Our Class Blogs
Lower-Primary - Ms Elspeth
Halloween’s Coming!
It’s been a non-stop term for Lower Primary 2! The children came back from their summer holidays, excited to start a new school year. We welcomed some new friends from other countries and lots of our Upper Pre-Primary learners from last year were very keen to move upstairs to start Year 1 with us.
We kicked off the year with an IPC unit called ‘Brainwave’ where we learned about all of the amazing things our brain helps us to do. We also thought about the ways that our brain makes connections and how something may be new and difficult for us to learn now, but the more we practise, the more connections will be made and the easier it will become. With a growth mindset, anything will be possible in Lower Primary 2!
Through our second IPC unit ‘Who Am I?’ we’ve spent the term sharing the similarities and differences of our friends from all over the world and considering what makes us unique. We worked on pieces of writing about our families and home countries and used our map skills to find where each of us comes from. Through work on portraits, Year 1s and 2s were able to complete their own self-portrait design, as...Read the full article
Middle-Primary - Ms. Kelsey and Ms. Anelda
We are Middle Primary 2!
Welcome to the inaugural edition of MP2: Chocolate and Brains! This term, we warmly welcomed all our students, both new and returning, along with our intern Ms. Eva, who joins us from Spain.
Our year kicked off with the Brainwave: Metacognition unit, where we explored growth mindsets, learning processes, and ways to strengthen our brains. In writing, we took a creative journey back in time to imagine school life as our parents experienced it.
Our next IPC unit was a delicious one—chocolate! We kicked off with a visit to the Botanical Gardens, where we studied the cacao tree and its unique climate needs, while in history, Middle Primary students wrote and...Read the full article
All about me!, Upper Pre-Primary - Ms Corine
All about me
Our IPC unit called 'All About Me' has been very informative and fun.
Through some of the following activities we worked towards the IPC objectives and strands.
Independence and Interdependence
The routines of class and school are now known, and we have learnt a lot about relationships. We have celebrated our diversity: we are all different in appearance and interests, yet we are connected and friends.
We all come with our own personal stories and strengths.
We talked about getting along with new or different people and standing up for ourselves by setting boundaries as in our boundary song.
Throughout this unit the learners developed new skills playing alone, with and alongside other children and even interacting with the elderly in the retirement home.
Communication
We read a variety of books, both story and fact books, and we learned and played with rhymes. We also sang songs such as "Head, shoulders, knees and toes". We tried to sing this in the different native languages of our friends. We discovered similarities and...Read the full article
Middle Primary 1 Ms Cristi, Middle Primary - Ms Cristi
Learning adventures in MP1!
Welcome to Middle Primary 1’s first blog post!
I am very excited to share with you all the wonderful things that have been happening in MP1! ...Read the full article
Upper Primary - Mr Jamie
From History to Halloween
At the start of the school year, our primary students spent a day in the park for some team-building activities. It was a great opportunity to get to know each other and work together.
We also welcomed Ms. Laura, our Erasmus intern from Spain, who has been a fantastic addition to our classroom community. This term, our IPC unit The Great, The Bold, and The Brave has been focused on past civilisations. The students created models of ancient structures, such as the Colosseum, Circus Maximus, Pantheon, and Parthenon. Do you think you could guess which building belongs to which civilisation? Check out our shared album and find out!
We also visited the Royal Museum of Art and History in Brussels, where we explored the ancient Rome and Greece sections. Our guide showed us an impressive model of the city of Rome and explained the different uses of the vases in the museum’s collection. When we returned, the students shared their thoughts and discoveries in assembly!
In art, we took inspiration from the Parthenon marbles. After studying Greek and Roman styles and techniques, the students started planning...Read the full article
Upper Primary - Mr Jamie
From History to Halloween
At the start of the school year, our primary students spent a day in the park for some team-building activities. It was a great opportunity to get to know each other and work together.
We also welcomed Ms. Laura, our Erasmus intern from Spain, who has been a fantastic addition to our classroom community. This term, our IPC unit The Great, The Bold, and The Brave has been focused on past civilisations. The students created models of ancient structures, such as the Colosseum, Circus Maximus, Pantheon, and Parthenon. Do you think you could guess which building belongs to which civilisation? Check out our shared album and find out!
We also visited the Royal Museum of Art and History in Brussels, where we explored the ancient Rome and Greece sections. Our guide showed us an impressive model of the city of Rome and explained the different uses of the vases in the museum’s collection. When we returned, the students shared their thoughts and discoveries in assembly!
In art, we took inspiration from the Parthenon marbles. After studying Greek and Roman styles and techniques, the students started planning...Read the full article
Lower Pre-Primary - Ms Erin
All about me!
After getting to know our new friends and settling into the classroom, we kicked off the school year with our first unit: All About Me. We began by exploring the Zones of Regulation and our senses by creating our own feelings meters using handprints. The tickling feeling of the brush made us laugh a lot! Alongside this, we learned our first sound from the Jolly Phonics programme and couldn’t stop singing the "S" song all week. For our entry point, we created a class friendship book where each student filled in an "All About Me" page, helping us to find many similarities with our new friends. We’ll continue to add new friends throughout the year.
In the second week, we focused on the outside parts of our bodies. We started by labelling some of the students' body parts by placing pictures in the correct spots. Then, we traced our bodies on large sheets of paper and painted them in our favourite colours. We played various hands-on body parts games, and by the end of the week, we could all identify and label the different body parts on our big paintings. We also danced to the song "Head,...Read the full article