Grade 5/6 New's Article - Lion's Roar (7/12/18)

By: Grace Brake-Higgins, Israela Ngania, Ava Hodder, Maitham Al-Zubaidy, and Molly George

On Monday, Mrs. George’s class lit the first Advent candle on our Advent wreath. Abigail Benoit was the star, Nate Smallwood played Joseph and Lexi Wight played Mary, while the remainder of the class told the story.

On Thursday night we held our Christmas concert. The theme this year was “T’was the Night Before Christmas”. We would like to thank Mrs. Benyon-martinec, our musical director; Ms. Dianna Alteen, our band conductor; Thomas Moerschell, our pianist; Mr. Ron Hancock, our sound technician; Mr. Bryan McCarthy, our videographer; and Mr. Peter MacDonald our photographer. What a show it was! Congratulations to all students and staff on an amazing show.

The Student Leadership Council kicked off the twelve days of Christmas celebration with a door decorating contest. All classes are participating in the friendly competition.

We are collecting for our annual Christmas giving. Each class is collecting items for Stockings for Seniors, Fire Fighters Toy Drive, and allergy friendly food drive.

This Saturday IHMS is hosting a Winter Wonderland Craft Fair from 10-4 pm. Admission is $1 with kids under 12 free. There will be more than 40 vendors on site, a BBQ, face painting, a silent auction, a live auction at 1:00 pm, and Santa photos from 2-4 pm for $5. Elf Day Camp is also available for only $2 an hour. Drop off your littlest elves while you shop!

Stars of the Week

Congratulations to our students on a fantastic Christmas concert. Lily Smallwood, Luke Coleman, Olivia Brinston, Layla Radwan, Keira Clarke, Grace Brake-Higgins, Maisa Freitas, and CarlyRae Mouland all performed as soloists in the show.

Congratulations to Mark Janes’ hockey team who won silver medals in an Atom Tournament in Stephenville last weekend.

Class News

The junior kindergarten classes had a great time at the Christmas concert last evening. This week they made some special Christmas crafts.

Mrs. Cornick’s Kindergarten class is learning all kinds of sight words and they have planted seeds in their Little Green Thumbs Garden.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class is learning about Advent and the true meaning of Christmas. They were very excited to light the first candle on the Advent wreath this week. They are writing friendly letters to Santa. The star of the week is Lexi.

Mme. Ryan’s grade two and three French Immersion class had a very busy week getting ready for the concert. They have been working on some Christmas writing activities including story writing. In art class they worked on decorations for their door.

Ms. Bursey’s grade two English class is practicing writing Christmas sentences this week. They are learning about liquids and gases in science class.

Mme. King’s grade four, five and six French Immersion class presented their “publicitaire” presentations this week and are now creating a video about our school. They are very excited about it. They had a great time performing in the Christmas concert this week and decorating their classroom door. They would like to congratulate Israela Ngania who was the choreographer for the dance number in the concert.

Ms. Williams’ grade three class learned about the rules of capitalization this week.  They learned about writing thank you letters and began writing their own. In social studies they did oral presentations on their persuasive paragraphs.

Mrs. Hink’s grade four class enjoyed playing pattern games in math after they finished the unit in math. They are hard at work preparing for the in-class Scripps Spelling Bee.

Mr. Ryley’s grade five class is excited to start their Christmas STEM activities. They really enjoyed using their imagination to create a Christmas scene with Legos. Their creations were on display at the Christmas concert.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade six class finished their heritage foundation posters this week. The students enjoyed decorating the classroom door and turning themselves into an Elf on the Shelf to display on the door.

Mr. Drew Nadon’s grade seven and eight class have been working on their data management units. They have been exploring the idea of micro representing data.

Mr. Hancock’s grade nine to level three class prepared for the Christmas concert. Math 3201 students are learning about rational expressions. Math 2201 students have begun quadratic functions.

Coming Up

We will light the second candle on our Advent wreath n Monday.

Santa will visit for photos on the 13th.

Mrs. George's grade one class lit the first candle on our school Advent wreath. Pictured here are Abigail Benoit as the star, Nate Smallwood as Joseph, and Lexi Wight as Mary.

Isaiah Coleman (left), Luke Coleman (centre), and Gabriel Rowsell (right) pose for a photo before the IHMS Christmas concert last Thursday evening. 

Grade 5/6 New's Article - Lion's Roar (30/11/18)

By: Candace Johannesen, Sommer Lawrence, Jake Morey, Alyssa Power, Gabe Rowsell

Our junior kindergarten classes continued their Helping Hands project this week. They are collecting gently used warm winter clothing for all ages.

We would like to thank the Knights of Columbus for sponsoring a merchandise bingo and a 50/50 draw to benefit our school gym. The initiatives raised $5,000! Thank you to the IHMS community for supporting this project. The winner of the 50/50 draw was Jody Sheppard with ticket #3906.

On Wednesday of this week, we celebrated the Divine Mercy with Mrs. Coleman and members of the school prayer group.

We would like to congratulate our grade six to nine students who participated in the Intermediate Skills Challenge last weekend. Our Lego Robotics Team, Space Dawgs, consisting of Molly George, Candace Johannesen, Erica Kennedy, Leah Lainey, Charlotte Mercier, Jack Richardson and Brooke Watton won the Project Innovative Solution Award. They also placed first in the Overall Project Category for Robotics. Our Lego Robotics Team, Space Rangers, consisting of Maitham Al-Zubaidy, Jacob Cull, Destinee Lawrence, Kate Murphy, Aaron Payne, Alyssa Power, Gabe Rowsell, Nikola Verbiski, Aaron White and Graham Zilkowsky placed first in the Robot Performance Category. They were also silver medalists in the Overall Robotics Category; placing second provincially out of seventeen teams.

Additionally, Jenna Cammie and Isabelle Mercier won a bronze medal in the IT Scavenger Hunt Category, Fatima Alkahlil and Keira Clarke were bronze medalists in TV Video Production and Emily Payne and Mathew Penney won a silver medal in Wind Turbine.  

Stars of the Week

Congratulations to Robert Morrissey who won a silver medal at the Atom Hockey Tournament this weekend.

Class News

The junior kindergarten classes welcomed a new friend, Lucas Butt, to their class this week. They are learning about the meaning of Christmas and making Christmas crafts.

Ms. Cornick’s Kindergarten class is learning about the number “5” and the sight words “I’ and “can”.  They are learning lots in kindergarten!

Mrs. George’s grade one English class is adding and subtracting to 12. They are all learning about Advent which starts this Sunday. They are excited that the seeds they planted last week have sprouted! The star of the week is Kylee.

Mme. Ryan’s grade two and three French Immersion class is started their adding and subtracting unit in math. The students have been really happy about all the snow. They are making snowman pictures with oil pastels.

Ms. Bursey’s grade two English class is making winter artwork this week. They are learning about liquids and solids in science class and doing addition and subtraction problems.

Mme. King’s grade four, five and six French Immersion class is finishing their oral presentations this week. All classes are working on their new math units.

Ms. Williams’s grade three class learned about persuasive writing and had a lot of fun writing convincing arguments and presenting them to the class. In math, they had a test on numeration.

Mrs. Hink’s grade four class started a new unit in science class. They are excited about all the things they are learning about light. Their sound instruments were very creative.

Mr. Ryley’s grade five class has been preparing their simple machines and powered mechanisms kits in preparation for their STEM project.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade six class has started a new strategy unit on inferring. They are reading a book called “Iqbal” and learning about child slavery in Pakistan.

Mr. Drew Nadon’s grade seven and eight class has started their unit on data management units in math. In social studies, they are working on their history of Christmas project.

Mr. Hancock’s grade nine to level three class had an awesome trip to St. John’s for the Skills Challenge. Students are busy preparing for the Christmas concert. Writing 2203 students are writing narrative essays. Science 1206 students are naming ionic compounds.

Coming Up

Our school Christmas concert will take place on Thursday evening in our school gym at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $5 at the door.

Grade six student, Alyssa Power, poses for a photo on Mickey Theme Day for the mouse's 90th birthday celebration at IHMS.

Fabian Ryan, Charlea Boyd-Martyn, and Carrie Hoskins display a project they completed on healthy eating. 

Grade three students, Zackery Burden and Oliver Carey MacDonald, are working together to build a strong tower in science class.

Grade 5/6 New's Article - Lion's Roar (22/11/18)

By: Sommer Lawrence, Israela Ngania, Jake Morey, Ava Hodder, and Grace Brake-Higgins

We would like to congratulate Gabriel Rowsell, Candace Johannesen, and Charlotte Mercier who represented our school on Tuesday evening at the YMC Peace Week Speak-Off. Charlotte Mercier was declared the overall winner.

The grade 6 to Level 1 students departed on Thursday morning for the Intermediate Skills Challenge in St. John’s. On Friday, they will visit the Basilica for mass, Axtion, and the MUN Aqua Arena. The completion will take place on Saturday at the College of the North Atlantic.

Stars of the Week

Congratulations to Lysea Njinang who received an awesome award for Front Round House Kick from Bennett’s Tae Kwon Do.

Class News

The junior kindergarten classes are learning about healthy living. They are enjoying the snow on the playground and learning about the letter “g” and the number “7”.

Ms. Cornick’s Kindergarten class is learning new letters every week. This week is “h” and “b”. Eric Carle is a fascinating and creative artist and author. They love learning about him.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class is learning about their senses in science class. They are learning the difference between needs and wants in social studies. They were excited to fill 78 boxes for Operation Christmas Child with the help of the entire school.

Mme. Ryan’s grade two and three French Immersion class is reviewing winter words, did a reading comprehension activity on winter with a focus on answering questions with well stated answers. They are also talking about healthy friendships and including everyone.

Ms. Bursey’s grade two English class is learning about numbers to 100 in math and matter in science.

Mme. King’s grade four, five and six French Immersion class would like to congratulate Charlotte Mercier who won the YMCA Peace Week Speak Off on Tuesday night.  The grade four and five students would like to wish the grade six students the best of luck in the Intermediate Skills Challenge this weekend. Everyone is starting a new math unit this week.

Ms. Williams’s grade three class studied French vocabulary relating to “la salle de classes”. Through song and games they learned French names of classroom objects, rooms in the school, and other words relating to school and the classroom.

Mrs. Hink’s grade four class started a new novel study on the Canada Geese Quilt. This is an interesting novel that teaches them about geese, quilts, constellations, and especially the importance of family.

Mr. Ryley’s grade five class is enjoying their research project on Nubia. They are also looking forward to starting their weather forecasts.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade six class presented speeches this week for the YMCA Peace Week Speak Off. The theme was: Build Community. Act for Peace. They are very excited to attend the Intermediate Skills Challenge this weekend in St. John’s.

Mr. Drew Nadon’s grade seven and eight class have been working very hard to prepare for the annual Skills Challenge and Lego Robotics Competition in St. John’s this weekend.

Mr. Hancock’s grade nine to level three class is wishing good luck to the grade 7-9 students in the Intermediate Skills Challenge this weekend. The grade 10 students are also travelling with the group and will do tours and activities in St. John’s on Saturday.

Coming Up

The Knights of Columbus 50/50 draw and merchandise Bingo will take place this Sunday at 2:00 pm.

Report Cards will be distributed to students next Wednesday, November 28th with parent teacher interviews on Thursday, November 29th.

Junior High students, Jenna Cammie, Reyd Ward, Rosemary Owolabi, Isabelle Mercier, Keira Clarke, Rebecca Janes, and Jacob Bursey, enjoy some time in the school yard during physical education to build a snowman.

Mallory Chambers works on her novel study in Mrs. Hink's language arts class.

Grade 5/6 New's Article - Lion's Roar (16/11/18)

By: Angelina Burton, Charlotte Mercier, Cole Lyver, Brady Green, Luke Coleman, Noah Colbourne

The grade 6-level III students finished their leaf raking fundraiser last Friday afternoon. They would like to thank everyone for their generous donations. It was another successful fundraiser.

The Prayer Group celebration scheduled for Wednesday was cancelled this week because of the storm, but will go ahead on a later date.

Mrs. George’s class hosted another successful Operation Christmas Child. Thank you to all our families for their generous donations. The students were able to fill 78 boxes for children in need!

The Knights of Columbus is hosting a Merchandise Bingo at our school on November 25 at 2:00 pm. We are also selling 50/50 tickets in aid of our school gym floor project. The draw will take place on Sunday.

Stars of the Week

Congratulations to Jamie White-Robertson who cut her hair and donated it to the Canadian Cancer Society this week.

Congratulations to Luke Coleman, Isaiah Coleman, and Thomas Moerschell who traveled to St. John’s to participate in the Atlantic Boychoir Christmas Truce Concert.

Class News

The junior kindergarten classes welcomed two Early Childhood Education students this week from the College of the North Atlantic. The students are completing a five-week placement. The students are learning about healthy living and practicing for the Christmas concert.

Ms. Cornick’s Kindergarten class is beginning a theme on Eric Carle. The students were excited to have two snow days this week! They are enjoying playing in the snow outside.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class packed 78 boxes for Operation Christmas Child this week. In science, they are learning about how their senses help them.

Mme. Ryan’s grade two and three French Immersion class is working to finish off their representing numbers unit in math. They have also begun some addition strategies. They are discovering building materials and foundations in science.

Ms. Bursey’s grade two English class is learning about matter in science. They are comparing numbers in math class.

Mme. King’s grade four, five and six French Immersion class is completing their math units this week. Students are working in groups to prepare an oral presentation.

Mrs. Williams’s grade three class started a new unit in science on structures. They learned what makes bridges so strong and then worked in pairs to see who could build the strongest bridge. It was a lot of fun!

Mrs. Hink’s grade four class is starting their patterning unit in math and beginning a novel study in language arts this week.

Mr. Ryley’s grade five class is excited to start a new unit in science on weather. They were especially excited that winter arrived this week with a two day closure for winter storms.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade six class has been working hard in preparation for the Intermediate Skills Challenge. Students also wrote speeches this week for the YMCA Peace Week Speak-Off.

Mr. Drew Nadon’s grade seven and eight class is counting down the days to the Skills Challenge trip. The groups have been working very hard on practicing the skills they will demonstrate next week. They will soon complete their novel study on “The Little Prince”.

Mr. Hancock’s grade nine to level three class finished the leaf raking fundraiser last Friday afternoon. Canadian Studies students are learning about weather and climate of Canada. Earth Systems 3209 students are learning about igneous rocks.

Coming Up

The YMCA Peace Week Speak Off for grade six students is Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm.

The school photographer will do re-takes of school photos on Tuesday, November 28th.

Our school Christmas concert is on December 6 at 7:00 pm.

The IHMS Winter Wonderland Craft Fair is on Saturday, December 8 from 10 am to 4 pm. Crafters and entrepreneurs are invited to book a table for $25.

Imogen Ash works with letters in a hands on literacy activity in kindergarten.

 Grade seven student, Rebecca Janes, works in the school cafeteria making homemade pancakes. Rebecca and her partner Reyd Ward will compete in the Intermediate Skills Challenge in the Junior Chef category next week.

Grade 5/6 New's Article - Lion's Roar (10/11/18)

By: Kate Murphy, Ava Hodder, Lily Smallwood, Luke Coleman

This week IHMS students and families honoured our veterans with a Remembrance Day Assembly. We would like to thank Mr. Drew Nadon and the grade seven and eight students for organizing this annual event. All classes participated in honouring our veterans. The senior band performed and Christian Mouland played the last post. We would like to thank Mr. Al O’Connell of the Royal Canadian Legion, Father White, Lt(N) Cheryl Cull, and Captain Jason Cull for their contributions to our annual assembly.

Our basketball season is well underway. The grade six boys’ and girls’ basketball teams are looking forward to their first tournament. The grade three and four teams will begin skill development following the long weekend.

The kindergarten and grade three classes were involved with a live chat with students in Barcelona. A student from the class in Barcelona came to their class along with his sister and parents. They shared traditions regarding Halloween with the students. They learned a lot about the customs and traditions that take place in Barcelona.

The Knights of Columbus is hosting a Merchandise Bingo at our school on November 25 and selling 50/50 tickets in aid of our school gym floor project.

Stars of the Week

The IHMS school community would like to thank our veterans for their service to our country. You are our heroes.

Class News

The junior kindergarten classes are learning about the importance of Remembrance Day. They made their own poppies and really enjoyed taking part in the Remembrance Day assembly. They are learning about the letter “f” and the number 6.

Ms. Cornick’s Kindergarten class is learning all about friends and talking about the importance of Remembrance Day.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class is writing about Remembrance Day this week and learning about the brave people who fought to keep Canada free. They are building numbers in math and sorting items for Operation Christmas Child.

Mme. Ryan’s grade two and three French Immersion class is learning about Remembrance Day. The students learned a new song, read poetry, and have worked on an art piece.

Ms. Bursey’s grade two English class is working on ordering numbers and phonics. Students are writing free verse poems about Remembrance Day.

Mme. King’s grade four, five and six French Immersion class have been busy writing essays and making posters of Remembrance Day. They sang a beautiful song at the assembly and did an amazing job. All classes are finishing their unit in math and are preparing for a test next week. Students are also participating in many oral activities and incorporating new vocabulary and verbs.

Ms. Williams’s grade three class shared their Halloween stories with each other and worked on their procedural writing this week. In math they practiced counting forward and backwards by 3’s and 4’s on 100,200, and 300 charts. In health class they learned the difference between voluntary and involuntary muscles and the importance of good posture.

Mrs. Hink’s grade four class is very busy! They had a math test this week and finished writing their Remembrance Day essays and crafts. They are making instruments in science class.

Mr. Ryley’s grade five class started a new strategy unit in language arts on making connections. They are reading a new book called “Rapunzel: The One With All The Hair”.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade six class is finishing their airplane Olympics in science class. They are excited to start a new unit on electricity. The students are working on their projects for the First Lego League Robotics Competition at the end of the month.

Mr. Drew Nadon’s grade seven and eight class planned and organized our annual Remembrance Day Assembly. Students are working on their forgotten soldier project.

Mr. Hancock’s grade nine to level three class made a slideshow presentation for the Remembrance Day Assembly. Biology 3201 students are learning about endocrine hormones and Science 1206 students are learning about the periodic table and Bohr diagrams.

Coming Up

Our school Christmas concert is on December 6 at 7:00 pm.

Hoodie orders are being accepted in the office until November 16th.

The IHMS Winter Wonderland Craft Fair is on Saturday, December 8 from 10 am to 4 pm. Crafters and entrepreneurs are invited to book a table for $25.

Members of the senior band, (L-R) Fatima Alkhalil, Rebekah Calbert, Paige Walsh and Keira Clarke, play O'Canada during the school's Remembrance Day Assembly on Thursday morning. 

Lauren Green (left) and Liam Brinston (right) enjoy some reading time in the classroom's "Reading Cove".

Grade 5/6 New's Article - Lion's Roar (2/11/18)

By: James Lao, Brooke Watton, Leah Lainey, Aaron Payne, Oscar George, and Destinee Lawrence

The Knights of Columbus is hosting a Merchandise Bingo at our school on November 25 and selling 50/50 tickets in aid of our school gym floor project.

Our student leadership council organized a costume parade and haunted walk on the stage for all students. It was a great day of activities, and Halloween themed learning.

Mrs. George’s grade one class has begun collecting for Operation Christmas Child. They are collecting new toys, pencils, sharpeners, erasers, face cloths, and tooth brushes to pack for children in need.

The Girls’ and Boys’ basketball teams have begun weekly practice sessions. They are looking forward to a great season ahead.

Our intermediate Skills Challenge team will begin their Leaf Raking Fundraiser this weekend. Depending on the weather, this may continue into next week.

Stars of the Week

Congratulations to Isaiah Coleman who won second place in the SSNL Island Qualifier in Cross Country Running for grade four boys last weekend in Kippens.

We would like to congratulate winners in the Lions Club Peace Week poster contest. Reyd Ward received first place, Carly Johannesen placed second, CarlyRae Mouland placed third.

Class News

The junior kindergarten classes welcome Charlee Howse to JK2 this week. They are learning about the importance of Remembrance Day as well as practicing their poems for the school Remembrance Day ceremony.

Mrs. Cornick’s Kindergarten class is completing their research project this week. They really enjoyed learning activity stations on Halloween and the costume parade in the gym.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class has been learning some Halloween poems. They are working hard with their spelling tests. The star of the week is Jonathan.

Mme. Ryan’s grade two and three French Immersion class was very excited to celebrate Halloween this week. Much of their work has been Halloween themed. They finished their Halloween stories, worked through Halloween centres, and completed Halloween story problems in math.

Ms. Bursey’s grade two English class is studying free verse poems this week. They are learning about counting money and studying air and water in science.

Mme. King’s grade four, five and six French Immersion class immensely enjoyed the Halloween activities in the gym. They are preparing their song for the Remembrance Day assembly. All classes will have a math test next week. The grade four’s will present their project d’un Explorateur on Monday.

Mrs. Williams’s grade three class learned about water erosion and why there is sand at the beach. In social studies they are learning about different land forms in the Atlantic region. They also listened to a fun song about the provinces of Canada, the capitals and the symbols.

Mrs. Hink’s grade four class is learning a lot about respectfulness of Remembrance Day. They are learning about explorers in social studies and will soon share their findings with the class.

Mr. Ryley’s grade five class has had a fun week working on Halloween STEM builds in science class. They are almost finished writing Remembrance Day essays.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade six class has started working on their robotics project. The class is joined with some junior high students and they have formed two teams: Space Rangers and Space DAWGS. They are finishing their paper airplane Olympics in science class.

Mr. Drew Nadon’s grade seven and eight class is starting a novel study on The Little Prince. They enjoyed the Halloween spelling games in language arts this week and taking part in the Haunted Walk on the school stage on Wednesday.

Mr. Hancock’s grade nine to level three class will participate in a leaf raking fundraiser this weekend. They would like to welcome Amber Fudge, a Level 1 student, to their class this week. Math 2201 students are learning about parallel lines and angles.  Earth Science 3209 students are learning about geologic time.

Coming Up

Monday, November 5 is a casual day in aid of Team Broken Earth. Students are asked to bring $1.

Our school Remembrance Day assembly will take place on Thursday, November 8 at 10:45 am.

IHMS will host a Winter Wonderland Craft fair on December 8th. Call the school to book your vendor table.

The IHMS Christmas concert will be on December 6, 2018.

Junior kindergarten students, Avarie Hutchings-Chaulk, Sarah Ketcha, Mabel Van Lier, and Ryder Parsons explore fall in their classroom. 

Jacob Youden (left) and Yasmin Alkhalil work on estimation in math class with recycled manipulates.

Isabelle Mercier (left) and Jenna Cammie (right) dressed up as Veronica and Betty from the Riverdale series for Halloween.

Grade 5/6 New's Article - Lion's Roar (26/10/18)

By: Lily Smallwood, CarlyRae Mouland, Carter Bromley, Jacob Cull, Erica Kennedy, Nikola Verbiski

Last Friday’s Janeway pajamarama was a huge success. Thank you to everyone for their support of this worthwhile fundraiser.  

Mrs. George’s grade one class is launched Operation Christmas Child this week! They are collecting items such as tooth brushes, colouring books, pencil sharpeners, pencil leads, and small toys to fill for children in developing countries.

We would like to thank Mrs. George, Mr. George, Mr. McCarthy and our team of fabulous teachers on another successful Scholastic Book Fair. Thank you also to our students and families for purchasing books. All proceeds from the Scholastic Book Fair goes back into our school! Stay tuned to hear the final sales total next week.

As part of our Farm to School Grant, Ms. Janice Galliott, Ms. Ingrid Watkin and Mrs. Cheryl Cull travelled to St. John’s for a workshop and training. We look forward to learning all about it and beginning this program in our school.

Good luck to our runners participating in the SSNL Cross Country Running Island Qualifier. Isaiah Coleman will represent our school on Saturday for the elementary boys.

Stars of the Week

Congratulations to Lauren Green who was the winner in the City of Corner Brook Fire Department’s annual Fire Safety Week Slogan Contest. Lauren’s slogan: “When you hear the fire alarm, leave quietly so no one is harmed” will be featured on the Fire Safety Vehicle for 2018-2019. Lauren received an individual prize and her class will receive a pizza party. Congratulations also to Isaiah Coleman who won the colouring contest. Isaiah won a personal prize and a pizza party for his class as well.

Class News

The junior kindergarten classes are making Halloween crafts and carving their pumpkins this week in preparation for Halloween. They enjoyed the scholastic book fair.

Mrs. Cornick’s Kindergarten class really enjoyed pajamarama day last week. The students are working with letters and letter sounds.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class is doing spooky writing this week! They are grouping numbers to 20 in math and starting to collect items for Operation Christmas Child. The star of the week is Jessie.

Mme. Ryan’s grade two and three French Immersion class is working on estimating and grouping large numbers. They are learning about structures in science and made haunted houses out of cereal boxes.

Ms. Bursey’s grade two English class is learning about estimation and base ten. In social studies they are learning about important people in our communities.

Mme. King’s grade four, five and six French Immersion class is looking forward to Halloween activities. The grade fours are learning about adding and subtracting three and four digit numbers. The grade five students are modelling and re-naming numbers, while grade six students are renaming numbers.

Mrs. Williams’s grade three class would like to say thank you to everyone for their support of the Textile Recycling Drive. The class is excited to begin daily three literacy centres in language arts. In art class this week they used paper plates to make turtles they designed and coloured.

Mrs. Hink’s grade four class is excited about Halloween next week. They are respectfully learning about Remembrance Day and writing essays for the Royal Canadian Legion’s annual contest.

Mr. Ryley’s grade five class had a great time designing and playing their human body board game. They are excited to start their Nubia project in social studies.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade six class has started working on their “Into Orbit” project for First Lego League Robotics. The students are very excited to help solve real world problems about humans living in space.

Mr. Drew Nadon’s grade seven and eight class is preparing for the upcoming Intermediate Skills Challenge. In social studies the students have been learning about the political parties in Canada.

Mr. Hancock’s grade nine to level three class is looking forward to the class leaf raking fundraiser on November 3 and 4. The Canadian studies students are learning about Canadian landforms and geography. Science 1206 students are learning about the nutrient cycles.

Coming Up

Fall leaf raking fundraiser Nov 3 & 4 for the Intermediate Skills Challenge.

November 25th Merchandise Bingo in aid of the IHMS capital works project to replace the gymnasium floor.

IHMS will host a craft fair on December 8th in our school gym. Anyone who would like to set up a table can call the school to be a part of the Winter Wonderland Craft Fair.

French immersion students in Mme. Ryan's class work on building structures with blocks. Pictured left to right are: Maggie Payne, Adam Thomas, and Emily Tucker.

Reyd ward (left) holds a display board for Rebecca Janes (right) as she presents her book talk on a novel called "Wish" for language arts. 

Grade one students Abigail Benoite (left) and Kylee Parsons (right) pose for a photo during the school's fundraiser for the Janeway last week.