Japanese Photo Session in Zawiercie

27 March in our shool there was a photo session. The session was held in our school library and: Agnieszka (geisha's apprentice), Paulina (geisha), Klaudia (cherry-tree) and Emil (Shogun) took part in it.

Ms. Kate, our librarian, was both the hairdresser, make-up artist and a photographer. We presented a traditional Japanese costume - kimono.

In our session we used kimonos, sticks, Japanese umbrella and a lot of  cosmetics. 

Ms. Kate did also haircut.

Agnieszka and Klaudia did make-up.

After the fight with hair and powder we could go for a session.

It was great fun! And what do you think about our photos?

wrote by Emil

A competition about Naruto in Zawiercie

On 15th February we had a competition about Naruto.  It was organised by students. The participants had to answer many questions and did special exercises too, like: to draw something (Tobi's mask, Sasuke's Sharingan etc.).

All activities had a lot of details and only students who have big knowledge could know the majority of answers. There was a lot of emotions and all the participants had a lot of fun. Each participant had three chances. They lost one of them when they didn't know the correct answer. The leader of the game was Bartek, who was an expert of that topic and he prepared all the questions for this contest.

The competition won Agnieszka who got Naruto vol. 52. 

Nendroids in Zawiercie

I think you don’t know what a “nendroid” means. It’s the name of Japanese figures – the  characters from anime. They are beautiful.

These small figures have movable parts. You can change face, hands, hair and more. It is great! You can have great time with your "nendroid" and have a lot of fun.

wrote by Agnieszka

Valentine's Day in Zawiercie and in Japan

In our country we celebrate the Saint Valentine’s Day. It’s on 14^th of February. In our school students make cards, write poems and give small gifts. Most of them want to be anonymous, so we have school Valentine’s post office. Everybody can send something to a person whom he loves or likes.

In Japan it’s a popular fest too. Japanese girls give handmade chocolates, cakes and sweets to boys. There are two types of these chocolates: giri-choko, which are given from the duty and “honmei-choko" - for beloved.

wrote by Agnieszka

Origami in a kindergarten in Zawiercie

On 26^th of January Agnieszka and Łukasz with their friends were in a kindergarten, where they played with children. They participate in a program called “Read me, my friend”, where students visit some places with children, they read them books and play with them. Our group was dressed up in colourful costumes and prepared a story about a dog named Norek. Squirrel Luna (her real name is Anna) read it and later Agnieszka, who was a cat Neko, asked a few questions about that story and performed a multimedia quiz about dogs. Children were delighted with their colorful guests.

One of the games was led by Łukasz. It was very easy origami for small children: a dog’s head. Łukasz explained everything to children and the rest of our group helped them make their origami. You can look at some photos and see how it looked like.

Greetings from Zawiercie :)

Agnieszka's Bento - Zawiercie

Bento is a meal eaten at school or work. To make your bento you can use rice, fish, meat, vegetables and everything what you want in small portions. In Japan you can buy all these ingredients in many places like: shops, petrol stations and supermarkets. This meal is packed into small boxes. 

I made my bento with fish sticks, carrots, sandwiches with jam and hot dogs which look like octopus.

wrote by Agnieszka

What is a bonsai? - information from Zawiercie

Bonsai is an art. It’s the art of shaping trees by their proper care. Bonsai comes from China, where it’s called Pensai. The Japanese borrowed the methods of breeding  from the Chinese and improved it. Chinese trees are different from Japanese ones. The Japanese trees are carefully shaped in contrast to Chinese plants, which look old-fashioned.

There are many species of bonsai. Cultivating a perfect bonsai tree requires many years of dedication and work. It is quite common that the tree is handed down from one generation to another. The tree is never finished. It is a living plant, which requires constant care.

The most important requirement when shaping bonsai is patience. The Creator (or the artist) of bonsai must remember about regular care (watering, fertilizing, cutting, wiring). A suitable pot is also important. It must be properly selected flat vessel.

My brother used to have a bonsai tree. I also wanted to have a tree of my own, but I was too young then. After a few years I found some old pots and I started shaping my own bonsai. It is not easy, but I do not give up. This is how my tree looks now:

wrote by Emil

Emil's drawing