Signe Sammel, Gerda Pilk, Regina Schults, Diana Slõšenkova

ESTONIAKehtna Põhikool

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THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA

THE MAP OF ESTONIA

Kehtna

TALLINN

Helsinki – 85 km

Moscow – 1040 km

Nevsehir– 2644 kmAugusta – 2579 km

Ferrol – 2800 km

Kehtna – 60 km

Rouen - 1875 Riga – 310km

THE ESTONIAN NATIONAL FLAG

Originally flag of the Estonian Students’ Society, consecrated in Otepää Church in 1884

On 24 February 1989 rehoisted on the tower of Tall Hermann According to Estonian tradition, hoisted at sunrise and lowered at

sunset

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS – DAYS OFF

1 January - New Year’s Day 

24 February - Independence Day

April (movable) - Good Friday (Easter)

1 May - Spring Day

23 June - Victory Day

20 August - Day of the Restoration of Independence

25-26 December - Christmas

NATIONAL SONG AND DANCE FESTIVAL

FAMOUS ESTONIANS

Gerd Kanter Tanel Padar

 Neeme Järvi and Eri KlasKristina Šmigun-Vähi

Kehtna Basic School

The school was opened in 1843.

The new schoolhouse was opened in 1990

The school has 149 students

Students are at the age of 7 – 17

Traditions1. September – schoolyear

beginsSeptember & May - Sports

day.October – Teachers’ Day.December – Christmas

party.January – Maths week,

wrestling competitionFebruary – Shrove Tuesday,

Independence DayApril – School’s anniversaryMay – final school day for 9th

grade (when they immidate being 7 year olds)

June – Graduation

Collecting rubbish from the neighbouring forests in spring

Waste paper campaign

We have taken part in this campaign for 6 years. We have collected 66,135 kg waste paper till now.

70 kg waste paper = 1 tree We saved 66,135 kg : 70kg = 945 trees

Tere, kevad! (Hello Spring!)

Hola, primavera! Ciao, primavera! Allo, printemps! Merhaba, bahar!

Comenius projects

MEGRE -EUROPEAN MODEL

FOR SCHOOL WASTE MANAGEMENT

2005-2007

2008-2010

The Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea

The inland sea of the Atlantic ocean.

Saltiness is very low: 2-3‰ - 15‰

Area: 373,000 km2

Average depth : 52 m

The maximum depth: 459 m (Landsort trench)

There are 30 species of fish in Estonian waters and 10 species of migrant fish.

There are also ca 440 species of invertebrates.

Lakes Nearly 1,200 lakes The deepest lake is

Rõuge (38 meters)

The largest lakes are Peipsi-Pihkva (3537.6 km²) and Võrtsjärv (269.3 km²)

Lake Peipsi

Estonia is separated from Estonia is separated from Russia by Lake PeipsiRussia by Lake Peipsi

30m above sea level 30m above sea level Around 200 rivers and Around 200 rivers and

streams flow into the lake, streams flow into the lake, the biggest is the Emajõgithe biggest is the Emajõgi

The only river running out of The only river running out of the Peipsi is the River Narvathe Peipsi is the River Narva

And the biggest island is And the biggest island is Piirissaare (Border Island).Piirissaare (Border Island).

Lake Võrtsjärv

VõrtsjärvVõrtsjärv is the largest  is the largest lake situated completely lake situated completely within Estonian borders.within Estonian borders.

basin area: 3,380 km²basin area: 3,380 km² the maximum depth: 6 m the maximum depth: 6 m average depth: 2.8 maverage depth: 2.8 m 33.5 m above sea level33.5 m above sea level the length of coastline is the length of coastline is

109 km 109 km

Lake Kaali is unique in Europe because it is a water-filled meteor crater. It is on the biggest island Saaremaa.

Rivers

The longest river is the Võhandu which is 162 kilometres.

We have over 7,000 watercourses. Waterfalls are only in the rivers of North-Estonia. Sandstone outcrops are common in South-Estonia.

The western rivers get often flooded.

Sandstone outcrops in South-Estonia

Floods in the west

Waterfalls 33 waterfalls and cascades

In North-Estonia (hight over a meter)

The highest artificial waterfall is the Valaste (30.5m)

The highest natural waterfall is the Jägala (8.1m)

Just this autumn another high waterfall was discovered at Toilamõisa (25.7 m)

© Enn Käiss

The Valaste waterfall in winter

The Jägala waterfall in spring

Swamps A swamp is an area or

ecosystem where lots of plants remain decomposed.

Swamps develop when the land is too wet or when lakes grow together.

There are 9,836 swamps which is 22.3 % of the total area.

The thickest layer of peat is in Vällamäe bog (18 m).

The biggest bog lake is the Loosalu which is close to our school.

A fen and a bog

Groundwater

It is underground water that often gives us drinking water

Estonia has around 5,000 springs but many of them are dry in summer

40% of groundwater comes from hills The biggest springs are in North-

Estonia.

Witch’s well at Tuhala

Springs in winter

Kostivere karst area

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