Big, Wide World

Another generation of Class 3 pupils seems to enjoy this song, too:

It's a big, wide world out there,
And there's so much to see.
I'd like to fly around the world,
Why don't you come with me...?

I'd like to go to Africa,
I'd like to see a snake.
I'd like to take it to my house,
And feed it bread and cake.

It's a big, wide world...

I'd like to go to Canada,
I'd like to see a bear.
I'd like to take it to my house,
And give it boots to wear.

It's a big, wide world...

I'd like to go to Italy,
I'd like to eat ice cream.
I'd like to take some to my house,
It isn't just a dream.

It's a big, wide world...

HIPPO 2023 Semi-finals

 This year's HIPPO semi-finals were held on 22 April at Đura Jakšić Primary School as well.

My pupils tried their best to do their reading and writing tests, more challenging  than at qualifications, and one of them qualified for the European Finals.  

Little HIPPO:
Nina Stijelja, III2 (Reading: 30, Writing: 30 = 60/67 points),
Mila Petrović, III1 (Reading: 29, Writing: 24 = 53/67 points),

HIPPO 1:
Nikola Tomić, V2 (Reading: 39, Writing: 37.5 =  76.5/80.5 points), European finalist.
Nataša Đurin, V2 (Reading: 39, Writing: 21 = 60/80.5 points).

Amazing Transport

Following the model from our books, my Class 3 pupils have come up with some unusual means of transport that would take them to different parts of the world with their friends and family.

Book Reports

World Book Day 2023

We celebrated this year's World Book Day on 24 April. It was an excellent opportunity for the representatives of Class 6, 7 and 8 to share their book reviews, to play games and to encourage everyone to read more books.

Travel Magazine

My Class 5 and Class 7 pupils, divided in different international teams, have been very busy doing research as part of the eTwin World Travel Agency project.

First, they suggested a few landmarks in Serbia to be searched by their friends from other partner countries.

Then, they searched for and calculated the cost, transportation, accommodation in the chosen countries, and suggested what to see, eat and buy there.

As usual, my pupils especially enjoyed adding the clues for the collaborative online Guess the country game:

All the works were collected in an online suitcase of souvenirs, a brochure and a travel magazine started by one of the founders:

Slingshot Challenge

 Lara has taken part in the National Geographic Slingshot Challenge and shared her solutions to the environmental problems in a one-minute video.

Although her video isn't among the finalists, I'm glad she's made this step towards the change.

Hello,
My name's Lara and I come from Serbia.
Today, I'm going to talk to you about global issues. As you can see, here are some notes that I'm going to use to present my plan.
Air, nature or water pollution, climate change and waste everywhere; these global issues are all connected.
Firstly, they are all caused by none other than humans!
How?, you may ask. Well, as you know and can see here, humans build factories. Factories make smoke which pollutes the air. They also throw out all kinds of toxic fluids into the rivers. After that, rivers flow into the seas, and the seas into the oceans. What's more, we use the same water that WE polluted to water the plants and as a drink.
Secondly, global issues cause numerous species to become endangered. Not to mention all kinds of diseases of both humans and animals.
One solution to these problems would be to put filters in factories so that they can clean the smoke before it goes into the atmosphere.
Another solution would be to build special pools that will clean the water before it goes into the rivers. If factories don't want to abide by these rules, then they should pay fines. If that doesn't help, then we should simply close the factories.
I hope that if we stick to it, we'll have a better, cleaner and greener planet.
Thank you for your attention!