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This is a copy of IHMS’s weekly news article “Lion’s Roar” that appeared in The Western Star newspaper on Friday, June 24, 2011.

By: MacKenzie Brothers, Abigail Companion, Douglas MacKenzie, Hannah Sparkes, Bethany Whelan

Taylor Morrisey and Andrew Dolomount cutting the cake at our Annie cast party.

Ms. Simone Bennett (left) and Mrs. Anne Noseworthy (right) with Kyra Hodder who was the winner in the World Oceans Day poster contest.

School officially closed on Wednesday with mass and our annual awards assembly. During the assembly the band played, the choir sang, we celebrated our achievements and watched a slideshow of pictures from the year. Thank you to Mrs. McHugh for conducting the band, Mr. Graham for playing and preparing the entire school to sing and to Mr. Hancock for preparing the slideshow.

On Monday we had our end of year spelling bee, school wide breakfast and sports day. All students in grades 3 to 6 participated in the spelling bee. Students wore black and yellow. Congratulations to the class winners. Clara Ryan was the grade 3 winner, Alex Williams was the grade 4 winner, Hannah Sparkes was the grade 5 winner and Abigail Companion was the grade 6 winner.

We had a yummy final breakfast on Monday. Thank you to Mrs. King, Mrs. George and Mrs. McCarthy for cooking us all pancakes!

Our annual year end sports day was great. The theme was “splash”. Everyone had a great time playing sponge dodge ball, water balloon volleyball and many other wet outdoor activities. Thank you to Ms. Dutton, the student leadership council and the junior high class for organizing the events.

On Tuesday we celebrated Eco-Friendly Friends Day by learning about being more eco-friendly and having composting sessions for kindergarten to grade 6 with Nikki Abbott and Angela Vincent from the City of Corner Brook.

Also on Tuesday the grade 2 class sponsored a “hat and shades” day for the Children’s Wish Foundation and the primary classes enjoyed a teddy bear picnic.

On Thursday morning we had a breakfast for our school volunteers. Thanks for everything!

Stars of the Week

Congratulations to all the students and teachers on another wonderful year at IHMS. Also, congratulations to all the award recipients. .

Congratulations to Abigail Companion who is travelling to Washington, D.C. for the People to People World Leadership conference next week.

From The Classrooms

All the students are excited for summer break!

Coming Up

There There is a special mass this Sunday for the Presentation sisters.

We will see you all again in September!

Registration for JK to Level 1 is open. There will be a French Immersion program in kindergarten and grade
1. Our JK and Kindergarten program is full day.

Abigail Companion's Going To Washington D.C.!

Friday, June 17, 2011

Lion's Roar - Friday, June 17, 2011

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This is a copy of IHMS’s weekly news article “Lion’s Roar” that appeared in The Western Star newspaper on Friday, June 17, 2011.

By: William Goodridge, Nicole Keeping, Aaron Hancock, and Katerina Hamann

Hailey Colbourne (left) and Olivia Park (right)

at the grade 3/4 Newfoundland Heritage Fair on Monday afternoon.

Last Friday Nikki Abbott and Angela Vincent, two Environmental Educators with the City of Corner Brook, did a composting session with our students. Next Tuesday they are coming back to do more sessions on Eco Friendly Friends Day.

Also on Friday, the public health nurses did a safety scavenger hunt with the grade 3 and 4 class in the gym.

On Monday the grades 3 and 4 students held a Newfoundland Heritage Fair in their classroom. There were many different displays on the history and culture of Newfoundland. Many classes and parents attended. Thank you to Ms. Dutton for organizing the fair.

On Tuesday evening Mrs. King hosted a St. Pierre party for everyone to get together to look at our pictures and video. Thank you to Mr. Reynolds for preparing the slide show and to Sarah Keeping, Claire Reynolds, and Carla du Toit for creating the St. Pierre video. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed the pizza and dessert.

On Wednesday at lunch we had an Annie cast party. We watched the video filmed by the junior high class and enjoyed cake and milk together.

This week the junior high’s had their final exams and the grade 9’s wrote their language arts CRT. Their exams started on Tuesday and will finish on Monday of next week.

Yesterday our school hosted its second annual Art Show in the gym. The pieces of artwork submitted were very impressive. Good job everyone!

The primary students are on a field trip to go bowling and then having a picnic at Margaret Bowater Park today. The junior high class is also having a field trip to Bonne Bay Pond for a day filled with fun activities.
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Stars of the Week

Congratulations to Kyra Hodder who was a winner in the World’s Ocean Day Contest. Kyra’s picture is featured on their calendar.

From The Classrooms

The junior kindergarten classes are doing Father’s Day activities and shaving cream art. Also they are spending lots of time outside having fun. Caleb Rasleigh’s family welcomed a new baby girl this week. Her name is Lydia.

The kindergarten English class is excited for their field trip today. They really enjoyed the art show.

The kindergarten French class is still learning about animals. They are learning more French songs and are getting ready for the last week of school.

The grade one class is doing Father’s Day crafts and they are excited for their field trip.

The grade two class is making ramps out of cardboard in science and they are excited for summer vacation. They are collecting data in math and enjoyed the art show this week.

The grade three and four class is busy planning activities for Eco Friendly Friends Day. They are looking forward to their classes’ end of year variety show on Tuesday. They enjoyed the cake at the Annie cast party.

The grade five and six are excited about the end of the school year. They have been busy helping to plan the theme for the school yearbook. Last week they won the Wonder Cares fitness challenge and got to keep the fitness lion for the week.

The junior high class is enjoying their trip to the cabin today. They studied hard for their exams and are looking forward to the summer vacation.

Coming Up

There will be a school wide breakfast on Monday morning beginning at 7:45 am. Monday is also sports day. There will be a spelling bee for grade 3 to 6. Students are encouraged to wear yellow and black..

Eco Friendly Friends Day is Tuesday.

Our school closing awards assembly is Wednesday starting at 9:30 am. School closes for summer break at noon on Wednesday.

Registration for JK to Level 1 is open. There will be a French Immersion program in kindergarten and grade 1. Our JK and Kindergarten program is full day.

Friday, June 10, 2011

Lion's Roar - Friday, June 10, 2011

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This is a copy of IHMS’s weekly news article “Lion’s Roar” that appeared in The Western Star newspaper on Friday, June 10, 2011.

By: Nathan Anderson, Vanessa Ford, Maria Reynolds, Jenna Yetman

Andrew and Aaron Gillard placing money in the wishing well for the Janeway Foundation last Friday. The school raised $407.73 in this fundraiser.

Monday was dress up day. Everyone looked wonderful!

Our Janeway fundraiser was a huge success. We raised $407.73 for the Janeway Children’s Hospital. Thank you to all who donated!

Congratulations to all the kindergartens. They had their graduation this Wednesday. They looked great in their blue caps and gowns.

Yesterday the grade 3 and 4 class went on a field trip with Ducks Unlimited. They had a lot of fun.

The math CRTs were on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for grades 3 and 6. We hope you did well.

Today the junior high exams begin. Their first exam is social studies.

Stars of the Week

Congratulations to Kaden Rodrigues, Sam Antle, Max Antle, and Syndee Hynes who participated in the Arthur James Sun run this past weekend. All participants received a medal. Kaden Rodrigues was the overall winner. Way to go!

Congratulations to Brian MacKenzie who was the grade 8 western region winner in the YMCA Market Your Thoughts Essay Contest. Brian received a cheque and a certificate. There were only three regional winners in Newfoundland.

From The Classrooms

The junior kindergarten classes are making Father’s Day activities and preparing for the art show. They are also having outdoor fun.

The kindergarten English class had a great time at their grad. They are looking forward to summer holidays and going to grade 1.

The kindergarten French class also had a great time at their grad. They are busy making Father’s Day crafts and are learning more French vocabulary.

The grade one class is learning about names and functions of plants in science. They are finishing their last math unit.

The grade two class student of the week is Chenoah Park. They are learning about maps and graphs in social studies.

The grade three and four class is happy their CRTs are done. They had their last spelling test this week. They are researching different rock minerals and are making slideshows.

The grade five and six made advocate posters and are trying to come up with a name and theme for the yearbook. They are learning about plays in language arts. They are busy preparing for the end of year spelling bee.

The junior high class are started their final exams. They are looking forward to summer vacation.

Coming Up

The grade 3 and 4 class heritage fair is Monday from 12:30-1:30 pm. All are welcome to attend.

Our salmon release day is Tuesday.

The annual Art Exhibition is Thursday at 6 pm.

School closes for summer holidays on June 22 at 12:00 pm.

Registration for JK to Level 1 is open. There will be a French Immersion program in kindergarten and grade 1. Our JK and Kindergarten program is full day.

Friday, June 3, 2011

Lion's Roar - Friday, June 3, 2011

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