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.
Schools throughout ASD-N are planning for the Christmas season with such things as concerts, decorations and dances. High up on their lists of activities are events and projects that show consideration for the needs of others and that “giving” is an important part of the celebration. Following are some examples of these efforts.
Students of Eleanor W. Graham Middle School recently participated in the Lions Club International Peace Poster Contest with Brooklyn Corbett submitting a winning entry. Details
