domingo, 28 de noviembre de 2010

PARTNER SCHOOL FROM POLAND













PARTNER SCHOOL FROM POLAND

ZESPÓŁ SZKÓŁ NUMBER 83 IN WARSAW

Our school consists of two schools: Primary School Number 152 and Sports Lower Secondary School Number 17 and its full name is Zespół Szkół Number 83 which could be translated ( in free translation ) as School Centre Number 83.

Our primary school is also known as the Maria Dąbrowska School. Maria Dąbrowska was a famous Polish writer ( 1889 – 1965 ), one of the main representatives of Polish realism in the 20th century.







The school is named after Maria Dąbrowska

The primary school is a local school with sports classes. Children used to start school at the age of seven but we have had six-year-olds for two years. The youngest students study: Polish, Maths, English, Art, PE, IT, RE. They have all the classes with one teacher except for English, RE and PE.

Older students from grades 4 – 6 have more subjects and apart from the classes they used to have while they were in grades 1 – 3 and now continue, they study: History, Nature, Technology, Music and each subject is taught by a different teacher.

Our sports lower secondary school isn’t a local school, it’s a school chosen by the students who are keen on sports and they have to pass a special test of fitness efficiency.

Two main sports disciplines are basketball for boys and handball for girls. Our students are really successful not only in Poland, but also abroad.











They study: Polish, English, Spanish, Maths, History, Geograhpy, Chemistry, Physics, IT, PE, RE, Art, Technology.

Nowadays our students don’t wear school uniforms but they used to in the past.

Our school building looks like many other schools in Poland. It was built in 1970.

The youngest students study on the ground floor, the older ones on the first and the second floor. There are thirty – seven classrooms altogether in the school, a library, a canteen, a gym, a sports hall, a swimming pool.

swimming pool

Outside there is a schoolyard with basketball and volleyball courts, football pitches and a playground for the youngest students.

Chemistry classroom

school library

sports hall

gym

MAIN EVENTS

Two main school events are connected with Christmas and Easter. We celebrate them altogether. In December students prepare nativity play which is presented the last day at school before Christmas holiday. Afterwards each class celebrates” class Christmas Eve “. Students bring made at home cakes or even various dishes, they eat them together, sing Christmas carols, exchange Christmas greeting. All the classrooms are decorated with a Christmas tree, Christmas cards and various Christmas ornaments.

Nativity scene made by one of the students


Fancy dress ball for the youngest students

Easter is another important moment in our school life. One of the classes prepares the mystery of Christ’s Passion. The students are helped by an RE teacher. The last day at school in Holy Week we meet to watch this performance and listen to the headmaster who extends Easter greetings. Then the students go to their classes together with the teachers and exchange Easter greetings and exchange Easter eggs, which is a typical Polish tradition.

Painted Easter eggs

Among other important days there are: Education’s Day ( 14th October ), Mother’s Day ( 26th May ), Children’s Day ( 1st June ).

As far as patriotic events National Independence Day is of great importance (11th November).

Two of quite new special days for us are Halloween and Saint Valentine’s Day.

Halloween

Every year in May family picnics are organised at school. Each picnic has its own keynote. A lot of competitions both for the students and for their parents are organised. All the families have the opportunity to meet the teachers and vice versa.

This school year on the 9th of December we are going to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the existence of our school. Our young artists have had a lot of rehearsals so far.

SCHOOL TRIPS

Each class usually goes on a trip a few times a school year. They are rather short trips. Their aim is to spend some time together, see interesting places and have fun.

There are also “ white schools” and “ green schools “. When a whole class goes out of Warsaw for at least a week to practise skiing and at the same time learn in the winter we call it “ white school “ and if similar event takes place in the spring we name it “ green school “.

This year 4 teachers and 12 students have visited Spain thanks to Comenius project. We have had an absolutely great time!

Some of our students in Spain

HOW DO OUR STUDENTS DESCRIBE THEIR SCHOOL

My school

I am Vietnamese and this is my first school in Poland. It is forty years old. There are also forty classrooms in my school and about fifty teachers. They are nice and fair. I should add that there are sports classes in my school. Students at the age of 7-9 go swimming as we have a nice swimming pool, older ones practise handball and basketball mainly. They have PE even ten times a week. My school year starts in September and finishes in late June. I always start school at eight and finish at half past two and fortunately I do not have to wear a uniform. Each lesson is 45 minutes. My favourite subjects are Maths and English. I also like playing badminton and football. There is one thing I do not like: we have regular homework to do.

N. M. H.

Our school day

I start school at eight o’clock every day. I have a shower in the morning to refresh my mind and to be ready for the coming busy day in school. I can hear the first bell at five to eight and the second one promptly at eight o’clock. It is a signal for me to be ready. I should not lose my concentration. What I especially like is that my school is famous for its concentration on sport. There are two gyms, a football pitch, a swimming pool and a modern playground. Lots of girls play handball while boys practise basketball. We are really good. I have even nine lessons a day and my teachers are demanding. When I come back home, I am really tired.

Our school is celebrating the 40th anniversary in December. That is why we are preparing for the big show. I like my school very much.

Natalia and Laura

Our library

The library is on the first floor, next to the staff room. It is quite big. There are plenty of bookshelves in the library.

We like it very much. It is a very quiet place where we can sit in silence and relax and what is more, there are plenty of books and magazines there. We often do our homework in the library because we need a dictionary or an encyclopedia.

Moreover, there are a lot of books there we read for pleasure, especially during the breaks. It is also a good place if we want to use computers or surf the Net. There is a special room with some computers. In addition, we can borrow films from the library.

It is our favourite place at school.

Julia and Paulina

My school ( only some fragments )

Our education is on a very high level, there are a lot of very smart students who were even rewarded by the mayor of our district (because of sports results and also school results).

Our teaching staff is really qualified and all the teachers are really nice, we can even laugh together. Former pupils still visit us. Some of their children are with us here and they continue a family tradition.

One of the most important things is that we are in Comenius Young Reporters project, and we’ re in touch with some students from our partner schools.

Written by Kamil, student of grade 2b

Thank you.

1 comentario:

  1. We are a class of 4º Secundary Education (Spain), group A.We would like to have a swimming pool, but we have a question for you: do you have a break? how can you be 9 hours tuition a day?We send you all our love. Merry christmas!

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