September 2024 | |
Adjusting teaching plans Updating and reviewing Maturita topics Year 1 – Placement tests to map the entrance level of English Y1 + Y2 teachers will help their students register and access English File Online and instruct them to write down their password in their SB and sign both their textbooks in case they get lost brainstorming for DOD activities The teachers of individual years will create a unified online educational platform for their classes (Microsoft Teams) Teachers will create an online educational platform for their classes (Microsoft Teams) St Wenceslas Day activities in selected groups Dutch students` exchange programme, our students fly to the Netherlands |
October 2024 | |
Year 1 students’ visit to the English Library Year 1 teachers help find support for the Y1 students who need additional language assistance (Navrl, Pie) Halloween – classroom activities Letters of reference for the Maturita year students applying to international universities Olomouc-Owensboro student exchange, our students in Owensboro Workshop for writing cover letters for Y6 students (Bru) American Theater The Great Gatsby (Y4) | |
November 2024 | |
Translation Competition in cooperation with FF UP, school round (Mád) Open Day Preparations – projects, sketches, displays Best in English competition Thanksgiving activities with selected groups, Velvet Revolution 35th anniversary—Project Day School round of the Olympiad Speak-up Competition organized by Gymnázium Konice, 3 students from Y4/Y5 (Bru) | |
December 2024 | |
Open Day Christmas-related activities in the classroom Translation Competition in cooperation with FF UP, university round HEY TALKS Competition – Giving a speech on a chosen topic – preliminary/class rounds | |
January 2025 | |
HEY TALKS Competition – Giving a speech on a chosen topic – preliminary/class rounds Completing students’ assessment Uzávěrka klasifikace za 1. pololetí školního roku | |
February 2025 | |
Mock Maturita Exam in Y6 | |
March 2025 | |
Creative Writing competition announcement Y6 teachers preparing Written Maturita Exam in English Language and Literature St Patrick’s Day celebration – classroom activities The school round of Hey Talks Competition, in cooperation with Mgr. Karoline Ružičková (Gymnázium Konice) | |
April 2025 | |
Written Maturita Exam in English Language and Literature in Y6 American Theater Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Y3) | |
May 2025 | |
Oral Maturita Exams in English Language and Literature in Y6 Students’ interviews with native speakers – Year 1+2 | |
June 2025 | |
Completing the end of the term students’ assessment Creative Writing Awards Trip to Great Britain for students of Y4 Project Days | |
Further agenda | |
Teachers in individual years meet regularly Teachers attend language/methodology workshops, based on the offer available Advanced students in years 5 and 6 will sit CAE and CPE exams on available dates Selected seminar groups visit the British Centre to assist their Cambridge Exams preparation Cooperation with the American Center Cooperation with Školní poradenské centrum on relevant projects Cooperation with Megabooks, promoting reading and literacy Cooperation with the sister city Gamesville, FL through Mgr. Jana Furstová |
The Action Plan for the English Department of the English Section was discussed and approved at the departmental meeting on 27th August 2024.