MANGO and the ASD-N Healthy
Learners Team are promoting healthy family meals during Nutrition Month.Instead
of “fast food” think “convenience food”. Read
more to learn about some shortcuts to quick, healthy & delicious meals…Healthier convenience foods,
combined with fresh ingredients, can help you make tasty meals in minutes.
Choose items with less sodium, fat and sugar. Here are 10 convenience foods
that make great healthier shortcuts:
1.Light canned tuna or
canned salmon 2.Pre-cut butternut squash
3.Canned legumes such as
Eleven students from Dalhousie Regional High
School participated in a Canadian Blood Services blood donor clinic held on
February 26th at the Dalhousie Lions Club Hall. June
Harquail, organizer of the event, was very proud of the students and stressed
how important it is to give blood. She is hopeful more students donate blood at future clinics.
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 2014 ASD-N CUTE Awards are for you.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?
Pink
Shirt Day across Canada is Wednesday February 26th. Pink Shirt Day originated
in Nova Scotia when two students organized the day to protest against bullying
in their school. They distributed pink shirts to all of the boys to wear in
empathy with a boy who was being bullied. The day has grown over the years and
now we are all asked to wear pink on this day to help stop bullying. A number
of schools in ASD-N are marking this day, on or about Feb. 26th. On-going
anti-bullying campaigns are conducted throughout the school year in many
On February 12th
Jacquet River School completed its first session of the ELF Program. Four children participated and their teachers were very pleased with their progress. A second
session of the program is being planned following March break. The program
organizers felt very fortunate to find volunteers through a partnership with
the New Brunswick Community College in Belledune. Four students attending the local
campus were able to come and volunteer as part of their day. Many thanks to Tracy Culligan, coordinator of
Twenty-nine students from Bonar Law Memorial
School in Rexton are taking part in a week-long student cultural exchange with
students in Victoria, British Columbia.
Prior to last Friday’s snow storm the group did some scrambling to get
to Moncton ahead of the bad weather and where fortunate their flight was
scheduled before Sunday’s "double header". While
in Victoria they will have the opportunity to share in the culture and history
of Vancouver Island. In April, the BLMS students will be able to share their
homes and culture with their "twins" from Victoria during the second
