About the Form 8 Translation Competition in December

We'll have the translation contest on our doorstep in a month and therefore I'd like to remind you of the technicalities.

1) The contest takes place on 6th December 2013 (Friday) at 10:00-13:00 in Võru Kesklinna Kool.
2) Register your students (name, class, teacher) by 28th November by sending me an email.
3) Each school may send max 3 students to the competition (it is advisable to organise a pre-contest in translation  
     beforehand at your own school).
4) The students should bring along their own (or their school's) dictionary/ies. (Estonian- English, English-Estonian, English-English)
5) After finishing their work, the students may keep the draft version of their work and everybody receives a copy of the task. 
6) We need a teacher who could stay with the students 10:45-13:00, (or maybe two teachers who might share the shift) in one of the three classrooms we have booked for the contest. Let me know if anybody is available and willing to invigilate.   
Contact me on ruthtalmet@hotmail.com

Kind regards,
Ruth

Drama Festival 23 Nov 2013

Drama Festival  23 Nov 2013

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to inform you that the third annual English Drama Festival  of Võru County  for basic school students (classes 4-9) will take place on Saturday, 23  Nov. 2013 at Võru Kesklinna School.

All kind of sketches or plays (approximate length 3 minutes  -15 minutes) are welcome. 

Please inform us about your participation in a week (from 9th to17th October) by sending an email to tiia@vkg.werro.ee.
We expect a more detailed information (which classes, how many students, how long plays you have) by 18th November.
Please don't hesitate to contact us should you have any further questions.

So  let’s do it and have fun!

 Best wishes,

Marju and Tiia

Haridus- ja Teadusministeeriumi suulise eksami koolitused

Lp.  inglise keele õpetajad
23. oktoobril kl 12.00–15.00 toimub Tartus Haridus- ja Teadusministeeriumis (Munga 18, saal) 2014. a riigieksami suulise osa hindajate seminar. Kõikidele, kes on eksamil hindajad, on koolitus kohustuslik. Koolitus on mõeldud gümnaasiumiastme õpetajatele.
Samas pakutakse koolitust ka põhikooli õpetajatele. Teemaks uuendused 9. klassi eksamis. Tutvu võimalustega Innove kodulehel.

Registreerimise tähtaeg 3 päeva enne seminari.
Registreerumine toimub Innove kodulehel.
 http://innove.ee/et/yldharidus/eksamiseminarid/eksamiseminar-inglise-keel

Küsimuste korral palun pöörduge Katrin Lüüsi poole tel 7350625 katrin.luus@innove.ee.

Register for Maila's pedagogy seminar

8th of October 14:00 in Wermo building (Räpina mnt 12), room nr 308 Maila Vilu's seminar on the topic "Understanding and Teaching Generation Y". 
 Maila will provide us with the overview of what Generation Y is, what are its characteristics, how that relates to the students we teach and gives us tips how to deal with Generation Y students in our classes.

 Please let us know if you are interested in taking part by sending a confirmation email to ruthtalmet@hotmail.com by 4th of October.

Võru County Teachers of English Board's meeting

26th August, Võru County Teachers of English Board

On agenda:

• election of the new chair person 

Eve Unt replaced by  Ruth Talmet from Võru Kreutzwald Gymnasium. Contact ruthtalmet@hotmail.com

• feedback on year 2012/13 events (organisers of different events)

•  feedback on Form 10 entrance test results (Maila) 

PS! The materials are available in our Foreign Languages Centre. Please contact Maila (maila@vkg.werro.ee) beforehand so we know when to be present.

•  year 2013/14 events

8th October – A seminar by Maila Vilu on pedagogy
23rd November  - Drama Festival – Tiia Raag, Marju Purge
6th  December –Translation contest for 8th formers – Merle Paat

20th January – Research papers for the national olympiade due (Tartu University)
15th February – Quiz for 6th formers – Mare Veiderpass
March - Seminar by Tiia Raag and Marju Purge
6th March – Impromptu speaking for secondary school students – Eve Unt
12th April – Crossword contest for 7th formers – Maive Salakka

* The dates for basic school national competion „Keele Aeg” have not yet been published.
*As you notice we have skipped the internet quiz (usually took place in October)
* Instead of the annual speech contest (in February) we'll try another format of public speaking - impromptu speech/debate - in March  We'll definitely keep you posted how to prepare your students and how the event will be organised.

English Teachers' Board 2013

Dear English teachers,

The annual Beginning-of-the-schoolyear meeting is on Monday, August 26. We'll begin at 10.00 a.m. at Võru Kreutzwald Gymnasium's Mirror Hall.

 

We are going to look back on the last year and make new plans for the coming schoolyear.

On the agenda

* Those who organised different activities during the previous shool year take the floor and speak about the plusses and minuses of the event and whether we should continue with them or make some  changes

* Maila will provide an overview of the entrance test and other ideas concerning teaching and learning

* What about teachers' seminars? Are there some themes you would like to hear about or are you  ready to teach us something? Or should we start sharing our experience gained together on certain themes?

 

See you all soon!

Have a nice holiday!

Another eventful schoolyear has reached its end.
A big thank you to all the students who took the challenge and made themselves, their teachers and their schools proud.
Even bigger thanks goes to all the wonderful and dedicated teaschers who have helped the students to prepare for the events but who have taken time and given a hand to make all the planned events happen.

Hope you all have a wonderful sunny summer and see you in August!

VKG Form 3B Summer Fair

The pupils of Võru Kreutzwald Gymnasium’s Form 3b and their two English teachers had a fun class outdoors when they organised a Summer Fair on 28 May, just like the main characters in their course book Excellent 1 did.

There were four main events:

• Three-legged race
• Egg-and-spoon race
• Sack race
• Beautiful pets competition

Of course, since real pets could not be brought to school, the most beautiful toy pet was chosen.

The fair ended with award ceremony and a photo shoot.
It was a lot of fun!  Here are some pictures from the event. Enjoy!