Spotlight 2013, No. 3 March What do you think about the new graphic sign of our magazine? It was designed by one of our editors, Alinka. Do you like it? Let us know. We re waiting for your opinions. Ważne tematy: An interview with That s HOT in our school Two intelligent guys Instead of interview School secrets and scandals Meeting with professional journalists A little bit of Brazil in Stróża Ten artykuł może składać się ze 175-225 wyrazów. Biuletyny przekazują informacje określonym grupom odbiorców, są więc świetnym sposobem reklamy oraz kreowania wizerunku i wiarygodności organizacji. Określ, do kogo adresujesz biuletyn. Może to być każdy, kto uzna, że informacje zawarte w biuletynie są dla niego użyteczne, na przykład pracownicy czy klienci zainteresowani produktami lub usługami. W tym numerze: Language corner 2 Usless knowledge 3 Fashion corner 4 Men s world 5 Surprised? 6 W katalogu programu Publisher znajdziesz wiele publikacji, których styl będzie pasował do stylu biuletynu. Rozmiar i częstotliwość wydawania biuletynu (co najmniej kwartalnie) dostosuj do ilości czasu i pieniędzy, którymi dysponujesz. N agłówek artykułu d odat kow ego With a pinch of salt 7 Life around 8-9 cover - okladka staunchest supporters - najwierniejsi kibice Cover: staunchest supporters of school football team. Next time it could be your photo in this place.
Spotlight a stor y about a ver y serious problem... IN CASE YOU NEED IT... Kamila Oleszko We were asked by the German teacher, Mrs. Emilia Trzcińska and two of our friends for some space in our magazine to present not only English words and expressions but also German ones. They asked us so nicely that of course we agreed. So here you are:) at all - wcale be aware of - mieć świadomość, wiedzieć degree - stopień multitude - mnóstwo thus - dlatego też learn by heart - uczyć się na pamięć instance - przykład page 2 a little bit of German If you think that German is difficult, you are wrong! If you think that you cannot speak German at all, you are wrong! Are you aware of the fact that if you know English, in some degree, you know German too? There are the multitude of words which sound and look the same (or very similar) in both English and German. Thus, you do not have to learn every word by English in shor t 1daful = wonderful - cudowny 2B = to be - być 2day = today - dziś 2nite = tonight - wieczorem 4ever = forever - na zawsze G = grin - uśmiech FISH = First In, Still Here - pierwszy i ciągle tutaj HTH = Hope That Helps - Mam nadzieję, że to pomoże IME = In My Experience - Z mojego doświadczenia KWIM = Know What I Mean - Wiesz co myślę? Paulina Stasiniak heart because a lot of them you have already known. And below, there are instances of this phenomenon. School subjects - Polish English Chemistry Biology Religion Geography Mathematics Music Physics Social Studies French Art German History Schulfächer Polnisch Englisch Chemie Biologie Religion Geografie Mathematik Musik Physik Sozialkunde Französisch Kunst Deutsch Geschichte Verschiedene Beispiele - Various examples der Tourist a tourist der Moment a moment der Plan a plan der Comic a comic der Bus a bus die Information a Information die Jeans jeans das Telefon a telephone das Baby a baby Basia Szczepanik & Oliwia Różycka
2013, No. 3 did you know? Elephants are the only animals that can't jump. The most effective way of learning are 30-minute sessions separated by 10- minute breaks. Chrematophobia - fear of money. Heart rate changes depending on what kind of music you re listening to. an inter view with... Only 8% of the world population have curly hair. The oldest student in the world was Kenyan who started learning when he was 84 years old. Danish students get money for going to school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 in 4 students admits that at least once a week sleeps in class. Kamila Igras USLESS KNOWLEDGE (FACTS STRANGE AND FUNNY) separate - oddzielać fear of - lęk przed heart rate - tętno curly - kręcony admit - przyznawać at least - przynajmniej one of the funniest teachers at our school, Mr Sylwester Janik. Let s find out something more about this misterious and inconspicous person What is your dreamed place for holiday? Mountains, beaches, hot places in general. What do you like doing in your free time? I like swimming, riding a horse. In winter I ski. What are your children s most outstanding achievements? My son Kamil is an MMA fighter. He works as a fitness and bodybuilding trainer in Warsaw. Ola, my daughter, is a student. In 2012 she became a Polish national champion in women s wrestling. What is the best class at school? 3d because I m their tutor teacher :) and seriously speaking I also like 2c very much. Why PE? I have been associated with sport for all my life. In 1987 I was the runnerup in Polish National Championships in Wrestling. Besides I always wanted to be a coatch and help young wrestlers to improve their skills. What kind of music do you listen to? Each kind except metal :) What perfumes do you use? Calvin Clain Contradiction. Natalia Żaba & Paulina Bijak misterious - tajemniczy inconspicous - niepozorny outstanding - niezwykły achievement - osiągnięcie fighter - zawodnik wrestling - zapasy tutor teacher - wychowawca associated with - związany z runner up - zdobywca SURPRISED? (part 1) drugiego miejsca wrestler - zapaśnik improve - poprawiać skill - umiejętność except - z wyjątkiem page 3
Spotlight that s HOT in our school ordinary jeans Kasia FASHION CORNER choose - wybierać suit to - pasować do go nuts with - zaszaleć z hue - barwa, kolor, odcień patterned - wzorzysty slack - spodnie checked - w kratę jewelry - biżuteria smart - elegancki ring - pierścionek earring - kolczyk necklace - naszyjnik fashionable - modny chose ordinary jeans which suit to everything. You can go nuts with colours of sweaters or shoes but Kasia prefers dark hues. patterned T-shirt Alinka is wearing black jeans with patterned T-shirt and grey sweater. Classical combination. black and beige checked shirt under the sweater Kamila chose dark green slacks, colored checked shirt and beige sweater. No jewelry. So Magda is wearing a quite smart beige blouse, black trainers and black leggings. Jewelry: bracelet, ring, earrings and necklace. You can go nuts with jewelry and the colour of the blouse :) What do you think? Who of them is the most fashionable? Ranking in the next edition of our newsletter. In the next fashion corner we will show you different ways of wearing HOT! :) Kinga Michałek & Ola Wojciechowska page 4
2013, No. 3 boys fashion Radek black trousers, checked shirt, dark colours, sneakers harlem shake Harlem shake is a new kind of dance which comes from Harlem. A lot of people are recording themselves dancing to the same music. All of videos last 30 seconds. At the first part of video there are some people doing everyday activities and only one person let s play coin A new game appears at school. It became quite popular and a lot of boys from our school play it. It s typically male coz sometimes it s very brutal and you have to be very lucky not to lose. Wounds on boys knuckles are punishment for defeats. Kamil Kolasa Paweł beige trousers, stripped sweatershirt, light colours, dark trainers Kinga Michałek & Ola Wojciechowska (usually with covered face) starts to dance with the music and at 15th second the bass comes and all of people start to dance or do very strange thing. Every day there are lots of new videos in the web. You can write in YouTube search do the harlem shake and you ll see what will happen :) Kamil Kolasa two intelligent guys men = soccer We are a bit late but better late than never - in January, school tournament in boys soccer was organized. First, each class organized its own team. They chose their best players so all the matches were at a very high level. Students from IIId became referees in the tournament. After all the meetings, the final match was played between II c and III c. Here are the results: 1 st place - III c. 2 nd place - II c 3 rd place - III d 4 th place - II b Mateusz Jurek At the end of January and in February, there were two most important tests for some students from our school. For the last time they checked their knowledge in subjects they are interested in. Two of them became laureates: Marcin Kozłowski in Geography test and Aleksander Szymona in Deutsch :) They had to work very hard to achieve this but it was worth. CON- GRATULATION GUYS!!! It s just another proof that in our school they are men who rule :) Kamil Kolasa MEN S WORLD sneakers - trampki stripped - w paski tournament - turniej referee - sędzia record - nagrywać the same - taki sam last - trwać covered - zakryty strange - dziwny search - szukać appear - pojawiać się male - męski wound - rana knuckles - kostki dłoni punishment - kara defeat - porażka achieve - osiągać worth - warto proof - dowód rule - rządzić page 5
Spotlight Instead of inter view Can you guess who is who? :) SURPRISED? (part 2) COMPETITION!!! Here you have our photos, but they aren t signed. So, the rules are easy you just have to work out who is who, and send your results to our e-mail: szkolny.magazine@gmail.com Have fun:) page 6 Alina Pielaszkiewicz & Marta Nowakowska
2013, No. 3 school secrets and scandals What happened on Friday, 8th March?! Didn t someone prepare for a test and tried to stop the school work using fire extinguisher? - interesting (we must admit) but quite dangerous. Which of the teachers got on the wrong side of the students? Ufff For a while we didn t know what happened to Natalka Ż. Where was she? Nobody was in touch with her and everybody was missing her but eventually she is with us :) Don't disappear never ever again, please. Oliwia Berdys & Olivia Szyfer A new trend has recently appeared disappearing doors. It s strange but it s becoming a school fashion - removing door from its hinges. We suspect that it s because some What happens with our school couples? Next relationships split up? Maybe, that s because the age difference is too big? What are the real reasons of these decisions? unusual habit We have a very special custom in our school. Almost a tradition This tradition means spending a lot of time in a exactly, do you know where? I will help you. You can find this place on each floor in our school. There you can do your homework, with some help and inspiration taken from your friends notebooks. You often treat this place as a canteen where you eat your breakfast or lunch. It s the place where you strange customs - continued students think they are cool when they damage doors with no effort. Surprisingly, they think it s not their fault. According to them, it s the fault of doors because they are The handball tournament was right before us when the team suddenly increased! Is someone addicted to school fame and wants to become a school celebrity? And we thought it s about playing :) can hear all the latest school gossip. There you can do or correct your make-up too and of course, probably the most important thing (although not for everybody) you need it for your physiological needs (whatever it means) there. Have you got any idea what place I have in mind? Of course:) It s a SCHOOL TOILET our favourite shelter : ) Oliwia Berdys weak like they are built from card. We hope somebody will explain them (people not door) that some students need some privacy. That means - door on its hinges. WITH A PINCH OF SALT fire extinguisher - gaśnica admit - przyznawać quite - dosyć get on the wrong side of - nadepnąć komuś na odcisk split up - rozchodzić się increase - powiększać się be addicted to - być uzależnionym od fame - sława be in touch - być w kontakcie z eventually - w końcu disappear - znikać habit - nawyk custom - zwyczaj floor - piętro treat - traktować canteen - stołówka physiological needs - potrzeby fizjologiczne have in mind - mieć na myśli shelter - schronienie, kryjówka remove - usunąć, wyjąć hinge - zawias suspect - podejrzewać damage - niszczyć with no efford - bez wysiłku according to - według card - tektura explain - wyjaśniać page 7
Spotlight Meeting with professional journalists LIFE AROUND former - były pay attention to - zwracać uwagę na awful - okropny motion sickness - choroba lokomocyjna experienced - doświadczony opportunity - możliwość design - projekt particular - poszczególny be curious about - być ciekawym determined - zdeterminowany challenging - pełen wyzwań satysfying - dający satysfakcję choir - chór participation - udział lenten retreat - Rekolekcje Wielkopostne page 8 Thanks to one of the former students of our school Sandra Michalewska, on 8 th March Spotlight group (read: couple of amateurs) went to Lublin to meet professionals. We didn t pay attention to awful weather conditions. Heavy snow, car accidents, even motion sickness nothing could stop us on our way to Kurier Lubelski. We were welcomed very warm. Mr. Artur Borkowski the right man in the right place (very experienced journalist), showed us all the steps for one edition to be published. that happened - in shor t 08.02.2013 Valentine s cards - school mail, February March students exhibitions, 06.03.2013 trip for student congress and school choir to Copernicus Science Center in Warsaw, 08.03.2013 trip for school magazine group to the office of Kurier Lubelski, 08.03.2013 meeting with a Brazilian student, Gustavo Pincho, 11 13.03.2013 participation in Lenten retreat 21.03.2013 1st Day of Spring happening, class competitions Kinga Jurek We had a great opportunity to meet all the people who create this popular newspaper - write articles, take pictures, take care for the electronic stuff, prepare the design of particular pages. Mr. Borkowski also told us how hard journalist s job is. And that it is more like passion than job. You don t have to have professional education; you just have to be curious about the world. Now we know much more about it. But still, some of us are determined to get this challenging but also satisfying job in the future. important dates Kamil Kolasa 28.03 02.04.2013 Easter holidays, 10 11.04.2013 school open days for the primary school students, 23-25.04.2013 middle school exams, May June school trips, 01 03.05.2013 May holidays Happy Easter :)
2013, No. 3 a little bit of Brazil in Stróża... Many things happened in our school on 8th March. One of them was a meeting with Brazilian student - Gustavo Pinho (23). After the meeting we used the opportunity and asked him several questions. Here are some of them (hope the most interesting ones): Where are you from? I m from Belen which is in Brazil. Why did you come to Poland? I wanted to take part in a student project. I m working with children in kindergartens here. Which of Polish dishes do you like most and which is the worst for you? My favourite are pierogi ruskie and schabowe. I think there is no dish that I don t like. 1st day of spring 21 st March I think students favourite day, commonly referred as Ditch Day. In our school this day was a bit different, that s why we decided to stay instead of sightseeing the surrounding. I think on the one hand we didn t celebrate it in the right way because we went to school, but on the other hand we can say that we did it because there weren t any lessons at school. We had a lot of attractions instead. We made some salads, next ate them, then we had our Stróża s Got Talent and Jaka To Melodia and last but not least we took part in sport competitions. So, what do you think? Did we celebrate or not? Can we being at school Have you tried to learn Polish? I m trying, but the only words I remember or know are dzień dobry and ładne dziewczyny. I have to admit that Polish language is really hard to learn. Have you experienced any strange customs here? Yes. Fat Thursday and Friday 13th. Also that Polish people are unable to eat meat on Friday. Are there any special places in your country that you would like to recomend us? Whole Brazil is really beautiful but you should see rain forests, the capital and of course places which are nearby my home. What is the craziest thing you have done in your life? The most crazy one? Hmmm I came to Poland :) Ola Matysiak, Rafał Boczek & Patryk Pielaszkiewicz but not having lessons call the Ditch Day? Oliwia Berdys dish - danie experience - doświadczyć Fat Thursday - tłusty czwartek be unable to - nie być w stanie rain forests - lasy deszczowe commonly - powszechnie referred as - określany jako Ditch Day - dzień wagarowicza instead of - zamiast sightseeing the surrounding - zwiedzanie okolicy on the one hand - z jednej strony on the other hand - z drugiej strony last but not least - ostatni, ale nie mniej ważny page 9
any suggestions? WRITE US! Tell us about your ideas, what you d like to read in our magazine. Maybe you want to take part in a competition? What kind of? Write us what interesting happened in our school. We ll put it in magazine!!! Write us about your talent (drawing, singing, etc.) We ll put it here with your photo and an interview with you! And maybe you need a place where you can tell about your problems and ask for the advice? We ll try to help you. Just let us know! Kinga Jurek one more thing We still have one more competition to resolve. In last number we asked you to write a poem about one of your teachers. We got only one poem, written by Kinga. Not too many, but still, one is better than nothing :) Here it is: She is clever, young and not punk, She likes students and she is funny. Maybe she eats honey. She s always happy And never sad. This is the end. Can you guess who she is? OUR SPONSOR This magazin can exist thanks to: sponsored by: EDITORS: Oliwia Berdys, Paulina Bijak, Kamila Igras, Kinga Jurek, Mateusz Jurek, Kamil Kolasa, Kinga Michałek, Marta Nowakowska, Kamila Oleszko, Alina Pielaszkiewicz, Paulina Stasiniak, Olivia Szyfer, Aleksandra Wojciechowska, Natalia Żaba TUTOR: Kamila Berdys