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THE EDWARDIAN GAZETTE SEPTEMBER 2011 VOLUME 2 ISSUE 01 ONLINE WEEKLY GAZETTE CREATING AN INTERACTIVE COLLEGE COMMUNITY OF INFORMATION & DEVELOPEMENT

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Page 1: The Edwardian Gazette 01 Vol2

THE EDWARDIAN GAZETTE SEPTEMBER 2011 VOLUME 2 ISSUE 01

ONLINE WEEKLY GAZETTE CREATING AN INTERACTIVE COLLEGE COMMUNITY OF INFORMATION & DEVELOPEMENT

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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 G Bowery

Headmaster

[email protected]

Editing, Design, Production,

Photography & Advertising

Ms M L Fenech

Marketing Executive

[email protected]

Front Cover

College Main Entrance

All Photographic material and other

content is College property

Message from the HM

OEA News

Important Notice

Library News

Sports Department

SEPTA FAIR

Weekly Calendar

In this Issue

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THE EDWARDIAN GAZETTE

Dear Parents and Community Members

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to all parents of students at St. Edward’s College and to thank those

who have already welcomed me to the school and the island.

There are exciting times ahead for us at St. Edward’s College and I hope everyone feels as energised as the staff and I feel. It

is never easy moving from leading a school in a different country, but settling into St. Edwards could not have been more

comfortable. Already this academic year we have installed a new School Data Management System which will streamline all

our administrative tasks and make tracking of the students’ welfare and progress that much easier. Our Administrative Staff

have been working tirelessly all summer to ensure it is functioning before the beginning of term.

The Senior Management Team has already completed the most urgent tasks.

a) Compiling the School Calendar ( the revised publication is available on the school website). You can plan your

vacations around the holiday times and prepare for examination periods. A copy will be issued to all pupils.

b) Appointing new staff. Fortunately this has been a very easy task as there were few vacancies to fill. The vast

majority of the staff from last year has committed itself to the school and this is a huge bonus for parents, pupils

and myself as leader. The large number of applicants was another positive sign of the appeal of the school. We

have appointed a new Maths teacher, English teacher, Maltese teacher and a Junior School teacher of Music/

Drama.

c) Ensuring the school is equipped to commence boarding students again. The first year has been very encouraging

with a full range of ages from 11-17 signing as boarders from as far afield as Russia, China, and Australia as

well as local Maltese boarders.

With your help my aim within the next 5 years is to maintain the present 100 entrants into KG, expand the Junior premises to

cope with a minimum of 400 pupils, have at least 40 full-time boarders contributing to an IB average pass mark of 30+ and

increase IGCSE and Matsec pass percentages to 90. In addition to this our sports teams will be fully competitive across the

full range of ages and activities. This will take maximum effort from the Pupils, Staff, Governing Body and Parents. I have

every confidence in this happening.

I look forward to your support and input over the coming months and years.

Yours sincerely

Mr G Bowery M.Ed NPQH

Message from the Headmaster

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THE EDWARDIAN GAZETTE

New Scheme for OEA Memberships/ Contributions

A recent Committee meeting of the Old Edwardians has approved a new scheme whereby all Old Edward-

ians would be able to contribute actively to the Association by opting for one of the two options below:

(a) A donation /contribution of €50 that would ensure membership of the Association for a ten

year period

(b) A donation /contribution of €10 for an annual membership

Kindly contact the Treasurer, Gusman for details on

[email protected]

Old Edwardians Annual Dinner

4 November 2011 in the School Hall

AGM at 7.30pm followed by a Silver Service Dinner at 8.00pm

A Cash bar will be opened throughout the dinner

Price €35.00 per head Dress code Lounge

Bookings from

Peter Calleja on [email protected]

James Arrigo on [email protected] Edward Attard Montalto on [email protected]

RobertGusman on [email protected] Daniel Aquilina on [email protected]

Or any other member of the committee

Cheques payable to The Old Edwardian Association

OEA News

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THE EDWARDIAN GAZETTE

Teaching Support Consultant 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]

Important Notice

‘Books for Schools’ Offer

The vouchers you received when purchasing your textbooks from Agenda, can be donated to College.

Agenda kindly exchanges these for free books for the College Library. By doing this, your child will

benefit significantly, as the College will have a greater variety of books.

If you wish to participate (and I encourage you to do so) please give your son/daughter the vouchers in

an envelope marked 'library'. Thank you

T. Sultana

Librarian

Library News

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THE EDWARD

Sports Dep

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DIAN GAZETTE

partment

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THE EDWARD

SEPT

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DIAN GAZETTE

TA FAIR

Dear Parents, You are no doubt aware, that in the first term of the scholastic year SEPTA hosts one of the main events on the College Calendar – The Annual School Fair. Although the event is organised by SEPTA, its success very much depends on the help of par-ents, teachers and pupils alike. Please have a look at the lottery tickets as there are a number of great prizes to be won. As usual, the draw will take place on the day of the Fair. You are kindly asked to return the ticket stubs, the money collected and any unsold tickets to your son’s teacher by Friday 14 October. Any cheques should be made payable to SEPTA. Should you manage to sell all the lottery tickets and would like another booklet to sell please contact your class teacher, Ms Tabone in Junior School or Mr Psaila in Middle and Senior School. This event is one of the fund raising activities organized at St. Edward’s College. Once again the funds raised this year will go towards financing projects that SEPTA considers appropri-ate, such as library books in the Junior and Senior School, assisting Kindergarten with edu-cational games and toys as well as upgrading of sports’ facilities. This year we are organising a number of interesting activities which include the inflatable attractions such as a bungee run, human fly, spinner, go-karting, pony rides, chess competi-tions, bingo, football competition, penalty shootout and a basketball free throw competition, abseiling and much, much more. For the first time we will also be having a car boot sale. Anyone wishing to participate is asked to book his car space with any one of the SEPTA members listed below. We look forward to seeing you at the College Fair. Please bring your family and friends. Anyone wishing to assist on the day (even for just an hour) should contact Maryanne Selvagi on 99496165, Sharon Aquilina on 79264100 or Dorianne Bianco Mallia on 79791420. Yours sincerely, Christopher J Naudi Chairperson SEPTA

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THE EDWARDIAN GAZETTE

Monday 3 October

Tuesday 4 October

Wednesday 5 October

Thursday 6 October

Friday 7 October

Saturday 8 October

Sunday 9 October

This Week at St Edward’s College

Monday 3 October

Tuesday 4 October

Wednesday 5 October 10.00

Mass for Yr 9 & Yr 10 Students

Thursday 6 October 8.40 Mass for all Junior School (Yr 1 - Yr 5)

Friday 7 October 15.45 French Exchange Yr 10 Students & Parents, Meeting for confirmed Students & Parents Students & parents who would like to join the Exchange Visit are also welcome to attend the meeting

Saturday 8 October

Sunday 9 October

Calendar Information

The latest version of the Calendar is on our website.

http://www.stedwards.edu.mt/page.asp?p=6102