This week we completed another plenary unit. The PYP Plenary unit was – “Taking action”. During the first lesson, students learned about setting and achieving goals. The second lesson was just before Christmas, so it was dedicated to taking action by spreading joy with people around us. In the third lesson, we discussed New Year’s resolutions. Finally, during the fourth lesson, we learned about habits – how to form and keep good ones and how they influence our well-being. Students presented an exceptional understanding of taking action.

Students of 4m have been learning and studying fairy tales during Art. These are their best creations. Some are the front covers of their books, which they will edit or issue in the coming days, others are primary illustrations, and some small ones are found between the text. They have made a delightful collection of ‘almost professional illustrations’.
Anja Podreka

Students of 3m explored an exciting part of human history during Art. ‘Explorers of continents’ and created three-dimensional maps. Each student chose a continent and made a ‘pop up’ map.
Anja Podreka

As part of Drama, students had to take some photos outside or on a walk and see if the motif could tell a story.
Here are some interesting examples. Enjoy!
Ms Mateja Kores

8th grade students have been reading a short story by Roald Dahl called Parson’s Pleasure. The story talks about a greedy antique dealer trying to buy a Chippendale commode cheap. Unfortunately, the commode meets a tragic end, being chopped into firewood. The students from 8.i have written down thoughts that might be going through its ‘mind’, while its life is ending.
Tina Frelih

Students of 3m, have been very creative, exploring the lands of the pre-colonised world. They made a ‘pop-up’ drawing, using their drawing skills and imagination.

Students of 5m, have been practising drawing animals, as their Unit 2 is about endangered and extinct animals. This time, they were practising drawing with ink.

Students of MYP had an art workshop, in preparation for Pionirski Dom’s competition. LIKFest is held every year amongst all the primary schools of Ljubljana. This year, the art motive was: a landscape. Our students had to create a three-dimensional imaginary landscape. Here are the artworks, which are well done and will be entered into the competition!
All students were working well, and it was an active artistic day online.

To keep the rest of December merry, try to decipher the following winter idioms as illustrated by the students of 8I.
Tina Frelih

During online lessons, students participated in various activities connected to health and movement. The activities were dancing, skiing, exercising for cardio endurance, strength, flexibility, rhythm and hand and leg coordination skills. Students were very active and engaged.
Denis Dvjak

On December 21, we had a dance-sports day for MYP. Dance trainers from The Artifex dance studio prepared lots of fun and interesting activities for the students. It was divided into two main parts. We started with a complete body warm-up, followed by a lesson dedicated to feeling the rhythm. In the second part, students practised dance routines, which they presented at the end of the sports day. There were five routines – one for each grade, a slightly easier one and another for experienced dancers. We gave our performances at the end of the sports day where the students presented some really great dancing skills.

We organized a very nice online Christmas Party for the kindergarten students and their families on Tuesday morning, December 22nd. There were a lot of funny games going on and singing Christmas songs. Everybody enjoyed it very much!

It is the time of the year when we usually look back and think about things and people around us, what we achieved, and if we reached our goals. Students in first grade were thinking about what they are grateful for and that it doesn’t cost any money. They included so many little and some big things into their collages: from flowers, their family members, cats, toys, playing time with siblings, music and carrots and that they can spend some time with grandparents, plane rides to their home town, Christmas trees, presents and Christmas itself.
Klavdija Čuk

On Thursday, December 17th, our Kindergarten students participated in a sports day. First, they warmed up with a dance. Then they “wrote” their name by doing a specific exercise for each letter. They also had a lot of fun overcoming an obstacle course, playing basketball and a Scavenger hunt with toys at home.

​On Monday, December 7th, the Kindergarten students experienced a virtual visit of the Smithsonian Natural History Museum. They “went” on a Scavenger hunt and looked for different animals and other artifacts. They also learned about fossils and the pre-historic man.
The most interesting task was probably making their own natural history museum by using their toys at home. They accomplished this exceptionally well, and the teachers are very proud of them!