1. Mikołaj Kopernik Primary School number 9 in Dzierżoniów Poland Part 1

2. About school About school Purpose Purpose Dzierżoniów Dzierżoniów Patron Patron Clubs Clubs Achievements Achievements eTwinning projects eTwinning projects Events Events Contact Contact

3. Primary School number 9 in Dzierżoniów was opened on 20th October 1962.Primary School number 9 in Dzierżoniów was opened on 20th October 1962. There are 19 light and spacious well equipped classrooms in the school. We have two computer classrooms with internet.There are 19 light and spacious well equipped classrooms in the school. We have two computer classrooms with internet. There also are two gyms, a canteen, a school shop, a very good library with many English books for students.There also are two gyms, a canteen, a school shop, a very good library with many English books for students. There are swimming lessons from the first class. Some classes (Years 1-3) have got 4 swimming lessons a week (we call them swimming classses).There are swimming lessons from the first class. Some classes (Years 1-3) have got 4 swimming lessons a week (we call them swimming classses). From Year 4 we have sports classes and students are taught how to play football (boys only), handball, basketball, volleyball, swimming and athletics.From Year 4 we have sports classes and students are taught how to play football (boys only), handball, basketball, volleyball, swimming and athletics. From the first year all students learn English or German and ICT.From the first year all students learn English or German and ICT.

4. Our aim is to take each pupil to the limits of their intelectual and phisycal abilities and to support children with difficulties.Our aim is to take each pupil to the limits of their intelectual and phisycal abilities and to support children with difficulties. We set and expect high standards in behaviour, respect, politness and consideration. This expectation we stress, applies aqually to relationship between pupils as it does to the relationships between children and adults.We set and expect high standards in behaviour, respect, politness and consideration. This expectation we stress, applies aqually to relationship between pupils as it does to the relationships between children and adults. We aim for all chidren to be valued. We encourage children to be curious, to think and apply knowledge. We apply children to be confident and competent in communication with others.We aim for all chidren to be valued. We encourage children to be curious, to think and apply knowledge. We apply children to be confident and competent in communication with others.

5. Poland lies in the central part of the European continent, the geometrical centre of which is near Warsaw. The boundary between the East and West European continental masses also runs through Poland. Poland's total surface area is 322,500 sq km (312,600 sq km of land, 1,200 sq km of inland waters, and 8,700 sq km of territorial waters). The main part of the District of Dzierżoniów is situated in Przedgórze Sudeckie. North- eastern mountains- sides of the Sowie Mountains, a part of Ślęża Massif, and Mount Radunia are also included in the Districts area.

6. Dzierżoniów was founded in 12th century.

7. Nicholas Copernicus - born Feb. 19, 1473, Torun, Poland, died May 24, 1543, Frauenburg, East Prussia [now Frombork, Poland] His name in Polish was Mikołaj Kopernik. He was a Polish astronomer who proposed that the planets have the Sun as the fixed point to which their motions are to be referred; that the Earth is a planet which, besides orbiting the Sun annually, also turns once daily on its own axis; and that very slow, long-term changes in the direction of this axis account for the precession of the equinoxes. This representation of the heavens is usually called the heliocentric, or "Sun-centred," system--derived from the Greek helios, meaning "Sun." Copernicus's theory had important consequences for later thinkers of the scientific revolution, including such major figures as Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, and Newton. The book that contains the final version of his theory, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi ("Six Books Concerning the Revolutions of the Heavenly Orbs"), did not appear in print until 1543, the year of his death.

8. After school CLUBS At our school students have the opportunity to develope their interests taking part in after school clubs: At our school students have the opportunity to develope their interests taking part in after school clubs: - Drama - Drama - Ecology club - Ecology club - Health promotion club - Health promotion club - Travel club - Travel club - Science club - Science club - Maths club - Maths club - European club - European club - English club - English club - Sports club - Sports club

9. Achievements in sport We take part in a lot of sports competitions and we have plenty of achievements in sport. We play handball, basketball, volleyball, table tennis and we do athletics and swim very well. As a result last school year our school won the second place in SPORT RIVALRY IN LOWER SILESIA REGION (województwo dolnosląskie): 1st place - SP 1 Polkowice 1390 pkt. 2nd place - SP 9 Dzierżoniów 1345 pkt. 3rd place - SP 46 Wrocław 1325 pkt.

10. Kasia Miednik from class 4a is very talented in music, especially in singing. She has won many song contests in Poland and even abroad. Twice she has won the English Song Contest in Wrocław: Last year she sang Its Raining Men This year she sang One Moment in Time

11. eTwinning projects In November 2005 our school joined eTwinning - School Partnerships in Europe. We are taking part in four projects with six twin schools from four countries: Italy, Portugal, Slovenia and Great Britain.

12. Discovering Europe – our first eTwinning project registered on 2nd December 2005. There are four schools in this project: ESCOLA D. PEDRO IV – QUELUZ, PORTUGAL; SMS LEONARDO DA VINCI, MASCALUCIA, SICILY, ITALY; OLNAFIRTH SCHOOL – VOE, SHETLAND, GREAT BRITAIN. We have a blog about the project: http://discoveringeurope.bloog.p l

13. We wrote about festivals in our countries and send greetings cards.

14. We did Powerpoint presentations about our school, town and country.