It has already been four weeks since the beginning of the new scholastic year. Settling back into the normal school routine has been rather straightforward for all concerned and most things have now fallen into place.

Here is some of the stuff that we have been up to!

Meetings with Parents

During the first weeks of school we invited parents for the usual meetings, giving us all an opportunity to set the tone and share any concerns for the new year. However, this year we went a step further and parents actually had the opportunity to visit their children’s classrooms. We received some very positive feedback about this new initiative. It has helped parents understand better the environment their children spend their time in while at school.

Foreign Language Awareness Programme

Year 5 students are receiving weekly lesson in Italian and Year 6 students lessons in German as part of the Foreign Language Awareness Programme. This programme aims to introduce our pupils to foreign languages and helps them make an informed choice when they move to secondary school.

Educational Outings

We have already organised several educational outings for our pupils. Year 6 students have visited the Ħaġar Qim  and Mnajdra temples. Year 5 students have been to the Birgufest and we have also started a series of field work trips to Buskett as part of the science curriculum. Year 4 students will shortly be visiting the Catacombs in Rabat.

Animal Awareness Day

On 4 October we celebrated Animal Awareness Day. Children collected a considerable amount of pet food which was donated to support stray cats and dogs. Well done!

Our Community for Year 4

Year 4 students will shortly be starting Our Community. Our Community is a Young Enterprise programme in which pupils are  helped to understand how people and businesses work together to create a community. They learn how to assess the needs and wants of the people who live there and set about taking responsibility for a community they have designed by voting and making decisions. Our Community is delivered in the classroom by a Young Enterprise business volunteer and the students work together through a series of fun activities. The whole programme is backed up by a comprehensive range of support materials. is a Young Enterprise programme during which pupils are helped to understand how people and

Health and Safety Talks

Health and Safety teachers are currently giving lessons to all year groups.

Year Blogs

At the moment we are working on setting up blogs for each year group at school. These blogs will serve to show case the excellent work going on in the different groups.

Watch this space for more soon!

Charlot Cassar
Head of School