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THE PRIMARY DEPARTMENT Review of the Year 2004/5 |
| The school year is marked by a series of events - some occur annually
and some are special opportunities. This year has been no different
but what goes on day by day in the classrooms?
The daily routine is not often seen by a wider audience. In the primary department the main aim is to create a positive atmosphere within which children feel secure to learn. We learn by ‘having a go’, ‘learning from our mistakes’ and ‘trying our best’. Children do not learn well if they have worries, have feelings of failure, feel unwell, or tired.
Keeping the brain active and linking the left and right sides supports learning. Most classes have adopted “brain gym” activities. These can range from word, logic and number puzzles to physical activities such as matching left and right food!
It is important that the targets are SMART Helping children to become independent learners is important for all primary teachers. This can range from folding your clothes in Early Years to having classroom responsibilities in Key Stage Two. In terms of the curriculum we want children to be able to undertake tasks on their own. We move from working alongside the teacher to completing research projects and presenting them to the class. “What we can do in partnership today we can do on our own tomorrow!” The bright, colourful displays in the classrooms are more than just window dressing. The displays are to support the teaching and to celebrate the learning. The classrooms are exciting and busy environments. Remember the classroom is your child’s ‘home’ for seven hours a day, five days a week! Pat Dodds
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Saxophones
Anyone who is interested in ‘having a blow’ on a flute, clarinet, sax, trumpet or trombone should come along and speak to me next September. I do have some instruments to RENT so you can ‘try b4 you buy’. Mr. Griffin and the music department want to create a ‘wind band’ at EIC and, with YOUR help, it can happen. I want to see the English International College setting the very highest musical standards on the Costa del Sol. Jim Nilson |
Golf
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Graduation
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Feeling
full of energy is important so this year we have insisted on healthy
snacks, plenty of water and exercise. The primary PE curriculum
is designed especially to cater for young children’s fitness.
It was noticeable this year how much better the children performed
in the 
Setting
personal targets has become a termly routine. These are discussed
with the teacher and displayed in the classroom.
I
am delighted to be working at the EIC and I look forward to the
future with great excitement. Learning to play a musical instrument
is both challenging and rewarding, but above all I believe that
it should be an enjoyable activity. Although I have only been at
EIC a short time I can see the huge potential to expand the instrumental
music provision with more students playing wind instruments.
Daniel
Porter and Davut Jones, Year 4, represented the Powergolf Academy
in their 'Ryder Cup' style match against the visiting junior team
from the Graham Moore, Golf School, based in Cheshire, England.
Fifty four holes over two days. This is the second year this match
has taken place and the boys are looking forward to next year's
match.
