Transforming Education

 I've encouraged my Class 7 pupils to share their ideas on the future of education and skills, as a part of the global research on transforming education (SDG 4) organised by UNESCO, UNICEF and World's Largest Lesson. 

Over 37,000 pupils from 150 countries completed the game-like survey and received their certificates. The report, which can be accessed here, shows that, among other things, the children are happy to be back at school after pandemic, want to learn more practical skills for the real world, and how to look after their mental health and protect our planet.

Book Reviews

In their teams, my Class 7 pupils have recently read and presented their chosen books from the list.

Debates

 In their chosen groups, my Class 7 pupils have discussed the advantages and disadvantages of keeping wild animals in zoos or as pets, of cloning animals, and using animals to test medicines and cosmetics. 

We've also organised debates where one group expressed their arguments for and another their arguments against. 

Overseas Meetup

 It was a lot of fun for my Class 5 pupils to meet their peers from Los Angeles. 

First, groups of pupils introduced them to our country, town, school and class, and then, everyone introduced themselves and shared their likes.

Favourite Sports Stars

Write about your favourite sports star.

P1: What's his/her name? Has he/she got a nickname?
P2: When and where was he/she born? Where does he/she live? Who does he/she live with?
P3: What does he/she do every day? Write about his/her daily routine.
P4: What does he/she like doing in his/her free time? Who with?
P5: Why is this sports star special? 

Don't copy/paste from the internet! Try to use your own words!

My favourite famous person is Sergej Milinković-Savić. He is a football player.
Segej was born on 27 February 1995 in Leida, Spain.
He wakes up at 7 o'clock and has breakfast at 8 o'clock. He usually eats cereal and eggs. He goes to the gym at 9 o'clock.
Sergej goes home at 12 o'clock and has a shower.
Sergej likes spending time with his family. He's got a wife and a daughter.
In his free time, Sergej plays video games, watches TV and plays with his dog.
Sergej is my favourite person because I like football and I love how Sergej plays it.

Darija Širjančev, V1 

Giannis Antetokounmpo is my favourite famous person. He is from Athens, Greece. He plays for the Milwaukee Bucks, in the NBA. His height is six foot eleven and he is thirty years old.
Giannis wakes up at six o'clock. He goes to practice at eight o'clock. At eleven o'clock he has lunch.
In his free time, he plays with his family.
At around six o'clock, he goes to the NBA arena and plays a game. After the game he eats dinner and goes to sleep.

Vukašin Bulajić, V2

My favourite famous person is Filip Kostić. He doesn't have a nickname. He plays football. 
Filip lives in Germany, in the city of Frankfurt, but plays for the Serbian national team.
Kostić gets up at 8 o'clock in the morning and goes to the gym. Filip comes home at 10 o'clock. He has breakfast at 11 o'clock. Kostić likes eating fish.
Filip has his training at 12 o'clock and a game at 2 o'clock. He has matches every two days.
In his free time, Filip loves playing computer games, and playing with his dog.
For dinner, Kostić eats salad. He goes to bed at 10 o'clock.
He is my favourite player because he is fast and skillful with a ball.

Vukašin Bajkin, V2

Telling the time

A lot of my younger pupils have got smart watches and can say what the time is, but the problem starts when I ask them to read the time on an analogue clock. That's why it's always a good idea to ask them to use a piece of cardboard and design a clock with hands.

We've started with the easy steps, putting the big hand on the 12 and the small hand on one of the numbers, and saying o'clock.

Good wishes

 Things come to those who wait! The cards from our friends in the Bronx, New York City, with their good wishes, have finally arrived, so I reminded my Class 2 pupils how far they had to travel to reach us.