St Margaret College, Zabbar Primary A

Numerous research studies have shown that when parents play an essential role in their child’s intervention, children make considerably more progress towards their speech and language therapy goals. This talk aims to address the importance of parental involvement in Speech & Language Therapy goals. It also aims to highlight the importance of parent-training. 

Date: 18.02.2021 (Thursday)

Time: 18.00 – 19:00

Speaker: Ms Veronica Montanaro B.Sc (Hons.), M.Sc (Shef). Doctoral Student, CDS, University of Leeds

Ms Veronica Montanaro is an established Speech and Language Pathologist. She has been working in the field for over 16 years. Veronica forms part of an independent Multidisciplinary Team (TAASC) and is also a founding Partner at Move – The Sports and Exercise Medicine Centre. She is a visiting assistant lecturer at the University of Malta. She has also just begun her Doctoral Studies at the Centre for Disability Studies (CDS), University of Leeds. Veronica is a certified training in the Hanen:It Takes Two to Talk & is trained to deliver several certified Elklan courses for parents.   

rice: Members: free; Non- Members: €2 

Registration:

This webinar is open to SLPs, other professionals and carers. 

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Make sure you register here to secure your booking. Confirmation of booking will be received by email and details of the webinar link will be sent closer to the date to the same email listed on the booking.   Please note registration will close at noon on the day of the webinar (18.02.2021).  Refunds are at the discretion of ASLP. 

Smiling with Jerome Foundation is an NGO which helps families diagnosed with cancer and families whose kids have serious disabilities or conditions. In December 2019, the foundation has introduced in Malta the Chemo Bags of Hope Initiative. These are bags which are given to all inpatients (young and old) at Sir Anthony Mamo Oncology Centre and to patients referred to by Hospice Malta. All items in these bags are specialized for cancer patients which include a Lap Blanket, Chemo Hat, Water, Stress Ball, Stationery, Tissues, Hand Sanitizer, Folder, Clipboard, Lollipop, Art Therapy Book, Puzzle Book, Alcohol Free Mouthwash, Lip Balm, Colouring Pencils, Notebook and crocheted Angels. Although each Chemo Bag of Hope is costs around 60Euro, they are given for Free to everyone.

World Cancer Day is an international day marked on February 4th to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. Our Kinder 1 classes took part in the WALK WITH JEROME event whereby all classes did a craft in lilac/purple which is the colour related to cancer awareness and then went on a small walk inside the school grounds to commemorate this event.

They also brought a small donation of 1 Euro in aid of Smiling with Jerome Foundation. The lovely amount of 100 Euro was collected and sent to the foundation. The foundation then sent a certificate to each class as a thank you.

The choice of January 30 as World School Peace and Nonviolence Day is not by chance, but coincides with the anniversary of the murder of one of the greatest defenders of peace, non-violence, justice and tolerance: Mahatma Gandhi.

January 30th is an opportunity to renew one’s path/commitment to peace and reflect on its meaning and ways to achieve it. Our kinder 2 classes participated in this event!

During November 2020 refurbishing of private facilities at Zabbar Primary A for students and staff took place.

February brings along the carnival. We will be celebrating carnival at school on Friday 12th February. On the day students are urged to wear fancy costumes. Guns, swords and carnival masks are not allowed. Students who don’t wear a costume can come dressed in casual clothes.

Ma’ Frar jasal il-karnival. L-iskola ser niċċelebraw il-karnival nhar il-Ġimgħa 12 ta’ Frar. F’din il-ġurnata l-istudenti huma mħeġġa jilbsu kostumi tal-karnival. Armi, xwabel u maskri tal-karnival mhumiex permessi. Studenti li mhux ser jilbsu kostum jistgħu jilbsu ħwejjeġ casual.

Students look forward to pyjama days at school. Kids like to show off their pyjamas while admiring everyone else’s. It gives them another reason to look forward to school.

On Friday 22nd January the School Council suggested that the students come to school wearing their pyjamas or tracksuit (not uniform tracksuit) against a donation of 1 Euro. Money will be collected in a container at the school entrance before students put on the hand sanitizer. 

L-istudenti kollha jkunu eċitati għal dik il-ġurnata meta jkunu jistgħu jmorru l-iskola bil-piġama. It-tfal jieħdu gost jiġu l-iskola juru l-piġama tagħhom u jammiraw il-piġami differenti ta’ tfal oħra. Din il-ġuranta tagħtihom raġuni oħra biex jattendu b’entużjażmu.

Il-Ġimgħa 22 ta’ Jannar, il-Kunsill Skolastiku ssuġġerixxa li l-istudenti jiġu l-iskola libsin il-piġama jew tracksuit (mhix tal-uniformi) u jagħtu donazzjoni ta’ Ewro. Il-flus jinġabru ġo kontenitur waqt li t-tfal ikunu deħlin l-iskola, u wara jiddiżinfettaw idejhom bhas-soltu. 

Fil-ħolqa ssibu l-linji gwida għall-ġenituri u kustodji li jibagħtu t-tfal fl-iskola Primarja A ta’ Ħaż-Żabbar.

If you follow the link you will find the guidelines for parents/guardians who send their children to Zabbar Primary A School.

On Monday, 11^th January 2021 there will be the online Parents’ Evening. These virtual meetings will be approximately 10 minutes each. They are going to be scheduled on MsTeams from 4.00pm onwards.

On the day of the meetings dismissal will be as follows:

10.35am yr 2

10.30am yr 1

10.25am k2

10.20am k1

Thanks in advance.

It-Tnejn 11 ta’ Jannar 2021 ser isiru l-laqgħat għall-ġenituri. Dawn il-laqgħat ser isiru b’mod virtwali u ser idumu madwar 10 minuti. Il-laqgħat ser ikunu fuq MS Teams mill-4:00 ta’ filgħaxija ‘l quddiem.

Dakinhar tal-laqgħat il-ħruġ mill-iskola ser isir f’dawn il-ħinijiet:

10.35am yr 2

10.30am yr 1

10.25am k2

10.20am k1

Grazzi bil-quddiem.

On the 22nd December, for the Christmas party, children are to attend in casual clothing and for the party they may bring their own food (pies, sausage rolls, sweets etc). Kindly note that this type of food will only be accepted on this special day. On this last day, the dismissal time will be as follows: K1: 11.40am, K2: 11.45am, P1: 11.50am, P2: 11.55am.   

Also kindly take note of the following holidays:  

Christmas: 23rd Dec – 6th January (back to school on the 7th January)  

Carnival: 15-17th February  

Easter: 1st -11th April (back to school on the 12th April)  

We wish you a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year.  

Fit-22 ta’ Diċembru, għall-party tal-Milied, it-tfal huma mistiedna jilbsu ħwejjeġ casual. Dakinhar bħala ikel għall-party kulħadd jista’ jġib li jrid bħal sausage rolls, pastizzi, ħelu etc. Ngħarrfukom li dan it-tip ta’ ikel se jiġi aċċetat biss dakinhar tal-party. Għal dakinhar, il-ħinijiet tal-ħruġ se jkunu hekk: K1: 11.40am, K2: 11.45am, P1: 11.50am, P2: 11.55am.  

Jekk jogħġobkom ħudu nota ta’ dawn il-vaganzi:  

Milied: 23 ta’ Diċembru – 6 ta’ Jannar (lura l-iskola fis-7 ta’ Jannar)  

Karnival: 15-17 ta’ Frar  

Għid: 1 -11 t’April (lura l-iskola fit-12 t’April)  

Nixtiequlkom Milied hieni u sena mimlija risq u hena.