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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, October 5, 2012.
Madison Noel dressed as a nurse
during Medical Theme Day at I.H.M.S. in support of the Western Memorial
Regional Hospital Foundation Radiothon
The beginning of October has brought with it excitement and
loving gestures from the students and staff of Immaculate Heart of Mary. Thanksgiving has come around again and there have been signs
of Thanksgiving all over our school.
We would like to welcome our new student Corey-Leigh Seaward
to our school.
The Medical Theme Day in aid of the Western Memorial
Hospital Radiothon was an incredible success. Through the help of students, our
school was able to raise in excess of $500.00. The following students Dayana De
Lima, Gabrielli Da Silva, Matheus De Souza, Luan Marcolino Dias, Mira Ismail,
Cameron Peddle, Bruce Patey, Keely Brothers, MacKenzie Brothers, Maria Reynolds
and our four high school Brazilian students bought the cheque to the radio
station on Friday afternoon. We would like to Mrs. Reynolds who helped drive.
We would also like to thank the staff and students of I.H.M.S. for their
generosity.
We would like to thank Michelle
Hamlyn, and Melanie Murphy, from the department of forestry. We would like to
thank them for coming to our school and holding tree planting sessions with us.
Also last week, Mrs. McHugh attended a music conference in
St. John’s where she learned a lot.
On Wednesday, our Cross Country Running Team participated in
the C.C. Loughlin race. Congratulations are extended to Sam Antle, Liam Dawe,
Jayden Lempriere, Samuel Michael, Ryan Murphy, Bruce Patey, Clarissa Patey,
Jack Ryan, Gina Spencer, Charlotte Sweetapple, Alex Williams, and Megan
Williams on an excellent showing. The team would like to thank Hannah Sparkes
(Junior Coach), Mr. Gillard and Ms. Payne for all of their work.
We would like to thank everyone who contributed to our
Veggie Order fundraiser. Veggie orders were distributed this past week. We sold
715 bags of vegetables.
Thanksgiving is a time for giving thanks and we would like to
extend a special thanks to our students and staff that brought in food items
during the week. Food items were collected and made into food hampers.
Today we hosted our annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner. We would
like to thank Academy Canada who prepared the delicious meals as well as our
parent volunteers who helped served.
Today Mr. Spencer’s Science classes are participating in the
ACAP Trading Boats for Books. We hope they enjoy themselves and have lots of
fun!
Today is World Teacher’s Day. We would like to thank our
teachers for the wonderful work they do not only in their classrooms but for
all they do for the spirit of our school.
We would like to welcome Mrs. Shirley Porter as a volunteer
to our Kids Eat Smart Breakfast Program.
We would like to congratulate Ms. Meade on here convocation
from university today.
This past weekend Caylie Blake and Olivia Park competed in
the Rebecca Pack Friendship Figure Skating Competition in Torbay.
Congratulations are extended to both Caylie Blake who won a gold medal in the
juvenile, under11 category and to Olivia Park who had a strong skate.
Next Weeks’ Special Announcements
Monday: School will be closed due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday.
Tuesday: School will be closed for students as staff will be
participating in a Professional Development Day.
Friday: Grade 5 students will be participating in the Agricultural
Spelling Bee contest being held at the Pepsi Center. The contest will begin at
7:00p.m.
Class
News
The Junior Kindergartens: The J.K’s this week would like to
kindly thank Chase’s grandmother, Sherry Rumbolt for reading to them this past
week.
Ms. Dwyer’s Kindergarten class: This week Ms. Dwyer’s
Kindergarten class has been focusing on the letter H in Language Arts. They
have been preparing for Thanksgiving by creating crafts and getting excited for
our Thanksgiving Dinner.
Mme. Perez-Diaz’s French Immersion Kindergarten class: The
French Immersion Kindergarten class has been exploring different topics. In
Science they are learning about the Sun. In Mathematics they are learning
numbers 1-10 in French and are taking part in various educational physical
activities.
Mme. Mondoux Grade One and Two French Immersion class: The
Grade One French Immersion class is happy to announce they are starting to
learn how to read. The Grade Two French Immersion children are learning their
Bonne Actions de Graces.
Mrs. George’s Grade One English class: The English Grade One
class is writing about things they are thankful for, making turkeys in Art
class, and in Science, learning about the weather. They would like to wish
everyone a Happy Thanksgiving weekend.
Ms. Park’s Grade Two class: There are many fun educational
activities taking place in the Grade Two class this week. They planted flowers
in science so they can learn about the life cycle of plants. They also learned
about how animals survive in winter and are making bird houses. And, like other
classes, writing about what they are thankful for.
Ms. Payne’s Grade Three and Four class: This week the grade
three and four class had an excellent time at the Chrappa’s apple orchard this past Monday.
Thank-you from the grade ¾ class for your hospitality. In Science they are
exploring interactions between Earth and human nature.
Ms. Neary’s grade five and six class: In Language Arts the
Grade 5/6’s are learning about different forms of poetry and writing haikus for
the Canadian Library Month Poetry Contest. They are also excited to report they
are getting ready to elect classroom representatives for the Student Council.
Mr. Hancock’s Junior High and Level One class: They are
preparing for the quickly approaching Skills Canada. They are learning more in
the area of photography from Mr. Spencer and will be having another photography
session soon.
