This school year, our school became a part of an international project RISE (Roma Inclusive School Experiences). The participating partners in the project are the University of Bologna (Italy), Instituto Degli (Italy), the University of Minho (Portugal) and RIC Novo mesto. The project’s main goal is to provide an inclusive school for Roma children in order to prevent discrimination in education and to reduce the number of Roma children leaving the school system in Slovenia, Italy and Portugal. Involvement in the project will bring us new knowledge and competences, since within the project we will participate in trainings and different activities for education workers, parents and pupils. In December, we will also attend a two-day meeting of partners in Portugal, where we will present our examples of good practice.

We thank RIC Novo mesto for inviting us to join the project.

On Thursday, November 8th, 2018, our school organized the National Badminton Championship for students of elementary schools with special needs, for the ninth consecutive year. The competition was held in the sports hall of the Secondary School Črnomelj and was attended by 24 competitors from eight Slovenian elementary schools. The opening ceremony began with the Slovenian anthem, which was performed by Viviana Kukar. The program also included the performance of the school singing choir and the outstanding and award-winning hip-hop group Destiny’s Child. The head teacher of Milka Šobar- Nataše Elementary School Matjaž Barič addressed the audience and officially opened the competition.

Top three (National):

1. Aleks Zornada (CUEV Strunjan)
2. Edonis Kabashi (Center Janeza Levca, Ljubljana)
3. Denis Belič (CUEV Strunjan)

Nejc Moravec and Gordan Rozman, who ranged between 9th and 12th place, competed for our school.

Medals, trophies and practical prizes were awarded to the best by a journalist and the first Slovenian woman who won the North Pole, Natasa Briški.

In parallel with the national competition, the third international competition was held for the fourth year in a row, to which friendly schools from abroad were invited. The competition was attended by schools from Tuzla (BiH), Kraljevo (Serbia), Belgrade (Serbia) and Karlovac (Croatia).

Results:

Boys

1. Smajl Butković (Tuzla, BiH )
   2. Denis Maršič (Črnomelj, Slovenia)
   3. Strahinja Milovanović (Belgrade, Serbia)

Girls:

1. Ana Maslić (Tuzla,BiH)
   Nihada Buljubašić (Tuzla, BiH)
   3. Maja Hudorovac (Črnomelj, Slovenia)
   3. Daria Opšić (Belgrade, Serbia)

The competition was organized with the help of many sponsors and donations:

Sappe d.o.o, Jadran Čičigoj s.p., Zavarovalnica Sava d.d., Ikebana Brinc, nepremičnine in investicije d.o.o. KZ Metlika z.o.o., O.R. Inženiring d.o.o., Zavarovalno zastopništvo Marko Težak s.p., Vzajemna zdravstvena zavarovalnica d.v.z., Montaža in ostale storitve Peter Videtič s.p., Lekarna Vrščaj, Elektroinštalacije Sašo Saša Čubrilović s.p., Gozdarstvo Švegelj s.p., NIX d.o.o., Transport Bela Igor Primc s.p., Zaključna dela v gradbeništvu Mehmed Tusunović s.p., Kegljaški klub BK.

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Nejc Moravec and Ema Brodarič, both pupils from our school, attended the badminton championship in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where more than 50 competitors from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Croatia competed.

Ema Brodarič won 5th place, while Nejc Moravec won 9th.

The competition was not only of a competitive nature, its main focus was socializing and making new friends. We also made some new contacts with schools from Šibenik, Skopje and Mostar. During our stay, we made time and visited some tourist attractions in Tuzla.

We thank the Institute for Education ‘Zavod za odgoj i obrazovanje osoba sa smetnjama u psihičkom i tjelesnom razvoju Tuzla’ for inviting us to the tournament and on excellent organization.

At the same time, we would like to thank the Shobar family from San Francisco, Marija Severinski and Comark d.o.o who made it possible for us to participate in the competition.

It was just an ordinary piece of wood until a girl, Polonca, found it. However, she was not alone. In the car park in front of the castle, children from different schools in the Bela krajina region, joined her. On Friday, 21 September 2018, within the European Mobility Week, the Municipality of Črnomelj organized a series of activities, including the play ‘Cepetavček’, which was performed by the Ku-Kuc Theater. Still, that was not all. The mayor of Črnomelj, Mojca Čemas Stjepanovič, awarded all participating elementary schools at the European Mobility Week, with a small present. Our school, Milka Šobar – Nataša also received one. We are thankful to the Municipality of Črnomelj and the mayor for the gift and a wonderfully organized day.

We arrived in Camp Menina and settled in our bungalows. After lunch, we took a tour of the camp. At the adrenaline park, we tested our skills and strength on a large polygon under the trees. Some of our most courageous pupils even jumped into the lake. In the evening, we had a pancake party so tired and with full bellies, we went to bed late.

The next day, we were of full expectations, as we knew that an exciting river raft ride on the Savinja River was awaiting us. The instructor taught us how we are supposed to sit in the boat and handle the oars. ‘It was crazy’, said the students. In the afternoon, we visited the museum and the Brinec farm mill.

On the last day in Camp Menina we organized a Miniature Golf Tournament. The best player of the tournament was Simon. The afternoon continued actively, as we played football and volleyball. The day ended with a campfire and marshmallows.

It was fun! Thank you Camp Menina.