Wednesday, 20th December was another full day of fun activities at school. After assembly our students gathered in 3 groups for some time of prayer and reflection. Soon after, all students had their class Christmas party. After the party everyone gathered in the school hall for the much-awaited yearly activity St Michael Got Talent. Everyone was happy to watch funny clips and sing songs together.
The Headmaster wished a Happy Christmas to everyone and restful holidays to our staff and students.
On Tuesday, 19th December we held the procession with Baby Jesus followed by mass which was celebrated in the school hall by Fr Carl Mario Sultana. It was such a lovely scene to see our Year 11 students carrying Baby Jesus and our Year 7 and 8 students accompanying them with band instruments. Soon after a number of 280 students accompanied with members of staff took part in voluntary initiatives in various activities. After we had the final game of the football league between our teachers and Year 11 students.
During the first term of this scholastic year a group of Year 11 students and a group of staff members took part in the Joseph Agius 7 a-side football league. This year two teams from each Year 11 class and one team made up of staff members took part in this league. After a ballot, the teams were divided in two groups. The first two teams from each group passed for the semi-final. The Year 11CB team and the team made up of staff members won and on Tuesday, 19th December they played the final game. The team of staff members won the final with a score of
3-1. While we congratulate all the students and staff members for participating, we thank the PE teachers for organising this league.
Thursday, 14th December – During the first term our Year 9 Prince’s Trust students worked on a project as a team. They showed interest in taking part in a Christmas Market organized by the Prince’s Trust Achieve and HSBC during the month of December and sell Christmas products. They decided to make gluten free coconut balls, vegan oreo logs, gingerbread mix and muffin mix. They also designed labels to stick on the products. Our students geared up and bought the necessary ingredients to prepare the products. Finally, the day arrived for our students to go and sell the products they prepared at the Christmas Market. This activity helped our students to work in a team and produce together these items. We appreciate the work done by Ms Rachel Aquilina, Ms Laura Cachia and Ms Domenique Vella for their dedication and help they give to our students.
On Tuesday 12th December we had our annual marathon walk.
It was a sunny day, and our students were eager to leave for the walk. After the assembly they gathered and left with the coaches to Rabat. They walked to Mġarr and stopped on the way at Tas-Salib in Binġemma. Around 50 members of staff and 320 students could appreciate the view of the Maltese countryside while they walked. At around 11:30 they arrived in Mġarr and there they spent time playing football or just sat down resting and eating lunch. At around 13:15 the coaches arrived to take staff and students back to school.
Once back to school the Headmaster thanked all those who helped and thanked the students for their diligent behaviour during the walk. The Headmaster also announced that the sum of €8150 was gathered for this year’s marathon walk. We thank God for this generosity and for these memorable experiences.
On Thursday, 7th December our school community celebrated the Christmas concert. The celebration was a living proof of the love and dedication we have at school. The evening kicked off with a variety of poems in different languages related to Christmas and Christmas songs. Soon after we had the play ‘Ħolm tal-Milied?’ The atmosphere in the hall was a joyful and peaceful one. We would like to thank the members of staff who went out of their way to prepare such a memorable evening. Thank you also to the parents for their constant support towards the school.
Tuesday, 5th December at 14:00 a group of six students from Year 10 who learn German at school gathered at the Malta International Airport with Mr Jean Paul Parascandalo and Ms Daphne Camilleri for a school trip to Germany.
During this e-Twinning trip they shall be having meetings with a German school, and they shall be visiting a museum which was a coal tunnel, Green City Freiburg, two Christmas markets and they shall be spending a whole day at Europa-Park. We wish them a memorable educational experience.
Our Year 9, 10 and 11 students who learn German at school, went for an outing at the German-Maltese Circle, Valletta to watch the film Timm Thaler. This German film is a production of the Goethe Institute. The story is about a boy who experienced various situations in his life which stole his smile and his adventures to get it back! We thank Mr Jean Paul Parascandalo, our German teacher who organised this visit and Mr Matthew Borg who accompanied the group.
On Thursday, 30th November our Year 10 students who learn Economics went for a visit to HSBC. The students were given general information about the history of money, the bank history and general information about the functions of a commercial bank and products offered by the bank. We would like to thank Ms Shana-Slone Sammut, Ms Maria Boot, Ms Clare Baldacchino and Mr Glenn Bugeja for the presentation. We also thank Ms Josianne Debono Tanti, our Economics teacher who organised this visit and Dr Alison Zammit Mintoff who accompanied the group.
