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February Newsletter

The word February is believed to have derived from the name 'Februa' taken from the Roman 'Festival of Purification'.  The root 'februo' meaning 'I purify by sacrifice'.

In comes the second month of this year!  February at St. Catherine’s High School started off with the half-yearly exams for the Junior 3s to Senior 4s, and therefore it is also assessment time for the majority of the students.  We hope that this time serves as a good indication of where each and every student is doing well so that they can strengthen it, and to identify those areas which need improvement.

Once the half-yearly exams are over and assessments completed, we enter the Carnival period.  The highlight for this merry time, before we proceed into the Lenten period, will be Friday 12th February (morning) for which different activities are being planned for the Pre-Junior and Junior Levels.  

February is also the month of St. Valentine’s.  May this day be a reminder to celebrate love and friendship, and that these are gifts not to be taken for granted.  We wish all couples and friends the gift of true love that is soothing to the heart, on this special day and always.

So indeed February is a time for refining ourselves – be it exams, assessments, renewal of our love for others, reflection during the time of Lent – in the hope that we take time to reflect and we understand that at times, growing up means also making sacrifices. But February is also the last full month of winter…in which slowly, slowly we start approaching springtime.  Barbara Winkler writes ‘Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle ... a seed waiting to sprout, a bulb opening to the light, a bud straining to unfurl.  And the anticipation nurtures our dream.’

Read more in the February 2010 Newsletter issue....

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School Fruit Scheme

On Friday 22nd January, the School Fruit Scheme was launched at our School.  The scheme was introduced by the Ministry for Resources and Rural Affairs to promote fruit and vegetables as part of a healthy diet. 

Participating schools are being provided with fruit and vegetables on weekly basis (for our School this scheme is happening every Friday for the schoalstic year 2009-2010). 

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January Newsletter

The festive season is over and with it comes the beginning of a new year with all that it has in store for each and every one of us.  We really hope that you all had a peaceful and serene Christmas time and we hope that the 2010 will bring many blessings.

January marks not only the onset of a new year but also the start of the second term for us at St. Catherine’s High School.  We welcome back all our students and we hope that this second term will bring with it new knowledge and exciting learning, interesting curricular and extracurricular activities, and much more!  

Read more in the January 2010 Newsletter issue....