On November 11, pupils from class 8.B met their new project partners from Odessa. The online Zoom meeting was attended by Ukraine and Czech pupils who were at home due to covid-19. First they introduced themselves, their countries and cities and then they worked together on a list of geographical words for their common dictionary. Finally, they...
Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in the United States, Canada, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and other countries. It began as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year.
In November, the team of 5 students who will represent our country was chosen and we met with their parents online after the virtual parents meeting on November 23. All chosen students worked hard on the project tasks last school year when travelling was not allowed. Students involved in this project prepared various presentations, for example on...
On the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, a minutes' silence is observed and dedicated to those soldiers who died fighting to protect the nation. 11 November became known as Armistice Day - a day to remember those who died in World War One. This conflict had mobilised over 70 million people and left between nine...
A big festival in England is the Guy Fawkes Night (5th November). It's also called Bonfire Night. People burn fires, and send fireworks into the sky and generally make a lot of smoke. Some time ago it was popular to burn "guys" - dolls that were made to look like Guy Fawkes. This doesn't happen a lot nowadays. There are...
Halloween is a holiday celebrated each year on October 31. The tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes in order to scare off ghosts. Nowadays, people do trick-or-treating, carve jack-o-lanterns, festive gatherings, wear costumes and eat treats.
Apple Day is an annual celebration of apples and orchards, held in October. It is celebrated mainly in the United Kingdom. It traditionally falls on 21 October, the date of the first such event in 1990, but events are held throughout the month. Apple Day events can be large or small, from apple games in a garden to large village...
EU Code Week motivates people to learn programming skills. From 9-24 October, EU Code Week was offering new activities such as ready-made classroom challenges, a training Boot camp for teachers, the final in a series of hackathons and thousands of activities organised around the world by teachers and coding enthusiasts. Pupils from 8.B took part on...