At the Restaurant

Class 1 pupils enjoyed a fun role play in the classroom. They pretended to be waiters and guests, taking orders, serving food, and thanking each other politely. The activity was simple, playful, and full of laughter, helping them practise everyday English in a natural way.

HIPPO 2026 National Finals

 The National Finals of the international HIPPO competition for pupils from Kikinda schools were held on 24 and 25 April at Đura Jakšić Primary School.

Just like last year, the contestants took their exams online. My pupils did their best on the more challenging tests and achieved excellent results, making it to the yellow and orange lists:

• Little HIPPO:
  Stefan Zekonja II3 (Reading: 30/30, Use of English: 39/43.5 = 69/73.5), European finalist,

• HIPPO 2:
  Nađa Mandić VI1 (Reading: 34/34, Use of English: 37.5/42 = 71.5/76), European finalist,
  
  Jovan Ćoškov VI3 (Reading: 33/34, Use of English: 24/42 = 57/76),

• HIPPO 3:
  
  Nikola Tomić VIII2 (Reading: 29/33, Use of English: 36/43.5 = 65/76.5 points), European finalist,
  Luka Baba VIII2 (Reading: 26/33, Use of English: 25.5/43.5 = 51.5/76.5 points).

Greetings from ...

 Imagine that you're on holidays. Write a postcard to your friend. Use 50 - 60 words.

P1: Where are you writing from? Where are you staying? What does the place look like? What do you like the most about it?
P2: What is the weather like? What are you wearing?
P3: What are you doing now? Who is with you? What are they doing?
P4: What are you going to do next? Are you going to try any new food, games or activities? Where are you going to go? What are you going to see?

Remember to start your postcard with: Hi / Hello / Dear (your friend's name) and end it with: See you soon / Love, (your name)!

Hi, Vlade!
Greetings from Geneva, Switzerland.
The weather is cold today, so I’m wearing a sweater and sweatpants that are really warm and comfy.
Right now, I’m eating breakfast and getting ready to visit the famous castle Chillon.
Our hotel is near an Italian restaurant, so we eat there often. Yesterday, I tried Switzerland’s famous chocolate — it was very tasty!
Tomorrow we’re going to buy some souvenirs and scarves in the colours of Switzerland’s flag. My family and I are enjoying our holiday.
Hope you’re okay.
Write back!
Love,
Mila

Hi, Vukašin!
How are you? I’m on holiday in Moscow, Russia, with my family. We’re staying in a hotel near Red Square. Red Square is beautiful!
Every day we visit famous places in and around Moscow. Today we’re going to Zvenigorod. People call this place “Russian Switzerland” because of its beautiful nature and the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery near Zvenigorod.
The food is delicious — my favorite dish is soto.
Every evening we go to the flea market to buy souvenirs and clothes.
Hope you’re OK.
See you soon!
Milan

Hi Milan,
Greetings from Egypt!
I’m here with my family. There are lots of interesting things to see. We go sightseeing every day. We’ve already visited Karnak, the great temple of Luxor, and Lake Nasser.
A lot of animals live here, including crocodiles and gazelles.
In the evening we have dinner in local restaurants. The food is delicious.
We’ve taken lots of photos.
Tomorrow we’re going to Giza to see the pyramids and the Sphinx.
I’m so excited!
Write back,
Vukašin

Dear Marko,
How are you? I’m well.
Greetings from France! I’m here with my family. We’re staying in a hotel in Paris.
It’s sunny today, so I’m wearing a sweatshirt and pants.
We’ve just visited the Louvre Museum and seen the Mona Lisa. It’s a great painting!
We’re planning tomorrow’s route — we’re going to the Eiffel Tower. I think it’s big! After that, we’re going to Disneyland in Paris.
See you soon,
Andrija

A Very Hungry Caterpillar

The animated story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar quickly became another favourite in Class 1. Pupils were surprised at how much a small caterpillar could eat. 

Afterwards, they made all kinds of food to retell the story. Soon we had apples, bananas, strawberries, and even salad, spaghetti and pizza, ready for filming their own version.

It was simple and playful.

HIPPO 2026 Preliminary

Here are the results of this year's Contest which took place on 22 March in Đura Jakšić Primary School:

• HIPPO Little:
  Stefan Zekonja II3 (Reading: 30/30, Use of English: 27/30 = 57/60), national finalist

• HIPPO 2:
  Nađa Mandić VI1 (Reading: 34/34, Use of English: 28.5/30 = 62.5/64), national finalist,
  Jovan Ćoškov VI3 (Reading: 33/34, Use of English: 28.5/30 = 61.5/64), national finalist,
  Mila Petrović VI1 (Reading: 34/34, Use of English: 27/30 = 61/64), national finalist,
  Anastasija Đomparin VI3 (Reading: 32/34, Use of English: 28.5/30 = 60.5/64),
  Vukašin Mrkelja VI3 (Reading: 32/34, Use of English: 28.5/30 = 60.5/64),
  Nina Stijelja VI2 (Reading: 33/34, Use of English: 27/30 = 60/64),
  Dunja Barna VI 3 (Reading: 32/34, Use of English: 27/30 = 59/64),
  Anđela Mijandžić (Reading: 30/34, Use of English: 28.5/30 = 58.5/64)

• HIPPO 3:
  Nikola Tomić VIII2 (Reading: 34/34, Use of English: 28.5/30 = 62.5/64 points), national finalist,
  Luka Baba VIII2 (Reading: 34/34, Use of English: 27/30 = 61/64 points), national finalist,
  Nataša Đurin VIII2 (Reading: 32/34, Use of English: 28.5/30 = 60.5/64 points).

Easter 2026

In our Easter lesson, Class 1 pupils talked about their own traditions, watched a short video about the Egg Hunt, and coloured the page in their books while singing a catchy Easter song.

Class 2 pupils shared their favourite Easter activities, followed my example on the board—drawing a big egg, colouring it red, and making a mind map. They added a chick, a bunny, chocolate, a basket, and hot cross buns. Afterwards, I taught them the Hot Cross Buns song and showed them the actions, which they repeated in pairs. Even after the lesson ended, you could still hear them singing Hot Cross Buns with smiles on their faces.

My older pupils enjoyed singing the same songs and playing the Easter online board game.

Our Animals

My Class 1 pupils used their colourful playdough to make their favourite animals. Soon, we recognised pets, insects, forest, jungle and other creatures in various shapes and sizes. 

With one group, we watched an animated version of Eric Carle's Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and then recorded their own version.

With another group, we practised can for ability in a playful way.