On 5th December 2013 Ms Rodgers and 2 students from our school when to receive the Gold Award which was awarded to our school for participating in Dinja Waħda during the scholastic year 2012-2013.
Well done to all students, teachers, KGAs, LSAs and Ms Rodgers for this achievement 🙂
Friday 6th December was a special day for our college since this happens to be the date when we celebrate the feast of St Nicholas who is the patron saint of our college.
The college principal called the schools to celebrate this special day together at Mgarr Parish Church. Student representatives from all the schools in our college, namely Rabat, Attard, Bahrija, Mgarr, Dingli, Mtarfa and Naxxar, attended the celebration of mass which was animated by the musicians and choir of Naxxar Secondary School.
After mass the students walked to our school where they watched a presentation prepared by Ms Camilleri, Mr Borg and Mr Zammit (all assistant heads in our college).
Animation by the singer Miriam Christine Borg followed. The students were ecstatic and had a whale of a time singing and dancing along with Miriam Christine Borg. A speech by Mr Sammut, our college principal, was then addressed to the pupils.
Finally the students had a surprise visit by, who other than, Santa Claus himself. Each student was given a goodie bag (sponsored by: Shamba Mgarr, Chef Choice, Alf Mizzi & Sons, Ta’ Karla, Half Way Store Attard, Il-Pet Shop Mgarr, Giormina and Victor’s Bakery Mgarr). During the celebration of St Nicholas Day all students donated some money which will be presented to Hospice Movement.
Well done to all the organisers, especially Mr Sultana and all other helpers inlcuding Mr Grech, Ms Micallef and Ms Chetcuti. Special thanks goes to Marthese, Joanne and Mary who prepared and cleaned the hall for this event.
Come and join us on 15th December 2013 at St Nicholas College Mgarr Primary for the Christmas fair.
It is with great pleasure that I announce that St Nicholas College, Mgarr Primary School was the school to collect most money during Summer School for Community Chest Fund.
The students who collected money during their summer school experience were invited to the the President’s Palace at Sant Anton were awarded a shield as recognition for collecting the bountiful sum of approximately 670 euro out of 3600 euro collected by all schools during summer school. This meant that Mgarr primary was the school to collect most funds during this initiative.
Well done to Ms Marilyn Bugeja who encouraged her students to donate money for a just cause.
Our school has just elected its new student council. Members elected on the student council will be representing their school mates and will bring forward any suggestions and ideas needed to improve our school.
The PSD teachers have taken this exercise very seriously. First students had a session during which the role of the student council was discussed and explored in detail.
Students who wished to be elected prepared posters which were displayed on a school notice board. Students voted for their preferred candidate.
The school would like to congratulate the new school council members and all the other students for having fulfilled their duties in such an important scholastic activity.
Are you keen about technology, computers, robotics, etc? Well then this is the fair for you. Entrance is free 🙂
Dawn huma xi attivitajiet edukattivi li bħalissa qed jiġu offruti mill-Fondazzjoni għal Servizzi Edukattivi :
Ħeġġu lil uliedkom jattendu. Ħajru lil familji oħrajn.
Għal aktar informazzjoni ċemplu lil Annabel Desira fuq in-numru: 22586815
This year two year 3 classes at Mgarr Primary took the SuperTmatic competition on board. The year 3 teachers (Ms Sharon Richard and Ms Kylie Vella) together with the Maths Support Teacher introduced the children to the card game and its rules.
Every week time was allocated for SuperT game sessions. All the children involved looked forward to play SuperT and class teachers noted improvement in children regarding mental calculations. This game generated a lot of interest amongst parents too and in one of the Parents’ meetings, children were invited in to show their parents how it’s played.
What is SuperTmatik?
SuperTmatik Mental Maths is an educational game which combines mental stimulation and fun to develop skills in the four basic maths operations (+, -, x, ÷).
Mgarr Primary participated in the 7th International Mental Maths Competition
In February we started preparing our participants for the championships by explaining the rules. There was an intra-class tournament in both Year 3 classes. This was a knock-out tournament for students in the same class. Then there was an inter-class tournament which was contested by the champions and runners up of each class. The finalists were Matteo Stagno and Shanice Sammut.
Contrary to what we thought, the children who did not make it to the final continued to support the finalists until the day of the grand finale. It was a united effort so that the school chooses the best finalists to compete in their name.
The Results of the 2012/13 Edition
The finalists at Mgarr Primary did very well. Matteo Stagno placed 10th and Shanice Sammut the 76th in Category 2. 7% of the 247,000 participants in The SuperTmatik Championships enrolled in Category 2 which means that 17, 290 were playing in this category. St. Nicholas College Mgarr Primary is proud of all the pupils who took part in this competition.
Full results can be found here.
How to play SuperTmatik?
In this video, one may learn more how this game is played.
Photos of the Maths trail outing
On Wednesday 15th May 2013, the Mgarr Primary School, which forms part of St. Nicholas College, organised the annual Celebration of Skills. This is an occasion that all students, teachers, school administration, and parents look forward to every year, as during this celebration the students have the opportunity to “show off” their capabilities by taking part in various representations, very ably supported by their respective teachers.. All parents are invited to attend and they do attend in full force as evidenced by the packed school hall on the day.
The comperes for the day were students Jody Morris and Paul Gauci.
This year the main theme of all the representations centred around popular stories one reads in books and the fantasy they inspire. The 9 performances were as follows:
Kindergarten (Ms Josianne Camilleri, Ms Marija Spiteri, Ms Janice. Vella) – The Little Mermaid, The Lion King
Kindergarten (Ms Joanne Galea, Ms Victoria Dimech (LSA), Ms Joan Vella) – Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Kindergarten (Ms Maria Debono, Ms Josephine Galea (LSA), Ms Camille Scerri) – The Lion King, Peter Pan
Year 1 – The Jungle Book
Year 2 – Treasure Island
Year 3 – Alice in Wonderland
Year 4 – The Pied Piper
Year 5 – Arabian Nights
Year 6 – Charlie and Chocolate Factory
At the end of the performances, the school headmaster and the college principal distributed the following prizes awarded by the Education Division in respect of 2012 annual exams:
Year 4: 1st place – Martina Muscat; 2nd place – Tiffany Mallia; 3rd place – Samuel Tanti
Year 5: 1st place – Rachel Bonnici; 2nd place – Sarah Galea; 3rd place – Jade Marie Falzon
Year 6: 1st place – Ian Farrugia; 2nd place – Elisa Battistino; 3rd place – Sara Nicole Agius
Minister’s Prize: Ian Farrugia
Director General’s Prizes: Rachel Bonnici; Martina Muscat
School Council President’s Prizes for Altruism: Caroline Gatt – Year 6.2; Joseph Muscat – Year 3.2
The School Council awarded each student a prize in recognition of the various skills and capabilities.