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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, January 18, 2013.
Student,
Olivia Park presents her findings during the grade 5 and 6 debate. Olivia and
her classmates Gina Spencer and Brooklynn Companion debated cupcakes vs.
cookies.
School
is back in full swing and the students of Immaculate Heart of Mary School are
excited for the activities that will be taking place in the next couple of
weeks!
This
past week we had a visit from Father Roche. We would like to thank him for
coming to our school, having Mass in the chapel for us and for showing us some
pretty cool magic tricks. We had lots of fun!
We are
currently collecting pennies in aid of our Greenhouse. Any donations of pennies
would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
We would
like to thank Public Health Nurses, Denise Graham and Rebecca McDonald, who presented to our grade 2, 4,
5, and 6 classes.
Exams start today at 8:30 a.m and will go until
Friday, January 25
On Saturday, January 19 (tomorrow) there will
be a girls’ basketball practice at 10 a.m. This practice is open to any girl
from grades 3 to 5 who is interested in forming a grade 5 team. This team will
play in the Western Provincial Tournament in February that our school will
host.
Class
News
The
Junior Kindergarten: These students enjoyed there week learning about polar
bears and making snowflakes.
Mrs.
Hodder’s English Kindergarten class: This week the students are learning about
the letter C. They also enjoy making
snow crafts and learning about cooperation in Social Studies.
Mme.
Perez-Diaz’s French Immersion Kindergarten class: The young learners in this
class are exploring winter words in Language Arts and practicing numbers in
Math. They are also collecting lots of pennies!
Mme.
Mondoux Grade One and Two French Immersion class: This week the students are learning
about l’ économie and learning “O’ Canada” in French.
Mrs.
George’s Grade One English class: These students are learning how things change
in Science by doing fun experiments. They are also learning about goods and
services in Social Studies.
Ms.
Park’s Grade Two class: These students have just started a Flat Stanley novel
study. They are also learning subtraction and addition number stories in Math
and having fun making winter scenes in Art.
Ms.
Payne’s Grade Three and Four class: As of January 16 our class has
collected over 600 pennies! They are looking forward to their cross country ski
program which begins on January 29. They are now learning about
fruits and vegetables in French.
Ms.
Neary’s Grade Five and Six class: This class had an exciting week. During this
week the class held a debate and students took turns debating fun topics like
E-readers vs. Paper Books and School Uniforms vs. No School Uniforms, Cars vs.
Horses, and Cupcakes vs. Cookies. All debates were well planned and “argued.” Students
learned about respect and their favourite subjects.
Mr. Hancock’s Junior High and Level One class: These
students have been busy preparing for their exams and cannot wait to relax by
skiing at Marble Mountain next week during their Enrichment Program.
