The School Sparrow

1st Junior High School December 2015 of Xanthi Issue 7

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

School Activities 2

Recipes 3

Geography: Mount Everest 4

Nature and History: Lefkada 5

Sports: Parkour 6

Native American Code of Ethics 7

Science: Alan Turing-The father of Computer Science 8

Animals: Hachiko 10

The legend of brave Gelert 11

Poetry: T.S.Eliot-The Hollow Men 12

Foreign Languages: French 14

English: Idioms for class use 15

Learn English through pictures 16

Architecture: Strange Houses 18

Painting 20

Music 20

Puzzles 22

School activities On the 5th December 2015 a team of the 1st Junior Secondary School of Xanthi visited the Monastery of Panagia Kalamou.

2 Recipes

CHRISTMAS SALAD Here’s a holiday favorite that we make almost every year without fail. Sometimes we add kiwi, sometimes we don’t. This year we doubled the strawberries. OH. MY. YUM.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

What we need

 2 parts cheese Philadelphia type cream or mascarpone, eg 200 gr.

 1 part of butter softened , not margarine, e.g., 100 gr.

 1 part powdered sugar, e.g. 100 gr

 perfume vanilla (optional)

How do we do it !!! 1. Beat butter in mixer until fluffy . 2. Mix the cream cheese with the icing sugar. 3. Add the cheese, butter and whisk briefly until sufficiently homogeneous.

Ebru Palla—B4

3 Geography

MOUNT EVEREST

Mount Everest is part of the Himalayan mountain range in Asia. Standing at over 8.880 m. , it is the highest mountain in the world and also one of the youngest. Scientists believe the Hima- layan mountains were created millions of years ago when India, which was then a separate continent and Asia, crashed into each other. Mount Everest attracts every year many experienced mountaineers from all over the world. Irene Makri—B4

4 Nature and History

THE ISLAND OF LEFKADA

Lefkada is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It has got wonderful beaches on the coasts and the most famous beaches of the island are Egremnoi, Porto Katsiki, Agios Nikitas, Ammoglossa and the beach of Passas.

The history of the island The myth about Sappho's suicide at Cape Lefkada is related to other myths linking the island to the ancient Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite, and to Odysseus, the hero of Homer's Odyssey. The German archaeolo- gist Wilhelm Dörpfeld, having performed excavations at various loca- tions of Lefkada, was able to obtain funding to do work on the island by suggesting that Lefkada was Homer's Ithaca, and the palace of Odysseus was located west of Nydri on the south coast of Lefkada. There have been suggestions by local tourism officials that several passages in the Odyssey point to Lefkada as a possible model for Homeric Ithaca. Irene Makri - B4

5 Sports

PARKOUR

Parkour is a sport which was created in 1980 by a couple of teenagers in the streets of their Parisian neighbourhood. They were passionate about learning how to overcome any obstacles that they met on their way. It is a sport which gives you the ability to overcome your fears and control your mind and it is not a competitive spots, because there are no oppo- nents. No equipment is needed, but obviously strong trainers and com- fortable clothes should be worn. Irene Makri – B4

6 Native American Code Of Ethics

The Native American culture is highly spiritual and places a great emphasis on the respect for Mother Earth, Father Sky, Grandfather Sun and Grandmother Moon as well as all living and non-living objects. 1. Rise with the sun to pray. Pray alone. Pray often. The Great Spirit will listen, if you only speak. 2. Be tolerant of those who are lost on their path. Ignorance, conceit, anger, jealousy and greed stem from a lost soul. Pray that they will find guidance. 3. Search for yourself, by yourself. Do not allow others to make your path for you. It is your road, and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you. 4. Treat the guests in your home with much consideration. Serve them the best food, give them the best bed and treat them with respect and honor. 5. Do not take what is not yours whether from a person, a community, the wilder- ness or from a culture. It was not earned nor given. It is not yours.

Source: http://themindunleashed.org

7 Science

Alan Turing: The father of computer science

General Info: guage. Turing machines, even though they may not seem that advanced today compared to Alan Turing is one of the most influential fig- modern technology, have actually been the ures of the 20th century. He played a signifi- first forms of computers. Back when the first cant role in the evolution of computers, as well as cryptology and Mathematics, which makes Turing machine was created, mathematicians him one of the greatest and smartest inven- all over the world thought it had inconceivable tors and scientists ever. His work can even be abilities and could easily solve any problem.

considered as important as Einstein's. Even today, they are widely used to teach simple mathematics. Life & education:

Alan Mathison Turing was born on the 23rd of Work In Cryptology: June, 1912, in London. At the age of 6, he at- tended St Michael' s school, but switched to Having noticed his natural talent, the govern- Sherborne when he was 13 years old. At ment, during the 2nd World War, made him school, he had a friend, named Christopher work alongside a team of other scientists, in Morcom, who died of tuberculosis in 1930. order to break the German' s ciphering ma- Christopher was a figure that really inspired chine, the Enigma. After working rigorously Alan and urged him to continue his studies and for a number of years, he eventually managed researches. His death made Turing want to try to created “bombe”, which could decipher any even harder, as he thought that was what his message in a matter of seconds. This is by friend would want him to do. From an early many considered to be his greatest accom- age, Turing was capable of solving very ad- plishment. vanced mathematical problems, despite not

knowing fundamental calculus. From 1931 to

1934, he was an undergraduate at King' s col-

lege, Cambridge.

Turing Machines:

In 1931, Turing came up a machine-a Turing machine, as is referred to today- which re- ceives input and, by executing a specific algo- rithm, gives output. This was a response to Kurt Godel' s answer to the Entschei- A working Turing Machine dungsproblem (decision problem), who had thought of an arithmetic-based formal lan- 8

In 2009, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown publicly apologised for the mistreatment of Alan Turing and in 2012, Queen Elisabeth also apologised for the same reason.

Overall, Alan Turing is without a doubt, the father of computer science. With his groundbreaking work, he has set a hard act to follow for modern scientists who expect to be as influ-

ential as him.

Spiros Galanopoulos B1 A modern copy of Bombe

Death:

Alan Turing was homosexual, which was forbid- den during the 1940's. When the police found out about this secret of his, he committed suicide, by biting a contaminated apple on the 12th of June, 1954. In fact, Apple' s (Steve jobs' company) logo is based on this story.

The Turing Test:

Alan Turing also came up with a test, which can describe how reliable an AI is. Basically, a human is placed in one room, communicating through a computer with another room. In the second room there is a robot or a human. The human of the first room has to talk through the computer with the person/ robot in the room and decide whether it is a human or not. If an AI manages to convince a certain amount of people that it is a real person, it is considered reliable enough to become widely used.

The Turing award:

In 1966, in order to show humanity' s apprecia- Alan Turing tion of Turing' s work, the Turing award is given every year to people who' s work is considered groundbreaking and influential for the evolution of the field of computer science.

9 Animals Hachiko

The story of a faithful dog A Lesson in Eternal Friendship & Loyalty

Hachiko was a loyal hound who became a hero in Japan and inspired a Hollywood movie. Hidesaburo Ueno, a professor of agricultural science at Tokyo Imperial University, always took the four o’clock train home from work and every day his dog, Hachiko, would be waiting for him on the platform at Shibuya station. When Professor Ueno died of a cerebral haem- orrhage in May 1925, in the middle of a lecture, his gardener, who inherited his house in the Kobayashi district, also adopted Hachiko, and for the next 10 years this golden-brown Akita would return to Shibuya station every day to meet the four o’clock train, hoping to see his beloved master again. In 1935, Hachiko’s body was found in a Tokyo street. His remains were stuffed, mounted and put on display in Japan’s National Science Museum. A bronze statue of the famous dog stands outside Shibuya station to this day, and he also has his own memorial by the side of his master’s grave in Aoyama cemetery. After the release of the American movie "Hachi: A Dog's Tale" filmed in Woonsocket, RI, the Japanese Consulate in US helped the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council and the city of Woonsocket to unveil an identical statue of Hachiko at the Woonsocket Depot Square, which was the location of the "Bedridge" train station featured in the movie.

10 The legend of brave Gelert

The Prince was appalled, and a horri- the place, and the name Beddgelert ble thought came into his mind …was means in Welsh 'The grave of Gelert'. the blood on the dog's muzzle that of Every year thousands of people visit his one-year old son? His worst fears the grave of this brave dog; slight were realised when he saw in the problem however, is that the cairn of child's nursery, an upturned cradle, stones is actually less than 200 years and walls spattered with blood! He old! searched for the child but there was no Nevertheless this story has great ap- sign of him. Llywelyn was convinced peal. History and myth appear to have that his favourite hound had killed his become a little confused when in 1793, One of the best known, and loved, folk son. a man called David Pritchard came to -tales in Wales is the story of a faithful Mad with grief he took his sword and live in Beddgelert. He was the land- hound. The story goes that in the thir- plunged it into Gelert's heart. As the lord of the Royal Goat Inn and knew teenth-century, Prince Llywelyn the dog howled in his death agony, Lly- the story of the brave dog and adapted Great had a palace at Beddgelert in welyn heard a child's cry coming from it to fit the village, and so benefit his Caernarvonshire, and as the Prince underneath the upturned cradle. It trade at the inn. was a keen hunter, he spent much of was his son, unharmed! his time in the surrounding country- He apparently invented the name Ge- side. Beside the child was an enormous lert, and introduced the name Lly- wolf, dead, killed by the brave Gelert. welyn into the story because of the He had many hunting dogs, but one Llywelyn was struck with remorse and Prince's connection with the nearby day when he summoned them as usual carried the body of his faithful dog Abbey, and it was with the help of the with his horn, his favourite dog Gelert outside the castle walls, and buried parish clerk that Pritchard, not Lly- didn't appear, so regretfully Llywelyn him where everyone could see the welyn, raised the cairn! had to go hunting without him. When grave of this brave animal, and hear Llywelyn returned from the hunt, he Whether the story is based on legend, the story of his valiant fight with the was greeted by Gelert who came myth or history it is still an entertain- wolf. bounding towards him …his jaws drip- ing one. Similar legends can also be ping with blood. To this day, a cairn of stones marks found throughout Europe.

GELERT'S GRAVE IN THE 13TH CENTURY, LLYWELYN, PRINCE OF NORTH WALES, HAD A PALACE AT BEDDGELERT. ONE DAY HE WENT HUNTING WITHOUT GELERT "THE FAITHFUL HOUND" WHO WAS UNACCOUNTABLY ABSENT. ON LLYWELYN'S RETURN, THE TRUANT STAINED AND SMEARED WITH BLOOD, JOYFULLY SPRANG TO MEET HIS MASTER. THE PRINCE ALARMED HASTENED TO FIND HIS SON, AND SAW THE INFANT'S COT EMPTY, THE BEDCLOTHES AND FLOOR COVERED WITH BLOOD. THE FRANTIC FATHER PLUNGED THE SWORD INTO THE HOUND'S SIDE THINKING IT HAD KILLED HIS HEIR. THE DOG'S DYING YELL WAS ANSWERED BY A CHILD'S CRY. LLYWELYN SEARCHED AND DISCOVERED HIS BOY UNHARMED BUT NEAR BY LAY THE BODY OF A MIGHTY WOLF WHICH GELERT HAD SLAIN, THE PRINCE FILLED WITH REMORSE IS SAID NEVER TO HAVE SMILED AGAIN. HE BURIED GELERT HERE. THE SPOT IS CALLED BEDDGELERT. 11 Poetry

T.S.Eliot: Οι κούφιοι άνθρωποι The Hollow Men (μετάφραση Γ. Σεφέρης)

"Κύριο Κουρτς – πέθανε" Mistah Kurtz-he dead Μια δεκάρα για τον Γέρο-Γκάη A penny for the Old Guy Ι I Είμαστε οι κούφιοι άνθρωποι We are the hollow men We are the stuffed men Είμαστε οι παραγεμισμένοι άνθρωποι Leaning together Που σκύβουμε μαζί Headpiece filled with straw. Alas! Καύκαλα μ' άχερα γεμάτα. Αλίμονο! Our dried voices, when Οι σ τ ε γ ν έ ς μας φωνές We whisper together Σαν ψιθυρίζουμε μαζί Are quiet and meaningless As wind in dry grass Είναι ήσυχες και ασήμαντες Or rats' feet over broken glass Σαν τον αγέρα στο ξερό χορτάρι In our dry cellar Ή σε σπασμένα γυαλικά των ποντικών το ποδάρι Μες στο ξερό μας το κελάρι.

Shape without form, shade without colour, Μορφή χωρίς σχήμα, σ κ ι ά δίχως χρώμα, Paralysed force, gesture without motion; Παραλυμένη Δύναμη, γνέψιμο χωρίς κίνηση˙

Those who have crossed Εκείνοι που ταξίδεψαν With direct eyes, to death's other Kingdom Με ί σ ι ε ς μ α τ ι έ ς , στου θανάτου την άλλη Βασιλεία Remember us-if at all-not as lost Μας θυμούνται —α! θυμούνται— Violent souls, but only όχι σα να'μαστε χαμένες παράφορες ψυχές, μα μοναχά As the hollow men Οι κ ο ύ φ ι ο ι ανθρώποι The stuffed men. Οι π α ρ α γ ε μ ι σ μ έ ν ο ι ανθρώποι.

ΙΙ II Μ ά τ ι α που δεν μπορώ Eyes I dare not meet in dreams ν' αντικρίσω στα ό ν ε ι ρ α In death's dream kingdom Στου θανάτου τη βασιλεία των ονείρων These do not appear: Α υ τ ά δεν φανερώνονται: There, the eyes are Εκεί, τα μ ά τ ι α είναι Sunlight on a broken column Η λ ι ο ς σε σπασμένη στήλη There, is a tree swinging Εκεί, ένα δέντρο σείεται And voices are Και οι φωνές είναι In the wind's singing Στου αγέρα το τραγούδισμα More distant and more solemn Πιό απόμακρες.. πιό επίσημες Than a fading star. Από τ' άστρο που σβήνει.

Ας μην έρθω κοντύτερα

Στου θανάτου τη βασιλεία των ονείρων Let me be no nearer Κι αν φορέσω ακόμη In death's dream kingdom Τέτοια μελετημένα μασκαρέματα Let me also wear Ποντικού, τομάρι, κόρακα πετσί, Such deliberate disguises σταυρωτά ραβδιά Rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves Σ' ένα χωράφι In a field Κάνοντας όπως κάνει ο άνεμος Behaving as the wind behaves Όχι κοντύτερα— No nearer-

Όχι το τελευταίο τούτο συναπάντημα Not that final meeting στη δειλινή βασιλεία

12 III ΙΙΙ This is the dead land Τούτη είναι η π ε θ α μ έ ν η χ ώ ρ α This is cactus land Τούτη είναι του κ ά κ τ ο υ η χώρα Here the stone images Εδώ τα πέτρινα ομοιώματα Are raised, here they receive Υψώνονται, εδώ είναι που δέχουνται The supplication of a dead man's hand Την ικεσία του χέριού ενός πεθαμένου Under the twinkle of a fading star. Κάτω από το παίξιμο του άστρου που σβήνει.

Is it like this Ετσι είναι τα πράγματα In death's other kingdom Στου θανάτου την άλλη βασιλεία Waking alone Ξυπνάς μοναχός At the hour when we are Την ώρα εκείνη Trembling with tenderness που τρέμεις τρυφερός Lips that would kiss Χείλια που θα φιλούσαν Form prayers to broken stone. Λεν προσευχές στη σπασμένη πέτρα.

IV IV The eyes are not here Δεν είναι εδώ τα μ ά τ ι α There are no eyes here Εδώ δεν είναι μ ά τ ι α In this valley of dying stars Στο λαγκάδι των άστρων που πεθαίνουν In this hollow valley Στο κ ο ύ φ ι ο αυτό λαγκάδι This broken jaw of our lost kingdoms Τούτη η σπασμένη σιαγών απ' τις χαμένες βασιλείες μας

In this last of meeting places Στο τελευταίο τούτο συναπάντημα We grope together Μαζί ψηλαφούμε And avoid speech Και αποφεύγουμε τα λόγια Gathered on this beach of the tumid river Μαζεμένοι στην άκρη του φουσκωμένου ποταμού

Sightless, unless Χωρίς βλέμμα, εκτός The eyes reappear Αν ξαναφανούν τα μ ά τ ι α As the perpetual star Σαν τ' άστρο το αιώνιο Multifoliate rose Το εκατόφυλλο ρόδο Of death's twilight kingdom Της δειλινής βασιλείας του θανάτου The hope only Η ε λ π ί δ α μόνο Of empty men. Άδειων ανθρώπων.

V V Here we go round the prickly pear Γύρω-γύρω όλοι Prickly pear prickly pear Στη μέση το Φραγκόσυκο φραγκόσυκο Here we go round the prickly pear Γύρω-γύρω όλοι At five o'clock in the morning. Στις πέντε την αυγή

Between the idea Ανάμεσα στην ι δ έ α And the reality Και στο γεγονός Between the motion Ανάμεσα στην κίνηση And the act Και στη πράξη Falls the Shadow Η Σ κ ι ά πέφτει For Thine is the Kingdom Ότι Σου εστίν η Βασιλεία

Between the conception Ανάμεσα στη Σύλληψη And the creation Και της δημιουργίας Between the emotion Ανάμεσα στη Συγκίνηση And the response Και στην ανταπόκριση Falls the Shadow Η Σ κ ι ά πέφτει Life is very long Η ζωή είναι μακριά πολύ

Between the desire Ανάμεσα στον πόθο And the spasm και στον σπασμό Between the potency Ανάμεσα στη δύναμη And the existence και στην ύπαρξη Between the essence Ανάμεσα στην ουσία And the descent και στην κάθοδο Falls the Shadow Η Σ κ ι ά πέφτει For Thine is the Kingdom Ότι Σου εστίν η Βασιλεία

13 Foreign Languages French-English VOCABULARY

VOCABULAIRE franco-anglais

Les salutations Greetings La vaisselle Dishware Salut Hi L'assiette The plate Bienvenue Welcome Le verre The glass Bonjour Good morning La tasse The cup Bonsoir Good evening La sous-tasse (soucoupe) The saucer Bonne nuit Good night Le bol The bowl Comment allez-vous ? How are you? Le saladier The salad bowl Au revoir See you later à bientôt See you soon à tout à l'heure See you soon S'il vous plaît Please Merci Thank you Ustensiles de cuisine Kitchen utensils Excusez-moi Excuse me Un ouvre-boîtes A tin /can opener Félicitations Congratulations Un tire-bouchon A corkscrew Bonne chance Good luck Un ouvre-bouteille A bottle opener Un presse-citron A lemon squeezer Un moule à pâtisserie A baking /cake tin La cuisine The kitchen Une louche A soup ladle L'évier The sink Le robinet The tap Le réfrigérateur The fridge Le lave-vaisselle The dishwasher Les couverts Cutlery Le four The oven Un couteau A knife Le mixeur batteur The mixer Une fourchette A fork Le grille-pain The toaster Une cuillère à soupe A soup spoon La cafetière The coffee maker Une cuillère à dessert A dessert spoon La théière The teapot Une cuillère à café A tea spoon La cocotte-minute The pressure cooker La friteuse The deep fryer 14 La casserole The saucepan English idioms for class use English

As easy as ABC crib notes inside her pen. general standard. Michael Jackson made it famous with e.g. His hard work paid off allowing his brothers singing about a simple Ditch class (cut class, skip class) him to make the grade for the first process. To not go to one’s class without per- time this year. e.g. Learning the steps to speaking is mission. To cut it out of one’s sched- as easy as ABC. ule. Play hooky e.g. The students cut class and went To not go to class or school or some Back to basics to the beach instead. other event. To be truant. Also hook- Means, as it sounds, going back to the ey. beginning stages of learning and Flunk out e.g. The entire senior class played starting there. To not pass a course due to poor hooky today and were found at the e.g. The student, having trouble with grades. To fail the class. local beach instead of school. advanced grammar, had to go back e.g. Most people, who don’t study, to the basics. flunk out of advanced level courses. Put on your thinking cap This, metaphorically, means to sit and Be a bookworm Go to the head of the class take a moment to really think about This is someone who loves to read and This occurs when someone does the problem or situation before com- spends all their time in a book. something outstanding. Similar to “go ing up with an answer. Named after any insect or worm that to the front of the line” or you are at e.g. The teacher told us the solution bores through the pages and binding the “top of your class”. wasn’t obvious and we should put on of a book. e.g. After an amazing explanation, our thinking caps before answering. e.g. Stephen is such a bookworm. He the student went to the head of the can always be found reading. class. School of hard knocks A method of learning through experi- Cheat sheet Learn by heart ence from work or life and not from a This, historically, was like a crib sheet To study and practice until it is under- textbook. It refers to getting knocked (see below) used for cheating on ex- stood and firmly placed in one’s around in life while learning. ams. In higher grades, “Cheat sheets” memory. Internalized. e.g. The school dropout was forced to or “cheatsheets” are being used legally e.g. The presenter didn’t use notes as learn business from the school of whereas a student is allowed to pre- he learned the presentation by heart. hard knocks. pare their own notes for the exam to use as a reference. Learn by rote School of thought e.g. The student was caught using a To repeat over and over as a method This is the generally accepted stand- cheat sheet and given a zero on the of memorizing words, phrases or ard or concept of a topic. It is how and exam. texts, probably without understand- what most people feel or think. ing. Using repetition drills as a tech- e.g. The new school of thought is that Crack a book nique for memory. learning online can be just as effec- To “crack open” is a phrasal verb for e.g. Learning by rote taught him to tive as in the classroom. “to open”. To crack a book is to open a remember the words but not the sig- book to study used both in the posi- nificance of the speech. Teach an old dog new tricks tive and negative forms. This is the ability to teach and older e.g. I took the exam without cracking Learn your lesson person, or one who has knowledge or a book. I would have done better if I Similar to learning the hard way. You experience a new way of doing some- had cracked a book. learn through an unpleasant experi- thing or thinking about something. ence. This differs from the idiom to e.g. Successfully teaching adults a Crib notes (Crib sheet) “teach a lesson” which is to get even new language show that you can These are notes that are put on small with someone for something they did teach an old dog new tricks. pieces of paper or other hidden areas to you. used for cheating during exams. For- e.g. I hope you learned your lesson mulas, dates, lists and definitions to and won’t copy illegal music again. SOURCE: http:// help one pass a test. onlinelanguagecenterblog.com/ e.g. The student was expelled from Make the grade school when the teacher found her To successfully reach the expected requirements where the grade is the 15 Learn English through pictures

Based on the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English http://www.ldoceonline.com/

double-decker = a saddle = a leather bus with two lev- seat that you sit on els [↪ single-decker] when you ride a horse, a seat on a bicycle or a

motorcycle eggcup = a small con- tainer that holds a boiled egg while you eat flip-flops =open sum- it mer shoes, usually made of rubber, with a V-shaped band across the front to hold your artichoke = a type of feet [= thongs America round green vegetable, n English] which has buds with leaves that you eat, which are like the pet- als of a flower dagger = a short pointed knife used as a weapon lemon squeezer = a small kitchen tool that you use for getting the skipping rope = a juice out of a lemon long piece of rope with handles that children use for jumping over swing = a seat hang- ing from ropes or chains, usually used by trout children play on =plural trout [uncounta ble and countable] a common river-fish, of- bracelet = a band or ten used for food, or the chain that you wear flesh of this fish around your wrist or arm as a decoration trowel = a garden tool

like a very small spade, brooch = a piece of a small tool with a flat jewellery that you fas- blade, used for spread- ten to your clothes, ing cement on bricks usually worn by wom- etc en

16 English

cork = a long round stool = a seat that has piece of cork which is three or four legs, but put into the top of a no back or arms: bottle, especially a wine bottle, to keep liquid inside grouse = a small bird that is hunted and shot for food and sport, or goggles =a pair of the flesh of this bird glasses made of glass or plastic with a rubber or plastic edge that fit against your skin and hard hat = a protec- protect your eyes tive hat, worn especially by workers in places where buildings are grenade = a small being built bomb that can be thrown by hand or fired from a gun: claw = a sharp curved nail on an animal, bird, or some insects colander = a metal or plastic bowl with a lot of small holes in the candlestick = a spe- bottom and sides, used cially shaped metal or to separate liquid from wooden stick that you food put a candle into

rocking horse = a cutlery= knives, forks, wooden horse for chil- and spoons that you dren that moves back- use for eating and serv- wards and forwards ing food when you sit on it

parachutist = some- crockery = cups, dish- one who jumps from a es, plates etc plane with a parachute

sickle = a tool with a

blade in the shape of a wick = the piece of hook, used for cutting thread in a candle, that wheat or long grass burns when you light it

17 Architecture SLIDE HOUSE

With a first look you will definitely say that it is a simple house. But you can- not imagine what's inside in this house.

In 2009, a Japanese studio Level Architects has completed a house for in Tokyo with a slide connecting all the three floors. In this house lives a family with 3 kids.

A staircase wraps around one side of the rectangular house and the slide encircles the other. Occupants can decide at each level whether to get off by the stairs or by slide. The living- dining areas and the kitchen are located on the first floor. A bedroom and bathrooms are located on the top floor and a Japanese-style room and a home office can be found at ground level.

In my opinion this house is the dream of all the children!

KISH IRAN Beneath Kish, in Iran, lies a mysterious city that is in fact so mysterious, it doesn’t have an official name. It is called various things, including Kariz, but is most commonly referred to by tourists simply as the Kish underground city. The city is more than 2,500 years old and was initially used as a water management system. Kariz has opened up a new excep- tional chapter for all nature lovers who are able to visit the largest coral collection directly

Of course, like so many their ancient things, the underground city has been renovated and there are plans to turn it into a modern tourist destination. Various other facilities, such as residential, shopping, and leisure centers in a land about 60 000 square meters will be built on Kariz grounds.

Gregoria Kiosse—B3

STRANGE HOUSES

selected by Athina Makri—B4

18 Architecture STRANGE HOUSES

Underground house in Switzerland This underground house located in Switzerland seems like a den. Alt- hough it is under ground it has all the necessary things that a normal house has and its interior has not any particularity. The fact that it is under ground underlines the idea of security, safety and defense. t looks like a hiding place that nobody is supposed to find it. It is a strange place for a house but it can assure you privacy and a quiet place that is faraway or well hidden from the curious people’s eyes.

Coober Pedy

Coober Pedy has evolved as one of the most unique places in Australia. Even though the town’s population is more than 3,000, you will rarely find any person or dwellings above ground. Coober Pedy is a mining town located some 850 km north of Adelaide, Australia. Because of the harsh summer weather, people here prefer to live in authentic underground homes, carved inside caves. Everything is underground: the houses with all sorts of facilities, opal shops and mines, graveyards, billiard rooms, bars, swimming pools, museums and of course the Serbian Orthodox Church too. Living underground may sound a little scary to you, but in reality, the houses are gorgeous, with rosy sandstone walls.

Evangelia Lotsiou—B4

A musical house A shoe house

Topsy Turvy House A floating house

19 MUSIC

Here are some songs that you can listen:

Rihanna - Stay Lariss - Dale papi Otilia - Bilionera Indila - Derniere danse Indila - SOS Indila - Tourner dans le vide Mama mia

Ioanna Christakidou—A6

PAINTING

Art is something very nice. When I paint I usually express what I feel in the painting. Ιn the artistic creation you can often improvise. Here are some famous paintings that I like.

Ioanna Christakidou—A6

20 MUSIC ARIANA GRANDE Ariana Grande-Butera (born June 26, 1993), known professionally as Ariana Grande, is an American singer and actress. She began her career in the Broadway musical 13, before landing the role of Cat Valen- tine on the Nickelodeon television series Victorious in 2009. After four seasons, the show ended, and Grande starred on the spinoff, Sam & Cat, which ended in 2014. She has also appeared in other theatre, television and film roles and lent her voice to animated television and films. Grande's music career began with the soundtrack Music from Victorious (2011). She signed a recording con- tract with Republic Records and released her debut studio album, Yours Truly in 2013, which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. The album's lead single, "The Way", reached the top-ten of the Billboard Hot 100, with critics comparing her wide vocal range to Mariah Carey. Her second studio album, My Everything (2014), also reached number one in the United States. With the singles "Problem", "Break Free", "Bang Bang" and "Love Me Harder" from that album, she spent 34 continuous weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and had the most top 10 singles of any artist in 2014. In 2015, she is promoting My Everything with her first international tour titled The Honeymoon Tour and currently guest-starring in Fox comedy-horror TV series Scream Queens. Some of Grande's accolades include New Artist of the Year at the 2013 American Music Awards, Music Business Association's Breakthrough Artist of the Year, "Best Pop Video" at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, "Best Song" and "Best Female" at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards. Evangelia Lotsiou – B4

JUSTIN BIEBER Drew Bieber (born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer and song- writer. Bieber released his debut EP, My World, in late 2009. It has been certified platinum in the United States. He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut record to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Bieber released his first full-length studio album, My World 2.0, in 2010. It debuted at or near number one in several countries and was certified platinum in the United States. It was pre- ceded by the single "Baby". He followed up the release of his debut album with his first headlin- ing tour, the My World Tour, the remix album titled, My Worlds Acoustic, and Never Say Never – The Remixes, and the 3D biopic-concert film Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. Bieber released his second studio album, Under the Mistletoe, in November 2011, when it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Bieber released his third studio album, Believe, in 2012. His fourth studio album Purpose was released in November 2015. He has won numerous fan-voted awards, including American Music Award for Artist of the Year in 2010 and 2012. His fan base, dubbed "beliebers", largely consist of early to mid-adolescent girls. He was listed three times by Forbes magazine as one of the top ten most powerful celebri- ties in the world in 2011, 2012, and 2013. Evangelia Lotsiou – B4

21 PUZZLES

Ebru Palla—B4 22 Positive thinking

QUOTATIONS

“What makes equality such a difficult subject is that we only want it with our superiors.” Henry Becque

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” Henry David Thoreau

“Some people, for the sake of getting a living, forget to live.” Margaret Fuller

“Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.” Will Durant

“Money is power, freedom, the root of all evil, the sum of all bless- ings.” Carl Sandburg

“Life without celebrations is a long road without inns” Democritus

“Fight for your country. That is the best, the only omen.” Homer

“Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.” Voltaire

“Believe you can and you're halfway there.” Theodore Roosvelt

“There was never a good war, or a bad peace.” Benjamin Franklin

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CREDITS

The young reporters of “The School Sparrow” are:

Karageorgiou Ioannis (A3), Malaveta Panorea (A4), Marchavila Maria (A4), Paraskevopoulos George K. (A5), Christakidou Ioanna (A6), Galanopoulos Spiros (B1), Zarkoua Anastasia (B2), Batzak Ertzan (B4), Lotsiou Evangelia (B4), Makri Irene (B4), Mourvaki Chrisa (B4), Palla Ebru (B4), Spanos George (B5), Tsoulfa Despoina (B6), Epitropou Paraskevas (C2), Theodorakeas Evangelos Traditional dances in our school yard (C2), Fourlakidou Georgia (C6), Frangaki Maria (C6), Fyndani Christina (C6), Chatziasimiadou Evina (C6)

Teachers’ team: Georgia Dimou Nikolaos Kokkas Melpomeni Tsortanidou

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