seen. It is a good sign for the spring. The spring comes slow but it's worth it. This flower is called "Blåsippa" in Swedish, it's a beautiful flower but we can't pick it up because it isn't many "Blåsippor" left.

Have a great day!

// Martine and Le Ly

Sunny in Tanum

Today's the weather really sunny, you feel glad when you walk outside. The spring has arrived in Tanum. It's a bit cold and windy, but it doesn't matter. The pupils are sitting outside when they don't have lessons. They haven't done that in the whole winter. So we can say, the winter is gone!! // Annie and Anna Clara

Halloween

In Sweden we celebrate Halloween on the 31th of October and we usually dress ourself in scary costumes and walk around in the neighbourhood and do Trick or Treat. In Sweden were not taking Halloween too serious but it's still something we take a part in and come together and celebrate. Halloween came from Ireland in the beginning but is shaped to what it is today by Americans mostly.
I think you have Halloween in most countries too but I am not sure if it is something you celebrate much or if it is something you just have.

/ Callie

Waiting for Spring

When I look outside the window I see small mountains and trees. It is snowy, and so slippery outside. I get this feeling... are we never going to have spring this year? Today it is the fifth march, and we here in Sweden are hoping for some spring signs. I have heard some birds singing, and that's something I really missed.




Don't get my wrong now, I like winter. But not for to long. I like all the seasons, I like that they are so different to each other. Here in Sweden we can go and take a swim at the summer, we can go and pick “kantareller” (a sort of mushroom, at English called Chantarelles) at autumn, we can often throw snowballs at winter and we can pick beautiful spring flowers at spring.




I guess that some day, very near now, we can wake up and really feel that today we can go out and pick some flowers, finally! But until then we don't have much of a choose to “Gilla läget.” In English that mean that there is nothing you can do about it, you just have to like it the way it is.

/Rebecca

Job training

Soon will all the 8th graders in our school go job practising. Everyone have to find a place, it can be really hard, many companies and firms say no. We will go job practising for a week.

Everyone have to write a statement about the place of work. The 7th graders don't go job practise and the 9th graders did it before Christmas. We do this because we should know a little bit of what we want to do after school.

Do you go job practising? //Anna Clara

Fluoride Treatment

For not so long ago two dentist were here and checked our teeth.
First, we received a toothpick to clear between the teeth,
when we were finished with that we got a fluoride treatment,
it is a treatment for teeth its tastes not so much.
The dentists come once a month to look at our teeth.
There were no scary dentist they were happy and kind.
So you need not to worry!

Alice

Semla

This Tuesday was ”semledagen” in Sweden. It's a day when very many eat buns with marzipan and whipped cream. “Semledagen” is also called “fat Tuesday”. It is a tradition in Sweden. In the past, people ate the bun before they were going to fast because it is full of calories. Nowadays people eat “semla” not just for a day. You can buy it almost the whole winter and a little bit till the spring. //Anna Clara

Finally winter has arrived!

This afternoon some of the students went ice skating! The sun was out in a clear blue sky and it was nice and cold!

Short Story competition

Write a short story by using some of the photos from the slide show.
Email the short story to anna.mangnusson@tanum.se before the 15th April.
The three best short stories will get a prize!

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Grades

Hi.
In school we get grades. Here in Sweden we have four different grades. We have IG, G, VG, and MVG. It stands for ”Not acceptable”, ”Acceptable”, ”Well acceptable” and ”Very well acceptable.” In all our classes, except the "pupils choice" hour, we get grades. We get our grades the first time when we go in the 8th grade. If we wan't to go on with our education we need these grades to get in a good school. You need to have good grades if you want that.

I was wondering what grades you get in the other countries. Is it like ours?
/Rebecca

Winter holiday

Soon we have a holiday. We call it sport vacation. It is in the middle of February. The vacation lasts for a week. Many people go skiing here in Sweden. But also in the Alps. Others are just at home and relax. // Anna Clara

Question about Sweden!

Send your answers to Anna. E-mail: anna.magnusson@tanum.com

Which is the capital of Sweden?
1. Stockholm
2. Oslo
3. Göteborg
Which persons does the B:s stands for in Abba?
1. Bernt and Billy
2. Boris and Bert
3. Benny and Björn

What is the name of the Swedish king and queen?
1. Gretel and Karl III Evert
2. Alexandra and Edward III
3. Silvia and Carl XVI Gustav

Which book has Astrid Lindgren not written?
1. Pippi Long stocking
2. Nils Holgersson
3. The Children of Noise Village

Which animal is the “king of the forest”? (in Sweden)
1. Bear
2. Moose
3. Lynx

On big events like Christmas, Easter and Midsummer we eat a special fish, what is it called?
1. Herring
2. Salmon
3. Cod

Which big trademark is not Swedish?
1. IKEA
2. Windows Microsoft
3. H&M

How many people live in Sweden?
1. ca: 3 millions
2. ca: 9 millions
3. ca: 11 millions

Who rules in our country? (Sweden)
1. a King
2. a president
3. government

How many students is it in our school?
1. 200
2. 150
3. 300

Made of: Annie, Olivia, Johanna and Nathalie:D

Time

Somebody told me that the time heals every hurt.
But somebody has wrong.
Some hurts go away other stay and gets worse.
This is life, you get hurt and you forgot it.
Some time you will remember it again.
But then it is to late.
Everything is gone lost.
Cause we don't care.
Never will I forgot.
Nothing will go away.
I will always remember!

Lost in Time

I was lost.
Lost in time.
Everything was gone for me.
Even you, my friend.
You just walk away.
Because I'm was to proud to tell you that I love you.
Now you have forgotten me.
But I will never forget you.
You will ever have a part in my red heart.

/Annie

Check out how the teachers won the annual tops ball match

THE WINNING TEAM!
We have uploaded the film on Youtube and you can watch it by klicking on the link "our videos"

/Anna

Todays Weather

When my lovely alarmclock woke me up this morning it was dark and snowy outside.
It continued snowing on the way to school, but then it suddenly stopped.

The cold snow was perfect for everyone who liked to throw snowballs. Some of the snowballs was thrown inside. So when the afternoon came, it was wet both outside and inside. The snow had started to melt.

It was a little sad because during the Christmas vacation there was no snow at all, our just a little. The last days before school started it was no snow at all, but very, very cold.

Now the weather is very windy. There is a little wet, slippery snow left on the ground. The tempareture is about 5.5 degrees.
/Rebecca