During this week’s crafts lesson, the yr 3.1 students of Ms Sharon made an elephant out of a paper plate. We used a sponge to dab paint on the paper plate. This created a lovely pattern and textured effect. We used the parts we cut from the paper plate to make the elephant’s trunk and eyes. But most of all students made this craft from recycled material 🙂
The Yr 3.1 students of Ms Sharon have been reading pairs from the book Daisy and the Dentist. The students talked about the pictures and then had a shared reading session where the teacher read the story to the children. New words were discussed followed by questions to check out for comprehension. Finally, the children read the story with a partner.
The Yr 2.2 students of Ms Stephanie have been busy working on various aspects. In the photos students can be seen working with numbers by ordering using a number line, making a plant collage to learn about the different parts of a plant, working in groups to learn new vocabulary and doing Show & Tell about their family or their favorite animal.
The yr 3.1 students of Ms Sharon working out sums on their mini whiteboards. During this lesson students talked about adding 10 to a 1 digit and 2 digit number. The teacher made use of an interactive grid on the Interactive Whiteboard and chose a number at random. The children wrote the number down on the mini whiteboard and then added 10.
The Yr 3.1 student of Ms Sharon learning about syllables during Maltese Language lesson. The children were divided in groups. Each group was given a different set of 10 picture cards and 10 words. Their task was to read the words and then, match them to the correct picture. After circulating each group to assess their work, the children’s attention was focused on the coloured parts on each of the word cards. Syllables were discussed followed by further practice.
This week the Yr 3.1 students, of Ms Sharon Calleja, have been learning abut money during Maths. The children learned about the different coins of the Euro currency. They were involved in several hands-on activities and group work to help them understand the concept of money. 
One of the activities involved the students counting an amount of money given in a purse. The students had to count the coins and give the correct total.
The second activity was a group investigation, called “How many coins make …?” Different groups were given different amounts of money and asked to find out how many coins made that amount. (For example, how many 10c coins make €1? How many 50c coins make €1? How many 1c coins make 50c? How many 5c coins make 50c? and so on). Each group was also given specimen coins so as to find the required amounts by handling tangible objects. 
Above are the Year 3.2 students of Ms Sharon Calleja during a group work activity. The children were learning about pairs to 10. After explaining pairs to 10 with interlocking cubes, students were divided in groups. Each group had to discuss and write down all the pairs to 10.
The Year 3 students of Ms Rosette playing the Wader game. This is another Dinja Waħda activity which promotes caring and protecting the wildlife.
The year 3 students of Ms Rosette and Ms Miriam have been busy learning about the importance of replacing trees. This activity is part of a number of activities leading to Dinja Waħda awards which are meant to promote a love for nature and wild life.
The Year 2 and Year 3 students had a talk about “Catch the Drop Campaign”. The aim of the talk is to make students aware about the importance of saving water and preventing unnecessary wastage e.g. by turning off the tap while brushing teeth, by ensuring that taps do no drip water when closed, by taking a shower instead of a bath, etc.