Lion's Roar - Friday, June 17, 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, June 17, 2016.

By: Clare Coleman and Aria Kazerouni




Knight Keith Kean with Trinity Rouse, and Ella Rashleigh with Knight Pat Gambin are presented their provincial prizes in the Knights of Columbus Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest. Ella Rashleigh won the provincial Knights of Columbus Keep Christ In Christmas Poster Contest for age 5-7 and Trinity Rouse won the age 8-10 group.

Colin Spencer (left) and Aria Kazerouni (right) view the artwork of Terry Boland at the "Six: Six Artists, Six Walls" exhibit at the Arts and Culture Centre during a class visit. 

Students at their first Holy Communion (back L-R): Cole Lyver, Luke Coleman, and
James Lao; (Front L-R): Oscar George, Kaitlyn Coade, and Alister MacDonnell

 

On Sunday, grade two students, Kaitlyn Coade, Luke Coleman, Oscar George, James Lao, Cole Lyver, and Alister MacDonnell, celebrated their First Holy Communion at All Hallows Parish. The students and their families enjoyed a celebration social in the school cafeteria following Mass. We would like to thank Father Terry, Mrs. George and the students’ families for making this day so special.

On Monday evening students, Jacob Blackwood, Carter Bromley, Jemma Butler, Noah Evans, Emily Hindy, Leah Lainey, Charlotte Mercier, Isabelle Mercier, Kate Murphy, Katherine Noel, and Gabriel Rowsell, received their first sacrament of Reconciliation. We would like to thank Father Terry, Mrs. George, Mrs. English, Mrs. Dicks, Mrs. King and the students’ families who assisted with this special occasion.

The grade seven to Level two students celebrated the end of the school year with a field trip to Mrs. King’s cabin in Bonne Bay Pond. They would like to thank Mrs. King, Mr. King for hosting the class and  Mr. Drew Nadon and Mr. Hancock for joining them on the trip. They would also like to thank Mrs. Barb Anderson and Mrs. Eleanor Reynolds for driving students on the field trip.

The kindergarten English and Kindergarten French Immersion students celebrated their graduation ceremony on Wednesday night. The students performed for their families before receiving their diplomas and watching a slideshow of photos from the past year. We would like to thank Mrs. Hodder, Mme. Foley and Mr. Graham for preparing the students for this event.

The grade five students completed their artwork this week with Jane Reagh. This was the last session for the group to meet for the Art Smarts project “Experiencing Our Eco-systems”. The project involved three smaller programs for grades three, four, and five throughout the year. We would like to thank Mrs. Reagh for bringing her enthusiasm and talent to our school art program this year.

This past week in physical education we had two guests instructors present to the students. Mr. Wayne Allen taught an introduction to golf. Later in the week Mr. Sean Richardson taught our students self defence with a focus on Muay Thai. The students really enjoyed both sessions. 

Today we are hosting our annual Art Show in the school gym from 12:30 to 1:30 pm. Parents and family members are invited to come view some of the amazing artwork students have created this year.

We would like to wish Clare Coleman good luck in the Track Fest Meet in St. John’s this week. Clare is participating in the 60 m, 600 m and long jump categories.

Stars of the Week

Congratulations to Robert Morrissey who received a medal in Tae Kwon Do for showing respect.

Class News

The junior kindergarten classes are looking forward to showcasing their artwork today at the annual art show. The students would like to wish all their dads a happy Father’s Day on Sunday. They cannot believe the school year is coming to an end!

Mme. Foley’s Kindergarten French Immersion class has successfully finished their first year of French Immersion. It has been a great year. On Thursday evening they had their Kindergarten graduation with their family and friends.

Mrs. Hodder’s Kindergarten English class was very excited to celebrate their Kindergarten graduation on Thursday evening. They really enjoyed the performances and celebrating with a special cake. They would like to say congratulations to all their classmates on a great year. The students also enjoyed a year end class bowling trip!

Mrs. George’s grade one English class has been writing about their dads’ and making Father’s Day crafts. They had a great time on their field trip yesterday. They would like to wish all the dads out there a super Happy Father’s Day.

Mme. Ryan’s grade one and two French Immersion class has been working on Father’s Day items. On Wednesday they had a French picnic with different cheeses, fruit and baguettes! It was a lot of fun. The students also planted pumpkin seeds to take home and cultivate for the fall.

Ms. Park’s grade two class are making totem poles in social studies class. Today they are making pizza and looking forward to the art show at lunch time.

Mme. Moss’ grade three, four and five French Immersion class are finishing off their end of year work. The grade three students are finishing a project on how to train their dragon and the grade four students are finishing their French novel study. The grade five students enjoyed a field trip to see the art show “Six Artists, Six Walls” at the Arts and Culture Centre.

Ms. Crocker’s grade three and four class is learning about static electricity in science. The grade three students are working on a role play in language arts. The grade four students are finishing the writing of their summer bucket list. The students are very excited for the art show today.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade five and six class was very busy this week finishing art projects and writing activities. The grade five students finished their paintings this week and will showcase them in the art show today.  The grade five and six students wrote artist statements to accompany their artwork in today’s art show.  On Wednesday they visited the art show “Six Artists, Six Walls” to see the exhibit and examine the artist statements. As a final activity, students chose a piece of artwork and commented on the artist’s use of technique.

Mr. Drew Nadon’s junior high to level two class finished their final exams today. The group went on a field trip on Tuesday to Mrs. King’s cabin in Bonne Bay Pond. Today they are saying goodbye to their exchange student friends with a class celebration in the afternoon.

Coming Up

Our IHMS Elementary Spelling Bee is on Monday morning at 9 am and our year end Sports Day will begin at 11 am.

This Tuesday there will be a pancake breakfast in our school cafeteria beginning at 7:30 am. The Student Leadership Council will host the last variety show for the year beginning at 1:00 pm in our school gym.

Wednesday is the last day of school for the 2015-2016 school year. There will be a family mass at 8:30 am at All Hallows followed by the year end assembly at 9:30 am. Classes will be dismissed from homeroom at noon.

Check out the IHMS school blog for updates and more photos to accompany our school article at www.ihmschool.ca!

Lion's Roar - Friday, June 10, 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, June 10, 2016.

By: Jacob Bursey, Kori Noel, Jack Richardson, Alessandra LeBlanc, and Aaron White






Luke Coleman as Oliver, and Aria Kazerouni as Dodger in the IHMS production of Charles Dickens' "Oliver".

Grade two students, Ben Griffin and Oscar George present the simple machines they created in science class. 

 

Lysea Njing and Allie Beck planting Forget Me Nots in the greenhouse for the Beaumont Hamel Memorial fundraiser.

 

 

Last Thursday evening our school presented “Oliver” the musical. Congratulations to Dr. Graham, our students and teachers on a wonderful performance. Thank you to our families for supporting this event, Corner Brook Regional High for lending us extra chairs, Mr. Hancock for recording the musical, Isaac Buckingham for setting up the live stream, and Cameron Peddle for managing the sound.

On Friday morning of last week the grade three and four classes went on a Ducks Unlimited Tour. The students had a great time. Thank you, Ducks Unlimited, for sponsoring this tour. In the afternoon, Ms. Jane Reagh worked with the grade five students studying clouds and learning how to oil paint as part of our ArtSmarts grant.

Alison Pittman, Youth Ventures Coordinator, presented to the grade seven to Level two students about starting their own summer businesses. After the presentation, students also worked together to build a spaghetti and marshmallow tower.

Over the weekend Junior Kindergarten teachers, Mrs. Crocker, Mrs. Dicks, Mrs. English, Ms. Perrett, and Mrs. Vincent participated in a training workshop.

On Monday we held an assembly to honour our provincial winners in the World Ocean’s Day Poster Contest.

Yael Piercy was the kindergarten Provincial Winner and Rotém Phillips Grobelaar was the grade one Provincial Winner. The girls were presented their prize packs in a school assembly to honour their accomplishments.

Stars of the Week

Congratulations to Rylan Andrews, Charlotte Mercier, Isabelle Mercier, Robert Morrissey, Lysea Nginang, and  Israela Nginang on their Music For Young Children Spring Recital last Sunday.

Congratulations to Hala Parsons who received first and second place ribbons in the Deer Lake Dolphins Swim Club Year End Dash.

Congratulations to Ben Griffin, Lydia Parsons, Hala Parsons, and Natalie Parsons who participated in a Mountain Bike Race on Sunday. Ben placed third in the long course x 2 Dirt Squirt Expert.

Congratulations to Jenna Cammie and Rebecca Janes who passed their figure skating tests during the Silver Blades test day.

Congratulations to Lucy Maloney who helped with the Food Bank Collection on Monday evening.

Class News

The junior kindergarten classes are looking forward to the art show next week so their mom’s and dad’s can see the artwork they have made this year. This week they did activities to celebrate World Ocean’s Day.

Mme. Foley’s Kindergarten French Immersion class really enjoyed presenting their science project on icebergs last week in the science fair. The students loved performing in “Oliver” for their parents last week.

Mrs. Hodder’s Kindergarten English class learned about our environment this week. They have been very busy preparing for the kindergarten graduation.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class had a busy week finishing up all their art projects. They are very excited to be going to Mrs. George’s house on Sunday for their year-end party!

Mme. Ryan’s grade one and two French Immersion class is celebrating Environment week by discussing their environmental responsibilities. Their class cultivated lettuce, spinach, Swiss chard and kale from the greenhouse with Mme. Moss’ class and enjoyed a yummy salad for lunch. It is exciting to grow food! The class is going to plant wild flower seeds on the school grounds just behind the greenhouse.

Ms. Park’s grade two class is learning about life cycles in science class. They are doing an underwater craft for World Ocean’s Day. In social studies they are learning about different things their grandparents did in the past.

Mme. Moss’ grade three, four and five French Immersion class harvested their lettuce from the greenhouse and enjoyed a salad lunch on Tuesday. The grade three students wrote their provincial math assessment this week.

Ms. Crocker’s grade three and four class was busy this week finishing off projects. The grade three students wrote their provincial math assessment. The grade four students were busy completing their menus in language arts class and writing their summer bucket list.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade five and six class had a busy week. The grade five students continued their painting project with artist Jane Reagh as part of their ArtSmarts grant. Both the grade five and six students completed their classroom yearbook by writing a profile, a catch phrase and warm fuzzies for their classmates. They can’t wait to see the finished product.

Mr. Drew’s  junior high and level 2 class is writing their first exam today. They were busy this week studying for their exams and finishing off a few art pieces for the upcoming school art show.

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.

First Holy Communion is this Sunday at All Hallows Parish at 10:30 am.

Lion's Roar - Friday, June 3, 2016

Immaculate Heart of Mary School
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Celebrating 16 Years!
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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, June 3, 2016.

By: Cole Dumaresque, Emily Murley, Emily Payne

 



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.

 

Junior kindergarten students, Shane Matthews and Claire Patey, demonstrate their science fair project during the school's annual Science Fair.



IHMS annual Science Fair Medalists: back (L-R): Rebekah Calbert, Madison Noel, and Kori Noel; 3rd row: Clare Coleman, Max Chrappa, and Carly Johannesen; 2nd row: Natalie Parsons and Simon Boitsefski; front row: Keira Clarke and Rebecca Janes.

 



Last Thursday Mrs. Coleman and the prayer group held the May Crowning at All Hallows Church to celebrate May as the month to honour Mary.

On Monday we held our annual school Science Fair for students in grades 4-9. We would like to thank our judges Mme. Marie Claude Renard, Mr. Wayne Spencer, Mr. Cec Lake, Dr. Dwayne Keough, and Dr. Carla Wells.  The judges awarded top medals to Natalie Parsons, Rebecca Janes, Keira Clarke, Clare Coleman, Kori Noel, Max Chrappa, Madison Noel, and Rebekah Calbert. This year the grade three students chose to complete individual projects. The judges awarded three honourable mentions to grade three students Charlotte Mercier, Noah Colbourne and Brooke Watton. The junior kindergarten to grade two students conducted experiments in groups.

On Monday we welcomed back the students and teachers who toured Italy as part of the EF School Tours. The group visited Rome, Assisi, Florence, Verona, and Venice. During their trip they visited and toured many churches, historical sites, and learned about local and traditional crafts produced in Italy.

Mrs. Coleman and Mrs. George hosted a pre-holy communion celebration in our chapel on Monday evening for grade two students preparing for their first Holy Communion. Prayer group members: Aria Kazerouni, Colin Spencer and Rebekah Calbert were also in attendance to assist with this celebration.

The grade four students have completed their art project on animal habitats with Jane Reagh. The students’ artwork is on display in the cafeteria windows. The group is planning on presenting and explaining their artwork to classes next week. The class would like to thank Jane for leading this project. They really enjoyed working with you!

We would like to congratulate Dr. Graham our musical director for “Oliver Twist” and all of our students for their wonderful performance last night. Everyone worked very hard and it was a wonderful show. Thank you to all our teachers and students for their behind the scenes work.

Today we are having a casual day in aid of the annual Janeway Telethon.

The grade three and four students are going on a field trip today with Ducks Unlimited.

Stars of the Week

Congratulations to Jacob Bursey who earned his yellow belt in Tae Kwon Do last weekend.

Congratulations to Myles Calbert who received The Donald A. Burton Top First Year Cadet Award at the RCSCC 2590 Gallipoli Army Cadets annual review last weekend.

Class News

The junior kindergarten classes had a lot of fun on Monday showing their parents science experiments in the Science Fair. It was messy and fun! They would like to congratulate Wes Cleveland and his family on their new baby boy, Rory. The students loved being part of the school musical. They would like to say a big thank you to Mr. Graham!

Mme. Foley’s Kindergarten French Immersion class really enjoyed the science fair and musical this week. They are looking forward to their kindergarten graduation in a few weeks.

Mrs. Hodder’s Kindergarten English class had a lot of fun at the science fair on Monday with their tornado and sink or float experiment. The students are excited to raise money today for the Janeway Telethon.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class really enjoyed showcasing their science fair experiments this week. They favourite was definitely flubber! They are working hard on our subtraction stories in math. They had so much fun performing in the musical last night!

Mme. Ryan’s grade one and two French Immersion class had a lot of fun performing in the musical. For the science fair they made four different types of musical instruments. They are making sunny faces for art class.

Ms. Park’s grade two class finished their geometry unit in math this week. They are learning about animals in science class. The students worked really hard preparing for the “Oliver” musical.

Mme. Moss’ grade three, four and five French Immersion class was very busy this week. The grade three students are playing with their geometric shapes to wrap up their final unit in math. The grade four students have finished up their ArtSmarts Project with Jane Reagh. Their work is on display in the cafeteria. The grade five students are starting a oil painting project with Ms. Reagh today.

Ms. Crocker’s grade three and four class had a fantastic time at the science fair on Monday. The grade three students are discussing bullying this week through activities and scenarios. They are talking about the bully, the bullied and the bystander. The grade four students are learning different ways to represent time in math. They were very excited to finish their habitats artwork with Jane Reagh this week.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade five and six class thoroughly enjoyed the science fair on Monday. The grade five students are happy to announce that they have finished their last spelling test for the year. In math class they are learning about quadrilaterals. The grade six students are finishing off their individual clue games. The students made their clue games with a school theme. They are looking forward to having the grade five students solve the mystery. Was it Mr. Drew chewing gum in the library? Or Mme. Moss with the broken iPad in the cafeteria?

Mr. Drew Nadon’s junior high to level two class was very busy this week with the science fair and preparing for the school musical. The class painted the backdrop for the performance and prepared many of the props for the production. They would like to welcome back their classmates who were in Italy last week.

Coming Up

The grade three and six students will write their math provincial assessments next week.

Save The Date For Oliver - June 2, 7pm!

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




Grade two students Ava Hodder, Cole Lyver, and Lily Smallwood show the marigolds and corn they planted in the greenhouse with their classmates.

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.

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 30^th. 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.

 

 

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.