Our Amazing Easter Adventure!

 This week our 3rd and 4th graders recently enjoyed a wonderful educational event called "Easter traditions". For the 5th graders the was organised a competition "Easter Races". It was a day filled with learning, laughter, and interactive games that brought English culture to life.

We started our journey by exploring the origins of the holiday.

To understand how the holiday is celebrated in English-speaking countries, we discussed several unique traditions:

• The Easter Bunny: We learned that this "rabbit-spirit" is a symbol of fertility and is famous for hiding decorated eggs for children to find on Easter Sunday.
• Hot Cross Buns: The children were fascinated to learn about these traditional buns marked with a white cross, which are eaten on Good Friday to protect homes from fire.
• Egg-Rolling: We discovered that rolling hard-boiled eggs down a slope is a popular pastime in places like Northern England and Scotland—a tradition that also existed in Ukraine at the start of the 20th century!

The event was packed with interactive activities to keep everyone engaged:

• Riddles & Games: Students solved Easter riddles about baskets, bunnies, and church services. We also played a True/False game to test our knowledge of holiday facts.
• The Bunny Hokey Pokey Dance!
• The Big Hunt: The highlight of the day was the Easter Egg Hunt. Our students proved they are the best egg hunters in the world!
• Easter Quiz!

The Easter Races it was a dynamic, multi-activity educational competition designed specifically for 5th-grade students to explore the cultural and historical aspects of the holiday.

The competition is structured around several interactive components:

• Vocabulary & Word Games: Students participate in "Easter words Races".
• Cultural Exploration: The event includes segments on "Easter Facts" and "Holiday Stories," covering the history of the Easter Bunny, the origins of chocolate candy in the early 1800s, and the significance of the goddess Eostor.
• Logic & Comprehension: To test their knowledge, students engage in "Riddles time" and an "Easter Quiz" that covers both the secular and religious traditions associated with the celebration.

We also reflecting on how this holiday is selebrated in Ukraine or England, and concluded that these traditions all share the same joyful aims. It was a fantastic way to practice English while celebrating the beauty of spring.

Happy Easter to everyone!

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St. Patrick's Day

 Today we had some school events connected to St.Patrick's Day.

First of all we had a School-Wide Quest. There were coded some funny riddles connected with the symbols of this Irish holiday and Ireland itself. The leprechaunt didn't want pupils to get his "pot of gold", so he played some tricks with children by hiding in codes and making mess in QUEST. 

Pupils from 5th to 9th forms could take part in it working alone or in group. The most active were 5th, 6th, and 7th forms. The first it was done by the girls from the 5th form. Our congratulations.

Also during the lessons of English children could learn some new information and unusual facts about this holiday history, traditions and ways of celebration. At the end they could show their knowledge and played the games. 

First three winners could get their small prizes. Well done!

Taras Shevchenko's life

  This week we had a list of events that were connected with life and famous works of our favourite poet and artist - Taras Shevchenko.

   The main event was "QR Treasure Hunt". It was devoted to the famous poems of Taras Shevchenko, that everyone know from the very early years. They were in english and I coded them. I displayed QR codes in different places of our school. Here teenagers could find audio or video -recording of some of them, and even have a song that was based on one of the Taras's poem. They should guess all titles of those poems correctly. The pupils from 5th to 9th forms could took part at this Hunt in groups or alone. They have time till the last lesson to do this task. The winners were 3 groups. The most active were 6th form and 7th form. The first, this task were done by Natalia from the 7th form. All winners  got a sweet prizes.

   Also we had organized a small game in the 5th and 6th form, and in the 8th form. Children have done some revising tasks before the main game. I organized them on the platform Kahoot. So, the first three winners of this game could also get their small prizes.

   It was really exciting to watch these sparcles in the eyes of our children while they tried to got all answers.

Start of the 2026.

 At the 9th of January we had an on-line meeting time with Pryvilne Center for Profesional Development of Educational Workers. So the collegues from all the schools of Semyduby Territirial Community could visit it. There we discussed the main educational problems of our Community try to find out some solutions, we talked about teacher burning out and the ways the teachers can prevent it. 

It was meaningful and useful meating. We thank Centre for supportiveness and the professionalizm.

The End of the 2025 Year.

 This Year is coming to the end and it's time to slow down and to reflect. Of course it was a little bit hard  half of a school year. There were some problems to solve and some moments to joy. And we done with all its challenges with a strong will and patience. I hope the next 2026 year will bring us  hope and believing in a good future for our children and us, ukrainians.

At the End of this year I want  to wish  something for everyone: 

My dear students! This year has been difficult. You have studied despite everything, asked difficult questions and made me smile even on the hardest days.

I wish you to find something that truly excites you in the new year. Let learning not be a duty, but an interesting adventure.

Do not be afraid of mistakes - they are steps to your success.

May every day bring a small victory, and your dreams come true faster than you can dream them under the Christmas tree.

Be brave, be curious and protect the light within yourself!

☕ For fellow teachers: Resilience and harmony

Dear colleagues! You and I are one big family that holds the educational front. Thank you for your support, for every piece of advice in the teacher's office and for your inexhaustible patience.

I wish you a "resourceful" state: that there is more inspiration than checking notebooks, and that there is enough energy for both lessons and your own life.

I wish grateful students: may their burning eyes be your best reward.

Home comfort: may peace, warmth, and people who love you not for your profession, but simply for who you are, await you at home.

Peace to all of us!

✨ For all Ukrainians:

   May 2026 be the year of our Victory, peaceful nights, and realized plans. May there be only "excellent" moments in the diaries of life, and may the heart always feel the warmth of its native home!

 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!

Our December.

  The most favourite holiday for all children at this time  - St.Nicholas Day. We celebrated it on the 6th of December. Of course we organised a special holiday for our children -  a festive all-school Quest. My students also took part in it. They did all the tasks so quickly. So I was really surprised. 

  On my English station they could find the main difference between Santa Claus facts and St. Nicholas life facts. They  find the hiding words of the favourite song about St.Nicholas. After that they could listen this song in English. And they also decoded the secret message. After all these tasks were done succesfully the team could get some special puzzle. And finaly, they got all puzzles together and could get some sweet prizes. It was really fun for them.

 At the End of December I organized aspecial New Year Quest for my students with special prizes. Everyone has done tasks at 4 stations. These were tasks about Christmas trees all around Ukraine, how do they look like in different cities of our country. They found out some funny New Year traditions  all around the world. Also they solved the winter riddles and found out funny names of St. Nicholas in different countries. The most interesting for them was the last station "Lucky wheel". Everyone could get some small prizes. 

Also we had a special event at the library on this day. Everyone, who have read some book, could tookpart at the funny lotery. So, a lot of children from the different classes of our school could get some funny prizes and special tickets with "bonuses" in next year. My students also got some of them.