Our grandparents

On the first February week all students of form 9 presented creative works in English about their grandparents. The scheme of the work was based on the questionnaire made during the project meeting in Friedrihshafen. Some pupils recognized that they found out new facts about their closest people and about their youth, life, lifestyle, habits etc. The students told about free time activities they do together with grandmothers and grandfathers.

The first week of February was a holiday for both students and teachers. During the break the core group of students began interviewing senior citizens and filling out questionnaires. The activity will continue until the beginning of April.

Both Year 3 and 7 students looked into their family heritages. The Year 3’s researched family members and draw family trees, while the older students looked deeper in their backgrounds and found out that the majority of thier family ancestors come from a variety of cultures.

The family trees were also written in the Year 6’s German lessons. Folklore dancing and choir practise with senior citizens also continued on Wednesday afternoons.

Another activity for this month was a jointly written English poem by the Year 4 students about the relationship between generations. After writing the poem it was then translated and read to the citizens at the Senior Citizens Home.