I get up at 7 a.m.

I wash. 

I have breakfast – tea or milk, bread and butter and jam, eggs, cheese, salami.

I go to school in the morning. I start school at 8:00 o’clock in the morning.

I have classes from 8 a.m. to 11:50 or 12:50. After each class I have a break. One class has 45 minutes. One break lasts 15 minutes. At 9:45 we have the big break; it has 20 minutes; it’s time to have a snack. We have classes of Romanian, English, Maths, Music, Art, PE, RE, Practical Abilities etc.

At school we have lots of activities for our partnership project called “Food for Thought”. We draw, sing, learn new words in English and in new languages, record the temperature every day. At 11:50 or 12:50 I finish school and go back home.

When I get back home, I have lunch. For lunch I usually have soup (I don’t like it very much), a second dish (steak and potatoes or steak and beans etc) and a dessert (a piece of cake or fruit). I eat soup and the second dish with bread.

I usually sleep for one hour after lunch. I don’t like it but mum says it’s good to have a nap before doing my homework.

I do my homework when I get up. I have a lot of homework to do every day.

When I finish my homework, I play with my toys, watch TV, play on computer, meet my friends or schoolmates or go for a walk in the park.

I have dinner with my family at 8:00 p.m. We sometimes have soup, but some other times we have only meat and beans/spinach/ peas/ rice and dessert (fruit, milk rice, cakes etc).

I usually go to bed at 9 at night after I have a shower
and watch TV or read a book.

A day in the life of a Romanian middle school child

Classes 5 C, 7 A, B and 8 B, middle school level, ages 11 to 14/15, Școala cu clasele I-VIII „Matei Basarab”  Târgoviște, Romania.
This daily programme is the same for most children aged 11 to 14/15 in Romania. In most Romanian schools there are two shifts: one in the morning for pupils aged 6 to 11 (grades 1 to 4) and one shift starting at noon for pupils aged 11 to 14/15 (grades 5 to 8).

I get up at 8 or 8:30 in the morning.

I wash my hands and face and I brush my teeth.
I get dressed and comb my hair.

I have breakfast – bread, yellow cheese, ham, cucumbers, tomatoes, fruit or corn flakes and milk (I prefer these last ones).

I do most homework in the morning. After finishing my homework, I have lunch (or just some sandwiches because I am often alone at home).

I go to school with my colleagues. I start school at 12:00 or 1:00 p.m. After each lesson I have a break. Each lesson lasts for 50 minutes. Each break lasts for 10 minutes.

At school I have 4, 5 or 6 lessons every day. We finish school at 4:50, or 5:50 or 6:50 p.m. On Fridays I always finish school at 5:50 p.m. and start my weekend.

After school I go back home when it’s dark most of the time.
Once at home, I have dinner with my family.

 

I usually do part of my homework in the evening, after dinner.

I sometimes watch TV but usually use the pc to read or send emails, to chat with my friends, to search for information.

I always go to bed late at night, at about 11:00 or even midnight.