The Campbellton Junior A Tigers found time
in their busy pre-season schedule to welcome back students at Tide Head School.
The partnership created last year by Community School Coordinator Aysleigh
Lefurgey and Head Coach Troy Ryan continued as players dedicated an afternoon
to help students prepare their school garden for the fall. Tide Head School’s
discovery garden was initiated in 2013 and has become a fundamental part of
learning for students. The school garden not only educates students about
growing plants and produce organically but also encourages wellness and healthy
Miramichi Valley High School has been selected by a
group called Brilliant Labs to do a technology project for the Fall of
2014. ‘Underwater Robots on the Miramichi’ will allow students an
opportunity to explore the Miramichi River with OpenROV robots (Remote Operated
Vehicle) and capture live video of their exploration. The
class will be posting updates on their expedition throughout the
semester and encourages everyone to follow the project by visiting
the link... OpenExplorer
.
Are you looking to share your love of reading and get involved in your community? Elementary Literacy Inc. is a not-for-profit charitable organization with the mission to work closely with educators, parents and communities for increasing literacy rates across New Brunswick. To support this effort, Elementary Literacy Inc. offers the Elementary Literacy Friends Program (Elf) in Anglophone schools across NB. The Elf Program is a one-on-one reading achievement program matching trained community volunteers with grade 2 children who require additional reading practice.
The "ELF" programs in ASD-N schools are looking for volunteers for sessions that will begin in October. 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.
Again this year a number of ASD-N schools began
the school term on September 2nd with programs for new students called
WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) and Boomerang (You get back what you put in) for
Middle School and High School respectively. These programs are designed to make
the students’ transition to secondary school a positive and supported
experience with events organized and lead by teachers and volunteer older
students. Through their participating in a warm and welcoming activity-based orientation
the new students were given an opportunity to get to know each other, their new
Generous support for
the music programs in ASD-N schools was received from the Miramichi radio
station 95.9 Sun FM. The presentation of a cheque for $5000 was made to ASD-N
superintendent Beth Stymiest and music teachers Candace Curtis and Chantal
MacDonald this past Wednesday at the District Office. Shown in the above photo,
left to right are Mrs. Stymiest, Ms Curtis, Ms, MacDonald, and representing 95.9 Sun FM are general
manager Dan Gallant, program director Mel Sampson and news director Darcy
McLaughlin.
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
