Click on the following link to view the work undertaken by the Year 1 students at St. Nicholas College, Mtarfa Primary School, during the scholastic year 2020/2021, who were guided throughout this year by their dedicated teacher, Ms. Nadia Mifsud. Well done to all!
Mgarr Primary School has just installed a “living wall”. This includes a timed irrigation system and the school also managed to secure four months free maintenance from supplier – until the plants are flourishing and well established. Staff worked on this project with the gardening section at MFED in order to get the best results possible. This will ensure that project is maintained and well taken care of. Students can experience interactive learning through plant design, fabrication and gain exposure to nature. This encourages environmental perspectives at the school. Stress levels often run high in schools and living walls naturally act as a catalyst to reduce this. Studies show that greenery improves the overall educational experience for children and teachers alike. Living walls also allow students to better understand nature’s role in STEAM fields, all in one place. This is another project funded by GAL Majjistral.
St. Nicholas College, Mgarr Primary School has just inaugurated their own outdoor classroom on the school grounds. The space is being used by all the students from Kinder to Year 6. Outdoor learning provides positive physical and mental health benefits to our learners. Studies show that outdoor learning produces significant improvements in children’s mood and well-being. This project is going to be funded from funds acquired from Gal Majjistral.
An Erasmus+ Project focusing on the teaching of Numeracy and Literacy skills through Coding and Robotics.
The objectives of this project were to:
1) Provide training to at least 40 teachers about Numeracy and Literacy skills through Coding and Robotics
2) Enable at least 40 teachers to expand their expertise on the teaching of numeracy and literacy through Coding and Robotics through exchange of good practices
3) Establish a good relationship between the 4 participating schools
The planned activities took over two years to be implemented which included a Kick-Off Management Meeting in Malta, school visits in Malta and Portugal and two virtual mobilities in Slovenia and Italy. A structured training course for staff was held in Italy (Milan). There were also dissemination activities by each participating school in their own country.
The concrete results of this project include:
Over 40 teachers who received training on the teaching of Numeracy and Literacy skills through Coding and Robotics;
Over 40 teachers became more knowledgeable about the best way to teach Numeracy and Literacy skills through Coding and Robotics via the exchange of good practices with other European teachers;
European schools undertook mutual capacity-building activities.
Participating teachers were given the necessary training, used online resources and other Coding equipment with their learners and shared their new found knowledge with their colleagues. Resources used are available for all the participating countries on the eTwinning Platform.
This eWorkbook is a further dissemination tool that can be viewed by all the school partners and also by schools in other countries. It is a good way to show our good practices and the success of our project. Click on the link below to read the book onine:
Book Creator – Numeracy and Literacy through Coding and Robotics
Following on the success of the Christmas Project Għanjiet tal-Milied, the MPO is introducing a new educational project entitled L-Investigaturi tal-Mużika, presented in collaboration with the Ministry for Education. The initiative aims to inspire young audiences whilst underlying the pivotal role of arts for the development of our society while seeking to bolster the local educational infrastructure, most particularly by utilizing the Maltese language (with English subtitles) and create a legacy of resources to be enjoyed by school intakes in the coming years.
Continue readingL-Iskola Primarja tar-Rabat, fi ħdan il-Kulleġġ San Nikola, ippublikaw it-tiena ħarġa tal-magażin onlajn, ‘Tbissima’. Tistaw issibu informazzjoni dwar ix-xogħol tal-istudenti matul din is-sena – Il-Covid ma waqqafx il-ħidma tal-edukaturi dedikati f’din l-iskola! Fost oħrajn hemm ukoll deskrizzjoni tal-attivitajiet relatati mal-Progett tal-Erasmus, ‘Teaching Literacy and Numeracy Through Coding and Robotics’; kif ukoll informazzjoni dwar l-attivitajiet li saru matul is-sena, mill-Kindergarten sas-6 sena. Ringrazzjament speċjali imur għal Ms. Muscat u Ms. Zammit, assistenti kapijiet, li kienu involuti direttament fil-produzzjoni ta’din il-magażin. Proset kbira lill-edukaturi u lill-istudenti tax-xogħol siewi li għamlu tul din is-sena!
Ikklikja fuq dan il-link sabiex tara il-magażin onlajn – Tbissima Numru 2
Due to Covid-19 protocols in place in schools, this year it was not possible for the students and staff of Rabat Middle School to welcome the Yr. 6 students attending St. Nicholas College. Usually they are invited for an orientation visit at Rabat Middle School; instead, this year, the staff and students prepared a video to welcome the Yr. 6 students and introduce the school and staff virtually. Click to watch the video here:
Orientation Video – Rabat Middle school
Fifteen students from Rabat Middle School have participated in the annual Francofete activities 2021 which were organised by the French department at Centre Franco-Maltais. Students received a certificate and books sponsored by the Ambassade de France a Malte. Bravo a tous!
L-għalliema tal-Letteratura Annabel Warrington, flimkien ma’ ommha Margret Azzopardi (għalliema, illum irtirata) għadhom kemm ippublikaw il-ktieb ‘Sponza Sponżinella’ – l-istorja tal-isponza fuq is-sink tal-kcina. Fl-ahhar tal-ktieb tistgħu issibu ukoll gwida ta’ kif dan jista jintuża sabiex biex tidhol iktar fil-fond tal-istorja. Dan il-ktieb jiffoka ukoll fuq il-kliem onomatopejci. Prosit ferm Anabelle Warrington u Margaret Azzopardi ! (Eta’: 4+ ghalkemm facli jinqara biex jinqara lil tfal izghar ukoll).
We are pleased to announce that two students from our College – Keona Bonavia from Dingli Primary School, and Jansen Bugeja from Mgarr Primary School, have placed first in their respective categories (Year 4 and Year 5 respectively). Congratulations to our students for their great achievement!
St.Nicholas College Malta 