Dear Parents,

You are warmly invited to the first lessons of the new 2026/2027 school year, which will take place on 12 September 2026 at 9:00.

First day of lessons – 12 September 2026

  • Class teachers of the older classes (classrooms upstairs) will be waiting for their pupils in the school playground.
  • Class teachers of the younger classes (classrooms on the ground floor) will be waiting for the children directly outside the classrooms or in the classrooms.
  • You will find the classroom allocation attached to the e-mail.
  • Class teachers would like to meet you – they will let you know the meeting time in class messages.

If any of you need to speak to me, I will be available from 9:15 to 10:00 in the Theatre Hall.

Please make sure that children bring lunch and water with them every Saturday. The café will be closed on 12 September, so it will not be possible to buy toasties.

Class teachers and teachers in the 2026/2027 school year

Class teacher assignments:

  • Pre-school – Agata Grabiec
  • Zerówka – Ewelina Rusicka
  • A1 – Ewa Rybacka
  • A2 – Iwona Koś
  • B – Agnieszka Szreder
  • C1 – Agnieszka Mieszczyńska
  • C2 – Małgorzata Ojdowska
  • D1 – Arlena Szymusik
  • D2 – Przemysław Anielski
  • E – Magdalena Szendrak, Anna Makarewicz
  • F1 – Katarzyna Góral
  • F2 – Katarzyna Adams
  • Pre-GCSE – Iwona Chrzan
  • GCSE 1 – Aleksandra Czerny
  • GCSE 2 – Izabela Kośla
  • A-level 1 – Agnieszka Drury
  • A-level 2 – Piotr Kośla

Other teachers:

  • catechesis – Ewelina Zjawiony
  • history (GCSE and Pre-GCSE) – Joanna Smaga
  • history (A-level) – Agnieszka Mikrut
  • history (classes E and F) – Anna Makarewicz
  • rhythm and drama classes – Ewa Karpińska

Key organisational information

Term 1 fees

The fee for the 11 Saturdays in Term 1, payable by 5 September 2026, is:

  • for the first child: £154 + £25 (one-off annual fee for learning materials),
  • for two children: £297 + £50 (one-off annual fee for learning materials),
  • for three or more children: £418 + £75 (one-off annual fee for learning materials).

Payments can be made by bank transfer to the school's account (Frederic Chopin Polish Saturday School); please enter the child's full name as the payment reference. Up-to-date information on fees can be found on the Fees page.

Parent duties

The choice of duty date is yours; a maximum of 16 people can be on duty on any one Saturday. If you do not sign up, a duty date will be assigned to you, as before. We have prepared a duty sign-up form for Term 1. More information: Duty Rota Calendar.

Nut-free school

Our school is a nut-free school. Please remember that bringing and eating nuts and any products containing nuts or coconut, e.g. Nutella, Bounty bars or M&M’s sweets, is strictly forbidden.

Extra-curricular activities

  • ‘Karolinka’ Song and Dance Ensemble – for children aged 5–8; led by Ms Ewa Zawół; Saturdays, 12:30–13:30.
  • Multi Sport – elements of gymnastics, football and volleyball, movement games and activities; led by Ms Iwona Aksamit; Saturdays, 12:45–13:45.
  • In-person sessions with a speech and communication specialist – Ms Anna Jamrozik-Tsjornaja.
  • Football – ‘Wisła Kraków – UK London’; contact: Mr Piotr Warszawa.

Extra-curricular activities will not yet take place on 12 September. More about what we offer: Extra-curricular Activities.

School ID cards

We will accept applications and Polish diaspora school ID cards for renewal until Saturday 3 October 2026. The rules (described in detail in the e-mail attachment):

  • The Consulate issues ID cards to pupils once they have turned 6.
  • If the application is to renew an ID card (pink), please hand in the application together with the ID card.
  • If the application is for a new ID card because the current one is white, please hand in the application only. The old white ID cards are valid until 12 July 2027; after that the document is no longer valid.
  • The application must be completed legibly, without crossings-out, signed by a parent and printed double-sided on a single sheet.
  • Completed applications are accepted by class teachers and the school administrator.

The application form is available in the e-mail attachment, from the school administrator and on the gov.pl website.

Preparation for First Holy Communion

The first organisational meeting will take place on 19 September 2026 at 11:45 in the Theatre Hall (entrance from Bynes Road). If a group of interested families comes forward, the first catechesis session for children will take place on 26 September 2026 at 8:15. An online form has been prepared for registration.

General Meeting of the School Council

The General Meeting of the School Council will take place on 10 October 2026 (the time will be announced later). All parents and carers of pupils at our school are entitled to attend. At the meeting, reports on the school's teaching and pastoral, administrative and financial activities will be presented, and a new Parents' Committee will be chosen.

With warm regards

Irena Kukuła, Headteacher