St Benild School celebrate their Patron Saint
On Monday January 27th, St. Benild School celebrated the feast of its school patron saint: St. Benild Romançon.
The day kicked off with an assembly put up by one of our Grade 1 classes, which commemorated the life of the saint.
Moreover, the pupils experienced features of a traditional Maltese village feast. The school was highly decorated in advance with several banners, appropriate tinsel and flags. The feast included the grand entrance of our children carrying a portrait of the school's patron saint.
Members of a Band Club regaled all present with traditional march music, which considerably enhanced the already ecstatic atmosphere. Shredded used paper filled the air whilst the children joyfully jumped in the playground and the streets.
Various hands-on activities, organised by the teaching teams, elicited all participants to relive the life and times of 18th Century France. These featured throughout the day, in every class.
The boys were thrilled to receive a souvenir bookmark specifically designed for this occasion. The keychain presented key vocabulary in Maltese used to describe traditional feast features.
It was a memorable day which all staff and children will treasure. A day in the course of which the saint who, in Pope Pius XII words, endured “the terrible daily grind” by “doing common things in an uncommon way” struck a familiar note. Doing ordinary things extraordinarily well, this is the legacy we, as a school, aspire to keep - the legacy of St. Benild Romançon.
It is worth recalling that St. Benild Romançon was the first Brother saint of the Institute to be canonised and the second saint after Jean Baptiste de La Salle, the patron saint of all teachers.
The Feast of the Epiphany
This second term kicked off with an assembly during which we were all surprised by special guests who visited our school whilst on their way to Bethlehem. The Three Kings shared their adventures whilst following the star. They also presented their gifts to the image of baby Jesus and explained the meaning of each one. The children were in awe and this encounter surely left an impact on them.
The Leavening Fund - Reinforcing our Positive Behaviour Policy through Posters
Following the introduction of our new child friendly behaviour policy in the first term, we felt the need to remind our pupils about the Lasallian five core principles through two school assemblies led by Ms Claudia Vella.
New Year....New Resolutions to better ourselves! Our pictorial behaviour policy revolves around practical actions which give flesh to the core principles as lived in our daily lives at school. Boys came up with their own examples for every poster. It was also fun to recognise the pupils photographed in the posters, who were subsequently called out. Which better way to relate to our policy. Pictures speak a million words!
