Halloween is just around the corner. Children love trick-or-treating, even if it means consuming too much sugar. Therefore the Year 3.1 students prepared some healthy treats which can easily be made at home.
Using clementines and celery they made small pumpkins. Banana Ghosts were made using only 2 ingredients: bananas and chocolate chips. Finally, they made some scary spiders with Pretzel sticks and cheese.
Our little cooks loved doing these treats as well as eating them 🙂
The Yr 1.2 students have been exploring flat shapes (2-d shapes). Students made use of the Bee-Bot to sort out shapes. Using a Bee-Bot promotes counting skills and directional language. Afterwards they worked in pairs to sort whether the shape was a circle or a square. Children had a great time 🙂
During a Mathematics lesson students were divided in groups. Each group was given a handout and some coins. Students had to use coins to make the amounts written on the Interactive Whiteboard (IWB). After, each group told the class what coins they used to make the given amounts. These were then written on the IWB. Students realized that even though some of the groups used different coins they still made the same amount. Furthermore, they also pointed out which group used the least amount of coins to make the given amounts.
The Yr 4.2 students of Ms Kylie Said when for fieldwork at Majjistral Park. During this outing students had the opportunity to learn about the Malta flora and fauna, while also learning about the Maltese “Girna”. This is a stone structure built by farmers. Farmers used the girna to protect themselves from the sun and rain and to store their tools.
As tradition has it, the school is once again embarking on Dinja Waħda projects. Once again we are aiming for gold… not for the sake of getting a gold award, but to make sure that our students grow into responsible citizens who are aware of the importance of preserving the environment. Above students can be seen preparing decorations for the Dinja Waħda notice board.
Thanks to Ms Rodgers, Assistant Head, for taking care of this project.
Friday 20th October was the first outing for year 2 children. At 9:00 a.m. we headed to Manikata. The coach dropped us off at Għajn Tuffieħa and we walked up to Manikata. Here we met a lady, with her friendly dog. The students were extremely happy about this.
The lady explained to the children about some flowers and trees found in the rural areas of the Maltese Islands. Then we proceeded to feed some of the animals including chickens, pigeons, goats, lambs, a donkey and a horse. The children also got to meet Buttuna and Lily.
The children were then invited in the picnic area where they enjoyed fresh bread with kunserva (tomato paste) and an apple. Finally the students had a hands-on session where they planted a bean plant to take with them home.
On the 13th of October the Year 3 students of Ms Miranda Cauchi and Ms Sharon Calelja, together with their parents, were invited to attend to a Healthy Breakfast session at the Home Economics Centre in Birkirkara.
The students, together with their parents, watched a short play about the importance of a healthy breakfast conducted by the Home Economics teachers. A meeting followed for parents only. In the meantime students were given a healthy cereal for breakfast. Some students also added fresh fruit with their cereal.
An important session was held for the students. Among other things, students were introduced to the healthy plate, talked about table manners and other healthy habits and they also learned how to check the amount of sugar each packet contains by checking the nutrition label (e.g. less than 15g sugar per 100g). Students enjoyed singing, dancing and playing the educational games.
As a success criteria students were asked to draw or write some sentences about the outing. From their work one can clearly see that students learned a lot during this outing whilst having lots of fun.
Learning the difference between ‘i’ and ‘ie’, ‘h’ and ‘ħ’ has never been easier 🙂 And our friendly Robot, Bee-Bot, is always helping our students to become more active learners.
Learning literacy can be great fun when presented to students in the correct manner using adequate resources. Teachers spend hours planning for their lessons, but hard work pays off. The happy, concentrated faces of these Yr 2 students in Ms Stephanie Azzopardi’s class, are evidence of this.
Learning Maths can be challenging for students if not presented using various teaching and learning approaches. Not all students learn in the same way, but learning through concrete and hands-on experiences allows for more student success.
Following training teachers receive during their in-service courses and also during professional development sessions, students benefit from learning experiences which meet the needs of all students.
In the above photos we can see evidence of the successful methodologies being introduced in our school. The Yr 2.1 students of Ms Stephanie Azzopardi can be seen doing various activities including learning about shapes, ordering numbers (using dominoes), adding numbers using the number line and technology (going forward using the bee-bot and mat), learning subtraction through stories (Handa’s Surprise) and learning about pairs of 5 using playing cards and interlocking cubes.
The Yr 2.1 students visited an animal farm at Manikata. During this visit the students learnt about the different animals and helped to feed them. Later they learnt about planting seeds and what is needed for a seed to grow into a healthy plant.
