Friday, September 23, 2011

Lion's Roar - Friday, September 23, 2011



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This is a copy of IHMS’s weekly news article “Lion’s Roar” that appeared in The Western Star newspaper on Friday, September 23, 2011.

By: Kiya Morrissey, Maria Reynolds and Hannah Sparkes

The breakfast program started on Monday. We are looking for parent volunteers to help with this in the morning from 8 to 8:45.
Our afterschool program is going on everyday afterschool. Thank you to Ms. Crocker and the teachers who volunteer for activities.

Mr. Taaffe attended a math workshop on Friday for the new Level 1 math program.
Basketball tryouts were held over the weekend on Saturday. Thank you to Mr. Taaffe and all the students tried out.
The intramurals started on Tuesday and runs on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The games are played on teams and the teams score points for all students who participate. Thank you Mr. Gillard.
The running club started on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. They are busy preparing for the first running meet at C.C. Loughlin in October.
Live IHMS TV broadcasts started this week. They are being made every recess. Stay tuned!
Wednesday was National Tree Day. We planted 7 large trees and some seedlings in our outdoor classroom. The trees were bought with some of the money from the TD Friends of the Environment grant. The whole school took part. Thank you to Ms. Michelle Hamlynn from the Department of Forestry who came and helped everyone with the tree planting. The school started our composting program and every classroom now has a compost bin. Also on Wednesday night parents and teachers had curriculum night.
The grade 5 and 6 class had a field trip for National Forest Week on Thursday at the park. They had an excellent time and had a lunch of pizza and cupcakes.

Today our classes are visiting the AgriFoods & Garden Show at the Pepsi Centre.

Stars of the Week

Good luck to Kennedi Boland and Olivia Park on their figure skating competition in St. John’s this weekend.

Congratulations to Olivia Park, Hailey Colbourne and Alex Williams who represented our school at the AgriFoods & Garden Spelling Bee. Way to go!

From The Classrooms

The junior kindergarten classes are doing an apple theme and learning about apples! They had a great time planting trees for our school playground.

Mme. Wight’s Kindergarten French Immersion class made an angel craft and played instruments this week.

Mrs. Hodder’s Kindergarten English class is learning about living and non-living things. They are listing words that begin with the letter “I”. They are excited about the fair today.

Ms. Dwyer’s Kindergarten English class is going outside and investigating living and non-living things. They planted four seedling trees outside on the front lawn.

Mme. Perez-Diaz’s grade one French Immersion class is learning about ways to communicate and writing in French journals. They are learning how to write their names in upper case and lower case letters.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class is finishing up a unit on patterns in math. They are excited about the agricultural fair. They are having an apple taste test to go with their apple theme.

Ms. Park’s grade two class is learning about life cycles in science and writing time capsules in social studies.

Ms. Bennett’s grade three and four class can’t believe how fast time is going. They are learning list three in their spelling books already! They had a lot of fun planting seedlings on Wednesday. Happy National Forest week everyone!

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade five and six class had a great time planting maple and magnolia trees in the outdoor classroom and on the front lawn on Wednesday. It was a lot of hard work! On Thursday they had a field trip to Margaret Bowater Park for National Forest Week. They are writing limericks in language class and playing basketball in gym class.

Mr. Hancock’s junior high and level 1 class had a great afternoon planting trees. They have begun planning their trip for the skills challenge. They have a new seating area for hanging out and eating their lunch together.

Coming Up


On September 28th we are having our Terry Fox walk.
September 30th is medical theme day. We will be raising money for the WMRH.

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Friday, September 16, 2011

First Lion's Roar Post For The 2011/12 School Year - Friday, September 16, 2011



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This is a copy of IHMS’s weekly news article “Lion’s Roar” that appeared in The Western Star newspaper on Friday, September 16, 2011.


By: Hailey Colbourne, Katerina Hamann, Olivia Park and Keagan Sheppard
 

Photo from our 12th birthday celebration. (L-R): Gordon and Gavin Staples.
Welcome back to school everyone!  We welcome some new teachers like Ms. Dwyer in Kindergarten English, Mlle Wight in Kindergarten French Immersion, Mme. Perez-Diaz in grade one French Immersion, Mr. Spencer who teaches science and Mr. Gillard our new gym teacher. Mr. Davis also started as our new maintenance person this week. We wish Mr. Kennedy a happy retirement!
This year we have our first international student. Welcome to Melissa Castillio who is doing level 1.

We also have a new swing set on the front playground and an outdoor classroom in the backyard.  We hope to get some more playground things soon. The junior kindergartens also have lots of new play things in their playground.

Our new learning resource centre will be opening soon. Our library automation started over the summer. Thank you to the students who came in and helped during summer vacation including Hannah and Bridgett Sparkes, Sarah and Nicole Keeping, Claire and Maria Reynolds, and MacKenzie Brothers.

On Monday we had a 12th Birthday celebration and everyone dressed up for a 12 theme day. Also, the after school program started on Monday.
Stars of the Week

Congratulations to our school on getting a TD Friends of the Environment Foundation grant for our outdoor classroom project. We were given $2,500 for our green projects. Thank you to Mrs. McCarthy and Mme. Noseworthy who worked on the grant proposal. In the next few weeks we will be planting trees around our outdoor classroom.

Congratulations to Mme. Noseworthy on her new baby granddaughter.

Congratulations to Abigail Companion on her trip to Washington, D.C. for the People to People Leadership Conference.
From The Classrooms

The junior kindergarten classes made friendship salad and crafts. They are learning about friendship.

Mme. Wight’s Kindergarten French Immersion class likes the new playground and they are making new friends.

Mrs. Hodder’s Kindergarten English class is learning about living and non living things in science and learning to sort things in math.

Ms. Dwyer’s Kindergarten English class is learning about what makes them special.


Mme. Perez-Diaz’s grade one French Immersion class is learning about the five senses in science and are having fun doing patterns with cubes in math.

Mrs. George’s grade one English class is learning about different ways to communicate in social studies. They are learning the difference between day and night in science. They are really excited to be back in school.

Ms. Park’s grade two class is learning about animals in science and are learning about patterns in math. They are also doing back to school art.

Ms. Bennett’s grade three and four class is learning about exploration in social studies and patterns in math. They had a great first week back.

Mrs. McCarthy’s grade five and six class is having a marble championship today. They really enjoyed the 12th Birthday celebration and had their first spelling test this week.
 
Mr. Hancock’s junior high and level 1 class went on a hike and geocaching at Three Bear Mountain trail on Wednesday.
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 Coming Up

Our school breakfast program begins on Monday at 7:45 am and will run every morning.

Curriculum night for parents and teachers is Wednesday at 7 pm in our gym.

The grade 5 and 6 class is going on field trip on Thursday for National Forest Week.

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Immaculate Heart of Mary School Receives Environmental Grant from TD Friends of the Environment Foundation

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Monday, August 22, 2011

Newspaper Article On Abigail Companion's Trip To Washington D.C.

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Friday, July 22, 2011

New Junior Kindergarten Class Has Just Been Added For September 2011!

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Monday, June 27, 2011

IHMS Appears In Progress Magazine's 2011 Progress Preferred Book of Lists

Immaculate Heart of Mary School was recently mentioned in Progess Magazine's 2011 Progress Preferred Book of Lists.

IHMS was ranked 13th (by number of full-time students), of all Independent schools in Atlantic Canada (see the magazine's cover page and specific page where IHMS is mentioned below).

IHMS was noted as having one of the best Faculity to Student ratios (1:8), combined with the lowest Tuition of all schools on the list.

To see an electronic version of this edition of Progress Magazine go to:

http://digital.progressbookoflists.com/DigitalAnywhere/viewer.aspx?id=3&pageId=1





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Last Lion's Roar Post For the 2010/2011 School Year - June 24, 2011



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This is a copy of IHMS’s weekly news article “Lion’s Roar” that appeared in The Western Star newspaper on Friday, June 24, 2011.

By: MacKenzie Brothers, Abigail Companion, Douglas MacKenzie, Hannah Sparkes, Bethany Whelan 
 

Taylor Morrisey and Andrew Dolomount cutting the cake at our Annie cast party.



Ms. Simone Bennett (left) and Mrs. Anne Noseworthy (right) with Kyra Hodder who was the winner in the World Oceans Day poster contest.





School officially closed on Wednesday with mass and our annual awards assembly. During the assembly the band played, the choir sang, we celebrated our achievements and watched a slideshow of pictures from the year. Thank you to Mrs. McHugh for conducting the band, Mr. Graham for playing and preparing the entire school to sing and to Mr. Hancock for preparing the slideshow.

On Monday we had our end of year spelling bee, school wide breakfast and sports day. All students in grades 3 to 6 participated in the spelling bee. Students wore black and yellow. Congratulations to the class winners. Clara Ryan was the grade 3 winner, Alex Williams was the grade 4 winner, Hannah Sparkes was the grade 5 winner and Abigail Companion was the grade 6 winner.

We had a yummy final breakfast on Monday. Thank you to Mrs. King, Mrs. George and Mrs. McCarthy for cooking us all pancakes!

Our annual year end sports day was great. The theme was “splash”. Everyone had a great time playing sponge dodge ball, water balloon volleyball and many other wet outdoor activities. Thank you to Ms. Dutton, the student leadership council and the junior high class for organizing the events.

On Tuesday we celebrated Eco-Friendly Friends Day by learning about being more eco-friendly and having composting sessions for kindergarten to grade 6 with Nikki Abbott and Angela Vincent from the City of Corner Brook.

Also on Tuesday the grade 2 class sponsored a “hat and shades” day for the Children’s Wish Foundation and the primary classes enjoyed a teddy bear picnic.

On Thursday morning we had a breakfast for our school volunteers. Thanks for everything!

 
Stars of the Week

Congratulations to all the students and teachers on another wonderful year at IHMS. Also, congratulations to all the award recipients. .


Congratulations to Abigail Companion who is travelling to Washington, D.C. for the People to People World Leadership conference next week.



 
From The Classrooms


All the students are excited for summer break!
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 Coming Up

There There is a special mass this Sunday for the Presentation sisters.

We will see you all again in September!

Registration for JK to Level 1 is open. There will be a French Immersion program in kindergarten and grade
1. Our JK and Kindergarten program is full day.

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Abigail Companion's Going To Washington D.C.!

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Friday, June 17, 2011

Lion's Roar - Friday, June 17, 2011



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This is a copy of IHMS’s weekly news article “Lion’s Roar” that appeared in The Western Star newspaper on Friday, June 17, 2011.

By: William Goodridge, Nicole Keeping, Aaron Hancock, and Katerina Hamann 
 Hailey Colbourne (left) and Olivia Park (right)
at the grade 3/4 Newfoundland Heritage Fair on Monday afternoon.

Last Friday Nikki Abbott and Angela Vincent, two Environmental Educators with the City of Corner Brook, did a composting session with our students. Next Tuesday they are coming back to do more sessions on Eco Friendly Friends Day.

Also on Friday, the public health nurses did a safety scavenger hunt with the grade 3 and 4 class in the gym.

On Monday the grades 3 and 4 students held a Newfoundland Heritage Fair in their classroom. There were many different displays on the history and culture of Newfoundland. Many classes and parents attended. Thank you to Ms. Dutton for organizing the fair.

On Tuesday evening Mrs. King hosted a St. Pierre party for everyone to get together to look at our pictures and video. Thank you to Mr. Reynolds for preparing the slide show and to Sarah Keeping, Claire Reynolds, and Carla du Toit for creating the St. Pierre video. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed the pizza and dessert.

On Wednesday at lunch we had an Annie cast party. We watched the video filmed by the junior high class and enjoyed cake and milk together.

This week the junior high’s had their final exams and the grade 9’s wrote their language arts CRT. Their exams started on Tuesday and will finish on Monday of next week.

Yesterday our school hosted its second annual Art Show in the gym. The pieces of artwork submitted were very impressive. Good job everyone!

The primary students are on a field trip to go bowling and then having a picnic at Margaret Bowater Park today. The junior high class is also having a field trip to Bonne Bay Pond for a day filled with fun activities.
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Stars of the Week

Congratulations to Kyra Hodder who was a winner in the World’s Ocean Day Contest. Kyra’s picture is featured on their calendar.
 
From The Classrooms

The junior kindergarten classes are doing Father’s Day activities and shaving cream art. Also they are spending lots of time outside having fun. Caleb Rasleigh’s family welcomed a new baby girl this week. Her name is Lydia.

The kindergarten English class is excited for their field trip today. They really enjoyed the art show.


The kindergarten French class is still learning about animals. They are learning more French songs and are getting ready for the last week of school.


The grade one class is doing Father’s Day crafts and they are excited for their field trip.


The grade two class is making ramps out of cardboard in science and they are excited for summer vacation. They are collecting data in math and enjoyed the art show this week.


The grade three and four class is busy planning activities for Eco Friendly Friends Day. They are looking forward to their classes’ end of year variety show on Tuesday. They enjoyed the cake at the Annie cast party.


The grade five and six are excited about the end of the school year. They have been busy helping to plan the theme for the school yearbook. Last week they won the Wonder Cares fitness challenge and got to keep the fitness lion for the week.


The junior high class is enjoying their trip to the cabin today. They studied hard for their exams and are looking forward to the summer vacation.
 Coming Up

There will be a school wide breakfast on Monday morning beginning at 7:45 am. Monday is also sports day. There will be a spelling bee for grade 3 to 6. Students are encouraged to wear yellow and black..

Eco Friendly Friends Day is Tuesday.


Our school closing awards assembly is Wednesday starting at 9:30 am. School closes for summer break at noon on Wednesday.


Registration for JK to Level 1 is open. There will be a French Immersion program in kindergarten and grade 1. Our JK and Kindergarten program is full day.

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Friday, June 10, 2011

Lion's Roar - Friday, June 10, 2011



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This is a copy of IHMS’s weekly news article “Lion’s Roar” that appeared in The Western Star newspaper on Friday, June 10, 2011.

By: Nathan Anderson, Vanessa Ford, Maria Reynolds, Jenna Yetman

Andrew and Aaron Gillard placing money in the wishing well for the Janeway Foundation last Friday. The school raised $407.73 in this fundraiser.

Monday was dress up day. Everyone looked wonderful!

Our Janeway fundraiser was a huge success. We raised $407.73 for the Janeway Children’s Hospital. Thank you to all who donated!

Congratulations to all the kindergartens. They had their graduation this Wednesday. They looked great in their blue caps and gowns.

Yesterday the grade 3 and 4 class went on a field trip with Ducks Unlimited. They had a lot of fun.

The math CRTs were on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for grades 3 and 6. We hope you did well.

Today the junior high exams begin. Their first exam is social studies.
Stars of the Week

Congratulations to Kaden Rodrigues, Sam Antle, Max Antle, and Syndee Hynes who participated in the Arthur James Sun run this past weekend. All participants received a medal. Kaden Rodrigues was the overall winner. Way to go!


Congratulations to Brian MacKenzie who was the grade 8 western region winner in the YMCA Market Your Thoughts Essay Contest. Brian received a cheque and a certificate. There were only three regional winners in Newfoundland.
 
From The Classrooms

The junior kindergarten classes are making Father’s Day activities and preparing for the art show. They are also having outdoor fun.


The kindergarten English class had a great time at their grad. They are looking forward to summer holidays and going to grade 1.

The kindergarten French class also had a great time at their grad. They are busy making Father’s Day crafts and are learning more French vocabulary.

The grade one class is learning about names and functions of plants in science. They are finishing their last math unit.


The grade two class student of the week is Chenoah Park. They are learning about maps and graphs in social studies.


The grade three and four class is happy their CRTs are done. They had their last spelling test this week. They are researching different rock minerals and are making slideshows.


The grade five and six made advocate posters and are trying to come up with a name and theme for the yearbook. They are learning about plays in language arts. They are busy preparing for the end of year spelling bee.


The junior high class are started their final exams. They are looking forward to summer vacation.
 Coming Up

The grade 3 and 4 class heritage fair is Monday from 12:30-1:30 pm. All are welcome to attend.

Our salmon release day is Tuesday.


The annual Art Exhibition is Thursday at 6 pm.


School closes for summer holidays on June 22 at 12:00 pm.


Registration for JK to Level 1 is open. There will be a French Immersion program in kindergarten and grade 1. Our JK and Kindergarten program is full day.

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Friday, June 3, 2011

Lion's Roar - Friday, June 3, 2011



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This is a copy of IHMS’s weekly news article “Lion’s Roar” that appeared in The Western Star newspaper on Friday, June 3, 2011.

By: Abigail Companion, Douglas MacKenzie, Hannah Sparkes, Bethany Whelan

Students Jack Matthews, Alex Williams and Ryan Murphy whose artwork was featured on the national EcoKids 2010-2011 Calendar.

Today we are collecting money in our wishing well for the Janeway Children’s Hospital. Our money will be donated on Saturday during their annual fundraiser.

The grade 5 and 6 class and the junior high students painted games on our front walkway. We now have two games of hopscotch, alphabet hopscotch, a calculator an alphabet tree and two games of four square. We hope everyone enjoys the new games.

The June calendar went home this week. It is also posted on our school website.

The Student Leadership Council is having a contest for a class to choose a name for the yearbook and a theme for this year. The winning class will get ice cream!

The grade 3 and 6 students wrote their language arts CRTs this week.


On Tuesday night we had our annual Elementary Speak Off. Congratulations to Nicola du Toit who was chosen as the overall winner. Also, congratulations to Alex Williams, Maria Reynolds, Katerina Hamann, Hannah Sparkes, MacKenzie Brothers, Abigail Companion and Jenna Yetman who also participated. Everyone was super! Thank you Bruce and Gail Stevenson for once again sponsoring the speak off, the teachers for preparing the reception, and Mr. Mel Woodman and Mrs. Eileen Ryan for judging the speakers.

On Wednesday our teachers participated in Camera Day. Each teacher brought in a camera and took pictures all through the day for the yearbook.

Mr. Don Ivany from the Atlantic Salmon Federation visited our school this week to help rescue the salmon in our science lab. It is much appreciated. We are preparing to release our salmon on June 14.


Stars of the Week

Congratulations to Arabella LeBlanc, Alessandra LeBlanc, Brooke Ruth, Charolette Sweetapple, Clara Ryan and Chenoah Park on their performance at Dance Studio West’s annual show.


From The Classrooms

The junior kindergarten classes are enjoying playing outside. They are busy getting ready for the end of year art show.


The kindergarten English class is getting ready for their kindergarten graduation.


The Kindergarten French Immersion class is making animals out of clay for art. They are keeping up with their exercising challenge. They are getting ready to learn the names of instruments in French.


The grade one class is learning how Corner Brook has evolved over time. In language arts they are making feel good books for each other.


The grade two class is learning about dinosaurs. They have made a list of all the questions they have about dinosaurs. They are looking forward to summer vacation.


The grade three and four class is planning an Eco-Friendly Friend’s Day. The grade 3’s did very well on their CRTs. Congratulations to all the grade 4’s on their awesome speeches for the speak off. In language they had crazy spelling bee. Everyone did great!


The grade five and six had fun painting games outside on the walkway. They are busy thinking of a name and a theme for the school yearbook. They are looking forward to the end of the school year.


The junior high class is busy preparing for final exams. In enrichment they are learning html codes to create webpages.
Coming Up

Monday is dress up day. Students and staff can dress in semi-formal clothes or costumes.

The kindergarten graduation is Wednesday, June 8th at 6 pm.

Registration for JK to Level 1 is open. There will be a French Immersion program in kindergarten and grade 1. Our JK and Kindergarten program is full day.

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