My students' projects

Hello my dear friends!

 It's already the third week of our study after our summer holidays and all my students have learnt a lot of new things. 

So I've decided to create a special post devoted to my students works which I've found to be special. 

Every time when my students do their homework, their tasks vary due to their creativeness. So it's high time to share them with the public.

During the topic "My family, friends and I" my seventh graders were asked to write a post about their family members, who influenced them. Here are two works which my students and I have found the most informative and emotional.

" My name is Kate. I am a seventh former. Let me tell you about my mother. She is very special for me, because she teaches me how to cook. We cook a lot of different dishes and always try to invent something new and special.

I'd like to be as positive as my mother are."

Kate Popsulis, form 7.

"My name is Lizy. 

My Granny is special for me, because she teaches me to be good, to bring all things to their end. She taught me to be cheerful. 

In my childhood, when my parents were at work, she was always with me. We have a lot of fun when we are together.

I'd like to be like my Granny, because she is a very supportive and positive person.

I love my Grandmother and thank her for everything."

Lizy Riznyk, form 7.

Great thanks to my students for their creative works.

To be continued... 

Back to school!

Hello September and welcome back to school!
On September 1 all Ukrainian schools opened their doors for their students.
The first of September or the Day of Knowledge (that's how we call this holiday) evokes very different emotions.
Most of the students feel like this

on that special day.
Even when some students finally find strength to enter their schools, they will have some problems with finding their classrooms ;)

Why is it so difficult to start a new day at school after summer holidays? Maybe, because we don't start this special day properly. 
I've prepared several tips how to avoid stress at the very beginning of a new school year( these tips will be useful both for students and teachers):

• Approximately 2 or 3 weeks before the beginning of your school year  go to bed and get up early, so  your body will be reconstructed to a new regime;
• Try to remember pleasant and interesting moments to create a positive mood;
• Buy new stuff for your new school year: pens, pencils, copy-books etc.;
• Try to find strength to revise the information you have learnt before.

Remember that school is a place where you can meet your friends, learn new and interesting information, discuss exciting topics and make your dreams come true.
Wish you easy start and interesting discoveries!

Goodbye to summer

This is it - the last day of summer. 
Do you remember what kind of summer it was? Can you still feel its warmth? What does summer mean for you?
As for me, summer is the coolest time of the year! And it's not only because of the long holidays (Ukrainian teachers have got 56 days of rest every summer). Of course, during your summer holidays you can refresh your strength, wake up and go to bed whenever you want, travel wherever you want and spend your free time with your nearest and dearest. 

For me summer is also a period of new starts. For example, last summer I learnt to weave paper baskets 

Every summer I make a list of  books by English and American authors which I want to read. I learn something new from these books and  enrich my vocabulary.

As you can see, summer is the time when you can easily connect rest with all the useful things. And what is your summer?

And while you think over your answer, let's say goodbye summer with Joanie Sommers:

Lyrics

Do you hear the swallow How sadly it sings Goodbye to summer And the beauty it brings Now my true love's kisses Belong to the past Goodbye to summer It was too good to last Warm and tender Were his lips in July Those same lips in September Whispered goodbye Gonna take a ribbon And tie it with tears Around all his pictures And sweet souvenirs Guess I'm someone Who's born just to lose Goodbye summer Hello blues Guess I'm someone Who's born just to lose Goodbye summer Hello blues

Translation into Ukrainian

Чи чуєш ти ластівку?

Як сумно вона співає.

Прощаючись з літом

І тією красою, що воно приносить.

Тепер поцілунки мого справжнього кохання

Належать минулому

Прощавай. літо,

Воно було надто гарним,щоб затриматися.

Теплими та ніжними

Були його вуста у липні

І ці ж самі вуста у вересні

Прошепотіли "Прощавай"

Ось візьму стрічку

Та й зав'яжу її зі сльозами

Навколо усіх його фото

Та солодких подарунків

Здається, я саме та, 

Що народилася, аби втрачати.

Прощавай, літо!

Привіт, журба. 

PS: It's always sad to say goodbye, especially to warm and sunny days. But don't forget how wonderful will be your next summer!;)

Happy Independence Day Ukraine!

Hello August!;)

Just like a new day gives new hopes,
A new month gives new opportunities!
Summer goes on!;)

Happy fourth of July!

Today is the fourth of July, and as we have already known, it's the Independence Day of the USA.
But it's always good to find out more interesting facts about the national holidays of the English -speaking world.
These facts and amazing activities you can find in the video created by Cool School

P.S. I want to congratulate all my American friends on this wonderful holiday! Wish you and your families a lovely fourth of July! 

Hello July!;)

Enjoy your summer, dear friends!