Happy Halloween.

Today we had a Halloween themed day.

For Maths we did an addition flipchart on ActivInspire, which had a Halloween theme.

Then we read and saw a video of Rapunzel.

Here's the first link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y61-TvEoO0I&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn3U2a0VHoY&feature=related

Miss Tania was there, and we designed a 'WANTED' Poster. We used 2Publish+. Children had lots of fun doing their posters.

Here is Carl's

Chayenna's

Christabelle V.'s

Crystalmar's poster :

Eleanor's

Jade Elena's

Wayne

Yanies

Yolana's poster

Afterwards, we made some lollipop ghosts. BOOOOO!!!

See you soon...

As you know, I'm away for a few days.
Will miss you LOADS.
Be good and be happy.
Do all your work and help your friends.

Take care and send me lots of emails
xxxxx
Miss Claudine.

And again...we've learnt new things!

Today we've learnt how to use Mythware, an Intel facility that allows teacher to send files, chat to individual pupils, recieve files, do tests that get corrected automatically, and lots more. We have done a comprehension test. I don't do this for grading's sake, but for the sake of it being a reading exercise. The children love it, they love the quick response and the efficiency of the system.
I've also managed to silence a few pupils, which was quite funny too.
So now there are three ways by which we can send and recieve files. By box.net, by email and via the mythware. Each child will have her own file on my computer, and all their work will be stored there. I can correct the work and send it back to them, so they can see where they need to revise.

Here's a few bits they sent me today :)

Autumn by Wayne.

My rabbit - Photo taken by Christabelle Vella.

I've got lots of other files, but I need to convert them to jpg before putting them over here.

I just wanted to give you an idea of what's going to happen in the near future with my class of lovely seven year olds.

X'għamilna llum.

Illum bdejna l-ġurnata bil-kbir. Ilbieraħ rajna video fuq youtube fuq il-Ħarifa u tkellimna ħafna fuq dan l-istaġun. Wara għamilna koċċ punti biex niktbu l-istorja fuq il-pitażż tal-Malti. Kemm ktibtu sentenzi sbieh. Naf li kelli ngħinkom mhux ħażin fl-ortografija (spelling), imma ma jimpurtax, jekk tkomplu taqraw, titgħallmu tiktbu ħafna aħjar.

Wara għamilna daqxejn lezzjoni oħra fuq il-flus. Nispera li biż-żmien tidrawhom aħjar. Ħafna minnkom fehmuhom diġa'.
Sempliċi...kemm tiftakru li hemm 100 muniti tal-1ċ f'Ewro, 50 tat- 2ċ eċċ eċċ.

Wara kellna lezzjoni tal-Ingliż fuq 'This and That'. Mortu tajjeb ukoll. Tkellimtu ħafna bl-Ingliż. Tidhru li ħadtu gost.

Imbagħad kellna lezzjoni bl-ARTRAGE. Kollha pinġejtu stampi sbieħ tal-Ħarifa. Hawn hi tiegħi. Ara x'jidhrilkom. Tagħkom ħafna isbaħ, imma jekk inkompli niprattika, jirnexxieli nsir brava daqskom. :)

Ma naqsux waqt il-brejk il-logħob fuq siti li tħobbu intom (Barbie.com u xi oħrajn), u rajna żewġ episodji qosra ta' Tom and Jerry. Kemm dħaqna hux!

Kellna ġurnata sabiħa ħafna. Grazzi.

Whirlwind Week.

It's been a great week. There's so much we've learnt!

This week we've learnt how to send emails, download files, take photos, draw posters using artrage and most importantly, how to save our work.

Today we used new software called 2Simple, with Miss Tanya. It's just awesome.

Start - All programmes - 2Simple Software - 2 Publish+ - 2 Publish+ again.
Use the postcard. Flip the postcard. Click on the camera. Take a photo. Flip again. Write about the photo. Click on the arrow at the bottom of the screen. Right Click the stamp. Choose a photo from your capture folder. SAVE YOUR WORK.

More info here : http://2simple.com/videos

What we did today :)

Today we did the English alphabet lesson, it was fun seeing the children browsing through their wordlists and getting the words for each letter. They did really well. Then I proceeded to the 'a' or 'an' lesson. I sent them a link on their emails, where they could download a flipchart Miss Tanya, our IT support, did for us.
Always remember to download only from 'safe' people (like your teacher).
Always remember the location you are saving this file. I told them to save on 'My Documents'.
Children had to close the e-mail program and open ActivInspire. Then they go File - Open - My Documents - A or An.
At first I thought it didn't work, but they need to give time for the classmate to load the flipchart. It should work fine.
Earlier in the day, we also did a lesson on Nazareth, and another lesson on Pairs of ten, for which they have this wonderful game to play.
Click HERE

It was a good day, the children are motivated with our technology and are learning fast. I'm enjoying it too, and I really hope that you do as well.

A Video we watched today.

Today we learnt about Nazareth. We saw it on Google Earth (download it) and we saw this video, about the Church of Our Lady.

Children's email.

I had planned to give them their email details yesterday, but I didn't manage. So on Monday, first thing, they'll get them. I will print out login cards with passwords, for them to keep safe.

Here are some instructions in Maltese, so on Monday, you can help them use their email properly and safely.

Morru fuq http://www.skola.edu.mt/


Agħfsu fuq din :





Wara tiġik din :









Quddiem il @ it-tfal jiktbu l-email address li għandhom fuq id-diary.

Fil kaxxa tal-Password, iktbu l-password skont kif qegħda fuq id-diary/login card.

Wara jagħfsu Enter u jidħlu.

Issa meta jidħlu fil-mail tagħhom ser isibu email mingħandi. Jistgħu jiprattikaw billi jagħfsu



u jiktbuli lura.

Xi wħud ser isibu emails mingħand sħabhom. Biex twieġeb lura lil min bagħtlek trid tagħfas fuq din .

Wara li tikteb il-mail (it-tfal imqar jiktbu ‘hello kif int’ biss), agħfas fuq




U l-email titlaq fejn tridha int. Attenti li tittajpaw l-email u l-password sew.