On Friday we held our much-awaited school concert once again.  The school hall was packed with students, members of staff and parents.  The evening was a mixture of Christmas songs, hymns by the school band, poetry and the Christmas play. This year an original play by Robert Aloisio was held. It was directed by Mikiel Camilleri Haber with the help of a number of staff members and students.

We would like to thank all those who worked hard during these past weeks to make this Christmas concert a successful one., particularly Mr Camilleri Haber for coordinating the play ‘Bambini Misruqa’ and Ms Meli for coordinating the school band.  We would also like to thank Mr Calleja and Mr Borg for the sound and projections, Mr Aloisio for coordinating the event, Mr Debattista for preparing for the reception held after the concert and all the non-academic staff who decorated and cleaned the school.  Finally, we would like to thank the parents for their presence at the concert and thanks to our students who give us this opportunity to work together. Thanks, and peace to everyone.

   

Tuesday, 6^th December – A group of students from Year 8 and Year 10 participated in a competition entitled German Speaking Champions which was held at St Ignatius Secondary School, Handaq.

During this activity, our students had the opportunity to practice spoken German and learn new things.  They were awarded a certificate of participation and our school was given a resource pack which shall be used during the German lessons.  We congratulate these students and thank Mr Parascandalo for coordinating this activity.

Between Wednesday, 23th and Friday, 25th November our Year 7 students had their second live-in at Dar il-Ħanin Samaritan.

After a brief talk by Mr Camilleri our keen students left school enthusiastically on Wednesday afternoon to start their first live-in together.  After lunch, our Year 7 students left to Dingli for a hike.  It was an enjoyable afternoon together! Then back at Dar Ħanin they had dinner and watched the film Pinocchio together.

On Thursday, after mass celebration and breakfast the students had a discussion on the film they watched yesterday.  Then they split up in groups and had a session to get to know each other better.  The live-in proceeded with lunch and another hike, this time to Salib tal-Għolja in Siġġiewi.  In the evening they played football in the school ground and had a treasure hunt.

The last day of the live-in began with mass and breakfast.  Soon after, our students left for their last hike to Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq.  They ended the hike playing football at the Pembroke Museum.  In the afternoon they watched the classic film Matilda and after had time for evaluation.

At 6pm the parents started arriving. They gathered in the hall for a talk by Mr Farrugia, our Religion teacher who highlighted some important points about upbringing and discipline in youths.  Soon after the students joined their parents and together they watched photos taken during the live-in.  The live-in ended with a get together in the garden.

We would like to thank Mr Camilleri who co-ordinated this live-in and all the teachers and LSEs who generously commit their time to make these live-ins a memborable experience for our students.

During this week Mr Savona is following  a course on Teaching Outside the Classroom and Inclusivity in Rovigo in the Veneto region, Italy.  Besides the theoretical part of this course, it also offers observations of lessons and experiences of agritourism in Carezza Bella.

Mr Savona was nominated from the EkoSchool team and from Nature Trust Malta.  We congratulate Mr Savona and wish him a wonderful experience.