Both my pupils did their best on the more challenging tests and, once again, made it to the orange list.
Hippo 1: Nina Stijelja, V2 (Reading: 37/40, Writing 24/37.5 - compared to the first on the list),
Hippo 3: Nikola Tomić, VII2 (Reading: 33/34, Writing: 24/40.5 - compared to the first on the list).
With Easter round the corner, my Class 4 pupils got very busy making creative cards which we later sent to our friends in Lithuania, Spain, Taiwan and the USA.
Here are the results of this year's Contest which took place on 10 March in Đura Jakšić Primary School:
HIPPO 1:
Nina Stijelja V2 (Reading: 29/30, Use of English: 24/30 = 53/60 points), national finalist,
Mila Petrović V1 (Reading: 29/30, Use of English: 22.5/30 = 51.5/60 points),
Anastasija Đomparin V3 (Reading: 28/30, Use of English: 22.5/30 = 50.5/60 points),
Marija Đurin (Reading: 29/30, Use of English: 21/30 = 50/60 points),
Anđela Mijandžić (Reading: 29/30, Use of English: 10.5/30 = 39.5/60 points)
HIPPO 3:
Nikola Tomić VII2 (Reading: 33/34, Use of English: 25.5/30 = 58.5/64 points), national finalist,
Nataša Đurin VII2 (Reading: 33/34, Use of English: 19.5/30 = 52.5/64 points),
Luka Baba VII2 (Reading: 33/34, Use of English: 18/30 = 51/64 points).
Due to the suspension of lessons, we weren't able to mark this year's Safer Internet Day with our international friends as planned. However, we managed to catch up with them soon after.
My Class 4 pupils took part in an activity which focused on eSafety problems. Our partners from Lithuania and Taiwan shared their problems, and we tried to give them advice.
My Class 7 pupils collaborated on an online dictionary. Each school selected a letter and, with the help of AI, listed eSafety-related words and wrote their definitions. Another school chose one of the words and created an image using AI.
Gender equality was the next topic for our Sustainable Future: Our Actions, Our Impact eTwinning project.
As part of my Class 7 research, we brainstormed different jobs and looked at how many women and men do them. In our school, for example, there are more female teachers than male. The situation is more or less the same in other schools, but also in health care, shops, banks and other services. However, there are still more male employees in agriculture, industry and construction.
We also talked about famous Serbian women and why their work is important. In teams, the pupils created infographics introducing these successful women.
Later, the pupils thought carefully what to include in their prompts and used Canva's AI to create images of boy and girl characters for our collaborative books. They voted for the best designs and added paragraphs to complete the books: Leo's Family Team: A Chore Adventure and Breaking Barriers: Lily's Journey in STEM.
Two groups of my pupils took part in this year's preliminary round of the Contest organised on 10 March in Đura Jakšić Primary School.
Most pupils found the tests easy, especially the reading part, though some felt the use of English was too challenging.
This year, the application process and the Contest were organised under unusual circumstances, with fewer pupils participating than before. A lot of schools in our country, including ours, have suspended classes since 20 January due to widespread protests and teacher strikes. A few of my pupils who felt prepared, followed my advice and applied individually.
We've received creative cards with warm wishes from our friends, pupils and their teachers Vita from Lithuania, Heng-Ting from Taiwan, Alison and Araceli from Spain, Mioara from Romania, Elçin from Türkiye and Janina from the USA, which made our days before and after the winter break fantastic.
