SAN ANDREA SENIOR SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Issue 7
December 2007
FROM THE HEAD It is a pleasure to be addressing the readers of the Insider newsletter for the third year running. This initiative is a golden opportunity for all the school community to come together in a collaborative manner and like so many other initiatives in the senior school, is commendable. A well done and great appreciation goes towards the whole team of teachers and students who have participated in this edition and the editor Mr Mark Sciberras who has this year once again accepted to take on the responsibility of the publication of the senior school newsletter. The school has been very alive and active with so many activities as from the onset of this scholastic year. The school house system was launched with a bang during the first few days. It was a pleasure to see all the students motivated towards gaining points for their house with their effort in the presentations presented, the actual colour blob and other activities. May I thank the two outgoing house masters Mr Stephen (house of Aragon) and Mr Mauro (House of Provence) for their work with the house during their house mastership and welcome Miss Sharon (House of Provence) and Mr Mark (House of Aragon) to the role of house master. I am sure that the two new house masters will continue building on their predecessors’ work. The President of Malta Dr Edward Fenech Adami honoured us with his presence during the first few days of the month of October. During his stay he could witness first hand the creativity and level of holistic education of our students as well as the cosmopolitan
aspect of our school. The drama students through their short play taught us all that we all have a role in making the world a better place. The Art students displayed their masterpieces and the physical education students showed off their skills in the various sports disciplines. Students of science and computer studies had the opportunity to show the hands-on aspect of science and technology curriculum. The home economics students also showed off their culinary skills during the refreshments that they themselves prepared. All of this would not have been possible without all the collaboration of the various members of staff who worked hard to make this day successful. (see the pictures on page 8) Our students have had the possibility to participate in various in house as well as interschool tournaments. I am pleased to say that our students have made us proud in the results obtained so far. The school cross country which was also organised during this term was the highlight for athletics. This is a very important event which is held in our own valley. Another highlight organised during the first term is the annual walkathon which this year took our students and teachers to the Bidnija countryside. A well done goes to the students and teachers of Italian who participated in the national Garibaldi competition. We are proud of our third place result and the Lm100 reward. I am sure that the Italian department will use this award to continue investing in its resources.
Ms Audrey Galea The national animal awareness day was also celebrated during the month of October. Students donated pet food and other items to the RSPCA and a donation was also given to the representatives of this organisation. Another sponsorship that is ongoing is the Sponsor a Priest appeal. Brother Rosario who is being sponsored by our school sent us all his very best and has promised his prayers. During these weeks the students were also exposed to skills which enhance their personal and social development. The Caritas has also been involved in tackling topics such as Making the Right Choices. An antismoking programme was organised for the grade 9 students. A guidance programme to assist our students, especially the grade 12s, is ongoing. The students also have the opportunity to fill in their break times with many enriching co-curricular experiences. A number of clubs are being organised. I strongly recommend that students who are interested in particular topics such as science, the newsletter, woodwork, chess and computing as well as feature films to approach the teachers in charge and participate in these clubs. All these activities aim at instilling in our students a sense of independence and responsibility. They have a high educational value which goes hand in hand with our ethos of reason, respect and responsibility. The handson approach to our methods of teaching also help all the students appreciate that knowledge is all around us.
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San Andrea Student Council Dear members of San Andrea School Community,
Election Grade 8 How the Election was organized from grade 8’s. Nomination forms were distributed to students that were interested to form part in the student council. Each candidate had to have nominations from at least two other students from their particular grade. In all 11 students were nominated. These candidates underwent their first election.
This is the third year that the student council has been operating. I would like to point out the main purposes of the student council. These include:
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Represent the interests of the student body;
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Promote good citizenship, & respect all individuals in school and community;
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Provide services that improve the quality of life at San Andrea;
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Maintain a positive relationship between student body, administration & the community;
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Coordinate student activities;
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Give students practice in democracy.
The following rules were applied in the election: All students had one vote; Students only voted in the election; Voting was by a secret ballot; Students had to vote for students of their particular grade. The following students were elected: N=75 (i.e. N=Total number of votes)
Why becoming a student council member? Being a member of the School Student Council is an honor. It is also a position of responsibility. It is very likely the members of this council will be future leaders in community, government, or business. It is hoped that this experience to serve will help students build the foundation they will need later in life.
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Moreover, vacancies have arisen for the posts of secretary, treasurer, and PRO. Student council members who are interested in any of these vacancies are to submit applications, addressed to SASC by not later than Friday 23rd November 2007. The student council members are currently undergoing specific training to learn the following skills:
The Election for this year involved the grade 8’s, grade 10’s and grade 11’s. For grade 10’s and grade 11’s no election was held since there were only two students from each grade that were nominated. However the following students have been automatically elected.
Luke Camilleri
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NEIL GRECH
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STEPHANIE CREMONA
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GIANNI GRIOLI
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CIVIC KNOWLEDGE: Students learn basic parliamentary procedure. CIVIC SKILLS: Students practice critical thinking and rigorous analysis, as well as public speaking skills. CIVIC DISPOSITIONS: By consciously deliberating on issues of justice and human relations, students strengthen their sense of ethics.
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DARREN GRIXTI
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NAME & SURNAME
CAMILLERI LUKE
Student Council Officers
Election 2007
NAME & SURNAME
Mr Trevor Templeman
By the next term the student council will be in action, providing services in a most professional way to the school community.
Faye Dominique Cachia
On behalf of the student council, I would like to thank the management, teachers and students for assisting, supporting and cooperating with the organization of the student
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The President’s Award Programme As from this scholastic year, San Andrea Senior School is proud to offer the President’s Award programme at Bronze level to students aged 14 years and over.
The President’s Award - Malta
The President’s Award is committed to providing an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding programme of personal development for 14 – 25 year olds. It helps instil citizenship qualities within young people such as self–belief, perseverance and leadership skills. It is an International Award equipping young people worldwide with life skills to make a difference to themselves, their communities and their world. To date almost 6 million young people from 120 countries have participated in the award. We believe that the Award provides an opportunity for our students to become involved in a programme of self-development, apart from academics. There are four sections to the Award: ♦
Service – to encourage service to others
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Expeditions – to encourage a spirit of adventure, discovery and team work
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Skills – to encourage the discovery and development of personal interests and social and practical skills
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Physical Recreation – to encourage participation in physical recreation and improvement of performance
Participants need to choose an activity (of their own choice) from each section. Examples of activities are as follows: ♦
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Service section – activities may be community oriented such as working with underprivileged children, working with animal groups, or even taking up special courses that could prove useful as a service to others such as child care, first aid or life saving. Expeditions section – as the name implies, this section is about planning and carrying out an expedition. The participants need to form a group of 4-7 and carry out the expedition in unknown territory over a continuous time frame of two days and one night. Skills section – activities in this section are various. Examples include aircraft recognition, astronomy, bridge building, choirs, conservation, dog handling, drawing, video making, geology, cookery, fishing, glasswork, IT, engi-
Ms Debbie Vella neering, woodwork…..the list is endless. The participant needs to choose an activity of his/her choice and show progress in the development of the skill.
The International Award ♦
Physical Recreation – any activity that shows physical improvement can be chosen in this section. According to the ability of the participant, activities can range from walking to cycling to canoeing to ball games or athletics.
The minimum time requirement that participants need to spend on each section is 3 months plus an additional 3 months in any section of their choice (excluding the expeditions section). Because the benefits of each section complement and reinforce one another, the final Award gives a unique experience in self-fulfilment and development to each participant, and promotes the development of strong characters. The co-ordinators for this activity are Ms. Debbie Vella, Ms. Madeline DeMartino Ms. Elaine Bajada and Mr Matthew Bartolo.
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The Touch Rugby Tournament Thank you very much for bringing your school to participate in today' s event, I thoroughly enjoyed myself watching the kids mixing with the international team and watching all the highly competitive games. All the international team players were so happy to see rugby growing like it is so fast on the island and they commented on the ability of the players in such a short space of time they have been playing, they know rugby is looking good for the future in Malta. The scores for the games were ST ALOYSIOUS V ST MARTINS 0-4
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Mr Sam Ramage
FINAL ST MARTINS V SAN ANDREA 2-1 Congratulations to all the kids and the schools for having great sportsmanship throughout the day and during the games. Well done to San Andrea and St Martins in what was a great final watched and complemented by all.
ST EDWARDS V ST MARTINS 0-4 ST EDWARDS V ST ALOYSIOUS 2-0 SAN ANDREA V ST FRANCIS 4-0
Hope to see you all at future events. Sean Abela
GZIRA V ST FRANCIS 7-0 GZIRA V SAN ANDREA 0-1 5TH AND 6TH PLAYOFF ST ALOYSIOUS V ST FRANCIS 4-2 3RD AND 4TH PLAYOFF ST EDWARDS V GZIRA 1-2
Best player of the tournament
Mr Sam Ramage is the Youth Development Officer for the Malta Rugby Football Union. Mr Ramage coaches our students during Games and coached our team during this tournament.
San Andrea Touche Rugby team with two players from the National team
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Famous Inventions HOT-AIR BALLOON A hot-air balloon is a balloon that is filled with hot air; it rises because hot air is less dense (lighter) than the rest of the air. Joseph and Jacques Etienne mongolfier were two French bothers who made the first successful hot-air balloon. Their first balloon was launched in December, 1782, and ascended to an altitude of 985 ft (300 m). This type of hot-air balloon was called the Montgolfiére; it was made of paper and used air heated by burning wool and moist straw. The first passengers in a hot-air balloon were a
landing. This event was observed by King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette of France. BIFOCAL GLASSES Benjamin Franklin invented bifocal glasses in the 1700s. He was nearsighted and had also become farsighted in his middle age. Tired of switching between two pairs of glasses, Franklin cut the lenses of each pair of glasses horizontally, making a single pair of glasses that focused at both near regions (the bottom half of the lenses) and far regions (the top half of the lenses). This new type of glasses let people read and see far away; they are still in use today
Mr. Gilbert Fenech the bread to save him time - and the sandwich was invented. AIRPLANE The first working airplane was invented, designed, made, and flown by the Wright brothers, Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) and Orville Wright (18711948). Their "Wright Flyer" was a fabric-covered biplane with a wooden frame. The power to the two propellers was supplied by a 12-horsepower water-cooled engine. On December 17, 1903, the "Flyer" flew for 12 seconds and for a distance of 120 feet (37 m). The flight took place at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA.
SANDWICH rooster, a sheep, and a duck, whom the Montgolfier brothers sent up to an altitude of 1,640 ft (500 m) on September 19, 1783 (the trip lasted for 8 minutes); the animals survived the
The sandwich was invented by John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich (17181792). About 1762, he is reputed to have been too busy to have a formal meal, and instructed his cook to pack his meat inside
Reference used: http://www.enchantedlearning.com
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GOD Help me to love other people, As much as I love my dog.
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The President’s Visit @ San Andrea
The President of Malta Dr Edward Fenech Adami
The President watching the various activities which our students prepared for this special day
Early School children perform in the amphitheatre
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Fun Activities in our Sports Complex
The President accompanied around San Andrea by the School Heads and the Chairman of the Board
Senior School science students showing His Excellency Dr Edward Fenech Adami a number of experiments
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Mathematics Crossword—Test yourself in mathematical terms! Ms Dorcelle Attard
Answers on page 17 Issue 7
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Young Artists at Work
Ms Nadine Briffa
Richard Cachia
Megan Buttigieg
Matthew Muscat Drago Sacha Cutajar Susanna Cal
Chloe Waterfield
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Promising young writers The Sea Serpent Slayer by Andrè Mugliett
It was a thousand years ago when the people living at the time had a pest problem and a rather big one; a sea serpent. Constantly sending armies of soldiers to try and stop this annoying beast was a king named Andre’. He had a son and his name was Luca who, when he came of age took up the challenge to see if he was ready to fight the furious beast. He definitely felt ready and fit enough to fight as he passed his training tests with flying colours. Better still, after another year of intense training, he as made a leader. Luca started by gathering his forces to attack the mighty sea serpent. He took his army to camp near the sea were the serpent had recently been sighted. They set up camp and put out sentries and at two o’clock in the morning when the troops where still up, suited and walking around to keep the camp safe from any threat, everyone stopped dead in their tracks. They heard a rushing sound and alarmed they looked around. However they fell laughing when they noticed it was just a shaul of salmon looking for prey. An hour later when the serpent would usually be hunting and eating its
prey, ripping it with its terrible fangs. The sentries spotted something in the water. They blew their mighty horns and Luca gave the signal to put the archers ready in the front line. But what a mistake that was for archers take time to load which means that the sea serpent has time to attack. The archers started to fire but when they were reloading the sea serpent quickly shot up from beneath the surface of the water and swept up most of them in one fell swoop. The rest stood bravely shooting as fast as they could but they too soon became serpent food. Then Luca sent his swordmen who surprisingly did better than the archers. Luca took his trusty though rusty daggers and threw them at the beasts’ huge gazing eyes. It was a desperate throw but luck was on his side and he hit both eyes blinding the evil beast. But it all was lost for a serpent has no use of eyesight to find its prey since it can do just as well using tiny holes it has on its mouth, nostrils which can detect electricity from miles away. And so it was that the sea serpent turned its head this way and that, using those microscopic holes to detect Lucas’ electricity. It found him and, using a sword
that had stuck between its teeth, it gritting its fangs in a terrible smile of death it blew with the force of a hurricane. The sword flew straight as an arrow, piercing Luca’s mighty heart. Luca stood there, transfixed to the ground in the midst of his camp. There he bowed his head in defeat to both the sea serpent and death. Seeing this his men lost hope and tried to flee in terror but no one returned alive and all became rotting corpses on the sea bed, looking up towards the surface some say in prayer for their souls. You might think this was a heroic death but wait, the story unfolds further. Five years later, King Andre’ woke up and looked outside his castle window to the gardens of the castle. He sought to see the blossoms and trees and gardens, peaceful under the sun. But everything had gone rotten. The king was sad and thought about his son, Luca, but all he could be heard repeating was, ‘Well he wasn’t much of a sea serpent slayer then was he?’
KEATS POETS’ CIRCLE The Blues Blob by Thea Busuttil The House Colour Blob is here! All we do is prepare! We’ve got to find out what to wear, And make something of our hair. When the House Colour Blob comes round, All the Blues go round with a grin Everyone else is moaning and groaning, Wanna know why? Cause we’re going to win! Blue is everywhere, In the sea and the sky, Most things natural are blue, We’re natural too. At what? We won’t lie!
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Blues preserve and succeed, Greens just make a lot of noise, Reds are somewhat good at sports, Yellows just show a lot of toys. Every event that comes up. Rarely do we fail, When we do, We definitely don’t give a wail. We’re not exceptionally good at something, But we’re great all-round-ers, That’s the secret! Don’t let on! That’s what makes us winn-ers! And if we try and don’t succeed, Try again! And yet again! That’s the spirit!
We’ll have had fun –that’s the most important! We’ll still have chance to show our merit! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Truth by Alexandra Alden Everything screeched to a halt, And silence gently brushed our lips, Leaving us in complete shock. My heart raced faster, Desperate to cross the finish line, And the air I gasped for, Became thick and sickening. "Surely you must be joking" I said. "No...This is the truth."
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Students vs. Teachers One of the most popular activities held at San Andrea is matches played between teachers and students. These have been going on for several years and students play against the teachers at the end of each term. Mainly these are football matches, but there have also been occasions were basketball and handball were played. During these matches, all the students come out to watch these games. Support is usually given to the students and games are always very friendly. The sense of sportsmanship between teachers and students is of utmost importance. Matches are usually played between the male teachers and the boys. Nevertheless there have also been matches were the female teachers played against the girls. Unfortunately, the female teachers not always manage to form a team, so at times teams are mixed. Matches are played against the grade 12 students in the first and second term and against the grade 11 students in the third term, since the grade 12 students would have finished school.
Students Football Team 2003-2004
Below is a table of all the football matches played between the male teachers and the boys. 2000-2001 1st Term 2001-2002 1st Term 2002-2003 1st Term 2nd term 2003-2004 1st Term 2nd term 3rd Term 2004-2005 1st Term 2nd term 3rd Term 2005-2006 1st Term 2nd term 3rd Term 2006-2007 1st Term 2nd term 3rd Term Page 12
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Matches
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Teachers Football Team 2006-2007
Students Football Team 2006-2007 (3rd term)
Teachers Handball Team 2006-2007
Students Handball Team 2006-2007
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“Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and “lollipop" with your right.
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No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
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"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
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A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
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A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
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A snail can sleep for three years.
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Almonds are a member of the peach family.
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An ostrich' s eye is bigger than its brain.
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Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
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Babies are born without kneecaps They don' t appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
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The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet.
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February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
The words ' racecar,' ' kayak' and ' level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
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There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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If the population of China walked past you, 8 abreast, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
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Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite!
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Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
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There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious." TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
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The average person' s left hand does 56% of the typing.
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Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
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A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
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There are more chickens than people in the world.
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A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
FENERBAHCE
Alejandro Borg
Founded: 1907 Coach: Arthur Antunes Coimbra - Zico Turkish Super Leagues: 17 - Best in Turkey Istanbul Football league: 16 - Best in Turkey About the Emblem: Designed: Topuz Hikmet (was in the squad in 1910) 5colours: white: purity, red: love to the club and national flag, yellow: admiration, navy: nobility, green: success of team is imperative, Leaf: power Stadium: Opened: 1908/Renovated: 1999-2006/Capacity: 50,509 Fenerbahce entered the 2007-08 European UEFA Champions league and are in the group of Inter, CSKA and PSV. Their first game was against Inter and ended with a surprising result of 1-0 with a suberb goal of Deivid. The Team’s coach Zico was a Brazilian legend and was one of the best midfielders and one of the best player in the early 80’s. He was chosen for the 1978, Issue 7
1982 and 1986 Fifa World Cups and scored 66 goals in 88 matches for Brazil. He was the top 1982 World Cup scorer in the Brazilian team that was considered as the national’s best squad ever. He was the Japan national team coach when they won the 2004 Asian cup and entered the 2006 Fifa World Cup. He was announced as Fenerbahce coach on July 4 2006. Page 15
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Bonjour!! Si vous vous sentez fatigué le matin, offrez-vous un petit déj rigolo! Grade 11 French students Pour moi, le petit déjeuner est le repas le plus important de la journée. Le petit déj, comme on l’appelle souvent en France, est important parce que pendant la nuit, le corps a consommé les calories du dîner et alors on doit remplir notre estomac pour la nouvelle journée. Le matin j’essaie de prendre un petit déjeuner sain. Tout d’abord, je prends des céréales qui fournissent beaucoup de fibres. Les céréales nous aident à distribuer l’énergie à l’organisme. Je prends un yaourt parce qu’il y a du calcium et des protéines qui sont indispensable pour les os et les dents. Les fruits, par exemple une pomme, sont aussi importants parce que les vitamines des fruits nous aident à garder notre ligne. Le petit déjeuner est très important pour tout le monde. Il est important de commencer la journée avec l’énergie suffisante. Julian Grech ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Le matin, on mange le petit déjeuner. Pour moi, le petit déjeuner est le plat le plus important de la journée parce qu’un verre de lait fournit des protéines et du calcium indispensable aux os, aux muscles et aux nerfs. Si on mange le pain ou les pâtes, ils distribuent lentement l’énergie à l’organisme. Pour mon petit déjeuner, je prends des céréales avec du lait et du jus d’orange. Le petit déjeuner varie d’un pays à l’autre. Par exemple à Vienne, ils mangent des croissants et en France ils mangent des tartines de pain grillées et beurrées qu’ils trempent dans du lait tiède. Daniel Scicluna Calleja ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Le petit déjeuner est le repas le plus important du jour parce qu’il nous donne toute l’énergie pour commencer le jour. Pour le petit déjeuner on prend Page 16
du lait, du pain, du yaourt, des céréales et un peu de vitamines, un fruit ou du jus de fruit. Moi, personnellement, je prends deux bols de céréales avec du lait et un verre de jus d’orange. Durant la semaine, je prends aussi les protéines et le calcium qui sont importants pour mes os, mes dents, muscles et nerfs. Le week-end je prends le petit déjeuner anglais, ou les « pastizzi », une spécialité maltaise. Le petit déjeuner d’Angleterre consiste en deux œufs, du pain grillé, des haricots blancs à la sauce tomate, du lardon et des saucisses. Mais je ne l’aime pas parce que cela fait grossir ! Michael Giusti ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Le petit déjeuner est très important parce que si nous ne prenons pas de petit déj, notre corps se sent fatigué et nous ne pouvons pas nous concentrer bien à l’école. Chaque matin, je prends du thé et des céréales. Beaucoup de pays ont de petits déj particuliers. En France, les croissants sont très populaires et beaucoup de personnes les mangent pour le petit déjeuner. Les Anglais ont un petit déjeuner particulier aussi. Ce petit déj consiste en des œufs, du lardon et des saucisses. Christine Farrugia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Le petit déjeuner ? Pour la majorité, ce n’est pas important, mais pour moi, il est très important parce que c’est mon ‘essence’ pour toute ma journée. Le petit déjeuner nous donne l’énergie que nous avons besoin pour la concentration. Pour le petit déj, je prends du pain avec un peu de beurre. Le pain distribue lentement l’énergie à l’organisme. Je bois un verre de lait qui fournit des protéines et du calcium indispensables aux os, aux dents, aux muscles et aux nerfs. Le petit déjeuner varie d’un pays à l’autre. Par exemple, en France,
les Français commencent leur journée avec des tartines de pain grillées et beurrées qu’ils trempent dans du lait tiède. Dans d’autres pays, on mange des crêpes avec des œufs et du fromage, plus une demi baguette de pain beurré, plus un chocolat chaud, plus un jus d’orange, plus des fruits. Joseph Abela ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Le petit déj est la première chose qu’on mange durant la journée. Les personnes différentes aiment des choses différentes. Pour moi, le petit déj est très important parce que les pâtes et le riz contiennent des sucres lents qui donnent l’énergie lentement pendant la journée. Une autre raison c’est parce que je joue aux sports. Le matin, je prends des céréales avec du lait. Je prends aussi du thé. Le petit déjeuner m’aide à me concentrer pendant les heures à l’école. Le petit déjeuner à Malte est différent du petit déj français et anglais. A Malte, beaucoup de personnes mangent des céréales, du thé et du café. En France, ils mangent des tartines de pain grillées et beurrées. En Angleterre, ils mangent des saucisses, du jambon et des œufs. Julian Sammut ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A mon avis, le petit déjeuner est très important. Pour moi, le petit déjeuner est très important parce que le matin je suis très fatigué et il me donne l’énergie pour le jour. LE matin, je prends un petit déjeuner qui est traditionnel pour les Anglais. Il est composé de deux œufs, des haricots à la sauce tomate, une tomate, trois tranches de lardon et deux champignons. Le petit déjeuner varie d’un pays à l’autre. Le petit déjeuner en France est différent de celui anglais. Le petit déjeuner est très important pour tout le monde. Malcolm Bamber THE INSIDER
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Why do we study Mathematics?
Ms Dorcelle Attard
Mathematics is one of the most useful
data. Scientists use mathematical formulas to express
and fascinating divisions of human
their findings precisely and to make predictions based on
knowledge. It includes many topics
their findings.
of study. For this reason, the term
Mathematics helps industries to design, develop and test
mathematics is difficult to define. It
products, and manufacturing processes. Mathematics is
comes from the Greek word meaning
necessary in designing bridges, buildings, dams, high-
“inclined to learn”.
ways, tunnels and other architectural and engineering pro-
Most of the basic mathematics taught in school involves
jects.
the study of number, quantity, form and relations. Arith-
In business, mathematics is used in transactions that in-
metic, for example, concerns problems with numbers.
volve buying and selling. Businesses need mathematics
Algebra involves solving equations in which letters repre-
to keep records of such things as stock levels and employ-
sent unknown quantities. Geometry concerns the proper-
ees’ hours and wages. Bankers use mathematics to han-
ties and relationships of figures in space.
dle and invest funds. Mathematics help insurance compa-
In everyday life, we use mathematics for simple tasks as
nies calculate risks and compute the rates charged for in-
telling time from a clock or counting our change after
surance coverage.
making a purchase. We also use mathematics for com-
The most important skills in mathematics are careful
plex tasks as making up a household budget or balancing
analysis and clear reasoning. These skills help people to
our cheque book. Cooking, driving, gardening, sewing
solve some of the deepest puzzles we must face. Mathe-
and many other common activities involve mathematical
matics is based upon logic. Mathematicians use logic to
calculations. Mathematics is also part of many games,
draw conclusions and to develop complete mathematical
hobbies and sports.
systems.
Mathematics is an essential part of nearly all scientific study. It helps scientists design experiments and analyse
Answers to the Maths Crossword in page 9
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Some inventions in mathematics Pythagoras (569 BC - 475 BC) was a Greek philosopher who made important developments in mathematics, astronomy and the theory of music. The theorem known as Pythagoras' s theorem was known by the Babylonians 1000 years earlier but he was first to prove it. Diophantus ‘of Alexandria’ (200 BC – 284 BC) is known as the ' father of algebra' because he was first to write on algebra in the 3rd century. Algebra comes from the Arabic word al-jabr, an ancient medical term meaning ‘the reunion of broken parts’. John Napier (1550 – 1617) was a Scottish mathematician and inventor. He is famous for creating mathematical logarithms, the decimal point and for inventing Napier' s Bones, a calculating instrument.
Archimedes (280 BC – 212 BC) was a mathematician and inventor from ancient Greece. He discovered the relation between the surface and volume of a sphere and its circumscribing cyclinder (he had discovered pi). The Protractor is an instrument used to construct and measure angles. The simple protractor looks like a semicircular disk marked with degrees, from 0º to 180º. The protractor is an ancient device. The first complex protractor was created for plotting the position of a boat on navigational charts and was called a ‘three-arm protractor’ or ‘station pointer’. It was invented in 1801, by Joseph Huddart (1741 - 1816), a U.S. naval captain. Nicole d' Oresme (1323 - 1382) may have used a figure which looks like a plus symbol as an
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abbreviation for the Latin et (meaning "and"). The symbol appears in a manuscript and believed to have been written in the fourteenth century. Aryabhata and Varamihara were brilliant mathematicianastronomers of classical Indian mathematics. They invented the zero shortly after the year 520 BC. Aryabhata is believed to have describe the motion of the moon to earth' s rotation. The equal symbol (=) was first used by Robert Recorde (1510 - 1558) in 1557. The symbols < and > first appear by Thomas Harriot (1560 - 1621) in 1631. In 1577, Jost Burgi (1552 – 1632) invented the minute hand. His invention was part of a clock made for Tycho Brahe, an astronomer who needed an accurate clock for his stargazing.
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BULLYING “When I first got into senior school I used to hang out with my friends from primary school. I used to love going to school as I was making new friends and becoming quite popular. I was doing well in all subjects, except for Maths. I hated Maths!! I used to hang out with my friends during break and chat with them on MSN when I got home.
When we were promoted to grade 9 I had different classmates. A couple of students in my class used to tell me that I was a pest, even though I did all I could not to get in their way. They used to call me all kinds of names. They used to say that they picked on me cause they liked me and they were o n l y joking. I w o u l d never dare ask them to stop as I was afraid they would say I’m a spoil sport or an Emo. I then realized that I was the only person they used to tease and call names. They would also encourage others to call me names. My other
classmates did as they were told as they felt intimidated. The number of people calling me names was increasing and I did not f e e l comfortable in class anymore. Comments were being s u b t l y p a s s e d d u r i n g lessons too. This was making me feel rejected and lonely. My friends were threatened not to be seen in my company if they held dear their reputation. Sadly, they chose their reputation. What did I do? How was I so different? What could I do to change and fit in? Soon I was spending my lunch break in the toilets or study hall as they were the only places were I did not hear the comments, criticism and laughter as I passed by. I hated school! I could not concentrate during the lessons as I was constantly thinking about my situation and what could make them accept me again. It seemed that the harder I tried to fit in the worse it got. They could see that I was trying hard to fit in and that gave them power. The other students chose to remain quiet about the w h o l e situation. They did not want to get involved. But b y n o t speaking out they did get involved!! They felt safe
Mr Matthew and Ms Sarah as they knew that if it wasn’t me it would be one of them. The silence was killing me. I felt rejected and alone. I could not speak to anyone. I was alone and I had to try to ignore them but it’s impossible to ignore a whole grade of bullies and bystanders. The bystanders, observers, make it even worse as they are the ones who actually make you feel alone! Being alone in such a big school is just horrible! This thing went on till grade 12. I was then eager to go to 6th Form where I could start afresh...not realizing that the same people would be going to 6th Form too...” (adapted
from an interview with a victim of bullying who still finds it difficult to make friends) If there’s anything you want to talk about feel free to contact Mr. Matthew (PSHE & Guidance teacher).
STICKS AND STONES CAN BREAK MY BONES BUT IT’S WORDS THAT REALLY HURT Issue 7
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In danger of extinction ... Siberian Tigers are incredible animals. They are especially known for being the largest and rarest subspecies of the cat family. Siberian tigers are also referred to as the Amur, North China, Manchurian, or Korean Tiger.
Siberian Tiger licking its cub
Their length can be at over three metres long. They weigh up to 360kg. Females are normally smaller than males. They originated in Siberia . When they’re still cubs they depend entirely on their mother’s food until they’re about 18 months old, when they begin to make their first kills. Their body is usually covered in reddish yellow hair with vertical stripes. Apart from the size, the Siberian Tiger is also differenet from tiger species by its paler fur and dark brown (close to black) stripes.Their fur is thicker and longer to keep them warm in the freezing temperatures of their habitat. Siberian Tigers also have larger feet than most other species of tigers to facilitate movement through
Siberian Tigers
snow. Like all other tigers, the Siberian Tiger is a canivorous predator. In order to kill its prey it uses its long canine teeth to bite the throat or neck of its prey as it brings it to the ground. Its sharp edged rear teeth can cut through the meat by sliding against each other like the blades of scissors.In fact the Siberian Tiger has long rear legs which help it to leap in order to catch its prey. It also has huge muscles in front of her legs in order to use them for holding and killing their prey. To see and even to surprise her prey the Siberian tiger usually climbs on a tree. It mainly feeds on red deer and wild boar. During times of flood it eats a variety of food, ranging from fish and turtles. In fact they have a binocular vision in order to judge the distance accuartely and in order to see its prey. Other important prey species are moose, ore deer, sika deer, musk deer and goral. Even dangerous animals like adult brown bears are among the prey species of the Siberian tiger. Asiatic black bears and brown bears are 5-8% part of the Siberian tigers diet, but it will also take smaller prey like lagomophs (hares, rabbits, and pikas) and fish, including salmon. After feeding, Siberian Tigers save the remains of a kill for a later meal, burying it under branches to hide it from other tigers or species which are in search of food. A Siberian tiger’s stripes camouflage itself as it hunts in the tall grasses by day. But, they also hunt at night – their night vision is at least six times better than human’s.Aggressive Siberian tigers flash their distinctive white spots on their ears as a warning. In fact Siberian tigers and
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even tigers will occasionally kill wolves to remove competition over their limited prey base. Siberian tigers are endangered because they are being killed for their meat and hide. In the early 1900s, they lived throughout northeastern China, the Korean Peninsula, the northeastern Mongolia and southeastern Russia. Today, they have disappeared from South Korea and are largely confined to a very small part of Russia' s southern Far East. There are very few tigers in northeastern China and fewer still in North Korea. The tiger population in the wild was probably lower than 50 in the 1930s, increasing to more than 200 in 1982. Between 19822005 there has been an improvement. The number has risen to 529 Siberian tigers.
Siberian Tiger camouflaging with the environment
However, we need to realise that they are still endangered. One big Feline Breeding Centre in northern China plans to release 620 Siberian tigers, after their numbers grew from eight to 750.
Preparato da un gruppo di studenti del 4° anno. ♦
dargli dei soldi, dei vestiti, da mangiare, da bere, un lavoro e un posto per dormire.
scrivere dei libri per aiutarli a leggere e a parlare diverse lingue.
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dargli delle scuole, delle chiese, delle medicine e dei giochi.
aiutarli a fare i compiti ed insegnargli a come si legge e si scrive.
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aiutarli a scavare dei pozzi per dell’acqua pulita.
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dargli l’elettricità per cucinare e per riscaldarsi.
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essere amici con tutte le persone del mondo.
Possiamo ... ♦
Aaron Abela
aiutarli a costruire le case, i supermercati, gli ospedali, le scuole per i bambini e le chiese. Page 20
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Getting to know… Ms Dorcelle Hi, my name is Dean Cavallaro and I am a pupil from 8.4. In my article I have interviewed Ms.Dorcelle about various topics and I found out various things about her. Ms.Dorcelle is 23 years old and has been teaching for 2 years.
Dean Cavallaro
I also asked Ms.Dorcelle if she had to be reincarnated, what would she be reincarnated as. She said she would be herself.
She hasn’t been teaching in any other school, and she is very happy teaching at San Andrea because her colleagues are very nice and helpful. Besides, most of the students are respectful and nice towards her. Since she was a student she has always liked maths. As a student she used to find maths very challenging, even now she still finds it very interesting solving mathematical problems. Ms.Dorcelle used to attend Sir Adrian Dingli School, when she was young. It was her best time of schooling. Ms.Dorcelle’s zodiac sign is Gemini.
Ms.Dorcelle, myself and some of my friends.
ANIMAL WORDSEARCH
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Thea Busuttil
There are 21 words to be found: cat fox kid parrot salmon badger deer rat bear dog horse mouse ray boar dolphin otter salamander
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You can look around and hear the sound – it’s us Strummin’! This year’s Strummin’ Home concerts delivered on the promise to be one of the biggest recent g a ag addiema Nsara events in years, and those who were present witnessed the youthful yet professional effort. Natasha Singh, age 15, is one of the youngest members of the choir and this is an account of her personal experience. As I looked down at the enthusiastic crowd from the stage, I was filled with an exhilarating feeling, a mixture of ecstatic pride. Everything we worked for had paid off. From the beginning of July till the end of September, all of us had worked so hard for those two precious nights of our performance. I remember receiving the news that I had passed the audition and that I was invited to join the choir, along with the choir Symphonik; to join in an annual concert known as Strummin’ Home. I’d been to one of their concerts before, and had thoroughly enjoyed it, so I was excited and looking forward to participating in the event itself. I stepped into a room full of people chatting and laughing, and found a place near the sopranos. This was the first choir rehearsal. I had no time to feel out of place as a man with a dark beard and a Pink Floyd T-shirt stepped in, and the room quickly fell into a respectful silence. This man was Stephen Ferrito, the director of the choir, and walking behind him was a slightly younger man with a comical expression on his face and also wearing a Pink Floyd T-shirt. This guy was Malcolm Bonnici, band leader and guitar soloist. These two explained to us the hard work and dedication that involved the making of Strummin’ Home, that is was very well to laugh every now and then, but that we must be prepared for the sacrifice of time and work that was required for the show. And it was true. Over the weeks that came and passed, I willingly travelled to Floriana three times a week to the N centre where the rehearsals were held, giving time Page 22
to learn the notes required for singing, and of course commuting between places. The guitar rehearsals were led mostly by Kenneth Vella, a seemingly nerdy stereotypical with a fun sense of humour, together with Martin Seychell. The aim was for a group of over twenty guitarists to play simultaneously and to sound good too – mission impossible! Perhaps not for Superman Kenneth. Week in week out we practiced, getting frustrated by trying to reach impossibly high notes, mixing up the tune, and the guitarists all playing different beats to the same song- no wonder some people ended up walking out. But, then came the final night. Oh, that night. Everyone looked stunning, the women with flawless makeup and hair, the guys walking around with gelled hair and nervous smiles. We stood, there behind the wine red curtains, just waiting. Not a sound was made from behind those curtains, but the stage was filled with an excited atmosphere and a static sort of nervous energy, the tension almost tangible. The first sound of the night started; it was the sound of rain falling down in torrents, though really it was just the effects of Malvin DeBono’s keyboard. He winked at us as he added a few screams in for good measure, all adding to the eerie atmosphere. Then the curtains slowly swept open and the stage was flooded with light. Malvin raised his poised fingers above the keyboard, and brought them down upon the initial keys which began our modernized version of Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Toccata in Dminor”. The rest of the show passed like a dream – I couldn’t believe it as our final song, “Grease” had just ended. It almost brought tears to my eyes to think that it was over so soon. But a single glance at the audience changed my mind, as they clapped… and clapped… and clapped – and a chorus of voices was heard, though they were
Natasha Singh
not ours – “More! We want more!” With a rare smile which stretched from ear to ear, Stephen turned to us and called for us to sing our most beautiful song – “Somebody to Love”, by Queen. Sung by Janice and Errol, two of the choir’s most musically gifted, whose voices harmonized so perfectly with each other’s that it was quite literally, well music to the earsand it was just perfect when Errol’s little girl walked up on the stage near her daddy with a plastic microphone in her hand! The encore played after was “I don’t feel like dancing”, a fun song in which we tied sparkly ribbons on our hands and sand whilst doing funky dance moves. Contrary to the song’s name, the audience stood up and started dancing along to the music! A standing ovation! The cherry on the cake was when during the last encore song – “Keep On Strummin’”, composed by Antonio Olivari D’Emanuele, was played and all the guitarists simply paraded off the stage and strummed amongst the crowd! It was one of the most unforgettable experiences of my life, and as Malvin said after the concert (because I could not agree more), it’s not just the crowd’s support or the wonderful music we play. It’s rather about all those friendships that are formed in so short a time. This concert also made me realize and understand just how false and pointless playback music really is – it is incomparable to live music. It’s that high note you reach for the first time during the show, that drum beat thudding simultaneously with your heartbeat, that guitar strum that might not just be right on time, but nevertheless is real and warm and true. Strummin’ Home 6 was a great concert to watch and to take part in, and I’m definitely taking part again next year! Visit the N website on www.zhnmalta.org for more information about g a ag addiema Nsara.
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Famous People … Ludvig Van Beethoven Okay, so if someone asked you “Who was Beethoven?” What would you reply? Most people would either answer “Well, he was a famous musician and a composer…. a genius…in fact and …eh, um…..” or else “He’s a dog-you know in the films Beethoven 1,2,3. Well, would you like to know who he really is?? Read on… His full name was Ludwig van Beethoven. (Wow, what a mouthful!) He was a German composer and virtuoso pianist and he was born on the 17 December 1770 in Bonn,Germany to Johann van Beethoven and Maria Magdelena Keverich. Seven children were born to his parents but, unfortunately only he and his two younger brothers survived infancy. There probably was a very high infant mortality rate in 1770. Two facts which not many people know are that Beethoven’s talent was recognised very early and that he had quite a hard childhood.
Kurfürstliches Schloss (Electoral Prince's Castle) in Bonn, where the Beethoven family has been active since the 1730s.
Beethoven' s first music teacher was his father Johann, who was a harsh instructor. Later, Johann engaged a friend of his, Tobias Pfeiffer, to oversee his son' s training, and it is said that Johann and his friend would come home late from a night spent at the pub, drunk, to pull young Ludwig out of bed to practice until morning. By 1778 he was studying the organ and the viola in addition to the piano, that A portrait of the thirteen- means he year-old Beethoven by an was what, unknown Bonn master. eight years old and already studying three instruments. Can you imagine what dedication that would take? To study every single day for hours!
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In Bonn, his most important teacher was Christian Gottlob Neefe,who helped him publish his first work, a set of keyboard variations. In 1787, at the age of seventeen, he travelled for the first time to Vienna in the hope of seeing (what we would call his idol) Mozart. Practically all the kids nowadays are fans of rock, pop and other types of modern music and nearly everyone has his or her idol. Well, Beethoven in 1803 even Beethoven had one but his was Mozart a clssical genius! About his visit to Vienna a 19th century biographer Otto Jahn wrote: Beethoven made his appearance in Vienna as a youthful musician of promise in the spring of 1787, but was only able to remain there a short time; he was introduced to Mozart, and played to him at his request. Mozart, considering the piece he performed to be a studied show-piece, was somewhat cold in his expressions of admiration. Beethoven remarking this, begged for a theme for improvisation, and, inspired by the presence of the master he reverenced so highly, played in such a manner as gradually to engross Mozart's whole attention; turning quietly to the bystanders, he said emphatically, "Mark that young man; he will make himself a name in the world!" Many believe that Beethoven managed to obtain a few lessons with Mozart but the general opinion is that he was not kept as a permanent pupil since Mozart was experiencing financial difficulties and was preoccupied with his own affairs. After only two weeks in Vienna he returned home because of his mother’s increasingly worsening condition. She was sick with tuberculosis. She passed away when Beethoven was sixteen. Good thing, we’re safe from it! Johann was now a serious alchohol addict so Beethoven raised his two younger brothers. That, and kept up with his studies! Some guy-he raised two kids though he did not have any of his own! Maybe he had some trouble with his brothers and did not want to risk it again!!
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A portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820
In 1792 Beethoven moved to continue studying music. Mozart had died the past year so, obviously there was no chance of Beethoven studying with him. In fact he studied with Joseph Hadyn. He made quite a name for himself in Vienna as a piano virtuoso. After 1793 Beethoven passed through some financial difficulties and problems with his patrons, the noblemen who supported him and gave him money. Believe it or not, in 1792, the famous composer began to lose his hearing! Despite this Beethoven continued to devote his life to music- even though he could not hear his music himself! Like painting and not being able to see what you have done! How awful! There is a story where after one of his concerts he had to be turned around to the audience who were giving him a tumultuous applause, and seeing he could not hear them, he wept. Even then the audience admired his courage and bravery and were full of sympathy for him. Beethoven used a special rod attached to his piano which he would bite and he would feel the vibrations of the music and this would increase his perception of sound! Cool,huh? Beethoven began to fall ill and to have depressions which he had experienced before in his life. After losing custody of his nephew he fell into a decline that led to his death on March 26, 1827, in a thunderstorm, at the age of 56. He had quite a short life, don’t you think? Not a very happy one either! Beethoven never married but he got engaged-only for a short while, though. He had quite a temper-as many instances in his life show.
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WANTED!
SCHOOL MONITORS
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Eager to help support the school?
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Willing to take the responsibility of being a monitor? Ready for the commitment that the role entails? If your answer to the above questions is positive then why not apply to become school monitor? Monitors are members of the student body who are chosen because they can be good role models to others and are willing to help the school community. Monitors will be expected to help
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teachers and staff maintain order during break-time, make sure that students aren’t left out or hurt and offer help whenever needed to any member of the school.
will have the opportunity to gather for a day of exploration, team-building and evaluation to consider their role in the school.
This year we are planning to have an even larger number of monitors as we need to introduce new responsibilities and we need more students to help out with the playground and canteen areas. Therefore we will be extending our applications to students who are presently in Grades 10 and 11. In order to help students with the challenging role of monitor we are planning to hold activities and workshops focused on areas of leadership and helping others. It is envisaged that monitors
To become a monitor any student in Grade 11 will soon be asked to write a letter of application addressed to the Head asking to be considered for the post. An interview will then follow. Besides helping the school, monitors gain the experience of being in positions of responsibility and learn how to better interact with people of all ages, including students and teachers. GOOD LUCK!
From Mr Mark I would like to thank all the students and teachers who have worked hard on this issue. Whoever wants to join in the action is welcome! I’d like to encourage you to participate in the competitions. May I remind you that there are wonderful prizes to be won for our competitions. Since there were no entries for last June’s competition I thought of trying it out again in this issue.Last The title is:
“Ideas of how we can improve the environment of our school.” Send pictures, poems, essays and interesting information at which have not been published yet in the coming issues.
[email protected].
I promise to include all those articles
Thank you for reading us and hope you enjoy it! Enjoy your holidays! The Editor
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