RADIO STUDIO AT OUR SCHOOL

 

🎉 We are happy to announce the official opening of our brand new school radio studio! The creation of the studio was planned and brought to life during the 2023-2024 school year with the contribution of parents, teachers and pupils. Pupils from the sixth grade classes participated actively in the process under the guidance and supervision of the Art teacher. The patterns adorning the soundproof panels are inspired by the pupils' own designs . 

The operation of the radio studio opens up new ways of expression and creativity for our school community. Our first radio shows are airing on the welcoming online platform of the European School Radio. Additionally, our studio is ready to host student groups from other primary and secondary schools who wish to record their own radio shows and podcasts.

👇Check out the video below for a behind-the-scenes look at the studio's construction and our first recordings.

CHRISTMAS RADIO SHOW

 

🎄 A collaborative Christmas project 🎄

5th graders prepared and recorded a radio show with Christmas wishes and songs from Greece, Italy, England, Ireland, Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany. We hope you will enjoy it!

🎄Stay tuned to listen to the show online : 

https://europeanschoolradio.eu/episode/11115

                      

🎄Recording the show in our school studio 

WE WISH YOU ...

Coding@Christmas Pixel Art

5th graders broke the code

and uncovered the Christmas pictures!

Certificate of participation

Coding@Christmas Colour-by-number

 

   3rd graders are coding for Christmas

A holiday themed colour-by-number activity where pupils colour a snow globe featuring a Christmas tree. 

Certificate of participation

eTwinning 2024-2025 DREAM CITY

We are happy to announce the beginning of our new eTwinning project "Dream City - Smart and Sustainable"! Here you can get some information about the project and keep up with the monthly activities we have planned. 😃

Introduction to the project

& 1st month activities - 

Let's get to know each other

November 

 

 2nd month activities - 

Logo designers

December 

This month we learned all about logos! We also became logo designers in order to make a creative logo for our eTwinning project. You can read more below in order to see how we worked for this month's planned activities. 😃

EU CODE WEEK 2024 - CLIMATE CHANGE

  

EU CodeWeek 14-27 October 2024

Our second EU CodeWeek activity, titled  "Coding in Space for Climate Change," focused on climate change and protecting the planet through an alliance of schools from Greece and abroad. Our pupils decoded images based on the numerical/color code provided to them. This initiative was also linked with the Eco-Schools program, in which we are participating for the third consecutive year, spreading the message that love for our planet is essential for its protection.

 

Teachers' certificates of participation

Pupils' certificates of participation

    

EU CODE WEEK 2024 - EMOTIONS

 

EU CodeWeek 14-27 October 2024

Our school took an active part in this year's European Code Week activities, held from October 14th - 27th. This initiative aims to introduce students to coding through fun and interactive activities while fostering collaboration and partnerships with schools across Greece and abroad. We were excited to learn that Greece ranks second among countries with the most coding-related events. For more information on Code Week, you can visit the official website of the event:

https://codeweek.eu/ 

We joined in an activity initiated by a school in Greece.  "Coding with emotions" was the central idea of the coding project,  giving students a unique opportunity to explore coding through hands-on and creative tasks. Numerous schools from Greece and countries such as Portugal, Romania, Bulgaria and more, joined in and posted their work on a padlet. We really enjoyed being part of this initiative! 

Cross-curricular activities in the 

subjects of English and Art

Here's how we implemented the project in our collaborative lesson: pupils worked in groups and their task was to  "decode" emotions and create emojis based on codes. Next, they had to  explore the classroom, where we had placed four riddles in English and  match the emojis with the emotions conveyed in each riddle. 

Click here to read the riddles

A small group of pupils  designed their own emoji, which they named the “Cool Emoji,” using the ZaplyCode app.   

                                  The “Cool Emoji" Code

The “Cool Emoji"

We proudly present our certificates of participation in EU CodeWeek!

Certificate of pupils' participation

READING POINTERS

Inspired  by a colleague's suggestion, 3rd grade pupils made reading pointers for their English books during a collaborative lesson in the subjects of Art and English. The activity was fun, enjoyable and creative. 

Here are some key  benefits of using reading pointers to develop foundational reading skills in emerging readers.

• They enhance focus and attention by preventing from skipping lines or losing place 
• They support word recognition and decoding skills
• They develop hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills

EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES FOR PEACE 2024

EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES 

INITIATIVE FOR PEACE 2024

"Peace" in different languages worksheet

"Peace" in different languages video

"Imagine" by John Lennon worksheet

English & Art

A collaborative poster created in the subjects of English and Art, inspired by John Lennon's iconic song "Imagine". Our pupils participated actively in the  EDL 2024 initiative "Languages for Peace" by contributing their artwork and vision for a more peaceful world. 

5th grade pupils' poster

...Let's not forget 

"Peace begins with you & me"

6th grade pupils' poster

Awards and prizes for our short film "Cooking up Hope"

We are happy to announce that our pupils' short film "Cooking up hope" has won three prizes in two film competitions for schools. We are so proud of them!

• 2nd prize at the international competition for schools "5ος Διεθνή Διαγωνισμό Οπτικοακουστικής Δημιουργίας:Τα σχολεία εκπέμπουν στην ΕΡΤ”, σχολικό έτος 2022-23. 

5ος Διαγωνισμός ΕΡΤ

5ος Διαγωνισμός ΕΡΤ-ταινία

• 1st prize for the short film poster and 2nd prize for the short film at the international competition for schools "14oς Διεθνή Μαθητικό Διαγωνισμό Ταινιών Μικρού Μήκους “Cinema…διάβασες;", σχολικό έτος 2023-24   

14ος διαγωνισμός βραβεία

14ος διαγωνισμός-κατάλογος βραβευμένων έργων

Our film is also available at the educational site i-create photodentro and on youtube. 

i-create-photodentro

You can visit the following link to find out more information about the creation of our stop motion animation film.

                              Cooking up hope blog post

Our short film on the Educational Radiotelevision - Vouli channel 

On December 9th, we participated in the award ceremony of the 14th International Competition "Cinema ... διάβασες;" at the Michalis Kakogiannis Foundation in order to receive our awards.

   

Film Education 2023-24

Documentary "D Minor...Off We Go" 

This year, we embarked on an exciting collaborative project with two primary schools, delving into the  world of rebetiko music. To see more details about the project visit the link below.

The Rebetiko Project

One of the end products of the project was the collaborative creation of a documentary that  focused on  the cultural significance of rebetiko highlighting the contributions of Vamvakaris and Tsitsanis, the two legends of rebetiko genre. It features interviews conducted by our pupils with Mr. Korovinis and Mr. Strouthopoulos, whose lives are closely connected to rebetiko. Additionally, it showcases historical sites of Thessaloniki that have significant ties to the rebetiko tradition.

We took part in the 3rd Film Festival for schools at the Olympion cinema.

3rd Film Festival site

Here is our documentary!

 

 

THE REBETIKO PROJECT 2023-24

A project about the Greek musical genre of rebetiko which was inscribed on Unesco's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2017. A collaborative project of three schools: the 50th, the 53rd and the 54th Primary schools of Thessaloniki.

REBETIKO KWL CHART

REBETIKO GENRE AND ARTISTS

FAST FACTS ABOUT REBETIKO POSTER

BIOGRAPHY POEM POSTERS

English and Art 

REBETIKO AND RAP / HIP HOP

Differences and similarities

REBETIKO SIGHTS POSTERS

TSITSANIS SQUARE

English and Art 

REBETIKO SIGHTS 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
INFOGRAPHICS

Pupils had a hands-on experience researching the sights of Tsitsanis Square and Yedi Kule-Heptapyrgion. They detected and photographed  environmental problems and created infographics both in Greek & English in order to raise awareness to a wider audience such as their classmates, other schools, their parents, the community. 

ETIQUETTE GUIDE FOR MONUMENTS AND SIGHTS INFOGRAPHICS

They worked in groups and compiled a set of etiquette rules and tips for the visitors and tourists. They held an exhibition at school and took part in an environmental festival organized by the Municipality of Thessaloniki. There, they displayed their infographics among other handicrafts in order to promote an environmentally  friendly behaviour towards monuments and sights.

 

A link for the infographics 

REBETIKO KWL CHART COMPLETED

Festivals and events

We participated in the 3rd Film Festival for schools at the Olympion cinema with our documentary "D Minor...off we Go".

The two posters of our documentary :

Our pupils presented their work and actions for preserving rebetiko at the Vafopouleio Cultural Center.  

ΚΛΙΚ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΤΕΥΣΕ ΤΟ ΡΕΜΠΕΤΙΚΟ 

PADLET QR CODE

(actions-interviews-videos-worksheets-questionnaires etc.)

 padlet link