INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL WROCAW

NEWSLETTER

THE HEAD OF SCHOOL MESSAGE

page 1
SCHOOL CALENDAR AND REMINDERS
page 2

WEEKLY SCHOOL INFORMATION, EVENTS AND NEWS

SCHOOL DAY
page 3
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 2016/2017
page 4
NEWS FROM OUR PRIMARY SCHOOL
NEWS FROM OUR SECONDARY SCHOOL
NEWS FROM OUR POLISH SCHOOL
page 5
SPOTLIGHT ON FOUNDATION
page 6
SCHOOL UNIFORM
page 7
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION 2016/2017
page 8
LUNCH MENU SEPTEMBER 2016
page 9
AROUND BISC WROCAW
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ISSUE 1 Friday 9th September

Education is not the filling of a pail but the
lighting of a fire.
William Butler Yeats
Dear Parents and Pupils,
The first newsletter of the new academic year and I hope
it has been a positive and successful few days for you all.
While we continue with our weekly newsletter we are
moving towards posting a great deal of information on
the Schoology portal. Mr Phil Hart has devoted many
hours to this new project and I have been very pleased at
how the portal has become so widely used by teaching
staff throughout the school. While still in its infancy we
see this system as one that will allow for enhanced
communication, clarity of purpose and helpful
interaction between parents, pupils and teachers. I urge
those who have not yet logged on to do so immediately
and I thank all those who have taken the first steps.

We
have some
vacancies for parental
representation and we are seeking nominations. If
interested,
please
contact
me
at
head@bisc.wroclaw.pl The Advisory Board was
established by the school owners to assist in
formulating school strategy through consultation. It
is not a governing body but a useful forum for the
owners to receive input from the school community.
Safety is a major responsibility for me and we are
already focusing on ways to enhance the health &
safety of pupils at school. Last Friday many staff
attended a H&S seminar to update them on
procedures and regulations and we are revising our
excursions policy in light of this. We also completed
the first fire drill this week to ensure that all staff
and pupils are fully acquainted with the evacuation
procedures.

We are also recommencing the Polish language lessons

for parents starting from next week and I encourage you
to sign up for this programme with Ms Ania Sawiel. We
are running two levels, beginners and intermediate.

BISC Wroclaw is delighted to announce that in

addition to the current
status as a szkoa
podstawowa we have also gained the status and
authorisation as a Polskie Gimnazjum and this will
allow us to enrol Polish citizens in Years 8, 9,10 & 11
(Gimnasium I,II & III). This is effective immediately
from September 2016. Polish pupils in Gimnasium
will receive end of year certificates (wiadectwa)
and will attend a number of lessons in Polish
literature, culture history, Mathematics and sciences
that complement the international programme that
we offer. I extend my thanks to Ms Magdalena
Mrozowska, Dyrektor Szkoly Podstawowej &
Gimnazjum at BISC, Ms Katarzyna Kluka,
Administrator,
and
Mr
Wiesaw
Ogiski, BISC Co-Director, for the efforts in fulfilling
all the criteria for this authorisation.

The Advisory Board holds its first meeting of 2016-2017

st
academic year on Wednesday 21 September at 4.00pm.

I have the pleasure of teaching Year 6 Clouded

Leopards this week and we have been focusing on

Our extra-curricular programme is also ready to launch

and I am delighted to announce the provision of after
school swimming twice a week starting from Week III at
school. Full details are included inside.

literary extracts with the theme of school. We have

integrated this with the basic human right to an
education. One focus has been the civil rights
movement in the United States in the 1960s to
challenge the segregation of schools where AfroAmerican children were refused entry to all-white
schools. The pupils had a great difficulty
comprehending the emotion of the time and we are
blessed to live in a time and attend a school where
diversity is celebrated and where we are all
enriched by this diversity.
The little girl, Ruby Bridges, protected by US
Marshals, courageously defied the angry protestors
who wished to maintain segregated schools in
certain US states. It is through such courage that we
can change the world; a little girl from Louisiana is
living proof of this.

Best regards,
Tom McGrath
Head of School

CONTACT DETAILS:
British International School Wrocaw
al. Akacjowa 10-12, 53-134 Wrocaw, Poland
School office tel: +48 71 796 68 61 fax: +48 71 796 68 62
email: wroclaw@bisc.krakow.pl , head@bisc.wroclaw.pl

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BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL WROCAW - CALENDAR OF EVENTS

September 2016
Monday

Tuesday
12

Morning briefing
All Staff Members
8.20am 8.30am
ICT room

Wednesday

13
ECA Sport Clubs
registration with
Mr Marcin Kwasiuk
Main hall, big villa at
3.45pm

14
Morning briefing
All Staff Members
8.20am 8.30am
ICT room

Thursday

Friday
15

Professional
photographer at
school

Morning briefing
All Staff Members
8.20am 8.30am
ICT room

18

24

25

Secondary School
Assembly
10.30am
School photos
payment deadline
PTA Second Hand
Uniform Sale

20

Whole Staff Meeting

3.40pm

26

17

Fire Drill
8.40am

Secondary Tutors
Meeting
3.40pm
F2 room, big villa
19
Morning briefing
All Staff Members
8.20am 8.30am
ICT room

16

Sunday

Primary School
Assembly
8.35 am

Professional
photographer at
school

Primary Staff
Meeting
3.40pm
Year 4 Shoebills room
small villa

Saturday

21
Morning briefing
All Staff Members
8.20am 8.30am
ICT room

22

Secondary School
Assembly
10.30am

Advisory Board
Meeting
4.00pm
27

28
Morning briefing
All Staff Members
8.20am 8.30am
ICT room

23
Primary School
Assembly
8.35 am

29

30
Primary School
Assembly
8.35 am
Secondary School
Assembly
10.30am

Primary
Staff Meeting
3.40pm
Year 4 Shoebills room
small villa
Secondary Staff
Meeting
3.40pm
F2 room, big villa

REMINDERS FOR PARENTS

1. Mr Hae Sung Lee, our Korean Coordinator is available in
the Korean room on:

Please take care when

parking around the school.
Avoid blocking entrances to
neighbours houses and
driveways.
DO NOT PARK ON THE
ZEBRA CROSSINGS!

Mondays:
8:00-10:30 / 12:55-15:30
Tuesdays:
8:00-9:25 / 12:55-15:30
Wednesdays:
8:00-10:30 / 12:55-13:30
Thursdays:
8:00-08:35 / 12:55-13:30
Fridays:
8:00-09:25
Contact details:
Hae Sung Lee - haesung.lee@bisc.wroclaw.pl
2. School doctor is available for Parents and Staff on
Thursdays from 10.00am till 12.05pm (G8 room, big villa)
3. School Photographer
The photographer will come to take photos of our pupils
th
th
on 14 and 15 September The cost of the set will be 45
PLN.
The set includes:
4x passport photo
1x class photo
1x portrait
1x photo of the whole school

The money should be paid directly to our Secretary, Ms

Kasia Frankiewicz (school office, small villa) by next Friday
th
(September 16 ).
Katarzyna Kluka
School administrator
4. Dear Parents,
Please be informed that in order to enrol your child for the
swimming club and the basketball club, you need to see me
th
on Tuesday September 13 (3.45pm , main hall of the big
villa) or contact me via Schoology.
Marcin Kwasiuk
P.E. Teacher
5. Dear Parents,
The ISA (international Schools Assessment) test this year is
th
th
scheduled for the week of Oct 5 -7 .
This concerns Years 4-9. More details can be found on our
Schoology website (#Wroclaw All Users Materials)
Katarzyna Kluka
School administrator

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School Day
Dear Parents,
In response to requests to make home time (end of school day) more manageable to parents and children and
to relieve congestion in the both villas, please find below detailed schedule for the Primary and the Secondary
School.
Foundation School on Lipowa 8:15am drop-off 15:15pm home time
Primary school located in the big villa:
Year 5 Coyotes and Year 6 Wolverines second snack 14:35pm-14:40pm, home time 15:25pm
Primary school located in the small villa:
Ground floor (Year 1, Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4 Owls) second snack 14:35-14:50, home time 15:35
First floor (Year 4 Shoebills and Year 6 Clouded Leopards) second snack 14:35-14:45, home time 15:30
Secondary School located in the Big villa - Years 7-13 - second snack 14:35-14:45, home time 15:30
After-hours care (Library) begins at 15:35
The New School Day Primary School

The New School Day Secondary School

Time

Timetable

Time

Timetable

08:30-08:35

Registration

08:30-08:35

Registration

08:35-09:20

Lesson 1

08:35-09:20

Lesson 1

09:25-10:10

Lesson 2

09:25-10:10

Lesson 2

10:10-10:30

Snack 1

10:10-10:30

Snack 1

10:30-11:15

Lesson 3

10:30-11:15

Lesson 3

11:20-12:05

Lesson 4

11:20-12:05

Lesson 4

12:10:-12:55

Lesson 5

12:55-1:45

Lunch / Lesson 6

12:05:-12:30 Lunch
12:30 12:55 Break Lesson 5

1:00-1:45

Lesson 6

1:50-2:35

Lesson 7

1:50-2:35

Lesson 7

2:35-2:45

Snack 2

2:35-2:45

Snack 2

2:45-3:30

Lesson 8

2:45-3:30

Lesson 8

Best regards,
Tom McGrath

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BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL WROCAW

Extra Curricular Activities 2016/2017

ECA

TEACHER

AGE GROUP

WHERE

WHEN

Kendo Club

Takaharu Uesugi

Y1 upwards

Dbowa Gym
Dbowa 9b

Tuesdays
3.45pm - 4.35pm

Swimming Club
beginners
*starting September 19th

Marcin Kwasiuk &

Jacek Lelewski

Year 1-2 and

beginners

SSP72
ul. Trwaa 17-19

Mondays
3.50pm - 4.35pm

School premises
from October: SSP72
ul. Trwaa 17-19
Year 2 Dragonflies classroom
small villa
Year 2 Dragonflies classroom
small villa

Fridays
4.00pm - 5.15pm

Year 4 Shoebills classroom

small villa

Tuesdays
3:40pm - 4:20pm

Year 3 Foxes classroom

small villa
G11 room
big villa

Tuesdays
3:40pm - 4:20pm
Wednesdays
3:40pm - 4:20pm

Basketball Club

Marcin Kwasiuk

Year 1-5

Polish Club

Anna oboziak

Year 1-6

Stories and Tales Club

Ewelina Pachla

Year 2-3

Maths Support

Anna Witaska

Year 2-6

Discussion Club

Jennifer Jones

Year 3-4

Primary Orchestra

Maciej Posuszny

Year 3-6

Swimming Club
intermediate and advanced
*starting September 21st

Jacek Lelewski

Year 3-11

SSP72
ul. Trwaa 17-19

Wednesdays
4.35pm 5.20pm

Marcin Kwasiuk

Years 6-13

School premises
From October: SSP72
ul. Trwaa 17-19

Tuesdays
4.00 pm - 5.15 pm

Secondary Orchestra

Jakub Stefaniszyn

Secondary

G11 room
big villa

Thursdays
1.10pm 1.50pm

Singstar Club

Jakub Stefaniszyn

Secondary

School band

Jakub Stefaniszyn

Secondary

Anna Sawiel

Parents : )

Ania Sawiel

Parents : )

G6 room
big villa
G11 room
big villa
EAL Room
small villa, first floor
S7 room
big villa

Fridays
1.10pm. 1.50pm
Fridays
3.35pm 5.00pm
Tuesdays
1.50pm 3.30pm
Thursdays
1.50pm 3.30pm

Basketball Club

Polish for Parents

Beginners
Polish for Parents
Intermediate

Tuesdays
3:40pm - 4:20pm
Wednesdays
3:40pm - 4:20pm

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News from Head of Primary

Welcome back after the summer
holidays! Another year in BISC, its
eleventh year, has begun. Lot of
things remained the same but we
have quite a few changes too! First
of all, we have a new Headmaster,
Mr McGrath. We have two new
teachers, Ms. Ashleigh Britton in
Year 4 Owls and Mr Gene Goldman
in Year 6 Wolverines. Some of our
teachers are beginning new stages in their lives Ms.
Nancy is about to have her second child
(congratulations!) while some experience less
fortunate moments, like Ms. Schier, who broke her
foot and is currently recovering at home. We hope she
will join us soon!
We commenced this school year with more computers,
new textbooks and innovative teaching ideas. I am sure
you have familiarised yourselves with our newest toy
Schoology. We trust it is going to improve
communication within our BISC community.
This Friday we had our first assembly, which was also
our House assembly. Our House Team Ms. Jen and
Ms. Iwona made sure each House revised their call,
song and secret handshake.
The form tutors have chosen their first Stars of the
Week:
Foundation Bees and Bears - whole class : )
Year 1 Rabbits - Deniz
Year 2 Dragonflies - Krishna
Year 3 Foxes - Joseph
Year 4 Owls - Oliwia R.
Year 4 Shoebills - Dong Yeong
Year 5 Coyotes - Nohyeon
Year 6 Wolverines - Alex and Angiras
Year 6 Clouded Leopards - Cecilia
Congratulations, Stars!
I wish all the BISC pupils a happy, adventurous and
fulfilling year at our school.
Wishing you a nice weekend,

News from Head of Secondary

Welcome back students! It was
terrific to see our secondary
students back in the classrooms
again.
Although there is some rearranging
to be done with certain student
timetables, it was a smooth week for
everyone. Updated timetables will
be given to the students on Monday
to reflect minor changes due to
course selections and teacher
availability.
I wish to thank parents for their efforts to get registered
with Schoology this past week and checking student
homework on the website each evening. For parents who
have not had a chance to sign up, please register soon.
Important information about upcoming events and teacher
requests are uploaded daily to Schoology. If you need
assistance with Schoology registration, please notify the
school and we will assist you.
Enjoy your weekend,
Joe Peck
Head of Secondary

News from Polish School

Drodzy Uczniowie i Rodzice,
Serdecznie witam w nowym roku
szkolnym w imieniu wasnym i caego
Grona
Pedagogicznego.
Jestem
niezmiernie szczliwa, e ju po raz
pity mog spotka Was na pocztku
wrzenia w progach naszej szkoy.
Wydaje mi si, jakby to byo niemal
wczoraj,
kiedy
nasi
pierwsi
podopieczni zaczynali nieporadnie
stawia w zeszytach kolawe literki, a przecie ju w czerwcu
opuszczali nas jako dumni absolwenci. Nie tylko dla nich, ale
i dla nas wszystkich, by to z pewnoci bardzo owocny czas
peen mniejszych i wikszych sukcesw.
W tym roku znowu spotykamy przyjaci, widzimy pord
nas nowe twarze, jestemy ciekawi tego, co przed nami.
Mam nadziej, e bd to same najlepsze chwile, ktre
dostarcz nam wielu radoci i ktre zapamitamy na dugo.
Tego ycz nam wszystkim : )

Anna Witaska
Head of Primary

Dyrektor Szkoy
Magdalena Mrozowska

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Spotlight on Foundation Bees and Bears

Welcome to Bees and Bears at BISC Wroclaw! We
hope you had a wonderful and restful summer and
are as excited about the upcoming school year as we
are.
Our first week at Foundation has been a lovely
beginning to what is sure to be a wonderful year! We
really enjoy getting to know all of the children that
are new to the Foundation and seeing how much our
returning children have grown and changed over the
summer.
All the children seem to have settled in to their new
routines extremely well. We have enjoyed watching
new friendships blossoming and the reconnecting of
friends from last year.
This week was packed full of fun! Through play both
indoor and out, we have had the opportunity to get
to know our little bees and bears. During this first
week of school the children have already been
learning to recognize and remember all of the
childrens and the teachers names and they have
learnt new songs, stories and poems. It has been fun
for the children to experiment with pencils, scissors,
paint, glue and, of course, playdough always a
favorite. Some children have enjoyed music and
movement activities and singing with each other,
while others were busy building a train track or
experimenting with water at the sensory area. We
also had introduced Jolly Phonics to the children and
they had fun discovering all songs and games related
to letter sounds. With the great weather the children
have been enjoying a little extra outside play.
They are eager, energetic and creative group of
children and it is delightful to see so many smiling
faces each day!
Iza uczkowska
Foundation Form Tutor
Natalia Tomasik
Foundation Assistant

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School Uniform
I wish to compliment our pupils and their parents on the very clear adherence to the uniform
guidelines in the first week at school. I have spoken to a number of parents, many new arrivals, and I
am aware of a number of difficulties caused by delays in delivery and the lack of clarity in the
requirements.
I am also aware that various versions of the uniform has crept in and there is a need of greater clarity
and ease of purchase for parents. I am meeting with the PTA leadership in the coming days and the
matter has been discussed at the Senior Leadership Group. We believe we now have a strategy that
will achieve the folllowing:
1. Ensure clarity and reduce the many variations and combinations available.
2. Decrease delivery times significantly.
3. Reduce costs and ensure that the uniform remains unchanged for a number of years.
4. Increase the smart appearance of pupils throughout the school.
5. Finally reduce parental anxiety.
I am aware that parents have purchased uniform this year and this will be a transition year with
September 2017 the date when we will achieved full adherence to a very strict policy, understood
and accepted across the school.
I hope to be able to communicate our decisions following the upcoming PTA meeting and I again
thank you for your patience on this matter.
Kindest Regards,
Tom McGrath

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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION 2016/2017

PTA BISC Wroclaw on
www.facebook.com

pta@bisc.wroclaw.pl

1.

Successful academic year:

PTA would like to wish you all a successful and enjoyable new academic year.

2.

PTA 2nd hand Uniform Sale:

On Friday, September 16 PTA is organizing a 2nd hand Uniform Sale. There are quite many
uniform items ready for sale. Everyone is welcome.
Meanwhile, PTA would like to ask for assistance of a few volunteers to help with the sale.
Please follow the posters and Facebook for further details before the planned 2nd hand
Uniform Sale.

3.

1st PTA Coffee Morning in academic year 2016/17:

The first PTA Coffee Morning this academic year is preliminarily planned to take place on
Monday, September 19 in lunch room after morning drop-off, at 9:35 am.
The agenda for this meeting is going to be:
Elections of new PTA
Report for the academic year 2015/16
Brief introduction into the planned PTA activities
PTA would like to invite parents to find time to take part in this meeting.
Please follow any further information regarding this 1st PTA Coffee Morning in next
Newsletter, on posters and on Facebook.

Best regards,
Aneta Kiml
Dorean Kidd

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Lunch Menu for September 2016

Dear Parents,
Please find below a few details about our lunch ordering system:
1. Lunches for the upcoming week can be ordered in the secretary's office (small villa) from Monday
till Thursday.
2. In case of childs absence, please inform Ms Kasia Frankiewicz (our secretary) on the same day by
phone (71 79 66 861) or via e-mail (wroclaw@bisc.krakow.pl) before 9am Depending on your
request, order will be cancelled or moved for the next week.
3. The orders are accepted together with the payment only.
4. Menu for the following month will be posted on the information boards in both villas and also in
our weekly newsletter.
5. The cost per lunch is 10PLN.
12.09
Grilled chicken
cutlet, salad and
potatoes/rice/
French fries

13.09
Fried Cod, salad
and potatoes/rice/
French fries

Dumplings filled
with spinach, feta
cheese and dried
tomatoes
19.09.
Sesame crusted
chicken cutlet,
salad and baked
potatoes/ rice/
French fries
Spaghetti with
tomato sauce,
salad
26.09.
Devolay with
mashed potatoes
and salad

Pancakes with
broccoli

Pancakes with
spinach, feta
cheese and sun
dried tomatoes

14.09
Sesame crusted
chicken cutlet,
salad and
potatoes/rice/
French fries
Pancakes with
apple sauce

15.09
Breaded chicken
cutlet, salad and
potatoes/rice/
French fries

16.09.
Pancakes with curd
cheese and
pineapple

Meatballs with
potatoes and salad

Spaghetti with
tomato sauce,
salad

20.09.
Grilled chicken
cutlet, salad and
potatoes/rice/
French fries

21.09.
Fried Cod, salad
and potatoes/ rice/
French fries

22.09.
Breaded chicken
cutlet, salad and
potatoes/rice/
French fries

23.09.
Meatballs with
potatoes and salad

Pancakes with
cheese and
chocolate
27.09.
Borscht soup,
croquet with
cheese and
mushrooms
Penne with
vegetables and
chicken in cream
sauce

Hash browns with

steamed veggies

Pancakes with
apple sauce

28.09.
Toastie with
spinach, tomato
and mozzarella

29.09.
Meat stew with
dumplings and
salad

Toastie with
spinach, tomato
and mozzarella
30.09.
Spaghetti with
tomato sauce, salad

Breaded chicken
cutlet, salad and
potatoes/ rice/
French fries

Pancakes with
cheese/chocolate

Fried Cod, salad

and potatoes/ rice/
French fries

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AROUND BISC WROCAW

A brief introduction to parents at BISC Wrocaw

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