During a Maths 3D shapes lesson, nets were displayed on the board and the students, in groups, had to draw the nets and create the 3D shapes. The names of the 3D shapes were then matched to the shapes and the numbers of faces, vertices and edges of each shape were discussed and noted.
Submitted by Mr Matthew Cassar, Yr 6.2 Teacher
During a listening comprehension activity the students were introduced to some vocabulary related to Maltese feasts, and pictures were also discussed. The song ‘Il-Festa’ by Mary Rose Mallia was played and the students had to answer questions related to the lyrics, in order to assess understanding. The lyrics were then given in groups. The students had to put the verses of the song in order to assess listening skills. The students really enjoyed the lesson which ended with all the students singing along together.
Submitted by Mr Matthew Cassar, Yr 6.2 Teacher
During a Maltese lesson the students participated in an activity related to verbs in the Past Perfect. Different cards were given and the students had to sort them according to colour. After doing so, they were asked to put the words in order to form sentences in the past tense in order to observe the way the verbs were written.
Submitted by Mr Matthew Cassar, Yr 6.2 Teachers
To get into the Christmas Spirit, as a class, we prepared some tasty Christmas Logs. Not only was this fun for the students in preparation for Christmas, but eventually this activity will be linked to recipe writing 🙂
Submitted by Mr Matthew Cassar, Yr 6.2 teacher
As a class, we decided to make a Secret Santa activity. Each student is given a name of another student in class. However, nobody knows what name the others have been given. The students have to act like Santa Claus by giving this mystery person something small as a surprise. A limit on the amount to be spent was established (not exceeding €3). The aim of the activity is to appreciate small gifts and to emphasize that it is the thought that matters. By doing so we would also be spreading friendship and love – linking it to Religion by emphasizing the true meaning of Christmas. The students wanted the class teacher to participate as well 🙂
Now we’ll find out who our Secret Santa is during the Christmas Party on Thursday!
Submitted by Mr Matthew Cassar, Yr 6.2 teacher
The Yr 6.2 students of Mr Matthew are currently working on a twinning project the St Nicholas College, Dingli Primary. Below are instructions written by the students to make a monster bottle.
Click here to view the students’ work: Monster Bottle
The school has embarked on a Writing Twinning Project with the students of St Nicholas Dingli Primary. Ms Elizabeth Galea, Head of School at Dingli Primary, came up with the idea of having the year 4, 5 and 6 students of both Dingli and Mgarr Primary sending invitations or other writing tasks to each other. Ms Christine Grech, teaching yr 5 at Dingli Primary, sent some photos and a sample of the students’ work to our school which are shared in this post. Well done to all 🙂
Click on the image below to view the invitations.
The Yr 6.1 students of Mr Matthew Cassar wrote Super Hero stories using the Lego Story Starter packs. Students had to be build a scenario and then write a story about it. Students worked in groups. The stories were sent to the students of Dingli Primary.
Through such activities and twinning projects students are given a real audience for a purposeful task Moreover students and teachers share ideas while enhancing teaching and learning through innovative ways.
The Yr 6.2 students of Ms Raisa animated the school’ special assembly by kick starting the day with a dance, while promoting the importance of daily physical exercise.
The Yr 6.2 students of Mr Matthew during a Maths activity, where they were asked to create a Factor House. The number was placed at the top of the house (on the roof), and the factors of this number were the windows of the house. Factors that when multiplied gave the given number, were placed next to one another. This helped the students to better understand the concept. They really had fun carrying out the activity and team work was a great success!
The Yr 6.1 students of Ms Raisa can be seen building various scenarios using LEGO blocks. These packs serve as story starters. The students create their own scenes based upon a prompt by the teacher. Once these scenes are built, the students write their own story. 