Today we were in the party room of the rock'n pop museum for the final party of the Kulturstrolche campaign. Dennis, Gika and Lulu danced and sang with all the children. In between there was juice, apples and quark balls for refreshment. After the party, we were able to play in the pirate playground for a while before taking the train back to Epe.
Over the past few weeks, everyone has been creative and hard-working, designing a 3D underwater landscape in the art cellar. The results turned out great and can be admired in the upper and lower corridors of the old building.
We ordered two large family pizzas today with the remaining money from the sponsorship association and ate them with great enthusiasm. They were served with tzatziki and garlic sauce.
All classes were allowed to choose something for their own class. Classes 4a and 4b wanted lots of toys for an active break. Mrs. Meyer from the Förderverein was there today and brought two large bags with lots of balls, table tennis bats and ropes.
For a whole week, seven women from the Gronau Hospice Association brought us closer to the topic of hospice as part of a project week. There were five themed days:
During the week, there was plenty of time to ask questions and think about the topic. A former doctor also came to answer the children's questions. Despite the difficult topic, there was also a lot of laughter and many creative activities. On the last day, the parents were allowed to come to a small performance in the assembly hall. Afterwards, there was a breakfast for everyone and the children were able to show their parents what they had worked on during the week.
The children from the fourth year of the Bernhard Overberg School put their footballing talent to the test at the Euregio School Winter Cup. The Overberg School entered one girls' team and one boys' team. They were each equipped with a brand new set of jerseys purchased by the school's support association. After exciting matches, the girls' team successfully finished in fourth place. The boys' team was convincing and took first place in the tournament. The teams were cheered on by many of their classmates, who spent the school morning on the sidelines.
Today we were in Gescher and visited EGW. Ms. Lange explained to us what EGW does. We sorted waste and then took a look at the EGW site and learned how organic waste is turned into soil. At the end, we were allowed to stand on the truck scales: we weighed 660 kg. After the tour, we went to an old half-timbered house. There we were allowed to create new paper from old newspapers ourselves. Each group chose its own color.
Despite the weather, we walked to Agatha Church today with the whole school community and sang Christmas carols together with lots of other children.
After learning a lot about Judaism at the beginning of the week, we went to the Galerie van Almsick today, where we were joined by Heinz Krabbe and Rudolf Nacke. This time it was about Jewish families and their children who lived in Epe at the time and were expelled and persecuted by the Nazis during the Second World War. Mr. Nacke knew a lot about it. After the introduction, half of the class went in search of stumbling stones in Epe town center. Stolpersteine are memorial stones that commemorate the victims of the persecution of the Jews and can be found in front of the families' former homes. Meanwhile, the other half of the class worked with Mr. Krabbe to design flat memorial stones with acrylic pens in the gallery's creative room. The groups were then swapped.
We were all very touched by this campaign.
As part of the Kulturstrolche program, Heinz Krabbe, the first chairman of the Freundeskreis Alte Synagoge Epe, came to our class with a large suitcase filled with lots of different things about Jews.
In two lessons, we learned about some Jewish holidays and many typical objects such as the shofar (horn), kippah (religious headgear), Torah (Jewish holy scripture) and yad (index finger). The great thing was that we were able to touch all the objects and try some of them out. Mr. Krabbe also brought matzo, apples with honey and kosher gummy bears so that we could understand the topic with all our senses. We learned some Hebrew letters and finally played with the dreidel, a Hebrew spinning top, in small groups.
This year, all the children are preparing an Advent surprise for the whole class. We've already done puzzles, played Uno and made a Christmas tree. Let's see what other nice things we can make.
This year's craft day took place on Friday, 29.11.2024. All classes spent 4 hours cutting, gluing and crafting to decorate the classrooms and corridors for Christmas.
In the week from 18-22.11.2024, our school once again took part in the dental health campaign. As part of the subject lessons, all classes dealt extensively with the topic of "dental health". In addition to the KAI brushing method, we learned a lot about teeth and the functions of individual teeth. We were able to try out lots of practical things at all the stations. As we are now in our fourth year, we were allowed to make our own toothpaste and take it home with us.
Over the past few weeks, we have practiced a lot for the cycling test. After the police had given a few more tips and advice, all fourth graders set off for their cycling test. After a round trip with 15 stations, everyone arrived back at school safely. Congratulations on passing the test!
Building on the play "Nein-Tonne", the theater pedagogical workshop came back to our class. Small scenes were used to express feelings of yes and no. "What can I do as a child if someone crosses my physical boundaries?" and "How do I defend myself against sexual violence?" were two important questions that were answered. It became clear that in cases of sexual violence, the perpetrator is always to blame.
The children should be empowered to prevent dangerous situations and learn to get help when they need it. The children were given three questions to answer:
Despite the difficult topic, the children were eager to participate thanks to the great actors, the catchy song "My body..." and the age-appropriate play scenes.
In art class, we used empty potato chips tins, jam jars, flower pots and various decorations to make fantastic lighthouses that can even really light up with an electric tea light.
From Wednesday to Friday, the fourth graders were on a class trip to Haltern am See.
In art class, we have been studying the famous British painter David Hockney. He often painted people in swimming pools and is a keen swimmer himself.
