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MY SCHOOL’S

ENGLISH MAGAZINE

1ST ISSUE – MAY 2012


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C o n t e n t

* NEWS, EVENTS AND TRENDS

Welcome!

School Accreditation

English Exams and Contests in 2012: Oxford TRINITY,

Cambridge YLE, KET, PET, FCE , Spelling BEE

A Different School

My teaching experience at My School – Jonathan

DeSeno

* CREATIVE WRITING

Projects

Good-bye my friends

My History at My School

Creative Corner – continue the stories

Other stories

Fact file of My Role Model

* LAUGHTER ZONE

Give the Gift of Laughter with Laughter Zone!


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Dear Readers,

“My School” is happy to share with you this very special moment –

the issuing of our first school magazine in English. It is named “School

Rocks!” - title which has obtained the largest number of votes given by our

students in our school survey to establish this important aspect – the

magazine’s “identity”. Thus, we have gladly accepted our students’ choice

together with all their trust and enthusiasm.

The magazine is structured in three main sections entitled “News,

Events and Trends”, “Creative Writing” and “Laughter Zone” which are

meant to keep you informed with what is going on inside and outside of

our school, to give our students the chance to express their most creative

ideas, to put a smile on your face as the study of English language contains

many funny aspects as well.

Hoping that “School Rocks!” will “rock” your general knowledge, your

sensibility and your personal humor, I personally rely on your support and

understanding in wishing “School Rocks!” a very prosperous and long

existence!

CIPRIAN – PETRE BIBIC

English Teacher


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SCHOOL ACCREDITATION

by Ciprian – Petre Bibic

Joy to the World!

We feel proud to announce you that My School is continuously improving

the quality of its educational offer. Thus, we have recently received the

accreditation for the secondary level classes from The Ministry of

Education, Research, Youth and Sports, by the Minister’s order 3410/ 29th

February 2012 which was published in the Official Monitor number

199/2012 on 27th March 2012.

Moreover, we would like to inform you that My School is intending to apply

for The Cambridge Curriculum Accreditation in 2013 in order to offer its

students a more consistent help with their future integration within the

international educational system.

Good luck My School!!!

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MY SCHOOL RECOMMENDS

THE TRINITY EXAM

by Dana Nicorici

This is the second year in a row when My School organizes the Trinity

Exam. Our students got very good results and we are now looking forward to

obtaining even better results and to having yet again the pleasant experience of

an international examination.

Trinity College of London has been examining since 1872 and now, over

half a million people each day take one of the examinations. The Graded

Examinations in Spoken English (GESE) are designed for all learners of English.

There are 12 grades in total and each examination is conducted in person by a

Trinity examiner. They are all highly-trained and experienced native speakers of


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English, who travel from the UK, to meet our students. The exam consists of an

unscripted one-to-one conversation with the examiner (held in a designated

examination room) during which the students demonstrate that they can

communicate in English. The exams encourage students to develop and

progress by acknowledging each step forward; at every stage of the student's

development there is a chance to mark success.

There are four stages with three grades at each stage: Initial (Grades 1-3),

Elementary (Grades 4-6), Intermediate (Grades 7-9), Advanced (Grades 10-12).

With 12 grades available, there is a grade to suit every candidate. The number

of tasks depends on the level at which students enter the examination. It's the

examiner's job to put candidates at their ease and give them the opportunity to

demonstrate their ability to communicate in English.

The assessment is a balance between fluency and accuracy. Examiners

are interested in finding out what candidates can really do. Good luck to all

future candidates!

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MY SCHOOL – A SUCCESSFUL LEARNING CENTRE

FOR CAMBRIDGE EXAMINATIONS

by Ciprian – Petre Bibic

MY School – in cooperation with The University of Cambridge ESOL

Examinations and The British Council of Bucharest – has become a successful

Learning Centre and, for the moment, the following Cambridge examinations

can be taken here: YLE – Young Learners Exams (Starters, Movers, Flyers),

KET – Key English Test, PET – Preliminary English Test, FCE – First Certificate

in English since 2010.

On 3rd April 2012 My School has held the YLE Exams for primary school

students: Starters – 2nd grade students, Movers – 3rd grade students and Flyers

– 4th grade students. All exam levels consist of three main parts (reading and

writing, listening, speaking) and they correspond to the International language


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recognition levels A1 (Starters and Movers) and A2 (Flyers). In addition, very

important aspect about all YLE exams is that all candidates can pass by

obtaining from minimum 3 to maximum15 “Shields” (5 for each part of the test)

printed on their diplomas. We are looking forward to receiving the YLE results!

KET, PET and FCE exams (for schools) will take place in My School on 2nd June

2012 for the secondary school students: KET – 5th grade students, PET – 6th

grade students and FCE – 7th/8th grade students. KET (A2+ level) and PET (B1

level) have a similar structure of three parts (reading and writing, listening,

speaking), whereas the FCE exams has got a more complex structure which

consists of 5 parts (reading, writing, listening, use of English, speaking) and

corresponds to B2 International language recognition level. While students can

pass KET and PET exams with the results PASS WITH MERIT and PASS, they

can pass FCE with A (maximum), B (medium) or C (minimum) admission marks.

In order to do their best within these exams, our both primary and secondary

school students have been carefully and efficiently instructed by the members of

our English Teaching Department: Dana Nicorici, Andreea Uzuna and Ciprian –

Petre Bibic.

Good luck to all our candidates!

Spelling Bee by Andreea Uzuna

Spelling bee is a competition where contestants, usually children, are asked

to spell English words. The concept is thought to have originated in the United States, and

spelling bee events are now held in many countries around the world, even in our school

along with variants that require the memorization of a specific text or words.

Historically the word bee has been used to describe a get-together where a specific action is

being carried out, like a husking bee, a quilting bee, or an apple bee. Its etymology is unclear

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_(gathering)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology


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but possibly derived from the Old English word bēn for prayer. Spelling bee students usually

start competition in elementary schools (primary schools) or middle schools. Classes compete

against other classes or students compete against other students in the same grade, or level,

and the winning class or the winner is determined by the score of each class.

This year the competition will be held by the end of May. Having the last year experience, we

hope our students will look forward to competing again at the end of this school year! Good

luck!

Spelling Bee Rules 1. Your teacher gives you a word. 2. You have to pronounce the word before spelling it and after spelling it. 3. Within 20 seconds, you may ask the teacher to say the word again or use it in a sentence. 4. You may be disqualified if you ignore a request to start spelling. 5. After starting to spell a word, you may stop and start over with NO change of letters or their sequence from those first pronounced. 6. If letters or their sequence is changed in the respelling, you will be eliminated. 7. Any speller who fails to spell correctly the word she/he is given is eliminated in that round and from the contest. 8. Each speller who has not been eliminated in the previous round continues and is given the chance to spell one word. If the spelling is not correct, that contestant is eliminated. In this way the bee continues until only two spellers are standing. 9. When only two contestants remain in the contest they must eliminate each other. If the first contestant cannot spell the word, then the second one tries. If s/he is correct s/he is given the next word. If s/he spells that correctly s/he is the winner. If he fails to spell the first word correctly, the first contestant is given a new word. The winner is the person who spells two words correctly. 10. This is the most important rule of all. Please have fun and relax.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_English

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_schools

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_schools

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_schools


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A DIFFERENT SCHOOL

by Dana Nicorici

The ‘’Different School’’

program had its debut this school

year, between April 2nd and April 6th

and it unfolded in every primary and

secondary school in our country. The

timetable had a special format and it

only included non-formal activities.

Our school made sure our students

had a great time during this week.

This is how it all started:

We went to De Gustibus

restaurant and made a delicious

cheese cake and fruit salad. Our

students had the chance of being

cooks and of getting top advice from

professional chefs. As the weather

was lovely, we also strolled down

Herastrau Park, had fun playing

football and volleyball, running and

jumping all around. We didn’t forget

about our planet either and we made

lots of projects dedicated to the

U4Energy day.

As we were inspired and in a

creative mood, we also wrote

inspirational messages, made

badges, had a special guest (Andra

Matzal) that taught us how to think

outside the box and watched

inspirational videos about teenagers.

We had a great quiz contest and the

prizes were great: books, calendars

and posters. The week ended on a

great note: with a great pajama

party. We ate popcorn, watched

movies, talked about all sorts of

interesting things and the ending

was amazing: two full hours of

karaoke, together with our dear

teachers.

Take a look at the pictures we

have from this week and you will see

how much fun we had. We are

looking forward to next year and to

the great activities that will make us

love our school and teachers even

more. That was our chance to get to

know them better and to see them in

a different light. And we loved every

moment of it!


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My Teaching

Experience at MY SCHOOL

by Jonathan DeSeno

Try to imagine the following being

your new job description. Welcome to the USA! Your mission: teach Romanian to around 250 children ages 1 and a half to 14 years old weekly. Besides the normal challenges of teaching children and living in another culture, add to it that you are not allowed to speak to the children in English. This mission is not imaginary. Change a few of the details and you have my challenging and wonderful job here at My School and My Kindergarten.

Challenges aside this has been a great year here. I think I am the envy of many. Friends and family often ask me how my job is going in Romania. I sarcastically answer them, by telling them how hard it is. When I get to school I can hardly walk through the halls because of children holding onto my legs and telling me they love me etc. The students are great. They really seem to have an appreciation of English, and love talking, learning, and playing in it. The diversity of the different personalities and ages makes working here great. In the same day, I could be singing children’s songs like “Head and shoulders, knees, and toes”, and later on discussing a work of Shakespeare with my older students. I am grateful to God for this opportunity to teach here at the My School System. It is not only a job, but a great joy in my life.

Another great thing about working here for the My School System, has been the staff. I have been in many, many schools here in Bucharest and Romania, and I can attest that the discipline and order with which the teachers conduct their classes is exemplary for Romania. Somehow they are able to find a wonderful balance between order and making learning fun. I really admire my colleges, and have learned so much from them. They have been so patient and helpful as I face cultural challenges, even taking special time to help me understand how to best work with their classes. It has been great. No curriculum can replace them.

Lastly I am grateful for the directors and secretaries of the My School System. They are super stressed and busy at times, but have found time to help me fit in and improve the learning experience for my students. Not only have they been willing to talk, but they have “put their money where their mouth is” as they have invested and purchased many books and other resources that have made teaching here more effective and fun.

Thank you students, parents, teachers, and staff for a great experience at My School and My Kindergarten. I look forward to next year.


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CREATIVE

WRITING


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Good-Bye my friends!

As we’ve been through a lot…I can’t tell you all that has happened. I, as well as some classmates, am in this school since I was 2 years old. We’ve been through both bad and nice events, but it is better to keep in mind the nice ones only.

Our story here has come to an end and we should say good-bye to our friends and teachers that were our guides for so long.

It’s been only four years

But look how far we’ve come

We’re older, and we’re wiser.

It’s been anything but easy

But still, in the end

I consider myself lucky

To know you as my friends.

It‘s been great and I will miss you all! Every good-bye makes the next hello closer.

Sabrina Crainiceanu-Rotaru- 8TH Grade

My history at My School

I have been a student here for 4 years, from the 5th grade till the 8th, and it was more or less of an

exciting journey. In the 5th grade it was very easy to make friends as everyone from my class is

easygoing. Also this 5th grade brought me a new adventure: my first end of semester exam at

Romanian and Maths. I also developed a sporting spirit playing a lot of football.

In the sixth grade I already got comfortable with the secondary school and with some new changes

that brought our awesome Maths teacher. Although I gained that sporting spirit in the 5th grade, it

was easily cut down by not playing football at all in the sixth as the court was used by the 4th grade

then to play silly games.

For me the 7th grade was the hardest year of study to get on with as this reflected on my grades but


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it had been definitely been the best year socially and actively alike as that sporting spirit I keep on

talking about came back more powerful than. This year I also took the FCE Cambridge exam which

means a lot for me. Now, in the eighth grade, the pressure is higher than ever but I think I am

coping well with it as the grades went higher than last year and my social life and sporting life

remained the same.

My School gave me a lot to cheer for as well as things to think on about me and for this I am

thankful

ARON CRISTEA – 8th Grade

CREATIVE CORNER

Continue the stories:

THE THREE BIG PIGS

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BIANCA BOROS, 4C

‘’The pig started crying. The other pig wanted to build a house, too, but when he knew what

happened, he didn’t want to build a house of straws and he said: I’ll build a house made of bricks!

He started making that house. After he finished it, he called his brothers to his home. When one of

his brothers started laughing at his house, it started to shake. After it shook for two or three

minutes, it stopped, but after that, the house was demolished. All the three pigs died.’’

MARIA DICA, 4C

‘’The big pig ran to the middle house and took his hand and went to his youngest brother. ‘’I

brought you here because the wolf is coming! said the biggest one. ‘’Ok! Let’s make a fire. Maybe

the wolf will climb the house and then jump on the pipes. ‘’That’s a very good idea!’’

The wolf climbed the house and jumped on the pipes, in the fire. The wolf agency was mad because

they lost their favorite agent. They decided to put a baby wolf at the pigs’ house. They cannot let a

baby outside. The pigs took the baby wolf inside. They decided to call him Lucky. He had a very nice

childhood. He went to Pigs School, had a lot of friends, toys and good food. Lucky became a

teenager and went to the wolf agency and told them where the key from the pigs’ house was. The

wolves came to the pigs and wanted to eat them, but Lucky came to the wolves and told them the

pigs and the wolves should be friends and live in harmony and peace. The chief of the wolves told

them to stop the war. Lucky was adopted by the pig and the wolves. Lucky is very LUCKY!

THE THREE BEARS ORDER PIZZA


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MATEI GRIGORE and RADU MILICIN, 4C

…a postman.

‘’What are you doing?

‘’I am a postman and I’m delivering pizza.

‘’But are you delivering postcards?

‘’I am a different postman.

‘’Yeeeyy, pizza for everybody! said the baby bear.

‘’You don’t need money!

‘’Oh, that’s good! said Papa bear.

‘’So, they have eaten pizza. Baby bear was very happy with his pizza. Mother said: I know who that postman was, a man who was costumed in a postman, but it was a man who was delivering pizza.

‘’Now, that’s the truth! said baby bear.

ADELA GEORGESCU, 4C

….Goldilocks.

‘’What do you want? said Papa Bear.

‘’Aaaahhhh…What was that? Oh, yeah! I know! My porridge is too hot!

‘’Yeah, yeah! We don’t have time for that! And Papa bear quickly closed the door. ‘’What?! We don’t have time for the story. We have no porridge to feed her anyway.

Ding-Dong!

‘’Piiiii—zzzaaaa! said Baby bear.

‘’Ok, honey! said Mama Bear.

Ding-Dong!

What?! said Papa Bear.

Aaahhhh…Ahhhaaa! This porridge is too cold! said Goldilocks.

‘’Yeah, yeah! And Papa Bear closed the door.

After two minutes…

Ding-Dong!


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‘’Oh My God! We are moving out, we don’t have time for Goldilocks. Come on! And the bears move out.

‘’Hello? Is anybody home? The pizza is here! Well, I think I’ve got the wrong address…Goldilocks, you can take it!

‘’Thank you, Liz! said Goldilocks with an evil smile on her face.

ANDREEA CONSTANTIN, 4C

….cousin bear! The annoying bear who says, every day: ‘’I’m the most beautiful bear in the world. I hate that! What do you want, cousin? says baby bear. ‘’I came to give you the pizza! Yes, yes! I know how I did that, look: I was taking a pizza from a pizza place when I went to pay and I heard that someone wanted that pizza and he said that the bear family and I took it and look at me now! I know, impressive!

‘’Ok, but why did you come? said mother bear.

‘’One: to give you the pizza and two: I will stay here for one month.

‘’Oh, no! said the three bears at the same time.

TO BE CONTINUED….

Part two

Cousin bear comes with a pizza, he explains how he did this and the three bears were shocked. ‘’Ok, friends! Do you want to have a party?

‘’C…c…cousin! said the baby bear.

‘’I will take this as a ‘’yes’’. Come in, friends!

After the party, the bears were very mad and shocked;.

‘’Get out of our house! said the three bears.

‘’F…f…friends?!

‘’We said: OUT!!!’’

‘’Help, the three bears are crazy! Look how this story ends.


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THE TRAPDOOR

TITI CONG, 4C

…spooky. There was nothing, just darkness and the wind. No plants, no life. Their dad had a bag. First, with a small knife, he hit the wall for a sample, because he had a friend that was an archaeologist and he knew when the wall was made. Suddenly, the stair stopped and they saw a Mayan temple, with a 4000 year old treasure. They took it, but mysteriously, the temple started burning. Liz and Erik ran up the stairs, but their Mom died in the flames and their dad was trapped inside, because the door closed automatically and, in this way, both parents died.

THE END

RAZVAN PINTEA, 4C

…scary. They went down and they saw a lot of guns in there and there were AK-47. The family was

afraid but they didn’t give up. Liz and Erik were very scared. They entered a big room. There were

aliens which had bombs on them. They exploded, but the glass protected the family, because there

was a special glass. They went up and they never went down. They lived happily ever after and their

dad was playing with the toy chicken.

THE END


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EVELYNE NICHITA, 4C

…they heard a strange voice.

‘’Follow me!

They stared. It was a ghost!

‘’Who are you? said dad. And…what do you want?

‘’I want to help you find the treasure. Or you’ll end up like those skulls over there! They are my cousins. And you are the protectors.

‘’Ok! said Mom.

‘’Let’s find the treasure! they all said at the same time.

‘’The ghost helped them find the treasure. When they opened the box, they found a bunch of old empty plastic bottles and other garbage.

‘’If this is full of garbage…what kind of protectors are we? said mom.

‘’The protectors of trash! said the ghost.

And they didn’t live happily ever after.

THE END…Ughhhh

SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DRAWERS


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ANDREESCU ANA DARIA, 4C

…. a little turtle slowly jumped in her hands. She was so cute that she took the turtle at home. The

next day, she opened the second drawer. She saw a pack of gold. She took the pack of gold and

gave it to their family because they were poor. Then, on the third day, she opened the third drawer

and saw a nice brush and after a while, she discovered that the brush was magical. She wanted a

crystal globe and it appeared. She was shocked, then she saw that the drawers disappeared. She

thought about that and she used all her drawers. But she was happy to have her stuff!’’

OTHER STORIES...

Luca Vasile, 4A

The Mystery of the Golden Skull

It was a dark night and the old house was completely quiet.

Suddenly, a voice started to whisper. He said that if we didn’t leave

the house, we would be zombies. I was staying with my friend,

Daniel. He was very scared so we stared to run and we ran and ran

for 30 minutes. Daniel got tired so we had a short break to

breathe. We realized that we had a big problem because we didn’t

know where the door was. I finally found a golden skull but when I wanted to have a look a phantom

jumped in front of me and said, ’Give me the skull and I will show you the door.’ Without thinking

twice, I gave him the skull and he showed us the door. It was a very scary night.

Ioana Vallimarescu, 4A

The Lazania Kid

It was a very dark night and the old house was completely quiet. Suddenly, someone knocked at the

door and when I came to open, there were two children. They said that they would be babysitters for

my baby. Then I turned back and the children ran away. That night I really needed a babysitter so I ran

after to catch them. Being in a hurry, I forgot my door open and the baby was sleeping in his bed. I ran

and ran but without hope. Finally, I came back home very disappointed. When I entered the main

door, I saw two boys sitting at the round table in the dining room, eating something. But what was

that? I asked them who they were and what they were doing and the only thing they said was that the

baby was ok. They even said that the meal was great and when I looked more attentively I saw that


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they were eating a lazania baby. I was so puzzled that I fainted. That day was a terrible one. In fact, I

had a bad dream.

David Botoaga, 4A

A Ghost in the House

It was a very dark night and the old house was completely quiet. Suddenly, I saw a ghost of a girl. The

girl had blonde hair and a very white face. He said, ‘I want your spirit or I will kill you!’

Being very scared I screamed, ‘No, ghost!!!’ ‘Ok, I will kill you and I’ll take the spirit out of your body.’ I

took a knife and fought with the phantom and it fought me back. Luckily I took a piece of garlic and I

showed the ghost what I had in my hand. That moment it disappeared. I was very relieved.

Rebecca Onoriu, 4A

The Scary Night

It was a very dark night and the old house was completely quiet. Rebecca was staying at her cousin,

Andreea, in Austria and she was having fun.

On the last day of her holiday, Rebecca’s cousin took her to see the museum around. She was very

excited because she was about to see new interesting things inside the museum. When they entered

the door, they heard a scary noise. Andreea said that it was the noise of a plane but Rebecca said that

there was a ghost haunting the main hall of the museum. She got scared but she didn’t say anything.

She simply wanted to go outside. After a while, trying to find the way out, they saw Andreea’s father

who was working in that museum. He saw the worried girls and he scared them, pretending to be a

ghost. It was a funny and scary day!

Clara Caradimu, 4A

The Mystery of the Horror Japanese Temple

Clara and her giant turtle were looking for an ancient thing for her history test. She was so excited

because her dream was to become a famous explorer. She expected she could find some bones, a

skull or something like this. They were searching and searching the places around when they reached

the foot of the mountains, a place which was abandoned, wild and far away from her house. The view

was spectacular and Clara started to dig in the ground. He turtle was still looking at the horizon when


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they both saw an old temple. Clara wanted to go there but she was a little scared. When she

remembered she would like to be an explorer, she decided that they should give it a try.

After walking for one hour, they arrived outside the building. Several minutes later, she heard some

steps behind but she couldn’t see anyone. It was definitely a mysterious place. Nobody lived there,

nobody was around at that time. She hoped she would find a piece of old thing to show everybody in

her class, but she woke up. She wished she hadn’t woken up so early. Tonight, she would find the

skull!

Matei Iordachescu, 4A

A Ghost in the House

It was a very dark night and the old house was completely quiet. Suddenly, I heard a knock. My

mother told me one day later that if someone knocked or cried at my door and I didn’t know that

person, I mustn’t answer. That knock really scared me because it was midnight and I didn’t expect

anyone to be awake. First, I tried to ignore that knock and to go to

bed but I was again disturbed by the same noise. I

wanted to open the door but I didn’t dare so I

remained in bed. After a few seconds, I heard

some screams which were loader and loader. I started

to sweat out of fear. Some people were outside screaming to

some witches, ‘Please, don’t kill us!’ That really scared me so I

went to the hall and searched from the windows. To my surprise,

no one was there. I took a knife and I got outside. It was a cold

night and I was freezing. I heard some guns and I thought

someone was trying to hit me, so I fainted. After one hour,

when I got again on my feet, I stood motionless for ten

minutes because I was so scared. I heard those

screams and new steps again and again. I hid in the

nearest tree and I waited. Nobody was there. I got

back in the house and I tried to find my parents but they

weren’t there. I got nervous because I thought that the witches had killed my father. I searched and I

found a bazooka, a mini gun, a shotgun and a sniper in the fridge. I took the guns and went out.

Outside the house there were about 450 robots, some monsters, witches and zombies. I screamed

and losing my mind I tried to use my weapons. I killed 449 witches. The big witch was standing in front

of me so I ran towards her and I fought with her. She broke my left leg and my arms but I finally

destroyed her. I knew I could save the world so everybody considered me a superhero.


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History Repeats Itself

Sonia was a fourteen year old girl, living in Orlando, a small village.

Her father was part of the city council, so he was always busy. She

could see him only two times a week. It was Tuesday. After Sonia woke up,

she went to the kitchen to grab her breakfast. The TV was turned on and

she could hear the local news lady's

voice, speaking of the unexpected disappearance of two council

members, some friends of her father. She tried not to seem worried in front

of her mom. She went upstairs, dressed for school and rushed to her

grandmother's house. She wanted to ask Nana more about the

disappearance, but she couldn't find her at her house.

The next day Sonia got a call from her grandmother who said that

she should look out the door because she sent her a package. It was a

book, a diary about year 1902. Sonia

read the diary that night and she was terrified. In 1902 two men from the

city council were kidnapped the same day as the father's friends. She knew

the person who did this will come for her father eventually. But no, it

wasn't possible. Maybe it was just a coincidence.

The next month, another member of the council disappeared. She was

scared but decided to tell nobody about the diary.

That week, one night, she heard some steps near her bedroom.

She got out of the bed and started crying as she could see her parents

being threatened by the person she

thought kidnapped her father's friends.

The person took them, her family, to an old barn far away from

Orlando. Sonia found out that the "criminal" was a descendant of the

person who kidnapped two council members back in 1902. He wanted to

take revenge on the council members, for his ancestors.

Sonia tried to talk to him and eventually succeeded. She convinced

him to just let all the hate and anger go away and release the hostages.

After all, "the criminal" turned himself

in to the police for attempted murder. Sonia became the hero of the village.

She agreed to attend a press conference and talk about the

incident. The crowd of people were applauding ad she started talking: "It

had definitely been a horrifying experience and I was lucky to be

alive..."

ANA PETRESCU, 7th Grade


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P A R T I E S

Do you like parties? Parties are special moments when you meet your friends and other people. Parties can often take place in discos or at playgrounds, even at your house. At parties you eat cake and a lot of sweets. That’s why children love them. You are not allowed to go at the party if you aren’t invited. If it’s a birthday party, you should bring a present to the person who celebrates his birthday.

There are lots of different types of parties: swap parties, Halloween parties, beach parties, ice cream parties. At parties you should wear casual clothes. Don’t go to a party dressed in sports clothes. If you dress like that to a party you don’t respect the person that invited you at his party.

I really like parties!!!!!!!!

GEORGIA CANURA, 4B

SPRING Spring, beautiful spring, You are the most beautiful season… I think. You have blossomed trees and perfumed flowers. You invite the birds and the sun To make my smile begin, To make the world a garden! You always make me dream…

MATEI POPESCU, VB


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Underwater

Don’t you ever wonder what’s lying underneath the perfect blue waves that always end up crushing on the sand? I do.

In just a second it all flashes before my eyes, beauty on the outside, a beast on the inside and somewhere in the middle, a mystery that not even the great Sherlock Holmes will ever resolve. A book with an infinity of pages full of secrets that lie underneath our eyes but we are so “blind” we will never be able to see them. The first word that pops up in your mind after reading this is “the sea” isn’t it?… well how about “The World we live in”?

How much do we know? How much do we think we know? What are we really made of? Does God really exist? Will the world end in 2012? Are we the only species populating this space?... And I can continue like that for hours but that is not the point of our story. The main idea is that we live in a world full of lies, liars, and people who are lied to. We have so many questions without answers, so many secrets that end up destroying us. We live in a world of which we know almost NOTHING about.

Underneath the perfect blue waves, there lies a world which needs to be discovered, a world that’s as old as the sea, but underwater lie the mysteries “she” keeps inside since the beginning of humanity.

ANDREEA STOCHITA, 8th

Grade


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FACT FILE OF MY ROLE MODEL

Daniel "Dan" Williams Carter was born on 5 March 1982 in

Southbridge, New Zeeland. Dan started playing at the age of 5

for Southbridge Rugby Club, because his great uncle

encouraged him to play. His uncle was Bill Dailey member of

the "Invincibles" in 1925-1925. Daniel attended "Christchurch

for Boys High school" and "Ellesnere College".

Carter made his debut for Canterbury, following his

selection in 2003 in the "Super 12". The French Rugby Club,

Perpignod, paid Daniel 50.000$ per match, and he won the

"All Blacks" selections making his family proud. In fact, he

made his real debut for the "All Blacks" at the age of 20 scoring 20 points against

"Wales". After this he captained the "All Blacks" against Canada. Then he became the

top scorer of the world in the history of rugby.

ANDREI STANESE – 8th

Grade


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with

LAUGHTER ZONE

A little girl came home from school and said to her mother, "Mommy, today in

school I was punished for something that I didn't do." The mother exclaimed, "But

that's terrible! I'm going to have a talk with your teacher about this ... by the way,

what was it that you didn't do?" The little girl replied, "My homework."

Teacher : What are you doing, crawling into school ten minutes late ?

Pupil : Well, you told me never to walk into school ten minutes late !

A professor was giving a big test one day to his students. He handed out all of the

tests and went back to his desk to wait. Once the test was over, the students all

handed the tests back in. The professor noticed that one of the students had

attached a $100 bill to his test with a note saying "A dollar per point." The next

class the professor handed the tests back out. This student got back his test and

$56 change.

The teacher came up with a good problem. "Suppose," she asked the second-

graders, "there were a dozen sheep and six of them jumped over a fence. How many

would be left?" "None," answered little Norman. "None? Norman, you don't know

your arithmetic." "Teacher, you don't know your sheep. When one goes, they all

go!"


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SCHOOL ROCKS! – 1st edition – MAY 2012 Is issued by The English Language Department of My School

Represented by the following teachers:

CIPRIAN – PETRE BIBIC

DANA NICORICI

ANDREEA UZUNA

JONATHAN DeSENO

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