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

Certificates of  excellence

We proudly present our certificates of excellence for our collaborative activities. Congratulations to all pupils and teachers for their wonderful and creative work! 

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!

 

 

COMMENDATION FOR ARTISTIC PHOTO AND PROJECT PRESENTATION

On May 16th,  2024, our school participated in the photography exhibition held at the Vafopouleio Cultural Center of Thessaloniki. The exhibition, running from May 15 to 31, showcased students' photos and posters on a variety of topics regarding the preservation of nature, environment, animals as well as the preservation of intangible cultural heritage.

Our pupils presented posters with photos on the theme of preserving rebetiko music as part of the intangible world heritage. One of their photos received a commendation for   Artistic Photography.

Artistic Photography Commendation

They also received and shared with our school partners from the 53rd and 54th Primary schools of Thessaloniki a commendation for their presentation of the collaborative project "Rebetiko" and their joined actions for preserving it.

 

Here you can take a look at their project presentation.

ΚΛΙΚ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΤΕΥΣΕ ΤΟ ΡΕΜΠΕΤΙΚΟ 

You can read more about the "Rebetiko project here.

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