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Newsletter - Nord Anglia Education
Newsletter Issue 26 22 April 2016 Be Ambitious News from IB Front Congratulations to our Year 12 students for their fantastic work on the Model United Nations which took place on April 14-16. The four musketeers Aleks Florczak, Viola Fur, Ola Olszewska and Blazej Raszewski were the driving force behind the project and, together with the help of other students, they organized a great event which will be remembered for a long time. With 130 participants from Poland and abroad (Turkey, Romania, Serbia, Nepal, India, Hungary, France, Greece, Netherlands, Slovakia, Belgium, Russia, Morocco, Netherlands, Mexico) this was the most international TBS MUN conference ever. Delegates came to Warsaw in order to debate some crucial United Nations issues and to reach law binding resolutions (Security Council, Human Rights Council, International Criminal Court, Office on Drugs and Crime, World Bank, Economic and Social Council, World Health Organization). The opening ceremony took place at The Palace of Culture and Science while all committee work was conducted at the Millennium building in central Warsaw. A great event and well done !!! Kind regards, Dr Jacek Latkowski Vice Principal Message from the Head of Early Years Centre Dear Parents, Week two of the term is nearly done and the birds continue to noisily build their nests. The small birds have returned from their winter away and are suddenly very busy. The weather is improving and the wind is suddenly warmer. It was such a lovely morning on Thursday that the children took their snack boxes outside to eat in the glorious sunshine. Let’s hope that the good weather will continue. This week, we have welcomed many new parents in to school to show them our facilities here at Dąbrowskiego and how the school day operates. We are looking forward to seeing them all again in September. The hard work is continuing this week as Year 1 have been writing acrostic poetry about Spring and composing songs to the tune of Frère Jacques. Reception classes have been weaving baskets like the one from the story in Handa’s Surprise and the Nursery and PreNursery have been looking at jungle animals through the story Walking through the Jungle. In assembly this week we talked about the importance of looking after things we find around the school that might not belong to us and how we should return them to a grown up or to the person we know they might belong to. Then we sang our house song with Mr. Daniel. Mr. Daniel also brought his ukulele to assembly and sang a song about the postman knocking on the door with letters for us. We had a very successful Usborne Book Fair, held over two days, on Wednesday and Thursday, in the music room and the PTA coffee morning also took place on Friday morning. Also, on Friday we thought about waste and recycling and the importance of looking after our environment as we celebrated Earth Day. Finally, we welcomed a new student into Year 1, all the way from Australia, as Olivia joined 1MB and also Daria has joined us as an assistant for classroom support and afternoon sibling support in our second room with the smallest children. So, another busy week all round and hopefully a restful weekend to come. Kind Regards, Deborah Hopper Head of Early Years Photos from Dąbrowskiego Photos from Dąbrowskiego Message from the Deputy Head of Primary Dear Parents, We’ve had a busy week…again! We’ve been collecting food for the Warsaw Mission to help families who, for a variety of reasons, are struggling. The children have been bringing in non-perishable food items which are going to be boxed up and distributed through the Warsaw Mission. There are two strands to this exercise, one is to help folk who are in obvious need; and the other is to get the children to consider others, develop their empathy, and to experience the good feeling you get from just helping. Yesterday in assembly they were very proud when they “won” their free dress day and other children who forgot brought in more items today. The small pictures don’t really do justice to the true amount as they make the boxes look small but each heap was at least 2 metres long! Well done to the children and thank you for supporting this, it is part of the “better citizenship” side of their education. But that was just one event. We also had the Swim-a-thon for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 this week. It provided another opportunity for them to have fun and also help others. The swimming pool administration threw an extra challenge at the PE department by changing the timings for us at the last minute, though again, thanks to cool heads and helpful parents (you), we managed to get through it. It is worth mentioning that the PTA was also helping with the swim-a-thon. We do have a great community here. We are missing a dozen children and two key people this week because they are all in Boston, USA. Taking part in the MIT Science Fair. Ms Richardson and Miss Bastone have taken a group of Y6 and Y7 to America and will be back next week. I’m sure there will be an exciting report in next week’s newsletter. The Upper Juniors, years 4, 5 and 6 are putting on their annual production next week,” Oh What a Night” and they have been practicing and gathering props and costumes so there has been a buzz of excitement around them too. So, the final term has hit the ground running, sports days, productions, concerts, trips, exams…all to come in the next few weeks, are you ready for it. Michael Waterhouse Deputy Head of Primary Primary News Saturday, 30 APRIL 900 - 1200 Visit the Primary Library! Read as a family Story time at 1000 & 1100 Book swap for parents (please bring books you have already read) All Primary and EYFS students and parents are welcome! (children must be accompanied by an adult) (LIBRARY WILL BE OPEN EVERY LAST SATURDAY OF A MONTH) Music Department Notices a t a h W ght! i n K y b s c i r y L & Book, Music AWES CRAIG H t s e u Q t s e i z a r C s ’ t o l e Cam PM 0 0 : 5 6 1 0 2 l i r p A 8 2 M A 5 Thursday 4 : 8 6 1 0 2 l i r p A 9 2 y a d i r F Message from the Deputy Head of Secondary Dear Parents, Today is the last day of lessons for Y11 and Y13 students before their written exams begin. Y11 exams begin next Tuesday with Maths and Y13 begin the following Monday. We wish all Y11 and Y13 students the best in their exams. Over the next few weeks, many parents of Y11 and Y13 students will be asking themselves the question that many parents ask themselves at some time or another: Is my child studying hard enough? This is not always an easy question to answer. What does studying hard enough look like? Students study in different ways. Some look frenetic and frantic whilst others look quiet and laid back, but you can’t see what is going on inside the brain, whatever they look like on the outside. You can attempt to judge by results – if they are getting good results then they must be studying hard enough. However, you then need to ask whether they could have got even better results, if they had studied even harder. You can count the number of hours and minutes your child spends at their work, but this is not a good measure. We all know that sometimes you can spend hours sitting at a desk being ineffective and then in a few minutes achieve a great deal. Rather than judging by time it is better to ask a different question altogether: Is my child studying effectively enough? What is your child doing when they study? Are they passively reading material or are they engaged in active learning? It has been said that we only learn 10% of what we read. Although there is some doubt about this actual number, it is certainly true that just reading something is not an effective way to revise. It might fill hours but will not give the desired results. Active revision techniques make a real difference to how much stays in our mind. One of my personal preferences is for mind maps, popularized by Tony Buzan - http://www.tonybuzan.com/about/mind-mapping/, but even relatively simple techniques, such as making notes and summaries, making bullet point lists, making summary tables, drawing pictures and making little revision cards are more effective study techniques. Testing oneself and getting a parent to test you is a good way of checking whether the information has gone in. Other techniques that are worth exploring include chanting, recording oneself, using parts of the body to count things off, mnemonics, rhythms and rhymes. If your child is actively doing some of these things when they are studying then they are going to be more effective than if they are just sitting reading. There are lots of good sites on the internet with good advice about study skills, but do make sure your child doesn’t waste too much time looking through them all! Louis Bezodis Deputy Head of Secondary School News A Note From The Music Department Primary Production Thursday 28th April - SOLD OUT Due to tickets demands there will be an extra show on Friday 29th April at 8:45. Tickets will be on sale at reception from Monday 25th April. Solo Recital The final solo recital of the year will take place on Thursday 19th May. Any students wishing to take part should contact Mrs Porter - [email protected] for further details. Please note that the deadline for signing up is Friday 13th May. Summer Concert Diary Date - the end of year celebration concert will be held at the Teatr Buffo on Tuesday 14th June at 18:00. All music clubs will take part in the concert including our new Dabrowskiego "Tiny Trebles" choir. Kindest regards, Alison Porter Head of Music Photos from What A Knight Rehearsal Photos by Roberto Cura News from the Sports Desk It has been an incredibly busy week here in the PE department. Clubs started again with record numbers of students, The IGCSE PE students have been finishing off their video assessments and of course let’s not forget the TBS Swimathon which has been a huge success. TBS Swimathon 20th and 21st April Congratulations to all those who took part (or supported) the swimathon this week. We are currently crunching the numbers for final totals and I know that everyone has been mightily impressed by the efforts of everyone involved. Thanks to the PTA for supporting the event and we will do a big feature on this in next week’s newsletter. Now that the swimming has been done it is time to collect the sponsor money. Once the money is collected it should be placed in a sealed envelope with the following details written on the front of it: - Childs name - Childs class - Amount of money enclosed Primary students should hand their envelopes into Mrs Sikorska in the Primary School Office, while Secondary students should hand in their envelopes into Mrs Miazga in the Secondary office. The final date to hand in money will be Friday 6th May. Mokotowska District Local Schools Football Tournament Congratulations to the girls U12 team that qualified for the District semi-finals this week. They played and won both of the group matches and will compete in the next round next week. The boys are in action on Tuesday and we are hoping for very similar results. Good luck to all those involved! Matt Lennon [email protected] Head of PE and Sport, Global Campus Coordinator Polish Corner Spring begins There is no doubt that all seasons of the year have one and only charm and may have their fans, but spring is clearly one of the best seasons. After cold winter finally temperature are moderate, days become longer that means you have more time in the day to get thing done. The animals are coming back and it is nice to hear those sweet little birds. Thanks to longer day the exposure to sunlight increases and it makes you feel happier and more organized. Trees and plans suddenly becoming green, fruits and veggies are ready to eat. There is nothing more pleasant than eating an apple right off a tree. Blooming flowers and small spring rain makes you relaxed and ready to open all windows at home and feel that freshness of spring. Below you may find some good advices written by Year 4 students, how to enjoy spring using all senses. Wishing you all a very happy and sunny weekend. Joanna Milewska Head of Polish Department Przepis na idealne przebudzenie Otwórz oczy. Rozciągnij się i poczuj całe swoje ciało. Jeżeli obudzisz się o właściwej porze, poczujesz gorący płomień słońca na swoich policzkach. Otwórz balkon i daj zimnemu oraz świeżemu powietrzu wpaść do pokoju. Usłyszysz niepewne śpiewy ptaków. Śniadanie zacznij od przygotowania ciepłego kakao z pianką. Podgrzewaj mleko w rondelku. Do ciepłego mleka wsyp kakao i zamieszaj. Do przygotowania piany będzie Ci potrzebne jajko. Oddziel białko od żółtka, a następnie ubij trzepaczką białko na sztywno, żeby wyszła piana. Na śniadanie zrób sobie tosty z szynką i serem. Maya Komar-Fletchar, Year 4 Ptasie Przedwiośnie Przedwiośnie to koncert ptaków. Klekot bociana słychać od rana. Trele skowronka od samego dzionka. Jajko kukułki, gniazdo jaskółki, piórko zięby, żurawia i jerzyka wkładamy do wiosennego koszyka. Gdy myszołów poluje na myszy to trznadel zatyka uszy i udaje, że nic nie słyszy. Oto ptasie przedwiośnie. Patrycja Gorzelak, Year 4 Polish Corner Wiosenne Przebudzenie Dużo słońca, łyżka nadziei, szczypta uśmiechu, garść ptasiego śpiewu, dużo pączków, szczypta kwiatów, dużo dobrego humoru, rower i kask. Z mojego przepisu wyszła piękna wycieczka rowerowa do lasu. Zofia Orłowska, Year 4 Wiosenne Przebudzenie Składniki: - sok z dwóch pokrzyw - trzy szklanki porannego wietrzyku - dwie szklanki porannej rosy - po trzy łyżki płatków przebiśniegów, krokusów, tulipanów, sasanek i żonkili - trzy klekoty bociana - pięć kropli śpiewu skowronka - miska kiełków traw zmieszanych z pąkami drzew Wszystko razem wymieszać łyżką z brzozowego drewna. Pić jedną szklankę codziennie rano po usłyszeniu budzika. Po wypiciu zamknąć oczy i nasłuchiwać śpiewu skowronka. Regularne stosowanie jest gwarancją wiosennego przebudzenia. Laura Adamkiewicz, Year 4 Przepis na wiosenne przebudzenie Wiosenne przebudzenie warto zacząć od rannego wstawania. Świetnie rano budzą ćwiczenia. Kiedy jesteśmy już rozruszani, to czas na kolorowe, zdrowe, wiosenne śniadanie. Później warto posprzątać nasze pokoje i dom. Gorąco zachęcam na "fajowy" spacer. Teraz pora na spotkanie z przyjaciółmi, możecie z nimi poszukać wiosny. Na obiad polecam wiosenną sałatkę. Zimowe kurtki trzeba schować, nie będą już potrzebne. Nowa dekoracja też jest potrzebna na przykład piękne fiołki. Wiosną pracujemy też w ogródku. Postaw kwiatki na parapecie. Spróbuj! Maria Rutkowska, Year 4 Polish Corner Stanisław Sidor, Year 4 Secondary News Children curate National Museum exhibition A new exhibition curated by children at the National Museum in Warsaw. It took six months to prepare and covers a variety of periods and subjects ranging from ancient artefacts to contemporary sculpture, the museum says on its website. Sixty-nine children between the ages of six and 14 (two of them - Nel and Jan - are TBS students!) were given access to the building's storerooms, and some of the 300 items that they selected for display have never been shown to the general public before. The youngsters "found and liberated" the pieces, the museum says. Called "Anything Goes", it's getting top billing at the National Museum as the main temporary exhibition between now and May. "Children want a museum visit to be an adventure, they want to create impressions, and to engage," museum director Agnieszka Morawinska tells Niezalezna. pl website. "They don't just want to tell a story, they want to stir emotions and infect people with their feelings." As well as digging around behind the scenes, the youngsters have prepared multimedia presentations, chosen the exhibition's layout and design, written information leaflets and recorded audio guides. Among the attractions visitors will find is an exhibit exploring historical and everyday heroes, and one called The Ghost Room where "the objective of the junior curators was to scare the visitors", the museum says. LEARN MORE AND VISIT THE EXIBITION - OPEN TILL 8 MAY http://www.mnw.art.pl/en/events/whats-on/36,event.html http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-rom-elsewhere-35670225 Image copyright National Museum in Warsaw Children worked with museum experts to find out about the artefacts School Notices YEARBOOK Dear All, Every year The British School, Warsaw produces a Yearbook – a type of book published annually to record, highlight and commemorate the past year of a school. We give the opportunity for companies to advertise in our Yearbook. There are two options: full page advert and half a page advert. There are over 1,000 students attending our school, therefore your advertisement will reach out to thousands of parents and their colleagues from the international business community through to the diplomatic core. If you are interested in advertising in our Yearbook, please do not hesitate to contact: [email protected] Szanowni Państwo, Każdego roku The British School, Warsaw wydaje Yearbook - album upamiętniający kończący się rok szkolny, zawierający zdjęcia poszczególnych klas, z ważnych wydarzeń oraz imprez szkolnych. Oferujemy firmom możliwość zareklamowania się w naszym Yearbooku. Do wyboru są dwa formaty: reklama całostronnicowa lub reklama na pół strony. Do naszej szkoły uczęszcza ponad 1000 uczniów, dlatego też Państwa reklama dotrze do tysięcy rodziców naszych dzieci oraz ich znajomych z kręgów międzynarodowego biznesu i korpusu dyplomatycznego. Jeżeli są Państwo zainteresowani umieszczeniem reklamy w naszym Yearbooku, prosimy o kontakt: [email protected] School Notices THIS iPHONE HAS BEEN FOUND AT SCHOOL FOR FURTHER DETAILES PLEASE CONTACT LIMANOWSKIEGO RECEPTION