Library Week + World Book Day
Activities held in March and April
Reading Task competition
for
Year 7 and 8 students
Reading & General Knowledge QUIZ
for
Year 9 and 10 students
Some students took part in the
Literacy and Information Support Unit
(LISU) Competitions
Monday, 17th April 2023
Students introducing Library Week activities
during the morning assembly
Read anytime, anywhere:
a new banner was fixed on the fence
in the Football Ground during the Library Week.
This was then permanently put
in the school canteen.
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
Year 10 students had an interesting visit at the National Library, Victoria.
Thanks to Mr George Cassar and
Mr Chris Galea for explaining
the purpose and services of this building.
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
Year 10 students visited the National Archives
(Gozo section), Victoria.
Thanks to Mr John Cremona
for explaining the purpose and services
of this building.
Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Year 9 students had a talk:
Sagħtar ifewwaħ f’Jum il-Ktieb
by Mr Christopher Giordano,
editor of Sagħtar magazine.
Students learnt how this magazine is published and
what type of articles it contains.
Fr Charles Sultana, the head of school,
presented a hardbound book
about the history of the Sacred Heart Seminary,
written by Monsignor Dr Joseph Bezzina to
Mr Giordano.
Thursday, 20th April 2023
Year 8 students were delighted to welcome
Mr. Francecso Pio Attard, a past pupil, Communications Officer for the Diocese of Gozo,
and the editor of the Gozitan monthly magazine,
‘Il-Ħajja f’Għawdex’,
who provided a brief overview on journalism.
Students learnt about the different types of journalism styles including newspapers, magazines, television, radio, blogs, emails, and social media.
Emphasis was made on the necessity to find
the TRUTH and the ACCURACY
in all the information we are exposed to.
Friday, 21st April 2023
Year 7 students had a talk by Mr Noel Formosa,
Operations Manager at the Gozo Press.
The theme was
“World Book Day and the Printing Process”.
Students learnt about the first printing press in Gozo and
how a book is made step by step.
18th - 21st April 2023
During the library week, before the first lesson,
a storytelling session was held in each class.
Main Objective:
Listening to stories; reading for pleasure.
Teachers or students chose a short story
in Maltese or in English and
was read aloud to the students.
17th - 20th April 2023
Guess the Reader Competition
for all students