CD reviews

Avril Lavigne is a Canadian singer and a songwriter. Her career started in 2008, and she is still number 1.
Avril is a famous singer with a voice that rocks. Her music is a mix of pop and rock, and the lyrics are dedicated to love, so she will be famous for a long time.
The most popular album so far is ‘Goodbye Lullaby’ and the most popular songs from the album are ’Girlfriend’ and ‘My Happy Ending’.
Rating: 5 stars

Milica Marić, VII2, May 2011

Rihanna is a popular singer all around the world. Her songs are on top of the music charts on MTV and Vh1 music channels.
She became popular with her album called ‘Good girls gonna go bad’ and the most famous song on the album ‘Umbrella’. The chords make you want to sing and the rhythm is awesome.
I think that Rihanna is an amazing singer, and she should keep up the good work. I can’t wait for her next album to come out to learn some new lyrics.

Teodora Stankov, Dobrila Bokan and Dejan Škorić, VII1, May 2011

‘Labyrinth’ is the latest music album by Van Gogh, a popular rock band from Serbia. Their music is well-known all around Serbia. The lead singer in group Van Gogh is Djule. Djule is the singer’s nickname. He is a talented singer and song-writer. His music is powerful and fun.
The album contains eleven songs, including two ballads. The most popular song on the album is ‘Move Your Body’.
Van Gogh is the best rock band in Serbia, and they are sure to be around for a long time!

Srđan Sić, VII3, May 2011

My favourite CD is ‘Never mind’ by Nirvana. ‘Never mind’ is an album to remember. It was once on the top of billboard charts.
Unfortunately, Nirvana no longer exists because the singer Kurt Cobain died in 1994.
Singer Kurt Cobain, guitarist Krist Novoselić and drummer Dave Grohl were inseparable friends and fantastic artists. They left a lot of hits for us to enjoy. My favourite song is ‘Smells Like A Teen Spirit’. I love them because they were different from the other angry rock stars. Kurt Cobain was a kind of a rock star never seen before or after. He is more an anti-rock star than star celebrity.
The group will be remembered in the history of rock music for its good music and fantastic hits.

Ninoslava Popović, VII3, May 2011

‘Dark House’ is an album by the popular group Nickelback. The singer of this group is a very talented and successful person. His voice is amazing and perfect. The music is powerful, and the lyrics are exciting. The songs have catchy tunes.
You can listen to Nickelback’s three hits on this album. The most popular and the best song is ‘If Today Was Your Last Day’. The album is sure to be on the top of the music charts!
Rating: five stars
Don’t miss Nickelback! They are perfect!

Andrea Kiš, VII5, May 2011

Valentine's Day 2011

My younger pupils took their chance and sang their favourite songs on Valentine's Day:

final rehearsals

 

If you're happy and you know it

Sing a rainbow

photo taken by my colleague Dubravka Puc

If you're happy... (kids singing)

This is one of my class III rehearsals for Valentine's Day:

Project Gallery

Picture dictation

Let's draw a monster. Draw his head. Colour it orange. Draw his hair. It's yellow. Draw four eyes. They're blue. Draw five eyes. They're red. Draw a nose. It's pink. Draw his mouth. It's purple. Draw seven teeth. They're green. The monster's happy!

Now, draw his T-shirt. It's white. Draw his shorts. They're brown. Draw his shoes. They're black.

Top 10 Foods (a survey)

My hometown (emails)

Dear Jimmy,

I’ve got your e-mail. Thanks.

How’s it going? I haven’t seen you for 3 months. Hope everything’s alright.

So, how was your football tournament? Did you win an award?

As you already know, I live in Kikinda. It’s in north of Serbia, in Vojvodina. It’s not a big town, so everything’s close at hand. There are plenty of cultural sites and monuments in our town, like a theatre, cinema and others. The best attraction in the town is our mammoth, Kika.

You can find a lot of entertainment, too. If you’re a party person, you’ll like our clubs, cafés and discos. Or if you enjoy peace and quiet, you’ll like our Big park and Old lake, where you can go for a walk or relax.

I hope I’ve thrilled you and you can’t wait to see what else our town hides and how this beautiful place looks like. You need to know, you’re always welcome.

Best wishes,

Aleksa

Aleksa Konstantinov, VII2, December 2010

Dear Wanja,

Hi! How’s everything going? Thanks for your email and the lovely pictures of your place. Now it’s my turn to write you something about my hometown.

The name of my place is Kikinda. Kikinda is in the north of Northeastern Serbia. There are not many impressive sights to see here. We only have our theatre and the Kikinda museum. But, there is one thing we can be proud of. In 1996, a great archaeological discovery was made. The well preserved remnants of a half-a-million-year-old mammoth were discovered on the outer edge of the town area. We call her Kika.

I guess you think of Kikinda as a boring old town, but my friends and I can always find some fun things to do. Why don’t you come and stay with me for a few days, or even a week?

Write back soon!

Take care,

Filip

Filip Ivetić, VII3, December 2010

Dear Alex,

Hi! How’s everything going?

My hometown is Kikinda, and it is in Northern Banat, in Serbia. There are many sights to see, such as the Museum, Theatre and so on.

There are many shops and banks. We have a bank at every corner. In our museum is Kika, the mammoth, our biggest treasure. In the theatre, we have many beautiful shows. Our town has the oldest library on the Balkans. Every Friday pupils from the fifth to eighth classes from all schools have a party in disco ‘Paun’ which is in the hotel ‘Narvik.

I would like you to come to Kikinda, and I hope we will see soon.

Write back!

Take care,

Theodora

Teodora Plavšić, VII1, December 2010

Dear Daniel,

My hometown is Kikinda. I have been living here since I was born. And I think that it is beautiful.

We have a museum and inside it is a mammoth named Kika. There is an old lake. The people are nice and the water tastes like tea.

There are lots of fun and old things like the old mill. So, it’s my Kikinda. You won’t regret it if you visit it.

Lots of love,

Sintia

Sintija Gabor, VII5, December 2010

Dear Jack,

My hometown is Kikinda and I think that it is great sometimes, and here is why I think so.

There are lots of fun places like the pool, the Old Lake and the central park. There are lots of schools and mine is called ‘Sveti Sava’. There are two churches.

The bad thing is that there are a lot of banks and Chinese shops. Some people are mean and the water is brown. It is gross.

If you want to visit, bring some bottled water.

Your worst enemy,

Csaba

Čaba Kurunci, VII5, December 2010