And how do you make a sandwich?

Today we had a fun lesson, firstly : The Making of the Magnificent Sandwich.

And here are some pictures :)

Then, on 2Simple, we found this wonderful application called '2Sequence'. Where children wrote the instructions themselves and the application shuffles them, so they can put them in order again. Then they can add sounds and decorate their 'recipe'.

Here is Crystalmar's game. Made all by herself.

http://megaswf.com/serve/73674/

View SWF File - Flash Games, Movies and More!

View SWF File - Flash Games, Movies and More!

This is what we did today. Aren't we the coolest class ever!

Eleanor's work

Farmer Duck.

Here is something I did for this story. Enjoy.

The children then had an Activ Vote quiz on this story.
Then they took homework on their pendrives.
And they did a load of work using 2Simple.


Here is one, by Cristalmar and Cassidy.

And one by Martina.

I'm expecting more work to come in, so tomorrow I'll post more.

Glad you all enjoyed this lesson.

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.

Today's flipchart (ActivInspire by Promethean)

Before I start, here's a good site for you parents. You can look up different flipcharts and download them, to be used as revision by your children. You have to register of course.

www.prometheanplanet.com

Now...

What we did today : How to do a simple flipchart.

1) Take a photo using your webcam.

2) Open ActivInspire

3) Insert - Media -  Documents - Webcam media - Capture

4) Click on your desired photo

5) The photo is now inserted in your flipchart. Click on it. You can drag one of the circles on the corner to adjust the size.

6) Click on the big T, and type away! Play around with your buttons and add shapes, change colours and fonts.

7) Send your work to your teacher the next day (we'll use mythware for this)

8) Coolness!

The Big Cat books.



As from today, your child will have a Big Cat book in his/her school bag. Make sure you read it together. Let the child read, and when they meet a word they can't manage, read it for them. This is important so as the flow of the story is not disturbed. Children need to enjoy reading. I have given them a book that's within their reading abilities. Thanks a lot.

Here's some info on the Big Cat series.

Presenting...

The Intel Classmate PC

Nice, isn't it?

Welcome to my class.

A new scholastic year, with lots of exciting things to do and learn! As you all know, we're using the Intel Classmate PC this year, so everything is going to be all high-tech and shiny! Stay tuned to this blog because I'll be giving you lots of links and things you can use at home.

Let's make this year the best one ever!

xxx

Miss Claudine.

Ħajja ta' Kelb.

Noqgħod ma’ tifel sinjur ħafna li jismu Kevin .

Jien noqgħod ġo villa kbira u ġnien bil- pixxina kbar.

Il- pil tieghi huwa qasir,lixx u kannella.

Jien inħobb niekol biċċa laħam friska u nilgħab ma’ Kevin .

Il- ġurnata tiegħi hija fil-għodu inqum u niekol il- breakfast ,

Wara Kevin jaħsilni . Imbagħad joħodni dawra u nilgħabu

flimkien. Wara nieklu l-ikel li ssajar il-mama ta’ Kevin .

Wara mmoru norqdu fuq is-sodda ħamra kbira .

Ġieli naqbżu fil- pixxina fliemkien ngħumu u nilgħabu bil- ballun flimkien.

Ilona Camilleri

Rożina u l-Lupu

Pitazz Malti taħrig.

Aqra l-istorja mid-denfil 'Rożina u l-Lupu'

Mistoqsijiet.

1. X'jisimha l-istorja?

2. Fejn bagħtitha lil Rożina l-mama'?

3. X'kellha n-nanna?

4. Ma min iltaqgħet Rożina?

5) X'għamel il-lupu?
6) X'qalet Rożina? (Kemm għandek ....)

7) X'ried jagħmel il-lupu?

8) Min salvaha lil Rożina?

9) X' tagħlima nieħdu minn din l-istorja?

10) Pinġi l-qoffa u uri x'kont tieħu int lin-nanna

U talli għamiltu x-xogħol, hawn video bl-Ingliż tal-istorja, jispiċċa naqra differenti.

Now we are 21 :)

Welcome to the new girl in our class, Nyat.

Homework for today

1) Get your BABES workbook up to date.  :)

2) Religion Copybook - Easter pictures to colour

3) Green book (He, She, It, We, They) page 31 ex 4 on English Exercises.

4) Abacus pages 33 and 34 ( X 5 table)

5) PCM pages 38 and (43).

Il-Passjoni ta' Sidna Ġesu' Kristu.

Ilbieraħ rajna biċċa minn dal-vidjo fil-klassi.

Ġesu'.

Illum għamilna l-lezzjoni ta' meta Ġesu' kkalma l-maltemp.
Hawn għandkom video qasir bl-Ingliż. L-istorja tinsab fuq id-Denfil pagna 55 u l-mistoqsijiet fuq il-pitazz tat-taħriġ.

BIG CAT books.

In your bag you will find a different book each day...You also have a card where you will write the title of the book. I will ask you to read me a bit of the book or I'll ask you a question about it.

I do hope you will enjoy these books. Don't worry if the book I give you is a bit too easy, all I want for you is to get new ideas and enjoy reading. :)

Jacket Potatoes!

As you all know, last Friday we had a cooking session.

Here are some photos. The children are jacket potato experts now...Get them cooking at home. It's fun and it's very healthy too.

Kylie loves tuna jacket potatoes!

Aimee enjoying hers with yummy cheese!

All gone!!

No more please!! We're full!! :)

Il-Parabboli ta' Sidna Ġesu' Kristu.

Illum tgħallimna fuq il-Parabboli. Dawn huma stejjer qosra li kien juża Ġesu' biex jgħallem.

Tistgħu taraw il-Parabboli fuq l-Internet ukoll.



It-tieni parti

It-tielet parti

Animal Stories.

I think this week the children have gone animal crazy!!! This is thanks to our Way Ahead Unit 11...which is full of exciting facts and pictures.

Iż-Żjara (4)

Dil-PowerPoint fuq il-pitturi Ex-Voto li hemm fis-Santwarju.

Informazzjoni dwar il-Ħarġa ssibuha hawn.

Iż-żjara (3)

Din xi nformazzjoni fuq is-Santwarju tal-Ħerba.

Araw fuq il-Ħarġa hawn.

Powerpoint fuq it-tpinġijiet li għamlu t-tfal.

Xi nformazzjoni fuq il-ħarġa hawn.

U dawn huma xi stampi li pinġew it-tfal.

 

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Ħarġa ma tal-klassi.

Kellna attivita' ferm sabiħa organizzata għalina mill-Prepostu tal-Knisja l-Kbira. It-tfal kellhom, kif ser taraw fil-Powerpoints t'hawn taħt, ipinġu xeni mill-ħajja tal-Madonna kif ukoll żjara lejn is-Santwarju tal-Madonna tal-Ħerba.

 

Way Ahead Unit 11.

Ahmed

Ahmed comes from Egypt.

He speaks Arabic.

He lives in a small town.

Now... for homework you have the green book page 26/27, numbers 3, 4 and 5.

You have to change the words in red, for every boy/girl mentioned in the exercise.

Have a look at  the Way Ahead Pupils' Book pages 56 and 57.

For the last one, you have to speak about yourself. Don't forget that Birkirkara is a big town.

The Story of the Samaritan Woman

Today we did this story in the Religion lesson.

Wonderful Wednesday!

No homework today, but do study and read a bit. (You have English Vocabulary to study)

Homework for the weekend.

Klikk paġna 36 kollha (kollettivi) Pitazz tal-Malti lingwa. (Il-Passat)
Daħħal verb fil-passat :

Ilbieraħ ___________ patata, ___________ tuffieħa u ___________ larinġa.

Ilbieraħ ___________ karozza, ___________vapur u ___________ ajruplan.

Ilbieraħ ___________ f'banana, ___________ rasi u ___________ saqajja.

English Way Ahead page 52 and 53.

Maths PCM pages 26*, 45, 27* Challenge Master 10, 28*

Wednesday! Hooray!

We have no homework today but don't forget...
Study these words :)

doctor, teacher, shopkeeper, nurse, waiter, hospital, job, motorbike, taxi, cafe, foot, work.

Easy!!

Tinsewx

Iċċekkjaw l-email tagħkom kull ftit ġranet :) Illum suppost ser nibgħatilkom xi ħaga...

Min nesa' kif juża l-email, jara hawn taħt. Isa isa!

Klikk

Homework

Maltese Composition: Ix-Xitwa. (see two posts below)

English Comp Copybook : Green Book page 22 ex C and D

Reading : Way Ahead Unit 9.

Studying : Study Doubles (Maths).

Stilla.

Illum xi ħadd ġie jgħidli kemm għandi tfal bravi.

Ħeqq Ħeqq!!!

Allura ħa ntikom stilla stilluna.

Ix-Xitwa.

Illum kellna sessjoni ta' taħdit u diskussjoni vera tajba fil-klassi. Jien niżżilt xi idejat fuq il-wajtbord u huma kitbu s-sentenzi tagħhom fuq karta ħażina. Issa jridu jikkopjaw dawk is-sentenzi fuq il-pitazz u jwaħħlu xi stampi.

Prosit lit-tfal kollha. Vera kontu bravi llum.

(Għal dawk li kienu morda ser nikteb il-punti li ddiskutejna)

1) Meta tibda u tispicca x-Xitwa.

2) It-temp xitwi u l-effetti tiegħu (speċjalment f'Birkirkara)

5) Il-ħwejjeġ tax-xitwa (u kif tlibbisni l-mama inkun qisni pupu tas-suf)

3b) L-annimali fix-xitwa ukoll jilbsu...

4) Kemm nieħu gost immur xi piknik mal-familja...

5) Fix-xitwa nieklu ikel sħun bħal...

6) L-isbaħ festa tax-Xitwa hi ...

7) Jien inħobb ix-Xitwa għax (jew) Jien ma tantx inħobbha x-Xitwa għax...

Fl-Aħħar wasal! Il-Video tal-Milied.

Naf li daqt jibda' r-Randan, imma fl-aħħar irnexxieli ntella' dal-video fuq youtube. Staqsu lit-tfal kemm dam itini 'errors'.

Ix-Xitwa

Il-komponiment tal-Malti li jmiss ser niktbu fuq ix-Xitwa. Nixtieqkom issibu xi stampi u taħsbu ftit fuq ix-Xitwa ħalli meta niġu biex niktbu joħorġu ħafna idejat.

Maths Homework :)

Għandkom Abacus 2, paġni 11 u 12.
Ħfief rixa. Agħmel ponn u għodd min-numru zgħir sal-kbir.

Dawk il-Verbi!!

Tinsewx li bħalissa l-PASSAT qed nagħmlu.

(ħa nikteb passat bl-iskur, bil-kbir, bl-ahmar u imxengel ħalli jarah kulhadd...stenn)

Issa...bħalma taraw fin-noti, il-PASSAT huwa dak li ġara ilbieraħ.

Jiġifieri :

Jiena ktibt

Inti ktibt

Huwa kiteb

Hija kitbet

Aħna ktibna

Intom ktibtu

Huma kitbu.

Il-Mistoqsijiet tal-Malti.

Għandna xi tfal morda bħalissa, naħseb isibu dan utli. =)

Aqra Denfil paġna 39-40

1) X'jisimha l-poeżija?

2) Min kitibha?

3) Liem xahar jiftaħ is-sena?

4) Meta jagħmel il-bard?

5) Meta naraw ħafna fjuri?

6) U Santa Marija? Meta tiġi?

7) Meta ngħidu r-Rużarju?

8) Meta niftakru fil-Mejtin?

9) Liem hu x-xahar favorit tat-tfal?

10) Liem festa oħra tiġi f'Awwissu?

11) Liem hu x-xahar favorit tiegħek?

Zakkew.

Illum qrajna l-istorja ta' Żakkew.

Biex tiftakru...araw dal-vidjo :)

This weekend's homework

Qabel ma nikteb il-homework, nixtieq ngħid grazzi lit-tfal għax vera ħadna gost u dħaqna illum.

Issa ġej il-homework :D

Way Ahead page 46, 47, 48, 49.

My stories : Animal Tails : Find pictures of Animals with tails.

Maths 1.

Denfil (Qari) : paġna 38 u 39

Dal-weekend idħlu fil-blog għax ser issibu affarjiet *interessanti*

Thank-you.

For all your support.

This Blog/class website has been an insipiration and a beacon to many others.

(and I credit and thank those who have inspired me, classroom2.0, teachpaperless.com)

We have

podcasted

listed

videod

photostoried

pdf'd

recorded

youtubed and vimeo'd (we've had our channel for ages)

facebooked (yes we are there too)

webcammed (*gulp*)

we've had important visitors

but the

most important

are the 20 little ones in my care and their parents..

In the space of a few months, we've been  downloaded  more than1000 times. So say my box.net statistics.

So for coming here, day in, day out...

a big

I really should get a hit counter. And maybe a few google adverts to increase traffic, maybe in the region of 17,000 *cough* (I raise my left eyebrow).

Il-Miss tinsab konferenza...

Illum qed nimmisjakom ħafna għax bħalissa ninsab f'post fejn qed nara kif nista' nsir teacher aħjar. :)

Nispera li kontu bravi mat-teachers l-oħra.

Kien hemm ħafna nies li faħħrukom u qalu kiemm intom bravi.

Jekk tridu, tistgħu tibghatuli email u għiduli kif intom illum :)

Sit tajjeb għat-tfal.

Kemm -il darba tiftħu t-TV u l-aħbarjiet ikunu wisq għat-tfal tagħkom.

Sibtilkom sit fejn l-aħbarjiet ikunu reali u tajbin, imma b'diskors u stampi addattati għat-tfal.

Araw hawn

1 Euro.

For the children of Haiti.

From each child in our college.

Can we do it?

Homework for the weekend.

Malti : Aqraw l-ewwel żewġ stejjer minn Senduq Buffuri.

PCM : Għandkom ħafna homework fuqu, imma kollu ħafif. p 33*, 15, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24 u 25.

Il-Ġimgħa d-dieħla ser nibdew id-doubles...inħeġġiġkom tistudjawhom ftit.

Għandkom daqsxejn extra work hawn :

Tens and units

Time.

Doubles and near doubles (dawn il-ġimgħa d-dieħla ser nibdewhom imma min irid, jista' jara x'ħa nagħmlu).

Homework for today.

English Language (has or have) very important!!! See the Study copybook for notes.

I, You, We, They take HAVE
He, She, It (other people on their own) take HAS.
Handwriting : The CAPITALS. Please write neatly. Capital Letters do not join to the rest of the word. I want super neat.

Maths : Counting in tens (easy peasy) on Abacus 2 pages 1 and 2


The Quarter past : See notes. Be very careful that quarter past the small hand is just after the number...SEE NOTES.

Please look at this carefully :

Farmer Duck

The story is incomplete, but here goes...
This is what we wrote today.

L-Arloġġi. Nota importanti.

It-tfal għandhom l-arloġġi fuq il-pitazz tal-Matematika. Il-'half past' qed isibuh ftit tqil x'uħud minnhom. Ħalluhom jużaw arloġġ ta' vera (bil-makkinarju ġewwa) ħalli jitgħallmuh aħjar.
Meta l-ħin ikun (eż) it-tlieta w'nofs, il-kbira tkun fuq is-6 u ż-żgħira tkun bejn it-3 u l-4. Dan hu importanti ħafna li tifhmuh għax ma nkunux nistgħu  nimxu għall-'quarter to'.