​On Saturday, 18th March, our mixed school team, Dominant Owls, took part in the FIRST LEGO League Adia FINALS – watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQh2trj0YB

FIRST LEGO League is the most accessible, guided global robotics competition, helping students and teachers to build a better future together. The teams are competing in four categories: the robot game, the technical interview, the project and core values. Our team, comprised from national (Nejc Tušek, and Miha Aleksander Folkson) and international (Maria Madeleine Svetlana Magnus, Eden Kismet Bahri and Eva Kastelic) department students, were successful at demonstrating all four components, on which they have been working hard for the past six months. As a result, they came in 16^th position in the Adria region and received a SILVER AWARD.

Congratulations!

Mentors: Lojzka Lušin and Uroš Medar

Some 6M students visited the Home for the Elderly in Bežigrad once more. The students again showed that they were excellent communicators, caring and real risk-takers. They prepared the delicious Kaiserschmarrn together with the residents of the home, which they also got to enjoy later on. Both the students and the hosts had fun and enjoyed each other’s company. 

Tina Frelih 

On 7 March, the 3M students had a science day in which they investigated the purpose and strength of the different types of structures and materials of bridges. In groups, through discussion and trial and error they executed and constructed their own bridges and evaluated their designs, materials used, and building techniques employed by carrying out various experiments to test the worthiness, endurance and fortitude of their work. 

Our Kindergarten students visited the Ljubljana puppet theatre on Friday 3 March.
The travelling to and from the theatre was as interesting as the show itself. Experiences like taking a public bus, walking through the city centre and observing a truck with a crane cage, along with strolling through Ljubljana market and seeing an ice skating rink were all part of the trip.
We know the children enjoyed themselves during the puppet show as well, as we could hear a lot of laughing and positive comments during the performance.

Sonja Može

As is the case every year, the time had come again for the annual MYP Winter Sports Day, this year being split between Krvavec, for the skiers and snowboarders, and Jezersko, for those who decided to try other seasonal activities. The Krvavec crew ascended the freshly snow swept mountain aboard the gondola to find a blanket of moderate fog. The visibility remained fair though, as the students were eager to immerse themselves in the fresh snowfall and showcase their piste prowess. Many ascents were made on the chair lifts, the students keen to make the most of the time they had deftly descending the spacious well-groomed Krvavec runs, with some also flexing their freestyle frolics in the snowpark.

On 28 February, the students from 3, 4 and 5M entered the world of bees, upon traveling to Brdo, in the Lukovica area, where the Slovenian Beekeepers’ Association is situated. The multi tiered itinerary consisted of, firstly, a presentation about how bees produce honey, which produced a very enthusiastic and lively question and answer session. Then the students donned beekeeping hats and visited the association’s apiarys, being warned to be quiet, as during the winter months the bees sleep. On the menu next was pollen tasting, along with a rich selection of five different types of honey. Block stamp making completed the day’s activities, the pupils designing their own mementos to remind them of their time learning about bees and honey.

The 23 February saw the annual Winter PYP Sports Day return. Bohinj and Pokljuka were the destinations this year as the Kindergarten, 1, 2 and 3M headed to the latter, while 4 and 5M were treated with the former. The older students alternated between some classic winter sledging fun, and donning the thinner types of skis for some cross country skiing action. Meanwhile, over in Pokljuka, the younger pupils were also sledging, and trying some other winter pursuits: snowshoeing and mono skiing. 

At design in 6m we started a new unit about constructions and students were building “Davinci’s Bridge”. These are some of their masterpieces.

​On Tuesday (Pustni torek) instead of children, the school was full of animals, princesses, robots, and strange creatures from various games, movies, and TV shows.

A student reminds us of the importance of our mother tongues on Mother Tongue Day.
More thoughts are shared in the gallery below.

The 6M students took a visit to the Home for the Elderly in Bežigrad once more. The students again showed that they were excellent communicators, coming prepared with various board games, explaining the instructions and competing in the games with the residents. Both the students and the residents had fun and enjoyed each other’s company. 

Tina Frelih