One of the last topics we covered was My Day. At the end of this topic, the children had their personal project: to make a book about their day, illustrate it, and present it too. They did their best and put great effort into their work. Along the way, they also learned how to conjugate verbs.
The last topic we covered was Slovenian Literature using the example of books by Josip Vandot, “Kekec and Pehta,” “Kekec and Bedanec,” and “Kekec and Prisank.” The kids love these stories. Children especially enjoy playing the stories themselves and slipping into the roles of the protagonists. They love to think about what will happen further in the story and reflect on the protagonists’ character traits and deeds. Through these stories, they learned how people lived in the mountains of Slovenia in the olden days, what they believed in, and what they were afraid of. It was a significant enrichment for them.
The topic we are working on now is Life on a Farm. The children tried themselves as farmers. They learned how hard and necessary it is to work on the farm.
German Lessons, Grades 2-3
In recent weeks, the children of the third Grade have made an enormous step forward in learning and using German grammar. They can use correctly accusative and dative and had a chance to practice them while learning how to exchange things. Their vocabulary expanded significantly, and they used more German during the lesson. The children are currently learning how to address people politely and how to interview them. To do this, they slipped into the role of adults. Žana became Ms. Demšar Toplak, Zak became Mr. Zajec, Leon became Mr. Boh, and Rafi became Mr. Rolih. During their interviews, it was important for the children to look authentic and to create an authentic environment. The children did their best to make their interviews real and according to the requirements they discussed and set; well done!
The children also learned how to make an authentic apple strudel during International Week. They have prepared the ingredients for the apple strudel with great care. It was delicious.
German Lessons, 5th Grade
For the past month, the fifth graders have been learning some challenging grammar and have progressed a lot in their speaking and writing. They can say, for example, “He is in his room; she went into her room.” German is getting more complex. Recently, they started learning to speak in the past tense, which opened new possibilities for them to express themselves in German. They are doing well, improving their spelling as well. The demanding test they took last week showed an “A,” or above mastery grade, for all students. Good job!
In the picture below, you can see what the students learned about Germany. They played a traditional German game, “Topf schlagen”, tasted pretzels and apple juice spritzer, and learned fun facts about Germany.