Kahooting

Before going on a winter break, I've decided to gather my 11-year-olds and share a few online quizzes with them:

• Films
• Christmas
• Christmas Word Jumble 
• Christmas Customs - created by the twin brothers from Class V3.

I can't describe how excited my students were playing the quizzes on our school tablets, although at first we had some technical problems!

We are Family

The song about family members performed by my Class I3:

Christmas Day 4

Inspired by the famous song '12 Days of Christmas' ELTA Serbia published an online pack of activities. Day 4 shows my Christmas activity.

Feelings and Sizes

Since our last lesson was a success, I asked my pupils to bring modelling clay again and this time make different figures showing such feelings as happy or sad or such sizes as thin or fat:

At the Book Fair

On 9 December, a few of my older pupils and I visited the Book Fair organised in the hall of the Town Library by the English Book from Belgrade. 

My favourite day of the week

Monday is my favourite day of the week.
On Monday, I always wake up at half past six and have small breakfast with my sister. After I dress up, I walk to school with my friends. My first class is German. After that, I have Geography, PE, Maths and Serbian.
After school, I go home and do my homework.

Milica Jovanović, V1

Tuesday is my favourite day of the week.
In the morning, I usually get up at 6.15. My mum prepares breakfast. At 9.30 I'm on my way to school, where I have IT. After IT I get ready for school and have lunch.
On Tuesday, I always have six lessons: two lessons of Art, then Serbian, History, Music and Biology.
After school, I do my homework. Later, I play.
I like weekends, too, but I prefer Tuesdays because they are funnier and more exciting.

Tijana Martinov, V1

My favourite day of the week is Tuesday. I like it because I don't have to go to music school, so I'm free every afternoon. Also, because we have History that day. I love History.
School is fun, but I like staying home more and having some time for myself.

Tijana Filipović, V5

My favourite day of the week is Friday.
Friday is my favourite day of the week because school ends on Friday and I can play computer games. Sometimes I visit my friend Radovan and we go outside to play football or we just play computer games when it's cold.
I like Friday a lot. Which day do you like?

Darko Tot, V1

Saturday is my favorite day.
I get up and have breakfast. Then, I watch TV with my family. I also play basketball in the yard.
Later, I eat lunch and then I read a book.
I go to sleep at around ten o'clock.
I like Saturday because I don't go to school.

Veljko Keri, V1

My favourite day of the week is Saturday.
First, I get up at eleven o'clock. Then I have breakfast. Later, I watch TV.
At three o'clock in the afternoon I go out with my friends. We go shopping. In fact, we do that almost every day.
At six o'clock in the evening I do my homework. When I finish my homework, I have dinner. It's often lovely. Then, I watch TV with my family. we usually watch a movie. After that, I go to bed.
These are all the reasons why I love Saturday.

Aleksandra Ilijin, V1

My favourite day of the week is Saturday.
In the morning, I usually get up early because I go to my training or I go to the volleyball game. When I get back home, I have a big lunch.
In the afternoon, I usually go out with my friends. We have a lot of fun. We play up to eight o'clock.
In the evening, I like watching TV and eating popcorns. I like watching scary films.
I like Saturday!

Ratka Sokola, V1

Saturday is my favourite day.
I usually get up at nine o'clock. I have a big breakfast. I help my mum in the kitchen. I do my homework and read a book.
In the afternoon, I go to the park with my sister. My sister and I play volleyball and basketball there. Later, I play computer games and surf the Internet.
In the evening, I go shopping with my family and we eat pizza at the restaurant. I have a great time there. I go to bed at ten o'clock. 

Nađa Blažić, V2

My favourite day of the week is Saturday.
On Saturdays, I ride my bike, watch TV, do my homework or read interesting books. I often play with my friends. We go to the park and play with a ball. I like playing with my dog too. I go home and have my mum's nice lunch.
In the afternoon, we visit my grandparents. My grandmother makes delicious cookies. My grandfather tells interesting stories about his life.
In the evening, my family and I go for a walk.

Marina Lovrić, V2

Saturday is my favourite day of the week.
I get up at eight o'clock and then I go to my volleyball practice. When I come home, I spend my time with my family and friends. Later, I watch TV and listen to music. When I go to bed, I enjoy reading my favourite book.
I love Saturday because I can do everything I enjoy doing.

Manja Galić, V2

My favourite day of the week is Saturday.
I get up late and have breakfast. Then, I go to play tennis. When my tennis practice ends, I do my homework. Then, I have lunch and my friend comes to see me. We study together. When she goes home, I have dinner and watch TV till 22.30. Then I go to sleep.
This is my favourite day of the week because I do everything I like.

Iva Rakić, V2

My favourite day of the week is Saturday.
On Saturdays I play football, ride my bike and play computer games.
On Saturdays I have breakfast around nine o'clock, lunch around two o'clock and dinner around eight o'clock.
Saturday is special because it's the end of the working week and the weekend starts.

Stefan Rajkov, V2

Favourite characters

My favourite character is Kevin from the movie Home Alone.
He is a boy. He has a very big and chaotic family.
Kevin is from the USA.
Kevin is a thin and small boy. He has got blue eyes and short fair hair.
He is a nice child. Kevin loves children's games and adventures.
Kevin is my favourite character because he is funny and interesting.

Drago Kecman, V2

My favourite character is the Beast from Beauty and the Beast.
Walt Disney created Beauty and the Beast. It's a romantic story at first, but then Gaston comes in. He is a selfish man that has no respect at all. He tries to win Belle's heart, but no matter what he does, he can't win it. At some point of the film, Belle shows the mirror that the Beast gave her, and the whole town sees the Beast. Then, the town people lock Belle and go to kill the Beast.
Also, there are some magic cups, brooms, oven and other stuff.
Close to the end of the film, Gaston and the east fight. Gaston falls to his death and the Beast is very badly wounded. Just when Belle thinks that the  Beast is dead, he turns into a Prince and all the magic cups turn into humans again and they all live happily ever after.

Nemanja Vujin, V4

7 Wonders of Your Country

This October, a group of my Class 5 pupils have joined the eTwinning project '7 Wonders of Your Country'.

The main aim of the project is for the pupils aged 10-16 to get more information about the history, culture and nature of their homelands and foreign countries.

Here's our interactive presentation of the 7 Wonders of Serbia:

Here are also our 3D presentations of the wonders of partner countries:

Poland

Romania

Slovakia

My favourite cartoon character

My favourite cartoon character is Sponge Bob Square Pants.
He is yellow and square. Sponge Bob has got short legs and arms, and he has also got a long nose.
He lives in a pineapple with his pet Gary. His best friend is Patrick. He is a starfish.
Sponge Bob works at a restaurant called Krusty Krab. He makes hamburgers there.

Anastasija Bugarski, V4

My favourite cartoon character is Sponge Bob Square Pants.
He's got blue eyes and big teeth. He's slim and short.
His best friends are Patrick, Sandy and Squidward.
He works at the Krusty Krab restaurant. He loves his job and eating Krabby patty. He works with Squid.
I like watching Sponge Bob on TV.

Aleksandra Sudarov, V1

My favourite cartoon character is Sponge Bob.
He is yellow and he has got blue eyes. His nose is funny. Sponge Bob has got a shrill voice. He has got a white shirt, a red tie, brown shorts and black shoes.
Sponge Bob lives under the sea. His house is a pineapple.
He has got a pet snail Gary. His best friend is Patrick.
Sponge Bob is my favourite cartoon character because he is funny and interesting.

Nina Prunić, V4

My favourite cartoon character is Sponge Bob.
He is very naughty. He works at the Krusty Krab restaurant and goes to driving school.
His best friend is Patrick Star. Sponge Bob likes jellyfishing with Patrick.
He's short and yellow. His eyes are big and blue. His nose and teeth are big, too.
Sponge Bob is very funny and I like watching this cartoon.

Jelica Simić Pejakov, V3

My favourite cartoon character is Patrick.
He is pink, chubby and tall. Patrick has got small arms and short legs. His shorts are green.
Patrick loves burgers at the Krusty Krab restaurant. His neighbour Squidward Tentacles works in this restaurant.
His best friend is Sponge Bob.
Patrick is not clever. I love him because he is funny.

Ana Kiš, V4

My favourite cartoon character is Patrick.
He's pink and chubby. He has got a small head, with big black eyes. He's also got a small mouth. He hasn't got any teeth and hair. He has got short legs. His arms are short too. In fact, Patrick is a sea star. He has got green shorts.
Patrick likes eating hamburgers.
Patrick's best friend is Sponge Bob. They like doing nothing.
He's not very smart, but I like him because he is funny.

Veljko Lakić, V4

My favourite cartoon character is Bart Simpson.
He's the oldest child in the family. He's got two sisters, Lisa and Maggie.
Bart is a fourth grader of Springfield Elementary School. He's ten years old.
He wears an orange T-shirt, blue shorts and sneakers.
His best friend is Milhouse. Bart often puts Milhouse into trouble. Bart is a naughty boy and he always makes jokes. Beside making jokes, he likes skateboarding and he's good at it.
I like Bart Simpson and his family because I enjoy watching their funny adventures.

Luka Opačić, V2

My favourite cartoon character is Sam from the cartoon Totally Spies.
She works for a secret agency and goes to missions with her best friends Alex and Clover.
She is tall and her hair and eyes are orange. Sam is in high school in Beverly Hills. She's a very good student. Sam is a very good friend and spy.

Anja Ristić, V2

My favourite cartoon character is Naruto Uzumaki.
Naruto has got blue eyes, blond hair and orange clothes.
He is a ninja. He likes challenges. Naruto is really strong. He has got the seal of a demon fox on his stomach. He can turn into that fox.
Naruto's best friend is Sasuke Uchiha.
I like Naruto. He's so cool and strong.

Vanja Pažin, V2

My favourite cartoon character is Naruto Uzumaki.
He has got yellow hair and big blue eyes. His favourite clothes are trousers and a jumper. The colour of his jumper is black, and the colour of his trousers is black, too.
His best friend is Sasuke, but they fight all the time. They are very different, because Sasuke wants power and Naruto wants to be a Hokage (mayor in his city).
I love Naruto because he is on the good side.

Marko Mićić, V3

My favourite cartoon character is Leonardo the Ninja Turtle.
He is brave and strong.
Leonardo has got brothers, three of them. Their names are: Raphaelo, Donatello and Michelangelo.
He is green and he doesn't have hair.
Leonardo loves eating pizza.
His master is Splinter, the rat. His enemy is Shredder.
Leonardo is my favourite cartoon character, but he lives in a sewer, which is ugly.

Luka Mićić, V3

My favourite cartoon character is Charmander.
He is red. He has got big black eyes. He looks like a lizard. Charmander is a flaming pokemon.
Charmander transforms into Charmeleon, then into Charizard. Charizard rarely transforms into Mega Charizard. Mega Charizard is black. He has got small eyes and he is a beast.
I love watching Pokemon and I hope to get one.

Luka Simić, V3

My favourite cartoon character is Kung Fu Panda.
He is very good at kung fu and he is the Dragon Warrior. His name is Po.
Po is chubby and likes eating noodles.
He has always got brown shorts. He's got small ears and eyes, and he is white and black.

Vukašin Jankelić, V4

My favourite cartoon character is Asterix.
He's got yellow hair and very funny yellow moustaches. He has got a viking's helmet with white wings.
He loves eating meat with his best friend Obelix. He loves drinking magic potion for power.

Ognjen Rajkov, V3

 My favourite cartoon character is the Avatar, and his name is Aang.
He is a vegetarian. He doesn't eat meat.
He has got big, round, brown eyes. His clothes are yellow and orange.
His role is to defend four elements, such as earth, fire, water and air.
His pet is a flying bison. His best friends are Katara and Sokka.

Filip Erdeljan, V3

Garfield is my favourite cartoon character.
This interesting cat has got a long tail and big eyes. His orange fur is very beautiful. I like his whiskers.
Garfield is very lazy and fat, too. He sleeps all day with his teddy bear Pooky. Garfield's favourite food is lasagna.
Garfield's owner is John.

Nikola Adamović, V2

My favourite cartoon character is Minnie Mouse.
She's got big black ears. She always wears black and red dresses.
Her boyfriend is Mickey Mouse.
Minnie is very popular in the girl's world. Minnie loves singing and dancing. I think that Minnie is very cute.
Because of all these things I really love Minnie Mouse.

Mina Brkanlić, V2

My favourite cartoon character is Eleanor.
Eleanor is chubby. She loves cakes. She loves green, too.
Eleanor has got two sisters, Brittany and Jeanette. She has also got three friends, Alvin, Simon and Theodore. Alvin makes problems.
I think that Eleanor is sweet.

Anabela Takač, V5

Owlember

November is the month when long-eared owls come to our town to spend the winter. What's more, Kikinda's been the world's largest winter roost site of long-eared owls for the past several years.

One way of promoting it is this quiz I've created for my students. It gives them the chance to check how much they know about these interesting birds.

The Wheels on the Bus

My Class I3 singing a song while 'riding' on the bus:

My Family

My name is Aleksandra and this is my family.
The members of my family are: my mum, dad and my older sister.
My mum is tall and slim. She has got short blond hair and blue eyes. My mum's name is Dušica. She works in the hospital. She loves reading books and watching films. My mum is thirty-seven years old.
My dad plays the double bass. He is tall and a little chubby. He has got dark brown eyes and short brown hair. My dad's name is Branislav. He loves watching American football. He is thirty-six years old.
My sister's two years older than me. She is tall and slim. She has got long dark hair and big brown eyes. My sister's in the 7th grade. She is thirteen years old. She loves folklore music and watching TV. My sister's name is Milica.
I love my family, because they are funny and little crazy.

Aleksandra Došen, V3

Hello!
Mu name is Boris. I'm ten years old.
My family has three members. They are: my mother, my father and me.
My mother's name is Ivana. She's forty-six years old. She has short fair hair like a young princess and brown eyes like the leaves in autumn. She is kind and beautiful, like an angel and very clever, too.
My father's name is Ivica. He's forty-six years old. He has green eyes like the grass in spring. He is kind and clever like a good person and funny like Homer.
I love my family and they love me.

Boris Vukov, V4

This is my family: my mum, my dad, my big brother, my little sister and I.
My mum's name is Branka. She likes cooking.
My dad'd name is Vladimir. He is forty.
My brother's name is Nemanja. He has got dark hair and brown eyes.
My sister's name is Jelena. She is naughty, but cute.
I love my family.

Mihajlo Jankov, V4

Hi, I'm Jelena. I've got green eyes and brown hair. I love sport and music.
I have got a brother. His name is Dragan. He's got green eyes and short brown hair. He works in a bakery. He loves music and football.
My mum's name is Gordana. She works in a discount shop. She loves music and watching TV. My mum's got brown eyes and brown hair.
My dad's name is Dejan. He works at the Jezero Sport Centre. He's got green eyes and short brown hair. He loves music and basketball. 

Jelena Stanković, V1

My family is small. We live in a house. Our house is big.
I have got a sister. She is nine years old. Her hair is brown. Her name is Nevena. She is beautiful.
My mother's name is Ivana and my father's name is Saša.
I have got grandparents, two grandmothers and two grandfathers. Their names are Dušica, Snežana, Dragan and Milorad.
I have got a pet cat, too. Its name is Gregor. He loves playing.
I love my family.

Milorad Rosić, V2

Sing a Rainbow

The well-known song performed by my Class I2 while making school things out of colourful modelling clay:

School things

Since we'd already learned the school things and colours, I asked my pupils to bring modelling clay and make different school things for the others to guess. Most of them were very creative and patient to wait for their turn, but above all very excited.

I2

I1

I4

I3

Record Hugs

My 11-year-olds gladly joined the contest organised by Kids Fest and recorded their 76 hugs in one minute in the school playground:

In my bag

In my lessons, I tend to do a lot of recycling, especially of good songs, such as this one. It's great for the introduction and revision of school objects, like bag, book, pencil or ruler.

Here are the pupils of my Class I1 dancing to their own choreography:

European Day of Languages 2016

With some interesting language games and quizzes, our school celebrated this year's European Day of Languages on 23 September. We also participated in the selection of the most innovative event of the year. Voting on the official website of the Council of Europe lasts until 20 October.

 

In a relaxed atmosphere, the teams of six schools showed a very good knowledge of European languages and countries of the old continent, as well as the skill of translating messages written in sign alphabet and saying tongue twisters in foreign languages.

Hello

In this video, my Class 4 pupils are sharing their likes with their new eTwinning friends:

The Dead of Jericho

Compare the book to the TV episode with the same name:

'The Dead of Jericho' is an amazing novel written by an amazing author, and the film adaptation of it is well produced and well written. But, in my opinion, I was more drawn to the book, it was just more interesting to me than the movie.
The movie was primarily based on the book, but there are some major differences. One of the major differences is, for example, that in the movie Morse and Anne are portrayed as friends, but in the book they only speak to each other at the party where they meet. In the movie, Anne has curtains in her bedroom, which is not the case in the book, and also in the movie Anne confronts Jackson about spying on her, but there is no mention of it in the book. Finally, Anne's last name in the movie is not Scott.
But, these are not the only differences in the movie. In the film, an investigator interviews Anne's mother, but there is not a mention of her mother in the book. Anne's mother also mentions that Anne married at the age of 18, but in the book Anne states that she married at the age of 19. And also, if you did not read the book, you would not know that Ned's real name is actually Michael Murdoch, and that in the book he did not steal from her. Also, the date of Anne's death is different. In the book, Morse never hit his head. An interesting difference is also that Tony's real name is actually Conrad Richards.
There are a lot of differences listed here, but there are also a lot of similarities. The characters in the movie are very similar to their description in the book and the first time that the police interviews Jackson is the same as the interview in the book, basically, he says the same things. And also there are some other similarities, like Morse's arrest, Anne's baby, Anne's death from hanging, and even Jackson blackmailing Richards.
These are just some of the differences and similarities about this great novel, which is one of the greatest ever written, in my opinion.

Kosana Jakonić, VIII4, 22 May

Write a book review:

I have recently read a book named ’The Dead of Jericho.’ It is a crime novel and a mystery, written by Colin Dexter. The story takes place in a part of Oxford named Jericho.
When Chief Inspector Morse met a wonderful woman Anne Scott,  he did not expect that she would hang herself only six months later. He heard about the sad news and had to investigate it, even though it was not his case. He found out a lot of things, like the fact that the front door was unlocked. He interviewed Anne’s neighbours and the blacksmith that worked in the town. After some time he managed to get the key from Anne’s door. When he got into the house he saw so many details that could help him investigate better. But, unfortunately he got caught by the police after he had finished his investigating the house. He got caught by a man named Constable Walters. Constable Walters was a helper of Chief Inspector Bell who was in charge of Anne Scott's case. They went to Morse’s home and exchanged all the information they had collected. The next day, the second murder happened in Jericho. It was Anne’s neighbour, George Jackson. Morse was very confused, but the Assistant Chief Commissioner wanted him to be in charge of the case. In the next few days, he found out about other details. At the end of the book the murderers were caught. Charles and Conrad Richards, Anne’s lover and his brother, were the killers.
The main character is Chief Inspector Morse. He is very intelligent, but he seems just like any other person, not like some investigator who manages to solve a murder case. Other characters in this crime story are Lewis, Charles and Conrad Richards, Celia, the Murdoch family, and many others...
I liked this book a lot. It is interesting and exciting, but at the beginning the story was very confusing because of all the new characters that appear, but by reading I just loved it more and more. The book was quite scary and thrilling at some points and that is what I liked the most about this book.

Lazar Turudija, VIII1, 30 May

The Woman in White

Laura's marriage is arranged. What do you think about this idea? What are its advantages and disadvantages?

These days, there are not many arranged marriages, but in the previous centuries there were a lot. One of the prime examples is the marriage between Laura and Sir Glyde. They were complete opposites. Laura was beautiful, charming and sweet and Sir Glyde was an evil and egoistic man.

The disadvantages are written in this book, showing how Laura and many other women in that century were mistreated by their husbands. They were yelled at, kept in their rooms like prisoners, and some were even beaten.

Despite this, there are also some advantages to an arranged marriage, like having financial stability. There were a lot of women who were poor and chose to get married to support themselves and even their families.

Although there are  advantages to an arranged marriage, these advantages are overshadowed by all the disadvantages.

Kosana Jakonić, VIII4, 25 May

Shakespeare, what else?

This April, a group of my Class 4 pupils joined the eTwinning project dedicated to Shakespeare.

The main aim of the project is for the pupils aged 10-13 to get familiar with the biography and work of William Shakespeare.

First, all the partners introduced themselves, then they watched 'Romeo and Juliet'. After that they decided on their favourite character, made a word cloud with famous quotes, using Tagxedo, and finally recorded a few parts and created illustrations.    

Nađa IV2

Luka IV3

Nikola IV2

Stefan IV2

Tijana IV5

Vanja IV2

Aleksandra IV1

Darko IV1

Ratka IV1

Milica IV1

Lock and Key

Here's how my younger pupils act out their favourite 'Lock and Key' episodes from our book:

Alissa by C. J. Moore

Alissa is the girl who loves reading. She wants to go to school, but her father sends her into the city to work. She is my favourite character because she is a good girl and the author described her well.

Alissa has black hair. She is a very skinny and tall girl. She is twelve years old.

She lives in a village with her father. Her relationship with her father is not very good, because he sends her to the city to work.

Alissa loves reading books. She is a very good, quiet, girl, who wants to go to school. She is very polite with people.

She does not like her job. She does not want to be a cleaning lady. Later on, Alissa goes away with a rich lady and continues going to school.

Branislava Laković, VIII1

Love Story by Erich Segal

Describe your favourite character.

My favourite character is Jenny. She is a poor girl, whose father is a baker. She is not rich like Oliver, the man she falls in love with. I've chosen her because she is very musical, shy, good and modest a lot.
She has brown hair and full eyebrows.
Unlike Oliver and his father, Jenny and her father are in a good relationship. That is why she thinks that Oliver has to stop hating his father. She has a big heart and tells Oliver to go to his father's birthday because he loves him which proves that she knows what the father's love is. 

Jenny's father is a very relaxed and peaceful man. When Oliver first meets Phil (Jenny's father), he says that he has never eaten so many cakes before. Oliver calls  his father Sir and Jenny calls her father Phil and speaks to him like with a friend. On the other hand, Oliver talks to his father like to a God. 

Jenny is a shy, quiet, modest and clever person.
Her relationship with Oliver is very serious. They love each other a lot and they have their families' support. Oliver is a bit obsessed with her. He would literally do anything for her. He would give her all the money he has. 

Jenny always stands next to Oliver in every situation and supports him along the way. She is very honest and tells him when he isn't right about his father. 

When Oliver met her, he knew that she was the one and that they would make a perfect couple. I can say that they were perfect. It didn't matter that she was poor and he was rich.
Jenny likes playing the piano. Oliver says that she sounds amazing. She used to hang out with her musical friends.
Jenny was a wonderful person and I'm so sorry that she died and couldn't have children with Oliver. 

Mina Vidović, VIII1

NEA Competition

My younger pupils, especially the girls, have found great pleasure in acting out the story with Mickey and Minnie. They got even more excited when they put the Mickey and Minnie ears. That is why we've recently entered the Pearson New English Adventure Competition.

Dunja and Aleksandra

Milica and Ratka

My Piece for Peace

Our school took part in an international project called My piece for peace whose main goal is spreading the word about the better future for children. 

Some of our schoolchildren shared their wishes in a video message while others made a collage. We even shared some of our intercultural practice with the other participating countries.

A Childhood Memory

One of my most interesting childhood memories is when I was on Zlatar Lake and Zlatar Mountain.
I went on a trip to Zlatar with my family. The trip was long but totally worth it. My family and I slept in a small mountain house with a beautiful view on the lake. Our hosts Milojko and Jelka were really good. We tasted a lot of things we had never even heard of before.
I will remember our hosts and all the food we tried, but I'll never forget the long walk in the woods. The walk itself wasn't much fun and interesting. After some time, I got very tired and decided to take a break, but I didn't let my parents and my sister know that I stopped walking. Shortly, they just disappeared and I got lost. I roamed the woods for about 23 minutes, trying to find the road back to the mountain house, but I had no luck. After roaming for some time, I saw Milojko and Jelka's grandson Sava. I yelled his name so he could notice me and help me find my family. This time I was lucky because he helped me find the road back to the mountain house.
When I came back to the house, my parents were pale and very scared. When they saw me, their face colour came back to normal, they jumped to hug me and they started crying.
I will never forget this and neither will my parents. Everything came out alright. I hope I won't get lost again. Next time when we're walking, I'll let my parents know that I stopped to have a break.

Lazar Turudija, VIII1, 7 April 2016

My childhood has been pretty awesome. I remember both good and bad times with a big smile on my face.
I have done a lot of stupid things with my cousin Nikola, but they are precious memories from my childhood.
Once, my cousin and I were bored, so we decided to go and play in the yard. I had an old washing machine that appeared to be very interesting to us. We put some bricks behind that washing machine so that bricks could be our seats like in a car, because we were playing the taxi driver game. We also put the bricks from the yard in the drum of the washing machine so they could make noise like a car engine. When we finished playing the game, Nikola had to go home.
At dusk, my grandmother went to the yard to feed the ducks, but she couldn't find them, so she asked me and I said, 'I have no idea. Ask Nikola. He was playing with them.' So, when she called Nikola, he said the same thing about me. She was so angry! She went to the yard again and saw a little duck with difficulty walking. She got even angrier when she saw all our ducks in the washing machine.
That was the first time when my grandmother was angry with me. I was so sad back then.
That is just one sweet memory from my childhood and I will always remember it.

Dušan Bačkuljin, VIII1

We have a lot of memories. They can be good or bad, but the memories from our childhood are the best and we always remember them.
I was seven years old when I got my first bike. My dad and grandma told me I had to learn to ride a bike. That was boring to me because I liked swimming better.
It was hard to learn. My dad pushed me many times, but when he finally let me ride alone, I fell. My legs were full of injuries. I tried to ride many times, but were not able to. They knew how much I liked swimming, so dad told me that I should not go to the pool until I learned to ride my bike. I was very sad about that, and I learned to ride very fast.
Riding a bike wasn't as exciting for me as swimming at that time. After all, I went to the pool with my dad to celebrate this new experience.
Sadly, I haven't got my first bike now. I am really happy I learned to ride my bike. Now, when I am fifteen years old, I don't like swimming and I ride my bike wherever I go. One day without a bike is a bad day for me.

Luka Važić, VIII2

Our past is very important, because every event that happens in our lives makes us who we are today.
I remember one day, while I was in Bosnia, my cousin, several other kids from the street and I went on an 'adventure' in the nearby woods. Firstly, we had to cross a very muddy path, where a stream once ran. We spent the next twenty minutes after the crossing cleaning our shoes. After that, we saw a pack of feral dogs in the distance, so we left quickly in another direction. After a nice, long walk, we started, one by one, to get really hungry.
After a rather long journey home, we could smell fresh kebabs being served on the table.

Kristian Balaž, VIII2

Yesterday, while I was cleaning the attic, I found an old photo of me holding a little kitten. The moment I saw it, I remembered that day.
It was a nice sunny day. I just came come from school when I heard a strange sound. I went outside to see what was making that noise when I found a small box and a little kitten inside it. The kitty was a gift from my parents. It was so cute with its pink nose and big green eyes that I couldn't resist, so I just took him into my arms. I decided to call him Freckle.
Now he is five years old and he is no longer so cute and little, but I still love him the same.

Anja Vučić, VIII2

Two years ago, I spent my spring holiday with my aunt. We were visiting Vienna.
Vienna is one of the most famous cities in the world. Vienna was the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but now it is the capital of Austria.
We arrived at the city at six and moved to the hotel at eight. People there are friendly and always on time. They speak German with each other, but English with the tourists.
First, we visited the Hofburg twins. In Hofburg, there is an art and history museum. I was amazed by the mummies, guns, art pieces and sculptures made of marble and silver. 
Then, we visited Belvedere Castle which was the home of the famous Austrian general Prince Eugen of Savoy. There, I saw a famous painting of Napoleon crossing the Alps.
We also visited Schönbrunn Palace which is the largest of the three and famous for its size, garden and zoo.
Finally, we visited the Albertina Art Museum. There, I was fascinated by the masterpieces of Van Gogh, Picasso, Rubens, Rembrandt and Klimt.
On the last day, we visited the Imperial Treasury and tomb. There, I saw the graves of the Habsburg kings and queens and the jewellery and the clothes they wore.
This is my favourite childhood memory because I had a chance to experience all these wonderful things.

Marko Dejanović, VIII4

Heroes, Myths and Legends

My oldest pupils have taken part in this year's OUP International Project Competition Heroes, Myths and Legends. Four groups made an online poster, using a web tool called Popplet, on the chosen topic, and got their certificates: 

 

Easter picture 2016

This March, my Class 4 pupils have joined the 3rd edition of the International Art  Contest called The Most Beautiful Easter Picture with English Wishes 2016. The contest is a part of the eTwinning project started by Polish teachers in 2014. 

The pupils' task was to draw an Easter picture on A4 paper and write a short wish in English.   

Marina L, IV2

Mina B, IV2

Manja G, IV2

Anđela B, IV2

Antonija K, IV2

Iva R, IV2

Nađa B, IV2

Vanja P, IV2

This year, children aged 6-12 from 14 different European countries have shared their Easter wishes and traditions. 

HIPPO 2016 Results

Here are the results of the 4th HIPPO International Competition in English Language that took place on 5 March in our school:

Kosana Jakonić VIII4 (Reading: 37 + Listening: 30 = 67/70 points),
Petar Tesla VIII3 (Reading: 37 + Listening: 30 = 67/70 points),
Lazar Turudija VIII1 (Reading: 34 + Listening: 28.50 = 62.50/70 points).

All of my pupils competed in the HIPPO 3 (CEF A2) category this school year.

HIPPO International English Language Competition is organised by Global Input and Global Hippo Associations. The main sponsors are EDI Pearson and Swan Institute.

Fruit Salad

As we all know, children, even some of us adults, like playing games. Fruit salad is one of them. 

Since we played it in the classroom, we didn't use the chairs, because it would take a long time to move all the desks and put the chairs in the middle.  

So, we formed a circle and chose one pupil to stand in the centre. I gave all the other pupils their fruit names (apple, banana, orange). Then, the real thing happened: the pupil in the centre called out apples and all the apples had to change places while the others just remained still. Even the pupil in the centre tried to find an empty place, so that another one can stand in the centre of the circle. The game turned even more excited when the pupil in the centre called out the fruit salad and everyone had to change places.

There was a lot of bumping into each other and screaming, but we all had a lot of fun.

Job applications

In groups, choose an advert. Write your letter of application. Follow the plan:
Dear ...,
P1: I am writing to apply ... as advertised in ... .
P2: I am ... old. I am studying ... (Although) I have ... experience, I am ... .
P3: I am available for an interview ... . I look forward to hearing ... .
Yours sincerely,

Regional Foreign Languages Competition 2016

Six pupils took part in this year's Regional Foreign Languages Competition held on 12 March.
The pupils' knowledge of the language was tested as well as their reading comprehension skill. Everything was connected to social media.

HIPPO 2016

Three of my oldest students took part in the 4th International Competition in English Language HIPPO on 5 March. As usual, the exam consisted of 3 parts: reading comprehension (40 multiple choice questions, 1 point each), listening comprehension (20 questions, 1.5 points each) and writing (20 questions, 10 of the same level as the test and 10 of a higher level, 1.5 points each, and a short essay - a description of their favourite place). This time, the top 10% of participating students from each participating country will be invited to the regional semi-final round. 

Our school hosted this year's preliminary round.