Anglophone North School District is pleased to announce that the 2014
CUTE Awards will be held at Miramichi's James M. Hill High School Theatre on Wednesday,
March 19th, 2014 at 7 pm. The CUTE (Creative Use of Technology in
Education) Awards is an event that recognizes and encourages the creative use
of technology by students and teachers in our classrooms. This year we will be
hosting a Red Carpet Showcase in the
James M Hill High School Library from 6:00pm - 7:00pm. Everyone is invited to come
and have a closer look at some of the nominations from this year. Please note the
Many schools throughout ASD-N have recognized Family
Literacy Day recently in a variety of ways. Harkins Elementary School in
Miramichi Held a "Hot Chocolate House" event last Monday for parents
and grand-parents who listened to HES students read their own literary
compositions. Visit “Hot
Chocolate House” .
Tips for Keeping Snacks Safe:Always wash hands before preparing or eating a snack. This is the one of best ways to prevent food spoilage and contamination. Wash all fruits and veggies under cold running water. Clean all lunch boxes, thermal bags, plastic utensils and containers in hot soapy water. DO NOT re-use plastic wrapping and bags.Keep foods cold
-Yogurt, deli meats and cheese should be kept cold.
-Be sure to keep lunches in the fridge until the morning and include an ice pack or frozen juice pack when sending lunches to school.
The Campbellton Jr. A Tigers ice hockey team have recently been working with Tide Head Elementary School offering after school sports sessions to the students. The Tigers with the lead of their coach, Tory Ryan, help students focus on basic skills and offer a variety of sport experiences some of which the children have had no opportunity previously to experience. To learn more about the project visit Campbellton Tigers .
An invitation to attend a “Hot Chocolate House” at Harkins Elementary School for Family Literacy Day*, on Monday January 27th, 12:30 pm. See attached invitation below. * Promoted by ABC Life Literacy Canada ™.
Eleanor W. Graham Middle School of Rexton is off to a tremendous start towards creating a multi-sensory room for its Methods and Resource teachers for their work with students with special educational needs. The Cartier Co-op, located in Richiboucto, has donated $5 000, a big first step in the school’s efforts to raise the $14 000 needed. The creation of such a room will go a long way towards meeting the special needs of children, such as those with autism, in the wider Rexton, Richibouto and Elsipogtog area.
Elementary Literacy Friends (ELF) is a volunteer-based literacy program that helps Grade 2 students who would benefit from additional one-on-one literacy activities.
Making Healthy Snacks Fun!
Snacks are important and children should enjoy eating them too. If we enjoy something we are more likely to do it. This document attached below, provide you with tips on how to get your children interested in the snacks that they are eating beginning from helping to select them at the grocery store to opening up their lunch box to see what will make their recess time more exciting. Read on for some exciting ideas and recipes.
This month the focus for the Mango Mania Blitz is on Healthy Snacks. Keep looking for our weekly posts about these “mini meals” that are very important to children and their ability to play and learn. Snacks are important to both children and adults and we will provide some snack ideas as well as some advice on how to make snacks appealing to your children. The attached document will help introduce the topic and get you started with some ideas. January 27th -31st will be Mango Mania challenge week so children will be encouraged to bring healthy snacks to school.
