Our school life: Greenwich - 2016

On November 24 my students have taken part in the English language contest "Greenwich - 2016". This year our "English language family" has grown up in number and it's very good, because it means that there are more those who want to know and speak English. 

I am very proud of my students and wish all of them good luck and the best results.

P. S. The answers to the tests will be known on December 12, 2016 ( for more information visit this site  Greenwich )

        The certificates and prizes for the winners will be sent to our school till May, 25 2017.

Many thanks to our participants' parents for their support.

The World Hello Day

Hello, my dear friends!
Have you already said 'hello' to at least ten people today? Why, you ask me?!
Because today is the World Hello Day!!! 
   This day was invented  in 1973 when there was a number of conflicts in the world . The holiday  was offered to celebrate  by two brothers Brian and Michael Maccomack. They said that this festival was a kind of protest against the tense relations between countries. To tell the world about the new holiday  they sent their greetings to many countries. There was only one request - to send the same greeting to another ten people. This idea was immediately  supported by 180 countries.
    This lovely holiday has become multinational and independent of the factors such as occupation, religion or belief. This day brings together children and adults, movie stars and ordinary people - all who want to make the world a more tolerant and friendly.
So I want to send my 'hello' to my friends in the whole world!

School menu:Sandwich Masters contest

On Friday, 18 my 5th grade students took part in the Sandwich Master contest. They have just learnt the topic "Food", so I offered them to check their knowledge with the help of the project work on the topic "School menu".
What do students put in their packed lunch more often? Sandwiches, of course. So why not show creativity. I asked my students to cook their own sandwiches, give them names, write the recipes and represent the information to the class. At the end of the contest we summed up the results and found out that this simple food can be various.

The 1 place winner Ann Shyrokorad and her sandwich called "Appetizing pun"

The 2 place winner Max Lymar and his "Simply sandwich"

The 3 place winner Alex Voropaev and his "Sandwich-pie"

The 3 place winner Kate Julkova and her "Double fish and sausage sandwich"

Congratulations to the winners of the contest. You are real Sandwich Masters!

Working on the project my students were inspired by "Carla's Sandwich" story (Written by: Debbie Herman), which we had listened to before our project work on http://www.storylineonline.net/.

Our school events: This is Halloween;)

  my dear friends!

THE NIGHT OF HALLOWEEN.

The Harvest moon fills the sky
A wicked witch goes flying by

Ghosts and goblins..skeleton’s too.
Moaning and groaning, waiting for you

Black cats prowl the graveyard plots
Witches cook in cauldron pots

Cemetery ghouls roam the ground
Not one unopened grave is found

Tombstones are an eerie sight
Shadows dance in full moon light

The haunted house on the hill
Walk in there and you get a chill

Jack-o-lanterns eyes so bright
Trick or Treaters scream in fright

It’s a time like you’ve never seen
Tonight’s the night of Halloween.

By Sandi VanderSluis

This lovely holiday is getting more and more popular in my country.

So my dear sixth - graders and I decided to celebrate this Halloween with great fun. My students recited funny Halloween poems, watched the video about Halloween traditions, did the crossword and played traditional apple bobbing game. After our little concert all the participants got sweets and little souvenirs. We all had a very good time. 

And now I want to share with you our moments of joy.

Halloween in Idioms.

Halloween is on its way, dear friends! So it's high time to prepare for it. I'm sure that you've decided how to decorate your houses. Now let's learn some idioms about Halloween.
First of all let's learn all  the words connected with this topic.

Halloween Vocabulary in pictures

Now let's get acquanted with Halloween idioms

Halloween Idioms

1	Trick or Treat	Час не гай, а пригощай
2	No chance in hell	Жодного шансу
3	Skeleton in the cupboard	Скелет у шафі
4	Skeleton staff	Найменша кількість лудей
5	To scare the pants off somebody	До смерті налякати
6	To make the blood run cold	Аж кров холоне
7	A witch - hunt	Полювання на відьом
8	Devil-may-care attitude	Безвідповідальне відношення
9	To be full of the devil	Приносити неприємності
10	To be as white as a ghost	Побіліти, як привид
11	To scare the hell out of somebody	До смерті налякати
12	A ghost town	Місто-привид
13	White as a ghost	Білий, як привид
14	To give someone the heebie-jeebies	Налякати до дрижаків
15	As silent as the dead	Німий, як риба
16	A dead duck	Згубна справа
17	Dead and buried	Покинутий, забутий
18	Drop dead	Впасти замертво
19	Scaredy cat	Боягуз
20	Dig your own grave	Копати собі яму
21	Drop-dead gorgeous	Карколомний
22	Play devil’s advocate	Бути адвокатом диявола ( Хома невіруючий)

And at the end of our little lesson let's watch a short film about Halloween history from National Geographic

English for young learners:ABC writing/Англійська для наймолодших:написання літер.

Let's learn how to write English letters with the help of the video ( the video was taken from the YouTube channel  123ABCtv)

Ok, now let's revise letter sounds (the video was taken from the YouTube channel KidsEduc – Kids Educational Games):

Now it's high time for training.

Step 1 - Let's play with the talking table

Step 2 - Do the task of the game below

English alphabet

Step 3 - Sing a song 

Now you know the ABC's!;)

Hello, Autumn!

Today is the sixth day of autumn, my dear friends. And I am usually not so happy to say good bye to my favourite summer, but 
In fact, autumn  is not sad, but wonderful and beautiful season of the  year. It has lots of advantages. I want to share with you 10 reasons to love autumn with the help of  famous illustrator Bird Born's wonderful pictures. So don't be sad and enjoy the pics!;)
Reason № 1 You can wear bright things: raincoats, umbrellas and boots

Reason № 2 You can dive into autumn leaves

Reason № 3 You can see sweet dreams under the lulling sounds of the rain

Reason № 4 You can take original and colourful photos

Reason № 5 Autumn is the best time for mushrooms

Reason № 6 You can go on picnics without mosquitoes

Reason № 7 Coffee or tea, books, window sills and friendly talks. All these things are so cute in autumn!
 
Reason № 8 You can enjoy hot tea and delicious rolls in a cozy cafe

Reason № 9 You can spend more time with your nearest and dearest

And finally, Reason № 10 Autumn is the season when school begins, so don't miss it!;)
Wish all teachers and their students good luck in  this new school year!

So don't be moody!

Remember,