Scratch Jr in Action - Grade 6

The students in Grade 6 are busy preparing Scratch Projects related to Animals. This is a project related to Animal Awareness Week. I have given them a task. They have to make sure they create a story or game related to Animals. They have to include all the procedures we have learnt so far and come up with a creative project.

And they are definetly being Creative!

What is Scratch Jr?
ScratchJr is an introductory programming language that enables young children to create their own interactive stories and games. Children snap together graphical programming blocks to make characters move, jump, dance, and sing. Coding is a great tool to help students become critical thinkers. 


Screenshots of what the students are preparing

Mystery Castle in Grade 5

My Mystery Castle

Activity 1:

Cross-curricular link between ICT, Art and Theme in the classroom. Using a graphic program the students edited the photos of their friend to add them to their chosen Mystery Castle. 

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 Activity 2: 

Cross-curricular link between ICT, Art and Theme in the classroom. Using a graphic program the students created a cover page for their Mystery Castle booklet filled with the work done related to this theme.

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Activity 3: 

Cross-curricular link between ICT, Math and Theme in the classroom. Using a graphic program the students created a plan of how they would like their mystery castle to be. This was a follow-up of a lesson done in class: Understanding Maps.

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My Healthy Journey Grade 6

Activity 1: Cross-curricular between English, ICT and My Healthy Journey Theme. Students had to give directions to get from one place to another through descriptive writing. Using Google Maps Street view and a word processing program they explained how to get from San Anton School to the Green Grocer in Zebbiegħ to buy fruit to make a fruit salad at school. One healthy approach to it all!

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Activity 2: Cross-curricular between English, ICT and My Healthy Journey Theme. Students found healthy recipes online and used the instructions to create a task to be used during their next English lesson. This helps them prepare for their future writing task (writing instructions)

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Winter Around the World in Grade 4

During this lesson the Grade 4 students became aware of the different climate conditions around the world. We focused on Winter time. They wrote about Winter around the world and added pictures to explain their explanation. This was linked to the theme of Winter they were doing in class. They have to combine both the text and the image in one document to explain this. They searched for Online pictures to present an attractive document.

Meet Edison in Grade 5

The four IT labs at San Anton School are a constant hive of technological activity with Bee- Bots, Pro-Bots, Lego Education Robots, 3D printers and more. All in our commitment to always engage our students with the latest IT tools and equipment on the market.

This week, our Grade 5 (Year 4) students met Edison the programmable robot in their ICT lesson with Ms. Abigail. They learnt how to program a device using barcodes and will learn how to further program Edison by using its software called EdWare. They can do so much more!

We are graphic designers. We are pirates....Grade 4

During their ICT lesson the students of Grade 4 turned into young Graphic Designers and edited their portrait photo to become pirates. This is part of their thematic approach project about Pirates.

They used the necessary graphic editing tools to make their photo look like they are pirates. Here are some!

Back to School

We will soon be on the blog to update you with on-going activities once School starts!