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:

                           

 A collage of pupils' creations

 

The Christmas tree worksheets were available as free printables on the site: maestrainbluejeans.com

CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN

Christmas Countdown Clock 

"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;” 

🎥 Watch our film here

Our film on Photodentro iCreate here

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.

Collaborative poster about guide dogs in Greek

Collaborative poster about guide dogs in English

REWARD BOARD 2025-2026

 

REWARD BOARD 

WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY

 

A global day celebrated annually on November 20th, commemorating the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Fourth-grade pupils engaged with the topic through videos, interactive readings and educational games. They created a bilingual calendar in Greek and English dedicated to children's rights.

Calendar link

"Cultural Bridge " is our new eTwinning project for the 2025-2026. The project brings together students and teachers from schools across fourteen countries: Greece, Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova, Italy, Romania, Spain, Portugal, Czech Republic, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Armenia, and Hungary. "Cultural Bridge" aims to connect our students with the diverse cultures and rich traditions of the participating countries, fostering mutual respect and intercultural understanding through collaborative learning experiences that build bridges across borders.

Here are our monthly activities and a detailed description of the process: 

EU CODE WEEK 2025

 

1st Grade

Paint like Mondrian

Pupils are introduced to the exciting world of coding and computational thinking, learning programming basics while developing essential skills in logical thinking, attention to detail, and creativity. As part of EU Code Week, pupils from schools across Greece and abroad work on a joint project in order to create artworks inspired by Mondrian’s iconic style. 

PADLET LINK

4th Grade

Dogs have rights and 

deserve to be heard

Pupils decode numerical patterns to bring dogs to life through color while exploring their rights and needs. This activity combines algorithmic thinking with compassion and animal advocacy awareness.

6th Grade

Let's Code Food

Students from various schools and countries engage in unplugged pixel art coding activities featuring different foods while researching interesting facts about them. Through this activity, they also celebrate World Food Day - October 16th, combining creative coding skills with food awareness. 

PADLET LINK

PIXEL BY PIXEL

A computational thinking activity where pupils try to crack the code by coloring boxes (pixels) according to specific codes that indicate position and color. As they follow the instructions, a surprise image gradually appears: their favourite cartoon characters Lilo and Stitch! 

Certificate of running 

Eu Code Week activities

WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY

World Mental Health Day is celebrated every year on October the 10th in order to raise awareness about mental well-being. It helps us remember that how we feel inside really matters. Talking about our feelings, being kind, and asking for help when we are sad or worried is a big part of staying healthy and happy.  6th grade pupils made collaborative posters in the subjects of English, Art and Drama.

 

"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".

Lara's language journey across Europe booklet

Lara's language journey across Europe - How do languages sound

T-shirt Logo "Languages Open 

Hearts and Minds"

 Logo Poster 

These are the two designs we submitted to the logo T-shirt competition:

1st design

2nd design

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."

EDL Posters 

MONDRIAN AND THE PRIMARY COLOURS

 

TEACHING THE THREE PRIMARY COLOURS

Colour like Mondrian 

National Quality Label for our "Dream City " Project

 

Our eTwinning project “Dream City, Smart and Sustainable” has been awarded the National Quality Label. 

The National Quality Label is a national distinction and recognition for teachers, students, and schools participating in eTwinning collaborative projects. It rewards the high level of quality, innovation, and teamwork demonstrated by the participants. Our project was implemented during the 2024–2025 school year with the 6th grade pupils.

Congratulations to our pupils for their collaboration, imagination and creativity! 

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.

PRESENTATION LINK

 

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 

Here's a worksheet on Shakespeare's most memorable quotes. 

Here's a link to the educational site we visited in order to explore Shakespeare's life and work through videos, worksheets and games. 

British Council Learn English Kids