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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, March 15, 2013.
Student Cole Boyd-Martyn reads a book to his
peers during a book chat in Mrs. George's Grade 1 class
This week students and staff of Immaculate Heart of Mary School are enjoying many fun activities and the nice warm weather!
This past weekend we hosted the Girls’ Grade 5 Western
Provincial Basketball Tournament. We would like to thank our parents, teachers
and students for their help and support. The girls would like to thank their
coach, Mrs. Bishop. Megan Williams, Caylie Blake, Emma Doman and Bridgett
Sparkes received Player of the Game Awards. Congratulations to all
participants.
Anna Brake, Claire Blake and Abigail Woodford participated
in the Junior Provincial Figure Skating Competition held in Corner Brook over
the weekend. Anna Brake won a silver medal in the Pre-Juvenile Ladies Category.
Claire and Abigail performed well at the competition, Abigail sang O’Canada at
the Opening Ceremonies. Congratulations, girls!
Congratulations are extended to the following students who
completed the ten week Kids Camp Program at Marble Mountain; Mariam Ahmad,
Jasmine Batstone, Claire Brake, Darcy Brake, Sarah Buckingham, Alexander Card,
Benjamin Card, Jakson Ganz, Yazan
Ismail, Coen Mackey, Kate Murphy, Oliver Sullivan, William Sullivan, Charlotte
Sweetapple, and Abigail Woodford.
Students from Corner Brook Regional High, S.W.A.T. (Students
Working Against Tobacco), presented to our Grade 5 students. They found the
presentation very informative.
Our Junior Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Primary, School Choir,
and Chamber Choir performed in the Corner Brook Rotary Music Festival this week
and all sang heart fully. Congratulations to all members and Mr. Graham. The
Grade 5 and Grade 6/7 Band also performed in the festival and played their very
difficult pieces extremely well. Congratulations to our musicians and to Mrs.
McHugh.
We have many students who are performing in the Festival this
week. We wish them the best of luck in all of their events!
On Monday afternoon, Stephanie Ganz, Autumn Gale, Jennifer
Houstice, from the Department of Agriculture read to our 3, 4 and 5 classes.
This was in conjunction with Canadian Agriculture Literacy Week.
Last week was Milk Spirit Week and on Friday, we held our
Annual Moo-Off Competition. Individual winners in the Moo-Off were: Emma Barrett,
Ryan Bennett, Brandon Brake, Heather Cooper, Gavin Doman, Rotém
Phillips-Grobbelaar, Eli Hamilton, Lucas Neville, Simon Boitsefski, Ryan
Lombard, Israela Ngania, Chenoah Park, Aria Kazerouni, Brooke Watton, Megan
Williams, and Riley Wilton. Best group winners were: Avery Brothers and Clare
Coleman, Keely Brothers and Alex Williams. Jayden Lemprière was the best
overall winner.
Our school is the recipient of a $500.00 Wellness Grant for
our Model Greenhouse Project. Last week, the Department of Agriculture donated
$500.00 worth of in-kind items to the project. We are working very hard in fundraising
for this very educational project. We appreciate our families’, staff and
community support.
We held a Pi Day yesterday. Student had lots of fun reciting
as many digits of Pi they could remember and “pieing” their favourite teachers
in aid of our Greenhouse Project. What fun!
In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Friday we will be
having a wear all you can Green Day!
This Sunday, our school will be hosting its’ annual St.
Patrick’s Day Social from 5-7p.m.
Class News
The Junior Kindergarten: These children would like to thank Mr. Bruce Grobbelaar for donating child size soccer balls to their program. They had a lot of fun this week in preparing for St. Patrick’s Day.
Mrs. Hodder’s English Kindergarten class: These students are learning subtraction
this week in Mathematics. They are learning about the letter R in Language
Arts. They would also like to mention they had loads of fun when they
participated in the Music Festival.
Mme. Pérez-Diaz’s French Immersion Kindergarten class: This week, the
students enjoyed learning about building materials, such as metal and plastic,
in Science. In Math they are learning about the shapes 3D solid can make like
cubes, cylinders, spheres, and cones. They are learning new words that start
with the letter R.
Mme. Mondoux’s Grade One and Two French Immersion class: This week the Grade
Ones are learning about capacity in Math. They had a lot of fun preparing for
Pi Day with activities and games. In Grade Two, the students had fun learning spring
vocabulary and learning about different trades and professions.
Mrs. George’s Grade One English class: In Grade 1 the students are
writing Easter stories this week. They are comparing masses in Math class.
Ms. Park’s Grade Two class: The students in this class are learning
about liquids in Science. This week they learned 30 digits in Pi, and their
star student is Makayla Ianni.
Ms. Payne’s Grade Three and Four Class: In Grade 3/4 the students are
excited to announce they had a letter from a student in Richmond, B.C. inviting
them to participate in the “Great Canadian Mail Race.” The Grade Four class
have started learning about fractions in Math.
Ms. Neary’s Grade Five and Six Class: The Grade 5/6 had a lot of fun on
Pi Day when they had the opportunity to “pie” their teachers. All of the
students loved playing in the Band during the Music Festival.
Mr. Hancock’s Junior High Class: These students are beginning to prepare
for the upcoming Drama Festival. They had a lot of fun this week participating
in the Music Festival!
