GETTING AROUND

The school is situated in a quiet neighbourhood of the Maribor district of Nova vas, which lies at the foot of Pohorje Hill. The distance to the city centre is approximately 10 minutes. It is easily accessible by car or bus number 18. A doctor, a dentist, a pharmacy and a police station are all within walking distance.

The school is placed in a pleasant green area, surrounded by trees, meadows and a brook which offer many opportunities for outdoor learning. The schoolyard is large and it consists of an outdoor classroom, a sensory path, a rock garden and a school vegetable garden. Different sports facilities around the school provide many opportunities for sports enthusiasts. The students can play basketball and football outside or exercise in a newly renovated gymnasium. In the immediate vicinity, there is a skate park and a large playground. You can reach the tennis club Železničar, BMX track and Athletic stadium in 15 minutes on foot.

Each group has its homeroom equipped with a computer and a projector. Students visit other classrooms for Sports, Science and Computer classes. The computer classroom consists of a 23 computer laboratory with an Internet connection. There is a dedicated room for Home Economics classes, for lessons connected to food preparation.  Our in-house kitchen provides breakfast,  snacks and lunch. Lunch is served in the school canteen. Sports activities are held in a newly renovated gymnasium or outdoors in an outdoor playing area and sports fields next to the school. 

At our school, younger students can choose from several extracurricular activities: Gymnastics, Logic Monster, Science Club, Children’s Choir, Folk dances, Fairytale Club, Sports, Art Club, Puppets, Hiking, Reading Badge.

Older students can choose from Reading Badge, Tutors, Photography Club, School Radio, School Newspaper, English Club, Football, Basketball, Volleyball and Karate.

Students can decide to take optional classes to learn German or develop their computer skills.

Our library comprises 10,000 items of books and non-fiction material and 35 titles of periodicals. The library collection is updated monthly. An overview of the material in our library is available in the COBISS bibliographic system database. To check whether a book is available in our library, enter the title of the book in the search string.

In the school library, you can borrow and return books, read, do homework, write papers, study, prepare for competitions, and chat politely and discreetly with classmates or friends. Students need library cards when they borrow books, which they get the first time they visit the library. You can borrow a maximum of four books at a time, the loan period is 14 days. We are all concerned about keeping our books in good order, so we treat them with care. In cooperation with teachers and the librarian, the students work on specific subjects using library materials to learn how to use different resources.

Pupils have the option of breakfast, snack, lunch and afternoon snack.

Breakfast is served at 7.30 am, mainly for pupils in Years 1 and 2. Lunch is from 9.50 to 10.10 for all pupils. Lunch starts at 11.50 and finishes at 13.50.

Parents can cancel school meals by contacting the school office or by e-mail: prehrana.odjava@gmail.com. Lunch and afternoon snacks are cancelled on time (including in the event of illness or exceptional circumstances) if they are cancelled by 8.00 on the day of the pupil’s absence. However, the cancellation of breakfast and morning snacks will be considered ON THE FOLLOWING DAY.

 As part of the ECO SCHOOL, HEALTHY SCHOOL project, the school provides healthy, varied, balanced, safe, secure and tasty food. Pupils who have health problems, e.g., diets or allergies to certain foods, can apply for a dietary diet. Parents should bring their child’s medical certificate and a recommendation letter from their personal doctor to the School Nutrition Manager, Ms Kaja Trlep. The student’s diet will be arranged. Pupils are provided with seasonal fruit and bread in the canteen.

The school fruit and vegetable scheme

The SCHOOL SCHEME is a new agricultural policy measure providing aid for the supply of fruit, vegetables, milk and milk products in educational establishments.  It was launched in the 2017/2018 school year. The basis for its planned and effective implementation is this strategy, which has been adopted for a six-year period from the 2017/2018 school year to the 2022/2023 school year.

The promoters of the measure are the Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Slovenia in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Slovenia and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Slovenia. The implementer of the measure is the Agricultural Markets and Rural Development Agency of the Republic of Slovenia. The European Union provides funding to Member States for the free distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables to pupils in primary schools. The aim of the measure is to encourage a trend towards the consumption of fruit and vegetables, which have a high nutritional and protective value for health. These fruits have the advantage of being locally produced and are not exposed to long transport routes and storage, which reduces the biological and nutritional value and quality of the food.

Pupils consume fruit or vegetables which are offered separately from school snacks and lunches. In parallel, accompanying educational and promotional activities are carried out at the school (science days, projects, class lessons, in-class content, parent-teacher meetings, etc.). Pupils also fill in a survey twice a year for the National Public Health Institute. They monitor the effectiveness of the implementation of the School Fruit Scheme and report to the European Commission.

As a part of the national health programme, students have access to a school dentist and a school doctor that is located nearby, to cater for their medical needs. The school also houses a dietician, an educational psychologist, specialist pedagogues and school counsellors.

Activities take place in the kindergarten’s playroom and, to a large extent, outdoors. Around our school, there are many opportunities to learn outdoors. We have a school garden, a sensory path and an outdoor classroom. There is also a large playground. The school surroundings offer numerous opportunities to spend time in nature exploring the meadows, a brook or simply going for a walk. 

In the classroom, the children have the opportunity to play in relaxation corners as the most natural way for children to learn. The teacher is only a facilitator. She provides all the necessary resources, organises the activities and uses her leadership skills to guide the children towards the desired planned developmental goals. Her role is invisible, as the child’s initiative and activity are very important. At 11.30 to 12.30 they prepare for lunch. Children help serve lunch to the best of their abilities. After that, they tidy up the classrooms. A rest period follows, which is not compulsory but only offered. Children, or their parents, who feel that the child no longer needs rest, do not rest but can play quiet games, listen to music, stories, etc. The teacher takes care of the individual needs of the child and the smooth running of rest, play, etc. From 14.00 to 14.30 the children have a snack. After that, they usually spend time outdoors.