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Our
school usually starts at 9.00 A.M. Some classes start at 8.00. A.M. but
that is not usual. Not all of our students come from the neighborhood,
so some of them use the school-bus.
We
have a recess (30 minutes) after two lessons. Our 1st graders ( seven
years old ) study about 4 lessons a day and our eldest students ( 6th
graders, 12 years old ) have about 5 lessons a day.
Lunch
is served in our classroom, where it is brought by our cooks. We are
lucky to have our lunch in peace and you don't have to go outside your
classroom. Meals are delicious and free for all students.
Every
teacher has a class of his own. We've had problems with too big groups.
6th class is biggest at the moment with 30 students.
There
are 189 schooldays in a year. We started our school on 17th of August
this year. School is closed on Saturdays and Sundays, although you may
catch a glimpse of
GLOBE-
students in our weather station. They are volunteers who take
measurements during weekends.
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In
October we have one week's autumn holiday. This year it was the week 42
. The next day off is Dec. 6th ( our Independence Day). Our Christmas
holiday will start Dec. 22nd. We'll start again Jan. 2nd. At the end of
February there's another week-off ( a sports holiday ). The 2nd of June
2000 is our last school day. From that day on we'll have our summer
holiday ( about two and a half months).
Computers
are in daily use in Eno Elementary. We have a 13 PC lab and there is a
computer in every classroom. Mr Mika Vanhanen teaches students and
teachers how to use computers.
English
is taught to 3rd to 6th graders. Our students have 2 English lessons a
week. So we start learning English at the age of 9. English is the main
foreign language in Finnish elementary schools. There are also schools
where you can study German, French or Russian, for instance.
History
is taught from 5th grade. In our elementary school students study
history from the Stone Age to the beginning of the 19th century. History
is taught 2 lessons a week.
Physical
education is one of the most popular subjetcs in our school and we have
2 lessons of it a week. We have wild nature here to wander and there's
also a great possibility to indoor activities. We have a hall for sports
and an ice-rink where we can play ice-hockey, which is a very popular
hobby in Eno.
Every
school in Eno is a
GLOBE-school.
There are 6 elementary schools (grades 1-6), two secondary schools
(grades 7-9 ) and a senior high school. They all take part in this
program and our young people will be a part of this international
environmental network.
Two classes from Eno school
(grade 1and grade 6)
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