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Term 1 Week 13
5th December 2014
Santa Claus
is coming to BISC
The British International School of Cracow
Ul. Smolensk 25
31-108
Krakow, Poland
www.bisc.krakow.pl
[email protected]
tel. 0048 12 292 64 78
Dear Parents,
I know today we had a special visitor in school, with a big red coat and a white beard
and a colourful hat. Rumour has it that ALL of our children were very well behaved
this year.
As a school we have our own little gesture that we can share with you. BISC has
taken a subscription to Educare, a company providing small online courses, all
related to education. We would like to extend the opportunity for participation to all
of our community, that is - to you our parent community.
If you would be interested please contact me directly to organise access for you.
Have a nice weekend,
Stan
Dear Parents,
Venice is a city filled with history, charm and character. It also plays host to half of
the relics of Saint Nicholas. The tale of how these got there is remarkable, as is
indeed the whole tale of the man's life.
This season, in which many people consider giving gifts, inspires me to think of
those many seasons of life that have gone by during which so many gifts have been
given, those gifts which are most durable, those gifts with no packaging to tear, no
batteries to run down, no moving parts to lose.
I hope tomorrow you all wake up with a gift nearby.
Lindsay
Reflection
Report writing and the need for teachers to manage an increased workload.
At the moment teachers are not only planning daily lessons, teaching, marking but also writing reports. This often
means that teachers’ workload is greatly increased. It is a time for self-evaluation and reflection on the effectiveness
of lessons and approaches to teaching and how performance can be improved. It also helps teachers with their
medium term planning which is compulsory in a British school as well as
accountability.
Accountability is a key issue and teachers are requested to promote a love of
learning and children’s intellectual curiosity and to develop understanding through
effective use of lesson time. My lesson observations continue to show that since I
see high levels of engagement and commitment to teaching and learning.
Reports will be handed out before the end of term.
Have a nice weekend and keep warm.
All the best,
Fran
“'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there. “ – Clement Clark Moore
So it has been quite a painful week for me personally this week, with
countless trips to the dentist; drilling, cutting and stitching, while also
trying to keep up with work and remain positive. So if you saw me this
week not looking my best, or with half a fat/swollen face, that is the
reason for it. So it has been nice today to focus on the positive and feel
the buzz and energy being provided by the multitude of activities for
‘Santa Day’. As I write this letter, the children have been visited by ‘Santa
Claus’ and are getting ready for the afternoon’s activities. The children
are dressed festively and are happy and excited about the day’s activities.
The PTA have been working hard to organise a number of fun activities
for the children, so I am sure a great time will be had by all. I would like
to thank the parents involved for giving up their time to help organise and allow us to hold such an event.
Of course here in Poland tomorrow is St Nicholas’ Day (Dzien Świętego Mikołaja), so I’m sure many of our
families will be having some celebrations over the weekend, perhaps even receiving some presents. I’m
extending the Christmas theme tomorrow, and heading off to ‘The Nutcracker’ at the new I.C.E. Whatever
you do this weekend, have a great one.
Adam
Certificates
Foundation 1A – Everyone– for working so hard on the beautiful Christmas Art we have in our classroom.
Foundation 1B – Everyone – for looking after and helping one another
Foundation 2 – Matviy Berestovsky—for trying hard to come to school on time
Year 1 – Helena – for sharing great ideas about materials in Science and working independently.
Year 2A – Lucas Rosenlund - for always reading with confidence and enthusiasm. We love listening to you
read.
Year 2B – Marcel Smolarski – for trying to be a good friend and listen to all the teachers.
Year 3 – Dustan Pham – for always working hard independently
Year 4 – Ji Min Lee– for being curious, inquisitive and motivated to learn.
Year 5 – Klaudia Kownacka – for a successful persuasive text on how to save the Thanksgiving turkey.
Year 6 – Sonia Berestovska – For good work in her Science assessment.
Team Points
Air were the big winners this week, taking the most points for the last week however it is Fire who remain
in the lead at the top.
Air
Earth
Fire
Water
190
97
165
95
1676
1615
1758
1515
From PTA
Dear Secondary Parents,
PTA has organised a "Bowling and Pizza" fun evening for the Secondary
Students!
We have booked the entire Bowling Alley (6 lanes) exclusively for BISC
students. Some parents will be there to supervise.
ON :
THURSDAY, 11TH DECEMBER
AT:
PLAC NOWY 1, KAZIMIERZ
TIME: 4:00PM - 6:00PM
COST: 20 PLN per child (for the bowling)
PTA WILL PROVIDE PIZZA AND COLD DRINKS!
(There is a great restaurant at the same place, if parents would like to come
along and wait for their children)
Children should try to reach the place by 3:45pm. Some parents will be
outside school at 3:30pm to take kids there if needed.
Since there are a limited no. of places, interested kids should sign up at the
earliest with Miss. Ula in the school office.
Best Regards,
Your PTA Committee
SKI Camp Meeting
will take place on Tuesday 9 December
2014 after school at 15:30 in room 02
(Ground Floor)
Ms Ania Nabielec
SKI Camp Coordinator
"WINGS FOR MALAWI"
This is a fund raising effort in which the participants of this year's Poznan Malta International Drama
Festival have agreed to be involved. It is a scheme to support Chichiri School in Malawi to fund their
flights to Poznan so that this Festival, which is already a stimulating, enjoyable educational experience
can be come an even broader one.
Our first steps have been 100PLN raised from the sale of DVDs of November's Drama Showcase. If you
would like to help in any way by donating or starting a project to raise money please don't hesitate to
let me know. We only have a few months to do this!
Chris Riley
Today we had an unexpected but very
welcome visit from our ex-student
Surabi Chandirasekaran—she now
studies in an IB Boarding school in
India and misses BISC very much.
WINTER CONCERT INFO
17 December – 8:40 am
Y5,Y6,Y7 with class
teachers will be taken to
Nowohuckie Centrum
Kultury (NCK) al.Jana
Pawła II 232
17 Dec – around 10:30 am
F1 – Y4 plus assistants and
class teachers will be
taken to NCK
Everybody's back at school
around 3:20 pm – F1– Y7
with the class teachers
18 Dec – around 12:00
F1 – Y7 plus assistants and
class teachers will be
taken to NCK
1:15 pm the rest of school
Y8- IB2 plus form tutors
will be taken to NCK
PARENTS ARE KINDLY
REQUIRED TO COLLECT
THEIR CHILDREN FROM
NCK AFTER THE CONCERT
Santa Claus has arrived and made the children even happier
The first training session
was so sucessful that on
Saturday 29th November,
another cohort of seven
IB2 students and three
members of staff
undertook First Aid
training run by the AHA
(American Heart
Association).
On Thursday Antek (Y10B) brought in his great-grandfather's medal to show us. His great-grandfather
was Henryk Jancarz and he fought in the Polish legions during WWI. Mr Jancarz won numerous medals
for bravery, including the prestigious Virtuti Militari medal, which he won for single-handedly defending a
bridge from the Soviet forces.
Y7&8 had a school trip on Tuesday - first we had a tour around the center of Krakow, with Mr Davidson
explaining many interesting things about Polish medieval history. Afterwards we went to the museum to
see the Polish legions display. It was a lot of fun for them to see and touch some Medieval items and
items from other periods too.
Ross Carter
School Photographs
To order a picture:
1) please go to www.szymonjachna.pl/bisc
2) enter password: bisc2014
3) go to Photo Galleries
4) choose the gallery that you're interested in
5) click on the picture you like and "add to cart"
6) after that you can select another picture or go to "checkout"
7) when you're done selecting please click on "shopping cart" to proceed to checkout
I will email you when your order is ready. Then you can collect it at the school office.
Please don't hesitate to contact me, if you have any problems or questions.
My email is [email protected], cell phone numer 796 17 17 57.
Best regards
Szymon Jachna

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