Annual School Magazine Maria Regina College Middle School Naxxar 2022-2023

MARIA REGINA COLLEGE

SCHOOL VISION DOING OUR BEST TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS

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MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF COLLEGE NETWORK MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

FROM THE EDITORIAL DESK

Ms N Miller & Ms M Caruana

Welcome to our yearly School Magazine 2022-2023! We are pleased to present to you the 8th edition of our school magazine. It gives us immense pleasure to share with you another edition of our magazine which is a reflectionofsomeoftheactivitiescarriedoutduringour pastscholasticyear.

CLASS PHOTOS

STUDENTS WORK SCHOOL PROJECTS

Each issue of our school magazine is a milestone that enhances our growth and presents a beautiful collection of activities and creative talent of our students highlighting their accomplishments and success. In this issue, we celebrate the achievements of our fellow students who have taken steps and made a positive impact in their school community and inspired us with courage and commitment. We take a look into the various collaborative projects and events that have broughtourschoolcommunitytogetherandexplorehow our school curriculum and teaching methodologies have evolved to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the dedicated staff members who have contributed their time and expertise to make this magazine a reality. Their passion and commitment have made this edition a true reflection of ourschool’sspirit.

Wehopeyouenjoytheissue.

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IL-KELMA TAL-KAP TAN-NETWORK TAL-KULLEĠĠ

A SHORT NOTE FROM THE HEAD OF COLLEGE NETWORK

Għaddiet sena skolastika oħra minn fuq l-iSkola Medja tan-Naxxar fi ħdan il-Kulleġġ Maria Regina. Sena mimlija, fejn morna lura għan-normal wara l-pandemija. Minix ser nidħolfid-dettalldwarl-attivitajietlisaruperesslidakhu l-iskop ewlieni ta’ dan il-ktejjeb. Fih jinġabru l-isforzi kollhatal-istaffta’dinl-iskola.Sforzikbarminntantniesli jaħdmu fiha sabiex l-istudenti jieħdu esperjenzi vasti u varji. Dawn l-esperjenzi jwassluhom biex ikomplu jikbru u jedukaw ruħhom. Dan hu żmien transitorju bejn ledukazzjoni Primarja u dik Sekondarja. Is-seba’ u t-tmien senatal-edukazzjonif’Maltatoffribażisodaqabeljinbeda programm ta’ tliet snin li jwassal għat-tmiem tal-iskola obbligatorja, wara l-ħdax-il sena. L-għan tagħna hu li listudenti kollha jibqgħu jistudjaw /jitħarrġu wara dażżmien.

Uhawnhuwaċ-ċanslil-istudentitagħnajibdewjimirħulil hinn mir-raħal tagħhom, jitħalltu ma’ studenti oħra mittramuntana ta’ Malta, jiftħu aktar l-orizzonti tagħhom. Dawn huma esperjenzi li bihom jitgħallmu wkoll kif għandektaffaċċjal-ħajjaudakkollulitoffri,kiftagħzelilħbiebtiegħek,kifmatħallixlilminjinfluwenzakħażin.Dan hu pass importanti u biex l-istudenti tal-iskola medja jagħmluhghandnaħafnauħafnaniesjgħinuhom.

PATRICK DECELIS

B.ED. (HONS), M.SC. EDUC. LEAD. (LEIC.)

A short summary for those who do not understand Maltese. This booklet offers an overview of the activities organised by MRC Naxxar Middle School. This is an important transition period from our students’ primary daystosecondaryschoolingwhichleadsthemtotheend of their compulsory school age. We aim to inculcate values in them that lead them to continue with their study or training beyond compulsory age. So many people work hard to see these students through these two years. Staff at the Ministry for Education, at Maria Regina College, at school. The Head and Assistant Heads, Heads of Department, teachers and LSEs, clerical and ancillary staff, the School Council, all do their best, with one main aim, that of educating our students. Parents are very important in this process, and their input and support to the school can lead to a synergy for the best of their children. There might be a couple of students who begin to show lack of respect to themselves, their parents, their peers and the school. Together we always strive to help them go back on the right track. A school is amicrocosmofsociety,thereforethisisexpected,albeit notaccepted.Togetherweaimtobecreative,innovative and professional in all that we do, so that we reach our main aim of giving them a holistic education. Thanks to allandwelldoneforallyourendeavours.

Nixtieq nirringrazzjahom kollha, għalkemm wisq nibża’ li nħalli lil xi ħadd barra. Ghandna l-Ministeru talEdukazzjoni li dejjem iħabrek sabiex jagħti struttura, riżorsi umani u oħrajn sabiex dan iseħħ. Għandna diversi ħaddiema fi ħdan il-Kulleġġ Maria Regina, fosthom lUffiċċjal Edukattiv għall-Kurrikulu, il-ħaddiema klerikali u amministrattivi, tim psiko-soċjali espert f’diversi oqsma, f’din l-iskola mgħejjuna wkoll minn counsellor talBlossomuħafnaoħrajn.

Ġewwal-iskolagħandnatimta’tmexxijalijinkludilill-Kap, Assistenti Kapijiet u Kapijiet tad-Dipartimenti, li bħalha mexxejja jmorru lil hinn mill-ħidma mitluba minnhom, biexjorganizzawdakkollulijseħħfiskolakbira.Magħhom jingħaqdu l-għalliema tad-diversi suġġetti, l-LSEs li jwieżnu lil studenti li għandhom bżonnijiet partikolari, listaff klerikali u tekniku, dak l-istaff li dejjem jara kif iżomm l-iskola fi stat tajjeb u nadif. Ħafna nies esperti filqasamtagħhomliflimkiengħandhomgħanwieħed:dakli jgħinu lill-istudenti tagħna u jagħmlulhom das-sentejn, esperjenzaindimentikabbli.

Dan jista’ jseħħ biss għax għandna Kunsill Skolastiku ħabrieki ħafna u għandna wkoll is-sapport tal-ġenituri li kull meta nsejħulhom, jirrikorru bi ħġarhom u qegħdin magħna, għax trid ħafna aktar minn skola sabiex teduka student. Il-familja taħdem bis-sħiħ sabiex dawn listudenti jkomplu jikbru f’dan iż-żmien kruċjali. Flimkien infixxu li ngħinuhom isibu t-triq it-tajba għax jekk jieħdu dikil-ħażinaissa,majasluxfejntassewjixirqilhom. Ovvjament, l-iskola hija mera tas-soċjeta’ u lkoll kemm aħna niffaċċjaw sfidi, normalment minn numru żgħir ta’ studenti li ma fehmux kemm hu sabiħ li tgħix f’armonija mal-oħrajn. Bl-għajnuna ta’ kulħadd, fosthom anke talPulizija tal-Komunita’, l-istudenti u l-ġenituri, inkomplu nippruvaw ngħinu anke lil dawk, sabiex jagħżlu t-triq ittajba. Flimkien qed inkunu kreattivi, innovattivi u professjonali. Ilkoll għal għan wieħed. Grazzi lil kulħadd u prosittal-ħidmatagħkom.

A SHORT NOTE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

The scholastic year 2022-23 has been a year dedicated to academicteachingandlearningbutithasalsobeenayear imbued with diverse activities, colours, smiles and a wholesome celebration of our staff and students’ talents and skills. This comes as no surprise since our school communityismadeupof760students,200staffmembers and 47 nationalities. As one can expect, leading and logistically managing these large numbers is indeed a challenging task but I am proud to say that together with our school’s senior leadership team of assistant heads and headsofdepartment,allourteachersandlearningsupport educators, our clerical and minor staff, we have managed todoagreatjob.

This year we also managed to organise our first Human LibraryEventonalargescale.Wehad22guestspeakersall with different backgrounds and life journeys to share with our students and staff members. It was a very enriching experienceforourstudentsasitofferedthemanexcellent opportunity to meet our guest speakers in person and ask them questions related to the theme presented. So many curious faces, so many questions and so many smiles. This event was an excellent example of how learning can be mademorerelevanttoourstudentswithoutthetraditional useofatextbook.

The school also held its first Christmas Pantomine entitled ‘SnowWhite’.Althoughitinvolvedseriouscommitmentand many rehearsals, it was a wonderful activity that not only bonded the staff members involved but additionally, it served the purpose of celebrating our staff’s diverse talents.Onceagain,itwassoencouragingandsatisfyingto see students and other staff members laughing and singing along with the Pantomine’s mimes and songs. The same can be said for this year’s Celebration Day Musical, ‘It’s the End of the World’ which was an excellent opportunity for so many different students to confidently showcase their talents and increase their confidence in frontofpeople,askillthatisvitalfortoday’sglobalsociety. This scholastic year also saw our first Erasmus+ Partnership Project with two other countries, Italy and Greece. The Project ‘Music beyond Borders’ enabled 11 studentsfromourschooltogoabroadinanexchangevisit to Chania, Greece to rehearse and participate in a musical orchestra between the 3 countries titled ‘The Rhythm of the Mediterranean Sea’. It involved commitment and long rehearsals, but it was an excellent opportunity for our students to integrate with students from other countries, learning about new cultures, respecting, and collaborating with others towards a common goal. It was a memorable experience for all. We look forward to our next group of studentstovisitTodiinItalynextscholasticyear.

Last but not least, the Students’ Council organised a very interactive Animal Awareness Week during which both students and staff members enjoyed interacting with a variety of animals and learnt more about taking care of animalsaswellastheservicethatcanbeofferedtopeople withspecialneeds.

Looking back at this past year, I realise how easy it is for a Head of School to get lost in the mundane bureaucratic dailyadministrativetasks.However,itissuchactivitiesand events that make a school come alive and I am satisfied that as a school we have managed to offer such essential andrelevantopportunitiestoourstudents.

Much appreciation also goes to Mr Patrick Decelis, Head College Network as well as our School Council who have continuouslyofferedsomuchsupportandideastomaking our school a second home to our students. Together we have achieved so much, and I look forward to another fruitfulandsuccessfulscholasticyear.

CORINNE ANNE CILIA

B. Pharm (Hons), PGCE, MEd (Educational Leadership), Master in Gestalt Psychotherapy

“Opportunities don't happen, you create them.”

Churchill

THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Lefttoright:MrR.Baldacchino(HOD); MrA.Borg(HOD);MsR.Muscat(AsstHead);MsL.Pace (AsstHead);

Left to right: Ms M. Attard Mintoff (Asst Head); Ms A. Tanti Micallef (Asst Head); Ms A. Abela Cascun(AsstHead); MrJ.Muscat(HOD);

Left to right: Ms N. Miller (HOD); Ms C. Briffa (Asst Head); Ms C. Cilia (Head of School); Mr V. Taliana(AsstHead); MsRC. MangionBianco(AsstHead);

MEMBERS OF STAFF

MEMBERS OF STAFF

SLT:

AbelaCascunAlexia;AttardMintoffMargaret;BaldacchinoRuben;BorgAnthony;BriffaCharlene; Cilia Corinne; Mangion Bianco RitaCatherine; Miller Nicolette; Muscat Mario; Muscat Rachel; MuscatJonathan;PaceLydia;TalianaVincent;TantiMicallefAlison;

Teachers:

Abela Nadine; Agius Daniela; Agius Giselle; Al-Saied Lara Therese; Attard Maria Pia; Azzopardi Miriam; Baldacchino Anastasja; Bartolo Martha; Bezzina Maria Anna; Bezzina Marie Christine; Bezzina Sabrina Ann; Bilocca Daniela; Blanco Rachel; Bonanno Miriam; Bonello Carmel; Bonello Christopher; Bonnici Robert; Borg Poliana; Bradley Rachel; Brincat Tanya; Busuttil Genevieve; Cachia Christine; Cachia Sammut Mark Antony; Calleja Cassar Emilia; Callus James; Caruana Muriel; Cauchi Philip Joe; Chetcuti Valentino; Ciantar Mark; Colombo Amanda; Craig Audrey; Cortis Louise; Cremona Whitney; Cuschieri Lorraine; Debono Ruth; Degabriele Attard Angelique; Demicoli Ingrid; Depasquale Anna Maria; Dingli Osmond Luke; Elbaram Abeir; Farrugia Dorienne; Farrugia Ian; FarrugiaStephen; Fenech Redeemer; FioriniGiselle; Fleri Soler Karyn; Gatt Kevin; Gatt Ruth; Gauci Charlotte; Gauci Graziella; Grech Graziella; Grech Maria; GrechRaymond ; Grima Ritianne; Haber Freeman Angela; Harrison Michael Adrian; Iqbal Cordina Corinne; Kissaun Trevor; Laferla Jonathan; Lia Natalie; Lizzio Alexia; Magro Bridget; Mallia Andrew; Mallia David; Mallia Louise; Mallia Valeria; Mangani Mark; Mangion Anne; Manole Loraine; Micallef Claudia; Micallef Sylvia; Mifsud Maria; Mifsud Marylyn; Miruzzi Mariano; Mizzi Audrianne; Muscat Caroline; Muscat Zarb Maria; PantallerescoJennifer; Portelli Mark Anthony; Psaila Shirley; Quattromani Anna; Saliba Mirella; Sammut Carmel; Sammut Clinton; Schembri Wismayer Patricia; Sciberras Audrey; Sciberras Dorian; Sciberras Romina; Spiteri Christian; Spiteri Colombo Jolene; Stapley Caroline; Tabone Anabel; Tanti Daphne; Tonna Alison; Umanah Patrick Augustine; Vella Annabel Stephanie; Vella Daphne; Vella Erica; Vella Goline; Vella Laura; Vella Lydia; Vella Mirco; Zahra Jessica; Zahra Silvana;ZammitCassarDaniela;ZammitCordinaShanna;ZammitMerciecaClaire;

LSEs:

Abela Sefora; Amato Bernice; Amato Bernice; Attard Brenda; Azzopardi Alexia; Bellia Samantha; Bonanno Francesca; Bonnici Silvia; Brincat Maria Dolores; Camilleri Charlene; Camilleri Janice Maria; Camilleri Tania; Caruana Annabel; Chetcuti Doreen; Chircop Carmen; Cini Roberta; Demanuele Maria; Dimech Joyce; Ellul Ebony; Ellul Ludwig; Farrugia Christian; Farrugia Cynthia Rita; Farrugia Emma; Formosa Peter Sam; Galea Greta; Galea Marilyn; Gauci Bernice; Gauci Maria Teresa; Gauci Rene'; Harvey Gloria-Ann; Mangiafico Salvatore; Micallef Maria; Muscat Daniela; Orsini Jessica; Pace Alexia; Penza Ritianne; Schembri Josette; Scicluna Milev Mariella; Spiteri Victoria; Tonna Jade Lee; Vella Chantelle; Vella Kaia; Zammit Brenda Rita; Zammit Lorna; Zammit Michelle;ZarbHenriette;ZarbParascandoloAmanda;

Technicians:

Agius Mark; Borg Joseph; Burlacu Diana Adriana; Calleja Paul; Gravina Stephen; Griffin Adam; MuscatAdriana;MuscatRaymond;SammutLouis;VellaIan

Clerks:

BorgDorielle;CuschieriCharlene;FenechJosette;SammutRaymond

COLLEGE PSYCHOSOCIAL TEAM

Maria Regina College (MRC) offers the services of a multi-disciplinary team to cover the needs of over 5800 students. The services are offered all year round, including the summer months. Please do not hesitate to make use this service. One can call MRC Administration Centre, Triq l-Inkurunazzjoni, Mosta on 25986508, 25986509 or through their direct telephonelinesandemailaddressesasshownhereunder.

PatrickDecelis—HeadofCollegeNetwork

School Psychological Services (SPS) strives to promote a healthy psycho-educational environment that facilitates the learning and development of children in schools. At SPS we provide a range of services which aim to help children and young people who might be experiencing difficulties within the educational setting.Such services include, psycho-education assessments, consultation and the provision of support to students with special educational needs. Students can benefit from this support by means of a referral to the SPS.Formoreinformationkindlycontact DrAndrewBorg:andrew.borg.3@ilearn.com.mt

MsChantelleFalzon:chantelle.falzon@ilearn.edu.mt

MsDavinaSchembri:davina.schembri@ilearn.edu.mt MrDanielMicallef:daniel.micallef.3@ilearn.edu.mt orcallon25986511.

Social Work: The Social Work Team is made up of the Social Workers Ms Mandy Xerri (mandy.xerri@ilearn.edu.mt) and Ms Katryona Scerri (katryona.calleja@ilearn.edu.mt) together with Ms Hassna Jabal (hassna.jabal@ilearn.edu.mt). This team works hard to motivate and support students and their family members. Those who require their service should kindly send an email or call on 25986523/6522/6503/6504.

The Head of Department – (Prefect of Discipline) collaborates with schools and external entities to help students with behavioural issues and promote positive discipline. They aim to understand each student's personality, needs, and family situation to be able to provide thebestsupportandholisticeducation.Formoreinformation,contact MsLouiseTaboneatlouise.tabone@ilearn.edu.mtorcall25986525

Education Support Practitioner (Safe-School Programme) focuses on issues related to bullying, child safety and illicit substances. Ms Cristabel Cutajar Kushta carries out interventions and prevention sessions with children, parents and staff. The aim of these sessions is to support these individuals whilst also increase their confidence and competence in dealing with these issues. Furthermore, the ESP collaborates closely with other professionals and other institutions to guaranteethebestpossibleoutcomeforthestudents.

COLLEGE PSYCHOSOCIAL TEAM

EarlyInterventionService providesafamilycentredandholistic support system for children with developmental disabilities or delays in the first five years of life to minimize the delays and maximize the chances of reaching typical milestones in development. It also supports and implements screening procedures to increase the early identification of difficulties. Furthermore, the service provides support to the families of referred children residing, or attending primary school, in the Maria Regina College area. Yearly workshops are being provided toencourageparentsofchildrenattendingKinder1andKinder2 in all of Maria Regina College to enhance their child’s development.Forfurtherinformationcontacttheteammembers on:25986537.

MsMichelleCamillerimichelle.camilleri.3@ilearn.edu.mt

MsRachelCallejarachel.calleja@ilearn.edu.mt

MsKrissylSpiterikrissyl.spiteri@ilearn.edu.mt

MsNaureenShahnaureen.shah@ilearn.edu.mt

Psychotherapy Services are offered in schools within our college by Ms Marica Busietta and Dr Alessandra Sammut Muscat. The team works together with the students, individually or in groups on several issues, including bereavement, trauma, mental health, emotional issues and other life circumstances that students face. Meetings with parentsarealsoheld.

You can reach us on: marica.busietta@ilearn.edu.mt Tel: 25986526; or alessandra.muscat@ilearn.edu.mtTel:25986517.

Career Guidance services offer a variety of initiatives that encourage students to inform themselves and reflect on their futurecareersandaspirations.Wesupportstudentsindecisionmaking processes and organise activities such as transition exercises, one-to-one career guidance sessions, subject choice, post-secondaryfairandthecareerexposureexperience.

For further information, please contact Mr Glen Cascun (glen.cascun@ilearn.edu.mt) Tel 25986521, Ms Roseann Farrugia (roseann.farrugia@ilearn.edu.mt) Tel 25986528 or Ms Rose Marie Mc Kay(rose.marie.mc.kay@ilearn.edu.mt)Tel25986505.

Ms Lara Borg Fenech is the Anti-Bullying guidance teacher at Maria Regina college. The role of the anti-bullying guidance teacher is to work with the school SLT, guidance team and psychosocial team, to try and prevent cases of bullying, and whenthebullyingcasesarisetosupportboththevictimandthe alleged perpetrator so that such incidents do not repeat themselves. Apart from interventions, different initiatives are taken together with the school to take a proactive role in preventing bullying and raising awareness on how to be an upstanderandtakeastandagainstbullying. lara.fenech@ilearn.edu.mt

Maria Regina College Middle School Naxxar

LAUNCH OF THE PTI ROOM AND PTI ACHIEVE PROGRAMME IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS

OnWednesday1stFebruary,wecelebratedthelaunchofthePTIRoom and the launch of the PTI Achieve programme in middle schools. We were pleased to welcome amongst us the Honourable Clifton Grima. Students from 8 Georgia and 7 Almond carried out a number of activities linked to their PTI Achieve lessons. This was followed by the ribbon-cuttingceremony.

Also present for this activity were Mr Decelis, our head of college network. Several EOs and educators linked to the programme also attended.SpecialthankstoMsAmoroso,EOPTI,whoisalwaysreadyto support PTI Achieve initiatives. Present also on behalf of HSBC, the organisation that offers financial support to the Achieve programme, were Mr Glenn Bugeja and Mr Michel Cordina. The event was also attended by Ms Cilia and the SLT members, who all supported this event in more ways than one. Invited amongst us were the relatives of Maria Lourdes Vella and Joseph Vassallo, two staff members who departedthislifein2021,andtowhomtheroomisdedicated.

The PTI Achieve programme is taught by PE teachers Mr Mirco Vella and Ms Laura Vella, and PSCD teachers Ms Daniela Bilocca and Ms SabrinaBezzina.Thisyear,thePTIAchieveteachersarealsosupported by the art teacher Ms Angelique Degabriele and the home economics teacher Ms Anastasja Baldacchino, thanks to whom projects and activities can reach a wider scope. A big thank you goes to these educators for making these lessons a success, for preparing the students so well in time for the event and for assisting in other preparatory work required for this launch. They were also supported by class LSEs Mr Ludwig Ellul, Ms Ebony Ellul, Ms Alexia Pace and Ms Janice Marie Camilleri. Above all, a big well done to our cherished studentswhodidsowellontheday.

We would also like to thank Ms Daniela Agius, design and technology teacher, who helped with the production of the cupcake toppers, the designoftheinviteandcaketop,andthedesignandproductionofthe tokens given to the guests. Words of thanks to Ms Muriel Caruana and MsDanielaAgiuswhowereresponsiblefortheproductionofthevideo presentationusedduringtheevent.

Such an activity indeed requires the support of a great number of the school community members. I would also like to thank the educators who are responsible for the Block C noticeboards and to the other subjectteacherswhosupportedthepreparatoryworkrequiredforthe activity.ManythankstoVinceAbelaandPaulCutajar,whotookcareof thenecessarymaintenanceworkandtoRitaMicallefforseeingthatall

PTI ACHIEVE PROGRAMME AT NAXXAR MIDDLE SCHOOL

Classes 7 Almond and 8 Georgia follow the PTI programme. During out PTI lessons students complete the portfolios for the two selected units through the PE and he PSCD lessons. The portfolios focus mainly on preparing students to fulfil a personalplanandtoengageinphysicalactivity. PElessonsaredeliveredbyMrMircoVellaandMsLauraVellawhilePSCD lessonsaregivenbyMsSabrinaBezzina.However,ourPTIlessonsarealsosupportedbyactivitieswhichaimtohoneskills liketeamwork,financialliteracy,creativityandplanning.

PREPARATION FOR LAUNCH OF PTI ROOM

During Art lessons with Ms Angelique Degabriele Attard, students prepared resources for the PTI Room Launch. They prepared gift tags to be given with tokens presented on the day. They also worked on artefacts to be used as trays and coasters during the event. The year 7 groups also worked on paper crafts with Ms Sabrina Bezzina and Ms Daniela Bilocca. Students in 8 Georgia have been busy preparing cupcakes for tomorrow’s PTI room launch under the guidance of Ms Anastasja Baldacchino. They started by preparing a list of ingredients needed. Together with their teacher and LSEs, last week they went to the store to purchase the items required so that they were fully prepared to bake today.

COMMUNITY PROJECTS

The Year 8 students and teachers involved in the PTI programmeproducedarcolourful,positiveversionofthe hopscotch. During their PSCD lessons with Ms Daniela Biloccca, they came up with positive messages and designs for their hopscotch. The students chose which one of their individual squares they would like to paint on the ground. They then painted the entire hopscotch grid with Ms Degabriele Attard’s help. The year 7 group have also adorned another section of the school grounds with their vibrant floor design for the Hoop Hop Showdown game.Thesefloorgamesareusedbythestudentsduring PE lessons. What a wonderful collaborative teamteaching effort this has been! The paint purchased for thisexercisewassponsoredbyHSBC.

SCHOOL OUTING

Thanks to a donation that was contributed to the students following the programme, an outing was organisedforthesestudentsinrecognitionoftheefforts they made throughout the programme but especially for the launch of the PTI room. They were first taken to play bowling and to their favourite food outlet for a quick mealafterwards.

Thank you to the class LSEs, Mr Ludwig Ellul, Ms Ebony Ellul, Ms Alexia Pace and Ms Janice Camileri for assisting students throughouttheactivities.

STUDENTS’ COUNCIL 2022 -2023

Students had the opportunity to participate in a democratic election to elect the members of the Students’ Council for 2022-2023. Our students had a glimpse of how an election is carried out. The voting process took place in the hall which looked like an election room. Photos of candidates were exhibited and after privately voting for their preferred candidates, studentshadtoinserttheirfoldedvoteinasealedboxat thecentreoftheroom.

On Monday 13th March, student members of the Students’ Council together with the educators in charge, had the opportunity to spend few hours at RMJ’s Horse Rescue in Siggiewi. They learned about the hard work carried out at RMJ. They had the opportunity to help with some voluntary work under the guidance of one of the volunteers. This day helped them gather insight and experience first hand the hard work and dedication required to work with the rescued horses. Getting to know the stories behind some of the horses’ tough life before they were rescued was heartbreaking. This was thebeginningofavastprogrammetheStudents’Council havepreparedfortheAnimalAwarenessWeek.

STUDENTS’ COUNCIL 2022 -2023

In April, the Students' Council members, under the supervision of their teachers, organised a whole week dedicated to the love of animals and to appreciate how importantanimalsareinourlives.Thefirsttwodayswere dedicated to animals that assist humans throughout their life either for therapy purposes or to carry out their work. Students could appreciate the value of a guide dog, others got to know how a pony can provide therapy to those in need. The year 7 students were addressed by members of the police canine and mounting section. Here students understood better how valuable animals areforsomepeopletoperformanimpeccablejob.

The second part of our Animal Awareness week was dedicated to the care that animals need. All year 8 students have been addressed by Mr Farrugia, a representativefromtheministryforagriculture,fisheries andanimalrights,abouttheimportanceoftakingcareof animals,petsorstrays.Theyhavebeengiveninformation about good practices and the role of the Animal Welfare. Our student members of the students' council had the opportunity to hold an online information session with all their peers to explain what they have learnt about animals from the books they read. This was a collaborative event between the students' council and thelibraryduringbookweek.

The third part of our animal awareness week was dedicated to the blessing of the animals that visited our school on Friday. It was a wonderful experience to see so many happy faces! Our students had a casual day and they contributed to collect a donation for RMJ. A total of EUR500 was donated to RMJ thanks to the support of many students, parents and members of staff. Well done to all members of the students' council for organising so manyactivitiesduringtheanimalawarenessweek.

OUR SCHOOL LIBRARY

The library was as busy as ever this year. Apart from the usual activities organised throughout the year, we focused on specialbookdisplaystoshowcasethevarietyofreadingmaterialavailableforourstudentstoborrow. WemarkedBookWeekinAprilwithanumberofspecialactivitiestocelebratebooksandreading. Theseincluded:

BOOK SPECIAL ASSEMBLIES

Several students took turns to talk about their favourite books during morning assemblies throughout the week. The students talked about their favourite part of the story, their favourite characters and why they like the book.Theyalsorecommendedthebookstotheirfriends.

GUESSTHEBOOKINTHEJARCOMPETITION

Thisyear’slibrarycompetitionwasGuesstheBookinThe Jar. Students enjoyed trying to guess which book was shredded in the jar by reading the slips of paper. The winners were Era Koxhaj of 7 Fig and Emma Mifsud of 8 Turkey

VISIT BY BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER AND READING AMBASSADORS

The highlight was a special reading activity organised in conjunction with the National Literacy Agency on the 20th of April. The British High Commissioner, Her Excellency Katherine Ward, visited our school to conduct a reading session with some Year 7 students. We welcomed Her Excellency to the Mindfulness Room where she read Michael Morpurgo’s short story, ‘The Giant’s Necklace’ and interactedwiththestudents.

The reading ambassadors and local football legends

Carmel Busuttil and Saviour Darmanin also joined in this activity. They shared their love of books and stories related to football with other Year 7 classes. After the reading sessions, the students made their way to the school hall where they participated in a lively Q&A session with the distinguishedguests.

Maria Regina College Middle School Naxxar

CLASS PHOTOS YEAR 7

7.1

Abela Liam Max; Agius Ryann; Baker Oliver James; Bartolo Luca; Bombagi Pietro; Borg Zach; Briffa Shazelle ; Callus Sant Leah ; Debono Isaac; Falzon Halen; Grima Elena; Manicolo Jerome; McElhatton Allen Patrick; Pawney Shelly; Scerri Debono Danny; Scicluna Trevis; Vella Aquilina Kim; Zammit Jaden Angel; Zammit Antonia;ZammitRihanna;

FormTeacher:FioriniGiselle

7.2

Borg Chaniya; Brincat Aisha; Busuttil Chloe; Buttigieg Elise; Camilleri Thais; Camilleri Aiden; Caruana Alicia; Ciantar Marija; De Bartolomeo Annamaria Michela; Izuakor Lilah Amarachi; Johnstone Kyra;MeachenMartina;MerciecaJade;MicallefElisaPaula;Muscat Matthew; Tanti Raisa; Vassallo Mason Neville; Vassallo Georgie; VellaZammitPippa;

FormTeacher:MalliaLouise

7.3

Attard Christopher; Axiaq Divya; Barr Ella; Bartolo Marilena; Borg Bezzina Karsten; Briffa Ella; Camilleri Leanne; Ciocan Robert; Davies Zamora Christopher; Ellul Cheryl; Hansford Anisha; Harmsworth Jodie; Micallef Jayden; Peregin Grech Kendra; Saliba Ciappara Alejandro; Sammut Hailey; Spiteri Jeremy; Spiteri Lexy Lee;StafraceShanishia;

FormTeacher: AbelaNadine

7.4

Azzopardi Noella; Bonanno Roberto; Borg Kim; Borg Miguel-Jose; Bugeja Emilja; Camilleri Skylee; Cauchi Esteban; Cauchi Jaden; Ciantar Cutajar Mayson; Curmi Angele-Maria; Cuschieri JeneveMarie; Gauci Tamara; Muscat Giulia; O'Brien Wayde; Pirrone Luca; Saliba Miguel; Sammut Chesney; Sammut Mirey; Schiavone Chayenne;VellaAlaya;VellaSpiteriAlessia;

FormTeacher:VellaAnnabel

7.5

Abushkewa Hawa; Axisa Camilleri Yanis; Bonello Haydee; Borg Aiden; Borg Isaac; Cremona Xavier; Debono Jacob; Delceppo Kyrien; Di Biagio Nicole Maria Letizia; Grixti Polina; Handford Lacey; Mizzi Antoine; Nappa Emma; Pace Xylon; Scicluna Ninu; VellaCaruanaDaniel;VentzlCharles;VillosioDaniel;ZarbAalijah

FormTeacher:MifsudMaria

CLASS PHOTOS YEAR 7

7.6

Bonello Liam; Borg Javier; Calleja Alexander; Camilleri Aimee Louise; Cortis Kyra; Dingli Slota Alizia; Felici Milena; Fenech Matthew; Garcia Aidan Raul; Garcia Riyan Kael; Gatt Miguel; GiarratanaCarlottaMaria;GrechIlias;LaghaJory;MandrilaTimea Katrina;PaviaLuka;SciutoAgata;VellaAlisha;VellaCaruanaAlex

FormTeacher:GattKevin

7.7

Archie Amarii Anthony; Attard Jaden; Borg Shivaya; Brincat Kaiden;BrincatVellaKaisaac;BugejaIsaac;BusuttilNaomi;Calleja Yan; Chircop Mariah; Ciantar Nathan; Cutajar Karol Sobonn; Farrugia Logan; Fenech Keiran; Lanzon Kelson; Mallia Lucas; Pace Debono James; Picton Harley; Portelli Mattias; Sammut Deyon; SciberrasAxel;SpiteriRaffaello;

FormTeacher:TaboneAnabel

7.8

Agius Freiden; Camilleri Sen; Camilleri Langfield Mason; Ciantar Marek; Dragneva Kalina; Ilic Mihajlo; Ivanov Leya Danielova; Kaljevic Vuk; Micallef Aedan; Mikovic Nina; Pantelic Milica; Psaila Tristan; Santoiemma Flavio Benedetto; Sciabica Sarah; Shaji Christa Clair; Thapa Sudena; Thattuparambil Sinu Albin; Vella Kiezen;WilliamAdenVictor;ZammitJake;ZarbCousinKyle;

FormTeacher:MuscatMariaZarb

7.9

Anic Nikolija; Ben Neama Yousef; Brignoli Amira; Busuttil Julian; Cebuniceva Karolina Valerija; Evangelista Juliana Marie; Farrugia Dylan; Fulton Mason Rury; Heuschen-Cutler Alexander; Lazarevic Zoran; Leahu Cosmin; Markova Sara; Mrkic Vasilije; Naumova Anastasiia; Ogbebor Prince; Pace Jokisch Amelia Sophia; Randelovic Leona; Randelovic Andrej; Rubezius Kristupas; Shopov Michael;TusishviliSaba;ZoldDominikMark;

FormTeacher:BusutillGenevieve

7.10

BazertoSara;BoychevaMariyana;ButtigiegLuke;CachiaHannah Mason; Gauci Tiana; Grech Gaghel Paula; Johnson Jenna; Mercieca Josef; Milosevic Dunja; Morgan-Busuttil Lucas Jake; Popovic Kristina; Privitera Amyann; Purvis Nicole; Sammut Nathan;ShresthaRijul;VassalloBonniciKayne;

FormTeacher:ZammitMerciecaClaire

Maria Regina College Middle School Naxxar

CLASS PHOTOS YEAR 7

7.11

Berki David Aden ; Borg Micallef Ana; Farrugia Twannie Leo; FenechBorgTeziene;KrstevSnezhana;LazarovaSofiaGeorgieva; Magri Matthias II; Mangion Zack; Mifsud Elodia; Omilusi Emmanuel; Onwuzuluigbo Joelle Ifeoma; Smith Megan Claire; Smith Nicole; Veith Vassallo Zoe Sandra; Vella Gianluka; Walker Travis;

FormTeacher:PsailaShirley

7.12

Amarachi Geogrey; Aquilina Krista; Azzopardi Lee; Battaglia Selenia; Conti Emma; Cutajar Aalayah; Dordevic David; Elezi Antolina; Garcia Viana Valentina; Koxhaj Era; Kurdasi Rama; Loffredo Viola; McKay Elliot; Micallef Kayden; Pellegrino Dalila; PetkovaSiyana;StosicIva;

FormTeacher:VellaLaura

7.13

Agius Brayden; Agius Dinsdale Sanderson; Alamango Benjamin; Alamango Leon; Bartolo Chelsea Carmen; Ben Ashur Louay; Cuschieri Liam; Cuschieri Kyle; Dimech Gabriel; El Shahumi Taif; Fenech Gabriel; Hamed Ali; Mallia Zeyan; Manfre Jake; Melarosa Giuseppe; Micallef Jean; Mladenovic Vuk; Pavlovic Aleksej; PickstoneMiaJade;SaidLiam;ShopovLuca;VellaJamie;

FormTeacher:VellaErika

7.14

Abdulkarim Yana; Ali Mahmud Jaser Jara; Benhalim Aminah ; Bielichenko Mykhailo ; Chetcuti Maria; Decelis Ilinka; Ferrotti Francesco; Genova Giuseppe; Ghose Pushpita; Jakovljevic Pavle; Maddu Somaoro Aminata; Micallef Elsien; Mladenovic Andjela; Muscat Emilia; Muscat Jayden; Nappa Alaizah; Novakovic Aleksa; PavloskiIlina;SperandeoMason;TaboneJayden;TumminiaDelia;

FormTeacher:CiantarMark

7.15

Agius Arianna; Belvedere Alessandro; Bezzina Jan; Borg Sven; Borg Matthew; Brahmi Aisha Miranne; Cachia Faith; Calleja Kaiden; Chircop Jacqueline; Cvetanoska Marija Antoaneta ; Elizabeth Jibu Hanna; Gheblawi Ghassan; Lungu Rares Nicolae; Nyari Zita; Otabor Gift; Petkova Eliya Georgieva; Stanojevic Neda; StellaGiorgia;SurucuEce;VelkovskiSimon;

FormTeacher:AguisGiselle

CLASS PHOTOS YEAR 7

7.16

NamesofStAghilaLujain;AleksandarAleksandrov;AlmellolFarah; Chaar Abdelmalek; Dean Brooke Aimee; Demanuele Alexia; El ShahumiTasneem;EllulDowlingAlicia;GauciIsaac;GhziezBayan; Jovic Sara ; Magro Jake; Mifsud Malik; Murphy Lewis Kyan; Oweh Blessing; Sami Zuleta Felipe; Slavkovic Uros; Spasova Yoana; TaboneJody;UsedMaya udents;

FormTeacher:ZahraSilvana

7.17

Bellina Dario; Borg Nico; Calleja Sheldon; Debono Shazalana; Debono Liam; Farrugia Jayden; Hayward Kayley; Mangion Gabriel; Muscat Jamie Robert; Paunovic Vasilije; Pisani Simonini Kai; PresttunSienna;TalianaDestiny;UrsacheCozmin;VellaGauciIsis;

FormTeacher:MifsudMarylyn

7.18

Abela Kieran; Arsovska Jana; Boreham Peter James; Borg Mireya; Camilleri Ismajel; Cilia Jesse; Costa Brandon; Fenech Cherise; Filipova Francis; Gargarita Maia Lavinina; Leka Ermes; Mifsud Marciell; Mifsud Massimo; Okaly Adu Victory; Portelli Anthony; SalingerSara;StanleyAvie-Mai;ZammitChanelle;

FormTeacher:SpiteriColomboJolene

7.19

Agius Ella; Bah Ieisha Ameinah; Farrugia Agatha; Fenech Kendra; Fenech Shezmea; Gauci Miguel; Golubovic Kristijan; Maddaluno Tony; Magri Matthias I; Micallef Grima Jonathan; Micallef Wiech Maja; Nikolovska Mila; Rahimat Dareen; Rapaikj Luka; Roberts Lilly Roberts;SammutSghendoKayden;SamuilKateliev;VillaLeonard;

FormTeacher:SammutCharles

7.20

Abou Heilal Karim; Borg Naudi Kaylen; Gauci Martina; Grima Wayne;JamesonJennifer;KardasBuglem;MoradeiAllen;Nehari Rayan; Nikolov Simeon; Pigulovikj Lana; Spasova Nikol Kostadinova; Venter Jazminvirag; Yanakiev Yordan; Zarb Aiden; ZarugevychSergii;

FormTeacher:DebonoRuth

CLASS PHOTOS YEAR 7

7.21

Agius Kira; Camilleri Danny; Cassar Nicholas; Fenech Zanaya ; Jedlicka Jamie Christopher; Mejlaq Shayzen; Morreale Nicolas ; Muscat Cristian; Naselli Andrea; Pace Renaldo; Pace Vincenti Charlotte;TalebAliFrancesco;TantiFrancois;

FormTeacher:GauciCharlotte

7.22

Ammarin Mohammed; Attard Vella Nolan ; Axiaq Rihanna; Muscat Alisa;VisintiniJake;

FormTeacher:BiloccaDaniela

CLASS PHOTOS YEAR 8

8.1

AgiusShalaiza;AnastasiKane;AtkinsDuke;BartoloOwen;Bezzina Jayden; Borg Mason; Camilleri Juan; CergnigliaroStacy ; Curcuruto Ylenia; Debono Alaya; Deguara Jaden; Duca Isaac; Farrugia Portelli Aaliyah; Magro Alsten; Micallef Kyle; Pendry Leyton; Scerri Gianella; Schembri Tyrone; Tabone Liam; Vella Chasielle;VellaHannah;

FormTeacher:TANTIDAPHNE

8.2

Agius Kassidy; Azzopardi Ella; Bellia Elaina; Bonnici Nathan; Bray Naomi; Calleja Alaysia; Calleja Patiniott Ilenia; Chetcuti Chloe; Deguara Savannah; Farrugia Kieran; Galea Matthew; Gatt Bonanno Giovanni; Grech Luca; Grima Kirill; Micallef Hayley; Portelli Leah; Spiteri Cassidy; Spiteri Luke; Vella Alayza; Vella Luke-Elton; Zammit GaffarenaKieran;

FormTeacher:MANOLELORRAINE

8.3

Aquilina Giulia Maria; Attard Elena; Attard Shayanne; Basile Spagnol Giulia; Bellia Amber; Bhari Rawiya; Borg Iman; Cassar Kian; Cauchi Sherries; Delicata Ayden Jes; El Baz Habiba; Galea Alessia; Jarosz Laura; Magro Kristy; Mifsud Lana Marie; Milev Veronika; Scerri Eleanor; Schiavone Gyan; Skalin Caruana Liam Karl;TaboneAltheaZhenna;TantiChayanne;

FormTeacher:SPITERICHRISTIAN

8.4

Agius Jake; Agius Fabian; Borg Mattea; Borg Nessa; Calleja Charlotte; Camilleri Chloe; Camilleri Miraine; Chetcuti Hailey; DebonoDaniel;DeguaraMiguel;DonchevaVicktoria;FarrugiaLuca; Farrugia Shanice; Mallia Victoria; Sammut Jayden; Schembri Elise; Spiteri Calleja Desiree; Vassallo Adam; Vella Elvira; Vidolov Stiliana Stoyanova;WiltshireSienna;

FormTeacher:COLOMBOAMANDA

8.5

Alghaze Nawal; Callus Lola; Cuschieri Emma; Eladal Lena; Fenech Zachary; Khutsishvili Nini; Longaretti Mattia; Micallef Daniel; Micallef Sheniqua; Moret Danyl Anthony; Muslu Doruk; Obinwanne Demanuele Tiana; Oluwa Beauty; Omelchenko Anna; Pelova Viktoria; Ratiney Sara-Marie; Terzieva Adelina; Tyler Mccorgray; Velkov Stanislav; Walker Mason; Waugh Oliver Thomas;

FormTeacher:SALIBAMIRELLA

CLASS PHOTOS YEAR 8

8.6

Adwal Lina; Dalli Christian; Dordevic Masa; Dordic Ana; Duminica Bianca Forentina; Gierasimuk Antonina; Ivanovic Veljko; Jovic Sofija; Leaney Alexander Jamee; Mifsud Emma; Mizzi Joy; Mizzi Amy; Mizzi Kay; Nestorovski Luka; Nikolic Ana; Petrovska Marija; Pickstone Ava Jorge; Rexhepi Amelia; Shedden Leya Arabella; SpasicMia;Zivkov-AksinAleksa;

FormTeacher:FARRUGIADORIENNE

8.7

Agius Luca; Bartolo Lydon Luke; Cini Erika; Dimic Strahinja; Dinic Dorde; Falzon Kyle; Fenech Rosalie; Frendo Kaylen; Galea Yasmine; Gauci Yanis; Idami Godspower; Mallia Danilo; Meruzzi Lamise; Miani Adriano; Miani Leonardo ; Micallef Jaden; Reale Gouder Jake; Tanti Ninu;VellaFrancesco

FormTeacher:BLANCORACHEL

8.8

Aguis Miguel; Azzopardi Micallef Isaac; Borg Amy Maria; Caruana Bryden; Cortis Hannah; Degiorgio Katrina; Fenech Jean Carl; Fenech Kiona; Gove Nathan; Grech Chloe; Mallia Keyisha Eve; Micallef Jalon; Micallef Carlos Juanito; Piccin Christian; Ramos Lima Cachia Emily; Sakka Bach Sirine; Vella Ryan Matthew; Zarb Yana;ZivanovicSofija;

FormTeacher:GATTRUTH

8.9

Abderrahman Ynes; Delmar Lattes Milagros; Fekete Zita Mimi; Feng En Fan; Ivanova Kateryna; La Spina Guiseppe; LuducelliStefano; OrlovaAlisa;PorkhovniukYehor;TakorIvan;TarduInan;ThucAnVo; TusishviliLuka;YurhukEfe;ZavreskaMaria;

FormTeacher:BEZZINASABRINA

8.10

Abela Michela; Al Ahmed Bonnici Fatima; Alamango Gabriel; Attard Jaden; BundaloVid; Buttigieg Matthias; Cassar Jackson Zaylin; Kurdiukova Tetiana; Kuzmanovski Simon; Muscat Maranya Emma; Nash Deane; Omilusi Akindele Martins; Pawelka Hanna; RadulovicKsenija;TimoftiEva;TirazonaElenaIsabel;

FormTeacher:BRADLEYRACHEL

CLASS PHOTOS YEAR 8

8.11

Alyoutsef Hussein; Bonello Pace Denzel; Bonnici Dean; Bonnici Connor; Briffa Liam; Camilleri Ilena; Camilleri Leona; Cauchi John Remart; Doglio Elisa; Galea Esther; Mansueto Andrew; Marques Gabriela Ramon; Mendes Ariella; Mifsud Miguel; Mizzi Shalaya; Parasidis Christos; Saliba Faith; Shchehelskyi Tymofii; Spiteri Gaston;SrbinovskaTamara;UwadiaEsewieVera;

FormTeacher:FARRUGIASTEPHEN

8.12

Almaloul Meral; Attard Nadal; Avroutskii Anastasia; Cosmelli Rodrigo; Dawah Sally; Ezekiel Emmanuel Idongesit; Galea Alicia; Jakovljevic Anastasija; Kaspruk Artemii; Mallia Marwane; NasreldinKarim;OtaloraIsabella;ShanaahHatem;

FormTeacher:GRECHGRAZIELLA

8.13

Agius Emma; Ahmed Dzhan; Attard Kaia; Bardhi Fjordi; Benamar Yasmine; Calabro' Giulia; Clayton Evie-Mae; De Leon Sheikha Samantha;DimeskiAdrijan;GjiniAmelia;Kiss-PatkaiCeciliaLujza; Labchuk Dmytro; Maruca Asia; Pidenko Davyd; Rudei Adelina; Ruta Richard Maicol Giorgio; Simonovski Dejana; Skpanenko Maksym;StaddonMegan;BustamanteAlicia;

FormTeacher:PORTELLIMARKANTHONY

8.14

Azzopardi Maverick; Baldacchino Graziana; Bek Filip; Borg Dingli Jayden; Callus Caydon; Camilleri Aidan; Ciangura Alejandro; Curmi Miguel; Fenech Dale; Mercieca Mariah; Micallef Ilona; Micallef Kieran; Mizzi Abela Mariah; Pisani Simonini Zion; Solanki Jaykumar; Stivala Nathan; Valderrama Pelaez Maria Jose; Vella Neilan;VoloshinNikita;XuerebShemizen;

FormTeacher:BONNICIROBERT

8.15

Agius Kelly ; Barbara Jadie; Covic Hana; Debono Jealan; Degabriele Selma; Doric Nicoletta; Elsaleh Bozan Zakria; Gauci Luca; Ghegka Kostantina; Gomaa Amir; Gomez Martin Pablo; GordonKatieMarie;GrechMalliaJacob;KallashiLuka;LuckyPollo Mirabel; Micallef Kyle Anthony ; Mladenov Maksim; Stevanovic Mateja;VellaChanelle;

FormTeacher:ZAHRAJESSICA

CLASS PHOTOS YEAR 8

8.16

Almeida Ribeiro Filipa; Artaj Ala; Attard Galea Jake; Azzopardi Andreas; Azzopardi Demanuele Eve; Butnaru Octavian-Darie; Carbone Elisabeth; Cardona Krista; Castellini Mark; Dehtriarenko Mykola; Faccin Cristian; Galea Daniel Joseph; Gravina Brayden; Gresham Georges Jamel; Mgbadigha Marvellous; Mifsud Kyra; Morgan Stimson Amy Jane; Ubachaev Dolan; Valli Mona; Vassallo Aiden;WustingerLena;

FormTeacher:SCIBERRASAUDREY

8.17

Abela Janique; Agius Kyle; Alzekri Ramilh Zakarya; Ciurariu Tudor; Curic Strahinja; Fenech Daiz ; Galea Isaak; Ghebretnsae Zerai Delina; Huang Ledan; Huszak Akos; Okeke Sienna; Omoruyi Silvia; Rodrigues Marina; Schembri Mikayla; Spiteri Jaga Dehury; Stefanovic Sergej; Taliana Braydon; Taliana Eskine; Zammit Nichole;ZoricMilos;

FormTeacher:UmanahPatrick

8.18

Abela Brandon Lee; Ammarin Mayson; Attard Portughese Craig; Azzopardi Aython; Azzopardi Franmarie; Harley Roberts Aiden; JovanovicAndelija;ZahraMarcus;ZanghiChristian;

FormTeacher:SCIBERRASDORIAN

School Art gallery - The school art gallery in the main lobby enhances the area with the original paintings created by our students. The students enjoy creating different paintings during art lessons and many expressthemselvesbycreatingmanythemesandmediumstoexploredifferentventures.

Mdina Str., Original painting of Mdina Street made by two art students, Alisa Orlova, and Thuc Ann Vo during the art lessons.Acrylicsoncanvas.

Original painting of Mosta Street by Liam Tabone made duringtheartlessons.Acrylicsoncanvas.

HalloweenCrafts

Last October, students' ability to give clear instructions using a logical sequence to guide an activity was assessedduringtheirEnglishlessons.Studentsfromyear 8 Spain, Serbia and Croatia worked on a Halloween craft andexplainedtheprocesstotheirclassmates.Theythen decoratedtheclassroomusingthesedecorations.

ChristmasCardExchange

In this collaborative activity, teachers of English liaised with teachers from another middle school in Malta to organise a Christmas card gift exchange. During their English lessons, students prepared handmade Christmas cardsandwrotemessagestosendtostudents.Thereweresmilesallaroundasstudentssentandreceivedtheirown cardsinreturn.

TheMaltaBookFestival

AllstudentsfromYear8visitedTheMaltaBookFestivalin November.Thestudentshadtheopportunitytobrowsea selectionofbooksandwatchdifferentperformancesbased ontheTerramaxkaPrizewinners.

MaltaLiveWritingCompetition

English teachers encouraged students to take part in the Malta Live writing competition again this year. This is a creative writing competition for all students in Middle Schools. This year they were asked to write a story, poem or play with the theme ‘THIS IS ME!’ Several students from our school took part and Emma Cuschieri of 8 Serbia won secondplaceintheProsecategoryforherstory,TheMoonstoneLocket.Hereisherstory.

THE MOONSTONE LOCKET

by Emma Cuschieri

As she walked down the stairs to the kitchen, Luna realised that her house was unexpectedly quiet. Usually the morning was chaos, father making breakfast, mother setting assignments for Luna to complete at home, since she was home schooled, and the cats yowling for breakfast. Today it was... still. Luna walked into the living room to find her father so he could make her some breakfast. No one was in there. Blinking a few times, Luna took a good look around. Her eyes bulged out. The place was an utter disaster! The books from the shelf were scattered on the floor, their pages ripped out. All the photos that sat on the mantlepiece were smashed on the floor. Luna was about to sit downbutjumpedupimmediatelywhenshefoundthesofaswereslashedopenwithallthestuffingcomingout.Luna ranintothekitchen,whichwasjustasdisastrous,platesandbowlssmashedonthefloor,cupboardsflungopen,and foodthrownoutofthefridge.

“Mother?!” she called. No answer. “Father?!” No such luck. She also called her cats, just for good measure but they didn’t answer either. Panic started rising in her head. What had happened to her house? Where were her parents? Had someone come in? Suddenly, the house didn’t feel safe anymore, the only place that did was her room in the attic.Sothat’swhereshewent.Onceshewasbackinherroom,shecurleduponherbeanbagandhadagoodthink. Someone had definitely come into her house last night. But who? And why? And how come she didn’t hear them? How come they didn’t find her? Then she realized, the passageway to the attic was so small, no one could come up! Andeveniftheycould,thetrapdoorwassocamouflagedintotheceiling,theywouldn’tevenbeabletofindit! Lunaalwayswonderedwhyherparentsencouragedhertosleepintheattic.Itwasalmostasiftheyknewthismight happen, and they wanted to keep her safe. The thought struck her. Why else would they want her to sleep in the attic? It wasn’t as if they didn’t have enough rooms, there was a spare one downstairs. If they knew this would happen, then they should have told her! Maybe, they left a clue for me. Luna thought. It couldn’t be hidden downstairsbecausesomeonecouldfindit.Ithadtoberighthereinherownroom.Butwhere?Lunacheckedallover her room in all the hiding places. There must be somewhere I’ve never checked, Luna thought. She jumped up and started running round her room, checking under beds, in wardrobes, around her desk, everywhere. After about ten minutes of looking with no luck, she sank into her beanbag feeling crestfallen. It had to be somewhere almost invisible...orcamouflaged.Thewordhither.Itmadeherthinkofthetrapdoor,thatwascamouflaged.Lunalookedup attheceiling.Theplasterfromonesidewaspeelingoff.

At first, Luna didn’t take much notice, but looking at it again, she got more and more curious. She grabbed a chair that sat by her desk and heaved it onto her bed which she (with quite some difficulty) shoved under the spot where the crack was. She climbed up on the chair and carefully peeled off the plaster. It came out in her hand almost immediately. The wooden boards underneath it looked normal, and Luna was about to climb back down when she realised something queer. There, between the gaps of the plain old wood was the corner of something that looked like paper, poking out. Luna snatched it out from between the wooden boards. It was an envelope. She jumped off the chair and sat on her bed looking at the plain, innocent envelope. With trembling fingers, Luna ripped it open and stuckherhandintoseewhatwasinside.

She pulled out two things. The first thing was a tiny parcel wrapped in tissue. The second was a note. Luna unfolded the paper and read; “Dear Luna, by the time you receive this letter, we will be gone. We could not explain but the locketcan.Believeit,whatitwilltellyouistrue.Itwilltellyouthetruthaboutyourself.”

Taking a deep breath, Luna ripped open the tissue paper and revealed the golden talisman. She put it in the palm of herhandandtookagoodlookatit.Itwastimetofindoutwhatreallyhappened.Whoshereallywas.

Luna dug her nails into the side of the locket and with a satisfying ‘click’ it popped open. A picture fell into her lap. She picked it up and gave it a good look. It was her. There was no doubt about that. The same coal black hair, the same silver eyes, the same half smile she puts on when someone takes a picture of her. She was sitting on the lap of an elegant lady who was sitting on a throne. There was also a man in the picture, grinning broadly at the camera. Thesepeoplewerenotherparents.Lunahadneverseenthembefore.Maybetheyweresomedistantrelatives?Luna flippedthepictureoverandreadwhatwasontheback.

‘King & Queen Hesperus with their daughter, princess Luna.’ Luna’s eyes bulged out. She was no princess. There was nosuchroyaltycalledHesperuseither.Thinkingthepicturewasalie,shethrewitdownonthebedandlookedatthe talisman. On the front there was a design with stars and planets swirling around it. At the back there was a black moonstonewithwritingengravedunderneathit.Thewordsweretiny,soLunawenttofindhermagnifyingglass.She read,DearestLuna.Youareourqueen.QueenoftheMoons.Don’tdoubtit.Thisiswhoyouare.

Luna’s head was spinning. She couldn’t think straight. Then it hit her. That’s why the intruders ransacked her house! That’swhyherparentsinsistedonkeepinghersafe!Theywerelookingforme.Luna,QueenoftheMoons.Thisiswho Ireallyam.

Thisisme.

The true Spirit of Christmas, video taken during our visit at St Vincent De Paul where our Ethics students shared someChristmaskindnessandhappinesswiththeElderly.

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If eyes could speak then, one could easily say that our visit to St Vincent de Paul Residence was a success. Just before Christmas, a group of Ethics Students together with Teachers and Learning Support Educators went on a visit to an Elderly's home. It was a lovely experience and happiness could be seen in everyone's eyes. The Elderly sang with us and although some of them were bedridden, they really enjoyed it. We gave them Christmas cardspreparedbythestudents.

Kindness is so rewarding! One fine morning, Year 8 students of Ethics were addressed by Isabelle & Hazel from 'TheMaltaHumanRightsCentre.'

They explored the function and process of discrimination, onboththeinterpersonalandsocietallevels.

They discussed specific incidents of antigypsyism, antisemitism, discrimination against LGBTIQ+ and racism, using as a starting point the thoughts and experiences of five young people. They gained insight into the terms used to describe different forms of discrimination. The students were challenged to reflect on who has influence in situations where discrimination occurs and what they themselves would advise in a particular case. They worked with a model called the ‘Discrimination machine’. This breaks down aspects of discrimination: how we see ‘other people’, how grouping and judging people is part of discriminationandwhattheeffectsofdiscriminationare.

In March, all students taking Ethics were addressed by Silvia, from Island Sanctuary. Students listened to stories about abandoned animals attentively, especially the story about 'Zoya', a dog abandoned at Island Sanctuary where it stayed for 4 years until it was happily reunited with her family.

Students understood that a pet is for life and a commitment.

The Ethics Department is proud of all students and know thattheywillbecomeresponsiblepetownersoneday.

E-TWINNING

- LISTENING TO FRENCH SONGS

GIVE ME 2 HULA HOOPS, I'LL PRESENT MY FAMILY

FRIENDSHIP NOTES - SPREAD THE LOVE IN FRENCH

PREPARED CHRISTMAS CARDS,

- FINALLY THE ANSWERS ARE REVEALED

ART + FRENCH = THE IMPRESSIONISTS

E-TWINNING PROJECT - CHRISTMAS CARDS RECEIVED

PROJECT

QUIZ

GEOGRAPHY

LESSONS AT MRC MIDDLE SCHOOL NAXXAR

Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments.GeographersexploreboththephysicalpropertiesofEarth’ssurfaceandthe human societies spread across it. They also examine how human culture interacts with the natural environment and the way that locations and places can have an impact on people. Geography seeks to understand where things are found, why they are there, and how they developandchangeovertime.

Thefollowingpicturesweretakenduringthisscholasticyearduringthegeographylessons with the year 7s and year 8s. Students had the opportunity to use different resources like maps,atlases,jigsawpuzzlesinteractivegamesetcc….toexploregeographyinafunway. An outing was also organized for one year 7 class at Piscopo Gardens were students had theopportunitytolearnaboutdifferentplantsandanimalsandhowtheyadopttodifferent environments.

Avolcanic explosion…. Noworries, everyonewasstillalivewithno disaster

Exploring the word with the help of atlases, maps, gps, interactive games etcc …

GERMAN

Duringthisscholasticyear,wehadtwoGermanlanguageassistantsMsPaulineBückenandMsAnnaTeltschikwho worked together with the class teacher Ms Valeria Mallia on planning various speaking activities and educational games.Studentshadabetteropportunitytopractisetheirspeakingskills,especiallypronunciationandintonation. Moreover, students were also introduced to various aspects of the German culture and had the chance to ask any questionstheyhadrelatedtotheGermanlifestyle.

After two years absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, school outings finally returned! The theme of this year’s German Event was ‘Made in DACH’ whereby students were asked to get creative and present information about a famous German person of their choice. Students were then invited to visit an exhibition and watch live performancesandpresentationsaboutimportantGermanpersonalitiesatStIgnatiusSchool.

A Christmas party with a German theme was also organized for students learning German. Students enjoyed a tasteofsometypicalGermanfoodincluding‘Brezel’,‘Weißwurst’and‘Lebkuchen’whilegettingtoknowaboutthe variousChristmastraditionscelebratedinGermany,AustriaandSwitzerland.

OnApril27thApril2023,theSoftwareEngineer,CarolineDebattista,whoworksforLoqusGroup,deliveredatalkto fifteengirlsaspartoftheInternationalDayofGirlsinICT.Thesegirlswerechosenforthisactivitysincetheychose Computing as one of the subjects for the secondary school. Ms Debattista explained her study path, her current work, and provided information on requisites to proceed with a career in Software Engineering. Students had the opportunitytoaskhersomequestionsregardingherworkandparticipatedinaKahootQuizaboutICTwithafocus onjobsinICT,womeninICT,theindustry,andwomeninthedigitalsector.

The students were also involved in a short discussion mainly about the reasons why they chose Computing as one of their chosen subjects for the secondary school and which possible career paths they would be interested to pursueintheirlife.

This event was organised in collaboration with Dr Omar Seguna, Education Officer (Directorate for Digital Literacy andTransversalSkills).

Ħarġa sal-Imdina

nhar it-Tlieta 21 ta’ Marzu 2023. Il-mawra fil-Belt is-Siekta mal-istudenti tal-klassi 8 Georgiamas-SurDorianSciberraskienetsuċċesssamillbidu. Huma wrew il-kompetenzi tagħhom fil-lingwa Maltija u apprezzament sħiħ lejn l-elementi kulturali Maltin. L-ewwel waqfa kienet f'Palazzo Falson fejn kellhom isibu bċejjec varji b'mod diġitali permezz tattablets ħalli jsawru l-istorja tal-familja nobbli. L-istudenti kellhom ċans jammiraw u japprezzaw it-tqassim eċċellenti u rikk ta’ dan il-palazz bi kmamar li jsaħħruk bi ġmielhom. L-aħħar waqfa kienet fil-mużew tal-katidral fejn attendew għall-preżentazzjoni dwar il-ballata ta' Dwardu Cachia "Katrin tal-Imdina". Hawnhekk huma ħarġu bl-unuri kollha għaliex ilkoll esprimew tajjeb ilħsibijiet ewlenin tagħha; traġedja fil-jum tat-tieġ filMedju Evu minħabba attakk tat-Torok li ħalla lill-Ħakem/ l-għarusmejjet.

Din l-attività kienet organizzata mill-Uffiċjali Edukattivi u mill-Kapijiet tad-Dipartiment tal-Malti. L-istaff kollu tażżewgpostijietimsemmijakienuġentilibil-bostamagħna. Din il-ħarġa kienet ta’ suċċess bis-saħħa talkooperazzjoni bejn l-istudenti, il-kapijiet tad-dipartiment tal-Kulleġġ, l-SLT tal-iskola u l-LSAs tal-klassi; is-Sa Alexia us-SaJanice.

Spelling Bee għal Sett N nhar it-Tlieta 14 ta’ Frar.

Attività ta’ ortografija kompetittiva bejn l-istudenti ta’ 7 Palm, Cane, Lemon u Maple li kienet ta’ suċċess u saret filklassi tal-Malti tas-Sur Dorian Sciberras. L-istudenti nqassmu fi tnejn; grupp ta’ kompetituri li kellhom jiktbu fuq wajtbord ċkejken il-kelma li jgħajjat l-għalliem, u grupp ta’ ġudikanti li jikkonfermaw min huma dawk li kitbu l-kelma b’mod korrett. Xogħol l-għalliem kien li wara l-10 sekondi mogħtija għall-kitba ta’ kull kelma mill-kompetituri u lanaliżi tal-ġudikanti, ifisser ir-raġuni għaliex il-kelma tinkiteb b’dak il-mod; intelligenti dejjem għax “i” etimoloġika u mhijiex tal-leħen. Ir-rebbieħa talkompetizzjoni ngħataw ċertifikat. Permezz tal-attività, listudenti għarfu l-valuri tar-responsabbiltà, ilkollaborazzjoni u l-inklużjoni. Preżenti għall-attività kien hemm is-Sa Cilia; il-Kap tal-Iskola, is-Sa Briffa, is-Sa Pace, is-Sa Abela Cascun u s-Sur Taliana; l-Assistenti kapijiet talklassijiet li jsawru Sett N, flimkien mal-LSAs; is-Sa Claudia, is-SaBerniceus-SaRitienne.

Ħarġa fil-Palazz tal-Inkwiżitur

Din is-sena ġiet organizzata attività edukattiva minn Heritage Malta, flimkien madDipartimenttal-Malti,fil-Palazztal-Inkwiżituril-Birgurigwardil-folklorMalti;xogħlijiet usnajja’tal-imgħoddi,is-superstizzjonijietur-reliġjonul-ilbiestal-imgħoddital-irġiel, tan-nisautat-tfal.

Għal din l-attività attendew tliet klassijiet tas-sebgħa sena(Orange, Acorn, Ebony) flimkien mal-għalliema tal-Malti u mal-Lses tal-klassijiet tagħhom fi tliet dati differenti matul din is-sena skolastika. Din l-attivita` kienet marbuta malpreżentazzjonitat-taħdittas-seba’senadwaril-KulturaMaltija.

Kif dħalna fil-Palazz, tlajna fuq u segwejna preżentazzjoni interattiva dwar kif kienu jkabbrul-qotonujġiżżun-nagħaġbiexminnhomjagħmlul-ħwejjeġ.Intwerewbċejjeċ differentita’ħwejjeġbiexturinakifkienisirid-drappukifkienjiġimiżbugħmill-frottu l-ħaxix.

Imbagħadil-klassinqassmetf’żewġgruppi;l-ewwelgruppkellujlibbesżewġmanikini b’ilbiestipikuMaltiuwarakellujqabbell-ismijiettal-ħwejjeġfilwaqtliit-tienigruppra xi lbies tipiku Malti antik u kif dan jiġi miżmum f’temperatura partikolari biex ma jitmermirx.

Komplejna b’reċta ta’ każ ta’ inkwiżizzjoni, fil-kamra fejn kienu jinstemgħu l-akkużi u jinqatgħu s-sentenzi fir-realtà. Din kienet opportunità li l-istudenti sabuha interessanti ferm, kemm għax irreċtaw bħala klassi kif ukoll f’dan il-post speċjali li rreċtawfih.HumalibsuilbiestipikuMalti.L-istudentikellhomjippreparawminnqabel għalihadinir-reċtabilligħamludiversiprovi.Fl-aħħardħalnafil-kamratat-torturiuċċeleltal-priġunieri.

Dinil-ħarġaedukattivakienetta’suċċessgħaxl-istudentitgħallmubillirawusemgħu iżda mhux biss għax kienu involuti b’mod dirett f’diversi attivitajiet matul il-ħarġa, marbutinmal-folklorMalti.Waral-istudentikellhomjippreżentawdaklitgħallmuf’din il-ħarġafipreżentazzjonidwaril-KulturaMaltijaquddiemsħabhomtal-klassi.

Maria Regina College Middle School Naxxar MALTI

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

The past scholastic year was packed with activities and talks on various subjects as well as different tournaments takingplacethroughouttheyear.

Both year 7 and year 8 of the SCDP football group participated with success in tournaments held nationwide. Our year7groupwonthetournamentwhiletheyear8reachedthequarterfinals.

As part of the syllabus, we had visiting speakers occupying various local roles in sports. The subjects were doping, sportsmedia,photography,andsportsintegrity.Othersubjectsincludedsportsnutrition,currentaffairs,thehistory ofsports,andthefundamentalsofstrengthandconditioning.

PRE-OPTION MUSIC PROGRAMME

As from this year, the Music Section within the Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes offered as a pilot project the Pre-Option Music Programme in our school. This 2-year programme was offeredtoallstudentsinYear6.Throughoutthisprogrammestudentslearnpianotechniqueandtheoryof music, aural training, listening and appreciation, as well as the historical aspect of the subject. This new opportunity will give students the option to enhance their artistic talents, learn the piano and eventually pursue their music studies at Year 9. Well done to all three students under the guidance of Ms Nicolette Miller,HeadofDepartmentMusic.

My Experience was excellent, and I loved it so much with my other two best friends, Naomi and Jake. I learned so much this year and I am hoping to learn more about music nextyearinyear8.

ShivayaBorg

My experience during the music programme was amazing. I learned somanythingsaboutmusicandMs. Miller was a wonderful teacher. I can'twaitforyear8.

JakeZammit

Thisyear,Igottheopportunitytotakemusic as a pre-option. My experience was outstanding. I was able to learn both music theory and technique, as well as some music history. Our teacher was really professional and looking forward to learning more about thissubjectinthecomingyears.

NaomiBusuttil.

Maria Regina College Middle School Naxxar

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

The Department of Religious Education at Naxxar Middle School, under the guidance of Ms Alison Tanti Micallef (Assistant Head), seeks to instil moral and religious values in our students, so essential in this phase of growing up. Thisisdonenotonlythroughthenormallessons,wheretheREteachersdotheirbesttoteachthesubjectcreatively, butalsothroughvariousactivitiesorganisedalongtheyear.

Christmas is always a special time of the year, much awaited by staff and students alike. For the second year in a row, the traditional procession with the statue of Baby Jesus was held around the school grounds. Students dressed up as Biblical characters related to the Nativity, joined the procession accompanied by the sweet music of Christmas carols

This year, for the first time, Christmas Mass was organised for all students at the Naxxar Parish Church. This required the help and support of staff members, as students walked their way to the church. Mass was celebrated by the school’s spiritual counsellor, Fr Alfred Vassallo. Two students also recited the traditional Christmas sermon. We thank Mr Vince Taliana for coordinating and the staff for making this activity a success.

Lent and Easter are quick to follow, and Lenten talks were this year conducted in the school hall by newly ordained priest Fr Osmar Baldacchino. The two talks, one for year 7 and one for year 8, were wellreceivedbythelargenumberstudents.

Our Lady of Sorrows, as usual, was also celebrated, this year more than ever as the school invested in a beautiful statue which was carried around the school in a procession accompanied by band marches played by a group of students from the neighbouring GiovanniCurmiHigherSecondarySchool.

Apart from these activities, this year saw the finalisation of the prayer room which can be found in Block C. Ms Attard Mintoff assisted the Department in this project.

We thank Ms Corinne Cilia for supporting all these activities and initiatives, as well as Fr Alfred Vassallo who apart from helping in the organisation of the events, was also available for confession and assistance of both students and teachers.

Another project was the restoration of a sculpture of Our Lady by the late renowned sculptor Ganni Bonnici which used to be found at the entrance of Block A. This was carried out with the help of Mr Carmel Bonello, Art teacher.

SPANISH CLUB

The Spanish Club is open for all students studying Spanish throughout all the scholastic year. The main goal of this clubistogivemoreexposureoftheSpanishcultureandtoemphasiseonsometopicscarriedoutduringclass,butin a more entertaining way. Our brief sessions, this year were focused on revision of numbers and vocabulary. An assortmentofschoolboardgameswereusedtocarryouttheseactivities.ToencouragetheexposureoftheSpanish languagewewatchedanimatedmoviesandwealsohadaReadingChallenge.Thankstoourclassroomlibrary,every monthstudentshadtochooseandreadtwoSpanishbooksfromourclassroomlibrary.Furthermore,wemanagedto slotinabriefculinaryexperienceinwhichthestudentshadtheopportunitytopreparetheirownTapachoosingtheir favourite Spanish products. We closed off our sessions with a Spanish Fiesta in which students had to bring a Spanishproducedfooditemfromthesupermarket,andofcourse,wetoastedwithnon-alcoholicSangría.¡Salud!

PROJECTS - ERASMUS PLUS

This year our school embarked on a two scholastic year Erasmus+ project titled Our School of the Future – Integrating the Finnish approach at MRC Middle School Naxxar. Several educators from our school will be attending a number of training courses based on the application of 21st century skills, creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and communication throughout our teaching.

Throughout this scholastic year, six educators from our school attended two different courses. During the first training programme – What Next in Finnish Classrooms! New Learning ways and spaces, course participants had the opportunity to become more familiar with the Finnish education system. The course covered a wide range of topics that can be tackled when introducing new learning ways and spaces.Itwasalsoagreatexperiencetolearnabout other education systems of other participating countries.

The second group of participants attended another training programme – Future Classrooms. Course participants had the opportunity to visit schools with innovative examples of future classrooms in Finland and to change for success. The course also discussed benefits of redesigning schools and learning spaces, the importance of team building and teamwork; best practices on multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary learning, the significance of transversal competences, versatile ways of student learning and utilizing different approachesandtechnology.

This project was made possible thanks to the initiative of Ms Caruana (ICT teacher) and Ms Miller (Head of Department Music).

PROJECTS - ERASMUS PLUS MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS

Throughout these two scholastic years 2023-2024, our school is involved in a Music Erasmus+ project ‘Music Beyond Borders’

This project kicked off in November when we welcomed our partners from Italy and Greece to dicsuss how best to organise and plan our mobilities and prepare for this project. The project aims to allow students to explore new ways to interact with each other through music as a common language. Students involved participated in musical performances and workshops both in Malta and Greece and had the opportunity to explore different cultures and interact and perform with other students from all three countries.

The first phase of the project took place in Malta where all students had a full week of enriching and exciting activities together with our partners from GreeceandItaly.Itwasabusyweekwithrehearsals, workshops, excursions and cultural activities and studentshadtheopportunitytointegrateandgetto know the students from the other countries. The weekendedwithafinalconcertinourschoolhall.All three countries prepared a selection of music from theirowncountry,andthewholeorchestratogether performed a collaborative piece which students rehearsedthroughouttheweek.

The second phase of the project was a full week in Crete where students from the three countries involved,metagaintorehearseandperform.Several excursions were organised by our Greek partners and all the students had a great time performing, singing and dancing with their friends. The exciting week ended with a final performance at the Minoa Palace Hall. Each school and the whole orchestra together prepared new repertoire and performed in front of school students and distinguished guests. The third and final phase of the project will be in Todi, Italy to rehearse and perform new music togetheronceagain.

Maria Regina College Middle School Naxxar

Maria Regina College Middle School Naxxar