Il nostro Natale a casa/Our Christmas at home

ll clima di preparazione al Natale non è stato vissuto dagli alunni solo a scuola ma anche nelle proprie case. Anche lì, ognuno ha preparato il proprio presepe, il proprio albero, le proprie decorazioni in attesa del grande evento. I bambini della classe 5^B hanno fotografato alcuni dei loro preparativi.
The Christmas preparation atmosphere hasn’t been [...]

Il nostro Natale a Scuola/ Our Christmas at school

Dai primi giorni di dicembre fino all’ultimo giorno prima delle vacanze natalizie, gli alunni di tutte le classi della nostra scuola primaria “A. Ciancia” e della scuola dell’infanzia “G. Rodari” sono stati impegnati in attività didattiche riguardanti il Natale. Insieme agli insegnanti, nelle varie classi, hanno addobbato alberi, allestito presepi, decorato le finestre, realizzato [...]

Christmas Preparations

During the month of December at school we worked and prepared a lots of things for Christmas. We learnt and sang Christmas Carols, we put up a tree recycling plastic bottles and glasses, we made, as a little work, the “little throw away troubles broom”.
The “little throw away troubles broom” is a little broom that, [...]

An Italian Christmas Carol

With our voices, a little tone-deaf, we intonate the most traditional in our Christmas Carols, “TU SCENDI DALLE STELLE”, and  show you our Crib and our window displays made in the classroom waiting for Christmas.
Merry Christmas to you all!
Classe 4^A- Scuola Primaria “A. Ciancia” – Francavilla in Sinni (PZ)-Italia

Carolling in Kilkenny

mary-had-a-baby

We have been busy rehearsing our Nativity play for the past two weks. We will perform the play on Friday night in school for our parents and grandparents. Our favourite carol in the play is Mary Had a Baby. It is not a traditional Irish carol but it is a West Indian carol. [...]

Caroling, caroling…

Caroling rehearsal in our school. We are almost ready for Christmas. Yesterday, we decorated our Christmas tree.  All we have to do now is wait for Santa and pray for snow.

Romanian traditional carol
Another Romanian traditional carol
Liliana&the kids

Santa Lucia’S church

     This is the church of Santa Lucia. On13th December the area around it is full of lights and stalls selling toys and candies
Scuola Media Vivaldi Alessandria

Santa Lucia

December 13th is Santa Lucia. We celebrate it in Italy and in particular in Alessandria where there is a small church dedicated to this saint
In the square in front of this church there are stalls selling candies and sweets. The traditional candy that children and adults buy on 13th December in our town is [...]

Advent- Preparing for Christmas

Advent is the season that marks the beginning of the Christian church year. It starts on Sunday nearest to St. Andrew’s Day (November 30th), and it continues until Christmas Eve (December 24th). The term comes from the Latin word “adventus”, which means coming or arrival. The season is thus one of preparation for the celebration [...]

Xmas in Abruzzo, Italy

In Italy especially in our region, Abruzzo, Christmas traditions start on the eightht December.So, decorations of Christmas tree, preparation of nativity and decoration of  houses, streets, shopping centers, churches and squares are all done starting from this date.
Another tradition is the making of traditional sweets, which grandmothers cook by themselves.
The most popular Xmas sweet in our  [...]