On Friday, 17th May 2024 our school invited parents, students, ex-students, and other friends for a celebration were everyone present had the opportunity to appreciate the six languages which are taught at school.  In an evening which lasted for over three hours, we had interviews, traditional games, quizzes, heritage and folklore and traditional food and drinks from each country.  All these activities were held in the ground floor classrooms which were decorated with projects done by our students, photos related to eTwinning projects and games connected to the languages.

The spiral staircase and our foyer were decorated with six different flags of the six languages taught – Maltese, English, Italian, French, German and Spanish.  We also had a book sale with reduced prices.

At 8.15pm everyone gathered in the school ground where we held a prize giving ceremony for students.  After giving out the certificates, Mr D’Amato, who is nearing his retirement day was surprised with a thought by all the school.  The evening came to an end with the play ‘Sitta u Sitta Tnax’, an original script by Mr Robert Aloisio and directed by Ms Shaian Debono.  The play celebrated characters from the literature of the six different languages.  Finally, Dr Ian Mifsud, General Director of the Secretariat for the Catholic Education addressed those present and thanked everyone for the well organised evening.  He also thanked Mr D’Amato for all his years of service towards the school.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Darrel Pace who co-ordinated the whole evening and all those who contributed for the success of this activity.  Many were involved in the preparation of this evening, those who prepared the drama, the light and sound, the exhibitions, the preparation of the certificates, the food and drinks and the book sale.  All this could be possible thanks to many members of staff and students.

Heartfelt thanks to all!

Between Tuesday 7th and Thursday 9th May the Foundation for Environmental Education organised its annual festival at our school.  Hundreds of children and youths from various schools in Malta participated in this event.  The Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) is the largest global network which involves 81countries all over the world.  They represent the most advanced programmes in the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).  The programmes include Eco-Schools, Learning About Forests (LEAF) and Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE).  These projects educate our youths and help them cultivate a more conscious approach towards the environment.  The initiatives Green Key and Blue Flag are well known all over the world.

 

On Friday, 3rd May a group of students visited places connected to San Ġorġ Preca, the founder of the MUSEUM society, Blata l-Bajda.  The visit started in the Chapel dedicated to the Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.  Information about San Ġorġ Preca, who is buried in this Chapel and about the first Superior General of the MUSEUM, Eugenio Borg was given to the students.  After a moment of reflection in the chapel, the students had the opportunity to visit the Auditorium, Preca Library, and Information Centre.

We would like to thank Mr Oliver Aquilina who offered this opportunity to our students.

 

On Monday, 29th April we received the confirmation for the seventh consecutive time that our school was awarded the green flag.  This prestigious award proofs that our school reached international standards for working on sustainable projects.  Our school committed itself to educate our students in favour of a culture to protect and safeguard a sustainable environment.

During the assembly, the headmaster mentioned the committee students and gave this news to all the other students.  He thanked these hard-working students, together with Mr Joseph Savona and Ms Vanessa Edwards, the eco school coordinators, for their on-going commitment and for raising awareness towards creation.

From Monday 22nd till Friday 26th April we organised Book Week at our school.  During this week we invited a number of personalities and authors to share their experience with our students.  On Monday Matthew Borg, secretary of the National Book Council addressed our Year 9 students while on Tuesday, Michael Cini, author of various books met our Year 7 and 8 students.  On Friday, Ben Agius author of various books suitable for teenagers met our Year 10 students.

On Wednesday, we all took part in the campaign D.E.A.R (Drop Everything and Read) and our Year 7 students took part in the Reading Marathon organised by Malta Libraries.  This marathon was also live-streamed on social media.  On Thursday we invited our Year 7 students parents to learn how to encourage reading.

To complement this week we organised a book sale at reduced prices at school.  We thank Mr Falzon for his dedication to promote reading and for the work he carries out in the school library.