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Dear parents,

Let’s applaud the excellent job of Joro Angeloff as POD (parent on duty). Thank you for the abundant and healthy snacks we all enjoyedJI especially appreciate you helping out with the discipline outside the classroom during breaks.

Let’s WELCOME Pavel and Ivelina Kioutchoukovi, who joined us again after a long break. With their support we actively, once again, enriched the lives of students and parents:

The kindergartners recognized and discovered the letter “O” in the story of “Little red riding hood” and saw a short movie as a reward for their efforts.

First graders learned how to read and write (in cursive and in print) the letter K, and practiced the pronunciation of the very prominent cluster of sounds “dj” and its use in everyday Bulgarian vocabulary.

In third grade, of course, was way more dynamic, since we studied verbs in Present, Past and Future tense.  We had wa-a-a-y too many (according to my “smarty pants” students) exercises. On Feb 17 those same students can show off ALL of their knowledge during the practice test on verbs. During Social Studies we learned about the “Blue roads” of Bulgaria by finding on the map the longest and largest rivers like Danube, Maritza, Strouma, Iskar and the mountains they originated from.

During extra curriculum classes, we learned the lyrics and sang the songs that will be part of the Easter show program. What a fun it was for the third graders to “figure out” the lyrics just by hearing the songs once or twice. It turned out to be a much harder task than they anticipated.

The second quarter has officially started and we  only have 14 weeks left before the end of school year, so now, more than ever, every week counts especially when testing is involved. Please attend regularly and finish your homework in a timely manner.

Gergana Nikolova,

Bulgarian school “Rodna rech”

Sarasota, FL , USA

Here we are again, finally in synch with school pace during week 15.  Almost half of the school year has passed!

Today in the 3rd grade time literary flew while we were learning about space achievement of Bulgarian astronaut Georgi Ivanov in 1979. After that we landed in Bulgaria’s cultural life in the 20th century and studied about famous artists like Vladimir Dimitrov –Maistora, opera singers Gena Dimitrova and Raina Kabaivanska and, of course, many of our popular writers and poets such as Ivan Vazov, Jordan Jovkov, Anton Donchev, Blaga Dimitrova. To “relax” after that, we had a dictation and conjugated the verbs in present tense.

First graders scored incredibly high on their language test after learning about the letter (sound) З (Z) and it’s “sister” C (S). The students also discussed the topic of health and what a perfect timing to talk about it in this flu outbreak we’re having this year.

Our youngest students “played” with the sound Л (L) and created a story based on a colorful picture.

Next week I will monitor the performance of two of my teachers during first two periods, while Boyan Vulchev teaches my classes in 3rd grade. Please be prepared with homework (wb#2, p. 6-7). I am sure you will make me proud.

See you soon!

Gergana Nikolova,

Bulgarian school “Rodna rech” Sarasota FL

Welcome again to all well rested and cheerful students! Thank you for the kind greeting cards and gifts and the amazing Christmas party!

I am glad to see how refreshed and rested you all were after the Christmas break, which I am sure was full of fun, music and of course lots of gifts:)

But as we all know, all fun things come to an end when it’s homework and test time again. Third graders passed with mostly B and A the Bulgarian language test on noun-gender, singular and plural, definite and indefinite article.

First graders told their vacation stories, learned how to read and write the letters Д (D) and Г (G) and at the end they discussed the different professions people have in Bulgaria and United States.

The preschoolers “played” the letter K and told a story or two about snowflakes, despite the fact we didn’t see snow outside our windows :(

With the end of first grading period coming to an end, I expect everyone on time every Sunday, healthy and smiley, and ready for new academic achievements.

Gergana Nikolova,

Bulgarian school “Rodna rech” Sarasota FL

A great and warm “Thank you” to Valya Veleva – president of the Board of Parents, for the crafty personalized Christmas ornaments she made for all the students. On behalf of all the students at the school a special “Thanks” to Anita Rovira for all the delicious presents she prepared and gave away.

From me- personally, I wish you all a great and restful Christmas break until next year. We come back for regular classes on January 6, 2013 (10:00 am to 1:10 pm.) Third-graders, prepare for Bulgarian language test that covers everything we’ve learned about the NOUN (gender, singular/plural forms, definite/indefinite forms) I expect only excellent grades.

And on behalf of all the teachers and staff at Bulgarian Language school “Rodna rech” – we wish you a very healthy, successful, peaceful, and yet extremely fun and “fun-filled” new 2013! Stay smart and determined!

Gergana Nikolova,

Bulgarian school “Rodna rech” Sarasota FL

What did we do last week #12?

Well, we were busy, that’s for sure. Unfortunately, a lot of students were out sick. Get better kids, we miss you all, it’s not the same without you in the classroom.

Parent’s conference went well and was very informative. My parents expressed a great satisfaction with the academic results so far and I agree with them. However, you know I have high expectations from my students and knowing how smart they all are, I know they can do even better. We have only 5 more months to go and to achieve our goal of excellence.

Kindergarten discovered the 9th letter of the Bulgarian alphabet “И”, made up a story about the little “Star” and discovered the rectangular shape during math class.

The first-graders calligraphed  the 16th letter of the Bulgarian alphabet “П” and retold the story about “Snowy winter” even though it was scorching heat here in Florida.

Third graders scored a new record for effort this week! They didn’t interrupt the agenda even once during class and passed the Social Studies test with a B! We are still mastering the definite and indefinite article, but practice makes perfect!

I do, however, expect an A for effort from the parents in completing the project of making the “survachki”. Please bring ALL materials this coming Sunday.

Holidays are right around the corner and next week is the last school week before the end of the calendar year. Let’s make everything possible to complete it successfully!

Thank you for your efforts!

Gergana Nikolova,

Bulgarian school “Rodna rech” Sarasota FL