Our Class Blogs



Upper Pre-Primary - Ms Corine

Up and Away!

Independence and Interdependence
The learners had to collaborate during group activities, such as playing with a parachute, dancing the Greek syrtaki at the international festival, and working on a group papier-mâché hot air balloon. They also took responsibility for their own actions when testing different crafted ‘flying objects’. Additionally, they literally took a different perspective through aerial pictures, gaining a bird’s-eye view.
 
Communicating
They experienced different art and craft processes, such as using pipe cleaners to shape bubble wands, mono-printing and dripping to recreate the universe, and using various papers to craft different kites or other flying objects. Additionally, they engaged in self-inspired artwork in our maker’s corner.
 
Language and Literacy
The learners used language in a wide variety of contexts. They described how their kite was made and engaged in role-playing in the cardboard space shuttle or in the class airport. They listened to...Read the full article


Middle Primary Ms Cristi, Middle Primary - Ms Cristi

An amazing year of friendship, laughter and lots of learning in MP!

Welcome to Middle Primary’s final post for the 2023-2024 school year! These past months have been a burst of excitement, fun, laughter, and of course… lots of learning!

 

This last term, we had three very insightful IPC projects! Our...Read the full article


Lower Pre-Primary - Ms Erin

Up and Away

We began our Up and Away unit by exploring everything about bubbles. We did this through many hands-on activities. We created art by blowing coloured bubbles or stamping them with different circle shapes. Then, we blew our own magic bubbles that could dance on the table. This was so much fun! We made them move, created animal shapes, and even held them in our hands without them popping. We also enjoyed practising adding small numbers together on a bubble popper.

In the second week, we flew a bit higher in the sky and learned all about kites. We went on our Entry Point trip to the Bourgoyen, where we blew bubbles with our homemade bubble wands and flew kites. We had so much fun that we wanted to make our own kites after the trip. We ended up making the prettiest diamond-shaped kites we had ever seen, some with rainbows and others with dinosaurs.

In the third week, we focused on kite patterns. We discovered how to mirror patterns on a kite using butterfly symmetry. After practising this a few times, we created unique patterned kites. Since we learned that kites can have different...Read the full article


Lower-Primary - Ms Julieta

A Joyful Farewell: Celebrating Our Year of Growth and Learning

Welcome back to Ms. Julieta’s classroom blog! It is hard to believe that this is our last blog of the fantastic 2023-2024 school year. It has been a wonderful journey full of exciting learning and amazing moments. Watching my class grow and mature is the best reward of all.

Since our last blog, we have been very busy preparing ourselves to become more responsible and independent learners. This term, we have engaged in exciting IPC units such as Green Fingers and Earth Our Home. Through these units, we have connected more with our planet. The children learned how to take care of plants, understand their growth process, and recognize the importance of plants for our survival. In class, we created our very own mini-garden, where we hosted several herbs and grass patches that the children diligently planted and cared for until they were fully grown. With these herbs, the children created their very own herbarium, describing and illustrating their chosen herbs. Take a look at our book online https://read.bookcreator.com/...Read the full article


Lower-Primary - Ms Elspeth

School's Out For Summer!

This last term has been a very busy one in Lower Primary 2. We came back from our Easter holidays well-rested and ready for more learning. To start our new IPC unit, ‘Green Fingers,’ we made our own grass pets, finding out how to plant our grass seeds and making sure to water them and nurture them. The children were very excited to take a trip to both a local park and forest to explore the variety of plants and flowers growing there and carefully collected some samples to allow them to begin classifying their findings. We investigated a sample of herbs, using our senses to think about how they looked, smelled, felt to the touch, the sounds they made as we ran our hands through them and even how they tasted. With the outcome of these investigations, we then made our very own class herbarium! To finish off this interesting unit, we took a trip to the Botanical Gardens, using our new-found knowledge of photosynthesis to help us consider how the plants were getting the fuel they needed to grow so beautifully.

Our second IPC unit for this term, ‘The Earth: Our Home’ also helped to fuel our understanding of plants, as well as...Read the full article


Upper-Primary - Ms Kelsey

Summer has come!

Welcome to the fantastic world of Upper Primary 1: In Blog, Final Edition!

Our last few months in UP have been action-packed, filled with a variety of activities and events that kept us constantly engaged. They've been full of fun, and each day brought new adventures,...Read the full article


Upper Primary - Mr Jamie

From Festivals to Farewells: Wrapping Up the School Year

As we wrap up another fantastic school year, it’s a joy to look back on all the wonderful moments we’ve shared. Our final term kicked off with the International Festival, a lively celebration featuring performances, speeches, and delicious international food.

Upper Primary wowed us with Michael Rosen’s poem, "Everyone Comes From Somewhere". Pupils decorated boxes representing ‘fragments and hints about your life and mine’ and created props showing ‘everyone has a past’. Their performance was brilliant! Check out our shared album for photos of their creative boxes and more.

As we end the school year, we say goodbye to our Year 6 pupils heading off to secondary school. After their graduation assembly, we took them on an exciting trip to De Panne with the ISG+ students. For three days, we enjoyed beach games, go-karts, quiz nights, and dune adventures. It was a perfect blend of fun and relaxation, and a great way for some of the Year 6s to bond with their future schoolmates.

On our final day, we had a goodbye picnic in Millionaire’s Park, sharing stories, snacks, and games. As we parted ways...Read the full article