November 27, 2014

AUTUMN POSTER

Have you noticed that trees have changed their colour? It's autumn! We can see wonderful forest landscapes full of yellow, red or brown leaves. And we can also collect some nuts... Autumn is great!

Students in LH2 have been learning about the seasons and specially about autumn. We have worked on the elements of a tree and we sumed up everything by doing this project.

Have a look at our students' works!!

Autumn poster - LH2A




Autumn poster - LH2B


November 19, 2014

NEWS FROM ITALY!!!!

Today we have received our italian friends´ letters. All the five graders have been really happy to see their new friends faces. They are 19 girls and boys from a little village near Verona, Soave. We have learnt about their tastes and the history of their village, it has been really interesting!!!

Here you have some samples of the letters enjoy


November 10, 2014

Dotty's doll

Our young English learners in LH1 have been working on the topic "Move your body!".

After learning the different parts of the body, we listened to the story Dotty's doll and they loved it! We made this fun version of the story by acting out some parts... Hope you enjoy it!



We also learnt the face song!



And finally, we made our own doll following the instructions we learnt from the story. They made a great work... Have a look!


November 07, 2014

Welcome to the Zoo!

Year 4 students have learnt about the different habitats we can find in the world. They already know their characteristics and the fauna they can find in each one of them. Therefore, they have created a zoo at the ikastola to show everyone the habitat and lifestyle of different animals. Have a look! the process of building the zoo The Zoo finished

New penpals around Europe

This year,grade 4 and grade 5 students are going to meet students from all around Europe. These new school friends are going to be from Uk,Greece and Italy. If you want to check our partner schools these are their Names; 1.Moraitis school in Athens ( 4A and 4B Project: exchange cards through cambridge penpals) 2.Scuola primaria di Soave in Italy ( 5A and 5B Project: Activity agreed through The european educational etwinning platform) 3.Kenningtons Primary Academy in Uk (4A and 4B Project: letter exchange) Every month or every two months we are going to exchange letters or videos related to a topic.The aim of the project is to use English as a communicative tool and at the same time give the students the opportunity to know more about other cultures near us. Here you have an example of the 4 graders cards abouth the " where I live" topic

November 04, 2014

Jolly Phonics: Groups 1,2,3

Children love learning the letter sounds with Jolly Phonics, and the results are amazing!
We are back with groups 1, 2 and 3.
Do you want to practice them?



And if you need a little help with blending, have a look at these videos where you can see how the kids are learning to read. Words are broken down into the sounds they're made up from and then these sounds are 'blended' together to make the word.

Group 1: s, a, t, i, p, n



Group 2: c/k, e, h, r, m, d



Group 3: g, o, u, l, f, b




You can also have a look at this interesting article about Reception reading: How your child will learn to read at school


November 02, 2014

MY FAMILY

Primary 3rd level students have been working on My family topic. They have learnt what a Family tree is, and to show you their works, they´ve done these presentations. It´s been a tough work but also it´s been worthy.