To Vero from Valentina

Dear Vero!
Thank you so much for your wonderful slide-shows! The pictures are so nice! It's difficult to imagine that in Argentina there so much snow! Here we have now more than 1 - 1.5 meters of snow and the temperature is 25-30 degrees below zero Centigrade.
How was your Christmas? Now I wish you all a happy New Year. Let all your dreams come true!
Warmly,
Valentina

Cave of the Hands- South of Argentina

Trip to the South PERITO MORENO GLACIER ( 2009)

Merry Christmas!!!

Dear friends!
We wish all of you, teachers and students and your families, a merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Be happy, healthy and wealthy today and forever! We wish you great success in your life, studies and work!
Your friends from Russia

to Mrs. Zonteponte from teacher Valentina's students

Dear Mrs. Zonteponte!
Thank you so much for going us the opportunity to watch your wonderful film! Last year we watched it episode by episode from the CD, made some grammar tasks and tried to act it. Now it was such a pleasure to watch 4 episodes at once and not to answer the teacher's questions but just to enjoy it!
Have a nice vacation, please!
Teacher Valentina's students of grade 10

Thank you so much for the film!

Dear Vero!
Thank you so much for adding your wonderful film into our blog! It's really very interesting and necessary for me! We watched it from the CD you sent me some years ago but now we'll have the opportunity to watch it on line!
Vero, how are your holidays? How was your School Leaving Party? I asked Meli to add some pictures to the blog but, I think she was very busy to do it. Please, don't worry everything is OK!
By the way, what is Lola dong?
Please, say hello to her and your husband!
Warmly,
Valentina

'Meet Betta Halltridge'

Episode #4

'Meet Betta Halltridge'

Episode #3

'Meet Betta Halltridge'

Episode #2

Meet Betta Halltridge on Youtube!

Episode 1

Watch our journals!

Dear friends!
How are all of you? What has changed in your life after leaving school? Don't forget about us and our mutual work in this blog!
Today I'm going to give you the information about our school journals. They are written in English and there are some articles in each of the issues devoted to our project. So Watch the 4 issues of the journal here:

http://sosh5-ugansk.ru/DswMedia/polarlights-42014.pdf
(issue # 4)

http://sosh5-ugansk.ru/p58aa1.html

It's the site of our school. Please, click the button "Это интересно"

Have success in your life!

Teacher Valentina

Anastasia again

Dear friends, again I am writing to tell you about my next winter holidays.

I want to spend them in mountains. Skiing is a very popular sport in my country. It is very interesting. Even our prime minister likes skiing, it is his hobby. I began to ski with my father and sister in my childhood. We often go the forest and spend our time there. I think that the fresh air, clear nature and sport are very healthy for me. That’s why my hobby is skiing.

The mountain skiing camp site is situated in Karpaty. It is about 200 kilometers from my сity. This camp site is very popular and many people visit it every year. There are 4 skiing tracks. Three of them are for skiing and one is for snowboards. In addition, there is the elevator, a cafe and the house, where you can have a rest. The length of the track is about 3 kilometers.

Later, after this camp site I want to visit my grandfather who lives in another city. I miss him.

So, that is all about my holidays. Write to me more often. Good luck!

Best wishes, 

Anastasiya

Teacher Valentina to everybody

Dear teacher Melina and all the students!
We know you have finished your school year. So, my congratulations to all of you! Have a good rest during your summer vacation! And I wish all the students entering that university which you'd like to enter! Your future profession will mean a lot in you life. So, I wish you great success!
Perhaps, you'll find some time to add some lines or pictures to our blog. If so, we'll be very grateful to you because our mutual correspondence has always been a great pleasure for me and all students of mine!
Best wishes,
teacher Valentina

Anastasia to everybody

Dear friends,  
My name is Anastasia and I'm teacher Valentina's student. I was very glad to read all your letters and watch all your pictures!  
Now I want to tell you about my summer holidays which I had last July and August. When my holidays came I was very happy!  The weather was fine so my friends and I went for a walk every day. It was fun! Then I spent a month in the country where my grandfather and grandmother lived. It was great. I drank milk and ate a lot of tasty food which my granny cooked for me. I have many frends in this village because I go there every holidays. We played football and tennis every day! There is a small river near the forest and we swam when the weather was fine. It was great!  I liked my holidays very much.  
That's enough for me today. I have to go now.   

Have you had your School leaving party yet? If so, it would be great to watch some pictures of it!
Best regards to your friends and family.
Write soon.  
Yours Anastasiya

Anatoliy to everybody

Hi friends,
How are you? Busy with your exams? But soon you'll finish school and begin your new life! As for us, it's only the beginning of our school year.

In November we had autumn holidays and I was getting ready for the city Geography competition. During all holidays I did not go for a walk. I went to school with the aim to raise the level of academic performance.

By the way, what do you choose for final exams? Do you get ready for them? Is it hard for you?
Write back soon when you can, good luck at your exams!
Best whiches,
Tolya.

Hi, friends in Argentina!

Dear friends!

Thank you very much for your letters and pictures. We are very glad to get them. My name is Mahliyo.

How are all of you? I am well. I'll have my final exams will be in June. A week ago we had our autumn holidays and didn't go to school for 8 days.

My holidays were rather nice. I had a good sleep before lunch, then went for a walk with my friend. Recently I and my sisters went to the new water park. In the evenings I prepared for exams and did my homework that the tutor asked me to do.

How are your stuiesy? What are the results of your exams? I wish you good luck and success at the exams!

Best wishes,

Mahliyo. 

I wish you great success at your exams!

Hi, all the students who finish school this year!
I know that you are so busy now preparing for your final exams. It's a difficult but very important time for  now. You finish school and you choose your future way in your lives. I wish you to have a good score at school exams and enter the university.
Take care! And I hope to hear from you some day!
Best wishes,
teacher Valentina

To Meli and the students from teacher Valentina

Hi, Meli and all our friends in Argentina!
Thank you so much for your letter and the picture in the blog! The students look happy and their jackets are really nice! You are finishing your school year and we started ours not so long ago. So are the things!
We are having our autumn vacation now but we'll start school on Monday. So, next week my students will add some letters and pictures to the blog.
It's so interesting to know how you usually finish your school year and organize the Leaving School Party. I think it will be great! I hope you will add some pictures from the ceremony to the blog.

Best wishes,
teacher Valentina

Hello dear Valentina!!!

It's always a pleasure for me and my students to know about all of you. We are almost finishing our school year and we are waiting for our summer vacation.

Some of my fifth-year-students will enter univeristy next year, so they're very anxious. In the meanwhile they are organizing their Promotion Party and studying hard to get good results in their final exams.

Here I post a photo of the group wearing their new jackets!!!
Love,
Teacher Meli

To teacher Melina from teacher Valentina

Hi, Meli!
How are you and your students! I think that all of you are so busy with your final exams. We ( my students and me as well) wish all of you to get dood results!
Now we are planning our next visit to London. We'd like to participate in an educational programme in March 2015. Are you going to visit London again some day? It would be great to meet you or some of your students there!
Please, say hello to your students. We wish all of them a great success at the exams!
Warmly,
Valentina

To Principal Veronica Zonteponte from teacher Valentina

Dear Veronica!
I'm writing to you again in order to thank you once more for giving me the opportunity to use your wonderful educational film "Meet Betta Haltridge". I still use it when teaching my students of grades 8-10. I enjoy it greatly and so do my students. I'm proud to say to everybody that the producer and the director of the film is a good friend of mine, a teacher of English from Argentina, Veronica Zonteponte.
Vero, I know you are so busy now with the final exams in your school. So, I wish you and your students a great success!
Please, say hello to your daughter Lola! My students as well as myself are waiting for her wonderful letters and nice pictures!
Best wishes,
Valentina

Hello again!

Dear friends in Argentina!
We are so sorry we haven't written to you for some time! In June, July and August we had our long summer vacation. September was our first month of a new school year. The beginning is always rather difficult as you know!
We remember that in a month or so you'll have your final exams. But perhaps you'll have some time to write to us before them. We'll be very glad to hear from you again!
Teacher Valentina and the students from Russia

Hi to everybody!

Hi, Agustina, Cesar, Angelica, Brenda, Melisa, Aldana and Bianca!
It's teacher Valentina. Thank you so much for all your letters and pictures! It's really very interesting for us to read your letters and watch your pictures! We are on vacation now which started on June 1 and is going to last till September,1. So, you see, my students can't write to you now. They went to different parts of Russia and to different countries with their parents and I think they are havinf a lot of fun now. Please, wait till September and we 'll reply all your letters!
Are you going to watch Football Championship on TV? I wish the team from Argentina to win it!
Have a nice time!
Best wishes,
teacher Valentina

Hello!

My name is Agustina and I am 17. As you already know, I live in La Chispa. I have 4 sisters and 2 brothers; but I only live with two of them. 

Besides, I've got a dog; its name is Roma.

I like listening to music; meeting friends and spending time with my boyfriend!

Best wishes,

Agustina.

Hi guys!

This time I’ll tell you about football.

In our country, it is the most popular sport. In competitive leagues many people attend to stadiums.

The last champion of Argentine soccer was River Plate… I’m a fan of that team!!!

We are very exited about the world cup that will be held in Brazil.

We have the best football player in the world, Lionel Messi.

What are your expectations for the World Cup?

Whats is the most popular sport in your country?

I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Greetings!

 CÉSAR

                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                           

Our billposter of 5th year!

It is stuck on one of our classroom's walls. 

Hello friends!

We would like to know about your "Educational System". At what age do you start Primary and Secondary school? Here in our country, most children enter Primary School at the age of 6 and Secondary School when they are 12 years old. Is there any difference with your country? Are there universities in your town? What do you do when you finish high school?
We wait for your letters!
Love,
 Angélica, Brenda y Melisa.

Dear Russian friends.

In this letter, we are writing about our end-of-year celebration. We are in our last year at High School and we are organizing our graduation party. 
We are four girls who organize and celebrate the end of high school. We are nine students, but for different reasons do not all of them will be present. Our party will be simple with our best friends and family. There will be 300 people aproximately. We are all very anxious for that moment. It will be December 20th.!!! Do you have your graduation party? Is there any envent at the end of your senior year? What are the activities for the school closure?

Bye bye!!!

Aldana and Bianca.

Anatoliy to Argentina

Hello friends!
My name is Anatoly Borshnyakov. But everybody  calls me Tolick. I’m 16 years old and my birthday is on the 26^th of May. So, you see, soon I'll be 17. I like to listen to music and dance (and prefer  listening and dancing to “dabstep digital dance”). My favourite DJ is Skrillex and other dabstep DJs.
I hope there are people whith the same interests in your school. It would be great to get acquainted with them!
Hope to hear from you.
Best wishes,
Tolick

Shahvalad to everybody

Hello, our friends!

 My name is Shahvalad,  I’m 16 years old. I like sports very much, and w8 for world football championship, which will be held in Russia in 2018. I'd like  you all to come to Russia and watch these interesting footballs matches. Besides, I love listening to music. It’s my favourite hobby. I listen to music of any genre, that is I’m a real music fan. It's interesting for me to know what you  and other people in your country like to listen to.

With respect and best wishes,

a student from school # 5

Shahvalad  

From Alla and Pavel

Hello,  our friends!
We are Alla and Pavel, students of grade 10 from Russia. As regards school, we are really good students and going to enter the university.

Our profile subjects are Maths and Physics. We study these sciences because we’ll be engineers in future.

Our school year finishes on May, 31. Not long ago we wrote our final tests in Russian, Maths and Physics. Very soon we'll have our summer holidays. We are happy about it.

With best wishes,

your new friends from Russia.

Adelina and Alina to Cesar

Hello, Cesar!

Our names are Adelina and Alina. We are 17 years old. We are  glad that you have written to us.

We are not keen on football and don’t know your favourite football teams. We love volleyball and  have been playing it since 14 year old.

We study in grade 10 and our profiled classes are Mathematics and Physics. We are really good students.  School starts at 8 o’clock.

Both of us have our own hobbies. For example,  Adelina is fond of drawing and singing and does it very well. And Alina plays the guitar.

On our weekends we  go for a walk, to the cinema or to the cafe. In this picture you can see Adelina on the left and Alina on the right.

We are looking forward to summer holidays.

We will be waiting for your letter.

Best wishes,

Adelina and Alina

 

To Bianca and everybody from Mahliyo and Dasha

Hi, Bianca!

We are two girls from teacher Valentina's class. We live in the city of Nefteugansk. We study in class 10 and study a lot of different sciences, but we pay special attention to biology and chemistry. We are going to be  doctors in future.

My name is Dasha, I live with my parents and have a cat. I like spending time with my friends. We walk around the town  and often go to the cinema. I love  to listen to music and usually do it all day long.

My name is Mahliyo. I live with my mom and three sisters.  I play volleyball. I like to cook for my family. I love to watch Turkish TV series.  Soon we have  summer holidays and I am waiting for them.  

Next time we'll add the picture to the blog. Please, wait!
Bianca, say hello to your classmates and your family.
Best wishes,
your new friends from Russia
 

 

Hi everybody in Argentina!

Hi, our friends!
We are so glad to receive letters from all of you. So, thanks a lot for your letters and pictures! It's so interesting to learn about your families and hobbies. As for football, perhaps we don't know the names of your local teams but we know the names of famous football players from Argentina.
We are happy you have read our journal and liked it. Thanks again!
You'll get our personal letters a little bit later. So, please, wait! We are working on them just now.
Best wishes from Russian friends

Hello!!!

My name is Cesar. I'm 18 years old. I am the other boy of the group.

I love sports. Football is my favourite, but it's only a hobby for me.  I do not practice it! I am a fan of River Plate, the rival team of Boca Juniors. Have you ever heard about these two football teams?

My favourite subject at school is English. I start school at 7 o'clock, and in the afternoon I go to the gym.

I am a fan of electronic music. So at weekends, I go to the disco with my friends.

Bye!!! Hope your letters!

Hello Russian Friends!!!

I am Ivo, one of the boys in the class, together with Cesar. I am 19 years old.

My favourite sport is football. I love it!!! I play football four times a week at the club. The club's name is Sportsman. And my favourite football team is Boca Juniors.

I like national and international rock very much.

At weekends, I do not go out with friends beacuse I have to practice for the next day. On Sunday I always play football.

Hope to hear from you soon!!!
IVO

Congrats on "Polar Lights #4"

We were reading your journal and looking at the pictures. It is amazing!!! What a great Jjob you have all made..

When do you do it? In which subject do you deal with it?

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU!!!

Hello dear friends!

My name is Rocio and I am 16. I live in "La Chispa" with my mum, my sister and my grandparents.

On weekdays I get up at 6 o'clock and I go to school. At school, my classmates and I are organising our "Graduation Party".

I like English Language very much; and I think I'll continue studying it after high school.
My hobby is going out with friends. And my favorite sport is hockey.

You can see here a photo with my sister. Hope you like it.
Warmly,
Rocio.

Hello everybody!!!

Hello dear friends,

We are Melisa, Brenda and Angelica. We are all from “La Chispa”.

As regards school, we are really good students.

Angélica's favourite subject is Language, but she doesn´t like Maths. Brenda and I love Maths. The classes are so interesting!

We like playing the guitar, listening to our favourite music and meeting friends.

You can see a photo of us at school.

Read you soon!

Hi!

Mi name is Aldana. I'm 17 years old. My family is quite big. I've got 3 brothers: Cesar, Laureano and Sebastian. I've also got two dogs.
As you know we are very few in my class, only 9. But I do enjoy every morning with them.
In my pastime, Ilike riding my bike and listening to music.
Here, I post a photo with my best friends: Rocio, Mailen and Virginia. We are in the town's square.
                 
                     Hope your answers.
                                                    Love.

Hi!

I am Bianca and I am 18.
I live with my mum, my dad and two brothers.
I have got two pets: a dog and a parrot. Their names are Tommy and Mora.
Some of my hobbies are listening to music, riding my bike, going to the gym and meeting my friends.
In this picture, you can see my boyfriend's nephews with me. I love them. They are so sweet :)

Regards, Bianca.

Hi friends from Russia!!!

We are so happy to post our letters and pictures with all of you.

We'd like to tell you that we are in our last year at high school. We are only 9 students in the class, 7 girls and 2 boys.

Some of us live in "La Chispa" (as you already know) and others live in "Murphy" (a small town near "La Chispa"). So we have to commute everyday to school.

In the next posts, we'll upload our letters and pics.
Love from Argentina!!!

Our school journal "Polar Lights # 4"

Hi again!
Now we are trying to add the link to our journal. Click here and you'll see it. Hope you'll enjoy the articles and pictures in the journal. This issue is mainly devoted to the Winter Olympic Games held in Russia in 2014. You can also find some other materials in the issue too. We would be happy if you read the journal and send us your comments and some pictures. Thanks a lot!
http://sosh5-ugansk.ru/DswMedia/polarlights-42014.pdf
Your friends from Russia

To Lola

Hi, Lola!
I'm teacher Valentina, one of your mother's pen friend. Do you remember me? I do remember you very well! I'll be really happy if you can write to any of my students. Please, try to mention some details! How old are you now? What grade are you in? Do you want to write letters to a girl or a boy or, perhaps, to some students of mine? I think you can write your letters and add your pictures here in the blog. We'll try to reply as soon as possible.
Please, say hello to your Mom and teacher Melina!
Best wishes from teacher Valentina from Russia.

From Russia to Argentina

Dear Melina and the students!
We are so glad to start working in the blog with you! It really will be so great and interesting! So, we'll be happy to read your letters and watch your pictures! We are waiting for them just now.
Please, tell us how many you are in the group, what your age is and what classes you have in your school. Everything is interesting for us. And we have one more question. What is the difference in time between your country and London?
Hope to hear from all of you as soon as possible!
Teacher Valentina and the students from Russia

We are back!!!

Hi everybody!!! How are you all? Such a long time...

Here we are again to share more letters and pics. This year, there is a new group of students who are in their last year at high school.

They are really fond of in making contact with you!
So in a few days, they are going to post their letters and photos so you can know them.

My regards to all of you.

Love from Argentina,
Teacher Melina