School Link-Up » School http://engpol.edublogs.org where pupils from the RGS, High Wycombe and the ZS, Zawiercie can share ideas and experiences Thu, 04 Jan 2007 19:34:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 New Year Celebrations http://engpol.edublogs.org/2007/01/04/new-year-celebrations/ http://engpol.edublogs.org/2007/01/04/new-year-celebrations/#comments Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:43:16 +0000 engpol http://engpol.edublogs.org/2007/01/04/new-year-celebrations/ newyear4.jpgWhere were you when the clock struck twelve on December 31st?

Share your experiences here.

]]> http://engpol.edublogs.org/2007/01/04/new-year-celebrations/feed/ 1 How religious are you? http://engpol.edublogs.org/2006/11/03/how-religious-are-you/ http://engpol.edublogs.org/2006/11/03/how-religious-are-you/#comments Fri, 03 Nov 2006 15:39:54 +0000 engpol http://engpol.edublogs.org/2006/11/03/how-religious-are-you/ ascentiondanny.jpgA Survey in Britain in 2005 found that 36% of people in the 18-30 age group  described themselves as atheists. 35% never prayed or went to church. 73% do not pray regularly.
28% do not believe in life after death and 29% don’t know. 21% consider Christmas mainly as a religious festival, while 38% consider it mainly as a holiday and 28% as an opportunity to meet friends and family.

In 1954 90% owned a Bible; in 2004 65% did.

How religious are you. Do you think that you are less religious than your parents or grandparents? Does your family have a bible? Do you think the churches will soon have no visitors on Sunday?

Share your veiws here

]]> http://engpol.edublogs.org/2006/11/03/how-religious-are-you/feed/ 7 Healthy Eating http://engpol.edublogs.org/2006/09/30/70/ http://engpol.edublogs.org/2006/09/30/70/#comments Sat, 30 Sep 2006 20:58:13 +0000 engpol http://engpol.edublogs.org/2006/09/30/70/ crips.jpgFood facts from Great Britain

One quarter of teenagers are already overweight.
• 14% of boys and 17% of girls between the ages of two and 15 are overweight.
• Nearly one quarter of adults are already overweight
• Kids with fat parents are twice as likely to become overweight
• Kids who are overweightby the age of 12 are 85% more likely to remain obese into adult life.
• Kids who are overweightin their early teens are twice as likely to die by the age of 50.
50% of children are having 1 packet of crisps a day which is the equivalent of 5 litres of cooking oil a year

A survey of 1,125 pupils shows 40% have chips at schools, while 85% have sweets, cakes or biscuits.

Read about the campaign in Great Britain

Jamie’s School Dinners

You have read the facts. Do you eat healthily. Write your comments here

]]> http://engpol.edublogs.org/2006/09/30/70/feed/ 3 eTwinning Awards http://engpol.edublogs.org/2006/06/17/etwinning-awards/ http://engpol.edublogs.org/2006/06/17/etwinning-awards/#comments Sat, 17 Jun 2006 18:18:32 +0000 engpol http://engpol.edublogs.org/2006/06/17/etwinning-awards/ etwin awardWe were delighted to get news this week that the project between RGS and the Zespol Szkol, Zawiercie has been awarded an eTwinning Quality Label.

We have also been shortlisted for one of the first ever UK eTwinning awards. This is tribute to the cooperation between the teams over many months.

We shall be following up the 2005/2006 work with a further project in the new school year.

Archie’s Diary

archie in Zaw. If you have not seen extracts from Archie’s travel diary to the Zespol Szkol, take a look at it here.
In this snap from his diary he is being shown the sights in Zawiercie by the girls.
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What are the rules in your school concerning the use of mobile phones ?
Do you agree with a total ban? Why?
Why not?

Make your comments HERE

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Archie the teddy is a pupil at the Royal Grammar School. He likes to go on trips and he has just returned from a stay with our partners in Zawiercie, Poland.

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You can see his experiences there and read his diary where you will discover just what a great time he had with the pupils there. Everyone, it seems, wanted to take him home

Here he is posing with our former headmaster, Mr Dingle

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]]> http://engpol.edublogs.org/2006/01/25/introducing-archie/feed/ 4 To smoke or not to smoke ? http://engpol.edublogs.org/2006/01/11/to-smoke-or-not-to-smoke/ http://engpol.edublogs.org/2006/01/11/to-smoke-or-not-to-smoke/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:35:29 +0000 engpol http://engpol.edublogs.org/2006/01/11/to-smoke-or-not-to-smoke/ Like it or not, many young people smoke. Maybe you smoke …. or maybe you hate smoking.smoke2.jpg

How much is a packet of 20 cigarettes in your country ? ( 1 pound = 5.5 Zloty; 1 Zloty = 18 pence) Too cheap, too expensive ? Should people smoke in public places ? What are your views on smoking ?

Write your comments HERE



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Have you made any plans for the New Year?

Do you want to make some changes in your life?

Hopefully they are more positive than Cynicalman’s !

Share your resolutions HERE

]]> http://engpol.edublogs.org/2006/01/03/new-years-resolutions/feed/ 2 Continue the story….. http://engpol.edublogs.org/2005/12/21/continue-the-story/ http://engpol.edublogs.org/2005/12/21/continue-the-story/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2005 13:37:54 +0000 engpol http://engpol.edublogs.org/2005/12/21/continue-the-story/ Read the contributions so far and add the next mini-episode.story2.jpg

How it started …..

It was a dark night. While I was walking back home, I suddenly saw a tall man, who was walking towards me.

He had got a black cap he had got a knife in his right hand.

He was walking very fast and I was really frightened. Suddenly a black car appeared next to me …

Monika K.; Poland

and what followed

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