School notes
Charity Fun Run raises €10,000
Some 850 students from Lorenzo Manchè School, Floriana, St Aloysius' College, Birkirkara, San Andrea School, L-Imselliet, Maria Regina College's Lily of the Valley girls' secondary School, Mosta, Sacred Heart Girls' School, St Julian's, and St Theresa College's Boys' secondary school, St Venera, joined the students at St Theresa College Girls' Junior Lyceum, Mrieħel, for the 19th edition of the school's Fun Run.
The two-kilometre run raised €10,000 in aid of in aid of Caritas (Malta), the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, the Multiple Sclerosis Society and the school benevolent fund.
Cherishing idyllic Mġarr
Mġarr mayor Paul Vella and the council's executive secretary Christine Lewis were the special guests of the village's primary school which recently held a special assembly to mark the council's 15th anniversary.
Mr Vella urged the pupils to use the local library and encouraged them to repect the environment and to cherish the idyllic charms and uniqueness of the village which he said had so far been spared the ugly developments that had scarred other localities.
Field Day at Għajnsielem
In the firm belief that a healthy mind, body, and eating lifestyle go hand-in-hand, Gozo College's Għajnsielem primary recently organised a Field Day in which all children from Year 1 to Year 6 took part in various games focusing on whole body movement and co-ordination skills, including running, hopping, hurdling, jumping, rolling, balancing, throwing, aiming and a water fun game.
The children were also offered healthy food including fruit, water, wholemeal bread and cereal packets and educational booklets depicting healthy eating plans and daily exercise regimes.
African diversity celebrated
St Clare College's Primary B School, San Ġwann, recently held the third part of the school's project 'Together we grow differently' in which the pupils conducted research on the cultural diversity of various African countries.
A colourful and informative exhibition featuring posters, charts, models, artefacts, flags, and maps was put up, and a programme of songs, presentations by pupils in different languages, Powerpoint presentations and a play was held in the school hall.
The project is an effort to empower pupils and the school community to acknowledge and accept differences among peoples and to learn to respect others to live and grow in harmony.