Школьный журнал на английском языке "Polar Lights # 6"

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CONTENTS:

Editor-in-chief's letter	page 2
The Mayor *s Grant Winners	page 3
Step to the Future	page 5
The Person I Admire	page 7
The Funniest People of our School	page 10
Initiation to Senior Students	page 12

Editorial Staff

Computer designers:

Alexandra Fakhrieva Valeria Smolyakova

Authors:

Daria Toropinina

Valeria Smolyakova

Roman Lopatin

Khristina Egorova

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Hello, our dear readers of "Polar Lights"!

We have finished our issue # 6 and are really happy to suggest you to read it or just look through it. It is devoted to different English contests in which some students of our school participated during the first term of the school year 2015-2016. Among these events I'd like to pay your attention to the conference of research projects "Step to the Future" and other contests on English and other school subjects as well. All of them require a very high level of knowledge and we are very proud of our students who have shown excellent results and become the winners.

Enjoy watching the pictures and learning about the great festival "Initiation to Senior Students", the event which is traditionally held in our school every autumn and has become very popular among the students of our school.

By the way, we are really proud to say that in May 2015 we participated in the All-Russian Contest of educational media-projects called "Media Battle" and our issue # 5 was awarded with the special Certificate.

Now we are looking forward to the most favourite holidays for all children and adults New Year's Day and Christmas. So, we wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

Valentina Chernova, Editor-in-chief

Valeria Smolyakova, Khristina Egorova, Roman Lopatin, Daria Toropinina , Alexandra Fakhrieva

The Mayor-s Grant Winners

This year three students of our school have become the winners of the annual the City Mayor's Grant Contest. Their names are Anna Nuriakhmetova (Grade 1 IA), Julia Eshchenko (Grade IOA) and Alice Letvinenko ( Grade 9A). They agreed to answer our questions.

Tell us about the competition in general. How many steps were in it?

What were the nominations?

Anna:

Well, first of all, I'd like to say that the most intelligent students took part in the competition. But there were two steps, and only 10 students could participate in the second one. Young people were nominated for an award in different nominations. My nomination was "A competent student of educational establishment in Nefteyuga nsk".

Alice:

The first step was a presentation of our creative work done during the last three years. Then the jury compared all the students' works and sent you to the second step where there was a master class in the alt department.

The aim of the contest was to find out the leader of all the students. There were three main nominations such as sports, social importance and art. I took patt in the nomination called Socia/ Impoåance,

Why did you decide to take part in this contest? What goals and objectives did you have at the beginning? What was your motivation?

Anna:

My parents and teachers have influenced my decision, because they are proud of my results in education. At the beginning of work I absolutely knew that I would do everything possible to win. My goals were creating an unusual presentation and being polite and active at the action. You know, my motivation is always Victow.

Alice:

My teachers suggested me to take part in this competition as they were sure that I could win the event.

My candidacy was nominated by my teachers so I tried to do my best to represent my school.

Was it one single project or several events and competitions?

Anna:

I don't remember, but I think it was my third or fourth project. But my victory in this competition is really important for me, because it is a high level of education for the best students.

Alice:

I have already represented some of my art works at competitions and contests of different levels.

This social project included some different events which were implemented for the main project.

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What is your personal assessment for the work done? What were your feelings and emotions? Did you reach your goal?

Anna:

As for my personal assessment, I am not actually satisfied, because I know that I could present the project better. Besides, I should have improved my declamatory skills. But, in general, I enjoyed that work. It was really a good way to prepare for my future life at the university.

Alice:

A person can never achieve his goals because they are always increasing. My childhood dream has come true because I have learned to draw better.

I was very glad to know that I won in my nomination because I made a huge job to which I have invested a lot of energy and emotions.

What advice do you give to the next competitors from your school?

Anna:

Well, to begin with, I'd like to say that every person, who can take part in this competition, should not be afraid of failure. Secondly, student should be confident in themselves. Thirdly, competition requires many diplomas, so each person should collect them. And the main tip is as follows: at the second step every participant should answer the questions correctly, politely and self-confidently.

Alice:

I advise all the next competitors to seek ways their dreams could come true and they must not be lazy.

Julia:

First of all, you should believe in yourself and be confident. The support should be found not only in your school, classmates and teachers, but first of all, all the members of your family should support you. It gives a real confidence in your forces.

If it is not a secret, what is the mayor's grant?

Anna:

The mayor's grant was a sum of money in 5,000 roubles. It is not a very big prize in comparison with the other competition which is called "7 steps to success". And I advise students to take part in this project too, because it will open new opportunities for their future life and, moreover, the District Council guarantees a better grant.

Alice:

It is very pleasant to be appreciated and I am going to spend my money on buying new crayons and pencils.

Interviewed by Valeria Smolyakova and Kristina Egorova.

3tep to tÆe Future This competition is annually held in October. The name of the competition is «Step to the Future». Schoolchildren study interesting and useful questions and make their own researches. The themes of their researches are different: for example, about languages, Maths and Psychology. I have interviewed some participants from our school about their feelings and emotions,

Polina Rakshina, a student of Grade 8A, has become a winner in the group of seniors. I've managed to speak to Polina about her work.

-Who helped you with your research?

-My English teacher Veronika Amirovna helped me a lot. I'm very grateful to her.

-What did you like most of all in your work?

-I enjoyed analyzing hymns of different countries: Russia, the USA and the Ukraine, in particular. -What was the most difficult?

-For me, the most difficult thing in my work was to make the project according to the template

-Did you achieve the desired results?

-Yes, it's so cool, because I won the third prize at the regional conference and now I am going to participate in the All-Russian Contest.

As her teacher Veronica Amirovna says: <<Po/ina draws attention to the mutua/ and different features of the

Daria Toropinina, student of grade IOC

nationa/ image in the anthems of the three states: the United States of America, the Ukraine and Russia, as there are many controversial questions in the foreign mass media on the belonging of the Ukrainians to the same roots as the Russians. As we know, it's advantageous to accept this position to the western politics according to the geopo/itica/ location of the Ukraine to Russia. The hypotheses of the research paper on the correspondence of the images in the nationa/ anthems of the Americans and Ukrainians proves that both nations are equal in their tender feeling to their Motherland and in their desire to fight with an enemy eterna//y as we//. But the Russian anthem, on the contrary, expresses the country's majesty, great power statehood »

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Our congratulations to Polina and her teacher with the Third Prize at the Regional Conference «Step to the Future»

The 7 graders Antonova Natasha and Tashkinov Artem took part in the junior section of the conference and also became the winners.

They have a very interesting topic for their age. So, that's what they've told me about their work. -What is the topic of your research?

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The topic of our research work is as

follows: "Some aspects of translating proper names from the book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" by J.K. Rowling.

-    What is the hypothesis?

-Our hypothesis is: while analyzing the translations of proper names in one and the same book, but made by different translators, it becomes obvious, that they don't always use similar ways of translating, and they don't always follow the author's original idea. -Who helped you with the research?

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-Our teacher's name is Valentina Anatolievna.  She helped us with this work. You know, it's rather difficult to read English books in original. We couldn't do it without our teacher. -Why are you interested in this topic?

-We watched all the films about Harry Potter, read the books in Russian and noticed some differences in proper names translated into Russian by different translators. It seemed to us very strange but interesting.

-What did you do then?

- We made the glossary of all proper names used by the author, analyzed different ways of translating them into Russian done by Maria Spivak and I.V. Oranskiy.

Finally, I talked to Timur Shcherbakov, a student of grade 8A, who won the Third Prize at the City Conference. He studied English homonyms. Homonyms are words which are identical in sound and spelling, or, at least, in one of these aspects, but different in their meaning. They often lead to confusion and misunderstanding.

-Who helped you with your job?

-We did it together with my teacher Svetlana Mihailovna.

-What was the most difficult for you?

-Nothing was difficult for me because I worked with a brilliant teacher.

-Do you want to continue your project?

-Of course, this topic is very interesting for me and I would like to continue this work in High school.

The students of Grades and 7B participated in the project "The Person I Admire" 777ey made presentaffons and to/d the classmates about their friends, family members, role models or famous people from different countries, Here are some of the stories which we decided to publish in our journal.

The person I admire the most is my best friend Anna Moskvicheva. She was born on the 14th of April 2002 in our native town of Nefteyugansk. As a child, Anna was interested in music and her parents decided that she should attend a music school. So she has been learning there for five years already. Anya loves dancing too. You see, she is a very creative person and lives a very interesting life. Now Anna is a member of a big music group where she can do her favourite things: singing and dancing. At the age of 12 Anna began writing poems. As for Anna's family, she has a mom, a dad and a younger sister. Her family is really good and very friendly. I visit their place very often and we usually have a good time together. Anna is a true friend and that is why I admire her greatly. Ekaterina Govorun, Grade 7A

The person I admire the most is my best friend. Her name is Ekaterina or Katya in shot. She is a from Russia. She was born on the 29th of October 2001 in Nefteyugansk. In 2009 she began going to a secondary school and to a music school. Katya has a lot of different hobbies and interests. For example, she is fond of dancing, playing the musical instruments and swimming. She loves English and has extra classes of this language. Katya is a tall and very pretty girl with brown eyes and blonde slightly curling hair. She is friendly, cheefful and is always able to support me in any difficult situation. That is the reason why I am delighted with her. Anna Moskvicheva, Grade 7A

Here you can see the two best friends: Anna (left) and Katya (right). Their friendship deserves to be admired!

Today I would like to tell you about the person that I admire. It is my mother. Her name is Svetlana. She was born in Buguruslan. My grandmother still lives there and every year I spend my holidays there.

I admire my mother because she is one of the best teachers of our school. She teaches the Russian language and Literature. She graduated from the Pedagogical University in Orenburg. Now she works at school number 5.

I love her because she is kind, clever and sociable. My Mum does everything for my happiness.

The persons I admire are my mother and my father, Their names are Tatyana and Alexey. My mum was born on the 24th of February 1976. My dad was born on the 18th of April 1975. In 1994, my parents finished school. Now my mother works as an auditor. My father is a fireman.

My parents got married in 1998. They have two children: my younger brother and me. They do a lot for both of us,

Our family hobby is travelling. We have visited foreign countries many times. I like such trips very much.

My parents are very kind, caring and funny. They always support me and my brother. I really love my parents.

Alina Chesnova, grade 7A

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llya Koshelev, Grade 7A The person that I admire is my best friend Matthew Douglas. He was born on the 17th of July 1999 in Moscow, Russia.

Matthew is a boxer, a hockey player and a singer in a rock band. As you can see he is fond of sports and music very much, He learns in one of Moscow schools.

We regularly chat online and text to each other. By the way, Matthew doesn't like to have his photos published, so this is a picture of me.

Matthew's mother is Oksana Sokolova and his father is Daniel Douglas. And he has the other name, Andrey Sokolov. His cousin is Anastasia Voytok. She is also a friend of mine.

The reason that I admire him is that of he treats his life with gravity. He is just a helpful boy with a very brave and kind soul. He never gives up. I love him very much and admire him. Matthew really inspires me...

Amina Abdulhadgieva, Grade 7B

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The person that I admire most of all is the greatest Russian poet, novelist and playwright Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, born on the 6th of June 1799, in Moscow, Russia.

He is famous for his poems, short stories, fairy tales, dramas and many other works, He studied in Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum not far from Saint Petersburg. In 1817 Alexander Pushkin graduated from the Lyceum.

Alexander liked reading books, in his library there were more than 3500 books. He liked the Russian language but only his grandmother Maria and babysitter Arina spoke Russian with Alexander. His parents spoke French to him.

For the first time his poem was published in one of magazines in 1814. Critics consider many of his works mas-

I am interested in leaning his biography and I like to read his works too. My favourites are "Dubrovsky" and "Young ladypeasant". He was a very creative and imaginative person. In 1836 he founded the magazine called "The Contemporary" where the best works of Russian literature were published.

In February 1831 he married Natalia Goncharova, one of the most talkedabout beauties of Moscow and they had four children.

He participated in 21 duels all in all. His first duel was when he studied in Lyceum, The 21st duel was the last one for the writer. On the 10th of February 1837 he died.

Diana Grishchenko, Grade 7B

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The Funniest peopLe of our ScLooL

It is a tradition in our city to organize a competition of so called school clubs of funny and quick-witted students. Roman Lopatin, a student of Grade IOA, is sharing his impressions and feelings with all of you.

e v e r y b o d y ' My name is Roman and I'm a member of our school team called the Club of the Funny and Quick-witted (in RusSian it sounds as KBH). I would like to tell you about the game between the teams from Nefteyugansk schools.

Three teams took part in the game, they were called "Standing near", "Men in black" and our team "Six tons". It consisted of 8 girls and only 3 boys, but we got on well so fast, because all of us are sociable, smart and funny. I'm so glad that I met and made friends with such wondefful and interesting people. We really did our best to

win! In this picture you can see me, playing the guitar and singing for the audience.

We are struggling for the victory!

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The Funniest peopLe of our ScLooL

The main task of each team in the game was as follows: each team had to show some funny miniatures and try to make the audience laugh. And the team, which could get the biggest score, won. Points were given to the patticipants by the General Jury and that depended not only on humor, our acting skills were of big and important value as well.

It was an amazing feeling to be at the stage. There you had to show everything, that you had prepared during a long period of time and it gave you unforgettable emotions, especially when the audience burst into applause.

All the teams performed greatly, in my opinion, but as we know the winner could be only one. And we became the winners!!! We were proud and really happy! It was a breathtaking and unfor-

gettable minute!

I'm sure I'll remember the moment when we were announced the winners forever.

Roman Lopatin, Grade IOA

Sweet moment of the victory!

Initiation to Senior Students