Friday, May 27, 2016
Lion's Roar - Friday, May 27, 2016
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This is a copy of IHMS's weekly new article Lion's Roar that appeared in The Western Star newspaper on Friday, May 26, 2016.
By: Simon Boitsefski, Cole Dumaresque, Emily Murley, and Emily Payne
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Grade two students Ava Hodder, Cole Lyver, and Lily
Smallwood show the marigolds and corn they planted in the greenhouse with their
classmates.
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| For Kids Eat Smart Apple Day, students created and placed an apple on the apple tree in the cafeteria. Kindergarten French Immersion student, Cameron Bishop, shows one of our moms, Tarragh Shanahan, the apple that he made. |
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| Immaculate Heart of Mary School hosted its annual Junior High Speak-off last week. Rebekah Calbert was the winner and is seen with her Language Arts teacher, Mrs. Angel McCarthy, at the awards presentation. |
Last
week the Student Leadership Council in conjunction with Mr. Drew Nadon’s
homeroom class hosted a bake sale in aid of the relief efforts in Fort
McMurray. Thank you to all our families for their support of this initiative. They
raised $150!
We
thoroughly enjoyed seeing the faces of the future IHMS students who visited our
school last Wednesday for the junior kindergarten and kindergarten English and
French orientation sessions.
The
grade three and four class thoroughly enjoyed their Ducks Unlimited Tour last
week. Thank you to the parents who drove the students and thank you to Mr.
Dumaresque for the ice cream treat for the whole group!
Congratulations
to IHMS for their Achievement in Community Excellence Award; IHMS received the
Corner Brook Environment Award. Rebekah Calbert accepted the award on behalf of
our IHMS family during the ceremony last Wednesday evening. This award is in
recognition for our environmental initiatives in 2015.
The
grade four English and French students continued their collage window art in
the cafeteria this week with artist Jane Reagh. The students are depicting the
oceans, boreal forest and wetland biomes in a beautiful and light catching
display. This project is one aspect of their Art Smarts Grant.
Stars of the Week
Congratulations
to Liam Brinston who received a
trophy for being runner up in the family twosome bowling competition.
We would like to congratulate all of our students
who performed in the annual Dance Studio West recital last week.
Class News
The
junior kindergarten classes are learning about the letter “t” and preparing for
the musical “Oliver”. Our Junior Kindergarten teachers participated in a
Guiding Behaviour Workshop on Wednesday evening.
Mme.
Foley’s Kindergarten French Immersion class is looking forward to the upcoming
science fair on May 30th. They are learning about things that sink
and things that float. The students have been busy preparing their songs for
the musical “Oliver”.
Mrs.
Hodder’s Kindergarten English class is continuing learning about time, money
and graphing in math. They are excited
to see peppers growing in their garden.
Mrs.
George’s grade one English class is learning about how living things breathe
and how our breath changes depending on their activity level. They have their
last two science experiments ready for the science fair. They are also busy
preparing for the musical!
Mme.
Ryan’s grade one and two French Immersion class is learning about 2D and 3D
shapes in math. The students were excited to plant their pumpkin seeds they
harvested in the fall from their classroom pumpkins. They are also talking
about how technology has changed the world.
Ms.
Park’s grade two class visited the Bay of Island’s SPCA on Thursday to make
their class donation. In Language Arts, grade two students are
doing dinosaur research. In Math, they are making 3D objects using marshmallows
and toothpicks. Everyone had fun eating the marshmallows. In Science, they will
be making pulleys out of K'nex.
Mme.
Moss’ grade three, four and five French Immersion class have had a very busy
week! The grade four and five students
were in full swing with their French novel study of The Hunger Games. The grade fours really enjoyed working with local
artist, Jane Reagh. They are completing a cross-curricular science and art
habitat window display. The grade threes are working hard to prepare for their
upcoming provincial math assessment.
Ms.
Crocker’s grade three and four class are excited about the upcoming “Oliver”
musical. The grade three students are using the iMovie app on the iPads to
create commercials based on their own products. In math they are finished all
their units and doing a year end review. The grade four students are making
their own menu’s for a family restaurant. In math they are beginning their last
unit on measurement.
Mrs.
McCarthy’s grade five and six class is getting very excited for the science
fair next week. The grade five students are reading a book in language arts
about Jewish children hiding in Southern France during the Nazi occupation
during World War Two. The grade six students have been busy creating their own
IHMS Clue board game. The grade five and six class would like to wish Mr.
MacDonnell a happy birthday today!
Mr.
Drew Nadon’s junior high to level two class are gearing up for final exams. The
students are finishing off their courses and beginning their review. This week
they continued painting the backdrop for the musical. The painting is a black
and white image of the London Bridge and the clock tower.
Coming Up
Registration
for full day junior kindergarten and full day English and French Immersion
Kindergarten is ongoing. Please contact the office for an application or for
further information.
Our
annual Science Fair will take place on Monday, May 30th. Public viewing of the
projects will begin at 1:45pm. All are welcome to attend.
Friday, May 20, 2016
Lion's Roar - Friday, May 20, 2016
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This is a copy of IHMS's weekly new article Lion's Roar that appeared in The Western Star newspaper on Friday, May 20, 2016.
By: Isaac Buckingham, Carly Johannesen, and Colin Spencer
IHMS students (L-R) Max
Chrappa, Jack
Richardson, Aaron White received silver medals in the Let's Talk Science
Challenge held at Grenfell Campus. The team competed against 27 other groups to
win silver.
IHMS students (L-R)
Isaac Buckingham, Madison Noel, Anna MacKenzie, and Cameron Peddle (back)
received bronze medals in the Let's Talk Science Challenge held at Grenfell
Campus. The team competed against 27 other groups to win bronze.
Reegan Curtis (left) and
Ty Dumaresque (right) build 3D shapes in math class with tooth picks and mini
marshmallows.
Last
Friday our school celebrated Apple Day with the Kids Eat Smart Coordinator
Sandra Burden. We would like to thank Ms. Park who created the apple tree in
the cafeteria, Mrs. George for her delicious apple muffins and both teachers
for volunteering to help serve during Apple Day. All students placed an apple
on the tree in the cafeteria to celebrate our love for apples.
Our
school took part in the Municipal awareness Day Colouring Contest. Last Wednesday, was the official Municipal
Awareness Day. We would like to
congratulate our school winners in the colouring poster contest, they were:
Rachael Griffin, Nicholas Mauger and Emily Payne.
We
were very lucky to have Mr. Fred Fox, brother of Terry Fox, visit our school on
Thursday afternoon. During his run across Canada Terry Fox visited IHMS. It was
an honour to have his brother visit us to present a five year banner for our
participation in the annual Terry Fox Walk.
The
Level 1 Girls’ basketball team travelled to St. John’s last weekend to
participate in a tournament. The girls’ lost out in the semi-finals. Thank you
to Mr. Drew Nadon and Mr. Ryley Nadon for their dedication to the team this
year.
We
would like to thank Mr. Hancock and the members of the grade five and six class
for their school yard clean up on Friday afternoon.
On
Friday members of the Knights of Columbus visited our school to present an award
to Ella Rashleigh who was the provincial winner in the “Keep Christ in
Christmas Poster Contest” for ages 5-7 and Trinity Rouse who was the the
provincial winner for ages 8-10 category. Mr. Pat Gambin and Mr. Keith Kean
made the presentation to the girls.
Our
school hosted the annual IHMS Junior High Speak Off on Tuesday evening. We
would like to thank our judges, Mr. Pat Duke, Ms. Maureen Mennie and Ms.
Heather Perry for judging the event. Our speakers included: William Bennett,
Myles Calbert, Rebekah Calbert, Max Chrappa, Paige Walsh, Anna MacKenzie, and
José Garcia Suarez. We would like to congratulate Rebekah Calbert who was the
overall winner. Rebekah spoke on “What It’s Like to Be Friends with Exchange
Students”.
There
were many new faces visiting our school this week as we welcomed new junior
kindergarten, and kindergarten English and French students during our annual
orientation sessions. New students visited our school to meet with teachers and
feel what it is like to go to our school. Our current students in junior
kindergarten and kindergarten visited their future classrooms too.
Yesterday,
the grade three and four students attended a Ducks Unlimited Field Trip as part
of their science curriculum.
The
Student Leadership Council in conjunction with the junior and senior high class
hosted a bake sale on Thursday in aid of the Red Cross’ Aid Relief for families
affected by the Alberta Wildfires.
The
IHMS school family would like to congratulate Revered Andrew White on his
ordination this past Sunday at Holy Redeemer Parish.
We would like to extend “un viaggio sicuro” to the students and teachers travelling this weekend to Italy as part of the EF Education Tours. The group will visit the Vatican, the Sistine Chapel and many other educational sites during their stay.
Stars of the Week
Congratulations
to Carter Bromley, Noah Evans, Ethan Hicks, Mark Janes, Daniel Osmond, Caleb
Rashleigh and Ella Rashleigh who received hockey medalists from the Corner
Brook Hockey Banquet. In addition, Carter Bromley received a most dedicated
award, while Noah Evans and Caleb Rashleigh both received most improved awards.
Congratulations
to Jamie White-Robertson who received a certificate from the Canadian Cancer
Society for the donation of her hair.
Congratulations
to Luke Coleman who placed second and Alister MacDonnell who placed seventh in
the Western Regional Beaver Buggy Kub Kar and Scout Track Rally held in Corner
Brook this past weekend.
Congratulations
to Ben Griffin who participated in the 2016 Mud Slide Series Long Course x2. He
placed first in the Dirt Squad Expert Category.
Congratulations
to Jordan Dicks-Park who received trophies for family twosome runner up, combo
team, a silver medal for his division,
and a silver medal for top score in bowling. Congratulations also to Logan
McCarthy who received a bronze and gold medal in bowling.
Class News
The
junior kindergarten classes were very excited this week to take part in
Kindergarten English and French Immersion orientations. The students have been
busy learning their new songs for the upcoming musical “Oliver”.
Mme.
Foley’s Kindergarten French Immersion class was very excited to spend the
afternoon on Wednesday in Mme. Ryan’s grade one French Immersion classroom as
part of their grade one orientation session. The class has been busy practicing
their songs for the upcoming “Oliver” musical.
Mrs.
Hodder’s Kindergarten English class spent a wonderful afternoon on Wednesday
with Mrs. George in her grade one classroom. The students were excited to have
a class upstairs! The class has been enjoying the nicer weather this week.
Mrs.
George’s grade one English class has started their experiments for the upcoming
science fair. They are learning about maps and legends in social studies this
week. They are glad to report that Hala had a really happy birthday this week!
Mme.
Ryan’s grade one and two French Immersion class have been talking about how
things are different today than they were 50 years ago. One of the things that
has changed a lot is our use of technology in everyday life. The students are
working on an art project that features colourful birds. Their romaine lettuce
has tripled in size this week! The students love going to the greenhouse.
Ms. Park’s
grade two class was busy this week learning about 3D objects in math. The class
made simple machines in science and are putting the final touches on their
falling in space art work.
Mme.
Moss’ grade three, four and five French Immersion class made a thank you card
for the police officers in our community for National Police Week. The grade three students have been reviewing
their math unit in preparation for the end of year CRT. The grade four students
are learning about habitats in science, while the grade five students are
studying the weather.
Ms.
Crocker’s grade three and four class enjoyed the Maritime Brass Quintet
performance on Wednesday morning. The grade three students are making art with
2D shapes this week. In language arts they are discussing how products aren’t
always what they appear to be in advertisements. The grade four students are
working with lines of symmetry in math. They have started a joint art and
science program with the French Immersion class and artist Jane Reagh.
Mrs.
McCarthy’s grade five and six class have been playing a variety of games and
solving mysteries to practice their inference strategy in language arts. The
students participated in a band workshop on Wednesday with the Maritime Brass Quintet
who played a concert at our school.
Mr.
Drew Nadon’s junior high to level two class began painting the background scene
for the musical this week. The grade seven to nine students participated in the
annual IHMS Junior High Speak Off. The class would like to congratulate Rebekah
Calbert who was the overall winner.
Coming Up
Registration
for full day junior kindergarten and full day English and French Immersion
Kindergarten is ongoing. Please contact the office for an application or for
further information.
Friday, May 13, 2016
Lion's Roar - Friday, May 13, 2016
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This is a copy of IHMS's weekly new article Lion's Roar that appeared in The Western Star newspaper on Friday, May 13, 2016.
By: Ryan Bennett, Clare Coleman, Arabella LeBlanc, and Aria Kazerouni
Members of the
IHMS Underwater Robotics team number two (L-R): Rebekah Calbert, Isaac
Buckingham, Rondinelly Duarte and Italo Xavier.
Alister MacDonnell and
Uriah Cull display their certificates and prizes they received in the
provincial Chess Tournament. Uriah Placed second in grade one in the provincial
tournament and Alister received a special award for sportsmanship.
Grade one French Immersion
students, Kara Blanchard and Brooklynn Pittman,
draw pictures of societies in
the past in social studies.
We would like to congratulate our three teams
who participated in the Let’s Talk Science Challenge at Grenfell Campus last
Thursday. The team consisting of Isaac Buckingham, Cameron Peddle, Madison Noel
and Anna Mackenzie received bronze medals, and the team consisting of Jack
Richardson, Aaron White, and Max Chrappa received silver medals. Our teams
competed against 27 other teams from around the Western Region. Each team won
$500 worth of school supplies from School Specialty and $200 in gift
certificates from Indigo/Chapters; a total of $1,400 in prizes for our
school. Students also received a medal,
gift package and $50 gift card from Indigo/Chapters.
Last week we also sent two teams to the ROV
Mate Underwater Robotics competition in St. John’s. Two teams participated in this event. The
first team was José Suarez, Maria Reynolds, Thiago Calvalcante, Ryan Miller and
Emily O’Bryan. The second team was Rebekah Calbert, Isaac Buckingham,
Rondinelly Duarte, and Italo Xavier. Both teams had an excellent showing in the
event. Seventeen teams participated in the non-competitive event. The teams
would like to thank Mr. Martel of the Greenwood Inn and Suites for allowing
them the use of their pool for practice time.
Last Saturday we had six students represent
our school at the Western Region Heritage Fair hosted at Corner Brook
Intermediate. In grade four we had Natalie Parsons and Reyd Ward; in grade five
we had Simon Boitsefski, Clare Coleman, and Colin Spencer; and in grade seven
we had Myles Calbert. Colin received a top twenty medal and a medal for the
History Award. Along with his medal he received a magazine subscription to
Kayak Magazine.
On Sunday, Myles Calbert, Rebekah Calbert and
Paige Walsh celebrated their confirmation in the Catholic faith during mass at
Holy Redeemer Parish.
Our school was the recipient of a $500 Crime
Prevention Grant for our project: “Be A Buddy”.
Our after school sewing program produced
beautiful mother’s day gifts last week including aprons, stuffed cats and pin
cushions.
Today we are celebrating Apple Day in the
breakfast program. Students made apples to place on a tree in the cafeteria.
The breakfast program is serving all kinds of apple treats today.
We would like to thank our students, their
families and the community for supporting our Eco Kids Battery Buster Contest.
Our school recycled 680 pounds of batteries! We will continue recycling
batteries as part of our regular recycling program which includes beverage
containers, bread tags, and used phones.
We would like to thank the Cull family for
their donation of organic garden seeds for our school greenhouse.
We would like to send our condolences to Mr.
Gerard Coleman and family on their recent loss.
Stars
of the Week
Congratulations to Aaron Keough who received
his yellow belt last week in karaté.
Congratulations to Elizabeth Barry, William
Barry, Hala Parsons, and Lydia Parsons who participated in a 1 km kid’s run,
and Natalie Parsons participated in the 2.5 km kid’s run as part of the
Physical Rehab Spring Opener last Sunday in Massey Drive.
Congratulations to Cameron Bishop, Ivor Cook,
Charlie Hynes, Bryant Osmond, and Lydia Rashleigh who received medals and a
beautiful trophy at the Corner Brook Minor Hockey Banquet.
Congratulations to Jemma Butler who is the
Provincial Winner in the World Climate Poster Contest.
We would like to send congratulations to
Deacon Andrew White who will be ordained as a priest in our diocese this coming
Sunday.
Class
News
The junior kindergarten classes are learning
about the letter “r” and talking about science concepts for the upcoming school
science fair.
Mme. Foley’s Kindergarten French Immersion
class made apples and doing apple activities in science this week to place on
the tree for Apple Day. They are looking at heavy versus light in math class
using balance scales.
Mrs. Hodder’s Kindergarten English class is
talking about different types of weather in science class. They are really
looking forward to the Apple Day celebrations in the breakfast program this
morning. They are continuing to study graphing and time in math.
Mrs. George’s grade one English class started
their “Wonderful Me” books were they will write nice things about all their
classmates. They are enjoying their last math unit on adding and subtracting to
20.
Mme. Ryan’s grade one and two French
Immersion class are studying living things and what they need to live. We have
a variety of plants growing in the greenhouse. They were surprised to see how
quickly their turnip sprouted this week. They have been talking about Canada’s
Food Guide and the daily requirements for their age.
Ms. Park’s grade two class is making simple
machines in science class. In math they are starting a unit on geometry and
learning about 2D and 3D shapes.
Mme. Moss’ grade three, four and five French
Immersion class had a great week. The grade three students are finishing off
their math program and gearing up for the end of year provincial assessment.
The grade four students are teaming up with the English class on a science
project. The grade five students are preparing to start a novel study.
Ms. Crocker’s grade three and four class had
a busy week! The grade three students are working on making 2D shapes and
recognizing 3D shapes. In language arts they are creating their own commercials
for products. The grade four students are also working with shapes and symmetry
in math. In language arts they are following directions and building a castle
from milk cartons.
Mrs. McCarthy’s grade five and six class are
enjoying the new after school volley ball program. The grade five students
practiced writing directions in language arts class this week. They wrote
directions to different locations in the school and had their classmates follow
the directions to find secret clues. In math they are preparing for a unit test
next week. The grade six students are writing scripts of their favourite books.
They would like to congratulation Jack, Aaron and Isaac on their performance in
the Let’s Talk Science Challenge last week.
Mr. Drew Nadon’s junior high to level two
class created a video this week for the Provincial Hot Shots Contest. The grade
nine to level two students went to St. John’s over the weekend with Mrs.
McCarthy and Mr. Hancock for the ROV Mate Underwater Robotics Competition. The
event was held at the Marine Institute in their Flume tank. The grade seven and
eight students participated in the Let’s Talk Science Challenge at Grenfell
Campus last Thursday. The girls’ basketball team is participating in a
tournament in St. John’s this weekend.
Coming
Up
Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten English
and French orientation sessions are being held on Wednesday, May 18 from
1:15-2:30 for students currently registered for September 2016.
Registration for full day junior kindergarten
and full day English and French Immersion Kindergarten is ongoing. Please
contact the office for an application or for further information.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
IHMS Community Heroes
Mr. Ryley Nadon's grade
four and five science class were provincial winners in the Newfoundland Power
Hot Shot's Contest. Back (L-R): Mr. Carl Bishop, Dianne Drover from
Newfoundland Power and Mr. Ryley Nadon; Centre (L-R): Marcus Gallant, Clare
Coleman, Aria Kazerouni, Colin Spencer, Alessandra LeBlanc, Arabella LeBlanc,
Emily Payne; Front (L-R): Jacob Bursey, Trinity Rouse, Jenna Cammie, Kira
McCarthy, Natalie Parsons, Rebecca Janes, Reyd Ward and Keira Clarke.
Monday, May 9, 2016
Lion's Roar - Friday, May 6, 2016
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This is a copy of IHMS's weekly new article Lion's Roar that appeared in The Western Star newspaper on Friday, May 6, 2016.
By: Jacob Bursey, Alessandra LeBlanc, Kori Noel, Jack Richardson, Aaron White
Duracell box (L-R): Alessandra LeBlanc, Rondinelly Duarte De
Oliveira Junior, Arabella LeBlanc and Aaron Payne pose for a picture outside
the battery recycling box. Mr. Drew's homeroom class made the battery themed
box to collect all our recycled batteries during the Eco Kids Battery Buster
Contest.
Level 1 Student,
Maria Reynolds, models her sweatshirt line "ACTV Clothing". ACTV
clothing was her business proposal for the YMCA Enterprise Olympics. Maria's
business was to create a line of clothing called Appreciate Canadian Troops and
Veterans (ACTV). The clothing brand would donate profits to support veterans
suffering from PTSD.
The kindergarten to
grade six students attended the Theatre Newfoundland and Labrador production of
“The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” last Friday afternoon at the Arts and
Culture Centre. It was a great show! Congratulations to Lily Smallwood and Isabelle
Mercier who performed in the show!
The grade six girls’
and boys’ participated in soccer tournaments this weekend. The girls’ played at Sacred Heart School and
displayed great teamwork. This was the first time many of the girls played in a
soccer game. Our school hosted the grade six boys’ tournament. We are proud to
say the boys are the City Champions. The boys were undefeated in the
tournament. In the semi-finals, it went to a shoot out with Aria Kazerouni
scoring the winning goal. Isaac Buckingham scored the winning goal in the
Championship game. Congratulations to both teams and their coaches on great
tournaments.
Our school hosted an
open family skate on Saturday evening at the Kinsmen Arena. A good time was had
by all. Thank you to the Warren family for donating the ice time to our school.
IHMS held its annual
used book sale on Sunday in aid of the school library. The sale is still set up
for families to browse. Books are $1-$3 or fill a reusable bag for $10.
The school
photographer visited our school on Monday for the Spring Photo Shoot. All
students in junior kindergarten to level two had their photos taken. In
addition, family and sibling photos were also taken.
Ms. Park’s grade two
class hosted a bake sale on Monday in aid of the SPCA. The class raised $135!
On Thursday, IHMS
sent three teams to the Let’s Talk Science Challenge at Grenfell Campus.
Students studied packages of information on science, technology, engineering
and math. They prepared by taking quizzes and design challenges.
The IHMS Underwater
Robotics Team is in St. John’s today competing in their annual
competition. We wish them luck!
We would like to
extend our condolences to the Griffin family on their loss this week.
Congratulations to
Phyllis Gallant who was the winner in the Chase the Ace on Sunday night. The
jackpot has still not been won. The next Chase the Ace will be Tuesday, May 10th.
There will be no Chase the Ace this Sunday in observance of Mother’s Day.
We would like to wish
the Regional Heritage Fair participants luck this Saturday at the Western
Regional Heritage Fair hosted at Corner Brook Intermediate School. Representing our school we have Simon
Boitsefski, Myles Calbert, Clare Coleman, Natalie Parsons, Colin Spencer, and
Reyd Ward. The Heritage Fair is open to the public beginning at 1:45 pm on
Saturday.
Stars of the Week
Congratulations to
Mark Janes who received a Tae Kwon Do certificate this week for “Awesome Kick” .
Congratulations to
Ivor Cook who won a gold medal at a Tae Kwon Do tournament in St. John’s this
past weekend.
Congratulations to
Teresa Coleman and Jamie White Robertson who cut their hair and donated it to
the Canadian Cancer Society this week.
Congratulations to
Jordan Park who was chosen fourth pick for the Western United Wolves Team for
the Newfoundland Summer Games.
Class News
The junior kindergarten
classes are learning about the letter “q”. They have been busy this week
talking about their mom’s and preparing for Mother’s Day.
Mme. Foley’s Kindergarten
French Immersion class is practicing their song for the school musical. The
students are enjoying the warmer weather and watching things grow in science.
They would like to wish all their mom’s a happy Mother’s Day!
Mrs. Hodder’s
Kindergarten English class would like to wish all their wonderful mom’s a Happy
Mother’s Day. This week they are working on time in math and weather in
science.
Mrs. George’s grade
one English class has been busy working on crafts and writing pieces for their
wonderful moms. Yesterday they celebrated World Catholic Education Day. Today
the class is watching the documentary “March of the Penguins” to finish up
their penguin unit. They would like to wish all the moms out there a happy
Mother’s Day on Sunday.
Mme. Ryan’s grade one
and two French Immersion class is learning about nutrition this week. They are
excited to see how their lettuce and sugar snap peas are growing. They have
also prepared a special Mother’s Day project.
Ms. Park’s grade two
class is learning ways to keep their oceans healthy. Yesterday, they celebrated
World Catholic Education Day in their class. This week they raised $135 for the
SPCA with a class bake sale.
Mme. Moss’ grade three,
four and five French Immersion class really enjoyed the production of “The
Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” last Friday afternoon. The grade three class
is beginning their last unit in math on Geometry. They are also learning about
how commercials are made. The grade four students are finishing their unit on
decimals and learning about budgeting. The students are discussing how to “get
the best bang for your buck”. The grade five students are reading maps and
planning a trip to some special attractions in Vancouver in their English
language arts class.
Ms. Crockers’s grade
three and four class really enjoyed going to see “The Lion, The Witch and The
Wardrobe” last week. The grade three
students are beginning their final unit in math on geometry. They are also analyzing
commercials. The grade four students are
working on a new geometry unit on 3D shapes. In language arts they are
following instructions to build a castle out of milk cartons.
Mrs. McCarthy’s grade
five and six class made posters this week for World Ocean’s Day. The grade five
students are learning about machines and making a video about recycling
batteries. The grade six students participated in the Let’s Talk Science
Challenge at Grenfell campus on Thursday.
Mr. Drew Nadon’s junior
high to level two class participated in the “Let’s Talk Science Challenge” on
Thursday at Grenfell Campus. The Underwater Robotics team are in St. John’s
today participating in a competition. Good luck!
Coming Up
Junior Kindergarten
and Kindergarten English and French orientation sessions are being held on
Wednesday, May 18 from 1:15-2:30 for students currently registered for
September 2016.
Registration for full
day junior kindergarten and full day English and French Immersion Kindergarten
is ongoing. Please contact the office for an application or for further
information.
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