On Tuesday, 4th April 2017, our school responded to the invitation from the Office of the President of the Republic, who invited us to his premises in order to commend our work put into the making of a CD at France Preseren’s culture day.

At the reception, which was held at the great hall of the Presidential Palace, the president of the country, Borut Pahor, welcomed us. The students prepared and carried out a short cultural program, created under the supervision of Ajda Skrbinšek, Dijana Brinac and Mateja Medvešek Rjavec.

The official part was followed by a relaxed conversation with the President and us enjoying in some ice cream. Together we then took a walk through the Palace seeing the Crystal and the Golden Hall and gifts from all around the world, received by the President. We also saw the flag with the signatures of famous Slovenian athletes.

We finished the day with a walk along the city’s streets enjoying the warm spring weather.

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 On Thursday, 23^rd March 2017, very early in the morning our students and teachers went on a prize trip to Planica to see the ski jumps. The trip was a prize for students of the 7th grade, which have participated in an art competition Planica and children. They made a cheerleading poster, which has, from more than seventy schools, ranked among the fifteen schools with the best product.

In Planica, together with several thousand other children, we climbed on the tribune, supported, and loudly cheered for our ski jumpers raising our poster proudly into the sky.

During the day, the organizers of the event in Planica, announced that the jury was so impressed with our poster, that we deserve a chance to win the grand prize! In the company of the president Borut Pahor, Minister of Education, Science and Sport, Maje Makovec Brenčič, singer Zlatko and the band backstage, we were eagerly awaiting the announcement of the winner. We then proudly stepped onto the stage and with smiles on our faces took the top prize. Which is a trip by train for thirty people, of a destination of our choice. Well done students and mentor, Andreja S.!

A trip to Planica will definitely stay in our memory for a long time. We’re also looking forward to the next year’s event.

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We give a sincere thanks to the proposer for the citation, the mayor of the Municipality Črnomelj, Mojca Čemas Stjepanovič, and the local council, which has supported the proposal that our school received high recognition of the Municipality of Črnomelj for the year 2016, at the annual holiday celebration.

Our work has been recognized as a progressive, noticeable and devoted to our students.

More: http://www.crnomelj.si/item/4396-slovesno-ob-prazniku-crnomaljske-obcine

http://www.dolenjskilist.si/2017/02/19/170878/novice/bela_krajina/Danes_praznuje_crnomaljska_obcina/

Our students and their mentor, the art teacher Andrea Schwenner, created a convincing work of art, and today, 16th of February 2017, we were very pleased to receive this letter:

Dear students and teacher,

I am pleased to inform you that your elementary school is one of the fifteen finalists at the art contest Planica and children! A list of the finalists can be found at this website: http://www.planica.si/sl/projekti

The works of your students have convinced us, so that we are awarding you with a trip to Planica, on Thursday, 23rd March. The organizing committee Planica will cover the cost of transport for 50 people and

will send you the same number of tickets and coupons for lunch.

Sincerely, Matevž Peršin

In Novi Sad, from 9th till 12th February 2017, the International Congress of social and special educators, speech therapists and surdopedagogy took place. The Congress was organized by the Society of Defectologists and Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, University of Belgrade. The event was attended by professional workers from Italy, England, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia.

More than one hundred experts in the field of special education has prepared lectures, workshops and short presentations, where we learned about the innovations in the field of special education, supported with examples of good practice.

We have also actively participated with two contributions. The school’s head teacher, Matjaž Barič, introduced the international film project Video S-Factor, which is organized by our school. In addition, our teacher Dijana Brinac, presented the Prader-Williy Syndrome.

We have made a number of new acquaintances and friendships with the hope of cooperation and participation in joint international projects for the future.

Matjaž Barič