Representatives of the international aid organization Free the Children made a presentation recently to students attending Blackville School. The focus of the presentation was drinking water and the issues around the conservation of drinking water and the environmental impact of bottled water. Following the presentation a workshop was held to develop a plan of action for Blackville School and identify a village in India the school can support in its efforts to improve its quality of water.
The Miramichi Rotary Pond Hockey Tournament takes place this weekend and once again students of District 16 will be involved in video recording games and interviews from the ice surface. This is the third successive pond hockey tournament in which students have had the opportunity to use technology to present the tournament to a broad audience via the internet. This authentic community based involvement gives the students a chance to apply classroom learning in a direct and meaningful way and have their efforts published.
Gretna Green Elementary School in Douglastown-Miramichi is thrilled to announce a partnership with local Tim Hortons businesses that will help them realize the refurbishment to their Story Land Park. Visit Remarkable Donation at the Gretna Green Elementary School web site.
D16 Students Present at 2010 Regional Science Fair in FrederictonThe March deadline for the annual District 16 science fairs will soon be here. The fair for the elementary grades 3 to 5, will be held at Gretna Green Elementary on March 23, and the fair for middle and high school students will be on March 29, at Dr. Losier Middle School. Both fairs will run from 9:00 am until 12:00 noon. Projects can be entered in one of four categories: 1. Bio-technology, Health and Life Science, 2. Computing and Engineering, 3. Earth and Environmental Science, 4. Physical and Mathematical Science.
The next phase of the “1:1 Netbook Pilot Project” is underway. Each student at Eleanor W. Graham Middle School in Rexton, presently has the use of a small laptop computer known as a netbook to use in class and take home each day for research and homework assignments. An information meeting for parents was held at EWG Middle School on Wednesday, January 12, 2011. This meeting provided information to parents on Policy 311, NB Dept.
