sobota, 29 czerwca 2013

2nd place for 7LO in the Irish Competition!

On Saturday 29th June our school had the pleasure to participate in the finals of the Irish Competition organized by International House in Torun to commemorate its 20th year of existence.
Our student , Monika Byblewska, who represented our school, scored 32 points and was awarded II place in the whole competition.
The finals were carried out in English in the form of a quiz and it contained questions concerning history, culture, arts, geography and everyday life in Ireland.
  
 
The competition was organized with the collaboration of the:
Marshal's Office
"Nowości" newspaper

"Eska" radio station

Irish Chamber of Commerce
and a full coverage shall be broadcast by the
Torun Cable TV.

42 students from various school in the City if Torun and the neighbouring areas were qualified for the finals and Monika had been listed as the 11th participant. The finals were organized in the Arthur's Court in the Raspberry Chamber.
 
 
We congratulate Monika and encourage other students to take part in the competition next year.

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s ! 

Glenn Standish with a visti in 7LO again!

On Wednesday 12th June we had the pleasure to host Glenn Standish in our school. Glenn is a New Zealander who has been living in Torun for many years. 
Students from classes 1D, 1B and 2C participated in the meeting. Glenn presented details of everyday life in New Zealand and its culture and history.
The meeting was conducted in English, which was an amazing and challenging test of language skills for our students.

We would like to thank Glenn for visiting our school and we would love to invite him again next year. The meeting was organized by B. Henke, A. Mach and B. Wojtkowiak.