The 2015 "Go for 42" Fun Run was held on Sunday, June 28th with elementary schools in the Miramichi area participating. Gretna Green Elementary had the largest proportion of participants, followed by St. Andrews and Croft Elementary, Carrefour Beausoleil. To see photos from the even visit Go for 42 2015 .
The School Naming Committee is looking for suggestions for the name of the merged Dalhousie Middle and High Schools which will be operating as a single school this fall. Details are attached below.
A sod turning
ceremony was held June 15th at Gretna Green Elementary School,
Miramichi to mark upgrades and renovations to the school that are to begin this
summer. The almost $10 000 000 project to add teaching stations, a new gym, administrative
areas and other improvements will span 3 years to minimize disruptions to the
school’s operation. Students from the school attended the event held under
sunny skies on the front lawn and showed considerable excitement realizing that
many of them will continue at the school beyond grade 5 as the renovations will
Monday,
June 8th, Harkins Middle School presented a Chinese Cultural
Exposition. Students the grade 6 Blue Team, headed by Mrs. Blakley-Doucette, as
well as Ms. Beers’ social studies students from 8E1, 8E2, 8L1, and 8L2, presented
projects created with the help of Ms. Zhang Xiaoyu. Projects included Blue & White
Porcelain painting, Blow painting, lantern making, traditional
Chinese Bamboo dancing, Chinese paper cutting, Beijing Opera Mask fabrication,
chopstick practice, Calligraphy, Pinyin card creation, Chinese tea making, authentic
The
Miramichi Track and Field Club will be hosting an event for children, aged
8-13, on Monday, June 22nd at the JMH track, from 6-7pm. It's the Run,
Jump, Throw (RJT) Regional meet (which is replacing the former Hershey
meet). It is open to anyone, free for those who participated in the RJT
12 Challenges, and $5 for all others. From this meet, the top 8 in
each event will qualify to go to the provincial RJT meet, on July 11th in
Moncton, and from there, may be selected to be on Team NB for the Atlantic RJT
series.
The students of Croft Elementary School joined a
number of dignitaries to officially “turn the sod”, to begin construction of the
new K to 8 school in Miramichi West. All of the students present will be
attending the school scheduled to open in the fall of 2017and there was a
considerable excitement on display. The kindergarten students, anxious for the
completion of the new facility, even showed up willing to lend a hand, hard
hats and all! The crowd on hand heard comments regarding the significance of
the project and what it will mean for the future of Miramichi from the dignitaries
The World’s Tiniest Teachers were celebrated on
Monday, June 1st at the Miramichi Kincenter at our annual Roots of
Empathy Baby Celebration. This year 18 classrooms in our area experienced the
Roots of Empathy program. Over 300 children experienced first-hand the
opportunity to watch their visiting babies grow and learn while becoming more
caring and compassionate citizens. As Isaac Trevors, Grade 1 student at St.
Andrews Elementary told the group, “ when our baby smiles it warms my heart”.
School and community partners who helped make this program happen in our
Upwards of 50 elementary school students
gathered recently at Croft Elementary School in Miramichi to determine who are
the best spellers. Nine elementary schools participated in the ASD-N Spelling
Bee for grade levels kindergarten through grade 5 on Friday May 29th. The earnest
young spellers were fully engaged and made their best efforts, writing boards
in hand, listening carefully and taking on the challenge of some very difficult
words as the competition progressed. Attached
below is a list of the eventual winners and runners-up. For photos visit Spelling Bee .
