Family Tree Collage

Posted on October 18, 2014 by mgarrprimary

The students of Ms Joanne Galea in kinder 1.2 have been busy gearing up for an eventful year. Since it is always good practice to start teaching our students from the known and then move on to the unkown, one of the first lessons is about family.

The students made their own family tree. The first stage of learning took place by doing a collage of the stem of the tree. The leaves of the tree were made by the children’s own hand prints.

The students then were allowed time to stick the photos of different family members on this tree. The students also made use of sand to finalise the collage title: “Family Tree”.

Such activities are beneficial to students not only because they enhance learning, but because these activities enhance team work and social skills. Well done to the students, Ms Galea, KGA and Ms Debono, LSA 🙂

A shore thing…

Posted on June 9, 2014 by mgarrprimary

On 6th June 2014 the Kinder 1 students of Ms Joanne and Ms Josianne went to Gnejna for a hands on session. The aim was to make our students aware of natural sea habitat, it being home to many different creatures.

The students learnt about different forms of fish and other sea creatures that live in our coasts. They also learnt the importance of keeping shores clean and encouraged tourists to take care of our environment.

Finally the students made a sand collage in commemoration of their participation in the Dinja Waħda project.

Planting Tomatoes while promoting healthy eating…

Posted on June 2, 2014 by mgarrprimary

On 22nd May 2014 the Kinder 1.3 students of Ms Joanne had a very interesting potting session. The students learnt about the healthy properties of tomoatoes, while learning how to plant tomatoes and how to take care of a tiny seed which eventually grows into a seedling and finally bears fruit. A very enriching experience indeed 🙂

Healthy Breakfast

Posted on May 20, 2014 by mgarrprimary

Kinder 1.2 and Kinder 1.3 joined forces to learn about healthy eating habits and the importance of starting the day with a healthy breakfast.

After exploring which foods and drinks are needed to prepare a healthy breakfast, the students made their own breakfast and enjoyed eating this breafast with the classmates.

Ms Joanne Galea and Ms Josianne Camilleri took the lesson a step further by asking the students to colour in foods which should feature in a healthy breakfast, while learning the names of such fruits, and their colours, at the same time.

Marathon Walk 2014

Posted on April 29, 2014 by mgarrprimary

On Tuesday 29th April 2014 the school embarked on a Marathon Walk. The children had been given sponsor sheets with the aim of collecting funds for the school council.

This Marathon Walk was linked to Science Fieldwork which was co-ordinated by the science teacher, Ms Charmaine Mifsud, together with the class teachers.

Year 3 to year 6 students were stopped at Dingli, near the football pitch. From there they walked approximately 4km to Buskett. On arriving at Buskett the students were given a 30 minute break, followed by a 45 minute field work session. Students learnt about various leaves, temperature readings in the shade and in the sun light, insects and other interesting things related to Science and Technology. The students then walked back to Dingli, following a shorter route. The students covered another 3.7km in 45 minutes.

The Kinder 1 to Year 2 students were dropped at Buskett. They had their fieldwork which was adapted by the class teachers according to their age. Ms Portelli and Ms Schembri joined us in the venture to give an extra helping hand.

Well done to the students and members of staff for making this yet another successful event. The school takes the opportunity to thank all parents for this noble cause.

Prepositions… Above and Under…

Posted on March 25, 2014 by mgarrprimary

The Kinder 1.2 students of Ms Josianne Camilleri have been learning about prepositions. The two keywords the students learnt during this session were: above and under.

The students created a water scene. Then they had to make images of a fish, dolphin, turtle and ducks either above or below the sea using sponge printing techniques.

Well done 😉

Safety Mat for Kindergarten Students…

Posted on March 24, 2014 by mgarrprimary

At our school we do our best to provide our students with a sound education in a safe environment. With the help of the parents, who always help us to raise funds for the embellishment of the school, we have now installed safety mats, for the kindergarten children in the internal yard.

This was a very ambitious project, but thanks to your kind donations, the project has become a reality.

On behalf of the staff and the students, I would like to thank you all for your generosity 🙂

The Lion and the Mouse…

Posted on March 24, 2014 by mgarrprimary

The K1.2 students of Ms Josianne Camilleri have been kept very busy during the past week. The KGA took the opportunity to teach her students about friendship using the story of The Lion and the Mouse. This story promotes diversity and emphasises the fact everyone matters, irrespective of their age, size, colour, gender etc.

The KGA made use of this lesson to teach her students maths shapes and colours.

Finally the students enjoyed making a collage of the lion and the mouse to celebrate their friendship. Well done 🙂

Ħallini Ħieles…

Posted on March 21, 2014 by mgarrprimary

The K1.3 students of Ms Joanne Galea have been busy learning about animals. The KGA made sure her students would appreciate these friendly creatures while giving them some food for thought.

The students were made to reflect about the importance of leaving birds free, rather than captured in a cage or, even worse, mummified as a trophy. This activity was linked to Dinja Waħda project.

The students made a replica of the earth (all craft was made from recycled material). Then each student coloured in a bird. Each bird was displayed flying around the earth. The birds were also used in a maths lesson to enhance number and value recognition.

On a different note, below we see the students proudly presenting their work on the class notice board. Since students have been learning about animals, the theme was appropriately chosen as “Ir-Razzett”.

Animal Farm…

Posted on March 17, 2014 by mgarrprimary

For the past days, I had the opportunity to see kindergarten assistants and LSAs decorating their notice boards in a very artistic manner. I was lucky enough to see the work in progress of the notice board of K2.3 since this is very close to my office.

The students are learning about animals and thus the notice board is being set up with the theme of a farm. The students were involved in setting up this notice board as one can see from the pictures above.

Well done to Ms Joan Vella and Ms Anna Cassar 😉

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