A Recycling Craft

The students of D' Class of the 5th Primary School of Mytilene decided to put paper back to where it belongs. So, after making promises to take care of Nature and to do our best not to waste natural resources, we made this tree of toilet paper rolls.
The name for our craft is : BACK TO THE TREE

Announcing our new e-Twinning project!

 We are happy to announce the beginning of our school trip!
 LIFE ON EUROPLANET
By the students of the 5th and 6th Classes
5th Primary School of Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece

Announcing the beginning of our journey! Life on Europlanet
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An e-Twinning project created by  :
Angela Tsakiri, 5th Primary School of Mytilene, Greece
Maria Agrello, Istituto Comprensivo Statale "Giovanni XXIII" di Lauria - Scuola Primaria
"Cardinal Brancati", Italy
Roza Evrova, 144 Secondary School Narodni Buditeli, Bulgaria
Larisa Voronyuk, Jelgavas 2. pamatskola, Latvia
Anna Zdebiak, Szkoła Podstawowa nr 8 im.Bolesława Chrobrego, Poland
Dominika Svehlova, ZS T.G. Masaryka MNICHOVICE, Czech Republic
and our students!

Another announcement from the Italian school and Maria Agrello
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THE  MAP  OF  OUR  PROJECT

 

TIME FOR SCHOOL !

Back to school ! Plenty of different feelings for the little students! Maybe we are able to read them in their eyes but nothing is better than being able to express how they feel! We can help them ! It is a good opportunity to teach "feelings" and make a "feelings chart" !

Kissing hand from http://onceuponafirstgradeadventure.blogspot.gr/2011/08/back-to-school-with-kissing-hand.html

 

Hello! How are you? A song to express how they feel.

Click to LOOK inside! A teacher's reflections.....

        Now that August has come, the final countdown for going back to school has started. August has  always been the month for me, when I have relaxed enough to think back nostalgically. So, it is time for reflection on all the feedback I got throughout the school year. It is "wondering" time.
        Many years have passed since the first day I walked into a classroom. I have walked a long way, I think, and still have a long way to go. But many things have changed, on the way. Actually, that was not a long journey in teaching, but a long journey in learning. I have decided on what kind of teacher I would like to be, through this process. There has been a list of personal inquiries all this time :
"What do I want my students to understand?"
"Am I doing things right?"
"How does my attitude affect the students?"
"Do I feel bad about anything that went wrong?"
"Did my students feel bad about anything that happened?"
"Have I taken into account all their personal needs and characteristics?"
"If I change my attitude towards their learning, do they change their attitude towards my teaching?"
"Am I facilitating the students' learning process? "
"Was my focus clear to them?"
"Did I listen to what my students had to say?"
"Am I following my planning and learning goals?"
"Has their work improved?"
"Do they feel happy?"
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 "Can I please CLICK on their brains to look inside?"

         Well, I never got an apple from my students but I sure hope, although they may not be able to realize it now, that a tiny "explosion" took place in their brains!     
         Nevertheless, I am in the most advantageous position as their teacher. I have the chance to rethink, to plan again, to reform and reframe, to examine deeply any gathered information, to research and find any new, useful ideas, to change whatever went wrong and make things right, to REFLECT !
         And all this must be done in August, before going back to school. Because then, I must be well-prepared to face a schoolyear full of challenges and small "inquiring" faces! How can I answer any of their "inquiries" if I haven't answered mine first?.......

Sites to help you plan and find useful teaching practices shared by the teaching community.
http://www.proteacher.org/
http://notjustcute.com/2012/08/06/planning-a-new-school-year-10-tips-to-give-you-a-head-start/

Happy Summer Holidays!