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Hello! Lapland is already very snowy. This picture is of a spruce tree in our yard.  Wintry greetings from Teija :)

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Hi! Here you can see Northern lights. I have taken this photo from our yard. I took this picture in October.

Now there is really snowy in Lapland and about -10 degrees below zero.

Greetings from Viivi!

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me and Tuomas (Niila is me) (Niila on the left) (Tuomas on the right)

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me and Tuomas (Niila is me) (Niila on the left) (Tuomas on the right)

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this is incredible (the hand sign means rock and roll)

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me and tuomas ( me is niila) (niila left) (tuomas right)

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Me (Niila), Tuomas, Veikka and Elmeri; a group photo

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Me (Niila), Tuomas, Veikka and Elmeri; a group photo

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This is fantastic! (the hand sing means, This is OK.) This is the group who made the best Cristmas cards ;D We put a little surprise in cards. Hope you like those!

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This is all the miscellanous stuff in my pockets.

Here's a list of all the stuff:

pieces of paper

a piece of the cover of my friend's german textbook

my keys (home and locker)

blu tack

2€ coin

a yellow hair tie I stole from my sister

- Laura :)

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Hello! This year's Christmas cards will be posted soon ...

Teija

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The first thing that I do in the morning, when I wake up, I go downstairs to see my dog, Toffe. He is "a morning person" and likes to wake up early.

Usually I give him a bone which he is eats for the whole morning until I leave for school. I get myself ready and eat breakfast after which I take him out for a short walk.

Now in December he has his own Christmas calendar. I give him a treat from it every morning.

Viia

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My breakfast this morning: a bowl of yoghurt, muesli and berries and, of course, a Moomin mug of tea. What was special about this morning: freshly baked rolls - at this point they were still in the oven.

Teija

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Many greetings to all of you!

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Many greetings !

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Muesli and yoghurt. Delicious! (Picture isn't mine.)

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This is my breakfast. Muesli and plain yoghurt. The picture isn't mine, I took it from online, cause I'm not the type of a person to take photos of my meals.

I've been eating this for two months now, and it's really good. I like to mix my muesli into the yoghurt, unlike in this photo where it just kinda sits on top of it.

Nothing tastes as good as my mystery mush (good name?).

-Laura

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My morning includes waiting outdoors in the cold for the school taxi. It may sound strange to you but I do it every school morning.

Today I waited the taxi for twenty minutes. As you see from the pictures I took the landscape was snowy with the moon and the temperature was twelve degrees below zero. Have a nice day!

-Viivi

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This is me walking to school at 8:20 in the morning. Our school day always starts at 8:30. I live close to my school and it takes me around five minutes by walking to get there.

In wintertime we in the north have this thing called the polar night which means that the sun doesn't rise over the horizon. Now we have sunlight for only three hours a day and it's still decreasing. So, it would be dark to walk to school without the street lights.

-Roosa

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Our typical morning.

Niila, Tuomas and Veikka walking to school in

the morning. In here Sinettä it could be -30 degrees celcius. Today was only -10 degrees celsius. I’ts always dark in the morning when its mid winter. Our way to school is one kilometer and we walk or go with bikes. In this picture we are ready for new school day.

There could be big Polarbear in our way, very dangerous.(Joke)

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( Hi my name is Naila )I usually start the day with my cat (katerina). We go on walks and interesting places and play together. After that I go to school, play the drums and focus on my studies and when I go home I spend the day with her and never get bored.

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Hello there! We are Marianna and Eydokia. Behind the deer we are able to see the the famous lighthouse of Rhodes. At night it is a very beautiful sight. Furthermore, deers are the symbol of our island!

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Waking up on weekday mornings is difficult. I just want to stay under a warm blanket. I usually stay in bed for about 15 minutes in the morning before I get up. I wake up at half past seven. I wouldn't feel like going to school. It seems that no matter how early I go to bed, I still feel tired. Fortunately, it's the weekend when you can sleep a lot.

-Minea

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Hi! The first thing in the morning I feel how my 8-month-old dog jumps on my bed and walks on my legs. Then I have to get up and go to eat and often Sulo looks the same as in this picture. When he notices that I am not going to play with him while I am eating, he goes to sleep :) When I leave for school, I give him a bone.

- Elli

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In Finland children are dressed very stylishly

-Nella

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In Finland, during the winter, it's always so dark. In the mornings it is dark when I wake up, and when I come back home from school it is dark again. IT'S ALWAYS DARK! And I hate it.

-Sanni

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This is one of our beautiful christmas decorations in the center of our town which is called Mantraki. We spend a lot of time hanging out there with friends and family and we always have a blast. It has a lot of interesting things to do and lots of shops to purchase stuff from.

-Savvina

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In this picture, we are having our annual elections. We elect 15 students to represent our student council. This council is very important due to the fact that they can report several situations and matters to the headmaster and prepare all kinds of festivals.

-Angelina

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Hello my name is Nadia and in this picture is the town Lindos in Rhodes. It is a beautiful place to explore many things such as the sea and the Acropolis. There is a pretty view and you’re going to have a great time by visiting this place its totally worth it!

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Our english book has a lot of interesting units. It talks about places and cultures of other countries. This unit talks about the famous artist Pablo Picasso and his painting Guernica. Unfortunately wars still take place in several parts of the world and children suffer.

Dimitris

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These days we were talking about Atlantis, Pompeii, Egypt and lost civilisations . We would like to visit the Great Pyramid as it has a lot of things to explore. Which mysterious place would you like to explore?

With love ,Amanda and Nadia

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Hello!Some photos of our school..You can see the entrance , the school yard , the first floor and our amphitheatre for the concerts and celebrations.

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This is the annual celebration of one of the most important days of Greece's modern history: the 17th of November.We celebrate the fall and the end of the dictatorship and the re- establishment of democracy , that took place after the protest of university students in 1973.

The pupils of our senior high school prepare the celebration , they sing ,they read poems and they play music and songs.

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Hello!

As you can see it's not always dark in the winter either. There is light at/around noon - and the snow makes the scenery even brighter. Next Friday this spruce will be taken in my house and decorated.

Teija

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The cards have arrived and they are perfect!Thank you so much!Merry Christmas!

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The cards have arrived and they are perfect!Thank you so much!Merry Christmas!

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Hi!

We put up our Christmas tree yesterday evening. Every 20th of December me and my family bring a real spruce inside and decorate it together.

We don't want to have a plastic tree, in fact we have never had a plastic tree. Some of our ornaments are made by members of my family. Our tree definitely looks different.

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

-Katariina

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Hello ,again!Our school's facebook account..

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Hello ,again!Our school's facebook account..

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Hello! I am Irene and wish you a Happy New Year 2024!!! I play the piano and the lyre. I also play volleyball! 

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Hello ,

My name is Julie and I wish you a happy new year!!!

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The holidays are over and school starts tomorrow and everything becomes dull again.

-Laura

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Sadly the holidays are over and we started school. its really cold here and sometimes we also have big terrible storms which is so scary. i bet you guys are freezing there and have difficulties going to school every morning and it sounds exhausting. i cant wait to meet you one day and have a lot of fun

Naila

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Hello, I'm Dimitris,

Unfortunately, holidays are gone and we now have to come back to school. Well, in my daily life I usually spend more than 8 hours to school from Monday to Friday and I often rest in the Weekends unless if I take part in some kind of concert for Music school of Rhodes. The weather is good here and It's like Spring is already here.

Dimitris

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Happy New Year 2024!

Here is a video of the fireworks we shot.

I spend every New Year’s Eve with my family at home or our cabin. This year we were at home.

My New Year's traditions include shooting fireworks at home, eating boiled sausages and burning sparklers.

This year - just before the year turned - I walked with my brothers to see the Snow Hotel’s fireworks. They were really beautiful. But we were a little bit cold because it was 25 degrees below zero at the time.

Since then the severe frosts have continued and during the Christmas holidays we had up to 40 degrees below zero.

-Viivi

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Happy New Year!

My family's New Year's traditions are eating sausages and potato salad and shooting fireworks. And, of course, we also cast tins. We spend our New Year's at home.

On New Year's Eve we watch and shoot fireworks with my family and relatives.

This video shows Arctic SnowHotel fireworks that are fired every year!

Viia

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The holidays are over and everything is back to normal, but I would like to take a moment to talk about my New Year.

It was good. I have had better New Years, but this one could’ve been much worse, so I’ll take what I can get. I was at my grandmother’s place to meet some family members who rarely make an appearance, which gave me an excuse to not to be at home. It was pretty fun. My aunt is a fun person to be around and her husband is a jolly guy. It’s especially nice to see them show signs of affection, something that my parents don’t do too often.

Anyway, we spent most of the day indoors, since it was a little over -30℃, so we wanted to avoid freezing. In the evening we went to some kind of celebration (?) that was outside. Most of the people were strangers to me, so I hung around my cousins and my aunt.

There was some guy, who was probably much older than me, but I thought that he was cute (people tell me I have no taste, but who cares?). I wanted to talk to him, but I decided not to, since he was probably just to watch the fireworks.

They were beautiful and gave me a super nice feeling although my fingers and toes were about to freeze off.

We came back to grandma's home at 10 P.M.

Happy New Year, you amazing people!

Laura

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We are Veikka and Tuomas and we did a lot on our Christmas holiday!
We drove snowmobiles until it got freezing outside. On New Year's Eve it was about minus 52 Celsius degrees. Just joking - it was “only” -35 Celsius degrees.

We saw many rockets and fireworks. Tuomas also tried to fix his broken dirt bike.

We ate a lot of Christmas food (ham, salted salmon, swede casserole, salads and julmust). We also slept a lot and did many more fun things.

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My New Year's Eve was pretty peaceful. I just rested and did some selfcare things. I spent a lot of time wit my family and myself. I played boardgames with my sisters and cooked some good meals. I love reading, so I also read a lot of my books.

I also continued my story that I've been writing since July 2023. It's nowhere close to the end, but we're getting there.

And then, because the weather was so beautiful, I went for a walk. The sky was so pretty and the air was so cold and fresh.

So no crazy partying or anything, I just chilled at home.

Here is a picture of my favorite book. It's called Shatter Me and it's 1st. in a series. I really recommend this book, you can read it in English.

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hello,this is Naila! I  just saw your newest post and I  wanted to say that  I love your book and I have read it so many times together with the other ones. I would really love to know you better and talk to you more if you'd like to text me my insta is naila_d3 (:

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hello,this is Naila! I  just saw your newest post and I  wanted to say that  I love your book and I have read it so many times together with the other ones. I would really love to know you better and talk to you more if you'd like to text me my insta is naila_d3 (:

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Hello!This is how our school looked like last year when it snowed!I am jealous of your snowy weather!Your town is beautiful like that!

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Hello!This is how our school looked like last year when it snowed!I am jealous of your snowy weather!Your town is beautiful like that!

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Every day I usualy wake up at 6:30 a.m. I eat my breakfast, dress up and then I go to the bus station at 7:15 a.m., because the school bus passes by 7:22-7:25. We arrive at school at 7:50 and the ring bells at 8:00. We attend a lot of lessons including musical instruments, Art, P.E (Physical Education) and a lot of others too. On Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays school finishes at 14:30 but on Tuesdays and Thursdays we finish at 15:00. I eat lunch at school made by an excellent catering restaurant-cafe at 12:40-13:00. The food is delicious and healthy and I like it a lot. We have a cold weather at this time of the year but we can say that everything is under control :). What about you guys? How does the time pass when you are at school?

Dimitris Instagram: mantikoss_

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Hello! We are Amanda and Anna.We would like to talk to you about our daily school program! So , to start with we usually wake up at 6:oo o'clock in the morning. Then we take the bus at 7:15 and we arrive to school about 7:50. Classes begin at 8:oo o'clock and on Tuesdays and Thursdays we finish at 15:00 and Mondays , Wednesdays , Fridays we finish at 14:30. We eat lunch at school because we stay at school for many hours. Also we learn three music instruments , we learn how to sing , music theory and Byzantine music.We are very interested in learning about your school subjects.With love,Anna and Amanda.

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Hello precious darling strangers!

Everything is normal again, I feel better about being in school and the sun isn’t shining.

School has always been a nice place for me. I know the teachers are insufferable with some exceptions, including Teija (I swear I’m not a suck up). I know that homework and exams are too much and cause me to cry sometimes, and I hate going outside during breaks like all the kids, but it’s great otherwise.

I love looking at the ugly and/or soulless patterns on the floors. I love doodling in my notebook while the teachers talk about something important but boring. And the thing I am the most fond of is the constant chatter in class that continues until the teacher has a breakdown and yells.

I am honestly surprised that I have gotten this far with such good grades. I put from little to no effort into studying and homework. I mean, I don’t basically even do my homework. I just quickly scribble things into my notebooks two minutes before the lesson starts. I don’t get how I’ve gotten away with it for this long.

In the photo is one of my notebooks. It’s in a much better condition than my other notebooks. They look like the walls of public toilets. I’m not an amazing artist and I could never be one, but god, I love art. I was pissed off when it ended in 7th grade.

Anywho, thanks for reading this stream of consciousness about the topic “my school day.”

Ciao, Laura

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I enjoyed a pleasant New Year's Day surrounded by family and friends.

At the beginning of the day we went ice skating. Although it was quite cold outside it didn't bother me. For lunch we ate ham pie and salad which we made ourselves.

As the evening approached we got into a festive mood. I saw a lot of colorful fireworks from the window of my home set off by neighbors. We didn't set off fireworks ourselves but we had sparklers.

In the evening we cooked a really good dinner, played board games and enjoyed each other's company.

Shortly - a pretty successful New Year's Day!

-Roosa

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Happy New Year!

One of our New Year's traditions is to write the numbers of the new year with sparklers in the sky. To get on the camera requires many takes because the numbers may look too messy. We usually do this after setting off fireworks.

Aada

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Hello everyone!

On New Year's Eve I spent time with my family. We don't have a lot of New Year's traditions so we just enjoyed each other's company. We weren't outside much during the day because it was very cold. We only went outside when the midnight hour came closer. We drove to the city to watch a firework show. On the way there we watched a New Year's broadcast in the car. Once we got to the city the show had already begun but it didn't matter because we only missed the beginning. Overall, I had a great time celebrating the arrival of the new year.

Jutta

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Hey!

It’s Niila again. During my Christmas holiday I celebrated Christmas, I chilled at home because for a week it was from -40 to -30 degrees out there. Freezing! I also set off fireworks, played video games, fixed and tuned my moped, and watched movies.

Today at school we played Kahoot and it claimed that you guys in Greece break dishes. Is it true?

And there is of course my bike - cool - am I right?

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Hello guys, this is Myriam,

I am home alone watching spider-man for once more😜

I love this character I think it is the best and I have watched every single film more than 5 times! I also LOVE the cartoon (Miles Morales).

If u like any spider-man movies you can either answer here or even text me on ig.

myriamperp_

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Hello,how are you ,dear friends?You are all wonderful and amazing!

Here's a nice film..Three years ago we watched it at school with the students and the teachers.We are preparing cards for you.I am sorry we are late but some health problems in my family kept us back..

Best greetings to all of you and especially to your lovely teacher ,Teija!

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Hello, Niila!You are right!Breaking plates was a Greek habit that reached its peak in the 60s and 70s. It was mostly common in nightclubs and was done as a sign of having a lot of fun.  In the 90s it went on for a while along with throwing flowers on the singers of the clubs and it was a sign of wealth and fun because it was really expensive!The dishes that were meant to be broken were  not like the ones that we use in the kitchen. They were  made of plaster to prevent injuries!

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Hello, Niila!You are right!Breaking plates was a Greek habit that reached its peak in the 60s and 70s. It was mostly common in nightclubs and was done as a sign of having a lot of fun.  In the 90s it went on for a while along with throwing flowers on the singers of the clubs and it was a sign of wealth and fun because it was really expensive!The dishes that were meant to be broken were  not like the ones that we use in the kitchen. They were  made of plaster to prevent injuries!

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Our cards are on their way,dearest friends..

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Our cards are on their way,dearest friends..

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Hello,again!Yesterday we made some carnival masks .Today it is Carnival Sunday in Greece and tomorrow ,Clean or Ash Monday, we are going to fly our kites in the sky.It is a Greek custom

that marks the beginning of Lent (Sarakosti =the 40 days until Easter).

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Our traditional Lagana bread for Clean Monday

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Our traditional Lagana bread for Clean Monday

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Clean Monday or Kathara Deftera (in Greek) is the day that marks the beginning of Orthodox Lent, during which people fast until Easter.

According to tradition, Greeks cook fasting dishes such as tarama, eggplant salad (recipe in our e-cookbook), olives, dolmades (recipe in our book), giant beans (recipe in our book), etc.

And of course, the traditional flatbread for this day, lagana, is not missing from the table!

Lagana

We love laganes (or lagana in singular), and we prefer them crunchy, and not too bready. They are delicious the same day or the following ones (you can also warm them for a few minutes in the oven).

They accompany perfectly homemade & plant-based cheese (new recipes coming soon!), olives, avocado and sun-dried tomatoes, tahini, etc.

Lagana with homemade & plant-based cheese

Traditional Lagana (Greek Flatbread for Clean Monday)

Pelagia & Mary - Greek Appetite

In a bowl, mix the lukewarm water, sugar and yeast, cover with a towel and leave it for about 20 minutes to activate the yeast.

It is important that the water is neither hot nor cold but lukewarm so that yeast can be activated.

Once it is ready, place it in a deep bowl together with the flour and shape it by pouring a little oil in your hands. The dough will be sticky. Cover it and leave it aside to rise or in a closed, but preheated oven at 50° C, for about 30 minutes.

When ready, prepare the dough stretching in a baking tray on parchment paper.

Add a little flour to the parchment paper and use the rest of the 45 gr. to shape the dough. You can now add the salt.

Divide the dough into 2 parts and open them with the rolling pin into 2 laganes or a large one.

We want the laganes to be crunchy and not too bready, so we stretch them a lot with the rolling pin. Cover them and let them aside or in a closed, but preheated oven at 50° C, for about 30 minutes in order for them to rise.

When ready, preheat the oven to 200° C and prepare the coating mixture.

Dissolve the sugar in water and brush it all over the surface of the lagana, where you add the sesame seeds and press with your fingers to make dimples.

Bake at 200° C (depending on the oven) for about 15 minutes. Turn off the oven and leave them there for a few minutes.

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Traditional Lagana (Greek Flatbread for Clean Monday) - Greek Appetite

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Discover our traditional greek flatbread, lagana, that we eat the first day of the Lent, Clean Monday or Kathara Deftera (in greek)!

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We have been introduced to the Greek Easter traditions!

It's interesting to hear what kind of traditions there are around the world.

Hope you spend good Sarakosti! :)

Καλή Σαρακοστή!

Aada, Roosa, Viia, Viivi, Oona, Vanessa, Mira and Jutta

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Springtime for you is all about masks and flying kites. For us it is all about bikes and snowmobiles. Vote for the best one!

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Springtime for you is all about masks and flying kites. For us it is all about bikes and snowmobiles. Vote for the best one!

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Hello Savvina i got you envelope what was pretty amazing ps add me back in snapchat and not tuomas. Pps i liked ur gifts.

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Hi! I got your letter Amanda!

You sound like you love music. It was really lovely and interesting to read about music school from you letter.

Your school sounded lovely!

You told that you can't wait to hear about our school so I can tell you about it.

Our school have about 260 pupils. We have school canteen, school gym and so many classes.

We have electives in middle school, so we can choose which subjects we want to study. I have home economics and languages.

Hope to hear about you soon Amanda!

-Viivi

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A sunny day! The postman brought us a big envelope full of letters and cards :D. It was great to receive them and delight the pupils with them - many happy faces in the class. Thank you all for the nice stories, poems, recipes, pictures and little gifts!

Teija

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Also the 9th graders were delighted to receive your colourful letters and cards. Although they no longer have Kielipolku-lessons, many of them are going to answer your letters. Thank you for making our school day special! :D

Teija

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Hi it´s me, Sanni!

I am the one who sent you that letter about Christmas carols, and I received yours as well! Your letter was awesome and I hope mine was as good;)

Our summer break is about to start, and after that I won´t be in the same school anymore. Teija won´t teach me ever again, so I am not able to write you anymore :(

But here is my snap if you like to stay in touch: sanni.kangas

I wish you all the very best!

-Sanni

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Hi Giannis! Thanks for the card and the magnet. I have been dreaming of magnets with pictures from abroad for a long time.

Our summer vacation starts on the first of June. Our class is finishing elementary school this year. There has been a lot to do in the spring, but it is a relief to know that it is almost over. After the summer vacation, we head to the secondary school of our choice. So we have to say goodbye to our current school.

It has been very nice and instructive to communicate with you. It is sad that our time is coming to an end. I wish you all the best for the future!

Minea

Below are my social media accounts

Snapchat: mvierimaa8

Instagram: mineavierimaa

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Hi John, Sakis and Myriam! I recieved your lovely christmas and easter letters that you sent me. Thank you so much for the magnet, I loved it a lot! It has been really nice learning about you and your traditions.

In a couple of weeks I will finish middle shcool and the summer holiday will start. Then in the fall I will start highschool which is very exciting but sadly we won't hear a lot from each other anymore.

If you would like to keep in touch here is my snapchat tikkanen.julia I wish the best of luck for all of your futures and have the best of summer holidays!

Ps. In the picture you can see a little of what Rovaniemi looks like at night during summer.

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Hi!

I got the letters that you sent me. Thank you for them. They were awesome! I'm glad that you guys wrote me back Marianthi and Raphael, and of course that I got a new pen pal:).

The summer vacation starts in two and a half weeks, and I'm about to finish middle school. I will start high school after the summer break, and Teija won't teach me anymore. After that I won't be able to write you guys, but you have my socials. We can still be in touch if you guys want.

Just in case, here is my snapchat, if you didn't already have it: k_haavikko

I wish you all the best! Katariina

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Hi Lambrini!

It was so nice to hear from you again! How have you been?

We have only two and a half weeks school left. It feels really weird because I won't be returning to this school in the autumn. I will go to the upper secondary school, I get a new class and hopefully also new friends. If you want to, I can tell you in the autumn what my new school is like :)

I hope we still keep in touch and you let me know how you feel.

Best regards,

Elli<3

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Hi Barbara! Based on your letter you seem like an absolutely wonderful person. It was fun to hear about your everyday life and your school there in Rhodos!

You said that one of our favourite foods is sushi, but it's not to my taste..

I'm glad you wrote and I'd also like to get to know you better! If you have snapchat add me there @aspuranen

Best greetings,

Aada

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Dear Teija -Dear friends !I am so excited!

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Dear Teija -Dear friends !I am so excited!

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Your pen pals have been asking me for days if you have receiveed their mail!I will tell them on Monday!I cannot open your poll ,I am afraid..Please tell me what I can do so that we can vote for your snowmobiles! We had our Easter holidays and the programme was full of concerts before and after Easter ,so we did not have enough lessons and we were not able to log on the padlet..We would love to keep in touch with all of you next year as well on the padlet or through mail or social media!We will be back next week !Thank you for your greetings in Greek!!I am sending you all my love !

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Hi Irene!

Thanks for the cards. It was very interesting to heard about your culture.

In our country at Easter children goes to "Virpomaan". Virpominen means children go knocking on doors, dressed as a cat or a witch, for example and then when someone open the door they say poetry "Virvon varvon tuoreeks terveeks, tulevaks vuodeks, vitsa sulle palkka mulle". After this children give vihta to resident and resident gives candy or coins to children.

You asked us about our favorite places. Jessica's favorite places are beaches or some very kind forest. Nella's favorite places are maybe beaches.

Our comprehensive school end in two weeks. In Autumn we start new school. We go to vocational school.

if we don't communicate anymore, we wish you all the best for the rest of your life.

Best regards

Nella & Jessica

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Because the snow melts, the water level rises and there are floods. This picture is from our cottage.

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Hello Evdokia!

I am really glad you wrote to me. You seem really nice and I can't wait to get to know you!

You asked me about the weather here. This time of year it is about +15 degrees here. The sun is shining and the snow is melting. As you also said, the weather is cool in the mornings, but it warms up during the day.

You wanted to know what I do in my free time; so, I can tell you. I'm often at home with my family and our dog. I also like sports, so I go to the gym. Of course, I also meet my friends and hang out with them.

If you want to, you can add me on Snapchat and Instagram so that we can continue chatting. I hope to hear from you again soon!

Instagram and Snapchat: ellipeltoniemii

Best wishes, Elli<3

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Thank you all for this year - it's been great to work with you. We're looking forward to next autumn.