Thursday, March 23, 2023

Skating 2023!

More Skating Fun!

 









FRANCE

Today we travelled to France and learned a lot from Zetta’s country project. Some fun facts about France are:

- the National animal is a rooster

- a place to visit is The Eiffel Tower

- a famous event is the Tour de France  




Tuesday, March 21, 2023

ITALY

Today we travelled to Italy and learned a lot from Brooklyn’s country project. Some fun facts about Italy are:

- they invented pizza

- a place to visit is the Leaning Tower of Pisa

- Rome is the capital city




Monday, March 20, 2023

ARGENTINA

Today we travelled to Argentina and learned a lot from Greyson’s country project. Some fun facts about Argentina are:

- they won the World Cup in 2023

- the population is 42.5 million

- the Rufous hornero is the national animal


Some Spanish words.



Thursday, March 16, 2023

Skating Fun!

Some fun videos of skating!









CUBA

Today we travelled to Cuba and learned a lot from Maggie’s country project. Some fun facts about Cuba are:

- currency is the Cuban peso

- sugar cane is an important product

- national language is Spanish



Flan cake - yummy!

Pina colada







Wednesday, March 15, 2023

CHINA

Today we travelled to China and learned a lot from Frankie’s country project. Some fun facts about China are:

- population is 1.4 billion

- national sport is table tennis

- a place to visit is the Great Wall of China


The panda is the national animal.

The flag and some words in Mandarin.


Tuesday, March 14, 2023

MADAGASCAR

 Today we travelled to Madagascar and learned a lot from Anton's country project. Some fun facts about Madagascar are:

- lemur is the national animal

- a place to visit is the Avenue of Baobab trees

- the population is 8.42 million



Yummy mango!



The lemur and fruit bat.



Monday, March 13, 2023

SOUTH AFRICA

 Today we travelled to the South Africa and learned a lot from Lucian's country project. Some fun facts about South Africa are:

- the currency is rand

- Nelson Mandela was a very historic person who worked for years to end apartheid

- the springbok is the national animal

Great cookies!


Elephant and a rhino made out of beads.


Friday, March 10, 2023

PHILIPPINES

Today we travelled to the Philippines and learned a lot from Zkyrie’s country project. Some fun facts about the Philippines are:

- arnis is the National sport

- meaning of the colours in the flag: the blue stands for peace and the red stands for honour 

- Chocolate Hills are a great place to visit


Some words in Tagalog.

Philippines peso


Thursday, March 09, 2023

JAPAN

Today we travelled to Japan and learned a lot from Creedence’s country project. Some fun facts about Japan are:

- sumo wrestling is the National sport

- Tokyo hosted the Olympics in 2020

- the language is Japanese 


Japanese words




Wednesday, March 08, 2023

PAKISTAN

Today we travelled to Pakistan and learned a lot from Preston’s country project. Some fun facts about Pakistan are:

- cricket is the National sport

- the currency is rupee

- the population is 231 million




Tuesday, March 07, 2023

IRELAND

Today we travelled to Ireland and learned a lot from Jayden's country project. Some fun facts about Ireland are:

- hurling is the National sport

- St. Patrick's Day is a huge celebration

- the population is 503 million

The Irish Flag


Irish Potato Candy

CANADA

Today we travelled to Canada and learned a lot from Christoph’s country project. Some fun facts about Canada are:

- the capital city is Ottawa

- a place to visit is Niagara Falls

- the national sport is lacrosse 


Canadian dollar bills

Canadian coins 


Monday, March 06, 2023

ENGLAND

Today we travelled to England and learned a lot from Aliyah’s country project. Some fun facts about England are:

- the colour red in the flag means bravery and strength

- the National animal is a lion

- Big Ben is a 320 foot high clock tower 


 England’s currency is pounds. 


Thursday, March 02, 2023

UKRAINE

Today we travelled to Ukraine and learned a lot from David’s country project. Some fun facts about Ukraine are:

- the meaning of the flag: the blue is the sky and the yellow is the wheat fields

- the National animal is the nightingale 

- Ukraine has won a total of 120 medals at the Olympics