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This is a copy of IHMS's weekly new article Lion's Roar that appeared in The Western Star newspaper on Friday, October 3, 2014.
This is a copy of IHMS's weekly new article Lion's Roar that appeared in The Western Star newspaper on Friday, October 3, 2014.
By: Amna Ahmad, MaKenzy Bishop, Emily Murley, and Telicia Young
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| Mallory Chambers, Alister MacDonnell, Brady Green, and Daniel Osmond. |
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| Ms. Sherry Dean with Ms. Rumbolt's grade 3 teaching the students about composting. (L-R): Myles Young, Cole Boyd-Martin, Reyd Ward, Kira McCarthy, Keira Clarke, Rebecca Janes, Jenna Cammie, and Natalie Parsons. |
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| Caleb Rashleigh, Jakson Ganz, and Brandon Brake mail a letter to their class pen pal in Quebec. |
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| Pictured above and below, our grade 6 to level 1 skills challenge team held a car wash on Sunday afternoon. It was a beautiful day and the students were very busy! They raised almost $500. Thank you to everyone who supported the fundraiser. Also, thank you to Mr. King for allowing us to host the car wash at the Canadian Tire Gas Bar. |
On Monday we held our annual Terry Fox walk.
Students and staff walked outside in memory of Terry. Thank you to Mrs. George
for preparing a broadcast about Terry Fox through our media centre.
We would like to thank Mr. Dave Smith, Mr.
Brent Hoyles, and Mr. Lee Gillam who came to our school this week to prepare
for our bulb planting and who assisted students on Wednesday with their
planting. This event was part of our school yard naturalization project. The
cross-country running team had a meet on Wednesday after school at C.C. Loughlin
On Thursday students in kindergarten to level
1 had no school. Teachers were taking part in a professional development about
diversity training.
Vegetable orders are due to the office today.
Today is also medical theme day. We are raising money for the Western Memorial
Radiothon. Students and staff are dressed as medical professionals and patients
today.
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| STARS OF THE WEEK |
Several of our students participated in the
Frost and Furious Mountain Biking Competition on Sunday. Congratulations to all
our students including Benjamin Bellows-Davis, Ben Griffin who placed third in
the boys category and Lily and Smallwood who placed second in the girls
category.
Congratulations to Mrs. McCarthy who is
attending her convocation ceremonies today for her Masters of Education in
Leadership Studies.
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| IHMS WEEKLY CLASS NEWS |
The junior kindergarten classes are working
on the letter “B” and the number “3”. They are making bubble printing through
an experiment with vinegar and baking soda.
Mme. Brake’s Kindergarten French Immersion
class had a great time walking in memory of Terry Fox on Monday. They learned
all about bravery and courage. Our medical theme day in aid of the Western
Memorial Radiothon was a big success. They have kids dresses as nurses, doctors,
vets and even patients. They would like to wish Rotém a very happy birthday on
October 2.
Mrs. Hodder’s Kindergarten English class had
fun planting bulbs this week and taking part in the Terry Fox walk. They were
excited to learn that Terry Fox visited our school when it was All Hallows.
Mrs. George’s grade one English class is sampling
breads from different countries in social studies. They are also practicing how
to say “hello” in eight different languages.
In science they are learning about shadows and making sundials. The star
of the week is Ben Griffin.
Mme. Ryan’s grade one French Immersion class
has been learning about apples this week. Through a test they discovered that
the class prefers Golden Délicieuse. They are working on fall vocabulary and
poetry. The children are excited to have a day off school on Thursday for the
teachers to have some professional development.
Ms. Park’s grade two class is learning how to
skip by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s forward and backward. We are learning about evaporation
and the water cycle in science.
Mme. O’Dell’s grade two French Immersion
class had a lot of fun planting bulbs this week. They are enjoying the sunny
fall weather and learning about fall.
Ms. Rumbolt’s grade three and four class is
happily settled into the new school year. The grade 3’s were excited to welcome
Sherry Dean to their classroom. Ms. Dean introduced the students to composting
and brought the students some apples and bananas to snack on. The grade 4’s are
in the process of creating their own class government as part of Mr. Ryley’s
social studies class.
Mme. Lachance’s grade three and four French
Immersion class have been very busy learning their math this week. The grade 3
students have started a new module in math. They are looking at numbers up to 1
000. The grade 4 students are solving math problems. In French they have
created their dream house. Some are very futuristic and others are funny.
Mrs. McCarthy’s grade five and six class finished
their self-monitoring strategy in language arts. The students enjoyed planting
bulbs as part of our school yard naturalization project on Wednesday. Last week
in science they had a great time learning about digestion with Mr. Ryley Nadon.
The students enjoyed a variety of foods including chips, bananas and ice cream.
Mr. Drew Nadon’s junior high and level 1 class went
on a hike to Three Bear Mountain on Wednesday as part of their enrichment
class. They also hosted a car wash with the grade 6 students at the Canadian
Tire Gas Bar on Sunday. They all had a great time and raised almost $500! The
money is being raised for the Intermediate Skills Challenge in Mount Pearl this
November.
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| COMING UP AT IHMS... |
Our Thanksgiving Day dinner will be Oct. 10.
If you would like to volunteer please call the office.
The Intermediate Skills Challenge team will
be having a leaf raking fundraiser on November 1. If you would like your leaves
raked please call the office.
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Immaculate Heart of Mary School, home of The Lions!
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