First of all, I'd like to welcome you to my blog. My intention's to make it a place for cherishing great memories of working with school children.
Here you'll find some tips, projects done by my pupils, their essays and poems, video clips (I don't know if it's me, but my pupils really enjoy singing), and things that can be interesting and useful.
All the photos, videos and pupils' work are published with permission.
All media are either original, free for use, or include credit to the source.
In the final stages of the Art Class project, Class 2 pupils enjoyed colouring their part of the poster and were pleased with the result.
Afterwards, they completed the final evaluation, reflecting on what they had learned, which themes and activities they enjoyed most, and what skills they felt they had improved. Some of the stronger pupils supported their peers by helping them complete the survey, showing teamwork and cooperation. Their answers highlighted pride in their work and enthusiasm for future collaboration.
As part of our Skills 4 Life in My Hat project activities, Class 6 pupils explored values and agreed that showing respect is the most important one.
First, they researched community rules that keep our town safe and friendly, such as Stop at signs, Keep our area clean, and Be polite and kind. They created a colourful poster called Our Community Rules! to show how small actions make a big difference. Then, they talked about how they feel when people don’t respect rules and made an expressive poster called It Doesn’t Feel Good! to remind everyone that kindness helps us all feel better. Next, they discussed what happens when people ignore laws or empathy and designed a warning poster called Big Problems! to show that following rules keeps us safe. After that, they discovered the benefits of living peacefully and created a bright poster called Together, We All Shine! They brainstormed ways to be good citizens—picking up litter, planting trees, helping others, and being kind—and made a cheerful poster called Let’s Be Good Citizens! Finally, they reflected on daily actions that show responsibility and created Real Life Choices!
Next, pupils created an imaginary city, suggested and voted for its name, and decided on the rules. After that, they discussed right and wrong behaviour by playing the True–Wrong Behaviour Game.
The European Finals of the HIPPO Contest, held from 17 to 20 May in Lido di Jesolo, Italy, brought together around 715 participants from 20 countries.
For our pupils, this was a wonderful opportunity to make new friends, enjoy the Adriatic coast, ride the Ferris wheel, taste Italian specialties, and take a boat trip to Venice.
My pupils achieved remarkable success:
Stefan Zekonja, II3 – scored 32 points in the Little Hippo category, just 6 points behind the first-placed girl from Bulgaria
Nađa Mandić, VI1 – placed in the top 20 in the Hippo 2 category
Nikola Tomić, VIII2 – ranked in the top 10 in the Hippo 3 category
The award and medal ceremony was held at the Palazzo del Turismo on 19 May.
As part of our Skills 4 Life in My Hat project activities, Class 6 pupils explored sustainability through creative tasks.
First, they searched for facts about water, energy, recycling, reusing, nature, and pollution. They designed a colourful Sustainability Facts Wall to show what they learned. Then, they explored emotions connected to pollution and made an emotion map with faces showing sadness, anger, worry, and hope. Next, they looked for planet problems such as pollution, deforestation, plastic waste, and climate change. After that, they discussed how science can help the Earth and made a bright Science Helps the Earth poster. They shared creative ideas like eco‑robots, reusable bags, and gardens for fresh food, designing a cheerful Let’s Go Green! poster. Finally, they wrote their class promises—recycle and reuse, save water, protect nature, reduce waste—and created a scroll poster called Our Sustainability Promise.
They also shared a problem—too much noise in the city—and wrote their part of the collaborative fable.
Pupils talked about sustainable schools, waste management, water use, and digital work in a sustainable school. They created AI generated images and joined the forum as Change Makers and Future Savers, sharing ideas about a dream school with flowers, bigger windows, new gadgets, and learning through play.
Class 2 pupils prepared containers and planted seeds, proudly showing their mini beans, wheat, and other plants growing in the classroom garden.
To finish, pupils completed the sustainability puzzle and proved that you are never too old for a good puzzle.
