Middle School

It was a morning like no other for the Year 8s. Ms Radka Zarkova had managed to obtain two pig’s eyes for Biology Class. So far, these students had been learning about the eye from books. All very anaemic and clinical. Then came Ms Zarkova, who, like a veritable Houdini, pulled the porcine body parts

As young Adam Fisher, one of our youngest Students Council members said, we spend a lot of time on the internet and it is not always safe. Indeed, one of the main concerns of parents is always not simply ‘What are they up to?’ but ‘Are they safe?’ Children and young adults are very susceptible

Christmas is a lovely time but it can also be Merry Christmas! very lonely. Thinking of Christmas in the bosom of the family and surrounded by friends is great but, what if you have no friends? What if you have no family? Hard to imagine? Perhaps, but it is a reality, particularly for those who

On the 11th day of the 11th month 103 years ago, what was then called ‘The Great War’ ended. Millions died, many of them slow and cruel deaths. It was the war that put paid to what the poet Wilfred Owen, himself killed a few days before the armistice, was to call “that old lie:

Middle School has been gripped by a haunting mania. With Halloween costumes and all things (pseudo)scary well underway, the students of the middle years dived into the preparations with gusto. Not only were there all forms of creepy crawlies which infested every window pane and skirting. Mice, rats, skeletons, Jack O’Lanterns and even Munch’s ‘The

During Tuesday’s science class, the year 7X students, led by Ms Cheryl-Ann Cuschieri, were studying the fire triangle.  They carried out a simple investigation making use of a candle, coloured water and a beaker. They realised that oxygen is needed for burning to take place and once oxygen is depleted, the candle extinguishes. This then

This year, in the ‘Activities Friday’ slot, the Middle School students are meeting with Ms. Annette Agius. Having extensive experience working with youths, Ms. Agius’ activities focus on Life Skills for teens. Last week, the youths attempted to write the word ‘Team’ using a pen held only by strings and without any verbal communication between

Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty that can cause problems with reading, writing and spelling. It can also affect organisational skills. It’s a specific learning difficulty, which means it causes problems with certain abilities used for learning, such as reading and writing. Unlike a learning disability, intelligence isn’t affected. Dyslexia exists in all cultures and

What distinguishes a culture from civilisation is its ability to communicate and transmit information accurately to posterity. The Vikings were not merely a culture but a sophisticated civilisation with working literature based on runes. During their History lesson, the Year 8 boys learnt about the awesome Viking warriors and their civilisation. One of the aspects