Below is a letter from a parent of ASD-N students expressing delight in a Christmas time collaborative effort between students from James M. Hill Memorial High School and Ian Baillie Primary School.
The Elementary Literacy Friends (ELF) program is now up and
running for the first year at Tide Head School. ELF is a 10 week, one -on-one tutoring program designed for grade 2
students who need additional support with literacy. AV Cell (Aditya
Birla Group) in Atholville, N.B. has been a great support as the company allows
worktime-release for employees who are willing to become ELF tutors. An AV Cell employee is currently tutoring an ELF
student at Tide Head School. Community School Coordinator Aysleigh
Lefurgey is very pleased with the partnership, “AV Cell is a wonderful
Students at Lord Beaverbrook School (LBS) were
thrilled to have a very special guest to read to them on Monday. The
Minister of Energy and Mines, Donald Arseneault, visited students and shared
some classic Christmas stories. For the
last nine years, in partnership with the Campbellton Centennial Library, MLA
Seasonal Stories has been a favorite holiday event for students at LBS. in
addition, a generous donation of books was given to the school library,
including the 30th anniversary version of the classic Canadian story, “The
The New Brunswick government has
declared Wednesday December 17th to be Anti-bullying Day. To show
support for this initiative students and staff of ASD-N are encouraged to wear
the colour blue. For more information visit BLUE
DAY .
With the generous support of the local community, Eleanor W. Graham Middle School in Rexton has created a special room called a Multi-sensory Environment. An opening ceremony was held at the school on Monday December 15th. Children in the community with special needs are invited to make use of this space that utilizes multi-sensory equipment to amongst other things stimulate the senses and promote feelings of well-being.
Elementary school students in ASD-N
are invited to enter a contest to design a logo which will be used at the 2015
NB Elementary School Drama Festival. The logo will be used on buttons to be
worn by all festival participants. See the attachments below for details, the
deadline is Tuesday December 16th
Students at Campbellton Middle School, as well as students in other ASD-N schools, participated in New Brunswick’s Dots for Kids Day on December 5th. Students lined the gym and for one minute, rang bells and made noise in support of mental health awareness. This is the third consecutive year students at CMS have participated in the Dots NB, Ring a Bell, campaign. For more information about the Dots movement: visit Dots NB .
Students at Bonar Law Memorial School are enjoying the presence of an Artist-in-Residence. Sandra Racine who, creates works of art in basketry, is originally from nearby Elsipogtog First Nation and is now a resident of Oromocto NB. She is spending several weeks in Rexton working with students in this traditional art form. Ms Racine is very well qualified. She is the 2014 New Brunswick recipient of the BMO 1st Art! Award and participated in the national 1st Art! Exhibition held in Toronto this past October. She is a graduate of the New Brunswick College of Art and Design.
Grade 9 students at Bonar Law Memorial School were able to display research projects they had completed at the school’s Heritage Day Fair on Wednesday December 3rd. The variety of topics chosen showed a wide diversity of interests with some students looking at personal family history while others chose topics of local and national significance. In addition to the display of projects in the cafeteria, which were viewed in turn by all the students of the school and visitors from nearby Eleanor W.
