School News

The Year 1 children had a fabulous trip to the Ice Age exhibition last week. It linked wonderfully with our Science topic on Mammals and was a perfect introduction to a future topic on Pre-Historic Animals. The children were in awe of the lifelike models that moved and made very realistic noises! They learned all about what the world looked and felt like during the Ice Age, the creatures that lived then and Early Man. They were also able to read some very difficult dinosaur names!

In addition to this, we have had a fun practical week in Maths, learning about ‘Measure’. The children used so many creative non-standard units of measure to explore length and width. They drew around themselves and their teachers to see how tall they were and measured the length of the playground. Next week, they will begin to measure in centimetres and metres.                

                    

                    

                 

Our Senior School sports athletes had the honour of meeting Charalambos Kyriakides, an elite football athlete who currently plays for one of the biggest football teams in Cyprus as a goalkeeper! They had the opportunity to learn about his achievements and career, ask him questions, and gain insights into what it takes to become an elite athlete

On February 14, the Year 9 students of our school had such an incredible time exploring the Ethnological Museum House of Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios in Nicosia!During this educational trip, they immersed themselves in interactive activities and fun games that boosted their understanding of the rich historical and cultural aspects of Cyprus. It was truly a blast!

We are thrilled to announce that our Senior School student Alexa Michael (Y10) has now released her first original single “Always the Fool” on all key platforms such as Spotify, YouTube and Apple Music. Alexa has written both the music and lyrics for the song, and also performs the vocals and piano in the recording. This is an important step in Alexa’s music journey, and we couldn't be more proud of her!

https://open.spotify.com/album/2SI89VFknPbdepRGq9bOfb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSq9Fy5oKb0

https://music.apple.com/.../always-the-fool.../1729844976

Alexa debuted her first original song at the Senior School’s Talent Show back in December 2022, and we had the pleasure of having her perform her original composition at the recent Senior School’s Talent Show in February this year.

Wishing you continued success Alexa!

www.instagram.com/alexamichaelofficial

Greek week was a blast! We had a week full of exciting activities, and here's a recap:

Monday: We kicked off with a Kahoot spelling game

Tuesday: Used Greek book sales, riddles and tongue twisters

Wednesday: It was literature day with booklets featuring poems from great Greek poets

Thursday: We had engaging Greek language PowerPoint presentations in all classe

Lastly, we wrapped it up with a bake sale filled with delicious Greek sweets and another book sale.

Every break, we listened to Greek songs and even danced! But the best part doesn't end there! The proceeds of 300 euro from the bake sale will go towards "Generation for Change," supporting refugees in Cyprus, and proceeds from book sale will go towards buying books for Makarios Hospital. On the last day, we had activities with Year 7 students, where they enjoyed listening to the Cypriot fairy tale "The Triplets and the Dragon of the Apple Tree." Afterward, we had a delightful singing session in the Cypriot dialect. It was a wonderful experience!

 

    

                                                   

Όπως κάθε χρόνο από το 2017, η ημέρα μνήμης του εθνικού ποιητή Διονύσιου Σολωμού καθιερώθηκε ως η Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Ελληνικής Γλώσσας έτσι και φέτος γιορτάζεται και τιμάται η μητρική μας γλώσσα, η διαχρονικότητά της με την ξεκάθαρη συμβολή στον παγκόσμιο πολιτισμό. Η ελληνική γλώσσα αδιαμφισβήτητα αποτελεί το θεμέλιο λίθο του ευρωπαϊκού και του παγκόσμιου πολιτισμού, είναι πρεσβευτής της εθνικής μας ταυτότητας και περηφάνειας, η ζωντανή σύνδεσή μας με το παρελθόν και το μέλλον μας. Η ανάδειξη του θεμελιώδους ρόλου που διαδραμάτισε η ελληνική γλώσσα ανά τους αιώνες, συνέβαλε ουσιαστικά στην εδραίωση τόσο του ευρωπαϊκού όσο και του παγκόσμιου πολιτισμού. Τα παιδιά του Key Stage 2 παρουσίασαν τις βιβλιοπαρουσιάσεις τους και πήραν αντίστοιχα Αριστείο Βιβλιοπαρουσίασης, μαζί με ένα βιβλίο ως δώρο από το σχολείο, ενώ τα παιδιά του Key Stage προχώρησαν σε δημιουργικές εργασίες στα τετράδιά τους.