We've accepted this year's Empatico Community's challenge and organised various activities to raise awareness of environmental issues and the importance of taking care of our environment.
Class 3 and Class 4 pupils have designed posters and a 22-day Climate Action calendar, while Class 6 and Class 8 pupils have discussed the seriousness of the global issues and ways of solving them.
The lesson about the life cycle of a butterfly, followed by matching, colouring and cut-outs activities, has proved to be a success with this year's Class 3 pupils as well.
Nearly 1,500 Class 8 pupils from different regions of Serbia took part in the Republic English language competition on 7 April in Belgrade.
Vanja tried his best to do reading (8/8) and listening (6/7) comprehension and grammar (19/30) tests, and qualify for the speaking test, but the grammar part was a bit challenging (missed 6 points), so he was not invited to the last round.
Nevertheless, it was a fantastic opportunity for him to meet new friends and hang out with them, walk along the famous pedestrian streets and round Kalemegdan Park, and visit the Uroš Predić – the Noble Essence of Everyday Life exhibition at the SASA Gallery showcasing artwork from various collections.
Here are the results of the 12th International Hippo English Language Olympiad which took place on 16 March in Đura Jakšić Primary School:
HIPPO 2:
Nikola Tomić, VI2 (Reading: 34/34, Use of English: 28.5/30 = 62.5/64 points), national finalist,
Luka Baba, VI2 (Reading: 34, Use of English: 27 = 61/64 points),
Ivana Popov, VI1 (Reading: 31, Use of English: 27 = 58/64 points),
Nataša Đurin, VI2 (Reading: 32, Use of English: 24 = 56/64 points),
HIPPO 3:
Stefan Vujin, VIII3 (Reading: 31/34, Use of English: 25.5/30 = 56.5/64 points),
Ana Popov, VIII1 (Reading: 29, Use of English: 24 = 53/64 points),
Anđela Badrljički, VIII3 (Reading: 29, Use of English: 16.5 = 45.5/64 points).
Although only two of my pupils qualified for the national finals, the total points of most who participated last year have improved and that is great.
Inspired by the works of Van Gogh, groups of my Class 4 pupils have created their versions of Van Gogh's masterpieces by using recyclable materials, mostly plastic bottle tops.
Each group provided and received feedback from the others.
We even organised an exhibition in the hall.
After learning a catchy song about the months of a year, talking about our favourite seasons and the reasons why we like them, I asked my Class 3 pupils to write a poem about the season they were born in. I shared a model with them, too.
Then, I asked them to make a line according to their birthdays. What followed was teamwork on posters. Divided into teams according to the seasons they were born in, my Class 3 pupils created their mini posters sharing their favourite activities, the food they eat and clothes they wear in that particular season, and, of course, their birthdays:
The competition for local pupils was organised on 16 March in Đura Jakšić Primary School.