During the first term our Year 10 students who form part of the Prince’s Trust International Achieve programme worked on a particular project. Back in October these students together with their teacher went for a visit at the Birgu Candlelight company and watched the process of candle making.
Later they bought a block of candlewax and during the lessons they melted the product and worked as a team to produce Christmas candles. To complete the project, they marketed the product internally and during the school Christmas concert all the candles were sold.
Thanks to these students and with the special help of their teacher Ms Josianne Debono Tanti who coordinated this project, our school benefitted from a profit of €340.
Thursday, 22nd December – After a busy week at school preparing and organizing activities for our students during the Christmas season, we spent the last day before the holidays together. This social event started with mass and was followed by a spiritual reflection to help each member of staff commit himself to making a positive difference at school and strengthen the bond with one another. We then bid farewell to Mr Edward Wright who served the school for twenty-five years. This meeting was held at Saint Massimiliano Kolbe church in Qawra. We would like to thank Fr Frans Deguara for hosting us. Later we gathered for lunch at a nearby hotel in Qawra.
St Michael is the school it is thanks to all its members of staff, academic and non-academic. We would like to thank each member of staff for their dedication and for the love they nurture towards the school and our students. We wish you all a Blessed Christmas and happy holidays!
Wednesday, 21st December – Today we started the day with a spiritual message from our Chaplain. Soon after, the show St Michael Got Talent started. This show gives the opportunity to our students to exhibit their talents on stage. A variety of musical instruments were played by our students while others sang. Mr Aloisio was once again the compere for this show. We are very pleased of our students who are so talented. After, all students gathered with their Year teachers for their Christmas party.
After the break we all gathered again in the school hall. It was now time for our teachers to show their talents on stage. This year Ms Amanda Smith, Mr Darrel Pace and Mr Warren Busuttil coordinated a Eurovision show. A number of teachers sang and imitated a number of Maltese singers who in the past years represented Malta in the Eurovision song contest. It was indeed a happy moment shared together filled with enthusiasm. The commitment by our staff compliments the values of our school.
The Headmaster thanked all those who took part and wished everyone a Blessed Christmas and happy holidays!
Tuesday, 20th December – And once again the annual tradition goes on! A group of Year 11 students wrote a play with the help of Mr Aloisio. During this farce our students enjoyed imitating some of their teachers. This year they pretended to organise a St Michael version of the TV programme Liquorish which they named Mikelish!! This consisted of interviews to the chosen teachers. It was a sweet time we shared together as a school, and everyone enjoyed a good laugh. Although it was nice to see this funny play, we all appreciated the respect our students nurture towards their teachers.
Tuesday 20th December – As in previous years during Christmas time, our students offered their time to help others and give service to various organisations. This year some students gave out Christmas cards in Valletta, Malta International Airport and neighbours who live close to our school. Another two groups visited Dar Ħanin Samaritan, St Vincentt De Paule and another home for the elderly in Marsascala. Another visit was at Helen Keller School which is a school for children with severe disability while another group of students went to play football with a group of refugees. Another initiative was at Nature Trust in Marsaxlokk. A group of students carried out cleaning work at the beach and in a valley in Birzebbuga. We also had a group of students who went to pick up organes and grapefruit from the garden of Dar Ħanin Samaritan which was later sold at school. Our Year 11 students remained at school to prepare for the play they organised for all the school. We appreciate that all the students took part in these initiatives, and we thank all the staff who helped and participated in these charitable events.
Tuesday, 20th December – This morning we had a procession with baby Jesus accompanied by the school band. Fr Giovann Tabone MSSP celebrated mass which was animated by the Pastoral Care team. We would like to thank everyone for this beautiful experience. After a short break the students and staff gathered the groups of students and left for voluntary work in various organisations.
Monday, 19th December – Today we proceeded with our Christmas programme. Our Year 7 students had the opportunity to reflect on various aspects of life related to the Christmas season. The theme discussed was ‘A Saviour is Born’, the news proclaimed by the angels to the shepherds when they announced the birth of Baby Jesus. The students had five different groups: Christmas at the MUSEUM, the Christmas tree and gifts, the advent calendar, the Christmas sweets, and the crib. The students had time to reflect on each theme and think about it. They then prayed the novena together.
Our Year 8 students reflected on the theme ‘Myself as part of the crib’. First, they discussed what virtues we find in five of the crib figures chosen. These were Mary, Joseph, the three kings, the shepherds of Bethlehem and Baby Jesus. Besides the singing, the discussions and time of prayer, they had the opportunity to reflect on how they can apply these virtues in everyday life.
The Year 9, Year 10 and Year 11 students watched the play ‘Bambini Misruqa’ and after they had a discussion on different aspects of the play.
We would like to thank a number of members of staff who worked together to give another great spiritual experience to our students.
On Monday and Tuesday 5 and 6 December, an activity was organised for all Year 10 and Year 11 students at St Joseph Home, St Venera. A number of teachers and LESs, together with the school chaplain, were present as well.
Fr Giovann Tabone MSSP helped us to reflect on who God is for us, what images of God we have and where does our relationship with him stand. It was a suitable occasion for all of us, most especially during this Advent season, to grow deeper in our relationship with God, our Father and faithful, loving and forgiving companion.
After the input from Fr Giovann and the discussion that ensued, the activity was concluded with the celebration of the Holy Eucharist.
We would like to thank the Mr Oliver Aquilina, our School Chaplain and Mr Antoine Azzopardi, our Religion Teacher for making this experience possible.
On Monday our School’s Marathon Walk was held after an absence of two years. After assembly at 08:15 all the school set off for the marathon walk in lovely weather. The headmaster announced that the sum of €10,400 was collected. He thanked all the students for their commitment.
The coaches took us to Żurrieq, which was the starting point of the marathon walk. We could all enjoy a panoramic view of the surroundings. At around 09:15 it was time to set off for our walk. We proceeded towards Wardija, and we soon reached Wied Fulija. There we stopped for a short break before we continued our walk to Wied Żnuber till we reached Ħal Far where once again we stopped to eat and rest. During our walk we could enjoy the tranquillity of the Maltese countryside. It was a beautiful sight to see about 320 students and 50 members of staff walking together. At noon we reached Birżebbuġa, and the students spent time playing in the football ground. The games room of the Birżebbuġa MUSEUM was also available for those students who preferred playing indoors.
At 13:15 we left with the coaches to go back to school. Back at school, the headmaster praised the students for their excellent behaviour during the marathon walk and thanked God for another wonderful experience.
