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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 14, 2014.
By: Chloe Colbourne, McKenna Batstone, Cameron Peddle, Clara Ryan, and Paige Walsh
Gina Spencer with teacher, Angel McCarthy. Gina received
second place in the Provincial Royal Canadian Legion Essay contest in the
junior essay category.
Ms. Karen Kennedy from the Department of Natural
Resources helping the students in Mrs. Hodder and Mrs. George's class prepare
their soil for the Little Green Thumbs Project.
Last weekend we hosted the western Provincial Grade 5 Girls’ Basketball Tournament. Our girls did extremely well. They placed first in the division, but lost in the semi-finals. Thank you to all the students and parents who helped to make the tournament a success. Imelda Welshman was the winner of the I-pod draw.
On
Tuesday the Grade 6 girls’s played a game against Stephenville Elementary and
the junior high girls’ basketball team won against Stephenville Middle School
by one basket! On Wednesday our Grade 5
boys’ basketball team played against Pasadena.
Report cards went home on Monday for students in
junior kindergarten to grade 6. Then on Tuesday evening the teachers had
meetings with the students’ parents. Thank you to all the families who donated
to our school breakfast program during our parent teacher night.
On Wednesday we had our term 1 awards assembly.
There were lots of awards given out for perfect spelling, perfect attendance
and for honours and distinctions.
The junior high class has started practicing for
the drama festival coming up in April. They are doing a play called “Café
Murder”.
Today we are celebrating Pi day with some
special events in the gym. Also, we are having our school Moo-Off that had to
be postponed from last week. There is a lot of excitement in the school for
these events.
This
week our ITV News reporters are: Maria Reynolds, Max Chrappa, Chloe Colbourne
and Jacob Bursey. |
| Stars of The Week |
We would like to congratulate Abigail Woodford
who participated in a Hockey tournament in Grand Falls last weekend.
Congratulations to our grade 5 girls’ basketball
team on their tournament last weekend. Clare Coleman, MaKenzy Bishop, and Emma
Doman who won player of the game awards.
Congratulations to Sam Antle and the members of
the Atom B Hockey team who won gold at the 2014 Mount Peyton Invitational
Hockey Tournament.
Congratulations
to Gina Spencer who received second place provincially in the Legion’s
Remembrance Day Essay Contest for the junior essay category! |
| Class News |
The junior kindergarten classes are doing St.
Patrick’s Day activities. They are looking for donations for low bookshelves,
coat trees and storage solutions.
Mme. Brake’s Kindergarten French Immersion class
has been busy getting ready for St. Patrick’s Day. They are planning songs
about rainbows and gold. They did an experiment in science testing what
materials sink and what materials float.
Mrs. Hodder’s Kindergarten English class was
busy this week doing St. Patrick’s Day activities. They are very excited about their new class
fish and would like to thank the grade 6 prefects for organizing the bake sale
and purchase of their new tank and pets.
Ms. Parsons’s Kindergarten English class has
been having lots of fun preparing for St. Patrick’s Day. They are planning on
hunting for a leprechaun in hopes of finding his gold! They made rainbows using
Fruitloops.
Mme. Ryan’s grade one French Immersion class is having
so much fun this week. They are learning about penguins! They have also been
exploring what it means to be a good friend. The class is welcoming a new clown
fish into their fish tank!
Mrs. George’s grade one English class is learning
about St. Patrick this week. They are doing St. Patrick’s Day writing and
crafts. They are excited about constructing a leprechaun trap today and hope to
catch one over the weekend!
Ms. Park’s grade two class has started a new
chapter in math called measurement. They are enjoying St. Patrick’s Day writing
and crafts. This week their student of the week is Rebecca.
Mme. LaChance’s grade two and three French
Immersion class were busy building this week – but not wearing their safety
helmets! The grade 3 students were building skyscrapers and the grade 2
students were building geometric forms. The classroom looks like a construction
site!
Mrs. Foley’s grade three and four class created
beautiful St. Patrick’s Day pots of gold that can be seen hanging in their
classroom windows. The grade three students have begun their multiplication
unit in math and are working on practicing their multiplication facts. The
grade four students have recently received recognition from the YMCA for their
Create-a-Logo contest. Congratulations! Their classroom garden continues to
grow and they’re keeping their thumbs green by taking care of our plants on a
regular basis.
Mrs. McCarthy’s grade five and six class is
finishing The Great Pencil Challenge today! They were challenged to use the
same pencil for all their work for one week. Mrs. McCarthy had regular “pencil
checks” to make sure everyone still had their pencil. Today they are
celebrating with special certificates and individual and group prizes. The
grade 6 students made up their own alien planet and society in language class
this week.
Mr.
Drew Nadon’s junior high and level 1 class had a great time at the National
Geosceince and Engineering Month Bridge Building Competition. Caroline
Bruce-Robertson and Sara Ismail’s bridge held 99 kg! Special congratulations to
Nicolas Moreno and Juan Carlos Ramirez who won a prize for most aesthetically
pleasing bridge.
Next
week is school spirit week and March madness hosted by the student leadership
council.
Immaculate Heart of Mary School, home of The Lions!
