Wednesday, November 10, 2010

CONFERENCE

A conference about  ygs and lys  (higher education examination-undergraduate placement examination)  was held   at Yamanlar Malhun Hatun High School .  The lecture  was Baki Öztürk on 3rd.October
The exam is now similar to the öss-öys system in terms of topics.the first year of Turkey’s new university entrance system is in 2010. Under the new system, more than 1.500.000 students, including high school pupils and graduates, took the transition to higher education examination (ygs) on april 11, the first-round exam of the new university entrance system in place in Turkey and in the Turkish republic of northern cyprus (kktc). Those who pass the ygs are then entitled to take the undergraduate placement examination (lys), the second-round exam in the new system taking place on june 19-20 and june 26-27, to gain admission to an undergraduate department. Students who only take the ygs, in which students have to answer 160 questions in 160 minutes, are able to apply for associate degree programs. There are five lys sessions while the previous university entrance system, the student selection examination (öss), was held once in a year throughout the country.

CARTOON OF THE WEEK

If test booklets came out of school vending machines like junk food used to, would we think differently about standardized tests?  Via Slate.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

WEEKLY POLL

ALL  ABOUT MR. HÜSEYİN KOYUNCU
                       
MR. HÜSEYİN KOYUNCU is a math teacher.He is good at teaching.He is the most experienced math teacher in the school.
1-What is your horoscrope ?
Capricorn
2-What is the meaning of your name ?
Beauty
3-What  was your unforgettable naughtiness  in your childhood ?
I don't remember.
4-What did you want to be  in the past  and what do you succeed in  ?
I wanted to be a doctor but now l am a teacher.
5-What is the unforgettable  memory in your life ?
When l was a child ,l was grazing sheep and lost my knife. I  looked for the knife until night.
6-What was  the best gift which you recieved in your birthday ?
Watch
7-Do you have any skill  ? if it is ‘yes’ in which aspect ?
Wrestling
8-Are you good at kitchen ? what is the best dish that you can cook ?
I am bad at kitchen. I can ‘t cook.
8-What do you do at the weekend  with your  family  ?
barbecue
9-If you have a chance to come the world again what would  you like to be ?
I am satisfied with my life. I don ‘ t want to change anything.
10-What is your philosophy in your life ?
11-What is your  expectations from life ?
Health
12-What is the date of your anniversary ?
    12 september 1982

Thursday, November 4, 2010

WEEKLY POLL - MS. NILA


Ms. Nila is one of the most popular teachers in our school. She came from CANADA. She is from TORONTO. She is happy to experience  life in TURKEY and teach English to all of the students at YAMANLAR. She loves traditional Turkish food and the hospitality.

IT IS   ABOUT  MS. NILA
 1-What is your horoscrope ?
Virgo
2-What is the meaning of your name ?
It is derived from THE NILE RIVER
3-What  was your unforgettable naughtiness  in your childhood ?
When l was eight years old , l went shopping with my mom. We were on an escalator full of people. When we got off , l saw a big red buton and decided to press it. This was the emergency buton and it stopped the whole escalator full of people. My mom was very embarassed and angry with me. I have stopped pushing red buttons !!!
4-What did you want to be  in the past  and what do you succeed in  ?
I wanted to be oncologist ( cancer doctor) now l am successful at teaching Turkish students how to speak beter English.
5-What is the unforgettable  memory in your life ?
I climbed MT. FUJI (3776 m) in 2006. It was an unforgettable  experience. MT. FUJI is in JAPAN and is dormant (inactive)volcano. We started  at 16 pm. And arrived at the top at sunrise. It was raining cats and dogs most of the way up. I got soaked but persevered and saw beatiful sights.
6-What was  the best gift which you recieved in your birthday ?
My best friend took me  to the  ROM ( Royal Ontrio Museum ) to see the EGYPTIAN exhibit two years ago.Afterwards , we had a gourmet sushi dinner. It was a lovely day.
7-Do you have any skill  ? if it is ‘yes’ in which aspect ?
I can play the clarinet and sing.
8-Are you good at kitchen ? what is the best dish that you can cook ?
Yes , pretty good. Lantel soup pasta (italian )spagetti sauce
8-What do you do at the weekend  with your  family  ?
Picnic , barbecue ,voleyball , shopping.
9-If you have a chance to come the world again what would  you like to be ?
Oncologist , Professional rock climber.
10-What is your philosophy in your life ?
Always look fort he good in people.
11-What is your  expectations from life ?
I want to travel to extreme places in the world, such as  THE AMAZON , THE
SAHARA DESERT , THE NORTH POLE.
Famıly and two chıldren
No wrınkles
12-What is the date of your anniversary ?
I am not married.

Monday, November 1, 2010

WEEKLY POLL


WEEKLY POLL
We are interviewing with our school teachers and asking them the questions below. We are going to publish two interviews everyweek in our blog. FOLLOW US !
ALL   ABOUT OUR  TEACHERS
1-What is your horoscrope ?
2-What is the meaning of your name ?
3-What  was your unforgettable naughtiness  in your childhood ?
4-What did you want to be  in the past  and what do you succeed in  ?
5-What is the unforgettable  memory in your life ?
6-What was  the best gift which you recieved in your birthday ?
7-Do you have any skill  ? if it is ‘yes’ in which aspect ?
8-Are you good at kitchen ? what is the best cook that you can do ?
8-What do you do at the weekend  with your  family  ?
9-If you have a chance to come the world again what would  you like to be ?
10-What is your philosophy in your life ?
11-What is your  expectations from life ?
12-What is the date of your anniversary ?