The school’s counselling office has a new learning program Play Attention Learning System, which helps children to develop and extend attention and concentration. It is intended for children with ADHD, attention deficit, autism, dyslexia, brain damage, but it can also be used by adults with Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease for memory training.
The purpose of using Play Attention is:
• developing attention;
• reduction of symptoms of hyperactive disorder;
• developing memory capabilities;
• ability to exclude external disturbing stimuli;
• enabling the completion of tasks;
• developing organizational skills.
After the use of the program, children become more alert, they can easily follow work at school and control their emotions or reactions (impulse reduction). It is intended for children older than 6 years.
Play Attention contains interesting video games that we choose for each child individually. The game is played using a special bracelet, which is placed on the child’s arm or leg. This bracelet sends information about the brain activity. Thus, the player receives feedback, as it focuses on the task. Therefore, he controls the course of the game with his attention. Such a way does not represent the classical learning that children often have problems with, but rather becomes the kind of entertainment they like to perceive as a game.

On Monday, January 28th, 2019, a presentation and training for the use of the Play Attention device, conducted by Mr. Marko Ferek from the Association Budjenje iz Zagreba. We could have tried our attention skills and found that it was not that easy at all.

The purchase of this expensive device was made possible by the following donors: Municipality of Črnomelj, KZ Metlika, Krka d.d. Novo mesto, Akrapovič d.d., Bošnjak Krunoslav, Livar d.d., GVO d.o.o., Nix d.o.o., Amzs, ​​Art d.o.o., Avto Pezdirc, A sprint d.o.o., Petrol d.d., Strojplast Semič, Triglav d.d., Quantum, Parkelj servis, trgovina in storitve d.o.o.

During the past year, the pupils of OŠ Milka Šobar – Nataše created graphics for a literary art competition, which was announced at the 240th anniversary of the first descent from Triglav in cooperation with Turizem Bohinj and Elemnentary School Janez Mencinger from Bohinjska Bistrica.

A professional commission led by the academic painter Črtomir Frelih examined all received works. The evaluation of the works took place in three different categories according the students age. We are proud that the two art pieces from our school won first place. Aleksej Brezar won in the second category, and the graphic artist Denis Maršič climbed to the very top of the third category. Sincere congratulations to both students!
The award-winning pupil has already received practical prizes, and their classmates will be rewarded as well, as the prize also includes a trip to Bohinj for the whole class.
The best art and literary works are published in a special publication.

On Thursday, 31 January 2019, the activities of the international video festival S-Factor started again at the Milka Šobar-Nataše Elementary School. This year, 10 Slovene and 5 foreign institutions for children and youth with special needs, will compete with their short music videos. This remarkable festival, unique in Slovenia and in the European area but similar to the S-Factor event in the UK, is organized by the Elementary school Milka Šobar – Nataše Črnomelj for the third year now. The purpose of S-Factor is to spread awareness of the abilities of children with special needs and adolescents through short musical videos in which pupils with special needs and their peers participate in the production of short videos in a way they best can.
On Thursday, 31 January 2019, an international group of mentors first visited the school and its premises and became acquainted with the activities and projects that take place at our school. S-Factor project mentor, Vlasta Lah, informed the participants about this year’s project and rules of this year’s festival. The mentors then participated at the workshop ‘How to make a good video’ under professional management of Tomislav Urh.

They learned how to film, record and install a short video. The Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of Črnomelj, Mr. Dubravko Čengija, also welcomed the participants.
How good our children are as actors, directors, singers, dancers, and more are, you will be able to see at the beginning of May, when videos will be accessible to the public on the web, where you will be also able to vote for your favourite.
Today we are showing you the video from Video S-Factor 2017 “Be Different” II.  Elementary school from Slovenj Gradec, which has more than 23,000 views online. All videos from previous years are also on display at the school web site.
The festival is part of the support activities for the benefit of persons with special needs of the Centre for professional assistance and support for children and youth with special needs and their families.
The investment is co-financed by the Republic of Slovenia and the European Union from the European Social Fund.

On Saturday, February 2, 2019, we combined comfort with convenience and opened the doors of Milka Šobar-Nataše Elementary School to the public. The Open Door Day was addressed to the greatest Slovene poet, Prešeren. During the day, the students were creative in various art, music and cooking workshop. The theme of love and expressing feelings is close to children and is shown in their works. The warm winter day only strengthened the longing for spring and all the beautiful things that it brings. We finished the day with a short cultural program. We thank the parents, neighbours and other school friends for their visit and support.
Among other things, we also opened the Play Attention Learning System, which was presented to the Mayor of the Municipality of Črnomelj, Mr. Andrej Kavšek, and the director of KZ Metlika, Tatjana Malešič. It is available at the Counselling Office.
For the Play Attention system funds, we thank the sponsors: Municipality of Črnomelj, KZ Metlika, Krka d.d. Novo mesto, Akrapovič d.d, Bošnjak Krunoslav s.p, Livar d.d, GVO d.o.o., Nix d.o.o., Amzs, ​​Art d.o.o., Avto Pezdirc, A sprint d.o.o., Petrol d.d., Strojplast Semič, Triglav d.d., Quantum, Parkelj servis, trgovina in storitve d.o.o., Grafične storitve Robert Glazer s.p.

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