THE EDWARDIAN GAZETTE OCTOBER 2011 VOLUME 2 ISSUE 03

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 G Bowery

Headmaster

hm@stedwards.edu.mt

Editing, Design, Production,

Photography & Advertising

Ms M L Fenech

Marketing Executive

marketing@stedwards.edu.mt

Front Cover

Junior School Boys during

St Edward’s Day Activities

All Photographic material and other

content is College property

Message from Headmaster

St Edward’ the King

Important Notice

Connecting Classrooms

St Edward's Day

St Edward's Day Activities

Weekly Calendar

In this Issue

Quote of the Week

‘Excellence is not a skill.

It is an attitude.’

Ralph Marston

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Dear Parents and Community Members It is the time of the year when the Malta Community Chest Fund and its team plan and work on the L-

Istrina events. The concept is to raise the notion of charitable contributions in the run up to the Christmas

festivities.

Again this year the school is taking part in the L-Istrina BOV Piggy Bank Charity Campaign. Each class

has been given a Piggy Bank in which to place donations. We hope that each little piggy goes to market full

of money for good causes. St Edward’s College is honoured to be selected as one of the few independent

schools to host a visit in November of Mrs Abela, the wife of the President. Our aim is to have every

money box filled and returned long before the live broadcast on TV of L-Istrina on Monday 26th December.

Winter Fair *

Sunday’s Winter Fair organized by SEPTA looks to be a good day out for all. There are attractions for all

and lots of activities for children and adults. If you would like to say hello to me, you will find me in the

basketball area, where anyone can enter the ‘Beat the Teacher’ competition at free-throws. Perhaps you

might be up for the challenge yourself!

Data Protection

Please check the website for the Data Protection Permission to use photographs of pupils for publicity and

promotion reasons. We need your permission to do so and your acknowledgement that these pictures can-

not be used by a third party. The form should be downloaded, signed and returned to the class registration

teacher. Thank you.

Mr George Bowery Headmaster hm@stedwards.edu.mt

Message from Headmaster

* SEPTA Fair has been postponed owing to bad weather.

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Saint Edward was born 1003 as a prince in Oxford, England.

When his father was unseated by Danish invasion. Edward and his

brother were sent to Denmark to be quietly killed, but the officer

in charge took pity on the boys, and sent them to Sweden, and from

there they went to the King of Hungary to be raised and educated.

Edward’s interests were in things religious. When grown, the

brothers moved to Normandy and waited their chance to return to

England.

In 1035 Edward and his brother Alfred tried to regain the crown of England, but they were turned

back, Alfred was killed, and Edward returned to Normandy. He returned to England again in 1042,

and was chosen king by acclamation, ascending the throne on 3 April. Edward gained a reputation as

just and worthy of the kingship, and the people of England supported him.

During his reign Edward repulsed invasion, helped restore the King of Scotland to his throne, remitted

unjust taxes, and was noted for his generosity to the poor and strangers, and for his piety and love of

God. He married to satisfy his people, but he and the queen remained chaste. He is reported to have

had the power to heal by touch. He built many churches, including the famous Westminster Abbey. He

died on 5 January 1066 of natural causes, his body stayed incorrupt.

http://saintsoftheday108.blogspot.com/2010/03/march-18-saint-edward-king-of-england.html

Please note new email address for the Master of Discipline

Mr Jeremy DeMaria

discipline@stedwards.edu.mt

Master of Discipline

St Edward the King

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Important Notice

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Connecting C

Please follow link below for more information on Connecting Classrooms and participating Maltese Schools

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110320/education/connecting-classrooms.355609

Connecting Classrooms

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-connecting-classrooms.htm

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Classrooms

Please follow link below for more information on Connecting Classrooms and participating Maltese Schools

http://www.britishcouncil.org/malta-education-connecting-classrooms.htm

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St Edw

Thursday

Last Thursday we celebrated the fea

tions started with Mass for the Junio

all the other sections of the school.

These were followed by sports activ

our Old Boys in the best competitiv

cus was on the football match. With

boys managed to play a balanced ga

We cannot say the same for the Bas

played on the Basketball Court. The

The gap was narrowed in the second

ers, with the final score being: 116-

Dr Cremona, an Old Boy and a mem

lenged some of our boys in Tennis.

Students from different year groups

games, boys from Yrs 1 and 2 were

by their class teachers.

The ‘La Ferla Shield’ was presented

Boys) in the presence of Dr Attard M

lowing the presentation, members o

the Staff room, where they were inv

ments.

Paul Ferrante Head of Sports sportsdept@stedwards.edu.mt

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ward’s Day

y 13 October

ast of our Patron Saint. The Celebra-

or School Boys, followed by mass for

vities. The College teams challenged

ve spirit ever. Once again, the main fo-

h the help of our Sixth Formers, our

ame. The match ended in a tie: 8-8.

ketball match. Our boys were out-

e Old Boys were always on the lead.

d half with the help of some guest play-

102.

mber of the Board of Governors, chal-

were involved in a variety of Inter-house

e engaged in a number of fun games lead

d to Dr Cremona (the eldest of the Old

Montalto from the OEs Association. Fol-

of the Staff and the Old Boys gathered in

vited by HM for canapés and refresh-

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ward’s Day

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ward’s Day

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Monday 17 October

Tuesday 18 October

Wednesday 19 October

Thursday 20 October

Friday 21 October

Saturday 22 October

Sunday 23 October

This Week at St Edward’s College

Monday 17 October

Tuesday 18 October 08.40

15.00

Mass Yrs 6, 7& 8

Tuberculin Test

Board of Governor’s Monthly Meeting Wednesday 19 October

Thursday 20 October 15.45 Information Meeting for Yr 6 to Yr 10 Parents

on DELF (New French Qualification)

Friday 21 October BCG Vaccination

Saturday 22 October

Sunday 23 October

Calendar Information

The latest version of the Calendar is on our website.

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