Grade 5/6 News Article- Lion's Roar (17/11/17)

By:  Carter Bromley, Kate Murphy, Alyssa Power, Gabriel Rowsell

Students and staff enjoyed a long weekend in honour of Remembrance Day and the fall school break. School resumed for all classes on Tuesday.

The grade two and grade five and six classes had their class pizza parties on Tuesday. Members from the Corner Brook Fire Department brought pizza and juice to the classes as part of the prize for the Fire Prevention Week poster and slogan contest. Lauren Green was the Primary Poster Contest Winner, and Candance Johannesen was the winner of the Elementary Slogan Contest.

The grade six to Level III students completed their leaf raking fundraiser on Tuesday of this week. The students raked a total of 18 properties over three days. They would like to thank our IHMS families and community for making this fundraiser a success.

IHMS hosted the annual in class spelling bee for students in grades 4, 5, and 6 this week. The grade four classroom winners were Israela Ngania, Ava Hodder, and Lily Smallwood. The grade five class winners were Charlotte Mercier, Erica Kennedy, and Molly George. The grade six class winners were Isabelle Mercier, Rebecca Janes, and Reyd Ward. Congratulations to all the students on their hard work in preparing for the spelling bee! The classroom winners will begin studying a new word list in preparation for the school bee in December.

We would like to send our condolences to the King family on the passing of Mabel Dunphy this week.

Class News

The junior kindergarten classes welcomed three Early Childhood Education students to their classrooms this week. Courtney Pike, Carrie Snooks, and Mallory Wheeler will be completing their work placement at IHMS until December 20. The students are exploring science concepts with fun experiments this week.

Mrs. Hodder’s Kindergarten English class is learning about emotions and responses in health. They planted their Little Green Thumbs Garden this week.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class had a wonderful trip to the Fire Station yesterday. They are learning about parables in religion class and preparing the boxes for Operation Christmas Child.

Mme. Ryan’s grade one and two French Immersion class is learning a new song for the Christmas concert. They have been discussing how they make decisions and how groups of people can make decisions together.

Ms. Cunning’s grade two English class is continuing with numbers up to 100 in math. They are finishing up their unit on air and water in science.

Mme. Moss’ grade three, four, five and six French Immersion class completed Remembrance Day essays and posters this week. The grade three and four students are focusing on guided reading in French and the grade five and six students are working on present tense verbs.

Mrs. Bishop’s grade three class has started to learn about data collection. They are going to be collecting data about Christmas for their final project.

Ms. Guy’s grade four class was excited to take part in the Scripps Spelling Bee this week. Some of the students spelled up to 100 words!

Mr. Ryley’s grade five class is getting ready to start their LEGO Simple and powered Mechanisms Project. The students wrote a class slogan for the Winter Carnival.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade six class participated in the Scripps Spelling Bee this week. The students are writing speeches for the YMCA Peace Week Speak Off.

Mr. Drew Nadon’s grade seven and eight class is working on a unit on fractions. The grade seven students have started basketball tryouts.

Mr. Hancock’s grade nine to level three class had another leaf raking fundraiser last Friday and this Tuesday afternoon. The Science 1206 students are learning about the periodic table of elements.

Coming Up

Monday is Mickey Mouse’s birthday. We will celebrate with a Disney theme casual day.

Our annual Christmas concert is November 30, at 7:00 pm in the school gymnasium.

The grade six to Level 3 students will leave for the Intermediate Skills Challenge on Thursday, November 23, 2017.

Junior Kindergarten students, (L-R): Mohammed Altae, Imogen Ash, and Jesse Beck explore science concepts with fun experiments.

Students in Mme. Ryan's French Immersion class help to pack boxes for operation Christmas Child. (L-R): Maggie Payne, Joel Lyver, and Cameron Bishop.

Grade 5/6 News Article-Lion's Roar (11/10/17)

By:  Maitham Al-Zubaidy, Keira Clarke, Jacob Cull, Leah Lainey, Destinee Lawrence, and Isabelle Mercier

IHMS hosted the Third Annual Western Region Robotics Competition at our school on Saturday. The event featured five teams from the western region. We would like to thank our presenters including Mr. Drew Nadon, Mr. Ryley Nadon, Mr. Ron Hancock, and Mme. Heather Moss, as well as our teacher volunteers, Mrs. Elaine King and Ms. Gina Guy, First Lego League Robotics, Mr. Clarence Button, Colemans, Mr. Scott Reynolds, and all our student volunteers. Another successful event was had by everyone.

Our Intermediate Skills Challenge team offered a coat check service on Saturday evening for the Municipalities of Newfoundland and Labrador banquet. The team raised $481 in donations for their trip. Students also had the opportunity to meet the Premier of our province, Mr. Dwight Ball. The team has been invited to meet with the Premier in his office during their trip to St. John’s later in November.

Mr. Drew and the grade seven to Level III students organized our annual Remembrance Day Service. Each all classes participated in the service by presenting poems, songs, powerpoint presentations, reading the names of our families’ veterans. The junior band, senior band, and Brazilian ensemble all performed in the assembly. We would like to thank the Cull family; Mr. Dennis Parizeau, Royal Canadian Legion President; Mrs. Jackie Alcock and Ms. Erica Snelgrove.

School closed is on Friday in observance of Remembrance Day.

Again today our students are out raking leaves as part of their fundraiser for Intermediate Skills Challenge.

The grade one class is collecting items for Operation Christmas Child again this year. They are looking for donations of small toys and toiletries to fill shoe boxes for children in developing countries. The collection will end on November 15.

The junior kindergarten classes are collecting gently used winter clothing for their annual Helping Hands Project. They are looking for coats, hats, mittens, scarves, and boots for all ages.

There will be a meeting on Wednesday, November 15 at 7 pm in the school cafeteria for students interested in taking part in the EF Service Learning Tour to Tanzania during Easter 2019. Students must be between the ages of 13-18 to take part.

Stars of the Week

Congratulations to the student s of the Graham Academy who performed on Saturday. Our performers included:  Grace Brake –Higgins, Keira Clarke, Megan Cochrane, Teresa Coleman, Candace Johannesen, Carly Johannesen, Katy Hancock, Alister MacDonnell, Israela Ngania, Oliver Carey MacDonald,  Jessie Carey MacDonald, Hunter Olmstead, Lily Smallwood,  Max Pittman,  and Brooke Watton.

Congratulations to Daley Merrigan who was selected for the Provincial Nordic Ski Team.

Congratulations to our grade six team, Aqua Bots, on their third place finish at the Western Region Robotics Competition. Team members included: Jenna Cammie, Keira Clarke, Rebecca Janes, Kira McCarthy, Isabelle Mercier, Rosemary Owolabi, Trinity Rouse, and Reyd Ward.

Congratulations to our Brazilian robotics team on their second place finish at the Western Region Robotics Competition. Team members included: Kevin Arruda, José Eudes,  Mel Florencio, Ghennio Olivieira, Wayslanne Rayssa, Everson Rodrigues, Davi Rodrigues, and Yasmin Santos

Class News

The junior kindergarten classes welcomed a new friend, William Hancock, to JK 4. They enjoyed taking part in the Remembrance Day service and making poppies.

Mrs. Hodder’s Kindergarten English class learned a new poem for Remembrance Day called “Poppy Poppy”. They are working on the letter “j”.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class is learning the importance of Remembrance Day and how they can do their part to spread peace. They are starting their new math unit on adding and subtracting.  In social studies they are learning about needs and wants.

Mme. Ryan’s grade one and two French Immersion class has been discussing Remembrance Day. They have also been working on a song. They have also been talking about friendship and how to care for others.

Ms. Cunning’s grade two English class is learning about Remembrance Day. They learned a poem and created posters. They are also learning about different types of families.

Mme. Moss’ grade three, four, five and six French Immersion class is busy working on their Remembrance Day song with the French choir. The grade three and four students are learning special vocabulary while the grade five and six students are researching significant battles important to Canadians.

Mrs. Bishop’s grade three class have been observing what happens with soil and water are mixed.  The students were able to see how soil is made up of layers. The class would like to welcome Mallory Chambers to their class this week.

Ms. Guy’s grade four class enjoyed planting in the junior kindergarten playground this week. In art they are making beautiful Remembrance Day sunset pictures.

Mr. Ryley’s grade five class has been learning about how the brain works and playing brain games. They are putting the final touches on their Remembrance Day essays.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade six class was very excited to take part in the Western Region Robotics Competition on Saturday. Their team, Aqua Bots, won third place overall. This week they are focusing on core values and working together as an effective team.

Mr. Drew Nadon’s grade seven and eight class won an award at the Western Region Robotics Competition for Robot Design. He team consisted of students in grades seven to nine. Everyone had a great time. The students helped to organize the Remembrance Day service held in our school gymnasium on Thursday morning.

Mr. Hancock’s grade nine to level three class was very busy this week preparing for Remembrance Day. Students in Earth Systems 3209 are studying absolute time and geological time periods.

Coming Up

School is closed for all students on Monday, November 13th.

Students in Mrs. Bishop's grade three class, (L-R): Ryder Walsh, Mark Janes, Mikka Chua, and Gabrielle Lawrence, observe what happens to soil and water when mixed.  

Mark Janes (back left) greets Premier Dwight Ball (back right) with Jack Richardson (front left) and Rebecca Janes (front right) during the Municipalities of Newfoundland and Labrador Banquet. The students organized a coat check to raise money for their upcoming Intermediate Skills Canada Challenge. 

Master Corporal Jason Cull lays a wreath with his daughter, Mary Jay Cull, during the annual Remembrance Day service. The Cull family laid five wreaths in memorial of family members and friends who died in service to our country.

Grade 5/6 News Article-Lion's Roar (10/27/17)

By:  Noah Evans, Kira McCarthy, Charlotte Mercier, Ava Spearing, Rosemary Owolabi

Last Friday our students dressed in pajamas to raise money for the annual Janeway Pajamarama Day. Thank you to all our families for your support of this cause. In the afternoon we enjoyed snacks and a movie organized by the Student Leadership Council.

Last week our school was visited by Dr. Andrew Fury, co-founder of Team Broken Earth. Dr. Furey presented to students about the work the team is doing in different parts of the world. Dr. Furey was introduced to students by grade seven student  Carly Johannesen.

On Tuesday afternoon we held an assembly to honour our provincial winners in the Foster Families Association annual poster and essay writing contest. Ms. Stephanie Lowe visited the school on behalf of the Foster Families Association to speak to the students about the importance of Foster Families in our communities. Each winner presented his/her artwork or essay for the school before receiving their prize. Congratulations to the grade one provincial winner Addison MacArthur, the grade two and three provincial winner Jamie White Robertson, the grade three and four second place winner Oscar George, and the junior high second place winner Carly Johannesen.

Congratulations to the IHMS Brazilian band and choir who performed on Tuesday evening at the Rotary Arts Centre. The group played a twenty minute opening concert. They played and sang contemporary songs as well as a few special Brazilian pieces. The students were invited to perform as part of a Debut Atlantic Performance.  Our students were treated to a special performance in our gymnasium on Thursday morning.

This week our Cross Country Running team had their last race for the season at Jubliee Field. The race was hosted by Eastside Elementary and Sacred Heart Elementary. Congratulations to all our runners. Luke Coleman took third place in grade four boys, Carter Bromley took first place in grade five boys, Molly George took second place in grade five girls, and Rosemary Owolabi took third place in grade six girls. We would like to send out big congratulations to the entire team and to coaches Mme. Moss and Mrs. McCarthy on an awesome season.

This week we held our fall Scholastic Book Fair. We would like to thank Mrs. George, Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Matthew George, and all the teacher volunteers for their hard work during the fair. Thank you to our students and families for supporting this school fundraiser. Lily Smallwood and Ben Griffin did a puppet broadcast on Tuesday and Wednesday to promote the book fair. It was awesome! Congratulations to Carly Johannesen and Noah Wall who were co-winners in the Guess the Number of Candies game, and Rebecca Janes who won both the Number of Pages in the Book Contest and the Family Door Prize.

Class News

The junior kindergarten classes are making Halloween crafts and jack o’Lanterns. They had a visit from Olivia’s dad, Philip Brinston, this week with the fire truck.

Mrs. Hodder’s Kindergarten English class had fun this week decorating a pumpkin for Halloween. They are learning about bats and working on the letter “H” and “h” sounds.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class is enjoying playing sight word bingo. They are learning one and two and less than in math. They are talking about Halloween safety in health class.

Mme. Ryan’s grade one and two French Immersion class is looking forward to Halloween next week. The students have been practicing their vocabulary and reading Halloween stories.

Ms. Cunning’s grade two English class is just starting numbers up to 100 in math and are already fantastic counters! They have begun visiting the greenhouse and it is their favourite part of the week. Exploring with their eyes, hands, and mouth is so much fun! October has been very exciting in grade two.

Mme. Moss’ grade three, four, five and six French Immersion class were very busy this week. The students are working on their French dictations. The grade five students have finished writing biographies of heroes in their language class.

Mrs. Bishop’s grade three class is working on creating their own landform books for social studies.

Ms. Guy’s grade four class is learning about habitats and explorers. They made monsters for Halloween. They are thinking about Remembrance Day. They are so proud of Oscar George who received second place provincially in the grade three and four Foster Families’ Association contest.

Mr. Ryley’s grade five class is very excited to take part in their first archaeological dig this week in social studies. The students were very excited to visit the book fair and receive a new book from a special donation to their class.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade six class is finishing off the paper plane Olympics in science. The students are researching about the ways we use, transport, and dispose of water in our world. They are investigating and brainstorming ideas for their First Lego League Robotics project.

Mr. Drew Nadon’s grade seven and eight class will be participating in the annual leaf raking fundraiser this coming Saturday. Students are also working on Remembrance Day projects.

Mr. Hancock’s grade nine to level three class is having a field trip today to the Chrappa’s home. The Chemistry 2202 class has started their study of standard temperature and pressure. The Biology 2201 class is learning about membrane and active and passive transport.

Coming Up

School is closed on Monday for students in kindergarten to Level III.

Tuesday will be a Halloween theme day. The student leadership council will host a haunted stage and activities for all the classes.

(L-R): Sam Elliott, Emily Tucker, Maggie Payne (back), and Lysea Njinang work on an up-cylcing art project last week as part of the Waste Reduction Week activities in their class.

Students in Ms. Cunning's grade two English class visit the greenhouse to look at different types of seeds. Left to Right: Logan Butt, Zachary Burden, Teresa Coleman, Edward Kelly, and Sylvia Burton.

Yasmin Texeira, José Eudes Filho, and Vinicius Sneijder perform during a concert for the IHMS students and staff. 

Grade 5/6 News Article-Lion's Roar (10/20/17)

By:  Candace Johannsen, Molly George, Rebecca Janes, Reyd Ward

Today we are celebrating Pajamarama Day in support of the Janeway Children’s Hospital. The student leadership council is sponsoring a movie in the gym with chips and candy.

The grades 4, 6, and 9 students received their immunizations from the Public Health Nurse on Thursday.

This week we are observing Waste Reduction Week. On Monday we had a litterless lunch day, Tuesday was Water Day, Wednesday was Paper Free Day, Thursday was Up-cycling Day and today is One Hour No Power Day. Classes spent time each day discussing the importance of protecting our Earth.

Dr. Andrew Furey of Team Broken Earth visited our school on Thursday to present to classes on the work they are doing as medical professionals to give aid to people affected by hurricanes.

Last week was Fire Prevention Week in the City of Corner Brook. We were very excited to find out this week that we had two winners in the Fire Prevention Contests. In grade two Lauren Green was the winner of the primary poster contest. In grade 5 Candace Johannesen was the winner of the elementary slogan contest. Candace’s slogan was “If you have a fire, don’t just shout – use the fire plan to get out”. Both students won an individual prize package and a pizza party for their class.

Stars of the Week

Congratulations to Madeline Murphy who won a medal in Tae Kwon Do for Awesome Respect this week.

Class News

The junior kindergarten classes are learning Halloween words and making Halloween crafts. They are beginning to grow bulbs.

Mrs. Hodder’s Kindergarten English class is learning AB patterns in math. They are learning how their senses help in the environment. This week they are working on French Halloween vocabulary.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class has been learning about all the ways they can reduce waste. They made some creepy Halloween decorations by re-using boxes and bottles. They are starting estimating in math.

Mme. Ryan’s grade one and two French Immersion class has been discussing water this week. They have been talking about the water cycle, how they use water, and why we should converse water. They also created art this week using up-cycled materials such as paper towel rolls, old tissue paper, empty tissue boxes, and cardboard.

Ms. Cunning’s grade two English class is finishing up patterns in math. They are eager to start numbers to 100. They are learning all about the water cycle in science and are enjoying fall crafts in art.

Mme. Moss’ grade three, four, five and six French Immersion class is really excited to be performing a play in French as part of their oral development. The grade three and four students are learning new fall vocabulary and the grade five and six students are using imagery to write spooky paragraphs.

Mrs. Bishop’s grade three class is learning about the meaning of three digit numbers. They have been working on place value. They had fun today using base ten blocks to represent some challenging numbers.

Ms. Guy’s grade four class is interested in finding out about explorers in social studies. They are writing a class story in language arts.

Mr. Ryley’s grade five class is writing biographies on heroes in language arts. In science class they are learning about the respiratory system through hands on activities. They had their first math test of the year this week.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade six class is reading a book about child slavery in Pakistan. In science class they are participating in paper plane Olympics.

Mr. Drew Nadon’s grade seven and eight class have started a novel study on Freak the Mighty. The students have been assigned to their groups for the upcoming Intermediate Skills Challenge. They are busy preparing for their specific roles.

Mr. Hancock’s grade nine to level three class is starting novel studies in language arts this week. The science classes have just finished tests on their first units. Canadian History 1201 has started their research assignment on Famous Canadians from the early 20th century.

Coming Up

We will have our fall Scholastic Book Fair Family night on Tuesday from 6:30-8:30 pm in the school cafeteria.

Candace Johannesen poses with Mr. Justin Martineau from the Corner Brook Fire Department. Candace was the elementary slogan contest winner.

Grade six students Rosemary Owolabi (left), Reyd Ward (centre) and Jenna Cammie (right) pose for a picture during the 100th anniversary celebration for Fatima. 

Lauren Green poses with Mr. Justin Martineau from the Corner Brook Fire Department. Lauren was the primary poster contest winner.

Carter Bromley (left) , Luke Coleman (centre), and Molly George (right) received medals at the the C.C. Loughlin Cross Country Running Meet. Carter was first place in grade five boys, Luke third place in grade 4 boys, and Molly took third place in grade 5 girls

Grade 5/6 News Article-Lion's Roar (10/13/17)

By:  Carter Bromley, Kate Murphy, Katherine Noel, Aaron Payne, Alyssa Power, Gabe Rowsell

We would like to thank Colemans for the wonderful turkey dinner we enjoyed on Friday as a school community and to our parent volunteers for serving the meal. We would like to thank our emcees Max Pittman and Carly Johannesen, as well as our grade 3-4 choir, grade 1 to Level III choir, and Brazilian choir performed as entertainment during the meal. Special thanks to Ms. Jennifer Matthews who accompanied the choir on piano and Ms. Jennifer Benyon-Martinec who directed the performances. During the dinner we presented our items for the Thanksgiving Day food drive to Mrs. Judie Gushue from the Food Bank. It was a truly special event.

Our cross country running team attended the C.C. Loughlin Fun Run on Tuesday afternoon. We would like to congratulate all our runners on an excellent race. Congratulations to Luke Coleman who placed third in the grade four boys, Molly George who placed third in the grade five girls, and Carter Bromley who placed first in grade five boys.

This week is Fire Prevention Week. Our school was visited by the local firefighters to conduct a practice fire drill with our whole school. Everyone did a great job!

Today we are celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Fatima. Our school community in conjunction with the Knights of Columbus will celebrate this special day with a parade at Jubilee Field.

Stars of the Week

Congratulations to our Cross Country Running team on their race this week!

Congratulations to the members of our choirs who did an amazing performance on Friday!

Class News

The junior kindergarten classes are practicing fire drills and learning about Fire Safety this week for Fire Prevention week. They welcomed Ms. Kacie Callahan to their junior kindergarten staff.

Mrs. Hodder’s Kindergarten English class is continuing to learn about patterns in math. They are beginning to learn about consonants and vowels. In social studies they are learning about needs and wants.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class has started some spooky writing and learning Halloween poems. They are learning about the seasons in science class. They are really excited about their new beta fish, Pickle!

Mme. Ryan’s grade one and two French Immersion class has been discussing fire safety at home and school. The children were excited to see the Fire Department visit the school. In their art class this week they created pumpkins using a pointillism technique.

Ms. Cunning’s grade two English class has been very busy. They are enjoying fall, talking about colours, thanksgiving, and Halloween. They went on a nature walk and created leaf prints in art. They are also creating fire prevention posters.

Mme. Moss’ grade three, four, five and six French Immersion class held classroom representative voting this week for the Student Leadership Council. The grade three and four students are learning tips and trips for identifying masculine nouns. The grade five and six students are beginning a unit on poetry, focusing on personification as their first literary device.

Mrs. Bishop’s grade three class is creating fire prevention posters this week to show their understanding of the theme: “Every second counts, plan two ways out”.

Ms. Guy’s grade four class would like to congratulate Luke Coleman on his medal for the C.C. Loughlin Running meet this week. The class really enjoyed the Thanksgiving Day dinner on Friday.

Mr. Ryley’s grade five class is learning about famous Canadians this week and writing a biography. In science they are continuing to work on their STEM builds.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade six class wrote slogans for Fire Prevention Week. They are participating in the paper airplane Olympics in science. Students are taking part in a classroom recycling blitz from October 10 to 23. They are collecting egg cartons, buttons, old jeans, tin cans, glass jars with lids, and fruit and yogurt cups. These items will be used in art class and for activities during our Waste Reduction Week.

Mr. Drew Nadon’s grade seven and eight class are beginning a novel study this week on “Freak the Mighty” in language arts. They are started a new unit on integers.

Mr. Hancock’s grade nine to level three class is preparing for the Skills Challenge. The students began their fundraising for the trip by selling chocolate bars over the weekend.

Coming Up

Next week is Waste Reduction Week.

Max Chrappa, Christian Mouland, Rosemary Owolabi and Rebecca Janes present the school food bank donation to Mrs. Judie Gushue from the Bay of Islands Food Bank.

Candace Joahnnesen, a grade five French Immersion student, participates in a science project about discovering what makes up our blood. 

Grade 5/6 News Article-Lion's Roar (10/6/17)

By:  Maitham Al-Zubaidy, Keira Clarke, Leah Lainey, Destinee Lawrence, Isabelle Mercier

On Friday afternoon Mr. Drew Nadon accompanied Candace Johannesen, Anna Mackenzie, Kate Murphy, Max Pittman, and Nikola Verbiski to present a cheque to the Western Regional Memorial Hospital Foundation for the Radiothon.  We will have a total amount next week as we are still collecting donations from our medical theme day.

This week Western Memorial nursing students visited IHMS to present sessions on hand washing and healthy eating to our Kindergarten, grade two, and grade three classes.

Basketball skills development continued this week for grades three to six students.

The week of the 8th to 13th is Fire Prevention Week in the City of Corner Brook. We held a practice fire drill procedure this week to prepare. We are pleased to report that the drill went well.

Today we are enjoying our annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner as a school community. We are feeling very blessed to be able to celebrate this holiday together. We would like to thank Coleman’s for preparing the meal and our parent volunteers for serving the meal today.

Stars of the Week

Congratulations to Willow Boland and Kylee Parsons who cut and donated their hair for the Canadian Cancer Society this week.

Class News

The junior kindergarten classes are making Thanksgiving crafts and having fun in their newly designed playground.

Mrs. Hodder’s Kindergarten English class enjoyed a hand washing session from Western Memorial nursing students on Tuesday. They are learning about pilgrims and the first thanksgiving. They are also talking about the things they are thankful for in their lives.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class is writing thankful thoughts this week and making cornucopias. They are really looking forward to the turkey dinner prepared by Colemans. They would like to wish all of our readers a happy Thanksgiving.

Mme. Ryan’s grade one and two French Immersion class is working on Thanksgiving items including: vocabulary, centers, math, writing, songs, and art. They have harvested a pumpkin from the school garden this week!

Ms. Cunning’s grade two English class enjoyed a healthy eating presentation from Western Memorial nursing students this week. They are looking forward to the Thanksgiving Day dinner today. They made turkey themed crafts this week. The class is counting down to Halloween with special Halloween activities.

Mme. Moss’ grade three, four, five and six French Immersion class is enjoying daily five activities. The grade three and four students are focusing on according adjectives with nouns in their Français class. The grade five and six students are learning about the circulatory system, bloods, and hemophilia in science this week.

Mrs. Bishop’s grade three class has been investigating soil from their home gardens and yards this week. They are recording their observations on the texture, colour, and ingredients.

Ms. Guy’s grade four class is getting into the Thanksgiving spirit by creating thankfulness turkeys for their classroom door.

Mr. Ryley’s grade five class had an archaeological dig this week to conclude their first unit in social studies. In language arts they are writing about wishes that would annoy genies.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade six class is making parachutes in science class. They have finished reading their book “The Tree of Life”. They had their first math quiz on Thursday.

Mr. Drew Nadon’s grade seven and eight class have started their integer units in math. The students have begun to prepare for the Lego Robotics and Intermediate Skills Challenge coming up in November.

Mr. Hancock’s grade nine to level three class was busy writing tests this week in mathematics and language arts. The students are looking forward to the long weekend for Thanksgiving. Today the Brazilian students will enjoy their first IHMS Thanksgiving Day Dinner.

Coming Up

School will be closed on Monday, October 9 in observance of Thanksgiving Day.

Junior kindergarten students Olivia Brinston (left), Jake Brewer (middle), and  Sam Gaulton (right) enjoy some playtime outside in the newly design outdoor play space. 

Students, (L-R):   Danyael Jacobs, Ryder Walsh and Gabriella Lawrence, in Ms. Bishop's grade three science class investigate the soil they brought from home.