Three groups of my students took part in the preliminary round of this year's HIPPO Olympiad organised on 24 April in Đura Jakšić Primary School. Just like last year, the exam consisted of reading, the use of English and listening tasks. Judging by my students' comments, the grammar part of the exam was a bit challenging.
What's your favourite sandwich? Explain how you make it. You can also make a video or take a photo of it and share.
You can use the text in the game as an example.
My favourite sandwich is cheese, egg, tomato and meat.
First, spread some butter on a slice of bread. Then, cut an egg and some tomato pieces. After that, put the egg and tomato slices on the bread. Next, put some cheese on it and slice some meat. Put the sandwich on the plate end eat it. It's delicious!
David Dragan, IV2
My favorite sandwich is a toasted sandwich.
Ingredients: two pieces of bread, cheese, two pieces of salami or ham, oregano, salt and butter.
Put all the ingredients on one piece of bread and cover with another piece. Toast for two minutes and cut in half. Enjoy!
Dinitrije Belinsan, IV2
My favourite sandwich is with bread, cheese, tomato, sour cream, ham and green salad.
I spread a piece of bread with a lot of sour cream. Then, I put two pieces of ham, some tomatoes, green salad and a piece of cheese. I enjoy eating this sandwich.
Majda Heldrih, IV3
I love sandwiches and this is my recipe for the good one.
First, spread some butter on a piece of bread. Put some sausages, ketchup and mayo. To keep the sandwich healthy, put some lettuce, tomatoes and peppers. Then, cover all this with another piece of bread. It's very tasty!
Minja Babić, IV3
To make my sandwich, put some butter on a piece of bread, put some salami on the butter, and finally, place some tomato on top.
It's really tasty!
Aleksa Tomić, IV3
Our planet is home to about 30 million different kinds of animals. Some live in their natural habitats while the others live in zoos.
Choose one endangered or national wild animal and use about 50-60 words to write about it. Organise your writing into 5 paragraphs.
Paragraph 1: What is the animal's name? Is it endangered or national wild animal?
Paragraph 2: What does it look like? What colour is it? What can you say about the animal's eyes, ears, nose...? How tall / long is it?
Paragraph 3: Where does it live? What does it eat? How much does it weigh?
Paragraph 4: What can it do well? How long does it live?
Paragraph 5: Why is this animal interesting?
The polar bear is a very endangered species.
The polar bear is large and has thick white fur. Its eyes are small and not conspicuous. The polar bear's ears are also small and raised. Its nose is black and is above its mouth. Males are 2.4-3 m long, and females are 1.8-2.4 m long. The male is 1.3 m tall, and female is 1.8-2.4 m tall.
Polar bears live in the North Pole. They eat the fish they catch themselves. They weigh about 450 kg.
The polar bear is very good at hunting and swimming. It lives for about 20 years.
These animals are interesting because they manage to survive at very low temperatures and because they live in places where there are no conditions for that.
Mia Pavlov, V2
Brown bear is an endangered animal.
It has got a short tail, small ears, a strong jaw, sharp teeth and brown fur. It weighs 130 kg to 300 kg. Females weigh about 100 kg, and males about 150 kg. It needs a lot of space to live, at least 250 km2. Brown bear usually eats berries, fruits, chestnuts, fish, dead animals. Its favourite food is honey.
In Serbia, it lives on Golija, Kučaj, Jadovnik, Stara planina and Tara. It climbs trees and rocks, and goes to water to cool down.
It lives from 40 to 50 years.
Lara Avramov, V2
Green sea turtles are endangered animals.
They live in the sea and eat fish and algae. Green turtles have shell on their back and four fins. Everyone thinks sea turtles are light green but they are in fact black or dark green. They mostly weigh about 200 kg.
This type of turtles can change the color of their shell. They can live about forty and fifty years.
Staša Blažić, V2
One of my favourite species and the most interesting animals are wolves. They are national wild animals.
Wolves are very similar to dogs. They can have different colours of their fur which depends on where they live. Colour of their fur is usually a shade of brown or grey mixed with yellow. They have an excellent sense of hearing and smell.
They can live in different places and locations. They live in the forests and in the mountains. They are predators, which means their main food is meat.
Jovana Karić, V2
My animal is called a panda. it is an endangered animal.
It is large, black and white. It is about 1.5 m long. They have a short tail and large paws. Its eyes are like those of cats.
It mainly lives in China. It feeds mainly on bamboo. On average it eats 9 to 14 kilograms of bamboo shoots every day. Males weigh up to 115 kilograms and females up to 100 kilograms. They live from 20 to 30 years.
This animal is interesting to me because it is cute and cuddly.
Mila Kubet, V3
Koalas are endangered species because humans hunt them.
Koalas are medium sizes mammals. They are most often gray. Their ears and nose are large and their eyes are small.
They spend most of their lives on eucalyptus trees where they feed on leaves.
Koalas are interesting because they are very cute, but can be very aggressive.
Andrija Stančić, V3
The animal's name is the great bustard. It is an endangered national bird that nests on the ground.
The great bustard looks like a turkey but white on its head and neck and brown on the other part of the body.
The great bustard lives in Serbia in low grass and eats plants, bugs and seeds. It weighs about 15 kilos.
The great bustard can help people by eating pests on farms, and lives about 10 years.
This bird is interesting because it lives on the ground.
Vanja Konstantinović, V3
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| Iva IV3 |
I shared with my new generations of Class 3 and Class 4 students a list of Easter activities they could do at home and show the others, and here are their creative works of art:
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| Dimitrije, IV2 |
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| Petra, III1 |
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| Marija, III1 |
I've recently shared with my youngest students the animated film about the very hungry caterpillar and I can't describe how astonished they were by the amount of food one tiny creature could eat, and how amazed they were when they saw it turn into a beautiful butterfly.
As a follow-up, one group made different kinds of food mentioned in the story.
Another group made and named the food they like.
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| Kalina, I1 |
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| Anđela, I1 |
