Welcome to our online St Martin's Day! |
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St Martin’s Day (Martinstag or Laternenumzug) is a German tradition, celebrating the feast of St Martin on 11th November. Children walk through their hometown carrying lanterns, singing songs about Sankt Martin and enjoying sweets and buns or bread figures (Weckmänner) especially baked for this occasion. We usually celebrate at the school with a sale of homemade Weckmänner and hot dogs, followed by a lantern procession, St Martin's songs and a performance of the story of St Martin.
But our 2020 St Martin's celebrations took place online! |
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The story of St Martin2DE usually provide a live performance of the St Martin's story (complete with horse).
However, this year they have created two fantastic versions, in both English and in German. You can watch their movies here. Very special thanks go to Flossie Pejkovic (6FE) and her brother Lucas Pejkovic (4FE) for acting out the St Martin's story and in fact the whole family who has been supporting our St Martin's event year after year with St Martin's and horses for the Lantern procession and the play. |
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Competitions
We ran some online competitions which all of primary was invited to take part in:
Best St Martin's Performance
1st – Emilia S 6DE and Zosia S 4DE (Sankt Martin 2020)
2nd – Leighton T 2EE (The Story of St Martin)
3rd – Daria B-W RDE (Laterne, Laterne - movie no longer available)
2nd – Leighton T 2EE (The Story of St Martin)
3rd – Daria B-W RDE (Laterne, Laterne - movie no longer available)
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Best Lantern Design
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Reception
1st – Daria B-W RDE 2nd – Thalia A REE 3rd – Emília G-M REE |
Year 1
1st – Justus K 1DE 2nd – Esmé H 1EE 3rd – Sofia K 1DE |
Year 2
1st – Brodie G 2DE 2nd – Hattie W-J 2FE 3rd – Saskia S 2DE |
KS2
1st – Jasmine H 4FE 2nd – Theo B 3DE 3rd – Leena S T 4DE |
Most Delicious Looking Weckmann
1st – Sophia Brent 5DE
2nd – Jana-Elin Vollmer RDE
3rd – Thalia Anthony REE
2nd – Jana-Elin Vollmer RDE
3rd – Thalia Anthony REE
Best St Martin's Drawing
1st – Sonia Reinhard 5DE
2nd – Leena Saloni Tecza 4DE
3rd – Chloe Arnold 5FE
2nd – Leena Saloni Tecza 4DE
3rd – Chloe Arnold 5FE
Frau Havenstein is the Primary PASCH co-coordinator. In this role, she liaises with the Goethe-Institut and our PASCH partners all over the world. PASCH stands for Schulen: Partner der Zukunft.
Here a little bit of information on PASCH:
The PASCH initiative ("Schools: Partners for the Future“) is a global network of more than 2000 schools that maintains a close relationship to both, Germany and German language. The Goethe-Institut supports over 600 schools in the national education systems of over 100 countries.
The “Schools: Partners for the Future” (PASCH) initiative was launched in February 2008 by Germany’s Federal Foreign Office. PASCH is coordinated by the Federal Foreign Office and implemented in cooperation with the Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA), the Goethe-Institut, the German Academic Exchange Service and the Educational Exchange Service of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Photo and video consent
In her role as PASCH co-coordinator, Fr Havenstein shares materials such as St Martin's photos and videos. She would like to share some of the competition entries. If you give your permission for your child to feature, please fill in the photo permission form and return a scan or a photo of the signed form to her ([email protected]). The children would not be named.
This photo permission is entirely optional and does not exclude you from entering the competitions. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to email me Fr Havenstein at [email protected].
Here a little bit of information on PASCH:
The PASCH initiative ("Schools: Partners for the Future“) is a global network of more than 2000 schools that maintains a close relationship to both, Germany and German language. The Goethe-Institut supports over 600 schools in the national education systems of over 100 countries.
The “Schools: Partners for the Future” (PASCH) initiative was launched in February 2008 by Germany’s Federal Foreign Office. PASCH is coordinated by the Federal Foreign Office and implemented in cooperation with the Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA), the Goethe-Institut, the German Academic Exchange Service and the Educational Exchange Service of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Photo and video consent
In her role as PASCH co-coordinator, Fr Havenstein shares materials such as St Martin's photos and videos. She would like to share some of the competition entries. If you give your permission for your child to feature, please fill in the photo permission form and return a scan or a photo of the signed form to her ([email protected]). The children would not be named.
This photo permission is entirely optional and does not exclude you from entering the competitions. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to email me Fr Havenstein at [email protected].