Today we celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Pompei. Since May is the month dedicated to Our Lady, a procession was organised along the school corridors. Students brought flowers which were laid in front of Our Lady. The kindergarten students prepared various crafts related to the celebration. Being the month dedicated to all mothers, the school would like to wish a Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers.
The Year 1 students visited the firefighters’ base at Xemxija Ridge. During their visit, the students had a first hand experience of what a day in the life of a firefighter consists of. Students had a go at using the water hose and also rode on the fire truck, while familiarising themselves with the equipment and gear used by these heroes.
The Kindergarten students went to Buskett for fieldwork related to Dinja Waħda activities. During their stay in this woods, the students participated in various projects.
Students were asked to collect as many conifers as possible. The conifers were later sorted according to size being small, medium or large. 
These conifers were used to create basic shapes including the circle, triangle, rectangle and square. Students were also asked to collect twigs. All conifers and twigs were used to make a tree collage.
Another activity consisted of bark rubbing while learning about smooth and rough surfaces. Finally students made a collage of the words Dinja Waħda using the twigs collected earlier on.
The K2.3 students of Ms Joan enjoyed the outdoors in the school garden on a lovely spring day. The students visited the school garden to have a closer look at flowers and trees growing in the school garden. The students observed the texture of flowers and where asked to draw a replica of the flowers growing in the garden. Then they explored the texture of the tree trunk and did bark rubbing. Finally they gathered some conifers which had fallen in the soil to be used for craft.
The year 6.1 students of Ms Raisa were asked to work together in groups to do some research about science experiments. The research was done online. After choosing various experiments, each group had to demonstrate the experiment in class. 
The Year 2 students of Ms Stephanie are always busy working. Hands-on activities at such an early age are necessary for learning to be more meaningful. Various maths activities are prepared on a daily basis for students to engage in their learning.
Like all other classes, these students are participating in Dinja Waħda activities. Students learn about the migration of birds and why the importance of preserving nature.
Students work in pairs and in groups during Maltese and English lessons. Paired work allows time for students to think about their learning without worry of making mistakes. It also provides time for students to learn from each other and to discuss various ways to solve problems.
Lessons are always made as interesting as can be to ensure that students enjoy learning. Various resources are used to provide students with alternative tools to learn.
A Traffic Awareness Day was organised by LESA and the Local Wardens at our school for kinder 2 and year 2 students. The aim of this activity was to raise road safety awareness among students.
Following a healthy discussion about road safety, the importance of wearing seat belts, the importance of not making use of mobile phones while driving and the importance of making good use of pedestrian crossings and traffic lights, the students proceeded to the school yard where they had a whale of a time riding motorised bikes and cars. Others joined the fun by pushing push chairs and driving a bicycle. 
Students were awarded a certificate for passing their road safety test. The local wardens were very friendly and children welcomed them with an open heart. We hope that these youngsters will turn into responsible adults, and hopefully help pass on an important message about road safety to their families and friends.
The school thanks the Local Wardens and LESA for organising this event.
The much awaited Literacy Technology day has been a great success. After months of preparation from all members of staff and the support teachers, the school doors opened to parents for them to get a taster of what teaching and learning is like at St Nicholas College, Mgarr Primary.
The parents participated in hands-on workshops and lessons using various equipment promoting digital literacy. All lessons were linked to literacy activities including reading, writing and spoken tasks.
The light table was used with kindergarten students to trace letters and to learn about texture. This innovative way of teaching enhances students to explore literacy through technology.
Linking traditional teaching methods to digital literacy enhances students to become well equipped for their future careers. Students had various table top activities linked to the story of the Three Little Pigs.
Apart from learning through story telling, with the helpof Big Books and the interactive whiteboard, students had follow-up hands on activities to enhance learning through various media.
Beebot, a very popular robot at our school, helped students learn the letters of the alphabet, while they had to program this robot to reach a desired letter. This being the first step to programming and to future potential programmers.
Following the introduction of the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears using the interactive Whiteboard, students were given play dough to place on templates of tree trunks, while counting and learning about colours.
Various workshops for parents were held including maths, nutrition talks, assisting students with homework and the importance of reading to students at home. Internet safety talks were held for all year 4, 5 and 6 students.
Students learnt new vocabulary through the use of a large crossword grid.
The above students had a numbers of activities to explore cvc words and to create cvc words using various sounds.
Trouble in Space was the book following a pre-reading session on the interactive whiteboard. Students were later asked to sequence the story using Beebot and also created their own rocket.
The Yr 2 students had a comprehension lesson based on the book As I Looked Through My Window. Classcom voting devices were used to answer comprehension questions.
An online story of Jack and the Beanstalk was used for a comprehension lesson in yr 3. Students made of Beebot to sequence the story. Other stations included sequencing flashcards and matching them to parts of the story. An interview with the Giant followed, and finally students had to write an alternative ending to the story.
I Want My Mum was used to role play a story. The students were asked to sequence the story and comprehension skills were used through a Beebot activity. Students finally read phrases to their parents telling them why they love them.
Students in year 4 made use of web 2 tools to create a comic strip which was later uploaded on the cloud. The activity was inspired from the book Quest for the Golden Crystal. Students made use of their tablets during this activity.
The other Yr 4 students learned about personal hygiene inspired by the story Pinu jżomm Ruħu Nadif. Again a comic strip was created using Picsay (a web 2 tool) and the tablets.
Story Jumper was the online tool chosen by Yr 5 to make creative writing fun for kids. Students prepared their books prior to the event, but still had to finalise their projects. The various projects were shared among students and parents.
The Diary of a Whimpy Kid inspired the Yr 5 students to write their own diaries using Story Jumper. The projects were shared with classmates and parents.
The Yr 6 classes made use of LEGO WeDo to create their own cars. Students had to build the cars and program them. A race was held in the school corridor to see whose car would run fastest, based on the program created. A writing task followed where students had to recount their day’s experience.
This event was appreciated by the parents and relatives who only had words of praise for all that is being done by the members of staff at our school.
The success of this event is dedicated the class teachers, kindergarten assistants, learning support assistants, senior management team, elearning support teachers, literacy support teachers, maths support teacher, HoD for Assessment for Learning, the college principal, parents and students alike who ensured the success of this event which was linked to the College Based Literacy Fest.
The Year 1 students of Ms Marilyn Bugeja have been learning about the importance of preserving the natural habitats of creatures that live in Malta. During one of the session the students got to know better the hedgehog. Knowing that the hedgehogs are decreasing in numbers for various reasons, including the destruction of their natural habitat due to the building industry, or being killed and run over by cars, the students pledged to be more careful in preserving the environment.