VILKAVIŠKIS

Dear friendsDear friends, ,

It is our pleasure to welcome you It is our pleasure to welcome you to Vilkaviškis Salomėja Nėris to Vilkaviškis Salomėja Nėris

Basic School. We want to Basic School. We want to present our school, to tell you present our school, to tell you about its history, students and about its history, students and

teachers.teachers.

Fast FactsFast Facts Background: Background:

Vilkaviškis Salomėja Nėris Basic Vilkaviškis Salomėja Nėris Basic School was established as a catholic School was established as a catholic gymnasium in 1918. At the beginning gymnasium in 1918. At the beginning there were only two classes. You can there were only two classes. You can see the old building of our school in see the old building of our school in the photo.the photo.

In November 1954 our In November 1954 our school was named after one school was named after one

of the most famous of the most famous Lithuanian poetess Salomėja Lithuanian poetess Salomėja

Nėris.Nėris.

Small but lovely is my native country,Small but lovely is my native country,Like a bead of amber glowing bright.Like a bead of amber glowing bright.Her old melodies arouse my wonderHer old melodies arouse my wonderAnd her patterned weave is my delight.And her patterned weave is my delight.For a keepsake take this bead of For a keepsake take this bead of amberamberCast by waves upon the Baltic strand.Cast by waves upon the Baltic strand.Lithuania’s name in all its splendour Lithuania’s name in all its splendour Like the sun will sparkle in your hand.Like the sun will sparkle in your hand.

By Salomėja NėrisBy Salomėja Nėris

Vilkaviškis Vilkaviškis Salomėja Nėris Salomėja Nėris Basic SchoolBasic School

Location: Location: 1 Vienybės Street1 Vienybės StreetVilkaviškis, LT-70105 ( near the centre of the town)Vilkaviškis, LT-70105 ( near the centre of the town)

Aims of School Community:Aims of School Community:· providing good education;· providing good education;· developing educational programmes;· developing educational programmes;· improving learning and teaching environment.· improving learning and teaching environment.

Co-curricular activities: Co-curricular activities: 10 sports; 3 dance teams; 1 singing band; a choir; an 10 sports; 3 dance teams; 1 singing band; a choir; an orchestra.orchestra.

School hours: School hours: The school day begins at 8.00 a.m. and ends at 2:40 p.m. The school day begins at 8.00 a.m. and ends at 2:40 p.m. Most students have got 6 or 7 lessons a day.Most students have got 6 or 7 lessons a day.

Students and Students and teachersteachers

We have 702 pupils and 60 We have 702 pupils and 60 teachers including 4 special teachers including 4 special

education teachers. education teachers.

Our headteacher Daina Juškauskienė.Our headteacher Daina Juškauskienė.

Some Practical Some Practical InformationInformation

School year starts on the 1st of School year starts on the 1st of September and finishes in the September and finishes in the middle of June.middle of June.

We have autumn holidays at the end We have autumn holidays at the end of October, Christmas holidays and of October, Christmas holidays and Easter holidays. Easter holidays.

Our e-mail is Our e-mail is sneris_vilk@delfi.lt sneris_vilk@delfi.lt

UniformUniform

It is school policy that pupils It is school policy that pupils wear the school uniform. This wear the school uniform. This consists of a dark blue jacket consists of a dark blue jacket and our school emblem. and our school emblem.

Our school is Our school is called called

““Dancing and Dancing and singing schoolsinging school ”” ..

Here are some Here are some great moments great moments from our school from our school

festivals:festivals:

We are proud of our We are proud of our best singers, dancers best singers, dancers

and sportsmenand sportsmen

...and our ...and our orchestraorchestra

We take part in We take part in different projects.different projects.One of them was One of them was

““Europe Votes for a Safe and Tolerant

School”