On Sunday, 4th December 2016, national television TV SLO filmed The Traditional St. Nicholas’s Charity Concert. It will be broadcasted today, Tuesday, the 6th of December 2016, at 17.45, on TV SLO 2.

At 5:43 you can see the piece about our school, which also received a part of the concerts’ collected funds in the last school year. The piece is also available on: http://4d.rtvslo.si/arhiv/dobrodelne-prireditve/174440328

Following the concert there is an interview with two head teachers from schools with special program, talking about the cooperation in the international project Video S-Factor 2016, which was organized by our school. Both videos are also shown. The video Zrcalce (Mirror) from Tretja OŠ in Slovenj Gradec, was the winning video last year.

On Friday, 25th of November 2016, the students of  Milka Šobar- Nataše were making advent wreaths and  other decorative items for the holiday season.

To make advent wreaths we needed a variety of natural materials brought and collected by students and teachers. For further decoration we used some items made of synthetic materials. During the workshop the students showed their aesthetic and creative skills. Their work resulted in wonderful craft products that will decorate their homes as well as the school nicely.

Thanks to the students that brought the material and a special thanks to Janez, our caretaker, for circles made of cardboard, which we need for making of wreaths.

For the sixth year, our school organized a national championship in badminton for students with special needs. On Thursday, 10^th of November 2016, the competition in the gym of Miran Jarc Elementary School took place and welcomed 26 participants from ten primary schools with lower educational standards. At the opening ceremony, athletes, trainers and spectators were welcomed by our head teacher Mr. Matjaž Barič, and the Mayor of the Municipality of Črnomelj, Mrs. Mojca Čemas Stjepanovič. Our students prepared a number with attractive children’s games and music which has enrichened the cultural program.

Our school was represented by six students. Brothers Erik and Rok Kolenac and Danijel Brinc. They started the contest very confident and celebrated with a victory. But at the end of the contest Erik and Rok won the 9^th and 12^th place, Danijel was positioned from the 17th-24th place. All together the schools team won 4th place. Guys, congratulations!

At the international competition competed David Kosec, Snežana Hudorovac and Sebastian Urbič. The team Slovenia won. Bravo! The second was Serbia and the third, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Medals, trophies and prizes was awarded by the road bike rider Sandi Pope.

To our sponsors KZ Metlika, Zavarovalnica Sava d.d., laboratory equipment Kambič d.o.o., Slikopleskarstvo Dušan Balkovec s. p., Bar Odeon, Alojz Tomažič s.p., which enabled the competition thank you. And a special thanks also to Sandi Pope, who acquired some practical gifts.

Tadeja Malnarič Miketič

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On Thursday, the 3^rd of November 2016, employees of Milke Šobar-Nataše visited the Franc Uršič Military Post in Novo Mesto. The military post got its name after a member of Territorial Defense Forces, who died during an air raid near Medvedjek at the time of the Slovenia’s War of Independence in 1991. After the introductory presentation we were invited to see the museum’s collection of photos, weapons and tools, military uniforms and protective clothing, and other items from the time of the independence war.

The soldiers must be well prepared and qualified to protect and save lives as their military duty is to participate in natural and other disasters. With their help, we renewed our first aid knowledge, especially basic resuscitation procedures and the use of an external automatic defibrillator.

In their daily training the soldiers use various outdoor and indoor ranges. We got to know three. In small groups we tested our accuracy, especially our steady hands. We shoot with a bow, air rifle and a pistol. The majority of the employees never had a gun in their hands, still they performed very well and repeatedly hit the target.
Time passes quickly when interesting things are happening and after lunch we had to say goodbye. We got back with nice impressions and  some new experiences.

Thank you to the Military Post Novo mesto for the friendly reception.

Bjanka Bogovac