Year 4 students at Baħrija Primary School engaged in a number on fun activities in order to celebrate World Book Day. First, they used their LearnPad tablets to listed and work on an online comprehension task. This was followed by a cooking activity, where our young chefs prepared a tasty, healthy fruit salad (related to the story ‘4 frottiet imorru l-bahar’). Click on the video link below to learn more:
Monthly Archives: April 2021
Earth Day Celebrations at Mgarr Primary School
Mgarr Primary School celebrated Earth Day throughout the whole week. A special assembly was organised, and students wore blue, green and yellow – the colours of Mother Earth. New seedlings were planted, and students brainstormed ideas in order to see how they can help our Earth to flourish! Take a look at the video below to watch a medley of Earth Day Activities at Mgarr Primary School.
Secondary School Certificate and Profile: Information for Schools and Parents/Guardians
Due to the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on the operation of schools and other providers of educational activities, the entries in the Secondary School Certificate and Profile (SSC&P) to be awarded to current Year 11 students are to be completed by following the directions given here:
For scholastic year 2019/20 (when current Year 11 students were in Year 10:
a. Formal education:
i. Teacher assessment marks based on marks entered up till March 2020;
ii. Exam marks based on marks obtained in the half-yearly exams held in February/March 2020.
iii. With regard to State schools, if any 2019/20 assessment and/or exam marks are still not inputted, the Year 10 teachers are asked to forward these marks to the school’s clerical staff for inputting in the SSC&P Excel sheet provided by SIS for checking purposes in late May.
b. Non-formal and Informal education entries based on participation in school activities and out-of-school educational activities up till March 2020.
c. Personal qualities, Attendance and Behaviour entries based on reported personal qualities, attendance and behaviour up till March 2020.
For scholastic year 2020/21:
a. Formal education (in-person school attendance and participation in online lessons):
i. Teacher assessment marks entered as per usual practice;
ii. Exam marks based on annual/mock exams held in March/April/May 2021.
b. Formal education (vulnerable students with a medical certificate):
i. Teacher assessment marks entered as per usual practice;
ii. Exam marks for students who were not able to sit for the Year 11 annual exams will be based on an elaboration of results obtained in the Year 9 Annual exams and the Year 10 Half-yearly exams. This exercise will be carried out by EAU with the resultant marks being sent to school for inputting in MySchool.
c. Non-formal and Informal education, where held and whether in person or online, are to be inputted as per usual practice. These entries will be inputted for information purposes only as no marks will be allocated or deducted for non-formal/informal education activities held during the Covid-19 pandemic.
d. Personal qualities, Attendance and Behaviour entries to be based on in-person school attendance and/or virtual school attendance.
Students not deemed as ‘vulnerable’ and who did not sit for the Year 11 annual exams in 2021 will be marked as ‘Absent’ in the SSC&P.
Earth Day Activities at Attard Primary School
Our Kindergarten Students at Attard Primary School engaged in all sorts of fun activities in order to celebrate Earth Day. In this video you can watch them experiment with and mixing colours in order to create the ‘colours of the Earth’, making sculptures made play-dough made with flour and water, and many more crafting activities. Well done to the students and their educators!
Resources for PSCD Educators and students on Animal Awareness
The Commissioner for Animal Welfare, Ms. Alison Bezzina, has recorded a 5-minute message (in both Maltese and English) for PSCD Educators to show their students attending Years 4 – 6 during their lessons. The messages can be downloaded here:
Furthermore, the Office of the Commissioner for Animal Welfare has published a bilingual publication aimed at Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 to be distributed free to every child in these groups when the video clip is shown in class. Schools are to send an email to george.c.farrugia@gov.mt indicating how many copies of books are required and these
will be delivered to schools for free. Orders need to be sent by Thursday 29th April 2021 with delivery to be expected in May and until stocks last, on a first come first served basis.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar – World Book Day Activities at Baħrija Primary School
For the World Book Day, the Kindergarten Students at Baħrija Primary School focused on the story ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ by Eric Carle. After reading the story, the children engaged in a number of activities, including sensory play on the school grounds, craft activities, fine motor skills activities and even matching games. Watch this short video of our Baħrija Kindergarten students during their World Book Day activities !
Dingli Primary School receives Gold Award – Dinja Waħda
Dingli Primary School recently received a Gold Award in recognition of its achievement in connecting children with nature through BirdLife Malta’s Dinja Waħda education programme. This award was presented to the school in relation to activities carried out during scholastic year 2019-2020.Through this environmental programme, students are given the opportunity to connect with nature and to develop the skills, knowledge and values needed to protect the environment.
Mgarr Primary School Awarded the eTwinning Schools Award
Mgarr Primary School has just been awarded the eTwinning Schools Award for 2021-2022. Schools are awarded the eTwinning Schools Label when showing evidence of being pioneers and recognised as leaders in the following areas:
- Digital practice
- eSafety practice
- Innovative and creative approaches to pedagogy
- Promoting the continuous professional development of staff
- Promoting collaborative learning practices with staff and students
The eTwinning School Award is not only a recognition of the personal success of individual teachers but mostly an acknowledgment of the achievement of the entire eTwinning team in these schools.
For more information about eTwinning Schools, visit: https://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/newsroom/highlights/let-us-introduce-you-to-etwin.htm
My Mask – I Care! Litterless Campaign at Dingli Secondary School
Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like we’ll be getting rid of the masks any time soon. What has this got to do with litter? The use of disposable masks has escalated since the appearance of Covid 19. Most of the 8 billion global population are wearing masks. Thinking about the problems created by the dumping of these disposable masks can be saddening to say the least. But there is an alternative. The least we can do is to wear safe, reusable masks and at the same time we would be taking care of the environment! Less trash means a safer environment for us all! Make the swap and save the planet!
eTwinning Online Seminar on Media Literacy and Disinformation
The eTwinning National Support Organisation is pleased to announce the eTwinning Malta Online Seminar for 2021.The Seminar will be hosting educators from various European countries.
Venue: MS TEAMS platform
Date: Saturday 24th April 2021.
Time: 10.00 – 16.00 CET
Target Audience: All educators (including LSEs), from State, Church and Independent Schools
Description: The theme for this year’s Seminar is ‘Media Literacy and Disinformation’. Thus, workshops will not only focus on eTwinning as an innovative pedagogy but also on the integration of Digital Literacy in projects within this theme. One of the sessions will also consist of a networking activity between participants aimed at encouraging registration of new eTwinning Collaborative Projects.
St.Nicholas College Malta 