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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, May 26, 2016.
By: Simon Boitsefski, Cole Dumaresque, Emily Murley, and Emily Payne
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Grade two students Ava Hodder, Cole Lyver, and Lily
Smallwood show the marigolds and corn they planted in the greenhouse with their
classmates.
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| For Kids Eat Smart Apple Day, students created and placed an apple on the apple tree in the cafeteria. Kindergarten French Immersion student, Cameron Bishop, shows one of our moms, Tarragh Shanahan, the apple that he made. |
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| Immaculate Heart of Mary School hosted its annual Junior High Speak-off last week. Rebekah Calbert was the winner and is seen with her Language Arts teacher, Mrs. Angel McCarthy, at the awards presentation. |
Last
week the Student Leadership Council in conjunction with Mr. Drew Nadon’s
homeroom class hosted a bake sale in aid of the relief efforts in Fort
McMurray. Thank you to all our families for their support of this initiative. They
raised $150!
We
thoroughly enjoyed seeing the faces of the future IHMS students who visited our
school last Wednesday for the junior kindergarten and kindergarten English and
French orientation sessions.
The
grade three and four class thoroughly enjoyed their Ducks Unlimited Tour last
week. Thank you to the parents who drove the students and thank you to Mr.
Dumaresque for the ice cream treat for the whole group!
Congratulations
to IHMS for their Achievement in Community Excellence Award; IHMS received the
Corner Brook Environment Award. Rebekah Calbert accepted the award on behalf of
our IHMS family during the ceremony last Wednesday evening. This award is in
recognition for our environmental initiatives in 2015.
The
grade four English and French students continued their collage window art in
the cafeteria this week with artist Jane Reagh. The students are depicting the
oceans, boreal forest and wetland biomes in a beautiful and light catching
display. This project is one aspect of their Art Smarts Grant.
Stars of the Week
Congratulations
to Liam Brinston who received a
trophy for being runner up in the family twosome bowling competition.
We would like to congratulate all of our students
who performed in the annual Dance Studio West recital last week.
Class News
The
junior kindergarten classes are learning about the letter “t” and preparing for
the musical “Oliver”. Our Junior Kindergarten teachers participated in a
Guiding Behaviour Workshop on Wednesday evening.
Mme.
Foley’s Kindergarten French Immersion class is looking forward to the upcoming
science fair on May 30th. They are learning about things that sink
and things that float. The students have been busy preparing their songs for
the musical “Oliver”.
Mrs.
Hodder’s Kindergarten English class is continuing learning about time, money
and graphing in math. They are excited
to see peppers growing in their garden.
Mrs.
George’s grade one English class is learning about how living things breathe
and how our breath changes depending on their activity level. They have their
last two science experiments ready for the science fair. They are also busy
preparing for the musical!
Mme.
Ryan’s grade one and two French Immersion class is learning about 2D and 3D
shapes in math. The students were excited to plant their pumpkin seeds they
harvested in the fall from their classroom pumpkins. They are also talking
about how technology has changed the world.
Ms.
Park’s grade two class visited the Bay of Island’s SPCA on Thursday to make
their class donation. In Language Arts, grade two students are
doing dinosaur research. In Math, they are making 3D objects using marshmallows
and toothpicks. Everyone had fun eating the marshmallows. In Science, they will
be making pulleys out of K'nex.
Mme.
Moss’ grade three, four and five French Immersion class have had a very busy
week! The grade four and five students
were in full swing with their French novel study of The Hunger Games. The grade fours really enjoyed working with local
artist, Jane Reagh. They are completing a cross-curricular science and art
habitat window display. The grade threes are working hard to prepare for their
upcoming provincial math assessment.
Ms.
Crocker’s grade three and four class are excited about the upcoming “Oliver”
musical. The grade three students are using the iMovie app on the iPads to
create commercials based on their own products. In math they are finished all
their units and doing a year end review. The grade four students are making
their own menu’s for a family restaurant. In math they are beginning their last
unit on measurement.
Mrs.
McCarthy’s grade five and six class is getting very excited for the science
fair next week. The grade five students are reading a book in language arts
about Jewish children hiding in Southern France during the Nazi occupation
during World War Two. The grade six students have been busy creating their own
IHMS Clue board game. The grade five and six class would like to wish Mr.
MacDonnell a happy birthday today!
Mr.
Drew Nadon’s junior high to level two class are gearing up for final exams. The
students are finishing off their courses and beginning their review. This week
they continued painting the backdrop for the musical. The painting is a black
and white image of the London Bridge and the clock tower.
Coming Up
Registration
for full day junior kindergarten and full day English and French Immersion
Kindergarten is ongoing. Please contact the office for an application or for
further information.
Our
annual Science Fair will take place on Monday, May 30th. Public viewing of the
projects will begin at 1:45pm. All are welcome to attend.
