Dwardu’s Scoops
Maltese Charades
By Margaret Bartolo
As a wrap-up on the Maltese lesson about Verbs we organized a game of Charades. The boys were split into 2 teams and a member from each time had to draw a card from a box, read the verb and act it out to his team. In order to highlight the difference between the feminine and the masculine verbs we had 16 cards in all, 8 pink with the verb in the feminine and 8 blue with the verb in the masculine form. We did this to ensure that the boys will grasp the difference between the two forms. After that, the teams were encouraged to come up with their own verb and they were then asked to act it out to the other team members respectively. Verbs in Maltese are quite challenging however the boys not only enjoyed playing the game and practising verbs in Maltese, but they definitely gained more confidence through this game. In fact, this was reflected in the activity that ensued in class wherein the boys had to write a list of verbs in Maltese and sort them in two groups to bring out the difference between the feminine and the masculine verbs in Maltese.
Helping the Għadira Nature Reserve By Louise Mallia
Jack, and George Tonna and Gregory Micallef together presented a donation collected, thanks to their fundraising effort, to Birdlife Malta. These boys along with Joe Mifsud made decorative plaques from lava beads. The total amount raised before wrapping up their venture came up to a commendable €371. Birdlife and animal welfare are causes the boys feel very strongly about. Birdlife Malta advised the boys on the day that after some discussion, it was decided that the funds collected would be allocated to a project in waiting at the Ghadira Nature reserve. There seems to be a recurring issue with birds encountering difficulties when the water at the reserve starts drying up after the winter. A project, using the funds raised by the boys, will now tackle the issue. The boys were made to feel very proud of their achievement.
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