ARTFUL CHRISTMAS 2025
An Artful Merry Christmas Activity
My 4th grade and 6th grade pupils brought art-inspired Christmas trees to life by colouring them in the styles of famous painters and iconic artworks. From bold brushstrokes to playful patterns, every tree turned into a unique little masterpiece that captured the pupils' creativity and imagination. The activity blended art with English as pupils wrote their own Christmas wishes and messages alongside their creations.
A short guide to painters and their iconic artworks:
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A collage of pupils' creations
The Christmas tree worksheets were available as free printables on the site: maestrainbluejeans.com
"D Minor...off we go" Award Ceremony
We attended the awards ceremony of the 15th International Student Short Film Competition “Cinema… διάβασες;” on December 17, 2025, at the “Hellenic Cosmos” Cultural Center in Athens. Our student documentary received the First Prize for Documentation and the First Prize for Poster. Congratulations to our wonderful pupils for their hard work, creativity and collaboration.We were pleased to learn that our film was broadcast on the Hellenic Parliament’s Educational Television on December 20, 2025, as part of a special feature on the documentary films that were distinguished in the student competition “Cinema… διάβασες;”
Here are some screenshots from the film catalogue of the 15th International Student Short Film Competition “Cinema… διάβασες;”
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
On December 3rd, we celebrated the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which aims to raise awareness on issues such as equality, accessibility, respect and social inclusion in order to ensure the equal participation of persons with disabilities in all aspects of daily life. Fourth grade pupils engaged in a variety of activities in order to celebrate this special day! They read short texts and watched videos on the topic of disability. They created a poster about guide dogs that support people with visual impairments, wrote their favorite hobbies and sports in Braille so that their classmates could decode them, learned to express the weather in sign language, and colored worksheets on the topic of various types of disabilities.
WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY
EU CODE WEEK 2025
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY
"Dream City - Smart and Sustainable" at the 2nd Pedagogical Conference
As part of our ongoing effort to achieve the goals we set as an eTwinning School , we participated in the 2nd Educational Conference of the Directorate of Primary Education of Western Thessaloniki, which took place on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at the Cultural Center of Ampelokipi and the Auditorium of the 12th Primary School of Ampelokipi. The central theme of the conference was: "Teaching and Learning – Education and Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges and Reflections," and it provided an important opportunity for professional development, dialogue, and the exchange of pedagogical practices. During the conference, we presented our eTwinning project titled “Dream City – Smart and Sustainable,” which aimed to develop students' skills related to the concept of smart and sustainable cities, promoting creativity, collaboration, and environmental awareness. At the same time, we had the opportunity to attend interesting presentations, exchange experiences and reflections, and enrich our pedagogical approaches with new ideas and best practices.
EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES 2025
We celebrated European Day of Languages, 2025 through Lara’s First Journey booklet, exploring a variety of languages and cultures. Pupils enjoyed listening to different languages and tried to learn some new words. In a collaborative lesson in the subjects of Art and English, our pupils participated in the poster and the T-shirt logo design competitions inspired by this year’s theme: "Languages Open Hearts and Minds".
Danai G., Rafail K. and Michaela A. designed the logo using canva. Their thoughts while designing the logo: "Just like electricity powers and turns on devices, language empowers and lights up our hearts and minds. Language connects emotions with thoughts, feelings with understanding."
National Quality Label for our "Dream City " Project
Two truths and a lie - Summer Edition
TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE
Summer Edition
A fun icebreaker for the first day of school! A quick and engaging way to get pupils talking about their summer holidays!Each student comes up with three sentences about their summer break. Two are true and one is false. The rest of the class has to guess which one is the lie.
Here's a worksheet for the activity.
THAUMATROPES - FILM EDUCATION & STEM
THAUMATROPES
Thaumatropes, these spinning toys that make two pictures look like one, foster creativity, enhance fine motor skills and offer a fun way to explore the principles of stem concepts by combining science, maths and engineering skills.
Enjoy a presentation with videos of thaumatropes designed by the fifth graders.
The United Nations celebrates English Language Day on April 23rd, a date that traditionally marks both the birth and death of William Shakespeare.
This choice recognizes Shakespeare's profound influence on the English language, as he remains its most celebrated playwright.
5th grade pupils were engaged in various activities to celebrate this special day! They wrote biopoems based on the Bard's life, read quotes and created thaumatropes inspired by some of his most well known quotes.
Here's a presentation with a selection of pupils' work.
Shakespeare
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