Saturday, November 27, 2010
Test tal-Istudji Socjali
Il-gimgha d-diehla (WARA dak tal-Malti imma fl-istess gimgha) it-tfal ha jkollhom test iehor ibbazat fuq dak kollu li ghamilna s'issa fl-Istudji Socjali li huma dawn li gejjin:
Mill-Ambjent Storiku(l-ahdar)
Iz-Zmien Pre-Istoriku (pgs 6-24)
L-Assedju l-Kbir (pgs 38-47)
Mill-Ambjent Geografiku (il-vjola)
Fejn Ninsabu? + Girien Taghna (pgs 32-49 + pgs 136-137)
Fejn Noqoghdu? (pgs 50-59)
Saff fuq Saff (pgs 60-69)
Tinsewx idduru dawra sew mal-esercizzji li hdimna fil-klassi. Kif ukoll tinsewx ahjar tistudjaw FTIT u KULJUM milli qatt u kollox f'daqqa! Min jistudja dejjem tajjeb imur!
L-Assedju l-Kbir
Now enjoy this 10 minute video about the Great Siege. it's really interesting (and it is in English).
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Parents' evening
I would like to publicly thank all the parents (there was an enormous participation) for accepting the invite to come for the Parents' Evening. It was a lovely two and a half hour experience as it was nice getting to know most of you better and discussing your kids' well-being.
Your positive feedback was overwhelming and most welcoming. It pays for all the hard work in class and I apologise for any latedness in your appointment.
Thanks once again. Let's make the kids' experience in class a memorable one!
Monday, November 22, 2010
Mid-term tests
This is to inform you that from next week right up to before the Christmas holidays the kids will be having a series of short revision tests based on what we did up till now in class.
The first one will be the Maltese one where the kids are being asked to study the following topics for this test: (It won't include any comprehension or composition)
Artiklu u Particelli (Merlin Malti pgs 1-3)
Konsonanti u Vokali (Merlin Malti pgs 8-9)
Aggettivi (Merlin Malti pgs 13-14 + pgs 136-137)
Verbi - Prezent u Mamma/Gherq (Merlin Malti pgs 46-48)
Imperattiv (Merlin Malti pgs 58-59 + pgs 154-157)
Thanks.
Ħarġa ma’ tal-Iskola
Kien jum sabiћ bix-xemx u ftit frisk. Dakinhar kellna mmorru ћarġa kulturali ma’ tal-iskola. L-ewwel morna nżuru post li bl-Ingliż jgћidulu Limestone Heritage li jinsab fil-limiti tas-Siġġiewi imbagћad minn hemm bqajna sejrin naraw it-tempji ta’ Ħaġar Qim.
Kif dћalna l-Limestone Heritage, rajna filmat qasir fuq il-ћames saffi ta’ ġebel fil-Gżejjer Maltin, li huma il-Qawwi ta’ Fuq, ir-Ramli jew il-Ġebla s-Safra, it-Tafli, il-Franka u ż-Żonqor jew il-Qawwi t’isfel. Rajna l-irdum ta’ Ħad-Dingli li fih il-ћames saffi kollha. Tgћallimna li l-ġebla tal-franka nużawha biex nibnu d-djar tagћna. Wara li ngћatajna mp3 player u lbisna kuffji tal-widna, mxejna madwar il-post nisimgћu fuq ix-xogћol li jsir mill-ġebla Maltija. Rajna pupi jaqtgћu l-ġebel mill-barrieri jew jonġru jew inaqqxu fil-ġebel. Fost l-affarijiet maћduma bil-ġebel Malti rajna girna, ћajt tas-sejjieћ, kenur u garigor. Fl-aћћar, lilna t-tfal tawna ġebla ċatta ta’ madwar tnax-il ċentimetru u skalpell biex innaqqxu xi ћaġa li ridna. Min naqqax il-bandiera Maltija, min inzertalu xi annimal u min kellu jnaqqax xi fjura sabiћa!
Minn hemm irћejnilha lejn il-Qrendi fejn bdejna billi dћalna fiċ-Ċentru tal-Viżitaturi morna f’sala awdjo-viżwali fejn rajna filmat qasir dwar Ħaġar Qim li fl-opinjoni tagћna kien interessanti kemm gћalina t-tfal u aktar u aktar gћat-turisti li kien hemm jarawh magћna. Fost l-ohrajn f'dan il-filmat qasir rajna l-Mara l-Ħoxna u t-tempju li konna ser inżuru aktar tard. Imbagћad ġiet il-gwida li bdiet iddawwarna u tispjegalna fid-dettall dwar it-tempji. Rajna ћafna affarijiet interessanti fosthom il-Mara l-Ħoxna, u żewġ statwi żgћar li spjegatilna kif kienu jaqtawlhom rashom, u meta jkun miet xi ћadd jew jibda staġun ġdid jew gћal kuntrarju jispiċċa, kienu jibdlulhom rashom skont jekk l-allat ikunux kuntenti jew le. Kien hemm ukoll xi mudelli żgћar tat-tempji kif jidhru minn fuq u kif jgћaddu r-raġġi tax-xemx meta titla’ kmieni filgћodu. Imbagћad morna naraw it-tempji fejn rajna anke l-menћir u d-dolmen, li ngћid gћalija kienet l-aktar parti eċċitanti ta’ din il-ћarġa. L-ewwel gћaddejna minn qalb il-ġebel megalitiku u mbaghad f'daqqa waћda naraw dik it-tinda bajda kbira li gћamluha biex jipproteġu t-tempji mill-elementi tal-arja. Il-gwida spjegatilna fid-dettall dwar kull parti tat-tempju. Kif l-gћalliem tagћna qalilna li l-ћarga tagћna kienet waslet fi tmiemha ma ћadniex gost wisq!
Kienet ћarġa fejn tgћallimna ћafna dwar pajjiżna u nћeġġukom biex tmorru iżżuru dawn il-postijiet.
Anthea Abela u Miguel Ciappara
Year 6.5
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Limestone Heritage
Last Wednesday 17th November our class had a very educational and interesting outing. Thank God it turned out to be a lovely day - starting from the very beautiful weather to having a lovely time watching the kids yearning to learn and having fun. First we visited the Limestone Heritage Museum situated in a former limestone quarry in Siggiewi where after a short (but immensely interesting) video explaining the history of the Maltese stone, children where given an mp3 for the walk-through museum ...
Then afterwards the children had a stine carving session which they had been looking forward to for ages! You can see the smiles on their faces!
Saff fuq Saff
Din il-gimgha (kif ukoll ta' qabel) tkellimna fid-dettall dwar il-hames saffi ta' blat li nsibu fil-gebla Maltija u kif iffurmaw miljuni kbar ta' snin ilu u xi prodotti nohorgu minnhom (konkos, gir, zrar, xahx, ramel, gebla ghall-bini, hitan tas-sejjieh, eccetra ...). Hawnhekk tistghu ssibu xi ritratti li jorbtu sew ma' dan it-topik mill-aktar interessanti.
Ghalhekk kull darba li tkunu ghaddejjin minn qalb il-kampanja u n-natura aghtu titwila u harsa madwarkom sabiex taraw (u tapprezzaw) is-sbuhija tal-Gebla Maltija!
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
An interesting trekking experience

On Monday 8th November our class went on a really interesting and unique trekking experience from Dingli Cliffs via Fawwara to Hagar Qim. Unfortunately that morning I was feeling quite unwell and cause of the unstable weather I had to miss it! But nonetheless the trekkers took some pictures of the experience and here they are. The kids really loved it as can be seen from these two pictures ...
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Educational outing tomorrow ...
The Miracle
Friday, November 12, 2010
Fiera Internazzjonali tal-Ktieb
IL-FIERA NAZZJONALI TAL-KTIEB
Il-Fiera Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb se ssir bejn l-10 u l-14 ta' Novembru 2010 f'Dar il-Mediterran, il-Belt.
L-esebituri fil-Fiera Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb ta’ din is-sena huma:
Id-Dipartiment tal-Libreriji
Agius and Agius Ltd
Book Distributors Ltd
Birdlife Malta
Bookends
Bronk Productions
CAK
Clamus Ltd
Franny Jo Publications
Hiorizons Publications
Islamic Call Society
Istituto Italiano di Cultura
L-Istrina
Klabb Kotba Maltin
Kunsill Lokali tal-Mellieħa
Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb
Maltapost plc
Meli Bookshop
Merlin Library Ltd
Midsea Books
PIN
Preca Publications
Rappreżentanza tal-Unjoni Ewropea
Sierra Distributors Ltd
SKS
Wiseowl Publications
Id-dħul għall-fiera hu mingħajr ħlas.
Il-Fiera se tiftaħ kif ġej:
Il-Ġimgħa 12 ta’ Novembru Mid-9.00 a.m. sas-1.30 p.m. u mill-5.00 p.m. sal-10.00 p.m.
Is-Sibt 13 ta’ Novembru Mid-9.00 a.m. san-12.30 p.m. u mill-4.00 p.m. sal-10.00 p.m. Il-Ħadd. Il-Fiera tiftaħ il-jum kollu, mingħajr għeluq.