Author: Infojuht

On 31 October, Tatyana Shevtsova ‘s 8th grade students led a tour of Kadriorg Park on the theme “I am a guide”. The students shared the objects of the park (16 in total). 8. The students of the first grade prepared their own texts in Estonian, searched the internet for information and introduced the history of the park, castles, monuments and sculptures to the excursionists. The students showed good language skills and were able to answer additional questions.

On this tour, it was possible to observe subjects such as Estonian language, history, art, nature and humanities.

The first round of the traditional online history competition “Mammut” for students in grades 5-9 took place from 13-19 October. The online competition will take place in four phases in the school year 2025/26: October, December, March and April.
The first round was dedicated to democracy and local elections for all age groups (questions were based on primary school social studies textbooks and the website elections.ee, according to the age of the students). They were given 45 minutes to complete the tasks. The ranking of the participants will be based on the results of the first round as well as on a summary of all four rounds. The format of the competition allows you to join any round or to participate in just a few of them.

In the first round, 4976 students participated, 1499 of them in grade 9. From TTRK (Tallinn Tõnismäe Reaalkooli), 11 students took part in the competition – eight sixth, one seventh and two eighth. 5. and 9th graders did not take part in Mammut.

TTRK’s best results were achieved by Yuri Pashkevich (6th grade, 1st place; 53 points out of 53 possible) and Ivan Sak (7th grade, 1st place; 56 points out of 57 possible). In their age groups, 1078 and 803 students participated respectively. Eva Saija (6th B) scored 52 out of 53 points – giving her 28th place. Three other sixth graders – Andrei Müttü, Patrik Latvietis and Veronika Maškova – scored 51 points, which corresponds to 76th place. Sixths Adrian Kornilov, Anissia Voskoboinikova and Maksim Lukinjuk also did very well, as did eighths Dmitry Titov and Vladislav Poplavny.

The second stage will take place from 1 to 7 December and will be open to pupils in grades 5 to 8.

On 27 September 2025, the Autumn Maths Open Competition was held in eight Estonian cities. This competition takes place twice a year – in autumn and winter. Anyone who has not yet entered higher education can participate. All students are divided into two age groups: younger (10th grade and younger) and older. This year, a record number of participants were registered, 173 in the younger age group and 106 in the older age group, a record number in the last ten years. Students from our school also participated in the competition and generally performed well.

In the younger age group:
Sebastian Shestakov (class 8A; photo) – 20th place,
Anna Trofer (class 9A) – 34th place,
Anatoly Dzyuba (class 9A) – 100th place.

In the older age group:
Arsenii Pronin (12th grade) – 29th place,
Artur Janson (12th grade) – 34th place,
Christopher Nosach (12th grade) – 37th place,
Brandon Neziri (11th grade) – 52nd place,
Edgar Zabavin (12th grade) – 61st place,
Mikhail Anaimanovich (11th grade) – 68th place.

We thank our students for their participation and are proud of their achievements!
The next open maths competition will take place in winter, on 13 December.

On behalf of the maths teachers,
Natalia Pavlyuk and Nadezhda Kingisepp.

Friday, 10. On 1 October, class 1.C had a very special and heartfelt information session on diabetes. Yelena Chekulayeva came to our school – a wonderful and dedicated person who shared important information about diabetes with children and parents. Along with him came his faithful four-legged friend, Olli, a specially trained spaniel whose job is to help people with diabetes quickly spot dangerous changes in their health. Parents were also welcome to attend, as the topic is important and concerns us all. We found out what diabetes is, how a hypo works and how Olli saves his owner’s life every day. We also talked about why children with diabetes are so special and how each of us can support them.

Thank you Jelena and Olli for making our morning so memorable! We’re happy to share our impressions of this great meeting through pictures!

As part of their environmental education, Year 10 students visited Tallinn’s Vivita Lab – a creative space where young people can turn their ideas into reality.
The students started their collection box project by learning how a product is made – from idea to prototype – and why test models are necessary. The first prototypes were made from recycled materials, which will help avoid mistakes before a future workshop where real sorting stations will be built.

Vivita’s visit showed that the environment, creativity and technology can work together to improve our school environment.

Polina Turov

As part of the science curriculum, class 9B visited the Rakett69 science studio, where they took part in an exciting programme on the properties of materials. Our science curriculum helps students to consolidate their knowledge of biology, physics and chemistry and see how science works in real life.

Polina Turov

On 8 October, Year 2 students went on an exciting field trip to the Elron depot. We learned many new and interesting things – for example, that each train has its own name and number. Now we know what the numbers mean!
Thanks to Igor Varlamov for a nice and inspiring tour and for his love of his job!

Jelena Suits

On 26 September, our school hosted the city game “What? Where? When?”. The game involved mixed teams of students from different schools in Tallinn, divided by age. This made the competition particularly interesting and dynamic. The game was led by Mikhail Gussev, who posed questions about knowledge, logic and ingenuity, and kept the atmosphere friendly and exciting.The teams competed in solving complex problems, discussing possible answers and showing their knowledge in a wide range of fields, from sports history and literature to mathematics and science. The team “Skulls and Tears” was the winner, who deserved the prize for their excellent performance and well-working cooperation.

Jevgenia Zovmer, photo by Aleksandr Dzyuba

On 1 October, our school celebrated International Music Day. On the first floor, in the foyer, students took part in a music quiz: they guessed the melodies that are popular today and those that were popular 25 years ago.

At the entrance of the school there was a poster where everyone could write their favourite song. By the end of the day, it was full of the different musical preferences of our school family.

Throughout the day, members of the student council asked students what music they listen to most often in their headphones. The answers were very varied and interesting.

Even in the office 114, where there was a lot of preparation for the two upcoming events, there was time for music: students picked up guitars and played their favourite songs.

Students in grades 10-11, together with teachers Inna Rüü, Natalja Pavlyuk and Marina Pissareva, visited the Estonian Concert Hall for a Music Day with the ERSO under the baton of conductor Mihhail Gerts. The programme was Eduard Tubin’s “Suite on Estonian Motifs”.

Younger pupils completed a variety of tasks: in the library they put letters into words, in music they practised rhythms and movements, in the sports hall they had a fun relay race with basketballs, in the canteen they threw ping-pong balls, in the office of the primary school’s head teacher they played a movement game called “Crocodile”, and in the head teacher’s office they solved puzzles. For each successfully solved task, the group earned a paper airplane – a symbol that accompanied them throughout the activity. The aim of the event was to introduce the young people to the school better and to welcome them as members of our school family.After completing all the stations, they gathered in the hall where they danced together. The older students demonstrated their dancing skills and encouraged the first classes to join in. The event culminated with all the aeroplanes taking off at once – a sign that the first classes are now officially members of the school family.

A big thank you to Years 10 and 2 for giving unforgettable and brilliant experiences to the younger pupils!

Yevgenia Zovmer