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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, February 5, 2016.
By: Kori Noel, Jacob Bursey, Aaron White, and Jack Richardson
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| Brooke Watton and Gabriel Rowsell practice their climbing skills during gym class on the school's new 8 foot by 28 foot rock climbing wall. |
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| Congratulations to winners in the Knights of Columbus “Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest”. Back (L-R): Madison Noel , first place for ages 11-14; Rebekah Calbert, third place for ages 11-14; Ryan Miller, second place for ages 11-14; and Mr. Dave Corbett. (Front L-R): Gabriel Rowsell, first place for ages 8-10; Israela Ngania, second place for ages 5-7; Rebecca Janes, third place for ages 8-10; Kaitlyn Coade, third place for ages 5-7; and Ella Rashleigh, first place for ages 5-7. Missing from photo is Trinity Rouse, second place ages 8-10. |
Our boys’ and girls’ grade six basketball
teams played in a tournament this past weekend. Clare Coleman, Emily Murley,
and Kori Noel received player of the game awards for the girls’ team. Aria
Kazerouni and Jordan Park received player of the game awards for the boys’
team. We would like to thank the coaches for their support of both teams in the
tournament.
Last week on Thursday we hosted a casual day
in aid of the Breakfast program. We would like to thank our families for their
generous donations of food items and the monetary donations totalling $588.25.
Midterm exams for grade seven to level two
ended on Monday. The new after school program schedule for term two began on
Monday.
On Tuesday, many classes anxiously waited to
see if the groundhog saw his shadow. Classes reported that the groundhog did
not see his shadow and we should expect six more weeks of winter.
The elementary cross country skiing program
was cancelled this week because of icy conditions. The program will resume next
week.
Students and teachers wore sweaters on
Thursday to promote turning down the heat and saving energy for National
Sweater Day.
Students have been hanging on and climbing
the school’s newly installed rock wall in the gym this week. The wall features an
eight foot tall vertical climbing surface and twenty-eight feet of horizontal
climbing that spans two walls in the corner of the gym.
Congratulations to members of our school
chess club who participated in the Western Regional Chess Tournament hosted by
St. Gerard’s Elementary School on Sunday. Medalists included: Uriah Cull, gold medal in grade one; Mark
Janes, silver medal in grade one category; Alister MacDonnell, gold medal in
grade two category; James Lao, silver
medal in grade two category; Candace Johannesen, silver medal in grade three
category; Jemma Butler, bronze medal in grade three category; Jacob Bursey,
gold medal in grade five category; and Max Chrappa, silver medal in grade seven
category. Our chess club
meets weekly with volunteers Ms. Maura Hanrahan and Mr. Paul Butler.
Mary’s Kitchen has been moved to the Roman
Catholic Cathedral on Mount Bernard Ave beginning this Friday.
Stars
of the Week
Congratulations to Kaitlyn Dillman and Jacob
Bursey who both earned their yellow strip belt’s last week at Bennett Tae Kwon
Do.
Congratulations to Natalie Parsons who
participated in a swim meet in Corner Brook last weekend.
Congratulations to Carter Bromley, Noah
Evans, and Noah Colbourne who participated in a hockey tournament in Springdale
last weekend.
Class
News
The junior kindergarten classes learned about
the groundhog this week. The students had fun making predictions. They learned
the letter “G” and have been talking about Ash Wednesday and Lent. The class
welcomes Lilah Keough to their class this week.
Mme. Foley’s Kindergarten French Immersion
class celebrated Groundhog Day and
sweater day this week. The students are looking forward to the 100th day of
school by practicing ways to count to 100.
Mrs. Hodder’s Kindergarten English class learned
some interesting facts about groundhogs this week. They are working on addition
in math and discussing timelines in social studies.
Mrs. George’s grade one English class had a
great time learning about groundhogs and doing groundhog activities. Did you
know that groundhogs are called “whistle pigs” and “woodchucks”? The students
are comparing masses in math and learning about inventions in science class.
Mme. Ryan’s grade one and two French
Immersion class had a great time working on Groundhog Day activities. They are
exploring measurement by measuring everything around them in the classroom
using conventional units of measurements and nonstandard units of measurement.
Ms. Park’s grade two class celebrated
Groundhog Day on Tuesday. They wrote three cool facts about groundhogs and did
a craft. In math they are learning about pictographs. The students have been
busy making many graphs. In science, they are learning about solids dissolving
in liquids and making a few different kinds of drinks.
Mme. Moss’ grade three, four and five French
Immersion class have been busy this week working on new units in math. The
grade three’s are working on reciprocal operations in math, while the grade
four and five’s are learning long division. The grade four students are reading
a very exciting book in language arts class about a kite fighting festival in
Korea.
Ms. Crockers’s grade three and four class
designed a home out of various materials in science class to protect eggs from
breaking when dropped from two metres. Also, both grades have begun a unit in
division. The grade four students are beginning to write speeches for the
upcoming Elementary Speak Off.
Mrs. McCarthy’s grade five and six class
Mr. Drew Nadon’s junior high to level two
class are beginning their preparation for the Western Region Drama Festival
coming up in March. The class is presenting a play called “You’re Driving Me
Crazy!”. It’s a fun show about learning how to drive. This week the students
welcome three new Brazilian exchange students to their class. Welcome to Thiago,
Rondy and Italo!
Coming
Up
Tuesday, February 9 is Shrove Tuesday. There
will be a pancake breakfast in the cafeteria beginning at 7:30 am.
Carnation pre-orders for Valentine’s Day will
Be February 8-10.
