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Issue 15

Newsletter Date: 06.05.2022

St Edward’s College

Dwardu’s Scoops Fête accompli

By Nollaig Mac An Bhaird, Headmaster

This is what we were all waiting for.

The day was fast approaching, the St Edward’s Fête! A day when we could joyfully, but respectfully, enjoy each other’s company in a happy, united, family occasion.

When the concept was first put to me many months ago I had plenty of questions and concerns, as, at that point, COVID restrictions were rigid and strict. Preparations began, the More photos inside vision began to take shape, Ms. Debono ably abetted by her colleagues, kept moving, step by step, to make what seemed the impossible, happen. Months changed to weeks, weeks changed to days, COVID restrictions issued by PH were being reduced. The calculated risk we took months before in daring to organise such a massive event with the then regulations looked like it would pay off.

However, as the days turned into hours, a new concern struck: the weather! Never were the weather apps on our mobile devices so assiduously consulted and prayers to Up Above submitted with such fervor.

As the day of the fête dawned, grey and overcast, the rain remained hanging, except for a few stray drops and all was well with the world. If the sun in the sky remained hidden, it was, however, fully beaming from the faces of those who attended the St Edward’s College Spring fête.

Spring fête .........1-3 Children milling around, a huge turnout of families, a beaming Mayor, stately horses, sprightly music, a marvellous lawn for chilling, gorgeous Napoleonic Era... 4 food, fantastic presents...a winning mix of ingredients which made for a day to remember.

Ecoshelter............ 5

In th is issue

Lapbooking......... 6 Greek Myths........ 7 Cistern Act.......... 8

My heartfelt thanks goes to all those who organised and participated in the Spring Fête. A little or a great input, no matter—it all counts as an ingredient to the creation of a great day. People attending perhaps gave the greatest compliment to St Edward’s for daring to dream: ‘When is the next event!’

And this will not be the one and only!

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Photo Credits: Miguela Xuereb Photography Page 2

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A day as a filmstar

By Adam Fisher Yr 7

My day started quite early as I had to wake up at 5 o’clock in the morning because I had to be at Smart City at 6 o’clock to put on my costume. There was an option to eat breakfast but I refused since I had already eaten breakfast, so we went straight to changing. The shirt was a rough white colour, on top of that was a vest which was maroon and midnight blue, and a dark brown velvet jacket. I had shorts that looked old and were greyish. My socks were palace green whilst the shoes were uncomfortable since they were ones that got thinner the further to the end of your foot. My brother was done after me but we went out of the changing area at the same time. We saw the other 6-7 children selected. Some of them seemed to be around 6 years of age while others were around 15. We went to a place where we got our hair looking good and a make up place with fake dirt as we were poor children. The make up artists spoke a lot with you during make-up.

Now we got on the buses, it’s funny as there were only 10 of us children and supervisors in a bus that could take 50 people.

We went to Għajn Tuffieħa to start filming. At first, we children had to play around but the director changed his mind so instead we did work such as fixing nets and moving a bucket of fake crabs from one point to another. While doing this, Napoleon and some of his people would sail to the shore on a rowboat and we were supposed to greet them.

After a lot of takes we took a rest and ate sandwiches and sweets. Once the Director said that we would not be in any other scenes, we went back to Smart City. Not only that but we went back on my school van with my very own driver driving it!

Quite a coincidence, I thought to myself! Now, we undressed into our normal clothes and went to see my father waiting for us. He had to fill in some forms and then we returned home exactly one hour before the usual time we normally arrive home.

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Cat Shelter creativity

By Annette Agius

Taking care of the environment and promoting awareness among our young generation is significant as they are the next advocates for our future. In order to promote this within our college we have designed a recycled plastic bottle cat shelter. There are a lot of stray cats that live around the school grounds

and we thought it would be a good initiative to provide them with shelter for colder days.

This cat shelter required a lot of patience, teamwork and dedication from our young students and they gave it their best which can be seen in the final product. During our sessions I noticed that this project helped our students by serving as a means of mental relaxation following a whole week of academics.

The young students really came together as a team and enjoyed working on a hands-on activity towards a tangible goal.

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Medieval Laptops?

By Samantha Abela

During the course of the year, the Year 8 students learnt about Medieval Europe from the rise of the Normans, the Battle of Hastings, Feudalism, Castles and even Health and Medicine.

Through the Lapbook exercise, the students revise the material that has been covered in class during lessons however it also sparks their curiosity and spurs them to investigate further. In fact, the students are given basic guidance as to what is expected, and the content presented is written in their own words after they have done appropriate research.

Some of the topics investigated were: Medieval Cures, Causes of the Black Death, Plague Doctors, Superstitions, Medieval Castle parts, Weapons, the Domesday book, the relationships in a Feudal Society and other Medieval Curiosities.

Such an exercise ties in perfectly with the ‘Think, Understand, Learn’ philosophy practiced at St Edward’s College. Not only does this project promote investigation and research skills but it also enhances creativity and presentation. The students are urged to show case their findings in unconventional ways. As such not only are they enhancing their knowledge but it is also creating a memorable experience for them which will help them to remember this information for years to come.

WHAT IS A LAPBOOK? A lapbook is an interactive collection of completed learning tasks related to a specific subject. It's called a lapbook because of its large size, and it can be easily placed on your lap. Lapbooks act like a file folder. They help to organise different sections inside to make it easy to find specific information.

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As part of the topic ‘Ancient Greece’, the Year 7 boys learnt about Greek Mythology.

They were thus asked to look up one famous Greek Myth and to recall it in their own words and in a creative way.

The students were free to use any medium to present their work. These were some of thier works

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St Edward’s College

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At St Edward's College we strive to create exemplary citizens in this increasingly globalised and technological world, placing strong emphasis on character formation, genuine intercultural understanding and leadership skills which will assist them to contribute to the well-being of society.

Phone: +356 2788 11 99 Email: communications@stedwards.edu.mt

Cistern Act

Mia Bella Galea (author), Sara Beres and Julian Coppini in the lab

As IB students we have been tasked to carry out tests for pH, electrical conductivity, boiling point, and water hardness on water samples taken from the rainwater catchment area underneath the school. There were four water samples, the first one was taken from underneath the volleyball court, the second from junior school, the third from the garden well, and the fourth from the hall. Since we were a group of three, each sample’s pH, conductivity, boiling point, and water hardness was tested three times. Carrying out multiple tests on each sample allowed us to pool the data that we collected and establish reliability of the data.