A Demonstration Lesson

A demonstration English lesson took place at our school on the 26-th of November. Volodymyr Kyrychok, a teacher of English, conducted the lesson at the 11-th form. Teachers of English from 7 other schools and the headmistress Zagurska L.M. were present at the lesson. A special guest was Mathias from Denmark.

We were speaking about famous people, inventors and inventions.

At the beginning of the lesson we reviewed active words and word combinations and then we watched episodes from the film “Cleopatra”. The students told the class what the episode was about.

Our main topic for discussion was Rudolf Diesel, his engine and his mysterious death. Anya Gluhova read an article which described the major methods of Diesel’s engine work. The article was found on the Internet. It helped us to learn some new very important words and word combinations such as: internal combustion engine, compression, spark plug, piston, crankshaft...

Then the students Sasha Marchenko, Vita Smilyk expressed their points of view on the reasons of Rudolf Diesel’s mysterious death. The material for the discussion was found on the Internet too.

At the end of the lesson the teacher asked Mathias to speak. Mathias told us about himself and about Hans Christian Andersen, a famous Danish writer. For Mathias English is as important as a drinking water.

The lesson was finished by writing an article about the lesson and mailing it to Canada as school news for our website. We were going to do it with the help of a notebook and a mobile phone which the teacher brought together with him. But because of bad telephone connection we failed to do at the lesson and did it another day.

SEPTEMBER

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The regular renewal of our site is temporarily suspended due to the fact that the school's principal V.A. Kyrychok was offered a job at a Danish company. Please check for more news later.

MARCH, 22

Greetings from Our Visitor

Good day!

I came across your school site by chance, and of course could not pass by it because the name of the school sounded very familiar. As it turned out, I was right.

You were my neighbours. I used to study at the Charkovska school in the same Talalayivka region.

I liked very much what you do here, because honestly there are many people even in Chernigivska oblast who cannot tell for sure where the Talalayivka region is.

I know your school a little, too. At the time when I was a schoolgirl, I used to take part in almost all regional competitions among schools. I graduated not so long ago - in 1999, and now work in Chernigiv. I even tried to find a web site of my school, but all my efforts failed (to tell you the truth, I even got disappointed about that).

But the work you do is really great, so keep it running. I wish you all the luck.

With respect,
Your former neighbour Alla Lutsenko

FEBRUARY 25 - MARCH 3

All Ukraine as Ukrainske

Talalaivka district is rich in petroleum and natural gas. Everywhere boring options are situated. It would seem our district is prosperous. But it is vice versa: it is one of the poorest districts of the region and takes the last place on settlements’ gasification.

Recently the village of Ukrainske was shown in the evening news on the TV channel "1+1" and it was written about in newspapers.

Near the village eight mining holes are operating, and a new one is going to be opened. But what benefit from that to the people, the proprietors of this rich earth? There is no use for the people but a smoke-screen from incineration of passing gas, permanent crash of the special technique that breaks up rural roads and vanishing water in the wells. This village, as well as many other villages of Talalaivka district does not have gas.

In the state budget for the booty of oil and gas only by Talalaivka workshop of trade it is foreseen to pay 230 - 250 million hryvnyas in a year. But the district the earth bowels of which are exhausted has nothing from it. All money goes to Kiev. That’s why the regional soviet does not give a permission to open a new mining hole near Ukrainske.

Yarmosh Dennis, 7th grade

Epidemy of Flue

In February Ukraine suffered from the epidemy of flue, so that to prevent the spreading of the disease schools and other educational establishment were closed. In the most of regions the quarantine began on 15-th of February. Because of the epidemy a boy in Volyn region has died.

Gnyp Yevgenia, 10th grade

"Come on Boys"

On February 23 "Come on boys" competitions took place. Two teams took part in them. The students of the 8th grade and of the 9th grade competed in 11 contests. The team of the 9th grade won with the account 10\1. Every participant got a prize. The competition was prepared by our teachers Busha S. L., Maksimenko N. V. and Chepel V. G.

Besarab Vladimir, 9th grade

FEBRUARY 18-24

Small Academy of Sciences

On the 22-23 of February the 10th grade student Zhuravel Volodymyr defended his scientific work at the Chernigiv Regional After Diploma Pedagogical Education Institute. He went to Chernigiv with his teacher Skorohod Raisa Mykolaivna. Volodya conducted a research in the field of biology. His work took 49 balls out of 61 possible.

Prohorchuk Yaryna, 7th grade.

The day of Saint Valentine

On the 16-th of February we had a school party devoted to St. Valentine’s Day. Students sang songs about love, danced and played games. Three girls and thee boys took part in the game „Valentyn and Valentyna „. In this competition Pryimak Bohdana (the 11-th grade) and Yakubhanov Tymur (the 6-th grade) were the winners.

Hlukhova Hanna, 10th grade

An anniversary of Afghan war

On the 15-th of February we marked the 18-th anniversary of leaving Afghanistan by the Soviet troops. About 3,500 Ukrainian soldiers lost their lives during this war. 48 our compatriots from Talalayivka district took part in the war. 3 of them didn’t return home. Their names are: I. Borshchevskyi, A. Pavlenko and P. Tarasenko.

Gnyp Yevgenia, 10th grade

Courses of teachers

From February 19 to February 23 the Principle of our school attended the courses on the program „Intel" in Chernihiv. He studied to create the publication, presentation and web site. Also he worked in various computer programs.

Yarmosh Dennis, 7 class.

FEBRUARY 11-17

32 Tones of Coal have been Brought to School

On the 12th of February 32 Tones of Coal have been Brought to School at the price of 650hrn. and 385hrn. for tone, depends on coal grade. The coal have been Brought from Bahmach private firm. Talalayivka fuel store is empty. It’s a state enterprise which is soon to be closed.

Besarab Volodymyr, 9th grade.

We were visiting the principal…

On the 13th of Fabruary three of our students: Besarab, Gnyp and Gluhova were visiting the principle at his residence in Talalayivka to walk in the Internrt. For more than two hours we were hunting through different web-sites. We did not know how to get back home. Talalayivka is 15 kilometers far away. That’s way Volodymyr Andriyovich took us back home by his car. We had to pay him for the petrol he spent.

Besarab Volodymyr, 9th grade

How much does the Internet Cost?

On the 1st of February I set my hand on a new treaty with Ukrtelecom about Internet. Now we've got a new tariff plan "Unlimited 128 Home". So, now we pay 90 grn. per month.

There are 32 Internet users in Talalayivka nowdays. Half of them are organizations. The number of ports at the Talalayivka Ukrtelecom is limited to 32. All of them are occupied now. On technical reason they can not have new Internet subscribers.

We attached to the Internet just in time thanks to Phil, a citizen of UK, who gave money for the Internet.

Kyrychok Volodymyr, the principal

FEBRUARY 4-10

A Meeting of School Leavers

On the 2nd of February a traditional party for school leaver was held at our school. A holiday concert, prepared by the school students, marry competitions helped the gests to remember there school years.

Prohorchok Yaryna, 7 grade

The destiny of PAE "Vidrodzhennya" is being solved

On Saturday on the 3rd of February a general meeting took place in the private agricultural enterprise “Vidrodzhennya”, which is situated in the village of Skorohodove. Economical situation in the enterprise is critical. That’s why the director, Kucherenko Mykola Grygorovych suggested to rent peasants’ allotments to Kyiv Agricultural Invest League. Two representatives of the league were present at the meeting too. They suggested to rent allotments for 20 years. The meeting did not come to determination. The peasants need some time to think everything over.

Gnyp Yvgenia, 10 grade

Great Sympathies

Students and teachers of our school express their great sympathies to the 10th great student Hlykhova Hanna because of her father’s death.

Student and teachers of our school express their great sympathies to the principle because of his mother’s death.

Loban Katia, 7th grade

17 Letters to Canada

17 our students are eager to e-mail with students of one of the Canadian schools. They are the students of the 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th grades. They have already sent short information about themselves to Canada. And Onanchenko Alina has got already an answer from her new pen pal.

Loban Katya, 7th grade

Globalgateway

On the 1st and 2nd of February I was present at the 2-days seminar in Kyiv which was organized by British Council in Ukraine together with Education and Science Ministry of Ukraine. The seminar was held in British Council for 20 principles who know English and have access to the Internet. There were 3 of us from Chernigiv region.

The British Council invited us to register at the international portal www.globalgateway.org and called for international dimension in education. We were exploring the portal in small groups and were exchanging with the information.

The work was organized and perfectly done by Oleksandr Shalenko, a project coordinator.

Boris Myhaiylovich Zhebrovskyi, deputy minister of education and science, is interested in the project and was trying to be present at the seminar but failed. Tatiana Mykhailenko, editor-in-chief of the newspaper “English”, which is very popular among English teachers, was present too.

We are going to register soon and have a lot of work in future.

Kyrychok Volodymyr, the principal.

JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 3

A Battle Near Kruty

In 2003 with the purpose of brining up young people in the spirit of patriotism the President of Ukraine singned a decree to honor the memory of those 300 young students who has fallen in the unequal battle against soviet troops near the railway station of Kruty which is not far from Nizhin. The battle took place on the 29-th of January 1918.

That’s why on the 29-th of January the lesson dedicated to those tragic events near Kruty was held for all classes. It was organized by the 10-th form students and a teacher of history Yarmoch M.M .

Prokhorchuk Yaryna, the 7-th grade.

A New Leader

In January the school website news were published under the leadership of our principal Kyrychok V.A. Next month the young correspondents will work under the leadership of Glukhova Hanna, a 10-th form student.

Gnyp Yevgenia, the 10-th grade

JANUARY 21-27

The longest braid

On the 19th of January we had a competition among the girls who have long braids. "Whose braid is the longest?" The student of the 11 th grade Smilyk Yana became the winner. Her braid is 75 cm long.

The 10 th grade student Hnyp Zhenia and the 5 th grade student Kisiliova Vika took the second place. Their braids are 55 cm. The 6 th grade student Nesyn Lesia took the third place. Her braid is 40 cm.

The competition was organized and held by the 7 th grade student Loban Katia.

Loban Katia

Yevgen Kushnariov’s Funeral

One of the Region’s Party’s leader’s Yevgen Kushnariov died on the 17th of January, from bullet wound, which he got during a hunting.

The former student of our school, Andriy Kyrychok, now a cadet of Kharkiv Civil Defense University of Ukraine was present at the funeral. The cadets of the University were keeping wreathes along two sides of the alley on which Kushnariov’s coffin was carried from the theatre.

The Prime Minister, two former presidents and other famous statesmen, were passing by them.

The cadets dispatched the wreathes on three lorries.

Hluhova Hanna (the 10-th grade)

Kyrylo

Recently a hurricane has run across Europe. Its name was Kyrylo. It has brought precipitation and a strong wind – 30 m/s.

In Ukraine a warning was announced. Kyrylo visited eastern and western regions of Ukraine. Our region was touched a little. It was raining and a strong wind was blowing. In the neighbouring village of Blotnytsia an old tree has suffered. It has fallen on the electric wires. And the whole village has been without electricity for 3 hours.

Yarmosh Dennis

An Extremely Warm Winter

This year in Ukraine and in Europe the winter is warm. We could hardly see snow. We saw it only on the 5th and the 6th of November. From the 2nd of November to the 7th of November it was frosty. The temperature was from 6 to 1 degrees below zero. And it was a little frosty before the New Year’s Day. All the other days the temperature was up to 9 degrees above zero.

A Dutch scientist considers that the reason of such warm is not the greenhouse effect but growing the temperature on the Sun.

Yarmosh Dennis

Presents on the eve of the Old New Year

The director of Talalayivka Job Centre Shevchenko Olga Ivanivna handed in presents to some students of our school who need more attention. The sacks of sweets and oranges were handed in on the eve of the Old New Year. Olga Ivanivna did the act of humanitarian aid visiting each student at home together with the principle of the school.

Besarab Volydymyr the 9-th grate

JANUARY 14-20

A New Group of Young Reporters

On the 15-th of January a group of Young reporters was organized in our school. There are six of us in group: Gnyp Yevgenia (the 10-th grade), Hluhova Hanna (the 10-th grade), Yarmosh Dennis (the 7-th grade), Loban Katya (the 7-th grade), Prohorchuk Yaryna (the 7-th grade), Besarab Volodymyr (the 9-th grade).

This mouth we are writing under the leadership of Kyrychok Volodymyr, the principle. We shall write about school news and other important events.

Gnyp Yevgeniya, the 10-th grade

Region competition in study

On the 9-th January region competition in study began in Chernigiv. This year the only student from our school who took part in competition is Yevgeniya Gnyp, the 10-th grade. She took the 24-th in history.

Three our teachers accompanied district teams of students to Chernigiv: the team on mathematicians was accompanied by Zagurska L. M.; the team on historians was accompanied by Yarmosh M. M.; the team Englishmen was accompanied by Kyrychok V. A.

Mathematicians were no luck. They had no room in the hostel and they had to sleep on the floor. For the time being they teams show bed results.

Competitions is going on.

Yarmosh Dennis, the 7-th grade

The twins were born

On the 17-th of January two suns were born in the family of Volodymyr and Maryna Bondar. May be they will be given the names of Alexander and Anatoliy.

Hlyhova Hanna, the 10-th grade

Sowing

Every year on 14 of January early in the morning boys go to great all families with the New Year. They wish every family a good healthy year and the master of the house give them sweets and money. Some boys visited many houses and got a good some of money. The student of the 7 form Khahovskiy Stanyslav got 180hr.the student of the 7 form Koval Yriy got 160hr. the student of the 7 form Yarmosh Dennis got 96hr.

Besarab Volydymyr the 9-th grate

A Journey to Kyiv

On the third of January eight students of our school together with other students of Talalaivka district visited the New Year’s show in Kyiv Palace of Sport. All of them enjoyed the show and the excursion about Kyiv.

Prokhorchuk Yaryna