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08 November 2019
Secondary News
A word from Ms Andronikos It has been a big couple of weeks at BISL, despite the long weekend, with many wonderful events happening around school. These two weeks have seen the appointment of House Captains; congratulations to Eren Sozer for Emerald, Micky Westerlaken for Zircon, Daniel Krakolinig for Hessonite and Vojko Andjelic for Sapphire. It will be wonderful to see these students raise the profile of houses, motivate and foster some friendly house banter in the Secondary school.
Additionally, Student Council Representatives were appointed. Congratulations to the following students, who will be the voice of their peers when driving projects within the school:
Y7 – Lila Cunningham De Launey Y8 – Anna Cattaneo and Begum Sozer Y9 – Mark Nikasinovic Y10 – Noah Adegoke Y11 - Luka Wynants and Alex Vrabec Y12 – Christopher Charlesworth Y13 – Marco Jacoangeli and Ioannis Nikiforos Alekos KS3 Chair- Asia Smirnova KS4 Chair- Noah Adegoke KS5 Chair- Christopher Charlesworth The Halloween celebrations were extremely successful last week, with the 6th Form students hosting a well organised Movie night and the PTA hosting a wonderful Halloween celebration. It was great to see all the creative costumes across the school and students getting well into the spirit. In assembly this week, many students were awarded for their efforts in various areas such as the
Ljubljana Marathon, Humanities and Science. It is fantastic to be able to celebrate students’ commitment in several areas inside and outside of the classroom. On Wednesday this week the school opened their doors to the community for an Open Day. These days are wonderful opportunities to share all that is BISL to the public. A big thank you to all staff, students and parents who supported this event, making families feel welcome. Lastly, to finish Block Two, students celebrated with a dress down day. Next block will see many more events with assessments submitted, contributing to their reports that will be issued to families on December 6, swimming days allocated for all of Secondary, Parent Teacher Interviews being conducted in Week 4 – more information will come – and finally, the Block finishes with a Christmas show in Week 5. A very busy time of the year, with even more to celebrate. I wish all families a wonderful and restful block break, to recharge ready to finish the Term. Stephanie Andronikos, Head of Secondary FOUNDERS DAY We are proud to continue the tradition of Founder's Day and to celebrate our Founder, Jeremy Hibbins, during a very respectful event, welcoming all students, teachers and visitors into BISL once again to mark this important and special day.
The ceremony began with a speech by Mr. Walton, written by Paul Hibbins, giving a beautiful background to Jeremy, his vision and how he set up our school here in Ljubljana. How his life revolved
around teaching and education matters, his pedagogical ideas and his passion for music. The ceremony included with a few special words from our Year 12 student, Christopher Charlesworth, who recounted some wonderful memories of Jeremy.
The memorial tree planted in our Woodland Area will serve a meaningful dedication to Jeremy Hibbins and will be a permanent reminder for future staff and students to observe
6TH FORM EXAMS That's a wrap for all the November examinations. Thank you to everyone who helped the candidates focus on their work by staying silent when the signs were up. I'm sure the candidates appreciated it. Now that we have had the practise, I'm sure we will all be experts at moving around the top floor quietly and respectfully when the May/June external examinations start in just over 90 school days! Mr Batson, examinations officer HUMANITIES THEME BLOCK
Congratulations to those students who performed so well in Humanities subjects (Geography, History and Computer Science) over the past block and were awarded certificates in recognition of their outstanding work. Geography award winners Chloe yr 11, Martin yr 8, Jon yr 7, Jernej yr 9, Anže yr 10 and Daniil yr 12
History award winners Aleks yr 12, Lila yr 7, Aleks yr 8, Asia yr 9, Ekaterina yr 10, Ioannis yr 13
Computer Science award winners Luka yr 11, Ole yr 9, Ana yr 8, Eddie yr 7, Jon yr 7, Oriol yr 10
PE NEWS:
LJUBLJANA MARATHON: We would like to thank again all the students, parents and teachers who were involved in this year's marathon event. We think this is one of the best and biggest sports events each year to represent and show our school sport spirit.
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT:
BISL Basketball Team will soon have their first match against the Primary school of Koseze. The fixture will take place at the sports hall of Koseze primary school on the first Monday after break (18th November 2019) at 13:00. All parents from students who signed up to the team will receive an additional email with detailed information.
FLOORBALL TOURNAMENT:
The PE Department is delighted to announce that our school will be hosting our first inter-school tournament in floorball. This is a big moment for our school as we will be hosting other primary schools from all around Ljubljana. The tournament will be happening on the 10th December 2019 in our sports hall at Ludus. All students born in between the years 2007 - 2009 can enter, therefore if any students would still like to apply to the BISL Floorball team, we encourage them to do so as soon as possible.
In addition to this tournament, we will be hosting another one later in the year for all students born in between the years 2005 & 2006.
Anže Damjan, Head of PE Music Performing Arts students (from Y2 through Y7) are continuing to work on their musical, A Christmas Carol. They look forward to presenting it to the school community on Wednesday, December 4th, at 4 pm. Please note the changed date on your calendar! Mrs Reindl, Music department Year 11 Art for Primary years
Rosemarijn and Taja spent hours helping to bring to life these beautiful posters for primary. They are showcasing eight pillars of global citizenship for primary students to look up to.
Year 9 volunteering
Another case of Secondary students working with primary happened recently with Year 9 volunteering with Year 1. There was solid reading for 30-35 minutes and a bit of play for the last 5 minutes.
I hope Year 1 had a good time - I can say with confidence that Year 9 were buzzing with positivity and enthusiasm for the rest of the afternoon.
Miss Dascalescu, Yr 8 Form Tutor
Halloween Our students really got into the spirit of things at our Halloween celebration last week. Some really clever and scary costumes were worn proudly through the day. Everyone looked fantastic and it was an entertaining and fun day.
Dates to Note
November
Mon 11th - Fri 16th November
School holidays
Mon 18th November Block 3 begins
Thu 21st November IGCSE Information Evening (4pm, Assembly Hall )
Thu 28th November Sixth Form Information Evening ( 4pm, Assembly Hall)
Sun 1st December 26th annual SILA bazaar. 10:00 - 16:00 Grand Hotel Union
Tue 10th December
Inter-school Floorball Tournament (Ludus sports centre)
School Contact Details Reception Hours: M-Th 07:15-19:00 (Fr 17:00) General Telephone: +386 40486548 Admissions: +386 40618356 General Enquiries: [email protected] Accounts: [email protected] Paul Walton (Principal): [email protected]
