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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 6, 2016.
By: Jacob Bursey, Alessandra LeBlanc, Kori Noel, Jack Richardson, Aaron White
Duracell box (L-R): Alessandra LeBlanc, Rondinelly Duarte De
Oliveira Junior, Arabella LeBlanc and Aaron Payne pose for a picture outside
the battery recycling box. Mr. Drew's homeroom class made the battery themed
box to collect all our recycled batteries during the Eco Kids Battery Buster
Contest.
Level 1 Student,
Maria Reynolds, models her sweatshirt line "ACTV Clothing". ACTV
clothing was her business proposal for the YMCA Enterprise Olympics. Maria's
business was to create a line of clothing called Appreciate Canadian Troops and
Veterans (ACTV). The clothing brand would donate profits to support veterans
suffering from PTSD.
The kindergarten to
grade six students attended the Theatre Newfoundland and Labrador production of
“The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” last Friday afternoon at the Arts and
Culture Centre. It was a great show! Congratulations to Lily Smallwood and Isabelle
Mercier who performed in the show!
The grade six girls’
and boys’ participated in soccer tournaments this weekend. The girls’ played at Sacred Heart School and
displayed great teamwork. This was the first time many of the girls played in a
soccer game. Our school hosted the grade six boys’ tournament. We are proud to
say the boys are the City Champions. The boys were undefeated in the
tournament. In the semi-finals, it went to a shoot out with Aria Kazerouni
scoring the winning goal. Isaac Buckingham scored the winning goal in the
Championship game. Congratulations to both teams and their coaches on great
tournaments.
Our school hosted an
open family skate on Saturday evening at the Kinsmen Arena. A good time was had
by all. Thank you to the Warren family for donating the ice time to our school.
IHMS held its annual
used book sale on Sunday in aid of the school library. The sale is still set up
for families to browse. Books are $1-$3 or fill a reusable bag for $10.
The school
photographer visited our school on Monday for the Spring Photo Shoot. All
students in junior kindergarten to level two had their photos taken. In
addition, family and sibling photos were also taken.
Ms. Park’s grade two
class hosted a bake sale on Monday in aid of the SPCA. The class raised $135!
On Thursday, IHMS
sent three teams to the Let’s Talk Science Challenge at Grenfell Campus.
Students studied packages of information on science, technology, engineering
and math. They prepared by taking quizzes and design challenges.
The IHMS Underwater
Robotics Team is in St. John’s today competing in their annual
competition. We wish them luck!
We would like to
extend our condolences to the Griffin family on their loss this week.
Congratulations to
Phyllis Gallant who was the winner in the Chase the Ace on Sunday night. The
jackpot has still not been won. The next Chase the Ace will be Tuesday, May 10th.
There will be no Chase the Ace this Sunday in observance of Mother’s Day.
We would like to wish
the Regional Heritage Fair participants luck this Saturday at the Western
Regional Heritage Fair hosted at Corner Brook Intermediate School. Representing our school we have Simon
Boitsefski, Myles Calbert, Clare Coleman, Natalie Parsons, Colin Spencer, and
Reyd Ward. The Heritage Fair is open to the public beginning at 1:45 pm on
Saturday.
Stars of the Week
Congratulations to
Mark Janes who received a Tae Kwon Do certificate this week for “Awesome Kick” .
Congratulations to
Ivor Cook who won a gold medal at a Tae Kwon Do tournament in St. John’s this
past weekend.
Congratulations to
Teresa Coleman and Jamie White Robertson who cut their hair and donated it to
the Canadian Cancer Society this week.
Congratulations to
Jordan Park who was chosen fourth pick for the Western United Wolves Team for
the Newfoundland Summer Games.
Class News
The junior kindergarten
classes are learning about the letter “q”. They have been busy this week
talking about their mom’s and preparing for Mother’s Day.
Mme. Foley’s Kindergarten
French Immersion class is practicing their song for the school musical. The
students are enjoying the warmer weather and watching things grow in science.
They would like to wish all their mom’s a happy Mother’s Day!
Mrs. Hodder’s
Kindergarten English class would like to wish all their wonderful mom’s a Happy
Mother’s Day. This week they are working on time in math and weather in
science.
Mrs. George’s grade
one English class has been busy working on crafts and writing pieces for their
wonderful moms. Yesterday they celebrated World Catholic Education Day. Today
the class is watching the documentary “March of the Penguins” to finish up
their penguin unit. They would like to wish all the moms out there a happy
Mother’s Day on Sunday.
Mme. Ryan’s grade one
and two French Immersion class is learning about nutrition this week. They are
excited to see how their lettuce and sugar snap peas are growing. They have
also prepared a special Mother’s Day project.
Ms. Park’s grade two
class is learning ways to keep their oceans healthy. Yesterday, they celebrated
World Catholic Education Day in their class. This week they raised $135 for the
SPCA with a class bake sale.
Mme. Moss’ grade three,
four and five French Immersion class really enjoyed the production of “The
Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” last Friday afternoon. The grade three class
is beginning their last unit in math on Geometry. They are also learning about
how commercials are made. The grade four students are finishing their unit on
decimals and learning about budgeting. The students are discussing how to “get
the best bang for your buck”. The grade five students are reading maps and
planning a trip to some special attractions in Vancouver in their English
language arts class.
Ms. Crockers’s grade
three and four class really enjoyed going to see “The Lion, The Witch and The
Wardrobe” last week. The grade three
students are beginning their final unit in math on geometry. They are also analyzing
commercials. The grade four students are
working on a new geometry unit on 3D shapes. In language arts they are
following instructions to build a castle out of milk cartons.
Mrs. McCarthy’s grade
five and six class made posters this week for World Ocean’s Day. The grade five
students are learning about machines and making a video about recycling
batteries. The grade six students participated in the Let’s Talk Science
Challenge at Grenfell campus on Thursday.
Mr. Drew Nadon’s junior
high to level two class participated in the “Let’s Talk Science Challenge” on
Thursday at Grenfell Campus. The Underwater Robotics team are in St. John’s
today participating in a competition. Good luck!
Coming Up
Junior Kindergarten
and Kindergarten English and French orientation sessions are being held on
Wednesday, May 18 from 1:15-2:30 for students currently registered for
September 2016.
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.
