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THE LITTLE TIMES Little Angels School Newsletter No.20
Dear Parents, students and friends, Welcome to the third and last newsletter of this scholastic year. During this last term our school took part in various activities. E.S.B. Examinations. I would like to congratulate all our students who took part in the English Speaking Board Examinations. This year we had 50 students taking part and they all did very well. The examiners were very pleased with the high standard of our students’ work and this reflected in the grades that the children obtained. English Speaking Board certificates will be awarded later during our Certification Presentation Day. Well done to all the students! Special Congratulations also go to Ethan Muscat, Junior 5 and Bernard Gauci, Junior 4 for taking part in the Young Speakers of the Year awards. Both Ethan and Bernard were chosen by the examiners to represent our school.
SPORTS DAY On Wednesday, 20th May, we had our annual Sports Day. This was held at St.Aloysius College Grounds. Certificates of participation were given to all the students taking part. A well deserved ice-cream was also given to all the students at the end of Sports Day. This year the Yellow Team won the Sports Day Trophy. This trophy will be exhibited in the school entrance, sporting the winning Yellow colour. Well Done, everyone.
MARATHON WALK On Friday, 22nd May all the school went on our annual marathon walk. The funds collected by the students for this walk totalled to Euro 480. These funds will go towards our I.T. project which is already underway. Thank you all for your generosity.
CULTURAL OUTINGS. Junior 1 – Picnic at San Anton Gardens Junior 2 - Toy Museum Valletta Junior 3–Malta Dairy Products Factory Junior 4 – Ghar Dalam & M’Xlokk Junior 5 – Tarxien Temples&Archeological Museum. Junior 6- St.Agatha’s Catacombs, St.Paul’s Grotto & Rabat Train Ride. CHILDREN’S WORK The Birthday Party. My Birthday is in September. I had a party and invited all my friends. Everyone was very excited. We decorated the house with lots of colourful balloons and streamers. My mum made a chocolate cake while my dad cooked the food and prepared the drinks. All my friends came to the party and everyone brought me presents. Then we started eating and the food was very tasty, especially the cake which was delicious. There were eight candles on it. After we ate everything we started to play with toys and games. While we were playing we listened to loud music. After that the magician arrived. He did lots of tricks. My favourite was when he pulled a rabbit out of the hat. I really enjoyed this party. Eneh Lang. Junior 3
Ir-Rebbiegha Inhobbu l-istagun tar-rebbiegha ghax ma tantx tkun shana u l-anqas kasha. L-ghasafar ibidu u jkollhom iz-zghar. Hafna nies jiehdu pjacir jaraw l-ghasafar itiru. Hafna sigar u fjuri jikbru u jisbiehu fir-rebbiegha. Ahna niehdu gost meta mmorru xi picnic qalb is-sigar u l-fjuri. Il-friefet idakkru l-fjuri fir-rebbiegha u naraw hafna tipi ta’ friefet sbieh. Ahna fir-rebbiegha nibdew nilbsu hwejjeg iktar hfief. Dan l-istagun wisq sabih u specjali allavolja din is-sena ma kienx sabih bhas-soltu. Kulhadd joghgbu dan l-istagun u ghaliex le!! Bradley Farrugia. Junior 3
Ten Little Monkeys One little monkey sitting on a tree. Two little monkeys splashing in the sea. Three little monkeys jumping on a bed. Four little monkeys bumping their heads. Five little monkeys having a bath. Six little monkeys walking down the path. Seven little monkeys were going to school. Eight little monkeys swimming in the pool. Nine little monkeys were coming back. Ten little monkeys jumping in the sack. Naomi Zammit. Junior 3.
Id-Dar Taghna. Id-dar taghna jisimha “Merhba”. B’Kollox ghandna tlettax –il karma. Fil-garaxx indahhlu l-karozzi. F’nofs id-dar ghandna bitha nterna w ghandna gnien fuq in-naha ta’ wara tad-dar. Ahna ghandna kcina fejn il-mama’ ssajjar. Ahna ghandna s-salott fejn naqraw u naraw it-television. Fejn is-salott hem mil-kamra tal-ikel. Ahna ghandna shower isfel, shower fejn il-papa u l-mama’ jorqdu u karma tal-banju quddiem kamarti. Ghandna kamra tas-sodda ghall-mama’ u l-papa, kamra tas-sodda ghalija u ohra ghal huti. Ahna ghandna l-kamra tal-istudju fejn nilghabu fuq il-kompjuter u nistudjaw. Naha wahda tal-bejt nonxru l-hwejjeg u n-naha l-ohra naghmlu barbecues. Kemm toghgobni d-dar li nghix fiha! Thomas Vella. Junior 3. Going to school I get out of bed at seven o’clock. I go to the bathroom to wash myself. I put on my uniform and go downstairs. I have breakfast and leave the table. I go to catch the school bus. On the school bus I meet my friends. I laugh at their jokes. Sometimes I share my sweets with them. I enjoy going to school. Damian Buhagiar. Junior 3.
Richard’s worst day In the middle of the forest, in a wooden cottage, there lived a young poor boy called Richard. This boy lived with his loving grandpa and grandma because the other members of the family had died in the deadly tornado a year before. One day black, dark, thick clouds covered the forbidden forest. Richard was the first to say that it was going to be a stormy day but as he finished a spark of lightning hit the kitchen window and it broke. Merciless winds blew left and right in the forest and cottage. It looked as if the cottage was going to fly away like a kite in the sky and the trees already were being uprooted. After some time the cottage started to crack and break until the roof flew in the air and the wind even blew Richard out of the cottage and out of the forest. He landed in a strange town. When he landed, he looked around. He was a lost boy and a really lost boy indeed. Luckily a nurse wearing a white hat ran towards him and took him to the nearby hospital. Days and weeks passed while Richard was in hospital. After some time, his grandparents came to see him. They brought him a brand new bicycle to cheer him up. When he went out of hospital, they all had to live with an old man until the cottage was rebuilt. When the cottage was ready, they went there and prayed that they would never experience another storm. Antonio Polidano Vella. Junior 5.
Ma nergax nersaq lejn dak il-post. Meta kienu l-btajjel tas-sajf, jien staqsejt l-ommi lil ommi biex immure s’ghand shabi. Meta jien kont fit-triq rajt dar kbira w qadima hdejn cimiterju. Qabditni l-kurzita w ddecidejt nidhol fiha. F’din id-dar qadima, kien hemm affarijiet antiki w fuq l-affarijiet kollha kien hemm hafna ghanqbut. Fil-kamra zghira kien hemm mara xiha liebsa l-abjad u kienet qed tahdem il-bizzilla. Meta din ratni, qaltli Bongu, w qaltli biex nidhol hdejha. Bdiet titkellem fuq kompozituri famuzi. Hi qaltli li hi kienet hbieb ma’ Tchaikowsky u hi kienet ballerina. Hi tatni ktieb tal-ballet. Saghtejn wara indunajt li kien sari l-hin biex inkompli fi triqti lejn id-dar ta’ shabi. Jien ghidtilha sahha w meta kont sejra nigri minn hdejn ic-cimiterju rajt qabar miftuh. Fuq il-qabar kien hemm ritratt tal-madonna w tahtha kien hemm ritratt ta’ mara bl-isem Maria Grech 1922-2006. Jien kont tkellimt ma’ hares. Jien zgur minix ser nerga nersaq lejn dan il-post. Emily Slater.Junior 5
At the seaside in Summer. In summer, I love going to the seaside. I go with my mother, sister, my cousin and my aunt. I like the seaside because it is calm, relaxing and peaceful. The sun burns more than ever in the wonderful blue sky. The sea is calm and cool. You can see fishermen fishing in colourful boats. There are people and children playing in the sea and building sandcastles on the beach. In summer a lot of people go to the seaside because this is where they can cool off from the summer heat. You can even hear the ice-cream man. There are children with ice-cream dripping from their hands. The sea shines like a beautiful pool of diamonds. Summer is the season I prefer because I can enjoy the seaside almost every day. I wish that it will be summer all the year round. Bernard Gauci. Junior 4.
My Grandma My grandma’s name is Maria. She is sixty years old and she is my father’s mum. She lives in Paola. Nanna Maria lives in a big house with a small yard. There is a tiny playroom where my cousins and I love to play. My grandma has green eyes and short dark brown hair. Grandma enjoys cooking for all the family. Grandma is kind hearted and never gives up. She has five grandchildren and three children of her own. She really takes good care of us, like she used to do with her children, my father, Sandro and my aunts Christine and Denise. She used to work as a social worker. On Sundays my family and I visit grandma and meet all my cousins there. Grandma has three sisters and four brothers. She is one of the eldest sisters so she had to help my great grandma all the time. Sometimes, she comes for me at school together with grandpa as she does not drive. My grandpa Edwin is sixty three years old. I love my grandma a lot and I know that she loves me a lot too. Simona Gauci. Junior 4.
Breaktime with my friends. At breaktime, mostly on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays my teacher takes us out to play in a yard near our school. My friends and I like to go there as we can play. This yard, which is close to an old church, is not very far away from our school. It does not take us long to walk there. We go out to play in this yard when it is sunny as when it is cloudy or about to rain, we remain at school. When we get there, we always play the same game “catch” as it is our favourite game. I am sure that everyone enjoys playing in the yard as there is a lot of space for everyone to play. When we go to the yard, there will be another class or two with us. These are the Junior 5s and the Junior 6s. In this way, my teacher, Ms.Julie, will have company. I like this yard a lot and I hope that my teachers will not decide to take us somewhere else to play. I like this place because there are benches where we can sit and a small garden with olive trees around. In this garden there are also beautiful flowers. I enjoy going to play in this yard a lot as there is a lot of space for us to run and have fun. Catriona Vella. Junior 4
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THE LITTLE TIMES Little Angels School Newsletter No.19
Dear Parents, students and Friends, Our second newsletter for this scholastic year is here already. This term is a very busy one and we have a number of very exciting activities and projects going on at school. DONATION TO COMMUNITY CHEST FUND The sum collected during the Christmas period in aid of the Community Chest Fund was Euro 170. Thank you all for your generosity. E.S.B On Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd March, we had E.S.B. at our school. This year we had we had 50 students sitting for E.S.B who all prepared a variety of interesting topics. These 50 students were from Junior 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. NSTF-MCST Science Art Contest. The Junior4s and 5s took part in a Science Art Contest organised by NSTF-MCST. The main aim of this contest is to encourage young students to express their idea of science in a creative manner through Art and to learn more about simple scientific topics, as they reflect upon them, to produce their art work. The Junior 4s and 5s later visited the exhibition where they could see some of their paintings as well as those of children from other schools exhibited. We would like to congratulate Antonio Polidano Vella from Junior 5 who placed 3rd amongst all the contestants taking part. Well done Antonio!
ARBOR DAY ACTIVITIES On Monday, 19th January the Junior 2s and Junior 3s went to Buskett to take part in an activity organised by Arbor. The main aim of this activity was that after collecting acorns, the children were shown how to sow and care for the seedlings. The children then sowed the acorns in pots at school. Later on, throughout the year, we will send these pots to be planted at the Government Farm in Ghammieri, Marfa or Foresta 2000. The Junior 2s, 3s, 4s and 5s collected the sum of Euro 84 which was used to buy more olive trees for the school. These trees are now in the school yard as well as in our top front balcony.
President of Malta On Wednesday, 3rd March His Excellency, the President of Malta Dr.Edward Fenech Adami visited our school. The president was greeted by students from the Junior 1 and Junior 2. A student from Junior 6, Matthew Bugeja, made a short welcome speech. During this visit some of the students put up part of a play. The President met the Head of school and all the teachers. It was a memorable visit for all the students to meet the President.
STORY OF BABAR All the school went to watch the story of Babar, a musical tale by Jean de Brunhoff and adapted by Sarah Spiteri at St.James Cavalier.
SUMMER SCHOOL This year we will be having summer school once again. Further details will be announced later.
CHILDREN’S WORK Il-Kompjuter Tieghi. Meta keli seba’ snin u ghamilt il-precett. Bhala rigal, in-nanna stratli kompjuter. Nista’ nghid illi dan kien l-isbah rigal li qatt qlajt. Qatt ma bsart li kienet ser tixtrili dan ir-rigal. Il-kompjuter qieghed fil-kamra tal-ikel hdejn il-bieb tal-veranda. Nuzawh jien u l-mama’. Jien nuzah l-iktar ghar-ricerka tal-progetti tal-iskola. Tghidx kemm insib informazzjoni utli permezz tal-internet. Qabel, meta ma kellix il-kompjuter, tghidx kemm kont indum infittex l-istampi fil-magazines. Illum permezz tal-internet insib kollox f’hakka t’ghajn. Gieli nuzah biex nilghab il-loghba favorita tieghi li jisimha “routescape”. Permezz ta’ din il-loghba, ghamilt hbieb godda Maltin. Ahna niltaqghu flimkien biex nilghabu fl-istess hin. Imma ma narawx lil xulxin waqt li nkunu qed nilghabu. Stramba hux! Inhobb insegwi l-ahbarijiet, ir-rapport tat-temp u anke l-films godda li johorgu fic-cinema. Permezz tal-kompjuter, nista’ wkoll nixtri xi affarijiet li Malta ma nsibx jew li jkunu aktar gholjin. Mal-kompjuter ghandna wkoll kamera biex inkunu nistghu naraw liz-zijiet u l-kugini tal-Awstralja. Meta nkunu qed nitkellmu maghhom, gieli jibghatulna si email u tghidx kemm niehu gost! Nipprintjaha mill-ewwel biex naqraha lin-nanna. Meta nkun marid tghidx kemm inkun ta’ wens ghalija l-kompjuter u llum il-gurnata ma nimmaginax hajti minghajru. Infatti, tghidx kemm naghmel nervi w dwejjaq meta xi drabi jkun bil-hsara. Carlos Darmanin Mifsud Junior 6.
The Magic Soup Pot Once there was a man who never paid his bills. He was always buying things for himself and never shared with others. Once he was walking down the lane and he saw a shop which sold kitchen things. He went inside and saw the most lovely things. He asked the shop keeper if he had a soup pot. He showed him a silver soup pot. He told him that it cost only ten pounds. That was a reasonable price but Mr.Charles said, “Can I pay you weekly?” “I will pay you a pound a week.” The shopkeeper agreed and took the one pound. He went home with the nice soup pot. When he got home, he put it on the table. He got everything he could find in his kitchen like turkey legs, carrots, spinach, broccoli and lots more. He threw everything in the soup pot, put it on the stove and set the timer for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes he returned to see if the soup was ready but when he looked inside the pot, all the ingredients had vanished. He looked under the pot, everywhere but he couldn’t find the soup. He looked outside and saw that all the people had bowls of soup in their hands. He asked a little boy from where he had got the soup and the boy said that while waiting for his mother to feed him, his bowl had suddenly filled itself with soup. Mr.Charles offered to pay the little boy a pound for the bowl of soup. The boy happily agreed and after handing the soup bowl to Mr.Charles, he ran away. On his way home, he met the owner of the store from where he had bought the soup pot. The shop owner asked him if he could have the rest of the money he was owed. Mr.Charles immediately told the shop owner that he thought that the pot was cursed. He told him all about his happenings. Mr.Charles asked the shopowner if he knew anything about this strange soup pot. “Ah, I see that the magic soup pot is at it again. You have to pay up all your bills if you would like the soup pot to stop doing this. It is only after you have paid everybody that the soup pot will stop.” Mr.Charles paid the shop owner for the soup pot and went back to his kitchen. He looked in all his drawers to find all his bills. He paid them all up to the very last one which was only a bill for one cent. After he found his last cent in his wallet and paid this last bill, Mr.Charles decided to make himself some soup once again. This time he enjoyed his delicious soup as the ingredients remained in the pot. The magic soup pot had taught him a lesson. If he ever owes money to anyone, he has to pay them back. Max Spiteri Junior 6.
L-Annimal li nhobb. L-Annimal li nhobb l-aktar hi fekruna li juisimha Franka. Din il-fekruna taghtili l-habiba tal-mama. Ilha Ghandi madwar sena. Franka thobb tiekol il-gambli w tixrob l-ilma. Meta tkun gurnata sabiha, jiena niehu l-Franka fil-gnien. Jiena nzommha kuntenta billi nnaddaf il-kontenitur taghha. Jiena nhobbha hafna lil Franka w nixtieq li dejjem tibqa mieghi. Leah Muscat. Junior 3.
Id-dar Taghna. Id-dar taghna jisimha “Il-Mehriez”. Ahna noqghodu B’Kara. Id-dar taghna hi kbira w qadima w tinsab f’kantuniera. Ghandha ghaxart ikmamar. Isfel ghandna l-intrata, salott, kcina w karma tal-ikel, studju w karma tal-banju. Fis-sular ta’ fuq ghandna tlett ikmamar tas-sodda, salott iehor b’gallarija w karma tal-banju. Isfel hemm ukoll bitha kbira li fiha bir u hafna qsari. Jiena thidx kemm niehu gost insaqqi l-qsari. Ma’ genb il-bitha ghandna garaxx fejn il-mama w l-papa jdahhlu l-karozzi w fejn jien gieli nilghab “basketball”. Jiena nhobbha hafna din id-dar u zgur ma nbiddilha ma xejn. Raquel Sammut. Junior 3.
Il-Qattus Tieghi. Jiena Ghandi qattus jismu Snowy. Huwa ghandu kulur abjad daqs is-silg. Snowy qlajtu minn ghand il-mama. Ilu Ghandi sentejn. Dan il-qattus jiekol il-hut u jixrob l-ilma. Snowy jhobb jitfissed hafna. Jien inhobbu hafna lil dan il-qattus u nixtieq li jibqa mieghi ghal hafna zmien. Cassie-Mae Vassallo. Junior 3.
Invisible for one day It was 7 o’clock on a Friday morning. My mum and dad were not at home. When I woke up, I went downstairs and had breakfast. Then I went to watch television. While I was watching television, I heard the door being closed. There, in front of me were three witches. When I saw them I went to hide. But they still saw me and they made me invisible. The witches did not stay there for long. When they left, I was very excited that I was invisible. I was thinking of going to school. When I went there I went to the office of our Head of school. As the exams were approaching, there were all the papers on the desk. I immediately thought of taking them to photocopy them so that I would not have to study much. After this adventure, I decided to go back home but on the way, I passed by a market and I decided to take some things which I found on the different stalls, such as sweets, fruit and vegetables as well as some toys. As I was invisible, no-one could see me taking the things. When I had taken enough things, I went back home. I realised that the witches had returned. They were sitting on the edge of our roof top. I quickly got in and closed the door. I felt safe inside. When night came, the witches managed to get inside the house but this time I was not scared. They asked me if I wanted to remain invisible or if I would like to go back to my usual shape. I told them that I wanted to go back to my old self. All of a sudden I was back to normal. After that I slept and when I woke up, I thought that I had dreamt everything but I hadn’t as I saw the test papers on my bedside table. Dylan Galdes. Junior 5.
Meta mort sal-Monti. Il-Hadd li ghadda qomt kmieni u bhas-soltu mort il-quddies. X’hin wasalt id-dar ma kelli xejn x’naghmel u l-mama qaltli biex immorru sal-monti. Tlaqna bil-karozza tal-linja tat-tmienja. X’Hin wasalna, kienu diga armaw il-monti. Dak il-hin xammejt riha tfuh. Ghalkemm kont hadt xi haga filghodu, dik ir-riha qabbdittni l-guh. Wara rajna bank tal-pasti. Konna ser nixtru wahda, imma kellhom hafna dubbien iduru maghhom. Wara rajna rokna bil-qtates, klieb, flieles u ghasafar. Hadt pjacir nisma’ l-ghasafar isaffru. L-Izjed li ggustajt kien ghasfur isfar. Wara wasalna fejn niddejjaq jien, il-bank tal-hut. Lill-mama m’ghidtilhiex biex ma mmorrux hemm ghax inkella toqghod tgerger. Wara rajna wkoll bank bil-kotba u l-mama xtratli wiehed. Kien hemm bosta kotba ohra imma l-ktieb li xtrajt kien l-izjed ghal qalbi. Iccekjajna l-hin u kienu saru s-sebgha. Konna se nibqghu naqr’ ohra imma kulhadd kien qieghed izarrma. Hadt hafna pjacir il-monti u nixtieq li nerga’ mmur darb’ohra. Georg Zammit. Junior 5
My Friend. I have a lot of friends, not only at school, even abroad, but my best friend is Xeviene. Xeviene is a kind, friendly nine year old boy who loves to joke. He has brown hair and brown eyes and wears glasses. Xeviene lives in Valletta and sometimes I go to visit him. Sometimes, on Saturday, I call him to meet up in Bugibba. We have a lot of fun together. His favourite food is pizza and his favourite hobby is jogging. In Spring he goes walking in the countryside and it is not the first time that he comes back with wild flowers or plants. In Summer we go by the sea side and go swimming too. In Autumn, we like to go for walks and jump on the fallen leaves. Sometimes we even build castles out of leaves. Well, in Winter, we do not meet often because it rains and it is very cold. Friends keep you company, they help you and they make you feel happy when you are down. Not all friends stay with you for life but I wish that Xeviene will. Antonio Polidano Vella. Junior 5.
My Grandmother My grandmother’s name is Mary and she is a smart lady. She is seventy-four years old, has blondish hair and also wears glasses. She lives in Qormi, otherwise known as Citta Pinto. She lives with my grandfather and my uncle who happens to be my father’s twin brother. The first thing she does in the morning is to hear Mass. Afterwards, she goes shopping for groceries. She is a good cook and always cooks good tasting food. Once or twice a week, she goes to swim in a pool in a hotel. She loves taking care of the beautiful flowers in her large garden because the garden is her pride and joy. Sometimes cute kittens come to her garden and since she likes kittens very much, she enjoys taking care of them. Grandma Mary is always eager to see us every Sunday afternoon and she prepares food and drinks for us and never lets us leave without a slice of her delicious chocolate cake. Grandma Mary is very generous, kind and helpful person and everybody loves her. Matthew Attard. Junior 5.
My Three best wishes. Last week my uncle invited me for a picnic. We went to Ta’ Qali and we took our dog Sammy with us who needed some fresh air. There were many people and children walking their dogs, so I decided to join. My dog Sammy started to pull me as if he was trying to take me somewhere. We went behind a bush at the very far end of the picnic ground. We found a removable rock and underneath it we saw a lit up passage. Sammy started to bark but I moved even further into the unknown and at the end we found a lamp which was concealed in a glass box. I remembered what Aladdin had done in the film. So I tried rubbing the lamp but nothing happened, Talking to it didn’t help much either. Then I dropped it by mistake and a blue smoke in the shape of a person came out. He told me that his name was Aladun, the brother of Aladin. He gave me three wishes and told me that if ever I was in need or in danger I just had to wish something and he will make the wish come true. In the next three days I changed some things. These three wishes were that I would have a new spy bot which is a small robot that could hear, record and see everything. The next day I wished that I would have no homework for the rest of the year and the last wish was to make all the poor children not die of hunger. I think that these three wishes were the best three wishes I could ever wish for. Claude Borg Grech. Junior 6.
L-Ambjent Niehdu hsieb l-ambjent billi ma narmux l-affarijiet fit-toroq. Ghandna nisseparaw l-iskart. Ghandna dejem nitfu d-dawl wara li nohorgu mill-kmamar. Kull meta jinhlew il-batteriji, ghandna nohduhom f’hanut li jigbor il-batteriji uzati. Ghandna niehdu docca u mhux nimlew il-banju biex ma nahlux hafna ilma. L-Ambjent huwa ta’ kulhadd ghalhekk ghandna nibzghu ghalih. Miguel Micallef. Junior 3.
My Bicycle My bicycle is three months old. My aunt gave it to me for my seventh birthday. It has two side wheels. My bicycle is bright blue. It has a small shiny bell. Sometimes I go for a ride on it in a garden in Attard. I enjoy riding my bicycle. I ride it very often. I keep it in the hall at our house. When I ride it I always wear a helmet. Andrew Caruana. Junior 3.
My new bicycle I have a brand new bicycle. It was given to me by my parents as a Christmas present. The bicycle is bright red. Behind the seat there is a blue, plastic saddle-bag and there is a small shiny bell on the handlebars. Every morning I ride my bicycle down the road behind the block. On Saturdays, my father takes me to the park to enjoy the fresh air. At the park, I ride my bicycle with my friends and we really have fun. All my friends like my bicycle. I look after my bicycle. I keep it safe in the garage. I clean my bicycle every week. I enjoy riding my bicycle. Bianca Micoara. Junior 3.
Attacked by a creature from outer space. Last year it happened on a very foggy, cold misty night. I was attacked by a mysterious space being (you could almost say it was an alien, but not the type of alien we normally imagine.) I was striding down the main street towards the village square, which was quiet and empty, quite deserted. Suddenly, when I was halfway down the road, I was blinded by a very bright yellow-greenish light. There was the enormous throb of an engine. I was held tight by a powerful steel talon-like object and I felt myself being hoisted up from the ground like a feather being lifted on a finger. I wriggled, kicked, bit, punched and performed some well done karate moves but all in vain. Once in the shuttle, I was trapped in a vise-like grip in the hands (well, you could say claws) of a blue thing. When my focus cleared and I could see better, I was standing up with my hands bound together by some thick type of thread. When I felt the material, it reminded me of the nylon-silk ropes that binds ships to the harbour. But before I had a chance to feel what bound me, a monstrous blue and gold thing appeared before me. It spoke in a deep booming voice that echoed round the huge steel covered room we were in. The creature’s head was that of a tiger, his body of an iguana and his hands, tail and feet of a crocodile. His body had a blueish colour to it so it made it look like it was made of UV rays. He spoke quickly to other creatures like him in some typed of language (probably Martian) and they all advanced towards me. I knew this was risky but if I ever wanted to see my friends, family, etc, I needed to act fast. My ropes were not too tight and I tried to wriggle my hands out of them. It was laborious, back-breaking work but I didn’t care; now it was the time to act. I sprang into action jumped on one of the monsters, knocked it out, took the gun-like thing they were pointing at me and started firing in every direction. I don’t know what happened then, all I saw was a large puff of white mist. I sprinted towards the only door I could see clearly, opened it, jumped and lay sprawled on the earth ground. I ran like a mad man back to my house and crashed inside. From the back-door window I could see the tiny little speck of light which was the shuttle. It was a harrowing experience. I hope I’ll never have to encounter another experience like that! I don’t want to even think about it! Nolan Avellino. Junior 6 (written as a composition during an exam).
VIOLIN LESSONS For violin lessons by a fully qualified violinist who plays with the Manoel Theatre Orchestra, kindly phone on telephone number 79818790 FAMILY SUNDAYS at ST.JAMES CAVALIER. For registrations, kindly phone on telephone number 21223216 or email at workshops@sjcav.org. Or schoolprogrammes@sjcav.org.
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THE LITTLE TIMES Little Angels School Newsletter No. 17 Website: www.littleangelsschool.com
Dear Parents, students and friends, Welcome to our first newsletter for this scholastic year. At school we are already doing a lot of interesting activities, some of which you will read about in this Newsletter.
Comenius Project. This exciting and very interesting project is in its third and final year. During the first term of this scholastic year we are tackling architecture in Malta. The children took photos of Old and Modern buildings and also found some information about these buildings. All this work was presented to our partner schools in the form of a power point presentation which the Junior 5 and 6 students prepared during the IT lesson as well as in a brochure format. The Junior 1s and2s made various colouring in pictures of old and modern buildings. The Junior 3s and 4s did collages of old and modern buildings. All this work was exchanged with our partner schools during a meeting which was held in Budapest, Hungary. Later on throughout this term, we will be making 3 dimensional models of old and modern buildings which we will then post to our partner schools.
DINJA WAHDA This year we have once again won the Gold Award. This is the fifth time that we won this award. This award is given to all those schools that incorporate environmental awareness in their curriculum as well as embark on projects which instil in the children a sense of duty towards our environment.
Christmas Concert. This year our Christmas Concert is going to be held on the 12th December at St.Aloysius College. The exact time will be announced later. All the school will be taking part.
Cultural Outings. This term the Junior 1s and Junior 2s will be going to St.James’ Cavalier (Tell me a story session), the Junior 3s will be going to a town, Mosta and a village, Mgarr, the Junior 4s will be going to a Fire Station, the Junior 5s will be going to Mdina (Domus Romane, Knights of Malta, Medieval Times and Mdina Experience and the Junior 6s will be going to Valletta (St.John’s Co-Cathedral and The Malta Experience).
Sedqa Course During this term we organised a Personal and Social Development course for all Junior 5 students. This course consisted of 5 sessions and was conducted by a sedqa representative. This course was followed by a onetime session for parents which was also conducted by a representative of Sedqa.
Parental Skills Programme. During this term, along with Sedqa, we are also organising a parental skills programme. This programme will consist of 6 two-hour sessions, which will be held at the school.
Talk for students in Junior 6 The Occupational Health and Safety Authority will be conducting a one-hour session during which the children will be guided through an educational video, which will try to instil a healthy culture from a young age and raise a more occupational health and safety conscious future work force.
FACES On behalf of FACES, we would like to thank you for the wonderful donation . Thank you once again.
CHILDREN’S WORK A day in the life of a bird Hello, my name is Zig and I am about to tell you about my life as a bird after somehow I had been freed. It was a fine sunny day and my owner, Francis, who was a gentle, old man, opened my cage and pit hid finger in for me to hop on. I did so and he patted me gently and walked to the back door which led to the garden. There was a table filled with bird seeds and he left me there. He watched as I pecked some into my mouth. I flew about chirping with astonishment at how large the outside world was! I turned back to see that Francis was waving to me as he turned back in and stared at me from behind the window. I kept on flying about to meet another bird. He wasn’t my type but I thought that making friends wasn’t a bad idea. By this time I had forgotten about Francis and I chirped happily to the other bird as a sign of friendship. He agreed and welcomed me to his nest, minutes later, we were flying above the countryside. I wasn’t used to flying, but I found out that it was fantastic to fly with such liberty. As we flew high, chirping in the bright sunny day, I spotted the many fields and other places. I saw children playing merrily together and other birds whizzing freely in the breeze. Afterwards, I saw my friend landing on a branch. I too did so and he led me to another nest with three more birds in it. He introduced me and I was greeted warmly to the nest where I continued telling them about my indoor life and explained how I was freed. They gazed at me astounded, to hear about my past, for they had never known what living indoors meant. Time passed and I remembered about all the seeds on the bird table. I told them about Francis and how he took care of me and they were surprised to hear that humans could be friends with birds. I invited them to come with me to visit Francis and after some time they agreed to come along with me. There he was, gazing in the sky hoping to see me again. Then he smiled speechless to see that I had returned with four more birds. What a life being a bird....and what fun it was to see Francis again along with my new friends!!! Ian Saliba Junior 6.
My two Parrots. I have two parrots and their names are Gina and Jimmy. Their colours are white, light blue, green and yellow. They like to eat bits of carrots and apples but their favourite food is bird food. They sing every day when I put them out in my balcony. They like to be kept clean in their cage. They like to play with their toys. They like staying in their cage and they look at me whenever I move about in the house. I love my two parrots very much. Bianca Micoara. Junior 3
Myself I am a boy and my name is Miguel Micallef. I am seven years old. I live in a big house in Naxxar. I don’t have any brothers or sisters. I have brown eyes and brown hair. I am a little bit short for my age. My favourite colour is blue. I am scared of spiders and ghosts. I like to play football. My friend is Andrew and I like to play with him. When I grow up I would like to work with my father. Miguel Micallef. Junior 3
Min Jien? Jien jisimni Raquel Sammut. Ghandi sitt snin. Immur l-iskola Little Angels f’B’Kara. Jiena qieghda fit-tielet klassi. Inhobb nghum u nigri bir-rota. Jiena Ghandi zewg qtates, fekruna u ftit hut. Jiena nibza mid-dlam. Kemm niddejjaq meta nkun wahdi! Meta nikber nixtieq insir tabiba ta’ l-annimali. Raquel Sammut . Junior 3
My Cat. My cat is called Fluffy. He is two years old. My cat likes to play with a squeaky toy. He purrs to show that he is happy. Fluffy is brown in colour. His tongue is pink. His claws are very sharp but he doesn’t scratch me. He washes his face with his paws. He likes to sit by the fire place or in a sunny spot. Fluffy keeps mice away from the house. I love my cat Fluffy very much. Neil Brincat. Junior 3. My favourite toy. I have lots of toys but my favourite toy is a toy shuttle. My grandmother gave it to me when I was sick. I think that this toy was not very expensive as otherwise my grandma would not have bought it. I play with it by pretending that it is going to another planet. I pretend that it will be going to Mars. I enjoy imagining that it crash lands on Mars. I do this on my bed so that it will not break. If one of my friends joins me we take it in turns to play but when they do not come I play with it on my own. I prefer to play on my own because I will be free to play for as long as I wish and however I wish. I am very happy with my toy and I hope that it will never break. Neil Buttigieg. Junior 4. A day in the life of a bird. I was a vicious falcon with brown eyes and white feathers. I loved flying and hunting insects and fish. I also preyed on dead animals. I also loved the sea and the wilderness. Anyway, I was going over a town where I saw a man with a long tool that had a hole pointing at me. All of a sudden I heard a bang and I noticed that something was heading towards me. I also heard another bird saying, “duck now!” I ducked my head and something passed right next to it. I was very frightened. When I arrived at my nest I was safe and sound. My mum said that the tool was called a gun and that the man was there to kill me and eat me up. On the same day I wondered off with my brother and sisters to hunt for food. We approached a dead animal and we started eating from it but, all of a sudden a pride of lions roared with anger. My heart was beating fast. I flew as high as I could. I needed to escape my second attacker of the day. This was a terrible experience for one day. The world was not as beautiful as it looked. I felt a lot safer with my family. I was one of four falcons and my parents made me feel safe. Christian Coyne. Junior 6.
THE LITTLE TIMES Little Angels School Newsletter No. 17 Website: www.littleangelsschool.com Dear Parents, students and friends, Welcome to the third and last newsletter of this scholastic year. During this last term our school took part in various activities. E.S.B.Examinations. I would like to congratulate all our students who took part in the English |Speaking Board Examinations. This year we had 30 students taking part and they all did really well. The examiners were very pleased with the high standard of our students’ work and this was reflected in the grades that the children obtained. English Speaking Board certificates will be awarded later during our Certificate Presentation Day. Well done to all the students! Special Congratulations also go to Neil Buttigieg Junior 3 and Aidan Vella Junior 1 for taking part in the Young Speakers of the Year Awards. Both Neil and Aidan were chosen by the examiners to represent our school.
SPORTS DAY. On Wednesday, 21st May, we had Sports Day. This was held at St.Aloysius College. Certificates of participation were given to all the students taking part. A well deserved ice-cream was also given to all the students at the end of Sports Day.
MARATHON WALK. On Friday 23rd May, all the school went on our annual marathon walk. This year we went to Ta’ Qali.
CULTURAL OUTINGS. Junior 1 – Apiary – Ghammieri Junior 4 – Ghar Dalam&M’Xlokk Junior 2 – Toy Museum Valletta Junior 5 – Tarxien Temples& Junior 3 - Biscuit Factory Archaeological Museum Junior 6 – Ghammieri Gov. Farm
SWIMMING SESSIONS During the last term, Junior 1 2 and 3 went to Razzett Tal-Hbiberija for swimming sessions. The sessions included basic lessons for the Junior 1s and various water games for the Junior 2s and 3s. All these sessions were organised by a qualified swimming instructor.
SEDQA COURSE During the third term we had a course of 6 sessions organised by Sedqa personnel for all Junior 3 students.
PARENTAL SKILLS PROGRAMME During this term, along with Sedqa, we also organised a parental skills programme. This programme, which consisted of 6 two-hour sessions, was held at the school.
TALK FOR JUNIOR 6. A representative of Unit Ghozza from the Education department came to the school to talk to the parents of children in Junior 6. This talk dealt with the emotional and physical development of children.
HEALTHY EATING CHOICES FOR LIFE. Representatives from the Home Economics Centre in B’Kara came over to the school to talk to our students about making intelligent food choices. All the students took part in these interactive sessions. An informative session was also held for the parents.
CHILDREN’S WORK. Imagine you were invisible for a day. Relate what happens. I remember last year very well. It was the third of June, a very hot day. My dad, who is a scientist, one day decided to take me to work with him. It was a bit scary looking at all those test tubes and chemicals. Suddenly something went horribly wrong. Someone in the laboratory put the wrong chemicals in the tube. I realised that there was a lot of smoke. Everyone went rushing out, screaming, pulling dad out too. I was scared, very scared. Once I opened my eyes, all the smoke had disappeared, just like my body. Soon I knew why, I was standing on something, a broken tube with something grey in it. I went out of the door but nobody was there, I found dad outside, hoping for a miracle. When I spoke to him everyone ran away, thinking they had created a monster. My dad was shocked when there was a voice out of nowhere but soon he understood everything. He said the effect of the chemical would be off in twenty-four hours. So I went, having fun. First I went to swim in a public pool without paying, and then I went to school and changed my marks from seventy to ninety. Then I decided to help someone. I stopped a bully from taking a boy’s lunch and I stopped a robbery by taking the robbers’ bags when they were running out. When I had been invisible for nearly twenty four hours I went to my dad and I turned back to a normal human being. I tell this story to everyone but nobody believes me. I even wrote a book, I called it the “Invisible accident”. Jodie Piccinino. Junior 5.
Having to go. It’s my final year in this school. I’ll miss it very much. All the teachers that have taught me, had the magic touch. I don’t know what I’d do without all my friends but I will remember them till the end. I’ll miss all the subjects, like music and P.E. Next to these, all future lessons won’t be a cup of tea. I’LL have nothing but memories, next year and after that. But maybe I’ll see my friends again and maybe have a chat. Daniel Briffa. Junior 6.
The Garden. The garden next to my house is very big and I like to go there for a walk. I often take my kite with me. In the garden there is a pond with turtles. Once I saw a nest with some baby birds on the branch of a big tree in this garden. In the garden there are many bushes too. There are also rows of flower beds. The beautiful butterflies keep flitting among the lovely flowers. There are many tall trees. There are also some stoned benches under the shade of the trees. I like to go to this garden to play and to enjoy the fresh air. Neville Azzopardi. Junior 3.
My Home Town. I live in Siggiewi. Siggiewi is quite a big village. I live in an old house in the centre of Siggiewi. Thhe centre is the oldest part of the village and there are many old houses. Our village is a very busy place. There is a big public school. There are no gardens in Siggiewi and I wish there was one where I could go to play. There is a big playing field. In our village, we need to have more car parks. We also need more street lamps. Siggiewi is very tidy and the people are very proud of their village. Simona Gauci. Junior 3.
Bedtime. My mother usually tells me it is bedtime. She says, “Come on Neil, it’s time to go to bed or you will be tired for school in the morning”. I take off my clothes and put on my pyjamas as soon as I go to my bedroom. I put my clothes on a chair or if they are dirty I put them in the laundry bin. I go to the bathroom to brush my teeth. When I get in my bed, I feel warm and comfortable. My parents read a story as I settle in my bed. Before I sleep I think of how much fun I had at school and at home. Sometimes I do something funny like going under my bed and scare mum and dad. Finally I say the bedtime prayers and then I fall fast asleep. Neil Buttigieg. Junior 3.
Unknown. I do not know why? I do not know how? But my life is changing even now Our bodies are growing and so is our mind Yet still I wonder but how? Life is flashing by me Until one day we disappear. Alessio Cushieri. Junior 5.
My favourite season. In spring everything becomes more beautiful then it already would be in winter. You can say it is a new beginning. Spring starts on the 21st March and ends on the 20th June. In spring, many animals have their young, flowers bloom, trees grow their leaves, all helping beautiful nature to grow and help the world to be a better place for people and animals everywhere around the globe. Most of our bird ventilators have birds’ nests in them. So much activity happens in spring because in winter many creatures are asleep and then in spring they wake up from their long sleep. We go to many picnics because if there is such lovely weather, why simply waste the free time you have watching television and doing nothing? So many wonderful things happen in spring including the Holy Week and the wonderful feast of Easter in which we remember and celebrate the rising our Saviour Jesus Christ. Spring is also a great season for gardeners and farmers as in spring we have nice sunshine and very good temperature for growing plants so you can see many different fruit in stalls for example kiwi, water melon, melon, pineapple, avocado, strawberry, grapes and cherries. In spring it is very common to see some people going to public gardens such as San Anton to enjoy the beautiful sights of nature at its best. Some people also start swimming in spring. My birthday also comes in spring. Well, that’s all I am going to say so I guess you have to just wait till I experience more of the wonders of spring to hear more about my favourite season, spring. Matthew Attard. Junior 4.
Fairyland. In a far away land called Fairyland, there lived every type of flying creature like pixies, fairies and birds. In fairyland everyone lived happily. There was an adventure everyday. There were even quests to do. In Fairyland, there was even a school called Fairy School of Magic. Here, all fairies, goblins, pixies, birds and even children learnt how to do magic. Once, there were two girls who lived in Fairyland who wanted to learn how to fly like their fairy friends. The fairies gave them flying lessons and after some time the two girls even got a pair of wings and started flying around. These two girls saved the queen of fairyland when she was kidnapped by the evil Sneevil. When the two girls retuned the queen to Fairyland everyone started cheering, as they were all happy to see their queen again. Lyndsey Muscat. Junior 6.
Li kieku kelli nsiefer safra madwar id-dinja. Li kieku kelli nsiefer safra madwar id-dinja, zgur li l-ewwel kont immur l-Amerika, l-pajjiz li ma jorqod qatt. L-Aktar New York fejn issib divertiment u spettaklu mill-aqwa. Wara kont immur Disneyland f’Parigi fejn il-holm isir realta bid-divertiment u gost ghall-familja kollha. Xenarju mill-isbah. Ruma hija vera belt sabiha biex izzur. Kont immur il-vatikan u nara lill-Papa jippriedka quddiem il-folol ta’ nies. Imbaghad nara l-Kolossew fejn kienu jiggieldu l-gladjaturi mall-annimali feroci jew il-gallarija fejn kien jitkellem Benito Mussolini ma’ l-poplu tieghu. Ic-Cina hu post sabih hafna biex tara postijiet storici u tiekol ikel tajjeb u bnin specjalment ross u xi ikel jahraq. Nixtieq immur Boston biex nara xi loghba basketball kif jafu jilghabu huma. Wara kont immur il-Germanja biex nara l-passatempi tieghi l-aktar biex niskejtja minn fuq xi muntanja ghal isfel. Biex tixtri xi xirja sew tista tmur londra . Hawnhekk tista’ tara wkoll London Eye jew il-Big Ben. Tkun vera safra sabiha hafna biex iddur madwar id-dinja imma jrid ikollok hafna flus sew biex iddura kollha jew dawk il-postijiet biss li semmejt. Liam Grech. Junior 6.
Kont hadt sehem f’kompetizzjoni u rbaht. Kienet gurnata normali meta wasalt mill-iskola. Dakinhar kont gibt il-marki ta’ l-ezamijiet Annwali. Kemm hadt gost. Ommi tghidx kemm ser tifrah. Qabel ma dhalt id-dar mort niccekja l-posta. Kien hemm hafna ittri u meta bdejt nara ta’ min huma sibt li wahda minnhom kienet indirizzata lili. Dhalt id-dar nigri biex niftahha ghax is-soltu watt ma nircievi ittri. Minghajr ma keppimt lil hadd mort fil-kcina u qghedt l-ittri l’ohra fuq il-mejda. Bdejt niftah tieghi. Ommi giet hdejja u ghidtilha li rcevejt ittra u meta ftahtha u bdejt naqra sirt naf li kont irbaht minn fuq il-Magazine, it-Tina u kont irbaht kompetizzjoni. Irbaht Kamera tar-ritratti digitali, playstation, sett ta’ bolli Maltin, arlogg u Ipod. Bqajt imbellha. Ma hsibtx li ser inkun daqshekk fortunata li nirbah dawk ir-rigali kollha. Meat waslu huti mill-iskola, tghidx kemm ferhu bija u qaLuli li jien brava immens ghax il-mistoqsijiet kollha kont gibthom tajbin. L-Ghada meta mort l-iskola u lil shabi urejthom l-ittra, tghidx kemm ferhu bija ! Ohrajn bdew jghidu li anke huma kienu dahlu fil-kompetizzjoni imma ma rnexxielhomx. Dakinhar stess meta lestejt mix-xoghol li kelli naghmel, morna fl-indirizz li kien hemm fuq il-karta u mort nigbor ir-rigali. Tghidx kemm kelli baskett tqil. Imn’Alla dhalt fil-kompetizzjoni ghax irbaht dawk ir-rigali kollha. Claudia Scerri. Junior 6.
On the Mountain. I was in my bed covered with a thick quilt. I was reading about a person who had successfully climbed a huge mountain. My eyes were heavy. Suddenly, out of the blue emerged strange figures calling out my name to join them but their voices were quite familiar. I had been shovelled into a car and was speeding away from a peculiar looking cottage. In the semi-darkness, I realised that I was at the bottom of a massive mountain. At the summit of the mountain were flashing lights, made by torches. Our task was to climb the mountain to uncover the mysterious lights. In the dim light of my half-lit lantern I could see where I was going. I began climbing but as soon as I did so, my lantern slipped through my sweaty fingers and I was left with absolutely no light at all except for the moon and stars. I continued climbing as slow as a snail and at one point I lost my footing and was just lolling on one hand. The little courage there was left in me had completely gone. I tried to heave myself back on the falling rocks but my hand had slipped off the rocks and I was hurtling down the mountain, a dazzling light was switched on and my feet were numb with the fall. I thought it was the end of the world. I looked up into my parents’ white faces. I sighed in relief. Next time I will make sure that I don’t read too much before I go to sleep. Stefan Borg. Junior 6.
An amazing invention. Have you ever wondered what makes modern life what it is today? The answer is technology. Without technology, our life wouldn’t be nearly as enjoyable and easy as it is nowadays. Why is this? This is because nowadays computers and telephones exist. The most popular one is probably the telephone. If Alexander Bell hadn’t invented telephones, what would have happened? Life as we know it would have been very different. The older telephone was very different from how we know it now. First of all, it had a receiver, which went on the side of the machine instead of on top of it. Nowadays, we have cordless phones. These are phones with the receiver separate from the actual machine. Human beings have even invented a new kind of phone. This is called a mobile phone. This is like a cordless phone which you can carry around and even text message and read emails on them. These have developed tremendously and nowadays there are even very small phones with video-calling. These are called 3G phones. I am very glad that telephones were invented. If not, I think our life would be very different. Amy Slater. Junior 6.
I am a wrist watch. I was manufactured three months in a factory that made watches. The man who designed me called me “Super Diving Watch”. I am silver. My face is blue and my numbers are gold. I’ve been waiting for a day till someone will buy me and finally the day came. It was Saturday morning and the owner of the shop opened the beautiful golden doors and a whole lot of people came to see the watches like me and some other different ones. This man was looking at me. I thought he wouldn’t like me. But no, I was wrong. He asked a young lady to get me out of my box. The lady put me in a navy blue box with my name on it. She put me in a bag. The man paid her and left with me. Oh! I thought this day would finally come , I said to myself. I found out that the man was called Harry Windsor. I found this out as I saw his name on the receipt. We went in this odd black thing. I didn’t know what it was as I had never seen something like this before. I found out it was a car. Well, it did have a name but I do not know what it was. Anyway, we arrived at “my new home”. It was very nice. He took me out of my box and put me on his wrist. The horrible thing was that I couldn’t see anything but a silly sleeve of a shirt. Finally, I could see again as the sleeve was no longer on my beautiful face. He keeps looking at me to check the time. I wouldn’t dare show the wrong time or stop working.
I love my new owner, Harry so much that I will try my best to keep working hard for he needs to know the right time all the time!! Francesca Stivala. Junior 5.
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THE LITTLE TIMES Little Angels School Newsletter No. 15 Website: www.littleangelsschool.com Dear Parents, students and friends, Welcome to our first newsletter for this scholastic year. I hope that you all enjoyed your summer break. At school we are already working on a number of projects which you will read about in this Newsletter. Comenius ProjectThis exciting project is now in its second year and we have already started doing a number of activities. The Junor 1s, 2s and 3s worked on story telling in Maltese. They used 2 books called Pina tat is-sufan and Il-Libsa ta’ Sina. The teachers read the stories, then the children colored pictures depicting the story and even made a collage of some of the pictures. The 2 books as well as the artwork were given to all our partners. Our partner schools gave us their work and their books, which were all shown to our students. The Junior 4s, 5s and 6s worked on the historical aspect of the project. This was linked to Social Studies. Three famous Maltese personalities from the past, Dun Mikiel Xerri, Sir Temmy Zammit and Dun Karm Psaila were chosen. A folder was created using pictures and some information about these personalities. This work was also given to our partner schools. Our partner schools in turn will be giving us their work and in this way all our students will be learning some history of the countries of our partner schools. Some teachers from Hungary, Poland and England visited our school. The Junior 4s, 5s and 6s prepared a short welcome celebration for our colleagues. Christmas Concert This year our Christmas Concert is going to be held on the 14th December at St.Aloysius College. The exact time will be announced later. As usual all the school will be taking part. Cultural Outings This term the Junior 1s will be going to St.James’ Cavalier (Tell me a story session), the Junior 2s will be going to the Natural History Museum in Mdina, the Junior 3s will be going to a town, Mosta and a village, Mgarr, the Junior 4s will be going to a Fire Station, the Junior 5s will be going to Mdina (Domus Romane, Knights of Malta, Medieval Times and Mdina Experience) and the Junior 6s will be going to Valletta (St.John’s co-cathedral, Palace Armoury and the Malta Experience) Malta International Bookfair We encourage you to visit the book fair at the Mediterranean Conference Centre from Wednesday 14th to Sunday 18th November. There will be various activities for children such as story telling sessions, meetings with famous authors as well as getting to know about new books. If you would like further information regarding this activity, please do not hesitate to call the school office.
CHILDREN’S WORK My SchoolMy school is Little Angels School. I have been going to this school since I was a little boy. Now I am in Junior 5. WE have a nice and big school and we keep it very clean. Our teachers are very friendly and helpful and so is our Head of school, Mrs.Stivala. Sometimes, we go on outings to interesting places like Mdina. We also have swimming lessons. Sometimes even teachers from other countries visit our school. I am very proud that I go to Little Angels School. Benjamin Zarb Junior 5 MyselfMy name is Andrea. I am seven years old. I have no brothers or sisters. I have brown hair and brown eyes. I am tall and slim for my age. My favourite colour is red. My favouite food is pasta. I enjoy playing with my toy dinosaur. I like to draw pictures. I am scared of spiders. When I grow up, I would like to be a fisherman. Andrea Farrugia Junior 3 My BrotherMy brother’s name is Ethan. He is eight years old and he will be nine in August. He is quite tall and slim. His eyes are green and he has light brown hair. He is very fair. He likes to play football. My brother is scared of snakes. We often play together but sometimes we fight. We share our bedroom. I love my brother because he makes me laugh. Leah Rianne Muscat. Junior 3. My Cat My cat’s name is Spanky. He is grey. My cat drinks water and likes to eat fish. When mum comes home, Spanky purrs to show that he is happy. Spanky likes to sit in a warm spot. He cleans his face with his soft paws. His claws are very sharp but he does not scratch me. Spanky keeps mice away from our house. Matthew Borg Galea. Junior 3. My baby sister. My sister’s name is Nicole. She is one month old. Nicole is still small. Her hair is straight. Her skin is fair and her eyes and hair are brown. She likes to have us around her. She cries when she is hungry. Nicole is scared of loud noises. She likes drinking a lot of milk. She likes to play with her toy giraffe. I love my baby sister and I help my mother to look after her. Catriona Vella Junior 3. Who’s that? Who’s that laying in the corner? Who’s that swimming in the sea? When to open that mystery door? With what, maybe a key? But why do I unlock secrets? Just for a simple prize? Or is it for a noble quest? That needs one more try. But these words going on in my head longingly Who? What? When? Where? Why? Daniel Briffa Junior 6
The Weird Dragon Once upon a time, in a far away land, there lived a dragon. This dragon was not an ordinary dragon, as instead of shooting fire, he shot ice. This special dragon lived in a cave in Antartica. There are many legends about him. This dragon likes to eat bricks of ices and people say that he can sleep for thousands of years. It is also said that in the dragon’s cave, there are lots of diamonds. Many Eskimos have tried to take diamonds out of the dragon’s cave, but whoever went in did not come out. One day, an American explorer came to visit Antartica. During his visit, he made a terrible mistake. He went straight to the dragon’s cave. There he was met by a horrible sight as the cave was full of frozen skeletons. The dragon was also there but luckily he was fast asleep. The explorer took many pictures, both of the skeletons as well as of the dragon. But all of a sudden, right after the flash, the dragon slowly opened his eyes. He immediately saw the intruder in his cave and roared very loudly. The explorer was petrified and found that he could not even run……. The dragon came closer and closer to the explorer. Suddenly, the dragon moved his hand towards the explorer and handed him a bag full of eggs. These were not ordinary eggs, they were dragon eggs. The dragon looked as if he was going to die. Suddenly he just vanished off the face of the earth. That was the end of the dragon. He was never heard of again. The explorer realised that he was the only one to own these special dragon eggs. He decided to take tham to a safe place. When the people of the town heard that the explorer had these dargon eggs, some tried their luck at stealing them but to no avail. The explorer had turned his hiding place into a very safe dungeon. He fit laser alarms so that if anyone got anywhere close, a loud siren would go off. After some time, everyone gave up trying to steal these eggs. After studying these eggs, the explorer decided to turn them into a tourist attraction. Nowadays, the dungeon with dinosaur eggs is a very popular tourist attraction. Max Spiteri Junior 5.
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