The Literacy Team at St. Nicholas College will be preparing a list of daily slides for young students to work upon (Literacy Prompt). We will upload simple exercises daily, so make sure to check our website everyday! Here are the prompts for Wednesday, 25th March 2020.
Kinder 1 and 2
This is a time of uncertainty and a lot of children and young people will be feeling anxious and worried about what is going on. This is a normal response to the situation and below we offer some advice about what adults can do to help and support children and young people. There is a lot of information becoming available – this is great but may also be confusing, so we have pulled together some advice and some of our favourite links in to one place. We hope this will be helpful. Given that the situation is changing rapidly at the moment we will make updates from time to time which you will be able to find here: https://emergingminds.org.uk/resources/.
Download the following info-sheet for more tips and ideas of how to cope during this difficult time: Supporting Children and Young Adults with Worries About Covid-19.
During this time of school closures and home learning, it is important that students still find time to schedule some reading time during the day. Here is a list of educational websites which offer free eBooks for students to explore and read. Simply click on the name of the website in bold and you will be re-directed to the respective resource: Continue reading
Following the big interest and positive feedback, a 2nd edition of the “Coding from home” webinar. It will take place on Tuesday 24 March at 15:00 CET. It will offer new presentations and tips. Speakers are: Ana Stamatescu Code Week Ambassador Romania, Madhumalti Sharma, Code Week Ambassador from Luxembourg, Pauline Maas, Leading Teacher Netherlands on unplugged coding And Stefania Altieri, Leading Teacher Italy on online coding game.
The webinar is open to anyone. To join the webinar browse to: https://zoom.us/j/109547450
Three schools from St. Nicholas College have been awarded the eTwinning School Label. With the eTwinning School Label, eTwinning recognises and appraises the involvement, commitment and dedication not only of individual eTwinners, but of the whole school, where teams of teachers and school leaders work together. The newly awarded schools from St. Nicholas College are Baħrija Primary School, Dingli Primary School and Rabat Primary School. Continue reading
The Literacy Team at St. Nicholas College will be preparing a list of daily slides for young students to work upon (Literacy Prompt). We will upload simple exercises daily, so make sure to check our website everyday! Here are the prompts for Monday, 23rd March 2020.
Kinder 1 and 2
A daily schedule comforts and guides children with ADHD through uncertain times — namely, the coronavirus outbreak of 2020. Use this expert advice to keep your child happily learning and achieving goals while also social distancing and working from home and banding together as a family. The big questions are: What can you do to set up a family plan that fosters more cooperation and less arguing during this unsettled time of COVID-19? How can you devise a plan that you can actually follow and your kids will buy into? We know that kids with ADHD benefit from structure, but what can you realistically pull off? Here is some helpful advice to get you started.
Continue reading this interesting article with resources for students and their parents/guardians on Additude – Inside the ADHD Mind.
The PSCD Team at St. Nicholas College have prepared the following activities for Year 5/6 students which can be done at home. Resources were sent by Mr. Camilleri, Educational Officer PSCD, on behalf of Mr. Charles Tabone, PSCD teacher. Click on the link below to download the activity sheet:
The Nurture Teachers at St. Nicholas College have sent in the following Emoji Snap Game. There are two attachments you can download – One with the cards, and one with the instructions. Here they are:
Educational website How to Aba has prepared a list of educational websites that can help parents and guardians work with their children at home during this time of school lockdown. These resources are geared towards students who are on the autism spectrum; however, they can be used with all primary age children. Click on the links below to access the resources:
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