Once again, for the 12th year running, the Miramichi Council of the BellAliant
Pioneers have made a generous donation of school supplies to students in the
Miramichi, Harcourt and Rexton areas of Anglophone North School District
through their “Backpacks for Kids” program. Along with BellAliant and partner
Staples-Miramichi and their customers, 140 book bags stuffed with classroom
materials have been prepared for children in elementary school and were
delivered to district representatives this past Monday. Similar donations are
The 8th annual “Salt of the Earth
Artisan and Craft Exposition” was held on July the 27th on La
Promenade, Bathurst, supported by Anglophone North School District and The City of Bathurst. Artisans and vendors from both Nova Scotia
and New Brunswick participated in the event with proceeds going towards “The
Spirit of Christmas” campaign for impoverished seniors and the “Grandmothers of Lesotho, Africa” project. Included also was a draw for a $500.00 gas
card, won by artisan Liz Daley, mother of Carla Roy, an employee with the
school district. Organizers expressed thanks
An ASD-N educator, Ms Heather Smith, has been elected
President-designate of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF), an organization
representing approximately 200 000 teachers across Canada. Ms Smith is principal of Janeville Elementary
School, has taught for 32 years and is a Past-president of the New Brunswick
Teachers’ Association. Her proud colleagues in ASD-N wish her well as she
starts her 2 year term in 2015.
Lord Beaverbrook School (LBS) is excited to be the stewards of the Little Free Library, Charter # 15809, on behalf of their neighbors and community! How does it work?
On Sunday
June 22, the annual Mango Go for 42 Challenge had its wrap up event on the
streets of Miramichi West. Three hundred and eighty-six area elementary school
students travelled 2.2 kilometers on foot completing a total of 42.2
kilometers, accumulated over the last month - completing a Marathon. The event
was held in conjunction with the annual Rock 'n Run road race and was supported
by MANGO and ASD-N and involved elementary schools in the Miramichi area. Based
on a per capita basis Gretna Green Elementary School won the trophy for
The 5th
annual LearnEast conference, an NB
based technology and learning conference, has been announced for Monday August
18th to be held at Bliss Carman Middle School,
Fredericton, NB. LearnEast 2014 is a free
professional learning opportunity that is open to all teachers (K-12),
including substitute teachers. Registration information and details for LearnEast 2014 can be found at http://learneast.wordpress.com/ You
are invited to come for a great day of learning; it's an excellent way to start
the new school year! Please note,
On
Monday, June 16, 2014 babies who participated this year in the Roots of Empathy
program were honored at the Beaverbrook Kincenter. Twenty three of the “World’s
Youngest Teachers” went into 24 classes
in the Anglophone North School
District as well as Legaceville, Baie
Ste Anne, Eel Ground, Esgenoopetitj and Elsipogotg. The babies and their
parents along with school and community supporters of the program gathered to
celebrate another successful year. During the school year students watched
their classroom baby grow and develop, learned about the baby’s feelings and
The port of Sligo, on the north-west coast of
Ireland, saw the departure of 14 ships of Irish emigrants heading for New Brunswick
following the potato famine during the mid-1800’s. Three years ago St. Andrew’s Elementary School in
Miramichi took an interest in this historical event with a school-wide project
based on Middle Island in the Miramichi River estuary, which as a quarantine station, became the final resting
place for some of these new arrivals. An historian in Sligo, becoming aware of
this project, initiated contact with the ASD-N school to invite it to link with
