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In Italian in keeping with our inquiry unit of ‘Discovery’, SLC students are working on a project called ‘Italy a Country Study’.  The students will be given a rubric to guide their project in regards to its completion, organization, and accuracy before submitting. 

Last week the students focused on where Italy is located in Europe.  They have been asked to research and draw the borders and label the countries that border Italy. They also investigated the Italian government in particular what it means to be a democratic republic.  They will also discover that Italy has both a President and a Prime Minister and they are required to outline the roles that each plays.  

MLC students are studying a unit of work called ‘Let’s explore Italy’.  They are researching and recording information about Italy in the form of a project.  

Last week they have been working on labelling the continents and oceans of the world. They drew and labelled the equator and put a star to show where Italy is located.  Finally, they were expected to write three sentences describing Italy’s location. 

Some of the answers included: Italy is in the northern hemisphere, It is a boot-shaped country, Italy borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia, there are many seas that surround Italy.  

Please enjoy the short videos below of two of our MLC students reporting their findings.

JLC students are currently studying a unit of work called ‘An Italian Adventure’. This week they are looking at the Italian Flag, the flag’s colours, and the significance of each colour. Ask your child to tell you about the flag and what the colours stand for. 

Green is for the mountains and plains, white is for the snow-capped alps and red is for the wars fought for independence.  

We began researching Italian festivals and we watched a video about the ‘Palio of Siena' which is a horse race that is held twice each year, on 2 July and 16 August, in Siena, Italy. Ten horses and riders, bareback and dressed in the appropriate colours, represent ten of the seventeen contrade, or city neighbourhoods. The students will draw and write about this ancient tradition next week.

In Italian in keeping with our inquiry unit of ‘Discovery’, the Prep students are studying a unit of work called ‘Pinocchio’s Adventure’. After reading about Pinocchio and how he came to be a real little boy, we watched a video about Pinocchio’s adventures in Italy. 

Last week in Italian we looked at some famous landmarks that Pinocchio visited on his recent adventure in Italy. Also, the students watched a video about ‘The Leaning Tower of Pisa’ and what caused it to lean. 

They also looked at the city of Rome and some of its famous landmarks, namely ‘The Colosseum’ and ‘Saint Peter's Basilica’ in the Vatican where the Holy Pope lives. We will continue learning about Italy through Pinocchio’s adventures over the following weeks. 

Kind Regards

Signora Gina Michieli