At the fireplace: 2013

Monday, September 16, 2013

We've started our new school year! Our first English Olympiad is here, on this site.

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Interviewing interesting people around the world. Odd de Presno

We have interviewed Odd de Presno - the founder of international network Kidlink for teachers and students around the world. We have learned much about his work and hobbies. We hope to meet Mr. Odd de Presno in Russia.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Международный проект - Диалог культур. Dialogue of culturs.

We are prticipating in the project "Dialogue of cultures". There are some contests and projects in it. One of them is planting a tree. We've planted some trees near the school and tired wishing ribbons for peace. Even parents help us.

Monday, April 29, 2013

My Russian Dad

Watch the video -book and find out about some Russian traditions

Watch here.

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Young lerners are skyping.

They are telling about favorite toys and fruits.

Iterviewing interesting people.

New interview today with Judith Redmount, her hobby is photography. We can see lots of beautiful pictures on her fb page. That was so nice for her talking to us at her late night. We injoyed the conference very much. We hope to meet her in Krasnoyarsk next year. And we are looking forward to our next conference.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Cheburashka in the USA, Illinoise

Students from Illinoise school recieved a package from us with the toy Cheburashka and some souvenirs. We were talking via skype about cartoon characters and traditions of Russia. We are looking forward to their letters.

Monday, April 15, 2013

New video. Young learners creating stories.

A story about Cats family.

Cats and milk.

Rabbits and cabbage.

Cats and a dog

Истории, придуманные на кружке английского языка

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Interviewing interesting people.

Have a great start of the week! We have started our week with an exciting lesson! My students (kidlink newspaper group) were interviewing an ex-teacher and great photographer Mr.Marvin Lee, from Oklahoma city, USA. It was a wonderful experience! We are starting a new page in Kidlink newspaper - Interesting people.

Friday, April 12, 2013

Spring in Aban

Here you can read students' essays about spring in our place.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Mystery Skypers

Yesterday we talked to a man we didn't know before. We had to guess the country he lives in. We had asked lots of questions and found out that he was from Russia. Mr Alexander Solyanik lives in the province of Moscow. What a mystery! What a surprise!

Saturday, March 16, 2013

The map of our global collaboration.

Look at the map.

Просмотреть Bridges of Friendship. Aban, Russia. на карте большего размера

Maslenitsa. Farewell to winter festival.

Sunday was named “forgiveness”. On that day people asked each other for forgiveness for all grievances and troubles; in the evening people went to cemeteries and “bid farewell” to the dead. On the last day of Maslenitsa comes the most interesting event – saying goodbye to Maslenitsa - a solemn burning of the stuffed figure of winter. People threw the remnants of pancakes and food to the huge bonfire explaining their children that all the nourishing food disappeared in fire to prepare them for the Lent.
(Russian artist Kustodiyev's picture, XIX century)

Maslenitsa celebration.

It is Russian Maslenitsa now.
Monday.
On Monday Maslenitsa was welcomed. On that day people made the straw-stuffed figure of Winter, dressed it in old women’s clothing and singing carried it on sleigh around the village. Then the figure was put onto snow-covered slope that people used for tobogganing, which was considered not just fun, but the ancient rite, because it was thought that the one who came down the hill more than once was likely to have tall flax in summer
Tuesday was called “zaigrysh” (game day). From that day on the whole village started all sorts of activities: sleigh riding, folk festivals, skomorokh (traveling actors) and puppet shows. The streets were full of people in carnival costumes and masks, who visited homes of their neighbors and organized impromptu concerts. Large companies rode troikas and simple sleighs.
Wednesday - gourmand – opened feasts in houses with blini and other dishes. Each household had tables with delicious food, baked pancakes, and brewed beer. Tents selling all kinds of food appeared everywhere. They sold hot sbiten (drinks from water, honey and spices), nuts, honey gingerbreads and poured tea from boiling samovars.

Round the world conference.

What a week! We had four conferences with India, Taiwan, Pakistan. We had cultural exchange. We talled about Russian traditions, clothes. We also asked a lot of questions and answered too.

Friday, February 15, 2013

About out school teachers' team.

Presentation of School English Teachers Accociation.

Introduction of native place - Aban.

The video was made by 5th graders last year as a project of the elective course.

Fairy tales by 4th graders.

Perseus and Liana
erseus and Liana
Once a long time ago there lived a princess Liana and prince Perseus.
Perseus and Liana had a wedding.
Once upon a time there was a wicked witch.
The witch learned about the wedding.
Andshe wanted to enchant the princess.
The witch turned into a kind fairy and turned her dancing hut into the castle.
She went to the place where Liana lived and invited her to visit her castle.
She enjoyed it so much that she wanted to stay. Princess lay down to sleep. The witches wanted to turn Liana into a fly but she said wrong words and she turned into a fly herself.
The princess stood up and stepped on the fly.
She ran and ran. She ran and saw her castle and Perseus.
Perseusand Liana lived long and happily.
(Alina Bikinina)

Flower fairy.

Once upon a time there lived a flower fairy Flora. Flora liked flower garden. Wicked wizard arrived to the garden and turned flowers into stones. Flora fell ill. Prince passed the garden. He saw garden and went to kind girl. He had got his sword and killed cruel magician. So all magic charm disappeared. But Flora recovered and took care of garden

(Kate Savostyanova)