Friday, December 16, 2011

Lion's Roar - Friday, December 16, 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, December 16, 2011.


By:  Maria Reynolds and Hannah Sparkes

Mrs. George's grade 1 class lit the first candle of our Advent celebration. Pictured are Back (L-R): Heather Cooper, Syndee Hynes, Thomas Bradbury, Summer Ingram, Alessandra LeBlanc and Aarbella LeBlanc, Front (L-R): Jacob Bursey and MaKayla Ianni.


On Monday of this week Ms. Park’s grade 2 class lit the third candle on our Advent wreath. On Monday the grade 5 and 6 class will light the fourth candle.

Ms. Bennett’s grade 3 and 4 class hosted a successful book sale in aid of Haiti on Wednesday at lunch. There were lots of great books to choose from.

Our annual Christmas concert was a success. The theme was “Beneath the Shining Star”. Thank you to Mr. Graham and Mrs. McHugh for all their hard work preparing the choir and bands. There was a bake sale organized by Ms. Deckert and tickets were sold on a framed photograph by Dru Kennedy.  Also thank you to the teachers and students who helped to decorate our gym with beautiful lights and Christmas murals.  The concert DVD is available at the office for a donation to the playground project.

On Thursday our chamber choir sang at the Senior Citizen’s Complex. Thank you to Mr. Graham for playing piano for the girls and organizing the mini show.

Our Food Drive, Toy Drive and Stockings for Seniors drive will continue until Monday. If you have forgotten there is still time to bring in your items. Maria Reynolds will represent our school on Monday with the RNC food drive as they pick up food donations.

Some of our students are skating in a benefit for Joshua King this Sunday at the Pepsi Centre.
After Christmas our school will welcome Mr. Peter Hiscock to Mrs. McCarthy’s grade 5 and 6 class. Mr. Hiscock will be doing a 13 week teaching internship

Stars of the Week

All of our students are stars of the week. Way to go at the concert!

From The Classrooms
 
The junior kindergarten classes are busy making gift bags for their parents. They are excited about the Christmas break.
 
Mlle. Wight’s Kindergarten French Immersion class had fun at the Christmas concert.

Ms. Morrall’s Kindergarten English class is learning about baby Jesus and the true meaning of Christmas.  They hope the whole world has the best Christmas ever!

Ms. Dwyer’s Kindergarten English class is doing Christmas crafts. They had a lot of fun at the Christmas concert. Merry Christmas!

Mme. Perez-Diaz’s grade one French Immersion class is making Christmas cards for seniors and learning how to subtract numbers. They are also making up Christmas subtraction stories.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class is making cards and special presents for parents. They are collecting food, toys and stocking items for seniors.

Ms. Park’s grade two class was busy painting Christmas scenes this week. They are learning about things that float and things that sink.

Ms. Bennett’s grade three and four class would like to thank everyone who came to their book sale on Wednesday. They even had some extra books to sell at the Christmas concert. They are very excited about Christmas break.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade five and six class is watching the movie “Holes” today. They really enjoyed reading the book and hope the movie is just as good. They are looking forward to their party and gift exchange on Monday.

Mr. Hancock’s junior high and level 1 class is excited about Christmas break. They had science and math tests this week.

Coming Up
  
There will be a school wide breakfast on Monday morning beginning at 7:45 am. Also, Monday is Christmas character day and our variety show.



School closes on Monday at 12:00 pm and will re-open on January 3. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

Lion's Roar - Friday, December 9, 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, December 9, 2011.



By:  Hailey Colbourne, Olivia Park and Alex Williams


Clare Coleman and Avery Brothers display their Christmas wreaths they made in the sewing club with Ms. Deckert and Ms. Farrell.

The tree trimming and parade was a ton of fun! Thank you to all the students and teachers who were on the float and took part in the social after. Ty Dumaresque lit the tree. Also thank you Mr. Taaffe for emceeing and Mr. Graham for providing music, and  to Humber Valley Paving who donated the flatbed for our float. We sold the left over cookies on Monday in a bake sale for the playground project.

Mme. Perez-Diaz’s class lit the second candle of the Advent wreath on Monday. They led a special prayer in French.

The grade 5 and 6 class had a cookie sale for World Vision on Wednesday. They raised almost $90.00!

The grade 5 and 6 girls’ basketball team had an exhibition game against Sacred Heart in our gym on Wednesday after school. Thank you to Mr. George for refereeing the game.

On Thursday we celebrated the Feast of the Immaculate Conception with Mrs. Coleman and the prayer group.
 

Stars of the Week
 

Congratulations to Zubia Mahmood who won first place in the junior high colour poster contest for the Legion’s Remembrance Day Contest. Also, Chloe Colbourne received an honourable mention in the primary colour poster contest. The girls received their certificate in a ceremony on Wednesday night.

Congratulations to Jenna Yetman who participated in a provincial cadet speak off last weekend in St. John’s. Jenna placed third in her category.

Congratulations to Mr. Gillard who was awarded a $500 grant from Western Regional Wellness Coalition for a “Volley Venture” proposal. This money will help us purchase equipment for volleyball and host a few activities.

Congratulations to Mrs. McCarthy’s grade 5 and 6 class who were the winners  of the Winter Carnival Slogan Contest. The Winter Carnival slogan is “Feel the magic in the air Winter Carnival 2012 is finally here!”



From The Classrooms


The junior kindergarten classes are making reindeer and elves. They are busy preparing for Christmas. Ms. Vincent and Ms. English welcome a new student, Riley Power, to their class this week.

Mlle. Wight’s Kindergarten French Immersion class is learning French vocabulary words and doing Christmas activities.

Ms. Morrall’s Kindergarten English class is getting ready for Christmas and making their own mangers. They are learning a poem for the Christmas concert.

Ms. Dwyer’s Kindergarten English class is learning the letter “m”. They have finished making their family trees and are working on their mangers.

Mme. Perez-Diaz’s grade one French Immersion class is learning Christmas addition songs and learning about weather and shadows in science. They are counting down the days until Christmas.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class is learning about different jobs in social studies and learning about how different animals are getting ready for the winter.  They are also busy learning their lines for the Christmas play.

Ms. Park’s grade two class is doing Santa crafts in their art class and are busy preparing for the Christmas concert. In math class they are learning about fact families and equal and not equal number sentences.

Ms. Bennett’s grade three and four class is busy preparing for their used book sale on Wednesday in aid of Haiti. They are learning their multiplication facts. In science they are learning about buildings.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade five and six class is excited for Christmas! They are having a social studies test on Monday. They are finishing their math booklets on decimals. In art class today they are making chocolate mice tree ornaments.

Mr. Hancock’s junior high and level 1 class is looking forward to Christmas break. In enrichment this week they made crafts and listened to Christmas music.

 
Coming Up
 
 
The Christmas concert is Dec. 14th at 7 pm in our gym.


The grade 3 and 4 class is having a used book sale on Dec. 14th.

Christmas character day and variety show is Dec. 19th. School closes on December 19th at 12:00 pm.



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Friday, December 2, 2011

Lion's Roar - Friday, December 2, 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, December 2, 2011.



By: Nathan Anderson, MacKenzie Brothers and Katerina Hamann.


Tanya Hume (left) and Vicki Jennings (right) two nursing students presenting to the JK children in Mrs. Dicks's and Mrs. Vincent's class.


The girls’ basketball team raised a total of $2,400 on their recycling drive! Way to go team! The girls will have their first exhibition game sometime next week.

The grade 6-9 students had a great time in St. John’s. Thank you to Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Gillard, Mr. Hancock and Mrs. King who travelled with the students. Also thank you to Mr. Whelan, Mr. Sparkes, Mrs. Reynolds and Mr. and Mrs. Hamann who drove the students.  Some of the things they did in St. John’s were bowling, swimming, shopping, watching a movie, rock climbing and touring the Basilica. Thank you to everyone who helped prepare the students including Corey Conrad, Bonita Wheeler, Janet Joyce and Scott Reynolds of Colemans, Sean Dolter of the Green House and Garden Store,  Dave Gillard and Penny Coley of Royal LePage, Dean Simms-Anderson of Mel’s Signs and Graphics,  Peter Antle of the Greenwood Inn, Mrs. Marie Ryan a retired teacher, New Reflections, and Silver Scissors and Emerald Spa.

On Saturday, Mrs. Vincent and Mrs. English hosted a “Shop and Drop” in aid of the Shepherd’s Fund. The day raised $310! Thank you to Mrs. George, Miss Morrall, Mlle Wight, and Ms. Dwyer for helping.

Thank you to Aaron Hancock who helped out at parent teacher night last week.

The first candle of Advent was lit by Mrs. George’s class on Monday morning in chapel.

We had a Skills Challenge showcase in our gym on Wednesday. Thank you to Mr. Gillard for preparing a video and slideshow of the trip.

Today our school library officially re-opens. We are having a small ceremony in the library. Some of our students will read limericks they wrote for National Library Month and there will be volunteers reading books about libraries to our classes.  Our new library is fully automated, has a classroom seating area and a smartboard.

Our student nurses finished their work placements this week in our Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten class.

Tomorrow is the Santa Claus parade and our annual tree trimming ceremony. We hope to see you all there. Thank you to Ms. Bennett, Ms. Wight, Ms. Dwyer, Ms, Morrall, Mr. Gillard and student volunteers for preparing our float.

Stars of the Week

Congratulations to Bethany Whelan and William Goodridge who won a gold medal in the Wind Turbine Category at the Intermediate Skills Challenge in Mount Pearl.

Congratulations to the Lego Robotics team who won first place in the First Lego League Robot Award last weekend.  They received a plaque to go on the wall. Members of the team are: MacKenzie Brothers, Vanessa Ford, Douglas MacKenzie, Nathan Anderson, Maria Reynolds, Hannah Sparkes, Katerina Hamann, Claire Reynolds, Zubia Mahmood, and Patrick Davis.

Congratulations to all our students who competed in the Skills Challenge. We took part in Lego Robotics, Wind Turbine, Prepared Speech, Job Demonstration, Job Interview, IT Network Scavenger Hunt, Graphic Design, and TV Video Production.


From The Classrooms
 
The junior kindergarten classes are doing Christmas crafts and making presents for their parents.  Student nurses Vicki Jennings, Tanya Hume, Joshua Penney and Mike Reid completed their work placement on Wednesday.

Mlle. Wight’s Kindergarten French Immersion class is learning about families in social studies and they are happy to have a class Christmas tree.

Ms. Morrall’s Kindergarten English class is currently learning about Advent in class. They are having fun decorating their class with Christmas decorations.  Student nurses Michael Hinks and Jessica Strowbridge did a presentation with the class on playground safety.

Ms. Dwyer’s Kindergarten English class is learning the letter “n” and they are making a winter mural.

Mme. Perez-Diaz’s grade one French Immersion class did a lot of painting this week. They are starting addition in math and also did Christmas crafts.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class had their first Advent celebration and lit the first candle on the Advent wreath. They wrote friendly letters to Santa and they were excited to have Debbie Marks come in and read to them.

Ms. Park’s grade two class made reindeer crafts this week. In science they had a race to see which liquid (water, ketchup, and vegetable oil) flows faster. In math they created number problems. In social studies they are learning about goods and services.

Ms. Bennett’s grade three and four class just started a new read-aloud called “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”. It’s very funny so far. They are learning about birthdays and celebrations in French class.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade five and six class is doing an assignement in science about living things. They had a quiz this week. In math they are doing decimal work in their workbooks. In religion they have learned about the changes in our mass.

Mr. Hancock’s junior high and level 1 class had a great time in St. John’s. The grade 8 and 9’s are finishing a novel study on “The Pearl”. The grade 7’s are making a movie about healthy eating. You may have seen them filming kids eating healthy.

Coming Up
 
 
The grade 5 and 6 class is having a bake sale on December 7th for World Vision.

The Christmas concert is Dec. 14th at 7 pm in our gym.


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