SJA induction Teachers 2023- 2024

M ISSION S TATEMENT

“To love Christ Jesus to love and serve the poor who are His members To show them the love of the Father, This is the charism and mission which St. Vincent and St. Jeanne Antide received from God. Through education we serve the weak and the powerless in the Vincentian tradition lived by St. Jeanne Antide.”

(Rule of the sisters of Charity)

S CHOOL V ISION

St Jeanne Antide College embraces students who come from all walks of life, and with the help of their parents they will grow into responsible Christian citizens. We support them to develop academically, emotionally, and spiritually to live a life of service to others in need. They will be of good example to others, in order to put into action love for God and love for all mankind. We follow the teachings of the Catholic Church on evolving issues such as the idea of family, or gender, and cultivate a spirit of inclusion and mercy towards all without any kind of discrimination.

S CHOOL M OTTO

At school we learn to love and love to learn.

S CHOOL P ROFILE

St Jeanne Antide College

Immaculate Conception Secondary School

50, Tarxien Rd.,

Tarxien TXN 1090

21821337 / 27660096 / 79800778

secretary.secondary@sja.edu.mt

https://www.stjeanneantidecollege.com/

https://www.facebook.com/ICStarxien/

The secondary school for girls between the ages of 10 and 16 (Year 7 to 11) and has a population of around 250 students. School hours are from 7.40 to 13.30, Monday to Friday.

Compulsory Subjects offered in Year 7 and Year 8

Maltese, Maths, English Language, English Literature, Italian, French, Physical Education,, ICT, PScD, Home Economics, Science, Religion, Library, Environmental Studies, Drama and Expressive Arts.

During the ICT lesson students are prepared to sit for their C3 certification.

Compulsory Subjects offered in Year 9 to Year 11

Maltese, Maths, English Language, English Literature, Physical Education, ICT, PSD, Religion, and Library.

Optional Subjects offered in Year 9 to Year 11 (to choose one from each option)

Language option: French or Italian

Science option: Biology, Physics, Chemistry or Science & Technology CCP.

Option 1 & 2: Accounts, Computer Studies, Physical Education, Home Economics, Biology, Physics, Fashion & Textiles, Hospitality, Health & Social Care, Economics, Environmental Studies and Prince Trust (Options offered are subject to approval by the DQSE)

S CHOOL F OUNDRESS

St Joan Antide Thouret

Immaculate Conception School is managed with care by the Sisters of Charity who always do their utmost to educate and support the students by following the steps of our school foundress St Joan Antide was born in France in 1765. She was the daughter of a leather-worker and lived during the violent years of the French Revolution. At the age of 16 she lost her mother and took care of her brothers and sisters for several years. In her early twenties she joined the Sisters of Charity of St Vincent De Paul in Paris. Times were growing more difficult and in 1793 the Order was broken due to a government order, she returned to her native village where she opened a free school to teach local children in the morning and help the sick during the afternoon and night. Her good deeds attracted the local authorities and was forced to flee to Switzerland for several years in exile. In the year 1799 she resumed teaching and on the 11th April of the same year she founded a congregation for the education of the young and the care of the sick and poor.

In 1818 Joan and her nuns were recognized by Pope Pius VII as a new order. She opened several schools and convents in France, Italy and Switzerland.

Saint Joan Antide died in Naples in 1826, having left for her sisters many examples of human kind and love. Today the Sisters of Charity are continuing her mission in Europe, USA, Asia and Africa. We celebrate her feast on the 23rd May

St Vincent De Paul

St. Vincent de Paul (24 April 1581 – 27 September 1660) was a French Roman Catholic priest who dedicated himself to serving the poor. He was canonized in 1737. He was renowned for his compassion, humility, and generosity and is known as the "Great Apostle of Charity".

In 1617, Vincent founded the "Ladies of Charity" from a group of women within his parish. He organized these wealthy women of Paris to collect funds for missionary projects, found hospitals, and gather relief funds for the victims of war and to ransom 1,200 galley slaves from North Africa. From these, with the help of St. Louise de Marillac, came the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. He died in Paris on 27th September 1660.

A IMS AND O BJECTIVES

All staff have a responsibility to promote inclusion in the following ways:

• To create a nurturing environment.

• To help students achieve to their highest ability, maximizing the learning potential of all pupils and to raise attainment.

• To overcome any obstacles to learning and participation that can hinder or exclude pupils in all aspects of school life regardless of need.

• To equip pupils with the skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to succeed as responsible and valued members of the community.

• Students need to be allowed space to celebrate the progress and achievements that they make.

• To create an environment which encourages and reinforces good behaviour. Students need to abide with the school behaviour policy found in this document.

• To involve pupils and parents in planning and any decision making that affects them and their family and to work together with all partners in the education of the child.

• Members of staff need to be consistent in the encouraging of both positive and negative behaviour.

• To promote self-esteem, self-discipline and positive relationships.

• To provide a range of teaching styles to accommodate the different learning styles of all children (for example the Let me Learn model) and to ensure that resources are matched to their need.

• To continue to raise staff awareness of inclusion via ongoing staff development and training.

• To encourage the involvement of both home and school in the implementation of this policy.

S CHOOL S TAFF

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM

School Principal

Head of School

Assistant Head

Clerk

Sr Teresa Tonna

Ms. Melanie Ungaro

Ms Oriana Attard

Ms Enid E Bonello

Ms. Daniela DeBono

Ms Moira Ciappara

Secretary Ms. Marica Bonnici

Receptionist

Teachers

Accounts and Economics

Biology

Core Science

Chemistry

Computing

English Language

Ms. Krystle Mata

Ms. Stefania Abela

Mr. Mark Calleja

Ms Juana Camilleri

Ms. Christine Gatt & Mr Joseph Bellizzi

Ms. Loranne Briffa

Ms Stephanie Axisa, Ms Marisa Calleja

Ms Michaela Demicoli

English Literature Ms Stephanie Axisa, Ms Lydia Bartolo Bonnici

Ms Michaela Demicoli

Environmental Studies

French

Health & Social Care

Home Economics

Hospitality

ICT

Ms. Paula Calleja Casha

Ms. Melanie Cassar & Ms. Valerie Galea

Ms Chantelle Caruana

Ms. Claudia Grech & Ms. Claire Lauri & Ms. Francesca Vella

Ms. Claudia Grech & Ms. Claire Lauri

Ms. Loranne Briffa & Ms Chantelle Caruana

Italian Ms Deborah Zarb & Ms Nicole Borg

Library

Ms. Nicole Borg

Maltese

Mathematics

Physical Education

Physics

Prince Trust

PSCD & Guidance

Ms. Oriana Bonnici, Mr. George Cassar

Ms. Martina Ellul

Mr. Stephen Camilleri, Ms. Alexandra Saliba

Mr. Karl Sultana & Ms. Katya M Zammit

Ms Charlene Zammit

Mr. Stephen Camilleri, Ms. Sharon Pace

Mr Karl Sultana

Ms Charlene Cachia

Ms. Juana Camilleri

Ms. Kristjana Casha

Ms. Charlene Cachia

Religion

Science

Social Studies

Textiles & Design

LSEs

Ms Allison Abdilla

Ms. Elaine Borg

Ms Giorganne Cauchi

Ms Yanika Coleiro

Ms. Kim Craus

Ms Claire Farrugia

Ms Francesca Galea

Pastoral Team

Sister Teresa Tonna

Ms. Elwanda Libreri

Ms. Elwanda Libreri & Ms. Claudia Grech

Ms Christine Gatt

Mr. Joseph Bellizzi

Ms. Oriana Pisani

Ms. Francesca Vella

Ms Victoria Gatt

Ms. Janet Muscat

Ms. Gina Portelli

Ms. Anouska Psaila

Ms. Lisa Schembri

Ms Graziella Tully

Ms. Dorianne Vassallo

Ms Elaine Zammit

Ms Emma Lanzon - Youth Minister

Ms. Claudia Grech

Lab Technicians

Mr Francois Borg

IT Technician

Mr. Javeed Nazir Science Labs Technician

Bursar

Ms. Mariella Bezzina

Precincts Officer

Mr. Jesmond Ciantar

School handyman

William Mercieca

School Helpers

Ms. Marcelle Tanti

Mr. Silvio Busuttil

Ms. Michelle Sultana

School Support

HoD Inclusion:

School councillor:

Ms. Sina Zerafa

Mr. Ian Wells

Ms Rosalie Micallef

Ms. Joanne Genovese

T IMETABLE

Assembly is held on Monday, Wedneday and Friday. Class Teacher time is on Tuesday and Thursday

Following mid-term holidays the students will have the opportunity of participating in the SMILE project every fortnight and on the day the time-table will be as follows:

B REAK S UPERVISION

For lunch break (time depending on the day’s schedule) a bell goes, and all students have to leave their class. One of the teachers in charge of the break supervision goes around the classrooms and checks that no students are in class. Another teacher stays in the first floor near the tuck shop to supervise the girls coming up and down the stairs. The rest of the staff who will be on a rotation of 1:40 will supervise the girls in the yard or in the corridors if it is raining. No one is allowed to go back in class during lunch break.

T EACHER GROUPS

Eko-Skola

Pastoral Team

Student Council

S MILE GROUPS

Art and Photography

Book Club

Library helpers

Music Ministry

Card Making Naqra brejk

Cooking

Cupcake decorating

Knitting club

S CHOOL P OLICIES

Assessment Policy

Attendance Policy

Behaviour Policy

Discipline Policy

Evacuation Procedure

Health & Safety Policy

Prop making

Students’ Council

Volleyball

Wall Art

Healthy Policy

Individual Educational Needs Policy

Medication Administration Policy

Parental Involvement

School Library Policy

Uniform Policy

The students and parents will have available all the school policies on the school portal https://immcon.schoolhandle.com/ on the public policy page including the Code of Conduct which will be written as well in the school diary to be signed.

Parents will have a general information meeting in October with the dates announced in the school diary given to the students on the first day of school.

The school adopts a conduct system where reports are given to students for any infractions of the Code of Conduct.

C OMMUNICATION WITH PARENTS

This is done through e-mail and the school portal Klikks. https://schoolhandle.klikks.net Students will also be given an Office 365 account with a school e- mail address to communicate with members of staff. If the parents would like to speak to a member of staff including members of the administration, preferably this should be done through an appointment. This may be done by telephone, by e- mail or by a written note. We strongly encourage the use of e-mails for any queries or difficulties.

The school also adopts a merit card system by which students are nominated for good deeds. At the end of the scholastic year the students who manage to be nominated for 5 or more merit cards will be awarded the Premju Santa Giovanna Antida on the 23rd May

New teachers will be given a username and password at the beginning of the scholastic year to be able to access their personal KLIKKS account. Teachers will also have an Office 365 account e.g., username@sja.edu.mt

S ECONDARY S CHOOL C ERTIFICATE AND P ROFILE (SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE)

Students can register any activities they do after school hours as long as the organisation that provides the training or club activity is registered with an SLC number. One needs to download the application form from Klikks, fill it in and hand it over to the school secretaries by the end of April of each year. Activities such as the SMILE project can also be registered as a non-formal activity. These need to be registered on a different application form. More information on: https://bit.ly/37a0Kiu

S CHOOL DIARY

The School Diary will be given at the beginning of the scholastic year.

S CHOOL BAG

The teachers will advise the students which are the most important resources to bring to school for each lesson. The student can opt to leave some important books in class in their lockers, but the school will not be responsible for any loss or theft of books. Other material can be left at home. The students need to follow the class timetable so as not to bring unnecessary resources with them to school.

T EACHER LOCKERS

Every teacher has a locker in the staffroom. The key will be given by the administration at the beginning of the year. It is important to keep your locker clean and try not to leave any food inside.

E LECTRONIC DEVICES

Electronic devices including mobiles and tablets are not allowed at school unless they are deposited at the Head's office first thing in the morning. Students are allowed to take back their devices before leaving school. If such devices are found on school premises, they will be confiscated. The school is not responsible in the case of theft or breakage of such devices.

U NIFORM

Summer: Yellow polo shirt, tartan divided skirt, green socks and black shoes. For PE, blue bermudas, white PE T-shirt, white socks, and white runners.

Winter: Green blazer, green and blue scarf, blue trousers, white shirt, green pullover, green or blue socks, and black shoes. For PE a white crewneck, navy blue tracksuit, white socks, and white runners.

For Home Economics the students need to have the school head scarf and apron. Students who come to school with the improper uniform can either phone home to ask the parents to bring them the proper one or else borrow one from the school. Students will get a report if they don't come to school with the right uniform. Morning emergencies need to be covered by a note from the parents.

T RANSPORT

Transport is not organised by the school, but the same drivers operate between Gudja and Tarxien. The students will be accompanied to the back door in Carmel Street where the drivers pick them up at 13.30pm. No supervision is guaranteed for students in the case of vans running late. Parents picking up their students should do so from the school front door. If parents will be coming late, the student will wait for them at 152, Sisters' Street (convent main door). This applies as well for when there will be after school lessons or activities. There will be no transport service during the exam periods in the afternoon.

C ONSENT FORMS

Attend any outings or other activities outside the school if the given consent form is not returned signed with the money in a sealed envelope a day before the activity will take place. The parents can consult Klikks for the calendar year of activities.

A BSENTEEISM

Students who are absent for more than three days during a month need to present a medical certificate on the third day Medical certificates and marking attendance on klikks will be handled by the administration.

C OLLECTION OF MONEY

The administration will give out an envelope each term for the school contribution. In return the student will be given a receipt as a contribution to be given to the parent. In other cases, like outings, photocopy expenses, or other minor collections the student needs to deposit the money at the reception first thing in the morning. In both cases the student will need to sign on a class list next to her name as proof that the money has been handed in.

C LASS T EACHER

These are the basic duties of a class teacher

1. Always promoting the welfare of students in your care

2. Fostering a sense of togetherness and inclusion among the class as the form teacher and primary point of contact.

3. Attending team meetings as requested by the SMT and the youth minister to discuss matters related to general well-being.

4. Keep a track record in the form of a diary on any discussions held with staff or parents about the students.

5. Contributing to the organization of events and school activities which involve the class and liaising with the colleague taking care of the other class in the same form.

6. Liaising with the DSO and guidance teachers as regards safeguarding, child protection and the well-being of pupils.

7. Actively upholding the behaviour and sanctions policies of the school, reporting concerns to members of the SMT.

8. Encouraging high standards of behaviour throughout the school.

9. Meeting the class as indicated below during assembly time:

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11

Monday HoS HoS Class teacher Class teacher Class teacher

Tuesday Class teacher Class teacher HoS HoS HoS

Wednesday HoS HoS Class teacher Class teacher Class teacher

Thursday Class teacher Class teacher HoS HoS HoS

Friday Assembly only if needed

Assembly only if needed Assembly only if needed Assembly only if needed

Assembly only if needed

T EACHE R ’ S DRESSCODE / CODE OF CONDUCT

Worldwide, school staff is being told to dress up and have some class. Dress codes follow the trends of business fashion, which is returning to more professional and at the same time comfortable look.

The following items are deemed as inappropriate dress:

• Athletic shoes (except for P.E. teachers)

• Hiking shoes, over-the-knee boots, flip flops, and beach sandals

• Hipsters

• Light blue denim (except on jeans and casual day)

• Visible tattoos, body piercings other that on ears

• Coaching shorts

• Thermal, stretch, halter, revealing, backless or sleeveless tops.

• Bare midriffs

• Mickey Mouse t-shirts

• Sheet or see-through clothing

• Skirts, shorts or Bermudas that are more than 2 inches above the knees.

• Visible underwear or the lack of it

Wearing suits and appropriate make-up is encouraged on Parents’ Day, concerts and formal outings and seminars.

Dress is to be clean and neat. “Standards may have relaxed through the years, but teachers should remain modest and conservative” (Dr Paul Kellcher)

Behaviour should be in line with the teachings of the church especially those after Vatican Council 11.

We believe that student/new teachers should not require policing once supplied with guidelines on adequate behaviour, however, not adhering to codes of conduct and dress codes may necessitate disciplinary action ranging from warnings, leading up to and including dismissal. A recent court sentence concluded that in religious schools, behaviour could be considered a vital element of a person’s ability to teach as personal witness is a way of transmitting certain values”.

It is believed that teachers by and large, take pride in their calling and are willing to do their bit to uphold the image of professionalism which teachers before them have striven to establish.