Anglophone North School District is pleased to announce that the 2015 CUTE Awards will be held at the James M. Hill High School Theatre on Wednesday, March 18th, 2015. The annual 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 ASD-N classrooms.
Please note the following important dates:
Monday, March 9th - Deadline for Submissions
Wednesday, March 11th - Announcement of Finalists
The 2015 categories will include:
Digital Photography
Digital Art
Photo Essay
Digital Video
Mango Mania – Nutrition
Month - Eating 9 to 5! Week 1
MANGO and the ASD-N Healthy Learners Team
are promoting healthy eating during Nutrition Month.
Did you know? Almost 40% of Canadians skip breakfast, increasing their
risk for morning brain drain. Read more to learn about some quick breakfast
ideas…
Rushed mornings can leave little time for
breakfast. If you skip the morning meal, your body and brain will lack fuel.
That means you might be less alert and
unable to concentrate at work.
You’re also missing out on some big
benefits.
Eating a healthy breakfast is linked to:
Schools
across ASD-N last week recognized Pink
Shirt Day. The purpose of the day is
to help establish awareness about the harm of bullying and to finding means to
educate students on how to work towards a bully-free school. Typically the day is organized by students
themselves and it uses a peer to peer approach. Here are some links to photos of activities in
several ASD-N schools. Bathurst High
School, Saint
Andrews Elementary, Dr. Losier Middle
School and Miramichi Valley High
School.
Campbellton
Middle School (CMS) wrapped up their annual Cans for Kindness Food Drive last
week. Students collected over 1175 items (approx. $1100) for community members
in need. For a number of years, CMS has been
collecting non-perishable food items, but recently they have expanded by adding
personal hygiene products (such as toothpaste, soap, deodorant, toothbrushes),
to their drive. The collected items were donated to the Restigouche County
Volunteer Action Association (RCVAA). After years of
hosting fall drives, CMS shifted to a winter collection as the RCVAA expressed
Miramichi Area Chess Tournament will be held at Rexton Elementary
School on March 21st. Schools are invited to send two students per grade
level to the tournament. (Cancellation date - March 28th). Winners
will advance to the provincials in April. Please forward the
names of participating students to jacqueline.petrie@nbed.nb.ca by March 13th.
ASD-N Students! Does your teacher have a classroom or subject web page that supports your classroom experience? Are you and your fellow students so proud of your school that you are busting to let others know about it? Have you used technology in your classroom to help you learn? If so then the 2015 ASD-N CUTE Awards are for you. · NOMINATE your Teacher’s Web Page (parents can also make nominations for this award), · Get involved with making a School Spirit Video - You school could win an Ipad Mini Videography Kit (sponsored by Kinsmen Club of the Miramichi).
Taylor Kennah, a student at Bathurst High School has been
selected to participate in the Rotary Adventure in Citizenship Program, in
Ottawa, May 3, 2015 to May 6, 2015. The 4 day program includes students from across Canada sponsored by
Rotary Clubs from across Canada. She and two of her school mates spoke at the February 23rd Bathurst Rotary Club regular meeting on the topic of “What it is like to be a Canadian”.
In the above photo, left to right are: Robert
Vautour, Event chair, participants Taylor Kennah, Olivia Hamilton, and Catherine
Friday, May 8th is no longer listed in the provincial school calendar as a Professional Learning Day. It will be a regular school day instead in consideration of the number of student contact days lost this year due to weather.
