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This is a copy of IHMS's weekly news article "Lion's Roar" that appeared in The Western Star newspaper on Friday, December 7, 2012.

By: Alex Williams, Hailey Colbourne, Keely Brothers and Clarissa Patey

Mrs. George's Grade 1 Class lit the first candle for Advent. Matthew Birmingham was Joseph and Keira Clarke was Mary. Kira McCarthy carried the cross and Jorja Perrett lit the candle.

Our Christmas Concert will be held on Dec. 13^th.

On Wednesday students and staff of Immaculate Heart of Mary School enjoyed a visit from Santa Clause. All classrooms were given the opportunity to have their pictures done with the friendly, jolly fellow. Thanks Santa for coming and making our day!

We would like to thank Mr. Graham and our school choir members who sang at the Down Town Business Tree Lighting Ceremony on Saturday. Darcy Brake lit the Christmas tree.

Many thanks are sent to Mrs. George, Miss Park, Mr. Gillard and the many students who helped with the Christmas Float. It was a great job! Thank-you to Conway’s Towing for letting us use their flatbed and thank-you to HVP for the use of their garage for decorating. Many thanks to Mrs. Woodford for supplying the hot chocolate!

We would like to congratulate the following students who placed in the Remembrance Day Contests. In the Kindergarten Colour Poster Contest, Kate Murphy placed 1^st, Reegan Curtis 2^nd, Jasmine Batstone 3^rd, and Sophie Simms 4^th. In Grade 1, Reyd Ward 2^nd place. In Grade 2, Heather Cooper 3^rd place. In Grade 5, Gina Spencer 1^st place in the Junior Essay. In Grade 6, Brooklynn Companion 2^nd place in the Intermediate Poem. In Grade 8, William Goodridge 3^rd place in the Intermediate Essay. In Grade 10 Senior Essay, Matheus Vicente 2^nd, Gabrielle ds Silva 3^rd, and Luan Dias 4^th place.

On Thursday we had students from Grade 6 to 9 showcase their Skill Challenge projects for the whole school. Great Job!

From Dec.1^st-14^th our school will be collecting items for Stocking for Seniors. As per the memo.

From Dec.1^st-19^th our school will be collecting toys for the Toy Drive and non-perishable food items for the Food Drive.

This Saturday we will be holding our Annual Tree Trimming at 2:00p.m. in our gym. New families are asked to bring a decoration to place on the tree.

We would like to welcome back Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Hodder!

Congratulations are extended to Colin Sheppard on the birth of his new baby brother!

The Christmas Concert will be held on December 13^th at 7:00p.m. in our gym. The theme is “When a Child is Born.” The cost is $5.00.

Class News

The Junior Kindergarten: The J.K. students are making their Christmas wish list, learning numbers, and learning to print their name!

Mrs. Hodder’s English Kindergarten class: This week, Mrs. Hodder’s class is learning about the letter K and learning their Christmas poem for the concert.

Mme. Perez-Diaz’s French Immersion Kindergarten class: These students are learning “Jingle Bells” in French for the Christmas concert. In Social Studies they are learning about safety precautions. On Tuesday they learned about Advent and made Advent wreaths. Congratulations to Sophie Simms who won 4^th place in the Remembrance Day Poster Contest.

Mme. Mondoux Grade One and Two French Immersion class: This week the grade one and two class are practicing French Christmas carols for the play next week.

Mrs. George’s Grade One English class: These students are writing friendly letters to Santa this week. They are doing subtraction stories in Math. They are starting some Christmas crafts too!

Ms. Park’s Grade Two class: They grade twos are really excited to announce they have a new Smart Board in their classroom! In Science, they are experimenting with what makes water move into the air. In Math they are learning about concrete graphs.

Ms. Payne’s Grade Three and Four class: Students are busy practicing for the Christmas concert. Parents are kindly asked to make sure their child has the outfit required for concert. There will be a Math test this coming Tuesday, December 11^th. Ms. Payne’s class is enjoying the story “Elf on the Shelf.”

Ms. Neary’s Grade Five and Six class: The Grade 5’s and 6’s are working hard on their Christmas concert pieces in Band. They would like to congratulate Gina Spencer and Brooklynn Companion for coming 1^st and 2^nd in the Remembrance Day essay/poetry contest.

Mr. Hancock’s Junior High and Level One class: The Grade 7’s are having a Social Studies test next week. On Wednesday the Grade 6 to Level One presented their Skills Challenge topics.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

2012 Christmas Concert

Friday, November 30, 2012

Lion's Roar - Friday, November 30, 2012

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This is a copy of IHMS's weekly news article "Lion's Roar" that appeared in The Western Star newspaper on Friday, November 30, 2012.

By: Jayden Lempiere, Olivia Park, Mira Ismail, Madison Noel

Students Maria Reynolds and MacKenzie Brothers receive a cheque for $6000 from Bob Larose and Joe Antle of Humber Motors Ford for Drive One For Your School Fundraiser.

Our Christmas Concert will be held on Dec. 13^th. More details to follow.

Students and staff of Immaculate Heart of Mary School are getting excited for Christmas. They are preparing for tomorrow’s Santa Clause Parade.

We would like to thank Mrs. Vincent, Mrs. English, Mrs. Dicks and Ms. Crocker for doing a fundraiser for the Shepherd’s Fund last Saturday. They raised $310.00 and would like to thank the families who participated.

Congratulations are extended to Gina Spencer for having scored the highest mark in Atlantic Canada on the Royal Conservatory exam. Gina and Mr. Graham travelled to Halifax over the weekend where Gina was presented with her medal.

Congratulations are extended to Liam Dawe, who won a bronze medal and to Noah Evans who won a gold medal at a Karate tournament held in Corner Brook.

Congratulations are extended to Brandon Brake, Carter Bromley, Will Brothers, Samuel Buckle, Gavin Doman, Jakson Ganz, Alexie Genest, Ryan Lombard, Jack Ryan, Riley Wilton and Cohen Vardy who won a medal at a hockey tournament over the weekend in Deer Lake.

Congratulations are extended to Nathan Anderson, Hailey Colbourne, Brooklynn Companion, Mira Ismail, Sara Ismail, Douglas MacKenzie, Zubia Mahmood and Alex Williams who finished third in the Robot Category and who also finished third in the overall category for First League Lego Robotics at the Skills Challenge held in Mount Pearl over the weekend. They competed against 32 other teams. Congratulations are extended to Hajra Ahmad and Claire Reynolds who placed third in the Wind Turbine Category. Mackenzie Brothers and Maria Reynolds did a great job in the Videography Division as did Hannah Sparkes in the public speaking, and to Luan Dias, Matthew Simoes Vicete and Gabrielli Dasilva who were team mentors. Congratulations to all participants as well as teacher sponsors Mr. Gillard, Mr. Hancock and Ms. Meade. The Enrichment Team would like to thank the parents and grandparents who helped with the transportation. They would also like to thank everyone who supported the Lia Sophia Jewellery Fundraiser which finished on Wednesday and was in aid of the trip.

We would also like to thank 7 nursing students who finished their clinical in the J.K. Program on Wednesday. Thank you Christine Atkinson, Philip March, Erin Noseworthy, Cheryl Thorne, Cherise Flynn, Sarah Mercier, and Ryan Rose.

Our school choir has been invited to sing at the Tree Lighting Ceremony on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at the Remembrance Day Square.

Our school will have a float in the Santa Clause Parade. Students are asked to be at the Pepsi Center by 4:30 p.m. Please dress warmly and do not forget your Santa’s hat. We would like to thank Conway’s Trucking for supplying the truck.

We would like to welcome Mme. Ryan to our school. She is teaching in the French Immersion Program. Ms. Dwyer finishes her replacement position in our Kindergarten English classroom today as Ms. Hodder will return on Monday. We would like to extend best wishes Ms. Dwyer and we would like to welcome back Mrs. Hodder.

Two new Smart Boards have arrived. One will be installed in Miss Park’s room and the other in Mme. Mondoux’s classroom.

Class News

The Junior Kindergarten: The nursing students left yesterday and will be missed! The students are learning about numbers, doing Christmas activities, and learning their new song for the Christmas Concert.

Ms. Dwyer’s Kindergarten class: This week the students are learning about the letter M. They are still learning about animals in Science and are learning about rules in Social Studies. Ms. Dwyer is very sad this is her last week at I.H.M.S. and wishes all of her students the best!

Mme. Perez-Diaz’s French Immersion Kindergarten class: In Health, these students are learning about the 5 Senses. They are also learning about animals and practicing numbers up to 10.

Mme. Mondoux Grade One and Two French Immersion class: In Science the students are learning about animals. In health they are learning about nutritious meals and continuing to learn their Christmas play.

Mrs. George’s Grade One English class: The Grade Ones would like to thank everyone for the donations for Operation Christmas Child. This year they filled 55 boxes, which beat last year’s number!

Ms. Park’s Grade Two class: The Grade Twos are excited to announce they received $200.00 towards books for their classroom. In Science they are learning about water and air. In Math they have started a new chapter called Data Analysis.

Ms. Payne’s Grade Three and Four class: The students are finishing their fitness testing. They just finished a unit in Social Studies . They are learning about Jake the Puffin.

Ms. Neary’s Grade Five and Six class: The Grade 5’s and 6’s are getting excited about getting on the school float this weekend. They are having fun writing Christmas stories and preparing in band for the Christmas Concert.

Mr. Hancock’s Junior High and Level One class: The students are happy to be back. They had an awesome time in St. John’s. They enjoyed taking part in the Skills Challenge and really liked all the fun extra activities they got to do. They would like to thank their teachers for making it all possible.

Friday, November 23, 2012

Lion's Roar - Friday, November 23, 2012

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This is a copy of IHMS's weekly news article "Lion's Roar" that appeared in The Western Star newspaper on Friday, November 23, 2012.

By: Hailey Colbourne, Brooklyn Companion

Students Ryan Murphy and Jack Ryan participate in a study distributed by nursing student Nolan Scott.

There is one week left to November and students and staff at Immaculate Heart of Mary School are getting excited for our holiday. Before we know it Santa will be here with lots of gifts and cheer!

This week is Peace week and Miss Neary hosted an in-school Grade 6 speak of! Congratulations to all participants!

We would like to welcome Christine Atkinson, Philip March, Erin Noseworthy, Cheryl Thorne, Cherise Flynn, Sarah Mercier, and Ryan Rose students from the Western Regional School of Nursing, who are covering a clinical placement in our J.K. program.

Mme. Perez Diaz would like to thank Sasha Fisher, site coordinator for MUN Let’s Talk Science Classroom Visit Program for her presentation with the Kindergarten French Immersion class. The students really enjoyed the presentation!

Student nurses, Brad Dyke and Nolan Short completed their Health Project on Bullying with the Grade 3 -4 class this week. Thank you!

On Monday, we celebrated a Disney Theme Day in honor of Mickey Mouse’s birthday on Sunday.

This week our students from Grade 1-9 participated in the Mathletics Math Challenge. Participants from across Canada competed in a two day fun on-line Math challenge. This is Canada’s official lead up event to the World Education Games in March 2013.

Parent/Teacher Night was held on Wednesday evening. We would like to thanks families for attending and showing their support.

The Grade 7-Level I students, along with teacher sponsors Ms. Meade, Mr. Hancock, and Mr. Gillard left on Thursday for Mount Pearl. Students will participate in the Skills Challenge Competition on Saturday in the following categories: First League Lego Robotics, Wind Turbine, Job Skills Demonstration, Videography and Public Speaking. Best of luck to all participants!

On Saturday our school will be hosting our Annual Shop and Drop fundraiser. Parents can drop off their children to the school from 10:00a.m. to 3:00p.m. while parents go shopping. Cost for the first child is $20.00.Please contact the school for more information.

Our Christmas Concert will be held on Dec. 13^th. More details to follow.

Class News

The Junior Kindergarten: The children have been preparing for Christmas, singing songs and creating crafts. They are really enjoying having the nursing students in their classroom .

Ms. Dwyer’s Kindergarten class: This week Ms. Dwyer’s class is learning the letter N. They were really excited about passing in their posters for the Remembrance Day contest.

Mme. Perez-Diaz’s French Immersion Kindergarten class: This week the students are learning about the letter G. They are also learning new French words that start with the letter G. They are learning about families and how they can be different from one another. They are talking about how many people live in a family and how families can consist of different people.

Mme. Mondoux Grade One and Two French Immersion class: This week the students are continuing to learn Christmas songs in French and learning more French by working on their Christmas play .

Mrs. George’s Grade One English class: These students are learning about one and two more and one and two less in Math. In Science they are learning about their senses and how they can protect us. In Social Studies we are packing up their boxes for Operation Christmas Child.

Ms. Park’s Grade Two class: This week the Grade 2’s are learning how to count money and are really excited to start preparing for the Christmas concert.

Ms. Payne’s Grade Three and Four class: In this class the students are learning about sentence structure and how to state answers when asked questions. They are getting excited to prepare for Christmas and enjoying crafting for the special holiday.

Ms. Neary’s Grade Five and Six class: The students are really excited about Skills Challenge. The Grade 5’s would like to wish the Grade 6s the best of luck.

Mr. Hancock’s Junior High and Level One class: These students have been working hard to prepare for the Skills Challenge taking place in St. Johns. They would like to congratulate themselves on a job well done in preparation for this special event. They would like to thank Nicole White from the VON for her input into their senior project.

Friday, November 16, 2012

Lion's Roar - Friday, November 16, 2012

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This is a copy of IHMS's weekly news article "Lion's Roar" that appeared in The Western Star newspaper on Friday, November 16, 2012.

By: Olivia Park, Madison Noel, Clara Ryan

Reading Rocks NL winners: Claire Reynolds, Emma Hancock and Clara Ryan

November is quickly passing. Students and staff at Immaculate Heart of Mary School are working hard as Christmas break is quickly approaching. Last week our school took part in various Remembrance Day activities and services.

We would like to thank Mr. Gillard for organizing the service. A thank-you to teachers and students for their roles in the service. The student involvement was outstanding and Hannah Sparkes did an excellent job as our emcee.

A special thank-you to our invited guests, Msgr. Gale, members of the RNC, Mr. Hedley Smith representing the Royal Canadian Legion, Mr. Bon Fagan representing the R.C.I.S.A. and Josh McCarthy, a student from C.B.R.H., who played the Last Post.

During last week, our school held a fundraiser for Operation Veterans, and raised $150.00 for this national campaign.

This past Wednesday and Saturday, students from Grade 6- Level I were leaf raking to raise money for their upcoming trip to Skills Challenge in Mount Pearl. They would like to thank all who supported them.

The past weekend Caylie Blake and Olivia Park participated in the 2013 Skate Canada NL & Labrador Sectional Championship in Mount Pearl. Both girls skated well at the competition! Caylie Blake won a gold medal in the Juvenile Ladies under 11!! Anna Brake attended a figure skating seminar in Mount Pearl as well.

Congratulations are extended to Gina Spencer who won a gold medal from the Royal Conservatory for having the highest mark in the Atlantic Provinces!

Report cards were distributed today and Parent/Teacher Night is Wednesday, November 21^st from 7-830p.m.

Operation Christmas Child and Recycle My Cell campaign ended on Thursday. We would like to thank everyone for your donations.

We would like to welcome to our school Tawyna Solo, Cassandra McCausland, and Shelagh Stevenson from the College of the North Atlantic. They are doing their 5 week work placement in the Junior Kindergarten Program.

Class News

The Junior Kindergarten: The students had special visitors last week. Firemen from the local department came and showed students their equipment and informed students about what they do at their jobs. This week they have begun Christmas activities.

Ms. Dwyer’s Kindergarten class: This week Ms. Dwyer’s class is learning the letter W. They are also learning about families who live in different countries,, and are also learning about different animals.

Mme. Perez-Diaz’s French Immersion Kindergarten class: These students are learning about numbers, more than, less than and same as in Math. They enjoyed their visit from Sasha Fisher, site coordinator for the program Let’s Talk Science Classroom Visit from Grenfell College who spoke with the students on how animals find food.

Mme. Mondoux Grade One and Two French Immersion class: This week the grade one and two class are excited to announce they have begun learning their French Christmas carols.

Mrs. George’s Grade One English class: These students are learning about estimating numbers to 100 in Math. In Social Studies they are learning about “needs” vs. “wants.” They had fun packing lots of boxes for Operation Christmas Child.

Ms. Park’s Grade Two class: This week the Grade 2’s are learning how to count money. They would like to extend birthday wishes to Jacob Bursey who just celebrated his 8^th birthday last Saturday.

Ms. Payne’s Grade Three and Four class: In this class the students are really excited about their fitness testing in Gym. They are having a multiplication test on Friday.

Ms. Neary’s Grade Five and Six class: The Grade 5’s and 6’s are getting excited about the upcoming Peace Week. Students are learning about peace in their lives, community and world. They are writing speeches and essays on the topic and are preparing for the upcoming Y.M.C.A. Speak-off.

Mr. Hancock’s Junior High and Level One class: The students are making finishing touches to their roles for Skills Challenge. They are finishing up Remembrance Day essays in English. They would like to tell everyone they had a lot of fun and enjoyed themselves while leaf raking last week.

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Lion's Roar - Friday, November 9, 2012

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