Exploring 3-D Shapes – The Cube

cubeThe Yr 1.2 students of Ms Marilyn had an interesting lesson during which they learned about 3D shapes, focusing on the cube. The lesson was introduced by revise the characteristics of a square. Then the teacher told the students the story of 6 squares who joined together to form a cube. Students had various activities to learn by doing about the features of cubes… sorting objects, sticking square faces to the 6 faces of a cube, putting play corner on the 8 corners of a cube and counting the edges.

 

Maths Tables…

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To rehearse the table of two, Ms Miranda, Yr 3.2 teacher, divided the class in four groups.  Each group was given a template of a house.  The groups had to work out the given multiplications and write them down on the paper.  After, members from each group, had to select the correct coloured roof, chimney, windows and door for their house by matching their answers (written on the template) with the ones written on the coloured paper.  Finally, they glued the coloured roof, chimney, windows and door on the template and drew the house.  Who knew learning tables would be so much fun?! table02

Fractions…

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The year 4.2 students of Ms Mathea have learnt about halves, quarters, thirds and eights. After sharing the learning outcomes and the success criteria, students had a PowerPoint presentation where they had to identify which shapes are divided into equal parts, and the fraction of each part being shaded. During group work the students had to divide their shapes into equal parts and shade the parts of their shapes according to the fraction being told.

World Children’s Day

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The Year 5.1 students, under the direction of their teacher Dr Simone Micallef, have prepared a special assembly dedicated to all the children of the world since 20th November 2016 we shall be celebrating World Children’s Day.

During the assembly students showed a presentation about children’s rights and duties to their schoolmates. A banner, courtesy of the Commissioner for Children, has been displayed in the school hall for this special occasion.

Happy children’s day 🙂

 

WEEE – Collection of Electronic Waste…

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WEEE Trolley – Collection Points

WEEE Malta is an authorized National Compliance Scheme that manages the collection, recovery and recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment on behalf of EEE producers/importers.  

In order to increase the proper disposal of WEEE, WEEE Malta will on the 15th of November launch the WEEE Trolleys – Collection Points. The trolleys will be placed at Local Councils, schools, colleges, businesses and retailers, where both the staff and/or the visiting public can safely dispose of their small waste electric and electronic equipment.

As a general rule, we categorize Small WEEE as small items that require a plug or batteries to use that can fit inside of the trolley, such as:

  • Small kitchen appliances (kettles, toasters, irons etc.)
  • Hair dryers, hair straighteners & clippers
  • Clocks, watches, calculators & torches
  • Remote controls, laptops, mobile phones, cameras & chargers
  • Radios, mini hi-fis, & CD & MP3 players
  • Small electronic toys e.g. remote control cars
  • Power tools, smoke detectors & thermostats

Our school shall be accepting a Trolley for one week to promote the right disposal of this type of waste among students and staff.  We encourage you to bring along your unwanted staff as listed above for recycling.

As an incentive, a financial contribution of EUR 50 per ton collected, will be donated to the College.

Opposites…

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The Yr 3.1 students of Ms Sharon have been learning “opposites”. After sharing the learning intention with the children and coming up with the success criteria together, the students worked in groups on 4 different activities involving opposites.  After a specified time, the teacher clapped twice and there was a rotation of activities so that each group could carry out all 4 activities.
In activity 1 (Matching Game) the children were given a set of flashcards with words and pictures. They had to find pairs of opposites.
In activity 2 (Snake Board Game) the teacher prepared a board game in the shape of a snake. The children had to throw a dice and uncover a word on the snake according to the number shown on the dice. After reading the word, the children had to state its opposite. They could then carry out self assessment by flipping the card with the word over to check their answer.
In activity 3 (Opposite Draw)  the students were given a handout with pictures and words. They had to draw something to show the opposite of the given pictures.
In activity 4 (Opposite Pie) the children were given a handout with rows of  pictures of pies and words in each pie. They had to read the word in the first pie of each row  and colour it in any colour of their choice. Then, they had to find the pie with the opposite word to the first one, in each row and colour it in .

Learning Maths through Play…

OrderingThe Yr 2.2 students of Ms Stephanie have been learning about ordering numbers and finding the number that falls in between. In the above activities students had to sort flowers according to number order, place numbers on a ladder in order, hang numbers on a “washing line” in order, and build towers using blocks and placing them in order from smallest to largest.

 

The feast of St Martin

San MartinAs per tradition, students are given a goody bag on the feast of St. Martin to remember the acts of kindness and generosity of this saint. The priest blessed these good bags which were later distributed to all classes. Special thanks to the school council and parent helpers for helping in the preparation of these bags.

 

Special Assembly

BucketThe Yr 5.2 students of Ms Melanie prepared a special assembly. Being the feast of St Martin, and as tradition wants it, students are usually given a good bag on this day. During this special assembly the students sang a song and filled a bucketful of flashcards with words such as friends, smile, kindness, sharing, helping, etc.

 

Celebrating Diversity

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All students are special in their own way. Inclusion allows for diversity and for students to learn to appreciate the beautiful rainbow our world is made of. These photos are a celebration of diversity and inclusion… All children love carnival. Inspire provides a sensory playroom…

Given the correct resources, all students can learn. Dedicated Learning Support Assistants walk that extra mile to prepare resources to learn about people  in the community along with class group, to sort nouns by placing pictures in the correct box, to sort animals according to the letter with which they begin and to learn plurals.

Hard working Learning Support Assistants work in silence and their work may be overseen. Thank you Ms Charmaine for opening a window on the work being done by Learning Support Assistants and thanks goes to the parents for willingly sharing their son’s experiences.