Ninth Annual Speak Off

Jasmine Penney, Carla du Toit, MacKenzie Brothers, Faith Yates, Katerina Hamann, Christopher Barnes, Abigail Companion, and Aaron Hancock
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Our ninth Annual Elementary Speak-Off was held on Monday, April 19, 2010 for students in grades 4, 5, and 6. Following many interesting in-class presentations, 8 students were selected to present their speeches in the Chapel, in front of a group of approximately 50 people, including two judges, their family, friends and teachers.

Since 2002, IHMS’s Elementary Speak-Off has been sponsored by Mrs. Gail Stevenson, a former teacher and former Associate Director at IHMS, and her husband Bruce. The plaque, which hangs in our main hallway, the winner’s plaque, and participants’ medals, are all donated in memory of their son, Brian Stevenson.

Jasmine Penney’s (Grade 6) speech was titled, ‘My Life At IHMS’, Abigail Companion’s (Grade 5) speech was titled, ‘Bullying’, Christopher Barnes’s (Grade 6) speech was titled, ‘Animal Abuse’, Faith Yates’s (Grade 6) speech was titled, ‘Classic Cartoon Characters’, Aaron Hancock’s (Grade 5) speech was titled, ‘Global Warming’, MacKenzie Brothers’s (Grade 4) speech was titled, ‘G is For Giraffes’, Carla du Toit’s (Grade 6) speech was titled, ‘Smoking’, Katerina Hamann’s (Grade 4) speech was titled, ‘My Best Friend’

The two invited judges for this year were Mrs. Bernadette Meiwald, former Director of Education at IHMS and Mr. Peter Antle, a member of the Corner Brook Rotary. After 8 very well delivered speeches, and a brief deliberation, the judges announced this year’s winner was Carla du Toit. Congratulations to Carla, and to all of this year’s speakers.

Another Busy Week....

This is a copy of the Grade 5 news article "Lion’s Roar" that appeared in The Western Star on April 16, 2010.

By: Abigail Companion, Aaron Hancock, Nicole Keeping and Jenna Yetman

Rogan Seaward (grade 1) and Alex Williams (grade 3) who tied for third place in the National Engineering and Geoscience Month Poster Contest.

The Immaculate Heart of Mary Elementary Speak Off was held on Monday night. Everyone did very well. The winner was Carla du Toit who spoke on Smoking. The judges for the Speak Off were Mr. Peter Antle from the Rotary Club and Mrs. Bernadette Meiwald past Director of IHMS. Thank you to the Stevenson family for sponsoring this Speak Off again this year.

There was a second orientation for the September 2010 Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten students on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon.

The grade 5-9 students traveled to the Arts and Culture Centre on Thursday to see the TNL performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. It was a great show. Sarah MacDonald-Anderson from TNL will be coming to our school on Monday afternoon to do a theatre workshop with our students.

First Reconciliation was held on Thursday evening at All Hallows. Thank you to Mrs. McCarthy, Mrs. George and Mrs. English for helping out with this important night. Thursday was also Earth Day. Classes celebrated with special earth activities and stories.

Today we are visiting the forestry fair and having our annual science fair. The parent viewing starts at 1 and ends at 2.

Class News
The Junior Kindergarten classes did Earth Day activities and are working on the number 8.Vicki Janes, the student from CONA is leaving today. The students will miss her. Thank you for your help and kindness.

The Kindergarten class is learning how to take care of their health and studying data analysis in math.

The Grade 1 class is excited for their Earth Day celebrations this week. They are also excited to visit the Forestry Fair today and the Science Fair this afternoon.

The Grade 2 class is learning about dinosaurs. They enjoyed the Earth Day activities. They had a bake sale to raise money for a new class pet. They got a Beta fish named Bubbles.

The grade 3 and 4 class would like to congratulate their classmates who participated in the ice show. They are working on novel studies and looking after their hamster Nibbles. Nibbles has been enjoying sleepovers with many of the students who have gotten to take him home for the night.

The Grade 5 and 6 class is doing a craft in religion and created plays for social studies class which they performed for other classes in the school. They are also creating sculptures in art class. They are excited about the St. Pierre trip next week.

The Junior High class is having math and science tests this week. On Monday they visited the public library. They are hard at work on research papers.

Coming-Up
Next week our grades 4-9 students will be on a trip to St. Pierre. Bon Voage!

Coming up in May will be the annual May Crowning celebration for our Holy Mother.

The mini-reporters are having a great time in St. Pierre. A la prochaine!

We're Glad To Be Back After Easter Break!

This is a copy of the Grade 5 news article "Lion’s Roar" that appeared in The Western Star on April 16, 2010

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By: Abigail Companion, Aaron Hancock, Nicole Keeping and Jenna Yetman

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Jump Rope for Heart and Stroke Foundation. Students raised money through pledges for the Heart and Stroke Foundation and took part in a skipping challenge. Back (L-R): Nathan Anderson, Brayden Ryan, Sarah Campbell, Katerina Hamann, Alex Williams, Nicola Du Toit, Vanessa Ford, and Kiya Morrissey. Front (L-R): Maria Reynolds, Brooklynn Companion, Olivia Park, Douglas MacKenzie, and MacKenzie Brothers.

Everyone had a great Easter Break and we are glad to back. We had the first round of speeches for the elementary speak off in our classrooms on Wednesday. Five people were chosen to go to the IHMS Elementary Speak Off on Monday, April 19. They are: MacKenzie Brothers, Katerina Hamann, Abigail Companion, Aaron Hancock, Jasmine Penney, Carla Du Toit, Faith Yates, and Christopher Barnes.

On Monday classes started the Jump Rope for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Students are still collecting sponsorship money for this activity.

This week we welcome Mrs. Marie Ryan to our school. She is substituting for Mr. Hancock while he is away on leave.

Today is casual day. Yeah!

Stars of the Week

We would like to congratulate all of our students this week who have received awards for their extra curricular activities.

Brayden Ryan, who plays on the Adam B team, won a bronze medal at the provincial hockey tournament over the Easter Break.

Anna Brake received the award for Most Improved at the Silver Blades Skating Club annual awards ceremony.

Grade 6 student, Jasmine Penney, has been nominated for Corner Brook Female Athlete of the Year.

Grade 1 student Rogan Seaward and grade 3 student Alex Williams have tied for third place in the National Engineering and Geoscience Month Poster Contest. They both received a letter and a t-shirt. Congratulations everyone!

Class News

The Junior Kindergarten classes are working on the letters “S” and the number “8”. They are looking forward to their kindergarten orientation next week.

The Kindergarten class is studying capacity in math class. They loved the Easter break.

The Grade 1 class is getting ready for the science fair. They are learning about new life in science. They miss Miss Bennett a lot.

The Grade 2 class is doing sums in math and learning about dinosaurs. They are getting ready for their First Reconciliation.

The grade 3 and 4 class is happy to be back to school. Their hamster is growing and has a new play area.

The Grade 5 and 6 class welcomes two new classmates. Recess and Lunch are baby gerbils they have adopted as their new classmates. The class is enjoying playing with their new friends and learning all about them. They are excited about the elementary speak off and are working on novel studies.

The Junior High class has started their sewing projects and are reviewing for their science test. They are looking forward to their field trip to the Arts and Culture Centre next week.

Coming-Up

Monday night is the Elementary Speak Off at 7 pm in the cafeteria. Also on Monday night is the Rusty Cup Challenge where RNC officers and staff members from local schools play a game of hockey. This game is in aid of the Kids Eat Smart Foundation. All tickets sold by our students goes towards our school breakfast program. Contact the school for your tickets.

There will be a second orientation session on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon for the September 2010 Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten students.

Friday, April 23 is the annual school Science Fair. Viewing for the parents will be from 1-2 pm.

The mini-reporters are back and shining. We’ll be back next week with more news.

This Article Is No April Fools Day Joke!

This is a copy of the Grade 5 news article "Lion’s Roar" that appeared in The Western Star

on April 1, 2010

By: Abigail Companion, Aaron Hancock, Nicole Keeping and Jenna Yetman

Grade 4 student Douglas MacKenzie looks at a book about animals at our Book Fair

Our girl’s basketball game was a joy. The girl’s parents and teachers had a “ball”. All participants played well.

The scholastic Book Fair started on Monday and ended on Tuesday. Thank you to Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. McCarthy, Miss Bennett, and Mrs. George and all the students on the Book Fair Student Crew. Alex Williams was the winner of the snake guessing contest and Keely Brothers won the family door prize.

The orientation for the September 2010 Junior Kindergartens and Kindergartens was Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon. We were happy to see all the new little faces. They had a lot of fun at our school. All students had fun and enjoyed the day at school with their friends and teachers.

The Easter Passion was celebrated with Mrs. Coleman, the prayer group and volunteers on Thursday afternoon at All Hallows.

This week our school is saying good-bye to Miss Simone Bennett who has finished her education internship with the grade 1 class. Everyone will miss her smiling face and great ideas! Thanks for everything.

The QSP fundraiser has finished this week. Lots of magazines have been sold to help support our school.

IHMS students will be fundraising over Easter break for the Heart and Stroke foundation for a Jump Rope for Heart Skip-a-thon from April 12-16th during physical education classes.

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Hancock who welcomed baby Katie last week.

Class News
The Junior Kindergarten classes are doing Easter crafts and enjoying their class party.

The Kindergarten class is learning about Easter and storms in science.

The Grade 1 class is learning about related facts in math and learning about what human and animal houses are made of. On Monday they made bird nests out of rice Krispies.

The Grade 2 class is learning about dinosaurs and fossils. They made their own fossils. They are also doing a workbook on Where the Wild Things Are and learning to count money.

The grade 3 and 4 class made stained glass crosses in art class for Easter. They are finished their CRTs, speeches, and social studies projects.

The Grade 5 and 6 class is getting a class pet. They are hoping to get a gerbil after Easter. They would like to rescue a gerbil or take in an unwanted gerbil. They had a cookie sale on Wednesday to raise money to provide for their class pet. They presented their D.A.R.E. essays this week.

The Junior High class made pancakes in Enrichment class and are preparing for class debates.

Coming-Up
There is a Pro Life walk on Friday, April 2 in front of Western Memorial Regional Hospital at 11 am. All are welcome.

We are excited for our Easter break. School re-opens on April 12.

The IHMS Elementary Speak off is April 19. The Science Fair is April 23.

The mini-reporters will be back after break with more great news.