I am happy that the lesson plan on gender equality I carried out last year with my Class 7 pupils has been commended in the international competition organised by Eduka Publishing Company.
The promotion of the Collection of all winning and commended lesson plans was organised on 30 October at the Book Fair in Belgrade.
We've marked this year's Code Week with our eTwinning friends.
Class 2 pupils drew the black cat, the seagull, the owl, and their favourite animals in pixels. They explored Zaply Code and Everyone Draw. It was a lot of fun.
We've added the activities to the EU Code Week website.
Describe your favourite superhero/superheroine or create your own.
Use about 60 - 80 words. Organise your writing into 5 short paragraphs.
Paragraph 1 (Introduction): Who is your favourite superhero/superheroine? What is his/her real name? How old is he/she?
Paragraph 2 (Appearance): What does your superhero/superheroine look like? Describe their costume. What colour is it? Have they got any accessories, like a cape, mask or special weapons?
Paragraph 3 (Abilities): What can your superhero/superheroine do? What are his/her superpowers? Can they fly, run fast, or do magic? How did they get
their powers? From radioactivity like Spiderman or another planet like Superman? How do they use their powers to help others?
Paragraph 4 (Personality): What is your favourite superhero/superheroine like? Are they brave, kind, or clever? How do they treat other people? What do they do when they are not saving the world? Have they got a family?
Paragraph 5 (Conclusion / Final thoughts): Why is this superhero/superheroine special to you?What makes them fun or interesting? Would you like to be like them?
My superheroine is Himena.
She has long black hair, a purple and black outfit, and dark brown eyes. She is slim and tall. Her best friend is Makima. She has a cat called Meowy, and she can teleport to the past.
Himena is funny but also clever, kind, and friendly.
She is my best superheroine because she saves cities in Japan, Korea, and the whole world.
Kalina Stanaćev, V3
My favourite superheroine is Starfire.
She has long pink hair and green eyes. She has a sister, and her name is Blackfire.
Starfire can lift heavy things, shoot lasers from her eyes, and fly fast. She came from the planet Tamaran. She can be seen in the TV show Teen Titans Go.
She is my favourite superheroine because she saves lives.
Petra Crnomarković, V2
My superheroine is Rainbow Girl. Her real name is Lina.
She has blue and yellow hair, blue eyes, and green make‑up. Her outfit is a white T‑shirt with a rainbow on it and a blue skirt. She wears white shoes and orange socks.
She has a pet called Ray. He wears a blue jacket, purple shorts, and purple and green shoes.
Rainbow Girl can fly very fast, and that is her power. She is strong and polite.
I love Rainbow Girl because she is so cute, and her power is special for me.
Manja Bor, V2
For my younger pupils, discovering friendship, responsibility, and care through stories was the reason behind joining The Seagull and the Cat eTwinning project, inspired by Luis Sepúlveda’s book. This project brings together children aged 6–8 in a creative reading journey.
Our first activities included introductions, pre‑surveys with the help of Class 6 girls, and logo design, followed by voting for the best logos.
As warm-up activities before reading the first chapters, I organised workshops.
Dimitrije taught his classmates how to fold paper boats, just as his grandma had shown him before. He took the role very seriously and guided each friend through the steps. When they finished, pupils proudly showed their paper boats to one another.
The children also drew our country's coat of arms.
In their teams, pupils coloured and cut the seagull parts, glued them on cardboard, and attached legs with thread. They also made the seagull mask, colouring and cutting the shapes before fixing a straw to hold it. In the same way, they created the cat mask—colouring, cutting, and gluing the pieces, then adding a straw. The girls imagined the cat was a girl, so they added long eyelashes and pink cheeks, and were surprised when I told them it was a boy. Pupils also prepared the cat figure, colouring and cutting the paper, gluing the parts together, and fixing missing paws with a little help from me.
On 19 October, our team joined the national celebration of the I Can School Challenge in New Belgrade. Eleven school teams from across Serbia presented creative projects focused on empathy, innovation, and making a difference.
We were proud to share our story about responsible consumption and were invited on stage to share key highlights and take on a new challenge.
Later, we joined workshops led by volunteers and worked with students from other schools on fun and thoughtful tasks—lining up by birthdays without speaking, guessing who was leading group movements, writing funny poems about serious topics, and creating a sketch on gender equality.
Although we were not chosen to represent Serbia at the Be the Change conference in Japan, we returned home happy and inspired. The jury awarded us for golden hands and empathy, and shared encouraging feedback:
- Our project addresses an important global issue with clear, practical solutions.
- The Share phase stood out and made a strong impression.
We are thankful for the chance to learn, grow, and connect with others who care about change.
This year, we marked the European Day of Languages with a variety of interactive and creative activities designed to spark curiosity, teamwork, and imagination.
My Class 2 pupils learned greetings and how to say “peace” in Italian, Greek, and Turkish with help from their peers across Europe. They also created a mini video dictionary United in Peace and joined a memory game with flags.
Older pupils went on a virtual journey across Europe, discovering fun facts about different countries. The most creative ones wrote poems in English and translated the song “Voices of Europe”, composed for this year’s celebration.
The main event took place on 2 October in the school canteen, where Class 5 pupils, divided into five mixed teams, took part in quizzes on general knowledge and languages. They performed a choreography to the song “Voices of Europe”, a scene from the musical “Letter by Letter”, and a short sketch about cases called “The Toreador and the Bull.”
This was our 15th celebration at school and the 25th across Europe — a joyful reminder of how languages enrich our world and bring people closer together. As always, the activity is part of the Council of Europe's Event Calendar.
