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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, May 3, 2013.
Participants
that will be moving on to the Regional Heritage Fair from left to right, Mira
Ismail, Gina Spencer, Olivia Park and Maria Reynolds. Missing from picture is
Keely Brothers.
Spring
is in the air! Students and staff of Immaculate Heart of Mary School have been
enjoying the warm weather and the change of the season!
Last
evening, students from grades 4-6 competed in our Annual Elementary Speak-off
Competition sponsored by the Stevenson family. All students had remarkable
speeches and were excited to share them with our judges, peers and families. We
would like to congratulate Sam Antle, Alaura Alexander and Liam Dawe, from grade 4, Clara Ryan, Bridgett Sparkes,
and Gina Spencer, from grade 5, and Brooklynn Companion, and Alex Williams from
grade 6, on doing a fantastic job! We would like to congratulate Gina Spencer
for winning 1st place at the Speak-off! We would like to thank our judges,
Mrs. Alison McHugh, Mrs. Sherry Dean and Mr. Liam Squires.
This
past Monday our students participated in our In-School Heritage Fair. All of
the projects were incredible! Unfortunately, only four projects could advance
to the Regional Fair. We would like to congratulate and wish best of luck to
Keely Brothers and Olivia Park (Mummering), Mira Ismail (Lighthouse), Maria
Reynolds (Colemans), and Gina Spencer (Broadway). The fair is open for public
viewing at 1:45 p.m. this Saturday at G.C. Rowe. We would like to thank our
judges, Mr. Stephen Le Drew, Mrs. Angel McCarthy, and Mrs. Nellie Strowbridge.
Our
Grade 5 Girls’ Soccer Team played in the Sacred Heart Tournament on Saturday
and had a lot of fun and would like to thank Mr. Grobbelaar for helping them
last week as well as Mr. Gillard for coaching them.
Our
Grade 4 Boys’ Basketball Team travelled to Deer Lake on Tuesday afternoon. They
would like to thank their coach, Mr. Justin King, and all the parents who drove
them to the game. Our Girls’ Grade 7 Basketball Team played G.C. Rowe on Wednesday afternoon.
The
Junior High Students enjoyed the “Sense and Sensibility” Production last week
at the Arts and Culture Center.
The
Junior High Students participated in the Canadian Science Challenge on Tuesday
at the Grenfell Campus. They would like to thank Mr. Hancock for preparing them
for the Challenge.
Congratulations
are extended to Fares Azouni who participated in a Taekwondo Provincial
Championship this past weekend in Stephenville. Fares won a silver medal in
Junior Male Sparring 2 Yellow Stripe/Yellow Belt and a gold medal in Junior
Male Poomsae 2 Yellow Stripe/ Yellow Belt.
Congrats
to Keely Brothers whose team won gold at the Atlantic Championship this past
weekend in Sydney. Keely had a great individual performance as well placing 6th
on the floor and achieving personal best in other categories.
Our
students travelling to St. Pierre will leave on Saturday and will return next
Wednesday evening. We are wishing them a très bon voyage!
Last
week when Student Council hosted a Theme Day for Earth Day, Molly George, a
student in Kindergarten English, gave all of her saved money to an environmental
organization chosen by the Student Council.
Class News
The Junior Kindergarten: The children are having
fun making Mother`s Day crafts. The children are learning how to way and
measure objects.
Mrs. Hodder’s English Kindergarten class: These
students are learning about sinking and floating in Science and mass in Math.
Mme. Pérez-Diaz’s French Immersion Kindergarten class:
This week, this class made bird feeders for Earth Day. They will be heading
outside soon to put them up around the school. They are learning about capacity
in Math and comparing how much different sized containers can hold. They are
also practicing the letter W and learning words that rhyme with escargot. In
Social Studies they are learning about the different places people can live.
Mme. Mondoux’s Grade One and Two French Immersion
class: These students have been learning about totem poles in Social Studies as
well as learning about different punctuation in Language Arts.
Mrs. George’s Grade One English class: The Grade One is veryexcited to start using our
outdoor classroom! In Math the students are sorting objects and shapes based on
their attributes. In Social Studies they are learning about signs and symbols
used in legends on maps and globes!
Ms. Park’s Grade Two class: The Grade 2 English
class had an exciting week! They have welcomed the little chick eggs to their
classroom and are helping them grow by using an incubator. They had a lot of
fun swimming at the Grenfell Campus Pool. This week the star student is
Alessandra!
Ms. Payne’s Grade Three and Four Class: The Grade
4s did a fantastic job with their Heritage Fair Projects! The Grade 3/4 classes
are now looking forward to the upcoming Science Fair!
Ms. Neary’s Grade Five and Six Class: Grade 5/6
students had a lot of fun this week preparing for the Speak-off! The 6
participants from this class did a fantastic job! Kudos!
Mr.
Hancock’s Junior High Class: The Junior High Students are enjoying preparing
for their upcoming Speak-off! On Thursday they had a lot of fun participating
in the All Science Challenge. They are currently creating videos for Virtual
Media.
Gym with Mr. Gillard: This month students are
learning how to play Ultimate Frisbee! What fun!
