Dear Parents,
Tomorrow the children finish school at 12:30. Don’t forget to study the words for tomorrow’s dictation.
The children need to come to school wearing the Celebration Day clothes on the 9th and 10th May (next Thursday and Friday). On the 10th of May school finishes at 12pm.
Thanks,
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
Today’s hw is going to be for Tuesday 30th April since next Monday we have an outing.
Maths: Workbook 2 (white) pgs 3, 4.
Malti- Handout fil-file l-aħdar dwar is-sillabi.
English: workbook pgs 43, 44, 45.
Next Tuesday’s dictation: Please study all the Tricky words that we did so far (coloured in yellow) till me and be.
Next Friday’s dication: ħawħ, kejk, tewm u ħobż (from the blue file).
Next Monday 29th April, we have an outing to Mdina- National History Museum and a train ride. Get a small bag with lunch, botte of water, tissues and the school pocket and colours. Don’t get the school bag. If it is sunny, the children can get the school cap as well.
Thanks for your co-operation. Have a happy weekend.
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
Next week’s tricky words will be done on Tuesday 30th April since on Monday we have an outing. The new 2 tricky words are me and be.
For the celebration day being held on 10th May, the children need to wear a blue shirt and a blue trousers or jeans and white slippers. Kindly note that on the 9th of May there will be the dress rehearsal (taking of photos) and they also need to come wearing these clothes.
Thanks,
Ms. Paulianne
Today’s hw:
Maths wb 2 pg 56.
Malti on the green copybook. Please sign the other green copybook for dictation and study the words for dictation for next Friday from the blue flat file.
English-2 handouts in the yellow flat file.
Study the tricky words that we did so far for next Monday.
Thanks and have a happy weekend.
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
A gentle reminder to study the words for the Maltese dictation for next Friday 19th April: xatt, demm, dell U pinn.
Study all the Tricky words that we did so far especially the new 2 tricky words: go and no for next Monday 22nd April.
May I remind you that next Friday 19th April school finishes at 11am since there will be the year 5/6 Prize day in the afternoon.
For our Celebration Day being held on the 10th of May the children need to come wearing blue jeans or trousers, blue shirt and the school white slippers.
Thanks,
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
Today’s hw:
Maths: 1 more 1 less on the orange copybook.
Malti: 2 handouts- il-vokali fil-file l-aħdar.
English: wb 1 pg 17.
Sign the green copybook.
Dictation for next week:
Monday 15th April: the next 2 Tricky words: to and into
Friday 19th April: Kliem tal-Malti: xatt, demm, dell u pinn.
May I remind you that next Monday 15th April a meeting with regards the teaching of English in year 1 will be held at school from 9am-10:30am.
I also gave the children some books to read on the Phonics Bug website. Please find some time to read these books with your children.
Thanks and have a happy weekend.
Ms. Paulianne
This is a gentle reminder to bring the library book in the pink folder tomorrow please.
In their notebooks, the children have a stapled note with the phonics bug website, username and password. Just try and log in using the given usernames and passwords please. If you don’t manage tell me. I haven’t allocated any books yet.
Thanks,
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
First of all may I welcome everyone back for the third term.
Tomorrow, in your child’s notebook you’re going to find a stapled note with your child’s username and password so they can have access to the Phonics Bug club website. In it they will be assigned different activities they can do to revise the phonetic sound that we will be doing, they will also be assigned books that they can read online. I will also know who is reading the books and making the activities.There are also different educational games they can play and earn points.
You’re going to have a meeting regards the teaching of English and how to use this website next Monday 15th April at 9am. The children had a paper in their red box files today about this meeting.
Thanks.
Ms. Paulianne
Ms. Charlene and myself would like to express our sincere gratitude for the lovely gift that you gave us. We really appreciate your thoughtfulness.
We wish you and your families a blessed Easter.
Thanks,
Ms. Paulianne & Ms. Charlene
Next Monday 25th March the children need to study the first two tricky words: I and the.
For Tuesday 26th March, the children have their Maltese dictation. Please study the following words: dixx, lixx, moħħ u ponn.
Next Monday the class photo will be taken. Children need to come to school wearing the whole school uniform please.
On Tuesday the children can come to school wearing casual clothes. They can bring a donation of 1 euro or more in aid of Parkinson’s disease.
Have a happy weekend.
Thanks,
Ms. Paulianne
Kindly note that in their notebooks, the children have a small paper stapled with the amount of money they need for their chosen mother’s day gift. Kindly note that you can send the money only if you want and it is not obligatory.
Tomorrow children are encouraged to bring a candle or a flower to be put in front of the statue of our Lady of sorrows.
Next Monday the class photo will be taken. Children need to come to school wearing the whole school uniform please.
On Tuesday the children can come to school wearing casual clothes. They can bring a donation of 1 euro or over for parkinsons disease.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Ms. Paulianne
Next Friday is the feast of our Lady of Sorrows. There is going to be a procession from the school to the Luqa Parish church, thus children are being encouraged to bring a flower or a candle to put in front of the statue of our Lady of sorrows.
Thanks,
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
Today’s hw:
Maths wb 1 (white) pg 64.
English wb 1 pgs 2, 3.
In their red box files, the children have their white flat file. In it they have the handout with the tricky words. They have to study the first two tricky words for next Monday 25th March.
The Maltese words are for Tuesday 26th March: dixx, lixx, moħħ u ponn.
Thanks,
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
Next Monday 18th March we will start learning the English language. The children will have the white flat file in their red box file. In it they will be given a handout with the letters of the alphabet and the tricky words. The first two tricky words will be coloured in yellow and they have to study these for the following Monday. In the white flat file, they will be given words with the sound that we will be working on every week.
Next Monday, the children will be given a handout so that you will know what the teaching of English consists of and how I will be teaching the different phonetic sounds from week to week.
Next Monday the children have the Maltese dictation but as from the week after, we will be doing the Maltese dictation every Wednesday and the English one every Monday.
Thanks and have a happy weekend.
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
Just a gentle reminder that every Wednesday, the children will be given a library book once in Maltese and once in English. This will be kept in the pink button folder where apart from the book you will have the book lists and you have to sign near the book your child has. Please send it every Wednesday or else the book won’t be changed. Kindly note that if the book is lost, it has to be paid for. Today, the children have the first library books, it was only given to those that brought the pink button folder with them. Please send a pink button folder with your child if you haven’t already done so. If the child finds the story difficult to read, read it for them yourselves while pointing at the words and pictures and ask them any related questions so that you make sure that they have understood the story.
Next Monday’s words are: goff, ċoff, zokk u xokk. Please study them. Next Monday we will also be starting the English language, they will have 2 tricky words to study for the following Monday. I will give you more details later on.
On Tuesday 26th March the children can come to school wearing casual clothes as the school will be organising a fund raising activity for Parkinsons disease. The children are encouraged to bring 1 euro or more as a donation.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
By next Wednesday, the children need to bring an A4 pink coloured button folder (they have a paper with the information in the red box file). This will be used every Wednesday for the library book. Please sign on the paper provided and send the book with your child every Monday.
Don’t forget to study the words for next Monday: mopp, kopp, hoss u ross.
Thanks and have a happy weekend.
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
Today’s hw is for next Monday:
Maths workbook 2 pg 53.
handout in the orange file- arranging the numbers in order.
Malti: Workbook pg 87.
Fuq il-pitazz jiktbu l-ittra h u l-kelma hawn.
Handout fil-file l-aħdar.
Today the school finishes at 12:00pm.
Tomorrow is Parents’ day, please stick to the times that were given to you.
Study these words for next Monday’s dictation: fann, vann, bott u jott.
Thanks a lot for your co-operation.
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
These are the words for next Monday’s dictation: fann, vann, bott u jott. These can also be found in the blue file, coloured in yellow.
May I remind you to send a sponge to be used for crafts this week.
Please note that next Thursday school finishes at 12:00pm not at 12:30pm as I told you before. On Friday the children don’t have school since it is Parents’ day. Please stick to your time.
Thanks.
Ms. Paulianne
Today’s hw is for Monday 26th February:
Maths- orange copybook-Add +
My book of numbers pgs 59, 60.
Malti: Fuq il-pitazz l-aħdar jiktbu ż- żarbun.
Fil-file l-aħdar tal-Malti- handout- biex tispiċċa l-kelma? Iridu jiktbu l-aħħar ittra li tispiċċa biha l-kelma. (They need to write the last letter of each word).
For next week, the children need to get a sponge (either a plate or a car sponge). This is going to be used for crafts. Underneath you can see a picture of what these are:
Thanks and have a happy weekend.
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
Today’s hw:
Maths: Workbook pgs 15, 18.
Malti: TM 1a pg 13.
Jiktbu s u siġra fuq il-pitazz tal-Malti.
Fuq Malti kitba jiktbu l-kliem ġiraffa u qalb.
Next week they don’t have any words to study for dictation as on Thursday they have their Maths Assessment and on Monday 26th they have their Maltese Assessment. Please study the topics I wrote on the blog and I also gave the children a paper with these topics.
In the red box file you can also find the parents’ day appointments for Friday 1st March.
In the green button folder, the children have 2 new books to read. They also have words in the blue flat file, you can encourage the children to read them.
Kindly note that the children don’t have school next Friday 23rd February as we have a cope session.
On Thursday 29th February, school finishes at 12:30pm. On Friday 1st March the children don’t have school as there is parents day.
Thanks and have a happy weekend.
Ms. Paulianne
Happy Carnival from year 1.2
Dear Parents,
Today’s hw is not for tomorrow but for Thursday 15th February.
Maths: Workbook 2 (white) pgs 5, 6.
Orange copybook: Subtraction sums.
Malti: fuq il-pitazz tal-Malti l-aħdar jiktbu q u qattus.
Handout fil-file l-aħdar iridu jiktbu b’liema ittra tibda l-kelma?
These are the words for dictation that the children need to study for Thursday 15th February: nar, but, suf u vit. These can also be found in the children notebooks.
It is very important that the children start reading books that they are capable of, such as the Maltese books called Sensiela Fanali Phonics. You can go to any library and borrow them.
The children need to have a library card to borrow the books from any library in Malta. If they don’t have one, press on this link to register for a library card online.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
The Maths Assessment will be held on Thursday 22nd February instead of Friday 23rd as on that day a cope session will be held for members of staff and the children don’t have school.
These are the words for dictation that the children need to study for Thursday 15th February: nar, but, suf u vit. These can also be found in the children notebooks.
Thanks a lot.
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
On Friday 23rd February and Monday 26th February the children are going to have the Maths and Maltese Assessments. These are the lists of topics that they have to revise:
Maths (Friday 23rd February)
Malti ( Monday 26th February)
Kvk tfisser konsonanti-vokali-konsonanti eż: bħal kelma ħut ħ-konsonanti, u-vokali, t-konsonanti.
Tomorrow the children will have this list in the red box file so that you will know what they have to revise.
Tomorrow’s dictation words are: jott, rix, granċ u id. Don’t forget to study please. Have a lovely day.
Thanks for your co-operation,
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
This is the hw for this weekend:
Maths- orange file (2 handouts)
Adding on orange copybook.
Malti: Fuq il-pitazz Malti Kitba se jiktbu: g gaffa, k kikkra.
Handout fil-file l-aħdar. Jiktbu l-ewwel ittra li tibda biha l-kelma.
Study these words for next Monday: jott, rix, granċ, id.
These are some addition games that the children can practice at home:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/robot-more-or-less
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/addition/addition-to-10
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train
These are some reading power points in Maltese:
Thanks and have a happy weekend.
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
These are the words for next Monday’s dictation (5th February):
jott, rix, granċ, id.
Today’s hw:
Maths workbook 1 pgs 9, 10.
Malti: Workbook pg 42.
Sign the dictation on the green copybook.
Today we started learning how to add (+1) using the bunny hop number line. The bunny hops forward 1 number and it lands on the answer. The same procedure will be done when later on we add bigger numbers. This video may help you understand more how to add using a number line:
The school is organizing a carnival competition for all children as follows:
Years 1, 2 & 3: Mask competition. Children are to draw or make a mask.
Important to write name, surname and class. Three prizes will be given in each category. Masks can be brought to school from Monday 5th to Thursday 8th February. Winners will be announced on Friday 9th February during the carnival activity.
Thanks,
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
The children need a packet of lollipop sticks and a cereal box for crafts.
Kindly note that there are today’s outing photos uploaded in the photos section.
Thanks,
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
Attached you can find the bunny hop number line.
By next Monday 29th January, the children need to have 3 bunny hop number lines. You have the instructions how to attach the bunny to the number line. Please cut and laminate and write the child’s name on each number line. Put them in the red box file.
We are going to use this for addition and subtraction as we start addition from next Monday.
Thanks a lot.
Ms. Paulianne
Dear parents,
These are the words for next week’s dictation: bir, dudu, kelb, dar. Please study for next Monday 29th January.
Tomorrow we have the Cottonera Sports complex outing. The children should come to school with a small bag with lunch, water and the school pocket and colours. The hw is for Wednesday.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
In the photos section, I uploaded some photos of today’s outing. The children really enjoyed themselves on the farm. They learnt how life used to be back in the days on the farm. They saw bee hives, fed the horses and the donkeys and even went in the fields and saw the broccoli and cauliflowers in the field.
May I remind you to study the 4 words they have for dictation for next Monday. These can be found in the children’s notebook.
Next Tuesday we have another outing at the Cottonera Sports Complex. The children need to bring a small bag with lunch, water and tissues. They need to bring the pocket and colours as well.
Thanks for all your co-operation.
Have a happy weekend.
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
Today’s hw is for Monday 22nd January not for tomorrow. Tomorrow the children only need to get a small bag with pocket, colours, tissues, lunch and water, a carrot and an apple. If they have they can come to school with wellington boots or an old slipper.
Leave the school bag and the red box file at home.
Today’s hw:
Maths workbook 2 pgs 41, 42.
Maths orange copybook: write numbers 12 and 13.
Malti pitazz- jiktbu l-ittra x fuq il-Pitazz.
Malti kitba: Jiktbu: wiċċ u xita fuq il-pitazz.
Dictation for next Monday: ful, ra, vit u wiċċ.
Thanks,
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
May I remind you that every Monday the children are going to have a dictation. They will have 4 words each time and these are also going to be written on their notebooks. These are the words for next Monday 22nd January:
ful, ra, vit, wiċċ.
Please make sure that the children study them and sign the green copybook with today’s dictation.
Next Friday 19th January, we are going to Zgamardi Gardens in Siġġiewi. The children can come to school wearing their wellington boots. They can also bring an apple and a carrot to feed the animals. They will come to school with a small bag with lunch, water and tissues. Please bring also the pocket and the colours.
Thanks.
Regards,
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
Tomorrow, in the children’s notebook you’re going to find a short sentence in Maltese stapled. The children are going to read this sentence during the Assembly in February. Please read it at home. We will also be reading it in school every day.
In the red box file you will also find the pink flat file with 2 Maths handouts. Please sign them at the back and send them back to school.
Dont forget to study the 4 words for next Monday. Don’t forget to send the 9 euros for the school outing on Friday 19th January. On that day, the children can come to school wearing a Wellington Boots (only if they have). They can also bring a carrot and an apple to feed the animals.
Today I gave them the fruit scheme paper. Please sign and tick yes or no and send it back.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
First of all may I wish each of you a Happy New Year.
Next Monday 15th January, the children need to study these 4 words for dictation:
re, tat, mama’, papa‘
Tomorrow I am going to give them the green copybook with the corrected dictation. Please sign where you have the red line.
Thanks,
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
First of all I hope that you are all enjoying the holidays.
This is just a kind reminder that on the 8th of January I’m going to ask the children these 8 words that can be found in the red box file. You can put this handout in the blue flat file. These are the words: ta, li, te, tim, min, din, dam, ma, le, lil, tat, tin u dan. Please study them with your children as we are going to read them in class and then I will ask them to write them by heart.
I want to wish you all a Happy New Year. We will meet again next Monday 8th January.
Thanks,
Ms. Paulianne
Happy Christmas from year 1.2
This is the homework for the Christmas holidays:
Maths- workbook 1 pgs 5, 6, 7, 8.
Malti- 2 handouts in the green file.
Pitazz tal-Malti Kitba: jiktbu: ful u ħall u l-Milied it-tajjeb.
In the red box file, the children have a handout with words that are formed with the letters that we did. They have to study these words and I’m going to ask them to write them by heart on the 8th of January.
I also gave them 2 books to read where they have words that are formed from the third block of letters.
May I remind you that tomorrow school finishes at 12pm, there will be no Klabb 3-16. Children will come in casual clothes and please bring an empty lunch box for any food or left overs. Get the bottle of water please.
Thanks. May you have a merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Ms. Paulianne
Wednesday: the children need to come with the concert clothes once more tomorrow as we will be doing the concert in front of the whole school.
Thursday: if the children have an angel or a sheperd costume they can come with it to school for the Christmas mass. Those that don’t have will come to school wearing their school uniform.
Friday: we have the school party. Children come dressed in casual clothes. Bring an empty lunch box please. School finishes at 12pm.
Thanks,
Ms. Paulianne
Ms. Charlene and myself would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the lovely presents you gave us. We truly appreciate it. We really enjoy our time with your children. They are all amazing.
Thank you for the co-operation you have shown during this first term.
Ms. Paulianne & Ms. Charlene
Dear Parents,
This is a gentle reminder that next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday the children need to come to school with their Christmas concert clothes. You are invited to come and watch the concert in the school hall next Tuesday 19th December at 9am.
On Thursday 21st December there is the Christmas mass at Luqa Parish church, the children can wear an angel or a sheperd costume for the procession and mass.
Thanks and have a happy weekend.
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
May I remind you that the children need to come to school wearing their Christmas concert clothes next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Monday-dress rehersal
Tuesday- concert day
Wednesday- concert in front of the school children.
Next Tuesday 19th December you are invited to come to the school hall at 9am to see your children.
On Thursday 21st December we have a Christmas mass in Luqa Parish church. Children come to school with their school uniform.
On Friday 22nd December, the children have their Christmas party in class. They come to school wearing casual clothes and on that day, school finishes at 12pm.
Thanks,
Ms. Paulianne
Those children who have a soft toy of a sheep or lamb at home can get it to school by tomorrow. We are going to use these during the Christmas concert and return them back on Wednesday 20th December. Please label the soft toy.
Thanks,
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
Next Monday 4th December we have the cinema outing. The children need to bring only a small bag with lunch, water and the school pocket and colours.
On Thursday 7th December it is dress down day. The children can come to school wearing casual clothes and they can also bring 1 euro as a donation to Istrina.
Next week we will do number 9 and letters f and r.
Today’s hw is for next Tuesday 5th December.
Maths hw on the orange copybook- write number 8.
Mati: Workbook: Il-ħsejjes tal-ittri pg 33.
Jiktbu l-ittra ħ fuq il-pitazz ta-Malti u jiktbu l-kliem: monti u tadam fuq il-pitazz tal-Malti Kitba.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
Next Monday 4th December we have an outing to the cinema. Children need to come to school with a small bag with lunch, water and the pocket with colours. There are still some children that need to bring the money for the outing.
On Thursday 7th December we have a dress down day in aid of Istrina. The children can come to school wearing casual clothes and they are encouraged to bring 1 euro as a donation to Istrina.
On Monday 18th December we have the dress rehersal for the Christmas concert. Children need to come to school wearing the concert costumes/ clothes. On Tuesday 19th December there is the actual concert and they also have to come to school with these costumes/clothes. On Wednesday 20th December we are going to do the concert again in front of the school children and they also have to wear the concert clothes.
Thanks a lot for your co-operation.
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
Today in their red box file, you can find the pink flat file. I asked the children the letter names and some blending of these letters. They also wrote some of the words I told them. Please sign this paper and send the pink flat file together with the children on Monday/ Tuesday.
Next week we will be doing number 8 and letters e and ħ.
Thanks and have a happy weekend.
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
Just a gentle reminder to tell you that tomorrow’s parents day has been cancelled and it is a normal school day for all the children.
Last Monday I stapled a note on your children’s notebook advising you what your child will be wearing for the concert. They have to come wearing these clothes on the 18th (dress rehearsal), 19th (concert day) and 20th December (concert for school children).
Thanks,
Ms. Paulianne
Dear parents,
Today in your child’s notebook you can find a stapled paper telling you what your child is going to wear for the Christmas concert. Please make sure you see this paper.
Please revise the blending of these words: il, li, ta, ma, ca, lil, mama.
Thanks,
Ms. Paulianne
Dear Parents,
May I remind you that tomorrow there’s the fun run around the school that starts at 9.10am but year 1s won’t be taking part in it. The year 1s have their fun games in the school yard at 10.30 am and you are all invited to attend and watch them taking part in these games.
Children should come to school wearing their school uniform.
Thanks,
Ms. Paulianne
Dear parents,
For next Monday 20th November, the children need to get:
2 yoghurt cups.
beads, rice or small pasta
tape.
These are going to be used in an activity in the school hall where we will be celebrating diversity week.
Thanks,
Ms. Paulianne
Today’s hw:
Maths- Number workbook 1 pgs 30, 31.
Malti- Ejjew nitgħallmu niktbu l-ittri pg 18.
Fuq il-pitazz tal- Malti kitba jiktbu: ma u mama.
Next week we are going to learn about number 6, 3-d shapes u l-ittri ċ u d.
The children need to have the following two sets of cards printed in colour, cut and laminated by Monday 13th November.
Write the child’s name with a permanent market at the back of each card. Put the cards in two small, plastic button folders, an orange one for cards set 1 and a blue one for cards set 2. Label the folders. The children need to get also 10 tiny pegs like the ones in the photo below. Label also the pegs.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Have a Happy weekend.
Ms. Paulianne
Ms Paulianne Borg - Year 1.2 