Saturday 30 April 2016

Love Story by Erich Segal

Describe your favourite character.

My favourite character is Jenny. She is a poor girl, whose father is a baker. She is not rich like Oliver, the man she falls in love with. I've chosen her because she is very musical, shy, good and modest a lot.
She has brown hair and full eyebrows.
Unlike Oliver and his father, Jenny and her father are in a good relationship. That is why she thinks that Oliver has to stop hating his father. She has a big heart and tells Oliver to go to his father's birthday because he loves him which proves that she knows what the father's love is. 
Jenny's father is a very relaxed and peaceful man. When Oliver first meets Phil (Jenny's father), he says that he has never eaten so many cakes before. Oliver calls  his father Sir and Jenny calls her father Phil and speaks to him like with a friend. On the other hand, Oliver talks to his father like to a God. 
Jenny is a shy, quiet, modest and clever person.
Her relationship with Oliver is very serious. They love each other a lot and they have their families' support. Oliver is a bit obsessed with her. He would literally do anything for her. He would give her all the money he has. 
Jenny always stands next to Oliver in every situation and supports him along the way. She is very honest and tells him when he isn't right about his father. 
When Oliver met her, he knew that she was the one and that they would make a perfect couple. I can say that they were perfect. It didn't matter that she was poor and he was rich.
Jenny likes playing the piano. Oliver says that she sounds amazing. She used to hang out with her musical friends.
Jenny was a wonderful person and I'm so sorry that she died and couldn't have children with Oliver. 

Mina Vidović, VIII1

Saturday 16 April 2016

NEA Competition

My younger pupils, especially the girls, have found great pleasure in acting out the story with Mickey and Minnie. They got even more excited when they put the Mickey and Minnie ears. That is why we've recently entered the Pearson New English Adventure Competition.
Dunja and Aleksandra
Milica and Ratka

Friday 15 April 2016

My Piece for Peace

Our school took part in an international project called My piece for peace whose main goal is spreading the word about the better future for children. 
Some of our schoolchildren shared their wishes in a video message while others made a collage. We even shared some of our intercultural practice with the other participating countries.

Tuesday 12 April 2016

A Childhood Memory

One of my most interesting childhood memories is when I was on Zlatar Lake and Zlatar Mountain.
I went on a trip to Zlatar with my family. The trip was long but totally worth it. My family and I slept in a small mountain house with a beautiful view on the lake. Our hosts Milojko and Jelka were really good. We tasted a lot of things we had never even heard of before.
I will remember our hosts and all the food we tried, but I'll never forget the long walk in the woods. The walk itself wasn't much fun and interesting. After some time, I got very tired and decided to take a break, but I didn't let my parents and my sister know that I stopped walking. Shortly, they just disappeared and I got lost. I roamed the woods for about 23 minutes, trying to find the road back to the mountain house, but I had no luck. After roaming for some time, I saw Milojko and Jelka's grandson Sava. I yelled his name so he could notice me and help me find my family. This time I was lucky because he helped me find the road back to the mountain house.
When I came back to the house, my parents were pale and very scared. When they saw me, their face colour came back to normal, they jumped to hug me and they started crying.
I will never forget this and neither will my parents. Everything came out alright. I hope I won't get lost again. Next time when we're walking, I'll let my parents know that I stopped to have a break.

Lazar Turudija, VIII1, 7 April 2016

My childhood has been pretty awesome. I remember both good and bad times with a big smile on my face.
I have done a lot of stupid things with my cousin Nikola, but they are precious memories from my childhood.
Once, my cousin and I were bored, so we decided to go and play in the yard. I had an old washing machine that appeared to be very interesting to us. We put some bricks behind that washing machine so that bricks could be our seats like in a car, because we were playing the taxi driver game. We also put the bricks from the yard in the drum of the washing machine so they could make noise like a car engine. When we finished playing the game, Nikola had to go home.
At dusk, my grandmother went to the yard to feed the ducks, but she couldn't find them, so she asked me and I said, 'I have no idea. Ask Nikola. He was playing with them.' So, when she called Nikola, he said the same thing about me. She was so angry! She went to the yard again and saw a little duck with difficulty walking. She got even angrier when she saw all our ducks in the washing machine.
That was the first time when my grandmother was angry with me. I was so sad back then.
That is just one sweet memory from my childhood and I will always remember it.

Dušan Bačkuljin, VIII1

We have a lot of memories. They can be good or bad, but the memories from our childhood are the best and we always remember them.
I was seven years old when I got my first bike. My dad and grandma told me I had to learn to ride a bike. That was boring to me because I liked swimming better.
It was hard to learn. My dad pushed me many times, but when he finally let me ride alone, I fell. My legs were full of injuries. I tried to ride many times, but were not able to. They knew how much I liked swimming, so dad told me that I should not go to the pool until I learned to ride my bike. I was very sad about that, and I learned to ride very fast.
Riding a bike wasn't as exciting for me as swimming at that time. After all, I went to the pool with my dad to celebrate this new experience.
Sadly, I haven't got my first bike now. I am really happy I learned to ride my bike. Now, when I am fifteen years old, I don't like swimming and I ride my bike wherever I go. One day without a bike is a bad day for me.

Luka Važić, VIII2

Our past is very important, because every event that happens in our lives makes us who we are today.
I remember one day, while I was in Bosnia, my cousin, several other kids from the street and I went on an 'adventure' in the nearby woods. Firstly, we had to cross a very muddy path, where a stream once ran. We spent the next twenty minutes after the crossing cleaning our shoes. After that, we saw a pack of feral dogs in the distance, so we left quickly in another direction. After a nice, long walk, we started, one by one, to get really hungry.
After a rather long journey home, we could smell fresh kebabs being served on the table.

Kristian Balaž, VIII2

Yesterday, while I was cleaning the attic, I found an old photo of me holding a little kitten. The moment I saw it, I remembered that day.
It was a nice sunny day. I just came come from school when I heard a strange sound. I went outside to see what was making that noise when I found a small box and a little kitten inside it. The kitty was a gift from my parents. It was so cute with its pink nose and big green eyes that I couldn't resist, so I just took him into my arms. I decided to call him Freckle.
Now he is five years old and he is no longer so cute and little, but I still love him the same.

Anja Vučić, VIII2

Two years ago, I spent my spring holiday with my aunt. We were visiting Vienna.
Vienna is one of the most famous cities in the world. Vienna was the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but now it is the capital of Austria.
We arrived at the city at six and moved to the hotel at eight. People there are friendly and always on time. They speak German with each other, but English with the tourists.
First, we visited the Hofburg twins. In Hofburg, there is an art and history museum. I was amazed by the mummies, guns, art pieces and sculptures made of marble and silver. 
Then, we visited Belvedere Castle which was the home of the famous Austrian general Prince Eugen of Savoy. There, I saw a famous painting of Napoleon crossing the Alps.
We also visited Schönbrunn Palace which is the largest of the three and famous for its size, garden and zoo.
Finally, we visited the Albertina Art Museum. There, I was fascinated by the masterpieces of Van Gogh, Picasso, Rubens, Rembrandt and Klimt.
On the last day, we visited the Imperial Treasury and tomb. There, I saw the graves of the Habsburg kings and queens and the jewellery and the clothes they wore.
This is my favourite childhood memory because I had a chance to experience all these wonderful things.

Marko Dejanović, VIII4

Friday 1 April 2016

Heroes, Myths and Legends

My oldest pupils have taken part in this year's OUP International Project Competition Heroes, Myths and Legends. Four groups made an online poster, using a web tool called Popplet, on the chosen topic, and got their certificates: