GIANTS’ PARTY TO CELEBRATE ESPLUGUES’ FESTIVITY!

WE HAVE ENJOYED A LOT !!!!!

ESPLUGUES' VILLAGE FESTIVAL

On the 21st of September is Sant Mateu (Saint Matthew)
and Esplugues de Llobregat celebrates the Village Festival.
There were many activities during all the weekend,
most of them on the streets.
Such as:

Medieval Market;
Correfoc: devils and fireworks on the street;
Cercavila : Gegants i Capgrossos (giants and bigheads)
walking and dancing along the village;
Bastoners i Esbart: Tradicional Catalan dances;
Castellers (human towers)
All of them are typical and traditional in Catalunya.

We also celebrate the Village Festival at school.

We’ve got a Giants family at Folch i Torres!

This is their story:

A long time ago,
Marieta and Martí came to our school
and some years later they had children: Pau and Pepa.
On May 2004 there was a Capgrossos (bigheads) Meeting
from all Catalunya in Esplugues;
each school from our town took part in it

creating one or more…
So Patufet and Bufó were born!
The 6th level pupils made them.
Patufet is the most famous character from

the writer Folch i Torres;

and
Bufó (the joker) represents the Carnival,

our school’s most important celebration.

Every year the Giants send each class a letter announcing
their visit and inviting us to a party in the playground.

The children always do something related to

the Village festivity to wear to the school's party...
this year it was a pai-pai with fireworks stars
(fireworks were the leiv-motiv on

the Village Festival posters)

The Giants always bring us a present;

we love eating pop-corns!
This year, our Music teacher Vanessa,

has invented a song talking about the Giants

and we have surprised them singing it.

We enjoyed the party!!

OUR CHILDREN SINGING THE GIANTS’ SONG

OUR CHILDREN ARE SINGING THE GIANTS’ SONG

Our children sing the “Giants’ song”. Enjoy and try to sing with them!!!!

BBQ

On Friday, September 10th was our annual BBQ.
The teachers Heidi and Katrien baked the delicious sausages.
In the dining room we could fill our plates with vegetables.
This year the theme of our school is health, so all the children were asked to eat many vegetables.
Because it was raining we had to eat in our classroom.
That was very enjoyable and a great way to both students and teachers to learn about each other.

THE GIANTS' SONG!

This is a nice song our music teacher Vanessa has created to celebrate our Village's Festivity in Esplugues de Llobregat. As you know, it is a small village near Barcelona where our school is located. Here you have the lyrics and the music to sing the song. Try to sing it with us!!!!

PER LA FESTA MAJOR
ENS VISITEN UNS GEGANTS
LA MARIETA I EL MARTÍ SÓN ELS MÉS GRANS
EL PAU I LA PEPA QUE SÓN ELS SEUS FILLS
DE TOTS ELS NENS I NENES SÓN AMICS

ENS SALUDEN MOLT BON DIA
I A L’ ESCOLA ES FAN SENTIR.
MOLT CONTENTS ENS ANUNCIEN
QUE LES FESTES SÓN AQUI
DOS AMICS ELS ACOMPANYEN
EL BUFÓ I EN PATUFET
DOS CAPGROSSOS MOLT MARXOSOS
ENS HO FAN PASSAR MOL BÉ
DOS CAPGROSSOS MOLT MARXOSOS
QUE ENS HO FAN PASSAR MOL BÉ
PER LA FESTA MAJOR

ENS VISITEN UNS GEGANTS
LA MARIETA I EL MARTÍ SÓN ELS MÉS GRANS
EL PAU I LA PEPA SON ELS SEUS FILLS
PORTEN SEMPRE UN DETALLET PER CADA NEN.

ENS SALUDEN MOLT BON DIA
I A L’ ESCOLA ES FAN SENTIR.
MOLT CONTENTS ENS ANUNCIEN
QUE LES FESTES SÓN AQUI
DOS AMICS ELS ACOMPANYEN
EL BUFÓ I EN PATUFET
DOS CAPGROSSOS MOLT MARXOSOS
QUE ENS HO FAN PASSAR MOLT BÉ
DOS CAPGROSSOS MOLT MARXOSOS
QUE ENS HO FAN ………..PASSAR MOL BÉ