14 Jun 2019  

Secondary News 

   A word from Mrs Eckman  This week the students have been finalising their               performances for the end of the year concert, which                 will be taking place next Wednesday, June 19th at                 16:30 in Vrhnika’s ‘Cankarjev dom’. It will be lovely                 to see all the students from Year 7 to 10 perform as                       well as IGCSE and A Level Music students               supporting some of the acts on the programme.  This last week, Year 7 and 8 students have had                   ample opportunities to enjoy themselves at the             Slovene Coast and develop their water sports skills,               particularly in regards to sailing. Ms Sparks, Ms               Žepič, Mr Kisovec, Mr Austin and Mr Damjan have                 made sure they found essential spots of shade as the                   temperatures have recently increased significantly.  In the upcoming week, another very special event               will be hosted, this time at the beautiful Hotel                 Vander in Stara Ljubljana. I am referring to the 2019                   Graduation Ceremony. The students have raised the             funds and organised this important and memorable             evening on their own, demonstrating their dynamic             leadership and collaboration skills. We look forward             to congratulating them and wishing them success in               their future educational and life experiences.  Also, a reminder that the students from Year 7 to 10                     will receive Term 3 Reports on Monday, June 17th, at                   the end of the school day.  Uniforms: the following information applies also to             the Year 6 families, whose children will be joining us                   in August.  The uniform expectations for the Key Stage 3 and 4                   students in Secondary school are as follows:  From the online shop: 

● white shirt and tie    

● blue V-neck sweater    

● grey trousers or skirt (knee length)  

These items can be purchased elsewhere: 

● black socks or blue stockings    

● black formal shoes  

Please use the link to our online uniform supplier:  https://www.theschooluniformspecialists.com/  Laptops: the future Year 7 students will also need                 laptops to support or extend their learning. Please               see the guidelines below:  Operating system: Windows or MAC RAM: preferably 8 GB or higher Battery life & size: lightweight laptop with long               battery life Graphics card: not needed  Lastly, for the current Year 6 parents we will also be                     hosting a transition evening on June 27th at 16:00                 where all the relevant information will be passed on                 to you, to help ensure that the transition to                 Secondary school is seamless.  Wishing you all a lovely end of the week. 

Anda Eckman, Head of Secondary

PTA News  PTA News Fingers crossed for a break in the stormy weather for the Super Catering Coffee and end of year PTA meeting next week! We would especially like to invite all those who have made such a large contribution to making PTA events and activities happen - The Team is everything and there's such a great PTA team here at BISL!  Please visit the event to click if you are coming so we can have an accurate idea of numbers for the Super Catering crew. We look forward to trying the refreshing elderflower drinks and fruit brochettes!  PTA Events 

 Please check for all events and here for all our great PTA groups at BISL.  Tuesdays, 8.00, Yoga for Parents with Helen, Thrive Gym Thursdays, 8.00, English Booster with Sofia, Meet at Reception Thursdays, 2.45, EAL with Ms Nerma Meet at Reception Thursday 20th June, 8.00-12.00, PTA Coffee and Super Catering Tour  Your PTA  PE notice

Two important notices from the PE Department.

Please remember to bring suncream, a cap and water bottle to PE every lesson!

BISL Running Club heads to London this weekend! We are nearly at our target for sponsorship, please help us reach 300 euros by donating to our page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/bisl-girls-running-club

Ms Farmer, PE Department 

Year7 and 8 Adventure Trip 

Year 7 and 8 have been enjoying cooling down in the waters around lovely Piran on the Slovenian coast. We’ve been sent a few photos to show us what they’ve been up to. 

 

Admiring the view of Piran Bay from the Church. 

 

Form a line please :) This looks like fun. 

 

“Why can’t we do this every lesson?” 

 

Year 11,12 and 13 external exams 

This week saw the final week of the external examinations for the May/June 2019 series. So a final thank you to all the students who have quietly observed the signs that examinations were taking place and thank you to all of the staff who have helped facilitate these important exams. I'm sure that the whole school community would like to wish the year 11, 12, 13 and indeed some year 10 students all the best as they prepare to receive their results from August 13th. 

Mr Batson, exams officer. 

Music 

BIMS Concerts 

The BIMS concert season continues on Saturday, the 15th June and third on Sunday, 16th June. 

Please come along and support your students. Refreshments will be provided.  

Music Wall 

The music wall will stay the same for one more week, so you still have a chance to guess! Here's a hint: this well-known piece is by a very famous composer whose name starts with "M." If you guess the title Mrs. Reindl has a small gift for you.

Mrs Reindl, music department.

Mathematics 

With Y7 we have been working on a project where students have learned ratio, revised conversions between units, predicting costs, are developing communication and organisational skills, by working within a group. Next Monday we go shopping together and on Tuesday students will make a meal. 

Mrs Dečman-Zgonik, Maths department 

BISL’S STILL GOT TALENT SHOW 

With just a few days left before the whole-school show, students have been very busy preparing! Primary students' parents have received email about costumes, so please have a look. Secondary students have discussed costume plans with the teachers mentoring their acts, so they also know what to bring. All costumes and props can be brought to school on Wednesday morning. Please remember to drop students off right on time because the first buses are leaving at 8:00 am sharp!

Rehearsals for Secondary students for the spectacular opening number.

Location: Cankarjev dom, Tržaška 25, Vrhnika (NOT Ljubljana!) See the map here 

Date: Wednesday, June 19th, 2019 

Time: 4:30 pm 

Who is involved: All students from Early Years to Y10, selected students from Y11 to Y13 

Logistics: Students are dropped off at school as usual. All participants are traveling by coach to Vrhnika for rehearsals during the day. Parents and other audience members will come directly to the theatre in the afternoon to enjoy the show.  

Please leave plenty of time to get there because traffic will be heavy. You will need at least half an hour. 

Further details specific to certain classes will be communicated by email. 

We look forward to seeing you there! 

The Performing Arts Department 

 

 

 

               

Dates to Note  June  

Mon Jun 17  Secondary reports issued to parents 

Wed Jun 19  Whole School Show - BISL’s STILL GOT TALENT 

Thurs Jun 20  Graduation ceremony 

Fri Jun 21  Transition morning (Y6 coming to Secondary) 

Tues Jun 25   Thurs Jun 27 

Statehood Day (School closed)  Transition meeting (for Year 6 parents) at 4 PM 

Fri Jul 5  Last day of school (half day)  

 Fri Aug 23 

 Meet the teachers + Start of year barbecue 

Mon Aug 26  First Day of School 

Tues Aug 27  Primary Curriculum Presentation 

Thurs Aug 29  Secondary Curriculum Presentation 

   

   

   

     

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