School Play Was A Great Success!

This is a copy of the Grade 5 news article "Lion’s Roar" that appeared in The Western Star on May 28, 2010.

By: Abigail Companion, Nicole Keeping and Jenna Yetman.

Junior High students, Andrew Dolomount and Patrick Davis open a geocahce they helped locate at the participark as part of their enrichment class last week.

We hope everyone enjoyed a nice long weekend. Now we are back and getting all the lowdown on everyone’s weekend.

The 101 Dalmatian play was a great success! Thank you to Mr. Graham, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Hancock, Mrs. Deckert, Mrs. Furlong, Mrs. Farrell and all the students and staff for all their hard work. Everyone did an exceptional job.

On Wednesday of this week students Jasmine Penney, Carla du Toit, Claire Reynolds and Mr. Graham were interviewed by CBC radio. The students also sang Kanine Krunchies for the radio and again for cable 9 TV.

Last week there was a draw for a big screen TV. Dave Pardy of Corner Brook was the lucky winner.

CRT’s began yesterday for grades 3 and 6. Good luck everyone and try your best.

Today is casual day! We are glad the musical is over and now we get to relax in our casual clothes today.

The school concert band is busy practicing pieces for our end of year awards assembly. They will play “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”. The junior high enrichment class is busy organizing this assembly.

Class News
The Junior Kindergarten classes are started the number 10 and are making art pieces for the upcoming art show. Today they are saying goodbye to their CONA intern Sara Rozee. Thank you for all your help!

The Kindergarten class had a lot of fun during the musical. They are busy preparing to finish their kindergarten year.

The grade one class is learning about insects in science and worked really hard on the musical. They did great as Chihuahuas.

The grade two class worked really hard at the musical and really rocked the poodle parts. They are preparing for First Holy Communion this weekend.

The grade three and four class is happy about the outcome of the play and are continuing to learn about landscape in science.

The grade 5 and 6 class had a band test on Wednesday. They are working really hard on French letters about St. Pierre.

The junior high class have just completed a social studies unit on how Newfoundland was affected by WW2 and will be creating models and pictures.

Coming Up
The grade two first Holy Communion is this Sunday at All Hallows church at 10:30 am.

The school art show is June 3rd at 6:00 pm. All families are welcome to come check out our student’s talent.

La la la la we will be backkk next weekkkk!

101 Dalmatians Comming Soon!

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School Performances Wednesday, May 26 at 9:30 am & 1:15 pm, and
Thursday, May 27 at 11:00 am

Main Performance Thursday, May 27 at 7:00 pm

IHMS Auditorium, 112 Humber Road

A New Batch Of D.A.R.E. Program Graduates At IHMS

This is a copy of the Grade 5 news article "Lion’s Roar" that appeared in The Western Star on May 21, 2010.

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

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Anri Vermooten (left) who won the Indeavour award for the Cupids Postage Stamp Contest and Carla du Toit (right) whose artwork will be displayed on envelopes sold in Cupids this summer as part of their celebration.

On Friday of last week Faith Yates (pictured above) was informed that she won the Mayor for a Day Essay Contest for Municipal Awareness Week. On Wednesday she was picked up by a fire truck at school and driven to the Mayor’s Office. She spent the day helping with a municipal barbeque, touring the city hall, attending a press conference and getting a ride in a police car. Exciting!

Last week we also celebrated World Catholic Education Day. Grade 2 students along with the grade 5 and 6 class made a school banner and grades 3-6 wrote letters to Bishop Crosby to tell him why our school is so special. Thank you to Mrs. McCarthy for organizing the activities.



Last Friday was the D.A.R.E. graduation. Congratulations to Faith Yates who won the D.A.R.E. essay award and Claire Reynolds and Jasmine Penny who won the penmanship award. Also Nicole Keeping won Daren the D.A.R.E. lion draw. Thank you to Constable Kelly, Constable Edwards, and Daren who taught this class to be drug free! Also thank you to our school D.A.R.E. sponsors the Elks Lodge and the Royal Purple Lodge.

On Monday evening Faith Yates, Sarah Keeping and Nicole Keeping attended a Mock City Council Meeting where they sat in council chambers and held a meeting with other six grade students from Corner Brook.

All this week Mr. Graham has been organizing musical practices for the big performance next week.

Yesterday the grade 5 and 6 students and then parents attended a D.A.R.E. presentation by Constable Kelly and Constable Edwards. The presentation was about what can happen to their bodies if they do make the choice to do drugs.

Stars of the Week
Congratulations to Yvette Coleman a graduate from IHMS who has been awarded a 58,000 dollar scholarship from Queen’s University. She has also won the provincial rotary festival for voice. Congratulations also to Mr. Graham our school’s music teacher who also teaches Yvette.

Class News
The Junior Kindergarten classes are working hard on the number 9. They are almost done their alphabet book. They are also making Chia dads for Father’s Day.

The grade one class is very excited to have heard back from one of their favorite authors, Mo Willems who writes the pigeon books! He sent them a letter, posters and a thank you card all the way from New York City. Lucky (pigeons)!

The grade two class is excited about the musical next week. They are enjoying nature walks in science class.

The grade three and four class finished their math booklet and is learning about magnets in science class and about landscaping in social studies.

The grade 5 and 6 class are started a new unit in social studies about global issues. Mrs. McCarthy gave the grade 5’s a million dollar bill each for their essays.

The junior high class went geocaching at the participark and Corner Brook stream trail on Tuesday. They are almost finished their sewing projects. They are working on novel posters in language class.

Coming Up
Next week is the musical, 101 Dalmations. On Wednesday there are two performances for local schools at 9:30 and 1:15. There is also a performance for schools on Thursday morning at 11:00. The main performance is at 7:00 pm on Thursday.

This weekend is Victoria Day weekend. Everyone enjoy the long weekend. We’ll see you on Tuesday. The mini-reporters are relaxing. We’ll be back with more news next week.

The Honorable Faith Yates Runs A Mock City Council Meeting

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Mayor Faith Yates, a 12-year-old Grade 6 student, runs a mock council meeting Monday evening before the regular monthly meeting as Mayor Neville Greeley looks on. Faith will shadow Greeley today as mayor for a day. — Star photo by Cliff Wells

A Corner Brook youth got a taste of the mayor’s chair Monday evening, and she’s continuing her reign as mayor for a day today.

Faith Yates, a 12-year-old Grade 6 student at Immaculate Heart of Mary School presided over a mock council meeting at Corner Brook’s council chambers Monday evening.

She tapped the gavel to get the meeting underway while wearing the chain of office.

She and her six young councillors, all Grade 6 students at schools in the city, took part in a mock meeting before Mayor Neville Greeley and the Corner Brook council got down to business.

“My friends all said they wanted to sit in the mayor’s chair and put their feet up,” Faith said. “Unfortunately, I couldn’t put my feet up because I was on camera. It was fun.

“The chain was heavy. It was a bit different. I didn’t really want to put it on, but once it was on I felt special.”

She wanted to be mayor for a day so she could make sure some of the bad roads got paved, and she wants to see bike lanes around the city.

The young council consisted of Camille Thistle and John Bowles, of C.C. Loughlin Elementary School, Kristian Wheeler and Adam Critch, of St. Gerard’s Elementary School, along with Sarah Keeping and Nicole Keeping, of Immaculate Heart of Mary School.

Faith will be following the real mayor Greeley through Municipal Awareness Day today at city hall. A staff breakfast is slated for 8 a.m.

A barbecue starts at 11 a.m. with activities, displays and events continuing from there.
“There’s going to be tours of the city hall, a barbecue and I get to ride in a fire truck,” she said.

Greeley said the young mayor did a creditable job of being mayor for a meeting of a mock council.

Her essay on why she should be mayor for a day stood out. Her public speaking skills also impressed him.

“She’s got the world before her,” Greeley said. “She’s a young girl and I was just at the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) graduation Friday and she had the top essay in that, as well. She’s got a talent.”

12/05/10

IHMS's First French Immersion Class For September 2010

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This is a copy of the Grade 5 news article "Lion’s Roar" that appeared in The Western Star on May 14, 2010.

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

Photo of our September 2010 Kindergarten French Immersion class orientation with their new teacher Madame Noseworthy. Next September will mark the beginning of the French Immersion program in our school.

Say Cheese! This week the class photos and group photos were taken on Tuesday. Also the kindergarten graduation photos were taken.

This Sunday was Mother’s Day. We hope you all treated them really well.

On Monday Mrs. King went to the Teacher Job fair at Grenfell College to represent our school.

On Wednesday the September 2010 French Immersion Kindergarten class had an orientation session with their new teacher Madame Noseworthy.

The May Crowning celebration was yesterday. Mrs. Coleman and the prayer group did a very nice celebration for that special day. Also Thursday was World Catholic Education Day. We celebrated with a special school prayer of thanks for Catholic education and we did special writing and art activities to show our thankfulness for our school.

This afternoon is the grade 5 and 6 class D.A.R.E. graduation. Claire Reynolds and Faith Yates were interviewed by CBC radio this morning about the D.A.R.E. program.

Congratulations to Faith Yates who won the award for the best D.A.R.E. essay. She will read her essay at the graduation ceremony.

Congratulations go out to Mr. Gene Coleman, Chair of the Board and his wife, Janice on the birth of their new baby daughter.

Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the girl’s soccer team who played in a tournament last weekend. They played really well. Thank you to Mrs. Dutton for getting the team ready and coaching them through the tournament.

Carla du Toit was the winner of the envelope design contest “Digging Up Our Past” for the Cupids celebration this summer. Her design will be featured on envelopes sold in Cupids. Also Anri Vermooten won the Indeavour Award for her whimsical drawing in the design contest. Great work!

Class News
The Junior Kindergarten classes are working on the number “9” and spring crafts. They would like to say congratulations to Clare Coleman on her new baby sister.

The Kindergarten class is learning to count by 2’s and learning the days of the week. They are busy preparing for their kindergarten graduation.

The Grade 1 class is learning about the plant parts and planting vegetable and flower seeds in science class. They are learning about fishing and trawling in social studies.

The grade 2 class is excited for the musical. They are learning about birds this week.

The grade 3’s are finishing a novel study on “Lost and Found” and the grade 4’s are working on a novel study on “Ticket to Curlew”. They are busy with all their subjects and looking after nibbles.

The Grade 5 and 6 class is learning about African music in Social Studies. This week they completed demand writing activities. The grade 5’s wrote about what they would do if they won a million dollars and the grade 6’s wrote on what they would do if they could be mayor of Corner Brook for a day. The grade 6 essays have been sent to Mayor Greeley for a contest. They wish they could all win the chance to be mayor for a day.

The Junior High class is working on writing autobiographies. They are almost finished their sewing projects and are hoping the weather will get better so they can do some geocaching.

Coming-Up
There are lots of musical practices coming up this week. The musical will be presented to local schools on May 26 at 9:30 and 1:15 and May 27 at 11:00. The performance for family and friends is on May 27 at 7:00 pm admission is $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for children.

During the month of May all bags of recycling dropped off at the school will be donated to the school Breakfast Program. Bags can be dropped off at the school or you can contact the school to have your recycling picked up.

The mini-reporters had to be ready for their close-up. They will be back with great news next week.

Elementary & Jr. High Students Travel To St. Pierre

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This is a copy of the Grade 5 news article "Lion’s Roar" that appeared in The Western Star on May 7, 2010.

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

Grade 4 to 9 Students tour the newspaper in St. Pierre

Place Du General De Gaulle Square

The grade 4-9 to students went on a school trip to St. Pierre. They left on Tuesday at 2 o’clock. Thank you to the staff and parents who drove us and were in charge of students on the trip. The parents who came were Mrs. Du Toit, Mr. Reynolds, Mrs. Brothers and Dr. Hamann.

The grade 4 to 9 students and adults took a tour of the boulangerie all the bread smelled really good. They also took a tour of the lycee. It was a really big school and it had a lot of different things like a mini-nursery, a carpentry area and other interesting stuff. They also took a tour of the radio station, the museum and a bus tour of the island. They saw many horses over 320!

Last Friday was City of Corner Brook Clean-Up Day. Students picked up garbage around the school and across the street at the church and around Bishop Crosby’s walk way.

On Monday our school celebrated Music Monday. On Wednesday there was a parent information session for parents of the September 2010 French Immersion Kindergarten class.

On Tuesday it was National Teacher Day! It is a day to respect our teachers for what they do. We all think everyday should be teacher day.

On Thursday students participated in a walk for the kids help phone. Students raised money for the Kids Help Phone and some students visited classes to talk about the Kids Help Phone. We did this walk so kids can get help with their problems.

Musical practice for 101 Dalmatians has begun. Students are excited about the play and are all practicing their lines and the songs.

Stars of the Week
Congratulations to Keely Brothers who did very well in a gymnastics competition in Gander last weekend, she placed fifth overall. Also congratulations to Derek Atwood who won a bike helmet from Bell Aliant at the Aliant Bicycle Safety Presentation on Tuesday.

Class News
The Junior Kindergarten classes are welcoming a student from the College of the North Atlantic named Sara Roze. They are working on Mother’s Day activities and working on the number 9.

The Kindergarten class is working on graphing in math and is excited about class picture day.

The Grade 1 class is learning another mental math strategy using addition to subtract. In Social Studies they are learning how Corner Brook has changed over time.

The Grade 2 class is hoping the sun will shine soon so they can try out the chalk they made from egg shells. They are working on a unit all about dinosaurs.

The grade 3 and 4 class is glad to be back together. The grade 3’s did research on St. Pierre while the grade 4’s were away. They had fun this week learning new games on the playground.

The Grade 5 and 6 class have finished their sculptures are starting sculptures using recycled objects. They are busy preparing for upcoming tests and assignments this week.

The Junior High class is hard at work with their sewing projects. Mrs. Deckert has been helping them learn how to use the sewing machines. On Tuesday they had a presentation from a public health nurse student on body image. They are preparing for exams next month.

Coming-Up
Monday is casual day! Yay!

During the month of May all bags of recycling dropped off at the school will be donated to the school Breakfast Program. Bags can be dropped off at the school or you can contact the school to have your recycling picked up.

Class photo day is Tuesday, May 11.

The mini-reporters want to say if you need help and someone to talk to call the Kids Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868.

2010 Science Fair Awards

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This is a copy of the Grade 5 news article "Lion’s Roar" that appeared in The Western Star on April 29, 2010.

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

The students pictured above received medals for their projects in our recent science fair. Front (L-R): Tarik Rodriques, Noah Veitch, Katerina Hamann, and Olivia Park. Back (L-R): Carla du Toit, Claire Reynolds, Patrick Davis, Abigail Companion, Andrew Dolomount, and Nicola du Toit.

This week the grade 4-9 students are enjoying their French trip to St. Pierre. They will arrive back in Corner Brook tomorrow. We hope everyone had an awesome trip.

Our Junior Kindergarten students presented some fun experiments!

Our Kindergarten students enjoyed discussing their experiment

Grade 2 student, Anna Brake and her science project, titled "Butterfly Life Cycle"

Last Friday was our annual science fair. There were many interesting experiments and research projects on lot of different topics like solar energy, tooth decay, butterflies, locomotive engines and static electricity. There were three guest judges: Raphael Soucy, Simon Janson, and Cec Lake. Thank you very much for judging. All students received a certificate designed by Mr. Reynolds. Thank you to everyone who helped to make our science fair a success again this year.

On Monday grades 5-9 enjoyed a drama workshop with TNL’s Sarah MacDonald-Anderson. They learned fun techniques for acting by playing games.

Our Student Leadership Council is having a daily canteen that is starting this Monday. Students can buy things like yogurt, apples, cheese strings, water, and 100 calorie chips.

Last week several of our students attended Mrs. Mugford’s funeral. She was a valued contributor to the IHMS prayer group.

Frisbee intramurals have started at lunch time for grades 2-9 on Mondays and Thursdays at lunch.

Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the students who received medals at the IHMS Science Fair last week. They are: Noah Veitch, Tarik Rodrigues, Teagan O’Reilly, Olivia Park, Nicola du Toit, Katerina Hamann, Abigail Companion, Carla du Toit, Claire Reynolds, Andrew Dolomount, and Patrick Davis.

Congratulations to our students who participated in the Corner Brook Silver Blades Ice Show last week. Caylie Blake, Simon Boitskfski, Brooklynn Companion, Abigail Companion, Carla du Toit, Nicola du Toit, Caleb Kelly and Jasmine Penney all skated in this show.

Class News
The Junior Kindergarten classes are starting spring crafts and the number 9. They are planting the trees they got at the Forestry Fair on Friday.

The Kindergarten class is doing time lines in social studies and graphing in Math.

The Grade 1 class had a public health nurse visit their class to talk to them about dental health on Monday.

The Grade 2 class is busy preparing for the 101 Dalmatians musical. The students are practicing their songs. They are also learning about living things in science and studying how animals change as they grow up.

The grade 3 and 4 class is excited to learn their hamster Nibbles is a girl. The grade 3’s missed the grade 4’s who were gone to St. Pierre this week. They are hard at work on novel studies in language arts.

The Grade 5 and 6 class is enjoying caring for their class pets. They are working on independent novel studies for language arts and finishing up a unit on Africa in Social Studies.

The Junior High class really enjoyed the drama workshop on Monday. They are working on sewing projects in Enrichment class.

Coming-Up
The Student Leadership Council canteen service begins on Monday.

During the month of May all bags of recycling dropped off at the school will be donated to the school Breakfast Program. Bags can be dropped off at the school or you can contact the school to have your recycling picked up.

On Wednesday, May 5th there will be a parent information session at 7 pm for September 2010 French Immersion Kindergarten students.

Class photo day is Tuesday, May 11.

The mini-reporters will back next week with more awesome news.