Break!

This blog is being temporarily stopped because of the migration process into the new ilearn system.  

The information on here will remain available.  Photos of old classes will also remain here and any ex-students wishing to view any particular old photos can leave their messages here. 

 It is being planned that eventually this blog will be re-launched, under a new format, and kept as online notice-board of activities done in our class.  In the mean time, information about specific lessons in our class and other notes will be made available in the newly set-up ilearn page.

Regards
J.Tabone
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An open letter to my students....

Dear Students,


Another year has just come to a close. And what a year it has been. Most of you said to me that this year went by so fast, and that is a good sign.

How can I forget all the things we did together this year? All those lessons we had! Our first outing, when we went to visit the Catacombs in Rabat. How can I forget all those of you who were Students of the Month or those of you who came runners-up? How can I forget the effort you all put in when we had to perform during the Christmas Concert play? I remember you coming to school dressed in your fancy carnival costumes. That was fun. I remember when we decided to cook rice salad in our class and when we went on a fieldwork in Buskett. I remember Merit Day. I won’t even forget how hot it was when we had our Sports Day. What I will definitely never forget is the smile on your faces whenever you stepped into my class, the jokes we shared and the lessons we had together. Thank you all for making it such a special year!

This summer I will take some time off. I will not be doing any summer-school as I need to take care of baby Noah and prepare for the coming scholastic year during which you will notice some changes!

In the mean time, I wish you all a lovely summer. Keep it simple. Be good to yourself. Enjoy life…and be happy. See you in September… :)

tc

J.Tabone



Il-gazzetta tal-Year4 Yellow

Din il-gazzetta hija kollha produzzjoni tat-tfal.  Il-ħsieb warajha kien li nitgħallmu naqraw il-kitbiet ta’ xulxin waqt li nipprattikaw ftit il-kitba b’mod kreattiv.  Għan ieħor kien li din il-gazzetta tinżamm bħala tifkira żgħira tas-sena li għaddejna flimkien.  Grazzi lit-tfal kollha u lill-ġenituri tal-għajnuna u minn qalbna nawguraw lil kulħadd sajf mill-aqwa.

Ikklikja hawn biex tara il-gazzetta tal-klassi tagħna.

Our Star Readers...& more

Naomi Spiteri, Shania Busuttil, Michaela T. Attard, Craig Gauci and Nikita Tabone have been awarded a special certificate for reading 25 books or more during the past scholastic year.  Well done boys and girls.  Keep on reading.... even during the summer months!

Timothy Stivala was also awarded a certificate for his enthusiasm and great spirit shown during sports or outdoor activities.  Maisie Ellul was awarded a special certificate for the most well-kept folders  and project books.  Well done both of you and keep it up!!!

Meanwhile Leandros Catania, Maisie Ellul and Naomi Spiteri have been named students of the month for May 2012.  Craig Gauci, Gabriele Xerri and Kylie Muscat have also been given a certificate for their excellent work as Eco-Council members during the past scholastic year.  Well done!

Our Year 4 Yellow...in our own words

Guided Reading in our class..

'The right book at the right pair of hands' One of the main targets this year was to promote guided reading in our class. This has been a big success and a weekly slot gives our students the chance to read one book per week that is best to their ability. All books were selected from the wide range of Big Cats reading scheme. Class was divided into four groups and every group read a different book every week. This was also made possible largely thanks to the help and support by Ms. Diane - our complimentary teacher in our school.

What do you, students, think of these lessons? Did you enjoy reading these books? Did you find them attractive? Tell us why! You can leave your comments underneath this post.

Sports Day - May 2012

On a bright sunny day Sports Day, this year took place at Lija Primary.  In all, we wad 11 stations; every station presenting us with different skills.  It was so much fun... and hot too!

Students of the month - April 2012

Congratulations to Ilenia Camilleri and Gabriele Xerri who have been named as Students of the Month of our class for the month of April 2012.  Keep it up.

Our ILENIA - winner of a SONG FESTIVAL

Ilenia Camilleri has placed in 1st Place of the Children's song Festival 'EuroStars'.  Ilenia faced competition from 15 other singers from all over Europe and she has now won the right to represent Malta next August in Rome.  On behalf of our class 'Well Done Ilenia'.  So so proud of you!

Sheldon Galea - STUDENT OF THE MONTH for March

Sheldon Galea has been nominated as our STUDENT of THE MONTH for March 2012.  Sheldon has shown excellent commitment and enthusiasm during the whole of last month and his willingness to learn is second to none.  On behalf of all our class, congratulations!

Fieldwork in Buskett

On Friday 24th March our class took part in a special fieldwork activity in Buskett.  Once we got there, we listened to the sounds of nature, observed tiny insects, searched for leaves and different kinds of trees, listed living and non-living objects and lots lots more. 

Rice Salad in Class

On Wednesday 22nd March, rice salad was served in our class.  Teachers and LSA's served as waiters and all students had a wide variety of healthy food to choose from.

In our class we promote healthy food, always.  And we recommend everybody reading this to do the same and eat healthily.

Il-Parabbola tat-Talenti - discuss

Araw dan il-clip qasir u għada niddiskutu din il-parabbola.  Aħsbu ftit x'għandha x'taqsam din il-parabbola fil-ħajja tagħna llum....

Carnival 2012

Carnival at school was a memorable day.  First we had a special morning assembly where teachers came out in costume.  Then we did masks decorating in class.  This was followed with a great class-party thanks to food everyone chose to bring.  After the break watched a nice movie and at 1pm we had entertainment from local singer Gianni.  More entertainment was waiting for us inside the school hall where we had magics and lots lots more.  

P.S: Ah, and we had some beautiful costumes in class too.  See pics above and below :)

Hemm il-Posta Għalik....

The 3 Presenters of the show

Hemm il-Posta Għalik was the name of our concert play in December 2011.  This year, due to refurbishment being held in our school hall, concert was held inside the hall of Apap Institute.  Underneath are a couple of photos.

Get Well Soon Maisie

Our class would like to send this special message to a special student in our Class who is at home nursing a broken leg!

Get well soon Maisie :)  Hope to see you back with us pretty soon!

Student of the Month: November 2011

Congratulations to Rakel Grech and Nikita Tabone who have been nominated Students of the Month for the month of November 2011.

On behalf of everyone in our class, a big well-done to both girls!

Students of the Month - October 2011

Shakira Tabone, Michela-Therese Attard, Shania Busuttil, Ilenia Camilleri, Rwan Farag and Maisie Ellul have been named STUDENTS OF THE MONTH for the month of October 2011. These students showed a high level of performance, enthusiasm and interest as well as excellent behaviour during the whole of last month

Congratulations to all six of them :) on behalf of all the class.

Visiting the Catacombs

Today we visited St. Agatha's Catacombs in Rabat. After stopping for a short break at the lovely Howard Gardens, we finished our first outing of the year with a walking tour of Mdina. Thankfully, weather remained fine and we enjoyed seeing at first hand what we had read about in some of our previous Religion lessons. Our first outing of the year, and definitely not the last!

Happy Mid-Term Holidays

Mid-Term Holidays are finally here. It's been a busy first few weeks but we are now gradually settling down.

Those of you who need my help during these holidays, please do contact me by leaving a message here.

Regards

J. Tabone

Dear Parents...

Welcome to Year 4. This will be a positive year for your child as we will be building on past successes and learn new things. Whenever home and school work together, your child’s chances of improvement in social skills and academically will be strengthened. Briefly, here is some useful information about our class.

School starts at 8:30am. Students must be punctual and proceed to line-up with the rest of the class for the morning assembly.

Very soon, I will forward to you a detailed time-table with specific slots dedicated to music, P.E and other lessons that require certain equipment or clothing. Please be sure your child has everything in order on such days.

Each day, your child will bring his/her home folder that contains homework and other notes. It is important that you check this everyday and make sure that tasks at home are done every day. Please support and talk with your child about the importance of completing this homework. Homework tasks, usually, do not take up more than 45-50 minutes.

After the first day at school your child will be bringing you a sheet that explains copybooks that we use in our class. Check that out too and make sure that everything is in order.

I look forward to work closely with you all and to have a successful school-year.

2010-11 - our official class photo

Back Row (left to right): Andre Abela, Neil Magri, Tristan Taliana, Gabriel Debono

2nd row (left to right): Matthias Falzon, Dea R. Fernandes, Cheyenne Mangion, Maya Buhagiar, Shanizel Gauci, Mrs. M. Borg (LSA)

3rd row (left to right): Mr. J. Tabone (class teacher), Owen Cassar, Ryan Farrugia, Ayhann Azzopardi, Liam Hudson, Mrs. D. Camilleri (LSA)

Front Row (left to right): Kylie Baldacchino, Jake Degabriele, Emanuela Sultana, Kaya Sammut, Michela Debattista. Not in the picture: Jacob S. Frendo

MERIT DAY - New books donated to our class

Merit Day took place in our school on Tuesday 17th May, 2011. All the parents present watched a short programme which consisted in 3 main items. First item included choir singing using recorder and percussions. Second item saw our students perform a short song. This was followed with the distribution of certificates; one for every student.

Our class also got a 75Euro donation worth of books to be included in our class library.

Special thanks goes to all the parents who tyook part and were present. Your attendance and over-all support is much, much appreciated!

One School One Dream, Environment Clean

One School, One Dream, Environment Clean - that's the mottow adopted by our class. This slogan was created by Jake Degabriele and the poster was created by all the students during crafts.

Happy Easter 2011

Our class would like to wish all our friends, relatives and loved ones a very happy Easter. God Bless. Our E-twinning partners from Greece have also sent to us their Easter wishes and you can view these by clicking here.