Literary competition - A scary story

Also this year, we participated in the literary competition Scary Story. Stellka, a student of the 4th B class, took 2nd place in the district round with her story "Mysterious Bridge". We heartily congratulate her.

Pytagoriada and Mathematical Olympiad

Our pupils took part in the district round of Pytagoriada and Mathematical Olympiad. Maxim M. (5.A), Peter M. (5.B) and Juraj S. (7.B) took 1st place in their categories. Congratulations!

SUCCESS FROM BIOLOGY OLYMPIAD 

Congratulations Martin B. from 8.B for placing third in the regional round of Biology Olympiad in C-TP category.  .

GREAT NEWS

Our 8Y student Sofia T. won the 2nd place in the national round of the English Language Olympiad (category 1.C)

Congratulations to Sofia

WE ADVANCE TO THE NATIONAL ROUND!

Also in this school year our pupils became successful solvers of the school round of the Logical Olympiad of intellectually gifted pupils. Second grader Viliam Ján H, third grader Michal K., eighth grader Klára M. and seventh grader Juraj Rudolf S. advanced to the national round.

Congratulations to all successful solvers and fingers crossed for the national round!

WE ADVANCE TO THE NATIONAL ROUND!

Also in this school year our pupils became successful solvers of the school round of the Logical Olympiad of intellectually gifted pupils. Second grader Viliam Ján H, third grader Michal K., eighth grader Klára M. and seventh grader Juraj Rudolf S. advanced to the national round.

Congratulations to all successful solvers and fingers crossed for the national round!

THE LITTLE PRINCE

In art lessons we created on the fairytale theme The Little Prince. The children tried to represent the interesting world of the Little Prince through artistic expression and created new planets with extraordinary characters that the Little Prince could visit on his journey through the universe. Congratulations to Vanessa.

Placing in the district round:

3rd place: Vanesa K. 1.B

WE DID IT!

11 pupils successfully represented our school in 3 rounds of the Trnava Chess Ranking at the Trnava Chess Centre. Together they won as a team a beautiful 1st place.

Congratulations to the pupils for the great performance.

... WE ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW SUPERSTAR

On March 2, 2023, the Leisure Center in Trnava was looking for a new Superstar. It was the 21st year of the district competition in singing a popular song. Our school was represented at the competition by students Natália B. (1.A) and Agáta Č. (4.C). Both girls managed to place in the silver zone in their category. Congratulations to the awarded girls.

NEWS FROM THE GOLF WORLD - CHRISTIAN B. IS THE VICE CHAMPION OF THE JUNIOR WORLD

We are very proud of succesful Christian B., who took home the world vice-champion trophy from the Junior World Championships in Algarve, Portugal. Congratulations!

The results: https://www.masterscoreboard.co.uk/results/Result.php?MSBid=53c518b2c203645deb166e71cfbd03d1&CWID=3110&View=2602

WE ARE PROCEEDING TO THE ALL-SLOVAK ROUND!

Also this school year, our students became successful solvers of the school round of the Logical Olympiad of intellectually gifted students. Druhák Michal K., eight-year-old Lucia Š. and sixth Juraj Rudolf S. advance to the all-Slovak round.

We congratulate all successful solvers and keep our fingers crossed in the all-Slovak round!

TITLE OF THE BEST SCHOOL IN TRNAVA REGION WAS RECEIVED BY THE SCHOOL BESST AGAIN

Every year, INEKO organization publishes the rankings of the best schools in Slovakia, and once again we managed to obtain the title of the best school in Trnava Region for the year 2020/2021.

We are very happy with the title and we will continue to work on interesting projects, innovative teaching methods and on improving the quality of education in the next school years.

In terms of number of students, we are included among small schools, and therefore in order to display our ranking, it is necessary to click on the criterion "SHOW EVALUATION FOR SMALL SCHOOLS"

OUR IT PRO BESST JR. TEAM IS A RISING STAR

In June, we participated in the national round of the First Lego League competition, where we advanced from the 4th place in the regional round in Bratislava.

We are very happy that our IT Pro Besst Jr. Team received the "Rising All-Star Award" in the Challenge RePLAY category for the best team of newcomers for the team's overall performance.

Congratulations!

We thank our pupils for successful representation of our school and the lecturers for leading the team.

Maksík Mathematics Competition

Our Year 2 – Year 4 pupils took part in the national mathematics competition “MAKSÍK” again this year. During the school year 2020/2021, they were solving logical tasks five times. A total of 47 pupils applied, out of which 11 children were successful and received the title of THE WISEST “MAKSÁČIK”. In addition to the beautiful diploma, our pupils also received prizes. Other involved pupils received the title WISE “MAKSÁČIK” and a small souvenir for their participation.
Congratulations to all!

Superclass

After one-year break, though virtually, we participated in SUPERCLASS competition. Pupils of 2A class created and rehearsed their song on the topic "The story of my tree". In the chorus of the song we sang what was the most important to us during the year, “May the most beautiful dream come true, that I have you and you are with me. Let us just laugh and have fun; I want to be with you! ” Our success was ranking in the 3rd place in the national round. We are already looking forward to the next challenge.

My Trnava

The traditional My Trnava art competition is a long-standing tradition in our school as well. Yaer 5 - Year 9 students took part in it and expressed their ideas about Trnava on paper. We appreciate the imagination that they have fully developed in the artworks created by them. They were also successful in the district round of the art competition. Congratulations to the winners!

District round results:
1st place – Olívia A. (6A)
2nd place – Kexin L. (5C)

Pythagoras Mathematics Competition

On 9th and 10th December 2020, Year 3 - Year 8 pupils took part in the school round of the Pythagoras Mathematics Competition. Year 3 - Year 4 pupils solved tasks at school, older pupils online. Successful pupils advanced to the district round. The most successful representatives were Peter M. from 3B and Thomas H. from 4C, who ranked 1st in their category, and Maxim M. from 3A, who ranked in the 2nd place. Congratulations to all successful mathematicians, and at the same time we thank all pupils who participated in this competition.

Universe Through the Eyes of Children

After a year, pupils of our school participated again in the art competition Universe through the eyes of children. Through various art techniques, they showed how they perceive the universe and the things associated with it. Our pupil Miško M. also advanced to the national round with his artwork (Picture No.2). Congratulations, Miško.

Progression to the Slovak round: Michal M. (1.B)

Guardian Angels

In art lessons, we visited the world of angels and supernatural beings. With various techniques and many colours, children depicted their ideas of guardian angels who serve as protectors, guardians of the family, animals of the Earth, and everything that is around us.

District round success:
1st place - Matej S. (2.A)
1st place - Yeonwoo Ch. (2.A)

Success in the Language flower competition

2.6.2021

First and second grade students successfully represented our school in the regional round of the Language Flower competition, where they ranked in the top places in the bilingual category.

Veronika O. and Nelka B. ranked in second place in their categories, Nataly S. ranked in first place and Danielka Š. ranked in first place both in English and German language.

We are proud of them, we wish them a lot of success in the national finals.

Success in First Lego League competition

13.5.2021

Our IT PRO BESST jr. team succeeded in regional round of First Lego League competition, which was held ONLINE for the first time.

Students programmed a robot and completed missions on the game table. This year’s theme was play, games, movement and activity. Coming up with their own innovation project is also part of the competition and they worked on activities, such as running and cycling around town like Trnava. Our pupils came up with an idea for an app that would motivate people to be active during the pandemics and enable them to compete even during the restrictions when mass events are not possible.

In this round, we ranked in the 4th place and our Innovation Project placed 2nd and we are moving onto the national round.

Congratulations and good luck!

Members of our IT PRO BESST jr. team: Juraj T. a Maxim M. (3.A), David P. (4.A), Jakub J. (4.B ), Jakub M. a Thomas H. (4.C), Timotej H. a Adam V. (5.A), Alexandra M. a Šimon K. (5.A), Viktor K. (7.B )

Literary competition 

12.5.2021

Fairies, elves and other forest creatures visited us in our minds and later in the nice creative stories with which we participated in the literary competition. Within our school, Stella S. from 2B class ranked in a nice 2nd place in the district round with a story about fairies in “A scary story” category. Oliver R. Oliver R. won the prize of the jury for his fantasy/sci-fi story in the ”When I Think” category.

We are very happy for this successs and congratulations to both!

Art Competition Eye - The Mirror of the Soul

11.5.2021

We participated in the Eye - Mirror of the Soul Competition. Through artistic expression, we tried to portray our eyes in an interesting way. Within our school, Linda P. from 3A class won the 1st place in the district round. Congratulations to Linda!

KNOW-IT-ALL Competition

13.4.2021

On the 1st of December, the Year 2 - Year 4 pupils took part in the Know-it-all knowledge competition. It is a battle where pupils had the opportunity to test their knowledge in all subjects and fight for the title of Know-it-all Champion or Know-it-all Apprentice. Those who managed to obtain the title of Know-it-all Champion also received a beautiful award. Lukáš P. from 3C class was the best from our school and received the diploma of the Know-it-all School Champion.

Congratulations to all our Champions!

Painted Christmas dream

Our pupils took part in the Painted Christmas Dream art competition, where they expressed the atmosphere and magical days of Christmas, traditions, peace, love, gifts and family well-being.

In the district round, they received an award in III. cat .:
3rd place - Eliška N. (5A), Viktória K. (5C)

Congratulations!

English language olympiad - category 1C

05.03.2021

We were pleased with the great news!

Our Y9 student Frederik H. won 1st place in the regional round of the English language Olympiad (category 1C). He is thus advancing to the national round, in which we will all keep our fingers crossed for him!

Congratulations to Frederik.

Biology olympiad - category D

04.02.2021

On February 3, 2021, the 55th year of the Biology Olympiad in category D took place at our school.

Year 5. Year 6 and Year 7 pupils took part in the Olympiad. First place went to Lucia E. K.(6A) and second place to Natalia R. S. (5B). Pupils will represent our school in the district round.

Congratulations also go to other successful solvers. Thanks to all students for participating.

Biology olympiad - category C

18.12.2020

On December 17, 2020, the 55th year of the Biology Olympiad in category C took place at our school.

Year 8 and Year 9 pupils took part in the Olympiad. First place went to Jakub K. (9A) and second place to Vivien J. K. (8A). Pupils will represent our school in the district round.

Congratulations also go to other successful solvers. Thanks to all students for participating.

trnava chess ranking

28.09.2020

It’s not a coincidence that chess is called „The game of kings“.

Two kingdoms are fighting against each other. Our students Maxim M. from 3.A, Alexandra M. from 5.B, Sear S. from 5.C and Shabir S. from 6.B fought well and won. They defended their kingdom and they exercised logical thinking and their memory. They won a beautiful 2nd place in September’s Trnava chess ranking.

Congratulations!

Maksík

29.06.2020

Maksik is a nationwide mathematics competition for Year 2 to Year 4 pupils. Throughout the year, pupils solved various interesting tasks incorporated into exciting stories, which were illustrated with pictures of the solvers themselves. This year, the pupils and Maxik visited the Land of Miracles, where they met the Queen of Hearts and Alice. While helping Maksík, the children learned not only to think logically, but also to read for comprehension. They solved many mathematical mysteries and were awarded diplomas and nice prizes for their solutions at the end of June. 

School round of logical olympiad for gifted pupils

17.02.2020

On Wednesday, 12th February, school round of Logical Olympiad for gifted children was held. 10 pupils took part in it. Pupils were divided into two categories - Y1-4 and Y5-9. Two pupils competed in first category - Juraj Rudolf S. from 4B and Maximus Sírius J. from 4D. Both managed to pass their tests. Maxi came first, Juraj second. Both pupils qualified for the finals of Logical Olympiad in Prešov.

8 pupils from Secondary school competed in second category: Klára M. from 5D, Lucia Š from 6A, Richard Edward J. and Leo Š. from 7B, Karin Katarína V., Jakub K. a Frederik H. from 8A and Michal M. from 9A. Frederik H. had best results, followed by Michal M., and Lucia Š. Frederik and Michal qualified for the finals in Prešov.

Congratulations and fingers crossed in the finals which will take place on 22nd April 2020 at Prešov University.

IT-PRO-BESST Jr. Success

23.01.2020

On Friday, 10th January, our team IT-PRO-BESST jr. took part in regional round of the First Lego League. The team consists of primary school pupils and three helpers from our High School. At the competition, we presented our project for soundproofing our school canteen. This project and its presentation were rated as the best out of 14 competing teams. We also won in teamwork category.
Since the design of our robot was the second best and we also reached the second place in the fight of robots, we managed to win the competition and qualify for the Slovak-Czech semifinals, which will take place on 8.2. in Žilina.

We are working hard to improve what we can, so keep your fingers crossed in few weeks!

Christmas songs and carols

23.12.2019

This year round, we brought the Christmas festive atmosphere closer through Christmas Carols competition. All the contestants did their best and had marvelous performances.

1st category - 1st place: Richard P.
        2nd place: Lea Š.
         3rd place: Hanka R.

2nd category - 1st place Terezka H.
         2nd place: Emka T., Marína H.
        3rd place: Sofia Š.

3rd category - 1st place: Táňa P., Miška M., Michal D., Jarko N., Viki B., Viki T., Zara G., Zuzka H., Ninka B.
       2nd place: Maxim K., Oliver P., Edko N., Esterka D., Zuzka H., Sofia D.

Chess Success

18.10.2019

At the end of September there was an interesting chess tournament in Nitra. Children from Trnava, Bratislava, Čadca, Banská Bystrica, Trenčín and Košice also came.
Maxim, the best up to 1000 elo won the cup and Alexandra won 3rd place in the girls category.
On this day they both won their very first cups.

Congratulations!

Jury prize for our superclass

02.07.2019

in National round of competition called Superclass, our Year 2 pupils, led by Ms Janka and Ms Adel, got jury prize for artistic prezentation of their performace. The finals took place in 21st June 2019 in Bratislava. Our Year 2 pupils performed a musical and dramatic work on Milan Rastislav Štefánik.

Congratulations!

To see more photos from the competition, click HERE

success of besstik

14.06.2019

Meet our team of editors who write beautiful poems, stories and articles about the school life and many interesting topics from childrens’ life.
Their effort and creativity was rewarded in regional competition of School and Class magazines, where they won 2nd place.

Congratulations to the whole team

superclass 2019

05.06.2019

"Superclass is a European experiential learning project."

Pupils from 2C, lead by Ms Janka and Ms Adel, with the help of musical instruments elaborated the topic called “Milan Rastislav Štefánik”. Together they made their own song, created costumes, sets and with this piece they won the first place in regional round in Bratislava. Congratulations and we keep our fingers crossed for the Slovak national finals, which will be held in Bratislava in 2 weeks!

For more photos, see ourj Gallery

Success in the Animal Kingdom Art Contest

29.05.2019

On May 23, 2019 our Year 8 pupils Natália Z. and Nina R. won the 1st place in art competition called the Animal Kingdom Competition. Congratulations to the girls!

Ms Adel

Earth is only one

03.05.2019

On the occasion of Earth Day, Kalokagatia Trnava hosted the Earth is only one competition. The main theme was the Earth from a Bird's Perspective where Neo D. and Pavol S. from 8.B art portrayed their planet story. They engaged their imagination and creativity.
Their work attracted the jury and won the 3rd place.

When I make up competition

03.05.2019

Our Primary School pupils took part in competition called When I make up, here their main task was to come up with original and captivating sci-fi story. Like in other competitions, we were successul and our student Jurko S. (3B) won beautiful third place.

Congratulations to Jurko and we wish him many more successes in his story-writing.

trnava region school championship in gymnastics

18.04.2019

On April 16, 2019, after hard preparation, 10 of our girls respresented our school in Trnava region School Championship in gymnastics. They competed in 4 disciplines: acrobatics, jump, bars and bench. In both category A and category B they won 2nd place.

Congratulations!

Language Flower – Regional finale

16.04.2019

On 11th April 2019 our pupils took part in Regional round of recital competition called Language Flower, where they presented their skills in English language. Veronika O. (4.B) placed in a beautiful 2nd place, while Natália S. (3.B) and Rebeka H. (5.A) won the first place in their category, thanks to which they qualified for the national finals!
Congratulations and fingers crossed!

district round of pythagora’s competition

16.04.2019

Our Y3 - Y8 pupils took part in regional round of Pythagora’s competition. Winners of each category qualified for the district round.
From our school Alexandra M. (3B) won wonderful second place in distric round.

Congratulations!

Fairytale spindle

09.04.2019

On 28th March 2019 school round of competition called Fairytale spindle, open for pupils in Year 2 - Year 4, was held at our school. All girls who participated gave outstanding performances and the jury decided as follows:

1. place: Agátka K. (3C)
2. place: Alexka M. (3.B)
Veronika G. (3.C)

In Regional round Agátka won the second place!
Congratulations! We wish her best of luck in her future competitions.

hollého pamätník reciting competition

04.04.2019

on 13th February our Year 5 - Year 8 students participated in school round of Hollého pamätník reciting competition. They could choose from poetry or prose, and were divided into two main categories. The jury then selected best reciters. Our school was represented by Zoe Z. (5B) and Michal F. (8A) and Pavol O. (8B) at the regional round.

language flower

04.04.2019

In April 2019 our school participated in language-reciting competition called Language Flower. Three of our pupils competed in reciting English texts in district round The competition was carried out in a form of video recordings. Veronika O. (Year 4) and Rebeka H. ( Year 5) won first place in their category while Natalia S. (Year 3) won second place. All three girls qualified into semi-finals of Regional round, which will take place on 11th April 2019 in Trnava.
Congratulations and fingers crossed!

Semi-finals FLL Slovakia and Czech republic

03.04.2019

This year round we managed to get through to the semi-finals in FLL competition. Our new, younger team, consisting of Karin V., Nina P., Emma V., Lenka G., Laura M., Adam M., Viktor K. a Leo Š., led by Mr Ľubo Gregor did their best in Bratislava to beat other competitors. From out of 17 teams they finished on 11th place, with the biggest success from Teamwork category, whihc was one of the best.

A big Thank You to school, parents, and all our supporters and helpers.

To see more photo, go to our GALLERY

regional round fll in bratislava

01.04.2019

Same as last year, we decided to take part in FLL international robotic competition this year as well. With younger, but even more determined team we started programming the robot and working on our team work and research in order to make ourselves ready to demonstrate our results from qualifying round, which took part on 14th January 2019 at Faculty of Informatics at Pan-European University .

And the results? First place for research and overall seconda place, which means qualifying to SEMI-FINALS!
We are so excited! Next challenge is awaiting for us in one month.

You can find photos by clicking on this link:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9xvrcbt5i42j0uj/AACQ0xWIXtJFGf6eBC05ENw5a?dl=0

Results:
https://www.fll.sk/_user/doc/results_FLL_2018_2019_Bratislava.pdf

We wander for Folk songs

01.04.2019

During the school round of competition We wander for Folk songs, we could hear many traditional folk songs.
Girls came in beautiful folk costumes from around Trnava. All the children were doing great and therefore the jury had a difficult decision in each category. A week later, the winners represented us at the district round of the competition.
School Round:

Category 1:
1st place - Terezka H. (3.B)
             2nd place - Lilien P. (2.C)
             3rd place - Viktória T. (1.B)

Category 2:
1st place - Marína H. (5.B), violin accompaniment – Richard J. (6.B)
             2nd place - Agátka A. (5.B)
             3rd place - Laura M (5.A)

Category 3:
1st place - Ruth B. (8.B)

Category 4:
1st place - Viktória Balzadua (1.A), Tánička Pavelková (2.A)

District Round Placement:
1st place - Viktória B. (1.A), Tánička P. (2.A)

Success in art competition

01.04.2019

Our student Sofia Š. (4.B) was placed on the 2nd place in the art competition called Animals in the Sea and on the Coast. We are very pleased with it and wish her many more successes in painting.

53. Biology Olympics - School round

29.03.2019

In March, our Year 6 and Year 7 pupils took part in the school round of the Biological Olympiad. They solved not only theoretical but also practical assignments. They all became successful Olympics solvers, and confirmed the level of their knowledge beyond the educational content.
Only two of the best can qualify for the District Round, and these are:

1st place - Richard J. (6B)
2nd place - Nina P. (7A)

 Congratulations to all participating pupils.

Logic Olympics - national finals

27.03.2019

Logic Olympics - national finals

On Wednesday, March 20, 2019, the final round of the 7th year of the Logical Olympiad of Pupils with General Intellectual Talent took place in Prešov, where our school was represented by 4 pupils. In category A (Primary School) it was Juraj S. (3.B) and Klára M. (4.A) and in category B (Secondary School) Rebeka M. (8.A) and Michal M. (8.A). Out of nearly 130 contestants, Michal M. (8.A), finished on 7th place in his category, was the best of our 4 talented representatives.
Congratulations and thanks to all our successful researchers for representing the school.

2x win in trnava chess tournament

21.03.2019

This year, our students Samir S., Adam H., Shabir S., and Sear S., attended Trnava Chess Tournament. In 3 rounds they confirmed that chess remains to be a popular game amongst children.
They managed to win 1st place in both categories: as school and individual (Samir S.)
Congratulations!

VŠETKOVEDKO

12.03.2019

Všetkovedko is a Slovak competition of knowledge, and our Year 2 - Year 4 pupils took part in it. Pupils demonstrated their knowledge, reading and understanding skills as well as logical thinking. They competed for the title „smartest of the brightest.“ Simonka O., from 3B got great placement. Not only did she get the title Všetkovedko, she was also awarded by the title Všetkovedko of the School. Congratulations to all pupils and we wish them many more successes like this.
Ms. Katka H.

KOMPARo testing 2018/2019

01.03.2019

On 15th November 2018 KOMPARO 2018/2019 testing took place. Our Year 8 and Year 9 students participated as well. According to results from Maths, Slovak language, History and Physics our Year 8 placed in 25 % of most successful schools, while year 9 also placed in top 25 % schools from Maths and Slovak language.
Congratulations.

School round of reciting competition ‘Hollého pamätník’

08.02.2019

On February 7, 2019, the school round of reciting competition ‘Hollého pamätník’ for Y2 - Y4 year took place. The selected reciters were great, in both poetry and prose.
However, only the best ones could win.

Placements in Poetry:
1st place - Veronika O. (4.B)
2nd place - Martin M. (2.A)
3rd place - Daniela Š. (3.C)

Placements in Prose:
1st place - Lea T. (4.B)
2nd place - Agáta K. (3.C)
3rd place - Adam L. (2.A)

We thank all the participants.

.... searching for a new SUPER STAR

07.02.2019

Beginning of February was all about pop music. BESST was searching for its SUPEU STAR. Pupils from Primary and Secondary competed in singing songs from both Slovak and international artists.

Placements:

Category A – Year 1- Year 3
2nd place – Hanka H. (1.A)
3rd place – Viktória T. (1.B)
3rd place – Noel H. (1.C)

Category B – Year 4 - Year 7
1st place – Lucka T. (7.B) – through to the regional round
2nd place – Veronika O. (4.B)
3rd place – Veronika U. (7.B)

Pythagora’s competition

On Wednesday 12th December and Thursday 13th December 2018 a Pythagora’s competition was held at BESST. Year 3 – Year 8 took part in it.

Congratulations to pupils, who are thgough to the next round: Year 3: Alexandra M., (3B) Year 4: Sofia T. (4B), Year 5: Júlia M. (5A), Laura M. (5A), Year 7: Jakub M. (7B), Frederik H. (7A), Year 8: Ema G. (8B), Dominik F. (8B).

Fingers crossed.

Christmas songs and carols

Warmth, tenderness, love ... There is a time when the most precious feelings come to life. We moved into the magic atmosphere of Christmas through the school round of "Christmas Songs and Carols".
Contestants have done excellent performances, congratulations to all.
Girls who won first place in this round represented us in Regional round, where Sofia won a beautiful 2nd place. Congratulations!

Placement:
Primary School

Christmas carols:
1st place - Sofia Š. (4.B)
2nd place - Nelka B. (2.B)
3rd place - Sofinka D., Ninka B. (1.C)

Christmas songs:
1st place - Veronika O. (4.B)
2nd place - Tánička P. (2.A)
3rd place – Danielka Ella Š. (3.C)

Secondary School

Christmas carols:
2nd place - Agátka A. (5.B)

Christmas songs:
1st place - Marína H. (5.B)
2nd place - Lucka T. (7.B)
3rd place - Ninka J. (5.B)

Successful painter from besst

Arts lessons are amongst our favourite subjects and for that reason we are more than happy to have won the second place at regional painting competition called Painted Dream of Christmas.
Congratulations to Ema!

Superclass 2018

"Superclass is a European project of experiential learning in order to increase the culture of children and to teach them to feel, to think, to create, to enjoy life."
The main theme of Superclass 2017/2018 was generated by the Representation of the European Commission in Slovakia: "The Craftsmanship has a Golden Bottom" and "By Every Thought, By Every Word, By Every Act, You're Changing the World".
Our Year 5 students chose the second topic, they processed it using their own music and text. With the support of Ms Adel and Mr Vlad, they won 2nd place in the regional round in Trenčín!
Congratulations and we are happy to know that our school is the Model School o Superclass as an art-social European project!

The very Successful BESSTík
 

All the year we have been creating stories, poems, puzzles or quizzes for our school magazine. This effort of ours was rewarded in the form of a beautiful second place in the School Magazine Competition. This success has given us yet more drive to create new and even more creative magazines for you.

Ms. Katka and Ms. Paťka

Junior Rescue Team Success

This year 5 pupils from 8.A have been able to defend their gold medal in Regional  Competition of Young Rescue Teams. The team then participated the regional round of the "Child of Life" competition, held under the auspices of the Ministry of Education in Bratislava. Young rescuers tested their capabilities to react promptly and correctly in critical situations.

To learn more about the competition click here

Results of Mathematical Kangaroo

On Tuesday, March 19th, our math enthusiasts sprouted took part in solving interesting logical tasks. 80 pupils from Year 1 to Year 9 were involved. Mathematical Kangaroo is an international mathematical competition in which pupils from 65 countries participate. We are delighted that our school is also involved in this competition every year.
The excellent result, 100% success rate of the solution, was achieved by our pupils Hanka S. from 1B while Lucka Š. from 4A and Martina A. from 9A became the school champions.
We cordially congratulate all Kangaroos and wish them many more successes.

IQ Olympiad 2018 - Regional Round

On the 7th of May 2018, a regional round of the competition IQ Olympiad 2018 for West Slovakia took place. Our school was represented by five pupils - Martinka A., Peťo K., Chris A. (9A), Mirko N. (8B) and Karin V. (6A). Mirko won a wonderful 5th place while he will further compete in the nationwide round, which will take place on the 28th of May 2018 at the Smolenice castle. Mirko, we keep our fingers crossed for you!
 

The art competition called My Trnava

Our pupil Tamara H., succeeded in art competition called My Trnava, where she gained a beautiful 3rd place for the painting of the Trnava walls with combined technique. People may see the pictures of pupils, Lucia T., Nina B., Marko M., Ondrej D., Šimon M., too.

Our students once again confirmed they are the BESST

From April 25th – 28th 2018 the FIRST LEGO LEAGUE world championship took place in Detroit, USA. IT-PRO BESST Team from our school, consisting of 9 members, also attended the event. In a very strong competition of 104 teams from whole world they managed to get through to the finals and win a fantastic 3rd place. The team went through Regional League in Bratislava, the Semi-finals in Lodz, Poland and Central-European finals in Aachen, Germany.During the championship, the IT-PRO-BESST Team gained second best result amongst all teams, and after the semi-finals round with the winning team they finished on a fantastic third place.  
Congratulations IT-PRO-BESST Team, we are proud of you!

If you would like to see our video, click HERE.

IQ Olympics

In April, our pupils of the 5th and 9th year had the opportunity to participate in the 8th year of the IQ Olympics competition. In the regional round of the West we will be represented by Martina A. (9.A), Peter K. (9.A), Miroslav N. (8.B), Christián A. (9.A) and Lea K. (9.A).

We keep our fingers crossed!

Competition - We are travelling around  for a folk song

The treasure of the Slovak folklore - folk songs reminded pupils of 1st and 2nd grade of elementary school through the singing contest "We are travelling for a folk song". Pupils sang beautiful songs which were known but also less known, from the surroundings of Trnava.

School competition:
Kategória A

• 1st place: Terezka H. - 2.B

• 2nd place: Lilien Mary P. - 1.C

• 3rd place: Dorotka H. - 1.C

Kategória B

• 1st place: Agátka A. 4.B

• 2nd place: Marína H. - 4.B

• 3rd place: Jasmínka Klára Č. - 4.B, Veronika U. - 6.B

Pupils Terezka H. and Agátka A. advanced to district round. District round: Agátka A. was placed on 3rd place in her category.

Congratulation!

Logical Olympics

On Wednesday, April the 11th 2018, the final round of the 6th year of the Logical Olympiad of Pupils with general intellectual talent was held in Prešov, where our school was represented by 3 pupils. In category A (first stage) it was Lucia Š. (4.A) and Emma V. (4.A) and in category B (second stage) Rebeka M. (7.A). Among the 130 contestants, the best placement from our 3 gifted/ talented representatives was Lucia Š. (4.A), who finished 15th in its category.

Congratulations and thanks to all of our successful solvers, thank you for representing the school.

TRNAVA CHESS RANKING 3RD ROUND

The 3rd round of the Trnava chess ladder took place on April 12th.Our pupils competed as a team but also as individuals.Samir S. from class 8.A gave a great performance again and took the 1st place in the category of Individuals - elementary school pupils.Samir S. of 8.A, Shabir S. of 3.B, Sear S. of 2.C and Adam H. of 4.A competed in the team.They managed to get the 1st  place in the category “Družstvá / Teams” - elementary school pupils.Congratulations for a great result to our students.

Hollého  Memorial

Even in this school year, a competition tour was held at our school BESST in the artistic presentation of poetry and prose. Pupils from 5th to 9th grade had the opportunity to demonstrate their skills in recitation and to spread interest in literature. The competition was attended by 14 pupils. Lenka G. from class 5.B and Matus KD from class 7.B will represent us in the district round of the Hollého Memorial.

Aachen - FLL final for Central Europe

This year we also managed to qualify successfully from the V4 Qualification FLL from Polish Lodz to the final round, this time in German Aachen. On Saturday, as is the tradition, we competed in the "Teamwork" category - specifically its part called the "Live Challenge" - and on Sunday we enjoyed a rigorous competition in the categories "Research Project", "Robot Design" and "Robot Game". Out of the 25 competitor teams from Germany, Switzerland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary we ranked 9th! The whole team enjoyed the competition and had a lot of fun. As we have accepted an invitation to the FLL final tournament this year, our voyage ends in Detroit, USA. We are all looking forward to go there! Thank you all for your great support!

Team IT-PRO-BESST

Hollého memorial

At the end of February, we organized a school round of a recitation contest in the poetry and prose of “Hollého pamätník” (Holly Memorial). There were a lot of contestants and the jury had a lot to do to decide on the winners and the jury's price. And we have them here:

• 1st place: Ela V., 4. A

• 2nd place: Zoe Z., 4 B

• 3rd place: Rebeka H., 4. B

Jury Prize: Veronika G., 2. C

Elka will be presenting us at the district round of Hollého pamätník (Holly Memorial) Congratulations!

Haunted story

We have succeeded in the Haunted Story in the district round of the literary contest. Our pupil Zuzka M. won the jury prize, thanks to her fantasy, creativity and writing skills. Congratulations!

Pytagoriades

On 14 March 2018, Pytagoriades District Circle was held. The pupils of our school were placed in successful places. Mirko N. (8.B)placed in third place in category P8 and Miško M. (7.A)placed in first place in category P7. We warmly greet you!

The Haunted Story

In the district round of the literary contest we have succeeded in the Haunted Story. Our pupil Zuzka M. won the jury prize, thanks to fantasy, creativity and writing skills. Congratulations!

English-language Olympics Regional Round

On 14th February, the English-language Olympics Regional Round was held, with our pupil Laura Kissová 9.A. due to her great efforts she managed to rank first. Congratulations!

Trnava Chess Ranking 2nd round

On 21st February 2018 the traditional Trnava chess ladder 2nd round was held in the CVČ Kalokagatia. Our school was represented by Samir S. (8.A), Denis P. (6.A), Adam H. (4.A) and Sear S. (2.C).We keep one's fingers crossed for them in the third final round, which will be in April.

Logical Olympics - School Round 2018

On 14th February 2018, students with general intellectual talent met to measure their strength. This competition took place in two categories. Category A - 1st Grade and Category B - 2nd Grade. The winners for this year are - Lucia Š. (4.A) and Emma V. (4.A) for the 1st stage and for the 2nd stage - Rebeka M. (7.A), Natalia H. (8.B) and Laura K. (9.A). We congratulate the winners and we look forward to their progress in the national final, which will be held in April 2018 in Prešov.

the English-language Olympics Regional Round

On 14th February, the English-language Olympics Regional Round was held, with our pupil Laura K. 9.A. due to her great efforts she managed to rank first.Congratulations!

First Lego League – Semifinals V4 in Lodz

We are competing this year again in FLL! After very successfull round in Bratislava, we won 5th place in the V4 semifinals where only the best teams from Hungary, Poland, Czechia and Slovakia competed. The excitement in IT-PRO-BESST team is enourmous and we are very happy to go to finals in Aachene, Germany.

Všetkovedko

Všetkovedko is an all-Slovakia knowledge competition, in which also our 2-5 graders participated. The pupils have demonstrated their knowledge, reading with comprehension skills, logical thinking and correct judgment. Many pupils have been awarded the Všetkovedko title for their excellent work. Veronika Ch. from 2.D did a great job. Not only was she awarded the Všetkovedko title, but she was also awarded an extra title "Všetkovedko of the School" for her proven wisdom.Congratulations to all the pupils and we wish them further successes.

... we are looking for a new SUPER STAR

Our school has once again touched the tones of modern music during the competition - We are looking for a new SUPER STAR. Pupils from the first to seventh year sang songs from contemporary pop singers. The competition was in three categories: Category A (1st to 3rd year), Category B (4-6th year), Category C (7-9th year). The pupils went to the district round: A. Mihok, V. Uhlíková, T. Kúdelová.

The jury was delighted with A. Mihok´s singing and speech too and he became the winner of his category.

School round awards:

Category A:

• 1.miesto: Alex M. - 2.A

• 2.miesto: Veronika O. - 3.B

• 3.miesto: Terezka H. - 2.B

Category B:

• 1.miesto: Veronika U. - 6.B

• 2.miesto: Ninka J. - 4.B

• 3.miesto: Agátka A. - 4.B

Category C:

• 1.miesto: Tamarka K. - 7.A

• 2.miesto: Ruth B - 7.B

Šaliansky Maťko

On January 26th, our pupils, Alex M. and Agatka A., took part in the district round of the recitation contest Šaliansky Maťko. There is a lot of competition, but we managed to get the third place in the first category, that Alex brought us.

Congratulations!

Trnava Chess Ranking

Trnava's free time centre Kalokagatia hosts a chess tournament called Trnava Chess Ranking this year again. The first round took place on the 18th January 2018 and was attended by pupils of our school. Samir S. (8.A), Shabir S. (3.B), Sear S. (2.C) and Denis P. (6.A) have proved that chess is still an attractive and exciting game today. Samir S. was ranked 1st in the first round. We keep our fingers crossed for him and the others in the next round. 
 

Pytagoriada

This school year the school round of the Mathematical competition „pytagoriada“ took place on the 13th and 14th December 2017.
The succesful participants of the school round who have proceeded to the district round are the following pupils:

• P4 – Ema V. 4.A

• P5 – Oliver H. 5.A

• P6 – Michal M. 6.A

• P8 – Miroslav N. 8.B

Congratulations!

Diploma FOR the participation in the project "Záložka do knihy spája školy"

Thanks to the Slovenská pedagogická knižnica and the Knihovna Jiřího Mahena v Brně for a diploma due to the participation in the project "Záložka do knihy spája školy" and we are looking forward to the next year!

Art Competition Success

This year, just like in the other years, we took part in the Art competitions. This year we participated in the following Art competition: " Fairy-tale world". Ninka from the 2.A grade won in the II.category a beautiful 3.place.

iBobor 2017/2018

This year again we participated in the competition named iBobor.
There were  74 216 Slovak participants from 992 schools.
Our pupils competed in the following categories:

• Beavers – 4. a 5. grades

• Benjamines – 6. a 7. grades

• Cadets – 8. a 9. grades

In all the categories, we achieved some outstanding results, namely:
•    Category - Beavers:

• 3. place: D. Dudinskaia 5.B – 91. percentil

• 2. place: E. Vargová 4.A – 97. percentil

• 1. place: L. Šefčík 5.B - 100. percentil

•    Category -  Benjamines:

• 3. place: M. Málik 7.B – 95. percentil

• 2. place: M. Mako 7.A – 97. percentil

• 1. place: F. Hypký 6.A – 97. percentil

•    Category - Cadets:

• 3. place: L. Kissová 9.A – 95. percentil

• 2. place: M. Nemčic 8.B – 96. percentil

• 1. place: P. Krajčovič 9.A – 98. percentil

Of course, far more students from our school took part in the competition and we congratulate them all! All of them can be seen in the attached picture gallery.

Christmas songs and Carols

On November 27th, our school was filled with Christmas songs. Many pupils attended the competition in Christmas songs and carols. Not everyone could be the winner. But for us it was a fantastic time well spent.

In the category Modern Christmas Song - Solo singers the following pupils ranked accordingly:

1. miesto – Timea B., 3.A  
2. miesto – Agáta A., 4.B  
3. miesto – Nina J., 4.B

In category Modern Christmas Song - Singer Group the following pupils ranked accordingly:

1. miesto – Klára M. a Klára P., 3.A
2. miesto – Terézia V., Táňa P., Lucia M., 1.A  
3. miesto – Veronika O., 3.B a Nina J., 4.B

We thank everyone for participating and creating a nice pre-Christmas atmosphere.

School Championship in Chess - district round

On October 24, 2017, our pupils Adam H. (4.A), Sear S. (2.C), Shabir S. (3.B) and Samir S. (8.A) took part at a district round of this chess competition organized by Kalokagatia in Trnava. They successfully represented our school, together they achieved the 3rd place in team competition. In addition, Samir S. (8.A) achieved the 2nd place. Congratulations!

Slovak Language Olympiad

On October 23, 2017, the Slovak Language Olympiad took place in our school. Six pupils from the 9.A class were testing their knowledge as well as their wording and speaking skills.

School Championship in Athletics, district round

On Thursday of May 18, 2017 pupils of Year 6 – Ivan K., Tamara K., Laura S, Lada P., Rebeka M., Michal F. (6.A), Ruth B. (6.B) and Year 9 – Nina L., Jakub B., Timotej Č., Oliver S., Roman H. (9.A) took part at the School Championship in Athletics, which was held on the stadium of A. Hajdóczy in Trnava. We enjoyed the sunny morning full of great sports performances. Nina L. (9.A) won the 3rd place in 800 run. Congratulations. We are already looking forward to the future sports performances of our pupils.

My Trnava

On Tuesday of May 9, 2017 we took part at the awards ceremony within an art competition My Trnava in the Old Town Hall. Congratulations to our talented pupils Letícia K. (4.A) for 3rd place and Francesca K. (7.B) for 1st place in their categories!

School Championship in Gymnastics, girls – finals

On May 4, 2017, our small gymnasts Ela V., Júlia M. (3.A), Nina J. (3.B), Klára P. (2.A) and Alica R. (1.A) as winners of the regional round represented our school and Trnava region in finals of the School Championship in Gymnastics, cat. A. In this category of the Slovak-wide competition, 8 teams competed in total – 1 team per region. Gymnastics skills of our girls were getting better through individual rounds of this competition, reaching the higher level each time, also thanks to their trainer Mrs. Masárová. Although we did not reach the podium at the end of this competition, we are thankful for huge experience this competition gave us as well as for unforgettable memories for each of our representatives.

Young rescuers’ teams competition

On Friday of April 28, 2017, our pupils from 7.A zo 7.A Sofia B., David B., Andrej P., Tomáš D. and Marek Š. competed in district round of the Young rescuers’ teams competition, organized at yearly basis by the Slovak Red Cross organization. Our rescuers won the first place in their category (Y5-Y9). Congratulations, we are proud of you!

School Championship in Gymnastics, regional round

On April 20, 2017 our pupils Alica R. (1.A), Klára P. (2.A), Ela V. (3.A), Laura M. (2.A) and Júlia M. (3.A) took part at a regional round of the School Championships in Gymnastics, girls in Piešťany. They won the 1st place and so they are qualified to the finals of this difficult competition. Cross your fingers for our small gymnasts on 4th of May!

Logics Olympiad – Slovak Finals in Prešov

On Wednesday the 12th of April 2017, finals of the Logics Olympiad (5th Year) for pupils with advanced intellectual skills was organised in Prešov. Our school was represented by 4 pupils in 2 different categories: in the category A (Y1-Y4) by Leo Š. (4.B) and Lucia Š. (3.A), in the category B (Y5-Y9) by Frederik H. (5.A) and Laura K. (8.A). This year, our pupils took part at the Evening of Talents on the day before. During testing, their parents and supervisors could visit a workshop “We do understand talented children”, where different topics from the area of education of talented children were presented. From almost 100 participants of the Olympiad Leo Š. ended up as 11th in his category. Congratulations! We also would like to thank to 3 other pupils – all of them were successful solvers of the Olympiad – for representation of our school.

School Round of the IQ Olympiad 2017

In the week from 3rd to 7th April 2017, a school round of the IQ Olympiad 2017 took place at individual schools in Slovakia. From a total number of 10 929 participants, 240 pupils proceed further to a regional round, from which also our pupils Timotej Č. and Oliver S. (9.A) will represent us. Congratulations!

Memorial of J. Hollý – District Round

Rebeka H. (3.A) and Miško F. (6.A) represented our school during a district round of the Memorial of J. Hollý on March 28, 2017 in Západoslovenské Museum in Trnava. Rebeka won the 1st place with her passage from a book My Granny’s Great Escape by Jeremy Strong. She is heading to a regional round of this competition! What a great present for her class teacher Miss Viol, who has been preparing her for this contest and accompanied her during this very special day. It could not get any more extraordinary, as it was a Teachers’ Day! And in spite of winning any prize this time, Miško’s performance in category poetry was spectacular as well, and we are looking forward to his future success in various recitation competitions. We would like to thank both representatives for making this sunny and festive day even more beautiful!

Rozprávkové vretienko – District Round of a Recitation Competition

Congratulations to our Agátka A. (3.A) who won with her excellent performance the 3rd place in last, district round of this competition in recitation of fairy tales. Amongst all the participants, she performed as the last,but hopefully this was not her last performance in general, and we will see her talent radiating in a similar manner at different stages next school year!

European Finals of First Lego League Competition

It was the 9th time that our pupils competed in this international competition, consisting of four evaluated categories: Robot Game, Robot Design, Project Game and Team Work. This year, in total 90 teams were registered in Slovakia, with students comparing their skills within regional rounds at first. In Central Europe, it is the Hands in Technology who organizes the competition, and this year, 955 teams took part in it. Winners from regional rounds (127 teams) competed in 7 semi-final rounds, with 24 best teams who met on March 3-4, 2017 during the FLL Central Europe 2016/2017 in Regensburg, Germany. 

Our team IT-PRO-BESST (Adam M., Paul K., Jakub H., Michal M., Natália H., Paulína H., Júlia H.), under the supervision of enthusiastic leaders Mr. Rasťo and Ms. Nina, achieved the 10th place. They made us really happy and proud, especially with their 4th place in Robot Design and 4th place in Robot-Game Categories. Congratulations!

Pytagoriad – District Round

On March 14-15, 2017 our pupils Philip B. (3.A), Oliver H. (4.A), Michal M. (6.A) and Miroslav N. (7.B) took part in a district round of mathematics competition Pytagoriad. Mirko N. (7.B) won the 1st place in his category (P7) and Miško M. (6.A) finished at 3rd place in category P6. Congratulations!

Rozprávkové vretienko – School Round of a Recitation Competition

On Monday 13th of March we were pulled into a magical world of fairytales and fantasy by a school round of recitation competition Rozprávkové vretienko. During the last school round of all our recitation competitions we could listen to our enthusiastic reciters narrating well or less known stories, which reminded us of our own childhood. We would like to thank our pupils for making us feel fairytale-like, relaxed, playful and magical.

Jury decided to award the following pupils:
1st place: Agáta A. (3. B)
2nd place: Emma V. (3. A), Christian K. (3. A)
3rd place: Karin K. (2. A), Viktória G. (4. A)

Agátka A. from 3.B class is going to represent us in the district round of the competition on Thursday 23rd of March. Good luck!

School Round of the Singing Competition „Putujeme za ľudovou piesňou“ – Y5-Y9

We went on in this competition on Thursday the 9th of March, 2016, this time with performances of our Y5-Y9 pupils. Winners were:

Category II – solo singing Y4-Y6:

1. Ruth B. (6 B)
2.Petra B. ( 5 A)
3.Laura P. (4 A)

Category III – solo singing Y7-Y9:

1. Paulína P. (9 A)

Category IV – duettos Y4-Y6:

1. Anička B., Veronika U. (5 B)
2. Tamara K., Rebeka M. (6 A)

Thanks to all competitors for a pleasant afternoon and to Anička, Ruth and Veronika for representation of our school in a district round of this competition.

Exotic Birds and Fiction Writing Competitions – Awards Ceremony

On March 9, 2017 our pupils took part at the Awards Ceremony in Kalokagatia Centre in Trnava. They were amongst awarded in competitions Exotic Birds and Keď si vymýšľam (fiction writing competition), both organized by the above mentioned centre. Šimon M. (6.A) won 1st place in his category and Laura P. (4.A) won 3rd place in her category in an art competition Exotic Birds. Leo Š. (4.B) gained 2nd place and Adam S. (4.A) 3rd place in a category Y1-Y4, Laura F. and Jakub B. (9.A) won 3rd place in their category (Y5-Y9) of the literary competition “Keď si vymýšľam” (science fiction and fantasy writing competition). Congratulations to winners, we are really proud of them!

Memorial of J. Hollý – Local District Round

On 7th and 8th March 2017 our pupils Rebeka H. (3.A), Lenka G. (4.B), Michal F. (6.A), Petra B. (5.A), Stanislav K. (7.B) and Peter L. (8.A) represented our school in local district round of the competition Memorial of J. Hollý, which took place in the premises of Západoslovenské Museum in Trnava.
Rebeka H. (3.A) won the 2nd place in her category (fiction, Y2-Y4), Michal F. (6.A) obtained 3rd place in the category poetry, Y5-Y6. Both of them are going to represent us in a district round taking place at the end of March.
We would also like to thank other participants for representing our school, and we hope that experiences they gained in the competition and suggestions of the jury will contribute for development of their talent in following years. We are looking forward to their future performances!

Animal Tracks

It is really not easy to identify the animals only by their footprints. Pupils who took part in this winter competition could tell you something about it. It was Kenzi B. (1.A) and Martina A. (8.A) who won it.

Congratulations to both of them!

Biology Olympiad

On Monday the 6th of March, 2017, a school round of the Biology Olympiad, D category took place. In total 8 pupils from the 6.A class took part in it. They competed both in theoretical and practical part, where they had to prove their knowledge gained at school or beyond it. Thanks to all participants for taking part in this difficult olympiad.

School Round of the Singing Competition „Putujeme za ľudovou piesňou“ – Y1-Y4

Competition started in a very cosy and friendly atmosphere on Monday the 6th of March, 2017. Sun was peeking through the windows of the 3.A classroom to watch the performances of our youngest first graders and their older mates. They were all doing their best and our jury went througha very difficult decision-making process. Are you curious about the results? Take a look at our chart:

Solo singing:
1. Agáta A. (3. B)
2. Ivana K. ( 1A)
3. Tereza H. (1 B)
1. Agáta A. (3 B)
2. Ivana K. ( 1 A)
3. Tereza H. (1 B)

Duettos:
1. Nina J., Letícia B. (3.B)
2. Linda P., Jazmína Č. (3.B) a Alicia K., Nina Š. ( 1.A) – 2 second places
3. Karin K., Klára M. (2.A)

Language Flower – Regional Semifinals

2nd day of March brought an enormous joy to our pupils, Veronika O. (2.B), Laura P. (4.A), Oliver H. (4.A) and Peter L. (8.A). They won the first places within their categories in the Language Flower competition. We are really happy for them, and wish them good luck in the regional finals taking place next month.

Trnava Chess Competition – 2nd round

We began March with participation of our pupils, siblings Sear (1.C), Shabir (2.B) and Samir S. (7.B), Adam (3.A) and Tadeáš H. (6.A) and Ondrej D. (6.A) in the second round of Trnava Chess Competition.
This time Samir S. (7.B) finished at one of two awarded first places, and his youngest brother Sear (2.A) is also coming up on the ladder. Congratulations. We cannot wait for achievements that the last, third, round taking place in April, will bring to us.

Spelling Bee

It’s almost Spring and the bees are buzzing. This week our own school was buzzing with the sound of bees. Spelling bees, that is. The pupils of BESST primary school, grades 2-7, put their best spelling feet forward and took part in a school wide spelling bee. Throughout the week, pupils competed in class rounds sending their top spellers to the finals. It was an exciting competition as we had many stupendous spellers. In all, 13 contestants participated in 3 different groups. From the first group, which consisted of 2nd and 3rd graders, our winner was Rebeka H. (3.A) with the word “tropical”. From our second group, made up of 4th and 5th graders, Nina B. (5.A) won by spelling “doubtful”. Finally, in our “seniors” round, Michal F. (6.A) took the prize by spelling “ambulance”. There was great enthusiasm and our participants put their all into the competition. We are very proud of all our top spellers!

Logics Olympiad – School Round 2017

On February 16, 2017 our pupils with advanced intellectual skills met to compete within the Logics Olympiad 2017. Testing was done in two categories. This year the winners are: for Year 1 – Year 4 Leo Š. (4.B) and Lucia Š. (3.A) and for Year 5 – Year 9 Laura K. (8.A) and Frederik H. (5.A). Congratulations to winners, and we are looking forward to their performances in national round of this competition which will take place in April 2017 in Prešov.

Mathematical Express – MatX

On February 15, 2017 the selection of Year 7 – Year 9 pupils (David B., Tomáš D., Andrej P., Adam. M. (7.A), Miroslav N., Natália H., Samuel Š., Ivanka Ch. (7.B), Zuzana B., Richard H., Peter K., Laura K. (8.A), Paulína P., Nina L., Timotej Č., Oliver S. (9.A)) came to our PC room in order to take part in online mathematical competition MatX. This competition focuses on logics and is composed of 45 mathematical problems which are due to be solved within 110 minutes. Pupils were competing in individual teams, with 4 competitors in each team. This year the competing teams could compete in English for the first time. Our pupils decided for this, indubitably more complicated option. Despite complicacy of the competition our Year 8 team won the 3rd place amongst all competing teams from Slovak and Czech Republic! We would like to congratulate them on this great success and to thank to all participants for their endeavor in this difficult competition!

English Language Olympiad

On Wednesday February 15th Julka H. (8.A) took part in the regional round of the English Language Olympiad. In spite of not receiving any medals, she did really well in the tough competition. We would like to praise her for the knowledge, skills and the willingness to participate she showed as well as for her free time she devoted to the preparation

Memorial of J. Hollý – School Round, Y5-Y9

On Wednesday, 15th February 2017, another group of competitors was standing in front of audience and jury within the school round of recitation competition – Memorial of J. Hollý. This time our pupils of Year 5 – 9 competed in categories II and III. After their great performances the jury decided that the winners were as follows:

Category II – “Poetry”:

1. Michal F. (5.B)
2. Emma K. (5.B)
3. Nikolas F. (6.A)

Category II – “Fiction”:

1. Petra B. (5.A)
2. Šimon M. (6.A)
3. Lucia T. (5.B)

Category III – “Poetry”:

1. Stanislav K. (7.B)
2. Júlia H. (8.A)

Category III – “Fiction”:

1. Tatiana B. (8.A)
2. Laura K. (8.A)

We will cross fingers for the winners of each category in the district round of this competition – Miško F. (5.B), Peťka B. (5.A), Stanislav K. (7.B) and Tatiana B. (8.A). Take also a look in our gallery.

Memorial of J. Hollý – school round, Y2-Y4

During the school round of Memorial of Ján Hollý we could hear so many different stories that for most of us it would be impossible to remember them. Fortunately, our pupils of the Year 2- Year 4 remembered their stories very well and they also presented them in front of their parents, friends and jury in 3.A classroom in the sunny afternoon of February 13, 2017. Sun was shining through the windows and made them feel festive and optimistic, and so was their recitation. It was not easy for the jury to choose the best interpreters, so it took some time before they came back with their decision. Our pupils did not hesitate and fulfilled this pause with other types of creative activities, using either their iPads or blackboard. J

Finally jury decided that the winners were:

In category “Poetry“:
1. Lenka G. (4.B)
2. Christián K. (3.A), Oliver H. (4.A) – two second places
3. Karin K. (2.A), Lea T. (2.B) – two third places

In category “Fiction“:
1. Rebeka H.  (3. A)
2.  Ela V.  (3.A)
3.  Laura P. (4. A)

Congratulations to winners in both categories Lenka G. (4.B) and Rebeka H. (4.A) who will represent us also in district round of the competition. We would also like to thank to all competitors and their supporters – to pupils, parents and jury as well for the pleasant afternoon!

First Lego League – V4 Finals in Debrecen, Hungary

They were present everywhere. You could meet them in classrooms, in halls, on sofas. They have literally become an inseparable part of our school. You could see them every morning, day or even during evening hours. Did they ever leave school to go home? When did they eat? Did they sleep at all? Those were the questions occupying the minds of most of us when seeing the ultimate enthusiasm of our hard working IT-PRO-BESST team. As well as their numerous supporters from our BESST team who provided help and support to our pupils Paul K. (8.A), Adam M. (7.A), Nataly H. (7.B), Michal M. (6.A), Júlia H. (8.A) and their High School colleagues Paulína H. and Jakub H. (II.A), as well as their leaders Miss Ninka and Mr. Rasťo. During the weekend of 4.-5.2.2017 all their hard work was awarded by a victory amongst 27 competing teams from 6 countries at the First Lego League V4 finals in Debrecen, Hungary. In addition to total victory they also won 1st place in category Robot Game (314 points!), 3rd place in category Robot Design, and 2nd place in category Teamwork. And what is coming up next? Our IT-PRO-BESST team will take part in European finals in Regensburg, Germany, taking place on February 3-4, 2017. We will cross fingers for you not only for that weekend, but also during the preparations period. You are absolutely the BESST, and we are really proud of you!

SuperStar – district round

Whilst other BESST pupils were having fun in Jump Arena and KidsHouse in Bratislava, our three girls Anička B. (5.B), Tamarka K. (6.A) a Paulínka P. (9.A) represented our school in a cold Hviezda (Star!) Cinema in a district round of SuperStar competition. As we all know, in general cold is not good for vocal folds. Despite that Anička B. won 3rd place. And we think our competitors were awarded also by a short photo shooting with famous jury member.

Trnava Chess Competition, 1st round

On January 25, 2017 our chess representants – brothers Adam H. (3.A) and Tadeáš H. (6.A), Denis P. (5.A), together with siblings Sear S. (1.C),  Shabir S. (2.B)and Samir S. (7.A) took part in the 1st round of Trnava Chess Competition. Samir S. (7.A) won, and we are already looking forward to the next round of this chess competing which is going to take place on the first day of March.

SuperStar Competition

On January 16, 2016, after Christmas holidays, children voices could be heard  again in our school during the school round of SuperStar competition. Despite relatively short practice time all pupils surprised the jury by their briliant performances and choice of songs. And so the audience could enjoy various English pop songs or ageless tunes of Elan or Palo Habera. All of them enjoyed the atmosphere and once again it was definitely not easy to choose the best of the BESST. Finally the jury decided that the winners were as follows:

In category 1 (Year 1-3):

1. Alexander M. (1.A)
2. Lukáš M. (1.B)
3. Veronika O. (2.B) a Karin K. (2.A) – two third places

In category 2 (Year 4-6):

1. Anna B. (5.B)
2. Tamara K. (6.A)
3. Veronika U. (5.B)

In category 3 (Year 7-9):

1. Paulína P. (9.A)

In district round of the competition taking part next week our school will be represented by Alex M. (1.A), Anna B. (5.B) and Paulína P. (9.A).

School Championship in Rapid Chess – National Round

In BESST we know that all defeats in life are just another way of getting ready to win. Therefore we would like to congratulate our Samir S. (7.A) to his nice 6th place, which he achieved after four victories, one tie and two defeats in national round of School Championship in rapid chess last Thursday on December 15, 2016 in Topoľčany. Thank you for successful representation of our school, Samir. We are proud of you and we wish you a good luck in your future competitions.

Christmas Songs and Carols – Regional Round

On Tuesday, December 13, 2016 the premises of Kino Hviezda in Trnava sounded by beautiful Christmas songs and carols within the regional round of this competition. Also our pupils made a special atmosphere of Christmas come closer to us with their singing: winners of the unforgettable school round of this competition in categories Traditional and Modern Song and Group singing: Viki G. (4.A), Agátka A. (3.B), Paulína P. (9.A), Ruth B. (6.B), Laura P. (4.A), Veronika O. (2.B), Peťka B. (5.B), Jazmínka Č., Ninka J. a Letícia B. (3.B), Anička B., Tamarka B., Tamarka H., Emmka K., Lucka T. a Veronika U. z 5.B. Ruth B (6.B) and Laura P. (4.A) won the 2nd, respectively the 3rd place in the category Traditional Folk Songs. Congratulations to both of them. We would also like to thank all of the above mentioned girls for representation of our school and wish them merry Christmas full of joy and singing.

 First Lego League – Bratislava

Months of constant endeavour of our IT PRO BESST team was on Saturday December 10, 2016 awarded by 1st place in Bratislava qualification. We would like to congratulate to Júlia H. and Paul K. (8.A), Natália H. (7.B), Adam M. (7.A) and Michal M. (6.A), as well as to their schoolmates from BESST High School Jakub H. and Paulína H., and to their excellent teachers Miss Ninka and Mr. Rasťo for their victories in three out of four categories: Robot Game, Robot Design, and Research. Their hard work paid off as they even created a new Slovak record with a total of 225 points in the category Robot Game.! We cross our fingers for you in the V4 finals in Debrecin, Hungary. You are simply the BESST!

Discovering the magic of Chemistry

Congratulations to Adam M. (7.A) and Peter K. (8.A) who gained the honourable acknowledgment for their participation in a national round of the competition Discovering the magic of Chemistry which took place on December 9, 2017.

Chemistry Olympiad – D category

Peter K. (8.A) sa v školskom kole chemickej olympiády stal úspešným riešiteľom.

Srdečne mu blahoželáme!

Regional School Championship in Rapid Chess

We would like to congratulate to Samir S. (7.A) who successfully represented our school in a regional round of school championship in rapid chess on December 8, 2016. Thank you, Samir, and good luck in your future chess competitions!

Šaliansky Maťko Competition

On Wednesday afternoon of December 7, 2016 we entered the mystical world of watermen, land lords, spokes and other charactes coming from ancient times. It happened so during the competition in artistic narration of Slovak national tales called Šaliansky Maťko of J.C. Hronský. Talented narrators made the walls tremble and letters fall from the blackboard behind them. The jury decided the winners are:

Category I.
1. Rebeka H. (3. A)
2.  Zuzana M. (3. A) a  Zoe Z.  (3. B)
3. Christián K. (3. A) a Matúš P. (2. A)

Category II.
1.  Oliver H. (4. A)
2. Lenka G. (4. B)

Congratulations. In district round we are going to be represented by Zuzka M. and Oliver H. We cross our fingers for them and we are looking forward to their future stories.

Painted Dream of Christmas

Congratulations to Sofia T. (2.B) who achieved the 2nd place in art competition Painted Dream of Christmas!

Christmas Songs and Carols 2016

On Monday afternoon of November 11, 2016 we got together into Christmas spirit during a singing competition Christmas Songs and Carols, which took part in 2.A class.

Beautiful performances of our pupils created a very special atmosphere. They sang both traditional and modern Christmas songs in front of parents, teachers and jury, accompanied (or not) by music loaded by our assistant Tamarka H. (5.B). They were singing shyly or from the top of their lungs, but with all their hearts. It was all beautiful, impressive, and Christmas-like. We would like to thank all participants for making our day more beautiful.

It was not easy for our jury to choose the best performances. After a long discussion they decided the winners were:

Category MODERN SONGS – first grade:

1. Viki G. (4.A)
2. Agátka A. (3.B)
3. Laura M. (3.A).

Category MODERN SONGS – second grade:

1.Paulína P. (9.A)
2. Ruth B. (6.B)
3. Anička B. (5.B)

Category TRADITIONAL SONGS – first grade:

1. Laura P. (4.A)
2. Veronika O. (2.B)
3. Klárka P. (2.A) a Franciska M. (3.A)

Category TRADITIONAL SONGS – second grade:

1. Ruth B. (6.B)
2. Peťka B. (5.A)

In category GROUP SINGING the winners were: Jazmínka Č., Ninka J. a Letícia B. (3.B) for the first grade and for the second grade Anička B. Tamarka B., Tamarka H., Emmka K., Lucka T. a Veronika U (5.B), who opened the competition with a special performance for the public.

This year the jury decided to award a special price for attendance and lovely performance also to our courageous boys – to Philip B. from 3.A class and to Adam V. (1.D).

Congratulations!

District round of Olympiad from Slovak Language

We would like to congratulate Timotej Č. (9.A) for his great 4th place in the district round of Olympiad from Slovak language, which took place on Tuesday, November 15,2016 in Trnava. Thanks for representation of our school!

iBobor 2016

Also this year we took part in a worldwide competition iBobor. In Slovakia a total of62 981 pupils from 921 schools was competing. And our pupils did not get lost at all! Here are the results:

Category Bobrik

• Igor K., 4. A – 96,00 points, 100 percentile

• Ondrej K., 4. A – 92,00 points, 99 percentile

• Jakub T., 4. A – 68,00 points, 89 percentile

• Agáta A., 3. B – 67,00 points, 85 percentile

• Jakub H., 4. A – 64,00 points, 85 percentile

• Ela V., 3. A – 61,00 points, 81 percentile

• Vivien K., 4. B – 60,00 points, 80 percentile

Category Benjamin

• Miroslav N., 7. B – 80,00 points, 100 percentile

• Frederik H., 5. A – 63,01 points, 92 percentile

• Marek Š., 7. A – 61,35 points, 90 percentile

• Miroslav M., 6. B – 55,02 points, 83 percentile

• Michal M., 6. A – 50,69 points, 79. percentile

• Stanislav K., 7. B – 50,01 points, 77 percentile

Category Kadet

• Peter K., 8. A – 69,34 points, 95 percentile

• Richard H., 8. A – 64,34 points, 90 percentile

• Lucián M., 9. A – 62,68 points, 88 percentile

• Timotej Č., 9. A – 58,35 points, 80 percentile

• Martin P., 9. A – 53,35 points 71 percentile

We would like to congratulate all pupils on their achievements. Thank you for successful representation of our school! :)

School Championship in Chess – District Round

In October 25, 2016, our pupils Adam H. (3.A), Denis P. (5.A), Ondrej D. (6.A) and Samir S. (7.A) represented our school in a district round of the School Championship in Chess, organized by CVC Kalokagatia.

Samir S. became an ultimate winner of this competition. Congratulations!

Slovak Language and Literature Olympiad – school round

On October 25, 2016 pupils from 9.A class attended a school round of the Slovak Language and Literature (SJL) Olympiad.  In total 16 courageous pupils were trying out various tasks and entries, presented their language and speaking skills, using all their fantasy and creativity in the same time.

And who won this challenge? The winner of the school round of SJL Olympiad is Timotej Č., who is going to represent our school in district round as well.

We all cross our fingers for him! :-)

Results of testing in English language by NUCEM

In the section Grammar and vocabulary, our school achieved 85 precentile, which represents the level of knowledge above average.
In the section Listening with comprehension we achieved 98 percentile, representing the level high above average.
In the section Reading with comprehension, our schoolwas at 91 percentile with level high above average as well.