Year 9 Live-In – 1st Day

It was time for the Year 9 live-in at Mount St Joseph in Tarġa Gap, Mosta.

On Wednesday, 1st February our students had mass together at school and after a normal school day they set off for the much awaited live-in!  After settling in their rooms they set off for a walk in the surrounding countryside at Dwejra.  Back at the home, they showered and had a session entitled “Nies ta’ Sinsla” as part of the live-in theme “Ħajja ta’ Valur”.  After dinner they watched the first part of the film “Unbroken” featuring a courageous person Louis Zamperini, an Italo-American athlete who managed to forgive the Japanese who tortured him.  Soon after they went to sleep, tired but eager for the following day.

We thank our Assistant Head, Chris Aquilina, our Guidance Teacher Robert Aloisio, teachers Warren Busuttil and Nathan Buttigieg and LSEs Ian Borg and Alison Mintoff who are taking care of our Year 9 students during this live-in.

Thurdsay, 2nd February – This morning our students woke up and had breakfast.  Soon after they gathered and walked together to the Chapel to celebrate the feast of the Presentation of the Lord where they had an animated mass.  After mass they continued to work on the project “Nies ta’ Sinsla” which will be presented in front of the parents at the end of the live-in.  Then they continued watching the film “Unbroken”.

             

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Heritage Malta Presentations

This week Mr Christian Formosa, a representative of Heritage Malta came to our school to give three presentations to our students.  Year 10 students had a talk about the Holocaust , Year 9 students had a talk about the Second World War, while Year 8 students had a talk about Ħal Saflieni.  In April, our Year 7 students will be going for an outing at Domus Romana.

We would like to thank Mr Formosa for the interesting presentations he prepared, and we thank Mr Nathan Buttigieg, our Maltese History teacher, for this initiative.

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Applications for Admission to Church Schools

Applications for ‘Other Applicants’ for admission to Church schools in Malta and Gozo for the scholastic year commencing in September 2023, will be accepted online as from, Wednesday 1st February 2023. There are a total of 933 vacant places for students (858 in Malta and 75 in Gozo). Detailed information about the places offered, the criteria and the documentation required are available in the regulations published last November.  Recently, the circulars indicating the number of places occupied by first criteria applicants were published.

The Church schools admission process in Malta determines admission to first year and second year kindergarten, first year primary, fourth year primary for girls and first year secondary. Applications will be accepted at church.mt/applications from the 1st to the 14th February and from the 22nd to 28th February 2023. More information may be obtained by calling on 79990224, 79515491 or 77865241 or by sending an email to [email protected].

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Analysing Sea Water

The Eco-school students, who happen to be also science students, went to MCAST to analyse the sea water samples in a specific laboratory with specialised apparatus.  After collecting the samples from various beaches around Malta last Sunday, our students together with laboratory staff analysed the sea water samples for conductivity, nitrates and bacteria.

We would like to thank the MCAST staff for accepting our request and offered this experience to our students.

   

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Analyzing Sea Water

Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th January – Despite the cold weather of last weekend, three EcoSchool students together with Mr Savona went around fourteen different beaches in Malta to gather samples of sea water.  This sea water will then be taken to MCAST to be analysed to see how the parameters of the sea water are affected by the locality and any pollution it might contain.  This is part of the GLOBE Project which the school actively participates in.

   

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Parents’ Meetings

On Thursday 26th and Friday 27th January between 09:00 and 11:00 we organised two parents’ meetings.  During these meetings we shared practical points useful for parents to better the relationship with their children as they grow up.  We would like to thank the parents for attending and for appreciating these meetings.

 

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Seminar for Year 11 Students and their Parents

On Wednesday, 25th January our Guidance Teachers organised a seminar for parents and students who are in Year 11.  The subject of the seminar was how to better the relationships within the family.  After a short prayer and an opening feature, all those present were divided in seven groups made up of students and parents from different families.  Together they worked on useful exercises related to family and life matters.  It was a beautiful experience.  The parents present  appreciated this seminar and expressed the fact that they would have loved to have more time to develop further the topic discussed.

We would like to thank Mr Aloisio who co-ordinated this seminar and the teachers who helped with the groups.  Thank you also to the parents who attended even though this seminar was held in the morning.  Their presence was truly appreciated.

 

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Learning About Forests (LEAF) Award

Tuesday, 17th January – Today our school, has been awarded for the tenth time, the Learning About Forests Award (LEAF).  The Eco-school students together with the Prince Trust students worked together to build a greenhouse in the school garden.  This ceremony was held at the Żokrija school in Mosta on the occassion of World Tree Day.  After the ceremony those present had the opportunity to visit the Agribusiness section of the school. We would like to thank HSBC Bank for sponsoring this project, and Mr Carmel Caruana, Mr Joseph Savona, Mr Luke Borg, staff members and students who worked hard to build this greenhouse in our school.

 

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Football Competition

Friday, 13th January – Our school football team took part in a football competition together with other schools.  Our students managed to pass for the final of this competition.

We would like to congratulate our students for their commitment towards football and sport and we also thank Mr Luke Busuttil for accompanying these students.

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Debate about Technology in Youths’ Everyday Life

The Science Centre, in collaboration with the Directorate of Teaching and Assessment organised the second edition of the debate about Technology in youths’ everyday life.  The aim of this activity is to invite students to become actively critical and learn how to debate.  Schools were asked to choose a Year 8 student.

Our school was represented by Luke Camilleri who was well prepared on the subject and participated actively in this debate.

We would like to thank him for accepting to take part in this initiative.

He wrote: I must say, the STEM Debate was quite an experience. I thought it was going to be held in a larger room, but the small, yet cosy and modern classroom was enough for debaters and visitors alike. I was a bit nervous, but I think it has helped boost my confidence.  Either way, prize or not, I enjoyed every second of it and should another debate come to chance, I would happily do it all over again.

 

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