Mikołaj Kopernik Primary School number 9 in Dzierżoniów Poland Part 1.

Mikołaj Kopernik

Primary School number 9

in Dzierżoniów

Poland

Part 1

Welcome to theWelcome to theMikołaj Kopernik Primary School Mikołaj Kopernik Primary School

number 9 in Dzierżoniównumber 9 in Dzierżoniów

About schoolAbout school PurposePurpose DzierżoniówDzierżoniów PatronPatron ClubsClubs AchievementsAchievements eTwinning projectseTwinning projects EventsEvents ContactContact

• Primary School number 9 in Dzierżoniów was opened on 20th Primary School number 9 in Dzierżoniów was opened on 20th October 1962.October 1962.

• There are 19 light and spacious well equipped classrooms in the There are 19 light and spacious well equipped classrooms in the school. We have two computer classrooms with internet. school. We have two computer classrooms with internet.

• There also are two gyms, a canteen, a school shop, a very good There also are two gyms, a canteen, a school shop, a very good library with many English books for students.library with many English books for students.

• There are swimming lessons from the first class. Some classes There are swimming lessons from the first class. Some classes (Years 1-3) have got 4 swimming lessons a week (we call them (Years 1-3) have got 4 swimming lessons a week (we call them swimming classses).swimming classses).

• From Year 4 we have sports classes and students are taught From Year 4 we have sports classes and students are taught how to play football (boys only), handball, basketball, volleyball, how to play football (boys only), handball, basketball, volleyball, swimming and athletics.swimming and athletics.

• From the first year all students learn English or German and From the first year all students learn English or German and ICT.ICT.

• Our aim is to take each pupil to the limits of their Our aim is to take each pupil to the limits of their intelectual and phisycal abilities and to support children intelectual and phisycal abilities and to support children with difficulties.with difficulties.

• We set and expect high standards in behaviour, respect, We set and expect high standards in behaviour, respect, politness and consideration. This expectation we stress, politness and consideration. This expectation we stress, applies aqually to relationship between pupils as it does applies aqually to relationship between pupils as it does to the relationships between children and adults.to the relationships between children and adults.

• We aim for all chidren to be valued. We encourage We aim for all chidren to be valued. We encourage children to be curious, to think and apply knowledge. We children to be curious, to think and apply knowledge. We apply children to be confident and competent in apply children to be confident and competent in communication with others.communication with others.

Poland lies in the central part of the Poland lies in the central part of the European continent, the geometrical European continent, the geometrical centre of which is near Warsaw. The centre of which is near Warsaw. The boundary between the East andboundary between the East and West European continental masses West European continental masses also runs through Poland.also runs through Poland. Poland's Poland's total surface area is 322,500 sq km total surface area is 322,500 sq km (312,600 sq km of land, 1,200 sq km (312,600 sq km of land, 1,200 sq km of inland waters, and 8,700 sq km of of inland waters, and 8,700 sq km of territorial waters). territorial waters).

The main part of the District of The main part of the District of Dzierżoniów is situated in Dzierżoniów is situated in Przedgórze Sudeckie. North- Przedgórze Sudeckie. North- eastern mountains- sides of the eastern mountains- sides of the Sowie Mountains, a part of Ślęża Sowie Mountains, a part of Ślęża Massif, and Mount Radunia are also Massif, and Mount Radunia are also included in the District’s area.included in the District’s area.

Dzierżoniów was founded in 12th century.Dzierżoniów was founded in 12th century.

It is one of the oldest It is one of the oldest Silesian towns. There are Silesian towns. There are many monuments of many monuments of architecture in the town.architecture in the town.

There are about 36 000 There are about 36 000 citizenns in the town.citizenns in the town.

1. The centre of 1. The centre of DzierżoniówDzierżoniów

2. Town Hall by night 2. Town Hall by night 3. Inside St. George’s 3. Inside St. George’s

ChurchChurch

Nicholas Copernicus - born Feb. 19, 1473, Torun, Poland, died May 24, 1543, Frauenburg, East Prussia [now Frombork, Poland] His name in Polish was Mikołaj Kopernik.

He was a Polish astronomer who proposed that the planets have the Sun as the fixed point to which their motions are to be referred; that the Earth is a planet which, besides orbiting the Sun annually, also turns once daily on its own axis; and that very slow, long-term changes in the direction of this axis account for the precession of the equinoxes.

This representation of the heavens is usually called the heliocentric, or "Sun-centred," system--derived from the Greek helios, meaning "Sun." Copernicus's theory had important consequences for later thinkers of the scientific revolution, including such major figures as Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, and Newton.

The book that contains the final version of his theory, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi ("Six Books Concerning the Revolutions of the Heavenly Orbs"), did not appear in print until 1543, the year of his death.

After school CLUBS

At our school students have the At our school students have the opportunity to develope their opportunity to develope their interests taking part in after interests taking part in after school clubs:school clubs:

- Drama- Drama - Ecology club- Ecology club - Health promotion club- Health promotion club - Travel club- Travel club - Science club- Science club - Maths club- Maths club - European club- European club - English club- English club - Sports club- Sports club

Achievementsin sport

• We take part in a lot of sports competitions and we have plenty of achievements in sport.

• We play handball, basketball, volleyball, table tennis and we do athletics and swim very well.

• As a result last school year our school won the second place in SPORT RIVALRY IN LOWER SILESIA REGION (województwo dolnosląskie):

• 1st place - SP 1 Polkowice 1390 pkt.2nd place - SP 9 Dzierżoniów 1345 pkt. 3rd place - SP 46 Wrocław 1325 pkt.

• Kasia Miednik from class 4a is very talented in music, especially in singing.

She has won many song contests in Poland and even abroad.

• Twice she has won the English Song Contest in Wrocław:

Last year she sang It’s Raining Men

This year she sang One Moment in Time

eTwinning projects

• In November 2005 our school joined eTwinning - School Partnerships in Europe.

• We are taking part in four projects with six twin schools from four countries: Italy, Portugal, Slovenia and Great Britain.

Discovering Europe – our first eTwinning project registered on 2nd

December 2005. There are four schools in this project:

• ESCOLA D. PEDRO IV – QUELUZ, PORTUGAL;

• SMS ‘LEONARDO DA VINCI’ , MASCALUCIA, SICILY, ITALY;

• OLNAFIRTH SCHOOL – VOE, SHETLAND, GREAT BRITAIN.

• We have a blog about the project:

• http://discoveringeurope.bloog.pl

We wrote about festivals in our countries and send greetings

cards.

We did Powerpoint presentations about our school, town and country.