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THE EDWARDIAN GAZETTE JUNE 2011 VOLUME 1 ISSUE 33
ONLINE WEEKLY GAZETTE CREATING AN INTERACTIVE COLLEGE COMMUNITY OF INFORMATION & DEVELOPEMENT
THE EDWARDIAN GAZETTE
ST EDWARD’S COLLEGE
BIRGU (CITTA VITTORIOSA)
BRG 9039
MALTA, EUROPE
www.stedwards.edu.mt
The Edwardian Gazette
Weekly Online College Journal
Chief Editor
Mr Chittenden - Headmaster
Design, Production,
Photography & Advertising
M Fenech - Marketing Executive
Weekly Calendar
Celine Ellis - Secretary
Front Cover
College life
Photographs courtesy of Col-
lege archives.
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Message from the HM Notice Board Kindergarten Sport Department Summer Live-Ins 2011 Weekly Calendar
In this Issue
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Dear Parents and Community Members
The students have quickly settled into the examination schedule. Please be aware that the reports can be accessed from the website on Thursday 14 July. Of course one needs the access code to do this. I ask that you enter the report website now to ensure you have no difficulty in accessing your child’s report. If you do experience any difficulty please email me. The Edwardian I hope you enjoy reading last year’s Edwardian. I am sorry for the delay. This year’s Edwardian is on track and will be produced in late October.
Best wishes
Michael Chittenden
Headmaster
Message from the Headmaster
Thursday 14 July
10.00am
Reports available on Website
Important date for parents
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Drama Workshops for Dyslexic Children
Dear Members Last March, the Malta Dyslexia Association in collaboration with the Department of Psychology and the Malta PSD Association organized a four-day event portraying Matthew Scurfield’s autobiographical performance. This was seen by over a 1000 professionals, parents and students who also had the oppor-tunity to participate in a forum. Since the performance was largely autobiographical in nature, it pro-voked the audience to understand this profile as a challenge and a gift. It also aimed to address the im-portance of self esteem and its role in students’ and future adults’ quality of life and effective living in the community and the important role that Drama can play in addressing these aims. Comments received were evident of how moving the performance had been. One mother commented: “Attending this event I could feel the anger and frustration of people who are dealing with Dyslexia. The most important thing that I took from this event is when Matthew concluded by saying he learnt to chan-nel his anger and frustration creatively, rather than destructively, and not to be intimidated by it. Dys-lexic children will surprise you eventually.” Plans to repeat the performance went on after the March 2010 event. Matthew’s, Lena Scurfield’s and Clare Agius’s hard work led to a performance on the opening night of the London Dys-Pla festival and another performance during Discover University this March 2011. This inspired MDA to develop a se-ries of Drama workshops for dyslexia children aged 11-15 years. MDA submitted a proposal to the Malta Arts Fund. This Proposal was accepted. Children between the ages of 11 and 15, with a profile of Dyslexia are encouraged to apply for a series of workshops. In a relaxed atmosphere, they will explore their stories, their possibilities and their strengths. At the end of the workshops, those who want to be part of Dyslexia awareness week in No-vember will have an opportunity to share their experiences. The workshops will run twice weekly between the months of July and November 2011. Two sessions a week will be held in Malta and another two a week will be held in Gozo. Each workshop will take a maximum of 12 participants. Since places are limited, applications will be on a first come first served basis. Applications must reach us as soon as possible. The first 15 participants from Malta and the first 15 participants from Gozo will then be contacted in order to pay the €20 nominal fee. Carmen Muscat President MDA
Kindly follow this link for application form
Notice Board
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We are pleased to announce that Ms Charmaine Agius Ferrante has been appointed Teaching Support Consultant at the College. She shall, during the coming weeks, be carrying out an independent study of the School’s current policy with a view to evaluating and implementing a programme towards Inclu-sive Education. Ms. Agius Ferrante joins the College with a wealth of experience in the field spanning over 20 years. She is a lecturer in Inclusive Education at the University and has been involved in Inclusive Education at Government policy level. She has been instrumental in implementing effective models of inclusive education in various Church and Independent Private Schools. Any parents wishing to meet or contact Ms Agius Ferrante during the summer recess to discuss their children’s particular requirements, can do so by contacting her personally on:
Email: [email protected]
Notice Board
THE EDWARD
To celebrate Fathers' Day, the Daddies
of all the Kindergarten children were
invited to College to take part in some
fun water games with their children.
The men joined their child’s respective
class and took part in several games.
Some games involved passing wet
sponges down a line of Dads and chil-
dren while others engaged participants
in relay races using small cups to
transfer water.
Other games entailed an imaginary trip
to the beach, complete with a quick
swim!
The Daddies really joined in with the
spirit of the activity and some were
very determined to be the winners!
There was lots of laughing, happy
faces that made the day bright and spe-
cial.
The featured photographs here and in
the following page, show some of the
Daddies and Kindergarten children,
together with the rest of their families,
having a great time!
Julie Mangion Head of Kindergarten
Father’s day
Kinder
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More pictures on next page
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Inter-House Term 3 Yr 6 Rugby Campbell vs Congreve 1-0 Congreve vs Ducane 2-0 Ducane vs Campbell 1-2 Football Campbell vs Congreve 10-8 Congreve vs Ducane 5-7 Ducane vs Campbell 4-3 Campbell vs Congreve 1-0 Congreve vs Ducane 6-0 Ducane vs Campbell 0-1 Campbell vs Congreve 2-1 Congreve vs Ducane 1-0 Ducane vs Campbell 2-2 Yr 7 Football Campbell vs Congreve 2-4 Congreve vs Ducane 2-2 Ducane vs Campbell 7-4 Yr10 Football Campbell vs Congreve 2-7 Congreve vs Ducane 14-8 Ducane vs Campbell 15-5
House Point
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House Shield Po
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Champions
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For further enquires contact Mr Sammut on: gsamm
Once again, St Edward’s College invites students and the
The programmes will be tailored by the students themselves, in order to ensure that only the mo
(Parents’ suggestions on ac
Popular activities voted
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Water Slides (MCamping Out
Applications are available from M
plication
Friday 17
Month Dates
Tuesday - Thu
5 - 7
19 - 21
26 -28
August 2 - 4
9 - 11
July
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Live-Ins 2011
eir friends to experience 3 days of fun-filled activities.
ost popular and approved activities will form part of our Summer Live=Ins Programme 2011.
ctivities will also be considered).
d for by students are:
na Rides n Fire loon Games BQ ng Cars y the pool Middle School) (Senior School)
Mr G Sammut. Deadline for ap-ns is:
7 June
Groups
ursday
Yr 6
Yr 8
Yr 10
Yr 7
Yr 9
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Monday 27 July
Tuesday 28 July
Wednesday 29 July
Thursday 30 July
Friday 01 July School Leaving Ceremony for Year 11 & Year 13 Students
Saturday 02 July
Sunday 03 July
This Week at St Edward’s College
Monday 27 July
13.15
Annual Examinations Year 3 - Year 12 Headmaster’s Farewell drinks in the Senior School Staff Room
Tuesday 28 July 9.00 – 12.30
9.00 – 12.40
Yr 1 - Yr 5 students outing to the cinema Yr 6 - Yr 8 students outing to the cinema End of Annual Examinations Last Day of School for all Section
Wednesday 29 July
Public Holiday Feast of St Peter & St Paul
Thursday 30 July Last day of school for teachers
Friday 01 July 19.00 School Leaving Ceremony for Year 11 & Year 13 Students
Saturday 02 July
Sunday 03 July
Calendar Information Please follow this link for the Advent, Lent & Trinity Calendar The latest version of the Calendar is on the website. Please do not refer to the College Student diary as it contains errors.