Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 Our little - someone's a lot!

We are happy, sparrows have settled in our school garden because they noticed that they have food.

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

The days are cold, the birds have no food! We tried to provide food for the birds in our school garden by making feeders for them.

We used toilet rolls, flour and different types of seeds for feeders. We recycle so that nature can breathe better!

Esma Ayça Özel Yeşilyurt Delta Primary School İzmir Türkiye

 

Esma Ayça Özel Yeşilyurt Delta Primary School İzmir Türkiye

 

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

SOAP MAKING 

We collected the oil after frying and made fragrant soaps from it with some other additives. We were guided through the entire soap making process by Saša Ilijić - a man who has been making soaps for many years and selling them at local events.

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 

CHRISTMAS TREE CARD

On the last day of the first semester (we went on winter break earlier than planned), we made our own photo TV out of a cardboard box, pieces of decorative ribbon and a few lanterns.

We wished everyone a healthy, happy and successful New Year and Christmas.

We are all happy because we made a Christmas tree out of photographs.

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 TIMOC SCIENCE FESTIVAL - 21. 12. 2024.

HUMANITARIAN ACTION "CAP FOR HANDICAP"

On December 21, 2024, in the sports hall of the "Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar" Elementary School in Knjaževac, as part of the "Timočki Scientific Tornado" Festival, the humanitarian action "Cap for Handicap" was organized. The humanitarian action was carried out by students of 2/2 with their teacher.

The school administration informed all participants and visitors of the Festival to join the "Cap for Handicap" action by bringing a few plastic caps as an entrance ticket.

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 HANDICAP CAP

It is very important that students develop responsibility

and love for every being on the planet in elementary school. This school year

2024/2025. year, class 2/2 with their teacher Gordana Janevska launched the

campaign "Cap for Handicap". With their activities, they influence

the change of social awareness and responsibility, both towards the environment

and towards people with disabilities.

These actions improve the quality of life of people with

disabilities and realize the full potential of every person with disabilities,

using the available resources in the community.

It is important that people with a certain physical

disability are removed from the margins of society, receive adequate help and

lead a more beautiful and quality life.

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 ALPHABET OF PLANTS

We learned the Latin alphabet and our task was to create the Alphabet of Plants. It wasn't easy, we had to research! For some plants with a given letter, we spent a little more time finding them. Almost all the photos are from our private archives. The photos we uploaded from the internet have a link below so that someone can see where we downloaded the photo from. After the presentation, we were delighted, now we know the names of the plants with each letter and we can freely compete in the game Interesting Geography.

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

       Studies to increase water saving for sustainable life

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 RENEWABLE ENERGY ACTIVITIES

SPIN IT, SPIN IT CLOWN

We made a paper carousel in the shape of a clown. Take a look at how our carousels look and judge whether we managed to design our carousels in a creative and interesting way. At the end of two hours, we had fun! We used air to move our carousels.

Before we made the carousel, we talked about wind energy or aeolian energy, which will never run out and does not pollute the environment. The advantages of getting electricity from the wind are that the wind is free and there is no environmental pollution.

There are not many particularly windy areas in Serbia, which is why no wind farms have been built yet. However, it is believed that windmills could be built on Stara Planina to produce electricity.

We have concluded that energy is not in abundance. That is why we need to use alternative or renewable energy sources. The survival of future generations will depend on how and in what way we treat it, energy.

The obligation of all of us who live on this planet is to save energy. By saving energy, we save money. By using alternative or renewable energy sources, we create conditions for a healthy, ecological environment.

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 NAMES OF OUR LITTLE TURTLES

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

  VISITING A FRIEND WITH SEVERE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

After the event, we handed over the money for humanitarian purposes. In our school, we have friends with severe developmental disabilities and we decided that our little means a lot to them. With the help of special education teachers, they acquired the necessary didactic material.

We were their guests and they showed us what didactic material they had acquired. It was fun! Our Dunja read the story "Three Little Pigs" to them. They listened with curiosity and looked forward to the meeting.

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 

HOLIDAYS - CONGRATULATIONS FOR PROJECT PARTNERS

Designed, written, packed and sent!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025 TO ALL!

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 FLOWER GARDEN - RECYCLING

Recycling has enormous environmental benefits. Recycling, first of all, prevents millions of pieces of waste from ending up in landfills where the waste cannot be reused. Landfills are not only toxic to the environment, but they also damage the beauty of the cities and places where they are located.

Recycling also saves the amount of energy that is spent daily on the production of new materials.

We collected corks and made a flower garden out of them in a creative way. We smelled them, the flowers did not smell, but our hearts were full of positive energy because from the useless we created our imagined creation - a flower garden...

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 This book is about the mascot animals of the Be Nature Friendly eTwinning project.

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 LOGO AND MASCOT - voting

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

PAPER BEADS

The main goal of the lesson – Visual Culture was to instruct students to strive towards the constant creation of useful objects, to embellish and shape them – reshape them so that they are not only useful but also beautiful.

The students established the concepts of part and whole and became familiar with the terms jeweler, goldsmith, jewelry. They developed a sense for practical conceptual solutions, hand motor skills when shaping decorative objects (beads). They were creative, precise and neat in their work.

At the end of the work, the students knew how to connect artistic professions and appropriate products, to use what was already used and create new, beautiful and useful objects. Today they made necklaces and bracelets from beads. 

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac

 OUR INTERESTING (CUTE) FRIENDS

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 THE COMBINATION OF TRADITION AND HOLIDAYS

During the weekend, November 30th and December 1st, students of grade 2/2 of the “Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar” Primay School, with their teacher Gordana Janevska, participated in the now traditional tourist event under the slogan “Tradition to Europe”.

This event gave students the opportunity to participate with their works at a sales stand with the theme “New Year”. The hardworking children of this class were delighted with the activities they will implement during November. As much as they look forward to the upcoming holiday, they are also happy because they have the opportunity to actively participate in its preparation and participation in the event with their own efforts.

First, we discussed what activities we should implement and what we can do. After adopting several proposals, we agreed on what we needed for the work. The students brought the necessary materials from home. Their suggestion was that parents join us in one of the lessons when we make decorations. The parents gladly accepted the suggestion and responded to the invitation. We reserved the free activities lesson for socializing with parents and implementing a workshop on making decorations. The students exchanged ideas among themselves and, very motivated, made decorations. They enjoyed coloring, chopping, cutting, gluing and making imagined decorations. Colorful papers, glittering ribbons, and strings were used to create Christmas trees, ornaments and decorations. They were very successful and it was a real pleasure to watch them work. They cooperated and helped each other, borrowed materials and equipment, and were happy to have the help of their parents.

In the art lessons, the students showed creativity, imagination and artistic skills in creating greeting cards. They used previously acquired knowledge because they encountered making greeting cards in the first grade.

Our decorations and greeting cards were on the school's sales stand in the Cultural Center. At the scheduled time, the students sold various items from all the school students who participated in the implementation of these activities at the stand. They were real entrepreneurs.

Part of the money earned will be used to purchase didactic materials, and part will go to humanitarian purposes.

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 

TWIGI AND HER CHILDREN

Our cute friends - turtles

Our Twigi was lonely. We decided to have some fun and make little turtles out of recycled materials. These turtles are her children.

Before we started making little turtles, we talked about turtles. We learned that turtles inhabited the Earth before dinosaurs evolved, and they are still here. There are more than three hundred different species of turtles in the world, seven of which are marine, 180 freshwater, while the rest live on land. Since 2000, World Turtle Day has been celebrated on May 23.

They live on all continents, and are recognizable by their shell, longevity, and slow movement. They range in size from 10 centimeters to over one meter.

They are herbivores and carnivores, and what they have in common is that they hide in their shell from danger and cold.

In our area, the most abundant are water and forest turtles, which enter hibernation during the winter.

As the temperature drops, so does their body temperature and their organs begin to slowly fall asleep. Enzymes do not work, they do not eat and simply start to sleep. The heart rate is reduced to a total minimum, and breathing is almost non-existent.

In many cultures, the turtle is considered a symbol of wisdom. In the story "The Tortoise and the Hare", she outsmarted the rabbit and reached the goal first.

Our next fun task is to name the little turtles.

 

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 NATURE TRIPS

Nature has a lot to offer children! That's why we visited the "Jevik" picnic area near Knjaževac.

We learned how to treat nature, breathed fresh air, observed flora and fauna, played......

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 FIRST PARENT SURVEY

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 PARENTS' MEETING - 15.11.2024.

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 ECO-FRIENDLY - collaborative poster work in Canva

No creature on this planet is here by chance, every creature, even the smallest one, has a very important role and a whole series of others depend on it.

Our final poster represents the importance of plants, animals and especially insects for the survival of the PLANET.

The survival of healthy ecosystems, the survival of people and animals, the survival of the world as we know it depends on BEES.

Bees have been declared the most important creatures on Earth and are on the list of endangered species. They are irreplaceable guardians of our planet. Their role in pollinating plants and preserving ecosystems is very important. By supporting bees, we not only preserve these precious insects, but also ensure the preservation of our planet for future generations.

People need to start caring about the protection of these valuable creatures more than they have done so far.

World Bee Day - is celebrated on May 20th.

LADYBUGS are very popular and useful insects. They are natural enemies of many harmful insects, feeding on plant and scale insects.

BUTTERFLIES are not only symbols of natural beauty but also key indicators of ecosystem health and biodiversity. Interestingly, after bees, butterflies are the second most numerous pollinators. They also play an important role in the food chain.

World Butterfly Day - celebrated on May 28.

STORKS are important for the ecosystem, because they feed on insects and small rodents. One stork can eat 44 small rodents within an hour.

The food chain in nature is a system of living organisms that feed on each other in order to survive. Each link in that chain is of exceptional importance, because the survival of the entire chain, that is, the entire living world, depends on it.

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 INITIAL SURVEY FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 PROJECT MASCOT

Our mascot is a puppet. We can animate it!

It laughs with us, advises us, warns us, teaches us, plays...

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 HUMANITARIAN ACTION - collecting money

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 

Teachers, students,school, cities/ towns/ villages

                                              CURRICULUM INTEGRATION

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 First video conference

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 

Project Map

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 

Project rules and Safety rules game for students

Before we made the carousel, we talked about wind energy or aeolian energy, which will never run out and does not pollute the environment. The advantages of getting electricity from the wind are that the wind is free and there is no environmental pollution.
There are not many particularly windy areas in Serbia, which is why no wind farms have been built yet. However, it is believed that windmills could be built on Stara Planina to produce electricity.
We have concluded that energy is not in abundance. That is why we need to use alternative or renewable energy sources. The survival of future generations will depend on how and in what way we treat it, energy.
The obligation of all of us who live on this planet is to save energy. By saving energy, we save money. By using alternative or renewable energy sources, we create conditions for a healthy, ecological environment.

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 IN THE WORLD OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS - coding

Primary school Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar, Knjaževac, Serbia

 PROJECT LOGO DESIGN

After discussing the elements for the logo, we started working on it. The elements of our logo are: The sun as the driving force of everything in nature because it gives us light and warmth. The leaf symbolizes life because it gives us oxygen. The ladybug is a symbol of happiness and has a very important role when we talk about the ecosystem. The heart is a symbol of children's love for nature, which they enjoy. Blue symbolizes air and water, and green symbolizes nature. And finally, we added the trademark of our project – the eTwinning logo.