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| We are still collecting used and broken cell phones for the Recycle My Cell Campaign. We will be collecting used cell phones until November 21st. |
This is a copy of IHMS's weekly new article Lion's Roar that appeared in The Western Star newspaper on Friday, November 14, 2014.
By: Amna Ahmad, William Bennett, Samuel Michael, Emily Murley, and Telicia Young
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| Vivian Mylena and William Freitas emceeing our annual Remembrance Day service on Friday |
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| Grade seven students Jayden Lempriere and Anna MacKenzie with their model wind
turbine. The girls are practicing with design elements for the intermediate skills challenge.
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| Students in Mme. Lachance's grade three and four class with the cellphones they have collected for the Recycle My Cell Campaign. (L-R): Brandon Brake, Mme. Lachance, Isabelle Mercier, Jakson Ganz, Jack Matthews, Caleb Rashleigh and Lucas Neville |
On Friday Mr. Drew Nadon’s grade seven to
level 1 class hosted our annual Remembrance Day assembly. All classes
participated with poems, acting and songs. The emcess were Vivian Mylena and
Willian Freitas. The class would like to thank Jasmine Penney for playing the
Last Post and to Mrs. Cindy Kawaja for playing for our school choir in Mr.
Graham's absence. We would also like thank Mr. Larry Clarke and Mr. Paul
Gillingham who represented the Royal Canadian Legion at our ceremony.
Mrs. McCarthy attended a workshop on Friday
with Sue Beers a literacy expert from Iowa. The workshop was about integrating
twenty-first century literacy skills in the classroom.
We would like to extend best wishes to Heather Elliott, Trina Foss and Jessica
Leonard- Rowsell, students from the Early Childhood Education Program at the
College of the North Atlantic, who completed their work placement last Friday
in the junior kindergarten program.
Mrs. George and Mme. Ryan’s grade one classes are still collecting items for Operation Christmas Child. Some of the items they still need are crayons, pencils, sharpeners, face cloths and toothbrushes. The classes will begin packaging the boxes on Monday.
Mrs. George and Mme. Ryan’s grade one classes are still collecting items for Operation Christmas Child. Some of the items they still need are crayons, pencils, sharpeners, face cloths and toothbrushes. The classes will begin packaging the boxes on Monday.
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| CLASS NEWS |
The junior kindergarten classes are reviewing
the letters “a” to “d” of the alphabet. They have started their Christmas
activities. Today they welcome first year College of the North Atlantic
students Bobbi-Marie Clarke, Wanda-Lee Bowles, and Rebecca Butler to their
classroom.
Mme. Brake’s Kindergarten French Immersion
class hosted a tea party on Thursday to end their “My Family” unit. They
planned, decorated, made invitations and baked cookies all by themselves. The
parents had tea while the students enjoyed ice tea. Thanks to all the family
members who attended. For those families who could not come, they hope you
enjoyed the take home cookie.
Mrs. Hodder’s Kindergarten English class is
working on the letter “a”. They are learning about life cycles in science and
have begun planting their Little Green Thumbs garden this week. The class would
like to congratulate Danyael Jacob and his family on the birth of his new baby
sister, Angel.
Mrs. George’s grade one English class is
learning about how living things cope with seasonal change in science. In
social studies, they are learning about how paper is made. In their MindUp
class, they reviewed the parts of the brain and learned the difference between
mindful and unmindful thoughts and actions.
Mme. Ryan’s grade one French Immersion class
is working on their new unit in math on addition and subtraction. They are very
excited to be working on Operation Christmas Child. They are hoping to break
last year’s record and fill more than 60 boxes to be donated to children around
the world.
Ms. Park’s grade two English class is making
bird feeders in science. They are learning how to count money in math. Today
they are going to have a fun afternoon playing math games. In religion class
they are making puppets.
Mme. O’Dells’ grade two French Immersion
class is starting to work on groups of tens and groups of ones in their math
unit. They will also be sorting seeds in groups of ten before planting them in
the greenhouse. In language arts they are starting a unit on leaves.
Ms. Rumbolt’s grade three and four class is working
on posters for the Legion’s Remembrance Day contest. The grade three students
are beginning a new unit in language arts on media where they will be creating
their own commercials. Stay tuned for more info!
Mme. Lachance’s grade three and four French
Immersion class began the week by sharing what they did on the long weekend. This
week the students began practicing their French songs for the Christmas concert. They will be singing “L’enfant au Tambour”
and “La Bastringue”. The class will be singing with Mme. Ryan and Mme. O’Dell’s
classes.
Mrs. McCarthy’s grade five and six class started
a new strategy unit in language arts on evaluating what they are reading. The
grade six students are presenting their YMCA Peace Week Speeches in class
today.
Mr. Drew Nadon’s junior high and level 1 class was
out last week with the grade 6 students raking leaves for their skills
challenge trip. The class would like to thank all the classes for participating
in the Remembrance Day assembly they organized. |
| COMING UP... |
Report cards will go home on November 19th
with parent teacher interviews on November 20th from 7:00-8:30 pm.
Our school Christmas concert will be December 11
at 7:00 pm |
