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Our school ”Hoerup Centralskole”- Denmark
Our school is big. It is spread over 3 buildings. One part is for the 0-3rd
classes and here the
youngest kids are. Then there is a building where we are. That is called the Middle Group from
level 4 - 6. And the last building is for 7th
- 9th
level and it’s called Secondary School. There are
about 600 students in our school.
We have a library. It is a big room where we have a lot of books. There we can borrow books every
week as we want to. We have also a dentist. If we have our toothache or something else, we can go
there.
We can buy sandwiches every day if we haven't food brought from home. It costs 20 Danish crowns
- 2 Euro 60 Cents - for a sandwich.
We have 3 computer rooms, where we can work with exercises. We can check our mailbox too.
All classes have their own class room. In every class room there are 2 computers, which we can use
in the lessons if it is necessary. When we have subjects like art, science, music, woodwork,
swimming and sport we are in other rooms. For example do we have 2 big sport halls, a biology
room, a geography room, 2 music rooms etc.
There is a big staff room and some offices too. Our principal is Karen Marie Hougaard.
Our school yard
The school yard is huge. The school yard is in three parts. One yard for the youngest kids, one for
us in the middle group and one for the eldest students. There are some hills and we have also a little
forest. We have a lawn and a maze and three totem poles. The biggest thing is the giraffe swing. We
have a swing and a sandpit too. In the school yard we play football as well as other ball games. But
if you like sitting for a talk there are some benches you can use for that.
Rules – outside
You are not go allowed going on the wrong side of the hill.
No bullying.
No handy switched on in school.
Everyone is invited to take part in the play.
Stay outside in the break.
We are not allowed to go the other parts of the school yard.
Only leave the school grounds with permission.
Rules – inside
We are not allowed to chew gum in the classroom.
You have to turn in homework on time.
No running in the corridor.
No talk in the class while teachers are talking.
Attend all classes.
Have a positive attitude.
Breaks and games
In the breaks we play football.
Sometimes we play hide-and-seek. But in winter when it´s
snow we build snow men and igloos. We are also playing
and fighting in the snow.
In spring and summer the girls are skipping and the boys are
throwing and catching ball. We also play a Danish ball game
called”round ball” all together.
When it`s raining we are allowed to stay inside the school and play games. We have a lot of games
ex. Ludo and Scrabble in our classroom. We are also talking and drawing. When we are inside we
have to stay silent! We are not allowed to run around and disturb others!
Subjects
Danish:
In Danish we read 15-20 minutes in each lesson. Then we do some different things on the
blackboard and some writing exercises. We also have individual exercises. Sometimes we write
essays. We also talk about literature.
Religion:
In religion we learn about stories from the Bible and Churches. We visit our Church 4 times this
year to sing and learn Christian songs. We are also talking about human beings and behavior. At the
moment we are talking about when Christianity came to Denmark and about Church buildings.
When we do learn about the Middle Age we also have to read and talk about church and
Christianity at that time.
History:
In history we listen to old histories from Denmark. We hear about old Kings, about Wars and about
society in the old days and now. In a few weeks we will have something about the Middle Ages.
We are going to work in groups with the other students from the 5th
level.
Photos from our exhibition of the Middle Ages – April 2010
Mathematics:
In mathematics we do sums, minus problems, multiplication-problems and division-problems. We
also have to learn geometry, algebra, problems with per cent, learn about fractions, learn how to use
a system of co-ordinates and work with probability and chance. Most of the time we do problems
in our mathematic books and we write in our exercise books. Sometimes we do mathematics on our
computers and sometimes we work on practical problems in the classroom or outside school.
Music:
In music we sing a lot of Danish songs. They can be describing the four seasons, human life or be
children`s songs. We also sing songs in other languages and we sing hymns. Another activity is
listening to different kinds of music (classical music, modern popular music, music from different
countries). Folk dancing is also an activity. What the pupils like best is playing on different
instruments (drums, bas-guitar, keyboard, bongo drums, conga drums, tambourine etc.). The whole
class makes a band and plays some popular music.
English:
In English we read in our mutual English book or in other
different English books. We often have to answer questions
to the stories, sometimes we say the answers and sometimes
we have to write them down.
In some lessons we do pair work. That means talking
together in English. We get some help from the teacher
what we have to say. In English there are grammar-rules
and we also practice them by saying them or writing them.
Sometimes we do drama. We have tried to make a play about Robin Hood and about Little Red
Riding Hood too.
Timetable 5 b
Jobs in our class
In our class we have different kinds of jobs. One student has the job to
be a substitute for the student, who isn't at school that day. Some
students have jobs as biker guards others have to clean the tables,
washbasin and computers. Some of the students have to sweep the
corridor and the floor in the class room. Some of the other students
have to tidy up the box, and clean the cupboard and make it nice.
Everyone in the class has a job to do.
Birthday in school
When we are celebrating student’s birthday in the school, we bring healthy things as melon, apple,
bananas and may be nuts to the friends in the class. We don't bring cake, because we have a healthy
school and cake is unhealthy as well as sweets. But we can bring popcorn because it is corn. When
three or four students have had birthday we play a little game in the class together. It could be Town
sleeping or Fruit salad.
We have a flag in the class room
and the student, who has birthday get it on the table. Sometimes we are
singing a birthday song as, Happy Birthday”.
Morning-assembly
On Mondays and Fridays pupils from nursery class to 6th
class meet in the morning in our assembly
hall. We sing a hymn, the headmaster prays the Lord`s Prayer and we sing a children`s song.
Sometimes the headmaster gives us a piece of information. There may also be some entertainment.
One of our school choirs sing or a class shows a sing a song and play on instruments.
Spring concert
Every year in the month of May the music teachers arrange a spring concert. Our two school choirs
sing songs and some of the classes play something from the music lessons. The spring concert takes
place in the gymnasium and there are many people in the audience (parents, grandparents, sisters
and brothers).
Sports day
Every school year the pupils from 2nd
to 7th
class join a sports day on the last Tuesday in the school
year. The classes compete in different ball games that are round ball, M-ball, handball and
basketball. It is a great school day for the pupils.
Pupils with special needs.
Some pupils are not able to learn as fast as others. Then they can get help from a teacher in a place called
the resource centre. Here the pupils get help in different ways, also help from special computers, in small
groups with only one teacher, and only three or four pupils at a time. It is only in Danish and maths you can
get special help.
Here you see some of the working students with special needs. They
enjoy their small group and their own place for learning.
Video course
In level 5 all classes get a video course, where
we are taught in using a camera and making
small films. It is very funny, and we are allowed
to write our own script. We are divided in
smaller groups and we have to work together.
After finishing the movie, we show it to the
others. The teacher tells us, what is good and
what we can do better next time.
Our peace wall
In the year 2000 all students at our school made a picture in ceramics which symbolised peace in the world.
All sheets of ceramics were put together at a wall – wall of peace 2000! The wall is placed in front of the
school. It is very beautiful in green and blue colours like the water around us!