CLASS LETTER, DG10,OSNOVNA ŠOLA POLJANE, Slovenia

 

 

                                                                  

                                     OUR SCHOOL                                                                                    OUR VILLAGE, POLJANE                                                                         HILLS AROUND POLJANE

 

 

                   

 

ANA DEMŠAR

Hi! I'm Ana Demšar. I'm 12. I have brown hair and eyes, I’m tall but not very slim.

I go to 7b class of Primary school Poljane in Slovenia. I’m good at art. I go to school by bus.

I live in a house with my mum, dad, sister and brother. Our house is big and yellow.

I’ve got three best friends: Nika, Eva and Ines. They are very friendly and nice. We are always together at school.

My favourite colour is yellow. My favourite band is One direction. My favourite film is Step Up 3. My favourite place is the Seychelles. My favourite sport is volleyball.                                

I’m interested in fashion. I want to be a fashion designer.

 

 

EVA KREK

My name is Eva. I'm 13 years old. I'm very tall and I've got long, brown and wavy hair. My eyes are blue. I live in Poljane. I've got a younger brother and a sister. Their names are Ožbej and Ivana.

My favourite colours are red and green and my favourite number is 5. I often wear skirts. I like them very much, but they aren't practical for wearing. My favourite subjects in school are: Physical Education, Maths and English.

I like animals very much. I've got a black-grey dog. Her name is Ajka. I really like sports. My favourite sports are handball and basketball. Reading is something amazing for me. I like reading interesting and science fiction books. My favourite are Harry Potter books.

In my free time I usually read, do sports, play chess and make bracelets.

 

 

 

JURE DOLENEC

Hi!

I'm a 13-year old boy. My name is Jure. I live in a small village in Slovenia. I live on a big farm, and we have got lot of animals: cows, horses, pigs, chickens … I have got my own dog, her name is Lajka. I spend a lot of time with her outside playing diffrent games. I like sports too. My favourite sport is football. I play it every day. With my friend we play table tennis and we have a lot of fun together. In the evening I go walking with my mum. Now we have winter and I can make a lot of snow sculptures and I also go skiing almost every day. I hope you enjoyed reading!

Greetings!

 

KLARA RAKOVEC

I am Klara Rakovec and  I live in Poljane nad Škofjo Loko. I am 13 years old and I go in class 7a. I am tall. I have got brown eyes and brown hair. In my free time I  play handball or table tennis. My favourite colour is white and my favourite animals are rabbits. At home I have got a lot of fish and one turtle. I have got one sister  and two brothers. My sisters name  is Mojca and she is one year old,  my brothers' names are Aljaž, who is 10, and Domen, who is 6 years old. My mum's name is Elizabeta and my dad's name is Tony. We live in the country.

 

NIKA KOS

My name is Nika Kos. I'm 12 years old. My favourite colours are red and blue. And my favourite animals are dolphins. I like music. My favourite music group is One Direction. When I grow up, I want to be a singer and an actress.

 

BARBARA ŽELEZNIK

My name is Barbara. My surname is Železnik. I am 13 and I live in Vinharje. My birthday is on the fourth of January. My favourite coloUr is red and my favourite animal is a rabbit. I like swimming, cycling and playing floorball. I also like animals. I like shopping. I am good at school. My favourite subject is art. In my free time in winter I usually read books but in summer I often go cycling.

 

 

 

EVA REŠEK

My name is Eva. My surname is Rešek. I live in Poljane in Slovenia. I'm 12 years old. I am in class 7b. I have brown hair and brown eyes. I'm 157cm tall. I love music. In my free time I listen to the music, read  books or magazines. I love to sing and dance, but I'm not so good at this. I also play computer games and watch TV. I have a lot of friends. My favourite sports are swimming, running and basketball. I have  one brother and  one sister. I love pets, because they are very cute. I like shopping or going to the cinema. I like summer, because then I go with my mother or with my best friends to chlothes shops and to shoe shops. My favourite movie is a Black knight.

 

KLARA KOS

My name is Klara Kos and I am 12 years old. I live in a small village Vinharje. My parents are Marija and Andrej. I have two older brothers Andrej and Roman and two older sisters Mojca and Jerneja. My favourite animal is a tiger, but I like cats, too. I have five cats: Mika, Lenka, Ruby,Tigy and Sivko. My hobbies are painting and drawing. I like cooking too. I like music and computer games. I don't like sports very much, except badminton. I play it mostly in summer holidays with my cousin and my friend Barbara.

 

 

 

MATJAŽ DOLENEC

Hi! My name is Matjaž. I am 12 years old and I live in Delnice. My favourite food is pizza and lasagne. I like music and sport. My favourite sports are basketball, football, hockey and swimming. My favourite music groups are AC/DC and Green day. I also like computer games (Combat arms eu). That is all!

 

TINA DOLENEC

I´m Tina Dolenec:. I live in Delnice and I˙m Slovenian. I˙m 160 centimetre tall and slim. I have one brother and one sister.  My brother's name is Tadej, my sister's Lucija, my mum's Mateja and my father's name is Štefan. I love animals. I have two fish and one  white rabbit. My favourite number is 6, colour green and subject English. I like music – rock and rap. I hate volleyball.

 

TANJA LUZNAR

I'm Tanja Luznar. I'm 12 years old. I have one sister and two brothers. I love listening to music and eating chocolate. My favorite music genre is pop. My favourite subjects at school are English and Art. My favourite colours are blue and black and my favourite food is pizza. I  also like surfing the Internet.

 

ALJAŽ NOVAK

My name is Aljaž Novak. I'm 12 years old. I live in Hotovlja near Poljane. My favourite food is chips and steak. In my free time I like playing football, basketball and go to skiing center. I have many medals and cups in skiing, football and running. I have a computer and a phone. 

 

GREGOR KOŠIR

My name is Gregor and my surname is Košir. I'm 12 years old and I live in Visoko. I am in class 7. b. My favourite colour is green. I have a lot of friends in my class: Aljaž, Matjaž, Janko, Jernej, Tilen, Eva, Ines, Ana, Nika … My favourite food is pizza. My favourite sport is basketball. I like holidays.

 

JAN GUZELJ

Hi, my name is Jan Guzelj and I'm 13 years old. I'm very tall, I have blond hair and blue eyes. I live in Poljane.

My favourite number is 72 and my favourite color is red. I have one sister and a cat called Micka.

I play football, basketball, and floorball. Most of the time I wear a

t-shirt, trousers and a sweater.

My favourite subject is PE.

 

JANKO KRŽIŠNIK

Hello!

My name is Janko, my surname is Kržišnik, I'm thirteen years old. I come from Četena Ravan, that's a small village in Slovenia. I like basketball and football but most of all I love to shoot whit my rifle (it's an airsoft rifle, ofcourse J!). 

 

 

 

TEACHERS' LETTERS

 

PRIMARY SCHOOL POLJANE, SLOVENIA

 

There are two teachers' letters from our school. Why? Find it out yourselves!

 

Hi there!

My name is Bernarda Pintar and I'm an English and Slovene teacher at Poljane Primary School. I'm 47 years old and I teach pupils of 6–9 th class. They are 11–15 years old.

I live in the countryside, in Gorenja vas, a village, which is four kilometres from our school so that driving there takes me only four minutes, which is great!  I have  three children: Ema, 20, Meta, 15, and Samo, 14. I love being with them and I love teaching as well. Ema is a student and she lives in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, Meta goes to secondary school in Škofja Loka and Samo goes to primary school in Gorenja vas.

I like reading, learning new things, I'm an old Beatles fan and I would like to travel a lot (if I had  money). I travelled a lot as a student but this was centuries ago! I love sea. I like movies, especially the ones dealing with history (even if Brave Heart is an old film it's still my favourite). And I enjoy watching some English detective series. I'm in love with inspector Barnaby from Midsomer Murders. I go to some rock concerts from time to time. I like sports very much too and my teenage dream is to go to Old Trafford and watch a Manchester United – Liverpool match. I was doing sports when I was younger (basketball, volleyball, skiing, swimming, table tennis) and I try to bring it back to my everyday life (not only on TV, of course).

The age of my own children helps me to understand my pupils' world better and vice versa. I'm not ambitious as far as getting better position at my work is concerned because I simply enjoy teaching primary school pupils. But I'm ambitiuos in getting as much education and as many experiences as possible. That was why I decided to join Learning Circles on one hand. On the other hand, I would like to expose my 7th grade pupils to communication in English – with real, not only virtual people, and motivate them to think and research on their own. With a bit of my help, of course! Learning Circle concept seems great to me in this view.

English is taught in three levels at our school – in the 8th and 9th grades only. In level one there are pupils who have troubles with English and lessons are adapted to them. Level two is very diverse, and in level three there are pupils who would like to learn more. I teach all levels (in different grades) and I think this is a good way of work, for pupils and for teachers as well.

There are 15 pupils in our LC class (level three), which is great and gives us many opportunities to talk, read and write also about the topics that are not included in our curriculum. The pupils are eager to learn English and I learn many things from them, too. They are 12 years old.

Our country, Slovenia,  is a small one and our school is situated in a small countryside village Poljane, surrounded by beautiful nature, hills … Almost 60 per cent of our pupils drive to school from even smaller villages, scattered around these hills. We are also known for being the birthplace of many important people for the counrty's history and culture.

When our pupils become students after 9 years of primary school they go to different secondary schools in Škofja Loka (the nearest town), Ljubljana etc. But I think they love coming back to Poljane.

 

This school year is very special for me because there is another English teacher at our school who came here through a Comenius Project - Comenius Assistantship/Host Schools. Our children as well as teachers benefit a lot from her presence and she's introducing herself in the letter below.

 

We're looking forward to LC following stages!

 

Bernarda

 

 

Hello everyone!

My name is Ola. I’m an assistant teacher at Osnovna šola Poljane, where I’m staying for the school year 2011/2012, helping other teachers during the lessons, teaching English to students of various ages – from 9-14 and finally, getting ready for my future career.

I’m not from Slovenia, though. I come from Poland, from a quaint town of Bielsko-Biała, which is situated in the south, at the foot of the Beskidy Mountains. I have two older sisters, a niece and a nephew. In 2010 I graduated from the university, obtaining my MA degree in English philology (linguistics).

As far as my interests are concerned, I love travelling. Whenever I have a chance, I pack my luggage and set off on a trip. I’m not afraid of hitch-hiking, camping in the wild or anything that seems like an adventure. As a student, I lived in Portugal for almost year, on a beautiful island, called Madeira. This was an unforgettable experience and it was then that I met many foreigners from all around the world, most of whom are my best friends now.

The Comenius Assistantship Programme, in which I’m participating at the moment, is another valuable experience for me. I have a chance to observe Slovenian culture, inhabitants, as well as learn the Slovenian language, and most importantly, brush up on my teaching skills. Having received a very warm welcome from students and teachers at Poljane School, I’ve been feeling more and more at home here.

In my free time, I play squash, go swimming and hiking. My favourite field of studies is linguistics. Oh, I haven’t mentioned my biggest love, have I….? Foreign languages! Now, after a few-month struggle, I can finally say I speak a little bit of Slovene J I speak German, Portuguese, too, though my knowledge of these languages leaves much to desire... Apart from being a teacher, I’m also trying to improve my skills as a Polish-English translator and interpreter, which also gives me a lot of satisfaction. My goal is, therefore, to pursue career in both professions.

I must say I’m thrilled to participate in the Global Teenager Project and I’m looking forward to reading your entries!

 

Best wishes,

 

Ola