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.
National Innovation Challenge for Students aged 12-16 Years
The Young Enterprise Malta Foundation (JAYE), in collaboration with the HSBC Foundation, are organising the National Innovation Challenge: Building a Financially Capable Generation. The purpose of this event is to create an innovative environment, as the students will be faced with a financial challenge, to which they have to come up with a solution. They will then present their ideas through a presentation and video to a judging panel.
The event will be held on the 24th of April, from 9:00 – 15:00 on ZOOM online platform, and is open to students aged 12-16 Years. Students are encouraged to form groups of 5-10 members, and can register either individually or as a whole team:
• Registration form per student by 21st April 2021: https://jayemalta.org/r/NICsignup
• One registration form per team by 22nd April 2021: https://jayemalta.org/r/NICTeamSignUp
More information about the National Innovation Challenge, including a list of FAQ’s, can be found here:
Information about the National Innovation Challenge
ARTista Art Competition for Year 3 to Year 11
The Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes would like to invite students from Year 3 – Year 11 to participate in the competition ARTista, an art competition launched on World Art Day (15th April 2021), an initiative by the Mikiel Anton Vassalli College (MAVC), Malta School of Art.
The winner of each section will be selected through a fair and impartial process by a panel of judges appointed by the organisers. All decisions by the judging panel are final.
Winners will be announced through a circular mentioning names of winners, class and
respective schools/colleges, as well as by email. The winning works, as well as a selection of other entries, will be exhibited at the Mikiel Anton Vassalli – Malta School of Art, Valletta, later this year. Thus, the art works submitted might need to be delivered at the Malta School of Art at a later date for this exhibition.
Read on to learn more about the competition rules and regulations:
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Fi Frar li għadda, il-Kulleġġ San Nikola nhieda kompetizzjoni bl-isem ‘Inħobb Immur l-Iskola Anke Waqt il-Covid’. It-tfal tal-Ħames sena kellhom iċ-ċans li jibgħatu tpinġijiet u vidjows ta’mhux aktar minn 10 sekondi dwar din it-tema. Ħawnhekk tistaw issibu xi whud mix-xogħlijiet li ħejjew it-tfal tal-Kulleġġ. Grazzi lill-istudenti u lill-għalliema li ħadu sehem!
Qari għal Qalbi – Digital Library of Books in Maltese
The National Literacy Agency would like to inform educators and parents that the Maltese reading scheme ‘Qari għal Qalbi’, which was launched in November 2020, offers a digital l ibrary of books in Maltese. Primary school pupils and educators may access 260 digital books in Maltese from the website https://octavo.app/.
Continue readingRaddiena Kliem – Spelling Game
In May the National Literacy Agency will be organising again the online spelling game in Maltese for primary school pupils called Raddiena Kliem. This activity aims at encouraging and helping our pupils spell better in Maltese. Due to the present situation and the health measures adopted in schools, this activity will take place virtually via Microsoft Teams. The game is intended for Year 5 and Year 6 classes. The game will be held during Maltese
lessons and will last about an hour.
The Agency hereby invites Heads of Primary Schools to encourage their teachers to participate in this activity together with their students. Preference will be given to schools that have not already participated. Primary Schools that are interested in participating in Raddiena Kliem are kindly asked to send an email to Ms. Nicolette Borg on nicolina.borg@ilearn.edu.mt or else call her on 25983312.
St.Nicholas College Malta 