The ASD-N French Oratory Competition was held at Jacquet River School on April 16th. Attached below is a list of the results for various categories. The first
and second place winners are invited to attend the provincial competition in
Moncton on Sunday, May 4th. Lyne
Montsion, the ASD-N FSL Subject Area
Co-ordinator, sends congratulations to all winners and participants for doing ASD-N
proud! (Photo update 3:30 pm April 22)
North and South Esk Regional High School held its 3rd
annual mini-Powwow on Tuesday April 15th as part of the school’s
cultural awareness program. The highly colourful and energetic display of many Mi'kmaq
traditions and its culture was enthusiastically received by the student
audience. Drummers and
dancers from New Brunswick and Quebec exhibited the beauty and strength of their
community through song, dance and ceremony. Sam “Derek” Barnaby from Listiguj First
Nation (Quebec) was once again the host. He introduced the
Skills
Canada NB hosted the annual Provincial
Trades Skills competitions in Miramichi on Saturday April 12. Eighty-six
students from 26 New Brunswick High Schools competed in 11 events held at
Miramichi Valley High School and James M. Hill High. The winners in each
category will represent New Brunswick in the Skills
Canada National Competitions in Toronto June 4th to 7th. Congratulations to the
ASD-N students who earned a total of 6 medals: 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze. In
Carpentry, Michael Morrison of Miramichi
Pupils
from nine ASD-N elementary schools from Janeville to Blackville, participated
in the district S.T.E.M. Fair held at Gretna Green Elementary School in
Miramichi on April 10. A total of fifty-one projects were presented to judges
and the general public by the almost 100 participants. The judges were there to
hear the pupils explain their work, their interests, and to discuss their ideas
and results. This was not a competitive event, rather one where the exhibitors
had a chance to display and share their findings with others. For photos from
the event visit ASD-N
The New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development is developing a standard province-wide report card for grades k to 8 and is keen to have parental consultations. Please visit the web site linked below to learn more about student assessment and proposals for the new report card. You are invited also to then complete an on-line survey. Visit Report Card Consultation
The ASD-N Northern Area Science Fair for middle and high school
students was held Tuesday April 1 at Jacquet River School. Six middle school projects were selected to advance to the
River Valley Regional Science Fair being held at the University of New
Brunswick on April 6th, two from each of Campbellton and Dalhousie
middle schools and Jacquet River School. Two entries from Bathurst High were selected from the high school division.
See the attached list below for details. View photos at ASD-N Northern Regional Science Fair .
The Anglophone North School District Science Fair was held
April 3rd at James M Hill High School. Fifty entries by middle and high
school students were reviewed by the panel of judges, a process that involved
viewing a display and interviewing the participants about their project, what
brought about their interest in it, their experimental methodology and where
their continuing interest might lead them. A list of the projects the judges
felt were the top three as well as those worthy of honourable mention are
listed in the attachment below. These projects are eligible to advance to the River
The ASD-N Miramichi/Rexton
area Chess Tournament took place on Saturday, March 15th. “Rexton
Elementary once again did an amazing job hosting the tournament” stated event
co-ordinator Jacqueline Petrie. Seventeen students from grade 1 to grade
8 participated and are eligible to represent ASD-N at the provincial chess tournament
in Quispamsis on April 12th. Results are
attached below. Visit Chess
Tournament to see photos of winners.
The Student
Superpower Challenge is a bilingual event and creative competition for New
Brunswick high school students to think up some cool solutions to the problems
