Dissemination of eTwinning projects done during the Scholastic Year 2022/2023

During the above mentioned year, Italian students participated in 3 eTwinning projects with students from other schools in Malta, Italy and Greece. The fourth project, done during the previous scholastic year, is being disseminated since every teacher con only present 4 projects each scholastic year for the Quality Label Certificate.

 

Un territorio da conoscere e raccontare

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 Students from Year 7 Faith, Hope and Charity, at St Michael School in Santa Venera, Malta, participated in this project together with students from the Istituto Comprensivo Statale Via Nenni in Torremaggiore, Italy , the 9th High School of Patras and the 3rd High School of Orestiada in Greece.

“To promote their local area, students will have to deal with their peers, get to know different realities from their own and discover common roots.”

 

Studenti europei uniti nella diversità

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Students in the Year 9 Italian group 2 at St Michael School in Santa Venera, Malta, worked on this project with peers from ICS Via Nenni Torremaggiore in Italy, and students from two Greek schools, namely, 9th Junior High School of Patras and 3rd High School of Orestiada.

“The project aims to promote in students the awareness of being active members of a wider community, the European Union, founded on common values such as democracy, solidarity, peace and justice, but also enriched by the diversity and peculiarities of each country.”

 

Leggende del nostro territorio

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Italian students in Year 10 and 11 at St Michael School in Santa Venera, Malta, participated in this project along with Italian students from ICS “Don Lorenzo Milani” Monte Porzio Catone (Rome), ICS 3 di Sora, Istituto Omnicomprensivo di Alvito and the Istituto di Istruzione Superiore di Veroli from the province of Frosinone. Maltese students from St.Augustine College also participated in this project.

“Each territory has its own landscape and a literary, historical-artistic, ethnographic and artisanal tradition that is worth rediscovering and “telling about”. The project therefore proposes to make one’s own territory rediscover, promoting the comparison with different territories. This can be done starting with the legends, and then moving on to the other realities present in the area.”

 

Corriere dei giovani

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Year 11 students of Italian at St Michael School in Santa Venera, Malta, participated in this project along with students from St Augustine College in Pieta, Malta, as well as with students from ICS “Don Lorenzo Milani” di Monte Porzio Catone, Roma and Secondary School students from Władysław Jagiełło in Płock, Poland.

“On taking up the project named “Corriere dei Giovani”, the students are invited to create an eBook with articles based on themes related to values worth acquiring. All the articles, grouped together following a particular theme, are to reflect a precise topic, set every month. Once the articles are read, the students are enabled to work together, creating “blogs” on Twinspace, through which they are eventually required to share all the knowledge acquired from such articles that they have written themselves.”

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Staff Get Together

On Friday 30th June all the staff of our school gathered at the Pembroke MUSEUM for a get together to end this scholastic year together.  After mass celebration the Headmaster thanked all the staff for their work and dedication at school and with our students.  In particular, he thanked Ms Doris Ellul, LSE who reached retiring age and Ms Denise Psaila Custò who, from next scholastic year, shall take the role of Assistant Head in another church school.  The Headmaster also thanked Ms Manon Deloge, a French student from Le Lycée les ARCADES, Dijon who spent two months of work experience at our school.

Soon after it was time for food preparation.  A group of staff members gathered in the kitchen to prepare the salads while another group prepared the meat on the barbeque.  Some others preferred to spend time chatting and playing cards.  It was a well spent morning with delicious food and good company.  Ms Denise then shared a farewell cake and the Headmaster wished happy restful summer holidays and thanked everyone.

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End of Year Celebrartion

It is a tradition at our school that after the last annual exam, everyone gathers in the school hall to celebrate together the end of the scholastic year.  During this celebration we awarded the medals to those students who won the football leagues during the last term of school.

Mr Aloisio then conducted an entertaining show called ‘Laugh Island – St Michael’.  During this show a number of staff and students participated.  Finally, the Headmaster reminded the students to make good use of the summer holidays.  He thanked the members of staff for their work at school and thanked the students for their good behaviour and respect they show towards the school.  Afterwards, everyone went in the school ground for a refreshing granita.

We wish happy holidays to everyone.

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Half Year by the Sea

After a fortnight of examinations, on Monday 26th our Year 7 and Year 8 students went for a well- deserved morning at the beach.  After mass celebration two coaches left for Pretty Bay in Birżebbuġa.

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Call for Applications

We have the following vacancies:

Teacher of English on full-time indefinite contract.

Teacher of Mathematics on full-time indefinite contract.

Teacher of Computing/ICT on full-time indefinite contract.

Teacher of Home Economics on full-time definite contract.

Teachers of Maltese, Spanish, PSCD and Drama on part-time contract. We also consider full-time indefinite contract of a combination of these subjects.

Applications, including a full C.V. are to reach The Board of Directors, St Michael School, Cannon Road, St Venera SVR 9030 by Friday 23rd June 2023, or by email to [email protected]

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Graduation Ceremony 2024

Tuesday 4th June, we celebrated the graduation of our Year 11 students who terminated their secondary course at our school.  It was a special evening and students, parents and staff members gathered in the school hall for a programme organised specifically for this occasion.  The evening kicked off by a moment of prayer.  Soon after,  two students read excerpts from Abraham Lincoln’s letter to his son’s teacher.  The evening continued with music pieces by the students, sharing of experiences and a speech by the Director and the Headmaster.  The certificates were then awarded, and memories were renewed by watching several photos taken during these last five years.

The celebration continued in the school garden which was decorated for the occasion.  The atmosphere was very pleasant with music playing and good food served.

We would like to thank all those who had a role to help these youths in their education.  We would also like to thank the members of staff who worked together to prepare for this celebration.  Another praise goes to the parents of these students for co-operating with us for the best of their children.  We congratulate these students and wish them all the best for their future.

 

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Football Leagues

This year the football leagues were once more held during the mid-day break.  The first tournament was between the school staff and Year 11 students.  The second tournament held was between Year 9 and Year 10 students while the third tournament between Years 7 and 8 was divided in two.

We would like to thank Luke Borg and Luke Busuttil, our PE teachers for co-ordinating these leagues and our students for participating eagerly during these tournaments.

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Prince’s Trust Personal Project Unit Assignment – Fused Glass

On Monday, 29th May our Year 9 Prince’s Trust group in connection with the Personal Project Unit Assignment had the opportunity to attend a workshop and work on glassware, a technique called Fused Glass.  During the workshop they discussed the different types of glass and learnt about an ancient type of art designed on glass, known as stained glass and famous in churches.  The students had the opportunity to use the tools to cut glass and create a piece of art.  We would like to thank Ms Alison Fenech Gasan who welcomed us in her workshop, Stained Glass Ltd.  We would also like to thank Ms Laura Cachia and Mr Darren Bugeja who accompanied our students.

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Malala Yousufzai – A real-life superhero

This year, one of Moveo Dance Company’s new pieces for Culture Pass 2020, Malala, has at its core Human Rights and Diversity within our society & community. Moveo Dance Company is committed to helping and supporting young people to shape their own lives and futures. For this particular project, we are not presenting the students with a fictitious character, but with a real-life superhero who they can take inspiration from.

Malala Yousufzai will be the main protagonist of our performance and through her incredible story, we want the students to understand the importance of human rights, activism, respect and diversity. For most students receiving their education here in Malta, hearing about a young, 11-year-old girl not being allowed to go to school is likely to trigger feelings of confusion and incredulity. Through this project we aim to educate students on the basic

concept of human rights, and to expose them to the reality that human rights are not a given worldwide. Taking inspiration from Malala’s diary entries, our performance &workshop will help students understand that there are people who are still, till this very day, fighting for basic human rights, which at times we may take for granted. We aim to also aid students in better understanding and appreciating our educational system and institutions, in the right to fight for your rights and most importantly the importance of offering empathy, support, respect and understanding to people who flee their country in search for a better life.

 

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