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
The Skills Canada
High School Provincial Competitions are set to take place in Miramichi on
Saturday, April 12, 2014. Some events will be held at James M. Hill High School
while others will be presented at Miramichi Valley High School. All
participants will end the day at the James M. Hill auditorium for the medal
presentations and announcement of the secondary participants who will be
invited to participate with Team NB in Toronto, Ontario for the 20th Skills
Canada National Competition.
Here are the
individual competition areas that will be offered for high schools students,
MANGO and the ASD-N
Healthy Learners Team are promoting healthy family meals during Nutrition
Month.Breakfast
is the most important meal of the day, but no time on busy weekday mornings?Read
more to find out how you can enjoy a Sunday morning style breakfast all week…Mid-week mornings can be hectic. Make-ahead
items help you get a satisfying breakfast on the table in no time. Try these
delicious ideas:
1.
Refrigerate or freeze whole grain pancakes. Reheat in the toaster
and top with almond butter and sliced bananas. Enjoy with a glass of milk. 2.
The ASD-N CUTE Awards 2014 were held Wednesday March 19th, at
the James M. Hill High School Theatre. The Creative Use of Technology in
Education (CUTE) Awards are held annually to highlight the work of students and
teachers using digital technology. The use of digital technology is considered
an important aspect of learning in the 21st century and contributes to the
mastery of the curriculum’s learning outcomes. Moreover technology provides
excellent opportunities for communication within a school’s community. To see
Feeling both proud and sad, staff and students at North and South
Esk Elementary School in Sunny Corner recently unveiled the Mike Buggie Leadership Award. This
award will to be presented yearly to a grade 6 student has exemplified leadership
amongst his or her peers, has made a positive contribution to the school and
community, is in good academic and social standing, and has gone above and
beyond the call of duty.
Mike Buggie was a
dedicated principal, teacher, and colleague who made significant contributions
not only to the learning community at NSEE but also to the community of Sunny
