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- Changing Places - Math for All Ages - Achievers - Wrestling, Yoga and Yoyos - Cougar Racing ...and more! How do you Cheer Ad-Achieve Mag-Spring13_How do you Cheer Ad-Achieve Mag-Fall10 2013-03-27 1:09 PM Page 1

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There may be other interests you encourage, but engineering is a career that inspires a kid’s imagination and engages their out-of-the-box thinking. And few other careers offer as many exciting opportunities the world over. It’s a great reason to encourage your children to continue with math and sciences.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ENGINEERING CAREERS AT WWW.INGENIOUS.CA 5 9 Contents 4 Superintendent and District Education Council Chair Welcome 5 Can Educational Television Develop Language in 10 Preschoolers and Prepare Them for School? 7 Planning for Life After High School 9 Junior Teachers 10 Changing Places 12 MHS Breakfast Program 13 Our Raised Bed Vegetable Garden 14 Partners for Youth 15 Eastern College Enrichment 16 ASD-E Achievers 18 Early Years Math 21 Math Olympics 22 The Benefits of Yoga 16 22 23 Wrestling: a place for every kid 24 Yoyos and Youth 25 Skateboarding in Schools 27 Cougar Racing 28 The After School Teaching Kitchen District 2 29 The Salem Butterfly Garden 27 30 Vital Role of the Educational Assistants 31 Student Art

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- Math for All Ages - Achievers - Wrestling, Yoga and Yoyos - Cougar Racing Spring 2013 ...and more! 3 Messages

Welcome from Superintendent A message from District Education Gregg Ingersoll Council Chair Tamara Nichol

here is an old saying, s we enter the final few “Time flies when months of school for you are having fun”. the 2012/2013 school T Another version A year I wanted to take the of that phrase might be time to reflect on the hard work “Time flies by when you are that has been taking place in our learning”. Regardless of school district. The re-organization how you say it the reality is has certainly been challenging, that the school year seems but overall the Anglophone East to go by quickly. Schools school district has confronted the

have roughly ten months , changes and illustrated to the each year to bring students community and the Department of from where they are in September to new levels of Education and Early childhood Education that we are true leaders in knowledge, experience and educational maturity. This has our province. The commitment of our Superintendent and the many to be done in an environment that respects the social and dedicated teachers and staff that he leads has been outstanding. emotional needs of the learners at their level. All levels of It amazes me to see how much the staff of our district accomplishes the Education System work together to provide a positive in these times of fiscal restraint. learning environment for students where learning is accessible In this first year of the current mandate of the District Education to all students. Council, we have been busy learning what our role is and how best The stories in this issue of Achieve are examples of the to work together to help drive education in our district. One thing dynamic learning environments that exist in our schools. We is certain, it takes an entire community to make education for our know a lot more now than we did in the past about how the students the best it can be! brain learns. This knowledge has led to changes in the way that Looking ahead to the last months of school, there will be many teachers plan, execute and follow up on the learning process graduations, awards ceremonies, and class trips. A high point that I in their classrooms. We also know that to be successful in the and my fellow DEC members look forward to each May in our district 21st Century students will need a skill set that goes beyond the is the Annual Turnaround Awards. The students recognized at the ability to memorize facts and answer questions that have a pre- Turnaround Awards are chosen in their schools by teachers and support determined right answer. Skills like collaboration, cooperation, staff for achievement in turning around their personal circumstances. communication and creativity cannot be taught but must be Some of these students come through great adversity; some mature learned through experiential activities that simulate real life and realize that they must take control of their lives; some meet problems. As you can imagine this creates some real challenges a mentor that sparks their love for education. Through it all, these for teachers and for the education system but if we get it right students have to work extra hard to change their lives for the better. I our students will be as well prepared as students anywhere to for one am very proud that our district strives to ensure that students, embrace the world they are about to inherit. no matter what their success happens to be, are recognized for their I would like to take this opportunity to thank those that efforts and their accomplishments. Congratulations to these students support us by placing an advertisement in Achieve magazine. and their peers for changing their lives for the better. This allows us to produce the magazine and distribute to our As William J Clinton says: families and community at zero cost. “If you live long enough, you’ll make mistakes. But if you learn I hope you enjoy reading about some of the ways our schools from them, you’ll be a better person. It’s how you handle adversity, not are bringing learning alive for our students. how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.” Sincerely, Yours in Education, Gregg Ingersoll Tamara Nichol Superintendent Chair, District Education Council

4 Spring 2013 Can Educational Television Develop Language in Preschoolers and Prepare Them for School? We know that too much television is not good for children. But when we do allow our little ones to sit down to watch a show, what are the better educational television programs that will help preschoolers get ready for kindergarten? By Marie-Marthe Collette, Speech Language Pathologist

s a speech-language pathologist with the Talk With Me program, I am experiences. Since television watching is a passive listening activity, it reduces often asked this question. I’m always happy to hear from parents that the child’s opportunities to express his or herself. Likewise, in a household where they are thinking ahead to when their child will be entering school and the other members of the family are frequently engaged in television, computer Athat they want to learn more about how to help prepare them for this or smartphone use, the child may not get as much practice with language skills wonderful new experience. Speech-language pathologists are specialists in the because he or she has no one with whom to practice. area of language learning. Research has shown, time and again, that strong What about good “educational” programs that focus on teaching the child language skills are the best predictor of reading success and therefore, school new things? Well interestingly enough, two studies have found that even watching success. This being said, is television the best medium for developing strong shows like “Sesame Street” has a negative effect on language development language skills? for children younger than 24 months. For older There has been more and more research, preschoolers, if the material/concepts presented in recent years, on the impact of television on in the show closely match the child’s present level young children. Although these studies have of development and language use, learning will shown media use may lead to everything from occur. Unfortunately, the television show may be sleep issues to obesity to increases in aggressive too far above or too far below the child’s present behaviours, we will focus on research that looked level of understanding in order for the child to reap at the impact of electronic media on language any cognitive or educational benefit. Remember, development in young children. a television program will not stop to answer your The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) , in child’s questions or repeat an explanation that he October 2011, released a policy statement on the or she did not quite understand. Only a parent or subject of “Media Use by Children Younger than caregiver can do that. Children’s programming 2 Years”. They reviewed the research done in the that encourage the child to answer questions and past decade that looked at the effect of electronic participate verbally, such as “Dora” or “Diego”, do media on young children’s language development. show slightly more educational benefit only because They conclude that these studies demonstrate they encourage the child to use his communication that television and other electronic media can skills. However, the number of responses and the interfere with a child’s language development and amount of talking the child does when watching should be avoided altogether for children under these shows is probably much less than the amount the age of two. Interestingly enough, studies of verbal interaction the same child would have in an have shown that even when the T.V. is on but the child is not actively watching, actual conversation with an adult. for example when a parent is watching a movie or sporting event in the child’s We should not rely on any electronic media to help prepare a child for school. presence (a phenomena known as “background media”), the child’s language The amount of television viewing should be limited and parents are encouraged learning can still be negatively affected. How do television and other electronic to focus on activities where lots of back and forth dialogue can occur. Any activity media harm language development? The answer is quite simple. Language and from getting dressed to doing laundry or preparing lunch together can lead to vocabulary learning is directly related to how much time parents spend speaking conversation about what we are doing and why, the steps necessary to complete to their children. In a household where there is heavy media use, the child’s the task, reasons for choices or simply likes and dislikes. It doesn’t really matter language development is impacted simply because parents likely spend less time so much what we talk about as much as how often we give a child the chance talking to their child. to discuss, state opinions and engage in conversation on a variety of topics. Although the AAP’s policy statement does not specifically look at the impact Of course, because children love to play, joining in your child’s play routine of television on older preschoolers, some similar conclusions might be drawn. gives him or her more opportunities to talk and share ideas with a caring adult. Older preschoolers need to have many opportunities to practice their ever- Remember that even background T.V can reduce the amount of time a child expanding language abilities. They need opportunities to explain what they are spends playing and distract his attention from play so turn off the television when doing or their ideas, to describe objects and events, to negotiate everything your child is engage in an activity. You will probably find your child stays interested from who will go first to who gets to play what role in an activity, to discuss longer and will really begin to let his imagination soar which is an essential for how they can resolve difficulties or problems and to talk about past and future cognitive development.

Spring 2013 5 Planning for Life After High School

The “Explore Careers” section offers a comprehensive listing of many careers. Planning for Life After High School “What are you going to do when you finish high school” is one question that can raise the ire of high school students when asked. It’s a big decision and students often feel the pressure. Fortunately, students in the Anglophone East School District have two unique tools at their disposal to bring them closer to answering this pesky question. One is Career Cruising and the other is Cooperative Education.

By Angela C. Williams, Guidance Counselor and Tammy Constantine, Vice Principal Using Career Cruising with High School Students Career Cruising is an interactive career discovery website designed to assist students and their parents explore different career options. This website helps identify requirements for specific career and educational paths. To access Career Cruising go to http://public.careercruising.com/ ca/en and login by using your school’s unique username and password. These are available at the student’s school and are posted throughout the school. Upon logging in, students can create a personal and confidential folder. “Matchmaker” - “My Skills & Learning Styles Inventory” encourages students to identify careers that match up with interests. This proves to be especially helpful for students who need to focus on what careers they could explore. In Matchmaker the student responds to neutral statements such as “working outdoors in any weather” or “working with children” by answering with one of the following responses: “dislike very much, dislike, doesn’t matter, like, like very much”. This is followed by a self-assessment of the The “Explore Careers” section offers a student’s strengths called My Skills and My comprehensive listing of many careers. Learning Styles. It requires the student to identify situations in which she or he can learn and perform best; for instance, it will tell a student whether they are an auditory, visual or tactile learner. These completed assessments generate a list of careers that reflect the student’s interests and aptitudes. Often this list becomes a conversation starter! Frequently students will remark, “I hadn’t thought about that career but I can see how it might be a good fit for me.” Paul Merrigan, guidance counselor for grades 8-12 at J.M.A. Armstrong High/Salisbury Middle School , encourages students not to rush through these assessments, “the more information a student enters and more honest they are, the more accurate and useful the information will be.” Leslie Forbes, guidance counselor at Riverview High remarked that, “the beauty of this tool is that students are asked a series of questions based on their interests and what they like to do. The program then matches careers that mirror the students’ interests. If you work in a career that you like and that interests you, the more likely you will want to go to work every day.” The “Explore Careers” section offers a comprehensive listing of many careers. It is written in student friendly language and is updated regularly. “This is the best career resource that we have, it’s an internationally renowned tool plus it features Canadian data. There are 100s of career profiles

Spring 2013 7 and interviews of real working people,” according to John Tingley, Guidance and Positive Learning Environment Subject Coordinator. Careers are accessed in three different ways: alphabetically, by employment sector and categorized according to school subject. Merrigan likes how comprehensive it is, “it describes all aspects about career – the necessary skills, the typical job tasks, required education, and salary range.” The “Explore Education & Training” section is a great resource for anyone wondering about where specific college and university programs are offered. There are descriptions of all post-secondary instructions (e.g. size, location, variety of programs) and links to their websites. “Since there is a link to almost all post- secondary institutions in Canada, parents can help their son or daughter confirm what the course requirements are for programs as early as grade 10. If a student knows what the course requirements are, then they can choose their high school courses wisely,” says Forbes, “it is very useful for students to make comparisons between programs.” “Employment Guide” is where a student can organize necessary documents for a job search. Topics include how to search for work, preparing resumes, letter writing techniques, interview skills, dealing with job offers and life on the job. The student is enabled to create a career portfolio to document career exploration activities that leads to a career plan. Career Cruising offers tremendous clarity for the student who makes use of its resources. Forbes recalls a student who was interested in film production. This program is offeredat numerous post-secondary institutions across Canada but each program is slightly different. The student was able to examine the content of various programs and identify what interested him. “Career Cruising was very helpful to this young man in narrowing down where he wanted to study.” Because it is a web-based resource, John Tingley stresses the portability factor is one of its many strengths, “it’s not a binder. It can be with the student at anytime, anywhere!” Using up-to-date technology that reflects students’ wired-in reality; Career Cruising a take-with-you resource – on a student’s phone, net book, laptop or tablet – and helps them identify and develop their future career aspirations 70% of adults living and plans. with mental illness develop symptoms before age 18. Cooperative Education 120 Cooperative Education (often referred to as the COOP Program) is an opportunity for students to combine academic studies with practical work Yet we never talk about it. experience in their community. Students are able to delve into a career field while earning school credits towards graduation. Students secure insight and knowledge in a field of interest, gain practical work experience, and valuable references. Furthermore, students are able to network and build employment opportunities for summer jobs and beyond. There is an application process to be admitted to the program. Admission into the program depends on attendance, aptitude, and attitude of the candidate. In addition, there is a review of the references and application form and finally a completion of Career Cruising with supporting documents before the candidate will be considered. The types of jobs available vary according to the community students live in. Most of the opportunities are in the areas of construction, trades, service industry, Make mental health part of the discussion and health services, manufacturing, and farming. The community of Salisbury and the surrounding area have always been extremely supportive of work placements for students. Currently, students from Armstrong High are working at Ben and Read more at: medaviesmallsteps.com Ed Flowers, Salisbury Big Stop, Cavendish Fertilizer, Salisbury Home Hardware, Mike’s Bike Shop, Cleve’s Source for Sports, Dobbelstein Electrical, The Parlour and Country Corner Convenience. The jobs vary according to the interests of the students. In previous years students have worked at the Jordan Life Care Center medavie.bluecross.ca and Moncton Hospital, and the Salisbury Elementary School. If you want to learn more about the Cooperative Education Program and Career Cruising please speak to your guidance counselor.

8 Spring 2013 Junior Teachers By Debbie Baxter, Guidance Counselor

t’s Wednesday morning, 7:30 AM. Route 15 gets more beautiful the closer Little Buddies, she reviews the lesson plan with each Junior Teacher and fields one gets to the cozy and ever-so pretty community of Port Elgin. And long questions, ensuring they know the tasks to complete with the Little Buddies. before reaching Port Elgin Regional School, I smile, knowing that at least Once they know their teaching assignment, they hasten down the hall to pick I3 teen-age boys will be earnestly wandering the halls to ask, “Ms. Baxter! up their Little Buddies. A wave of excited kids arrive five minutes later, holding Are we getting our Little Buddies today? Can we get our Little Buddies today?” And hands with their Big Buddies, and once all have arrived, Junior Teaching begins. they all but bounce with excitement as they anticipate junior teaching, just after The school counselor supervises the activities, observing the skill development recess, that Wednesday and every Wednesday. of the Junior Teachers and the participation of the The Junior Teaching Program grew out of Little Buddies. several student needs, identified by classroom Junior Teaching includes a variety of activities teachers, and communicated to the school such as questions with answers written on chalk counselor, who has a strong commitment to board and flip chart paper, card activities, drawing, cross-age mentorship. Teachers noticed that reading, discussion, and relaxation activities some students were experiencing difficulty on the (i.e. deep breathing). Each Junior Teacher works playgrounds, and needed a little extra coaching solely with his Little Buddy for most of the class, on what to do when conflicts arose between then they all come together as a large group with the them and their friends. Teachers observed that school counselor summarizing the learning outcomes some boys hadn’t yet found a school activity and encouraging each to practice it daily until they that really appealed to them. Others were new meet again. to the school and hadn’t yet made significant Junior Teachers then accompany their little friendships. Each of the nine students was invited people back to their classrooms. Upon the to participate in the Junior Teacher program Junior Teachers’ return, the school counselor asks (Grade 6/7 boys) / Big Buddy program (K-Grade 3 boys), and each student said each Junior Teacher to reflect upon his time with his little buddy to determine “yes” to participating. As a result, each Big Buddy has been a Junior Teacher to what he did well and where he wishes to develop more skill. Once the counselor his Little Buddy for approximately 30 minutes each class. thanks them for their awesome teaching, they return to class with confidence in Because the little buddies are young, the Junior Teachers are very busy their steps! engaging them in a variety of activities during each class so that the little people Consistent with the research on mentorship programs, the success of this do not get bored, and to ensure that it is a learning time and a fun time for program is the increased confidence, enhanced self-esteem, improved attitude both the Little Buddies and the Junior Teachers. Their school counselor prepares toward school, greater sense belonging, and improved social interactions of all written lesson plans for the Junior Teachers, and before they go to get their who participate. Mentorship works!

Spring 2013 9 Changing Places By Shaun Cunningham, Teacher

t’s been said that to truly understand others, we need to walk a mile in their “incredibly long” storm-delayed journey to take much in at first, they woke the shoes. For the Becker family of Port Elgin, New Brunswick and the Carlson following morning to what Kylie describes as a perfect postcard picture. “We have family of Phillip Island, Australia, this “walk” has been closer to 16 000 miles forest all around us and we look out to a lake I never tire of looking at. The girls Iand will involve the exchange of homes, classrooms, students, even friends compared it to the gingerbread cottage from the story of Hansel and Gretel. We over the course of a full year. Inspired by the opportunity for professional and felt like we were living in a snow dome and every now and then someone shakes personal growth through the teacher exchange program, Christoph Becker of Port it all up and the snow flutters down around us. The whole place has a warmth to Elgin Regional School and Kylie Carlson of Cowes Primary effectively traded lives it that you cannot help but absorb. It’s such a home and you can feel the love in this past December after several years of planning and preparation. the walls.” “Many of my fears were irrational ones like sleeping in someone else’s bed, Meanwhile, Christoph, Pamela, Jeshua (13), and Josiah (15), found letting someone live in my house and whether it would be clean enough, packing themselves in an equally unfamiliar suburban landscape, surrounded by surfing my clothes into two suitcases and other such hang-ups, but the biggest fear was beaches, and needing to lose a few layers of clothing to face temperatures of leaving the security and safety of my home, my family and friends¸ to travel across 40C. Friends at home sometimes found it difficult to muster empathy for the the world and live in someone else’s world,” says Kylie. “What if we didn’t like it? adjustments they were making as they viewed the Beckers’ photos of lush green How was I going to fill the shoes of someone so respected by his colleagues?” landscapes, pounding surf, and –yes –koalas. “It’s so diverse,” they said. “In the Interestingly, Christoph also expressed the fear small state of Victoria, you find oceans, hillsides, rainforests, of taking the place of a teacher whose colleagues and deserts!” It was difficult to believe, they said, that they describe her as a “superstar”. were on the same planet at the same time of year. “It was definitely out of my comfort zone,” says While the Beckers began their time in Australia near Christoph. “An unfamiliar grade level, a new school the end of the 5-week break between the old and new school system, different educational programs for our boys.” years, the Carlsons had only a few days before school “It’s rare for people past a certain age to go out resumed after the Christmas holiday. “I had thought it would looking for new friends,” Kylie adds. “I knew this would be everyday living and adjusting to the winter that would push me out of a very safe and comfortable routine be the hardest,” says Kylie. “I hadn’t anticipated that the and worried that I might not have it in me to cope.” school side of things would provide the biggest challenge. Both teachers report long preliminary discussions about the impact on their Coming in halfway through the year was difficult and, even though Christoph had children’s lives and schooling. These considerations were impacted further when left me copious notes and details of what he had covered and how things ran, the unexpected illness and subsequent death of Christoph’s mother postponed it was still a huge adjustment: a new school, new ways of doing things, and new the planned exchange so that it would occur at transitional points for Kylie’s students all within the first ten days of arriving. For the first few weeks, I felt like daughter Brittany, who was to enter secondary school (Grade 7) at home, and a new teacher who was drowning in information overload. It was very unnerving to Christoph’s son Josiah, who was to finish his last year of middle school (Grade be so overwhelmed and doubt my abilities as a teacher, especially when I know 8) here in Canada . “At some point, however,” Christoph says, “you have to stop that I work so hard to do a good job. The simplest of tasks took so much time thinking about whether it’s the best time or the best way and just do it. You do and energy since I had to start from scratch. Just to plan a lesson meant working what you can to prepare and then you take the leap.” out the curriculum expectations, what level the students were working at, the And so, just after Christmas, Kylie and her police officer husband Nick, resources I needed and where to find them. Much of what was automatic at home Brittany (12) and Emily (11) found themselves pulling into rural property at 3 became huge tasks here.” a.m., a fir tree covered in lights outside and snow in the air. Too tired after an

10 Spring 2013 Christoph meanwhile reports often being the first to arrive each morning at their employment outside the home for a year in order to support the family in school and often the last to leave while he makes similar adjustments. “The other ways. “I’m so grateful to have this time to get the boys settled and catch school has more than twice the numbers, but only goes to Grade 6. For me, part up on all those things I’ve put off,” says Pamela. “At the same time, I miss my of the job is still adjusting to the grade level, but having four other teachers at co-workers and the satisfaction I got from my work in schools.” Nick too mentioned the same level and a great system of teacher collaboration has been a life-saver.” missing the camaraderie and friendships of his workplace and noted the degree Kylie also describes a timetable which requires her to teach at various to which a person’s job becomes a part of their own identity after a time. grade levels and without the benefit of specialists in some areas as a steep Not surprisingly from four dedicated parents, the conversations often turned learning curve. “The workload in just planning for those different classes and to their children. Preliminary worries, however, seem to have largely different ages was quite a shock. Grades 7 and 8 are part of our High turned to pride in their children’s adaptability and the positive School system and I had to very quickly learn new techniques and experiences they are having. “A few months in and they are strategies for working with older students.” now both happy and settled,” says Kylie. “Of course, they After talking with both teachers regarding similarities miss their friends but they stay in touch via Skype and and differences in the two school systems, one feels a Facebook and they’ve made new friends here, joined book-length article could be written. Christoph noted the sporting activities, and been invited to play.” Christoph differences in the model of inclusion, as well as parental reports that his boys were quite a novelty in their new choice in deciding what school their children attend. schools and that everyone wanted to hear them talk just There’s plenty of testing, he says, to which Kylie adds that to hear their accents. “The boys were quite puzzled,” he methods, reporting, and subsequent planning models says, “as they keep insisting they don’t have an accent!” differ. In the younger years, Australia employs a timetable The Becker boys also advise staying in touch which includes Math, Language Arts, the “specialty with your friends back home and to make sure you buy subjects” such as Art, Physical Education, Technology, basketball shoes before you come. “They’re too expensive and then what New Brunswick classifies as Science, Health, here,” says Jeshua. Both boys appear in the surfing photos Social Studies, and Personal Planning in one block referred to as now, while the Carlson girls turn up in shots of Quebec’s winter “Integrated Studies”. Further differences, and some similarities, were carnival and sports tournaments and are looking forward to further reported by both teachers with both seeing examples of different approaches Canadian travels during the summer holiday. “I’m having fun,” says Brittany, “but that they think might be useful in their own system. Kylie mentions that she sees kids should know it’s good and bad. It’s sad to leave your friends and pretty hard particular potential in the “If It Hurts It’s Wrong” anti-bullying program and the to start school and not know anyone but we get to have new experiences like dog ways in which staff are taking responsibility for tracking students who may be sledding, extreme temperatures, and snow days!” “I love it!” Josiah says. “I would having difficulties and then planning together to develop effective strategies for do it again without a doubt.” assisting students. It took a lot of thought, it will cost you some money in the end if you want Principals at both schools use similar language to describe the positive effect to explore the new place you find yourself in, and there have been adjustments of Christoph, Kylie, and their respective children on their school environment. beyond those described here. Both families, however, report that the challenges “We’ve had students enrol in our school from Germany, Philippines, and of course have strengthened their bonds as they face the challenges together. “These Australia this year,” says Lawrence Welling of Port Elgin. “Having the Carlsons in memories will be etched in our minds as long as we live,” says Christoph. our school has created discussion around topics many may never have spoken “There will be lifelong friendships forged, the genuine love of another country of otherwise.” From Australia, Sue Becker (no relation) writes of the opportunity and the people who helped you adjust to it, the images of these grand oceans for students to understand that even though people may live on the other side of and majestic trees.” “We’ll remember the people we’ve met who have welcomed the world, the similarities are greater than our differences. It has really improved us into their hearts and homes,” Kylie adds, “We’re so fortunate to have students’ notion of a Global Village.” had the experiences we have already – and there will be many more before the The spouses in each family have also faced adjustments, having given up year is finished.”

Spring 2013 11 MHS Breakfast Program

By Patti Buzzell, Guidance Counselor & Lee Pearce, Teacher

he MHS Breakfast Program has been operating out of the school cafeteria for the past six years. It is run ‘by the students/for the students’ and exists to ensure that all students be given the T opportunity to arrive to class each day with a full stomach regardless of their socioeconomic status. The student volunteers are the driving force behind our success – as is our amazing Breakfast for Learning Sponsor – The Moncton Main Street Superstore. We also have the help of the Fancy Pokket and The Great Canadian Bagel - providing us with the ever-popular morning bagels! Each morning around 8:30 a.m. , a handful of students in grades 9 through 12, jump off the school bus, and get to work – preparing bagels, cereal, milk, juice, cheese, and so on- for their hungry classmates who may not have had time for breakfast or perhaps simply have no food in their fridge at home! Many of these amazing volunteers are members of the MHS International Club and are giving their free time as part of their teachers’ encouragement “to get involved in at least ONE extra-curricular activity”, and others simply volunteer to pay-it-forward out of the goodness of their hearts. Regardless of their motivation...these kids are unselfish and do a fantastic job of preparing breakfast and even ‘cleaning-up’ after their peers once all the ‘daily treats’ are gone! So whether it is a “Smoothie Tuesday” or a Waffle-Wednesday....drop by and see for yourselves what amazing things are going on in the MHS Cafeteria. “Kids Helping Kids”... an AWESOME sight and one that makes us proud to be a KNIGHT.

“It’s important to teach kids where food comes from and the benefits of eating vegetables” MHS Our Raised Bed Breakfast Vegetable Garden Program

By Patti Buzzell, Guidance Counselor & Lee Pearce, Teacher

By Heather Lewis, Teacher

lthough the skies are still grey, the horizon bleak, and a little bit of teach kids where food comes from and the benefits of eating vegetables”, Paula snow continues to smother the green promise of spring, avid gardeners says. Paula encounters students daily who have a very limited knowledge base everywhere are preparing for the season that lies ahead. Seed catalogues about food and who, as a result, are reluctant to try different foods. Likewise, Aare being perused, plans drawn up, garden centers visited, last year’s MacNaughton’s Environmental Science teacher Adam Trider also plans on working lingering seeds brought out from wherever they lived since last year. in the garden with his students this spring. Many of the pressing environmental This spring, thanks to the financial assistance of Moncton’s Community Food issues that are discussed in Adam’s class, from the impending fuel shortage to Action Network, students and staff at Bernice MacNaughton High School are the importance of sustainability, can be illustrated through the natural learning getting in on the action. Ten raised bed garden boxes constructed from locally opportunities that the garden will provide. sourced and purchased cedar will grow vegetables, with the focus for this first For myself, securing the funding to start a garden at the school was a way year being on fall-harvested vegetables. For the most part, the vegetables grown to bring together two of my passions- teaching and gardening. That is why when in MacNaughton’s garden I heard about the opportunity to obtain a $2000.00 grant from the Community “It’s important to teach kids will be used for the school’s Food Action Network, I didn’t hesitate. The skills students will learn through the where food comes from and lunch for learning program, garden project are directly transferrable to their own lives and perhaps increasingly the benefits of eating vegetables” an initiative that started important in today’s world. With a greater awareness of where our food comes as a result of the ingenuity from and how succulent it tastes when plucked directly from the soil, hopefully and hard work of some of the school’s EAs and the students they work with students will start to make better choices for themselves with regards to nutrition. where homemade soup is prepared and provided daily to anyone wishing to serve But moreover, I wanted students to share in the small miracle that occurs every themselves up a bowl. time a seed is planted, for them to bear witness of the transformation of a small But the garden will have benefits beyond the tangible fruits of BMHS’s seed to a plant made for nourishing our bodies, and for students to have the combined labour. Hands-on learning experiences will be incorporated into classes chance to care for something much smaller yet in some ways much greater than like Environmental Science, Nutrition for Healthy Living, and Culinary Tech, themselves. providing students with the opportunity to get their hands dirty while closing the If you are interested in getting involved in Bernice MacNaughton High gap between what they are learning in their textbooks and what is possible in the School’s gardening project this year, either by volunteering time or resources, world outside their own doors. Paula Corrigan, who teaches Culinary Tech and please contact [email protected]. Nutrition for Healthy Living, sees this as crucial for her students. “It’s important to

Spring 2013 13 Partners for Youth By Stephanie Patterson and Darlene Taylor, Community School Coordinators

ome lucky Anglophone East students will be heading to Camp says the Adventure Classroom appealed to her because it is a student focused Tip-E Canoe this summer for an adventure in team building and program. leadership. The students are afforded this opportunity through a “I decided to become involved with it because it was a chance to work with SPartners for Youth program that is offered in five of our schools kids again,” she says. “A good volunteer has to love the kids, to want them to be -- but they have to work to earn it first. better people, more prepared to succeed after they leave our charge.” Partners for Youth is a non-profit organization based in Fredericton. They offer Petitcodiac Regional adopted the program this year and 12 grade six boys are a wide variety of youth focused programs, including the Adventure Classroom, participating. Judy is following the Partners for Youth program to help the boys which serves middle school students in several of our schools. Students who are exert energy while learning to trust each other and work together. invited to participate in the program begin in grade six and follow through with “A larger goal is to see the boys figure out a path for their lives that employs it until grade eight. Each trust and understanding,” says Judy. “I got involved with Partners for Youth summer, students who have Darren Airey, a two year veteran volunteer with Partners for Youth, has been because I thought it would be a good participated in the required working with the same group at Shediac Cape School throughout his involvement. learning experience as well as give me number of classroom He says getting to follow the group as they move through the program is his the opportunity to work with children.” sessions at school are favourite part of the experience. invited to use and expand “I really like watching the children grow and learn,” he says. “I very much upon the skills they have gathered over the course of the year by attending a enjoy spending time with the children.” week long summer adventure camp, with all expenses paid by Partners for Youth. Darren is a volunteer fire fighter whose full time job is working with youth The Adventure Classroom focuses on developing the students’ capacity at Youth Quest in Moncton. He was a natural fit for the Adventure Classroom to work together through adventure based learning. They participate in things because he understands what the kids are looking to gain from the program like nature walks, hiking, canoeing and other outdoor activities. Students spend and what they need to work on to be successful. He also says he was intrigued one hour each month playing games and solving challenges that develop by Partners for Youth because he thought the program could also teach him communication, team work and goal setting skills. Three times something about team work and communication. per year, a facilitator from Partners for Youth travels from In Port Elgin, Luciano Onichino has also been the resident Adventure Fredericton to spend a full day working with the groups at Classroom volunteer for two years. The father of five has a background in outdoor Beaverbrook, Shediac Cape, Port Elgin, Petitcodiac and activities such as hiking, kayaking and canoeing; the outdoor adventure aspect of Magnetic Hill schools. Partners for Youth is what drew him to volunteer. Partners for Youth has partnered with the Anglophone “It is a great grounding experience; seeing them grow is really the best part,” East School District to offer the Adventure Classroom for he says. “They keep me young!” five years. In our District, the program’s success is largely Luciano says the progress he has seen each student make through their due to the incredible commitment made by community involvement with the program is what keeps him coming back. He notices a lot of volunteers who help to deliver the one hour similarities between him and these young people and knows he would have benefitted sessions of the program on a monthly basis. from a program like Partners for Youth when he was of middle school age. Judy Stark is a retired teacher who is “After each session, I have the anticipation of seeing the students again, and in her first year of volunteering with the always hope that the previous session was positive enough that they are excited grade six Adventure Classroom students to see me,” Luciano says. “Then, I know that there is something right with the at Petitcodiac Regional School. She way the program is being delivered. To me that is what keeps the fire burning.”

14 Spring 2013 Partners for Youth

Eastern College Enrichment

By Dan Cogger, Teacher

woke up every Friday excited to go to school,” commented Zach Cabel. Mackenzie Carter was quick to agree. “Healthy eating is an important life Not a typical comment from your average grade 7 boy, but for the skill, because as we get older we’ll have to make decisions about what we eat.” six weeks leading up to March Break, middle school students at Magnetic Still others, like Kaitlin Trujillo, saw the practical side of the program. IHill School were treated to learning opportunities that were far from typical: “Stephanie taught us how to cook easy, healthy, inexpensive snacks and meals. healthy cooking, outdoor education, games and crafting. This is helpful for when I’m home alone or babysitting.” Their ‘teachers’ were actually students of Eastern On the last day students produced a lasting College, enrolled in the Health, Wellness and memory. Each young cook walked away with Recreation program. their own personalized spiral bound “None of them had worked with children cookbook. of any age before,” admitted Course For those with a taste for the Instructor Tricia Smith. “They were arts, there was a crafting workshop naturally nervous, but in the end they all where students learned how to knit, felt they learned from the experience. For crochet and even produce jewellery one student it confirmed his desire to made from hemp. It was obvious to work with middle school youth in his one student that this course was one home town.” that everyone would benefit from. Perhaps one key to the program’s “It’s important to make things with your success was preparation. “We asked own two hands,” said Cameron Young. a group of middle school students Cara Steeves and family obviously agree, to visit the college,” explained Tricia. “My parents bought me a crocheting kit at “They told my students what interested home so I won’t lose the skill,” she said. them, and how they liked to be taught.” Even those students who signed up for It worked. Outdoor education was games learned some lessons. They were such a popular option that teachers decided to divided into teams before competing in popular create two groups. Each week’s lesson focussed on a new survival skill such TV - inspired games like “The Amazing Race”, “Survivor” and “Minute to Win it”; as the compass, knots and snow shelters. Some students, like Jerrica Naugler, and quickly realized that they had to learn to cooperate if they wanted to win. But learned unexpected things about themselves. “I realized snowshoeing is not my this activity was more about the ‘fun factor’, as was evidenced by the final reward forte.” Still others, like Taylor Delisle, found real world applications for their newly - the winning team was given a pie to throw into the losing team leader’s face. acquired skills. “I’m probably going to use the knots I learned while I’m camping, Weeks later, the students still talk about some of their favourite moments and maybe even to tie up my brothers once in a while.” from enrichment. They may not jump out of bed with the same zeal every Friday The greatest benefit of the cooking program was immediately clear. Camryn morning, but each one of them is a little bit healthier and happier for having Clements explained, “The objective was to substitute fattening products with participated in this valuable experience. healthy ones. For example, we made oatmeal cookies with Greek yogurt.”

Spring 2013 15 Achievers has been created to recognize and thank people from Anglophone East District 2 School District and the community who have gone above and beyond. These people Ach evers have been nominated by various individuals and we believe they should be celebrated Anglophone East School District for all of their hard work and dedication.

Mountain View Home & School Association Mrs. MacNaughton Wins!

The students and staff at Mountain View want to thank their Home & School Association for all of the work they do. The parents with Home & School work hard to make sure students have the possibility of having a hot lunch two days a week. As a rural school without a cafeteria, they arrange for orders from Panago Pizza, Boston Pizza and Burger King twice a week. Once a month they hold a pancake lunch for all students free of charge. They hold fundraisers that Havelock School’s grade 3 homeroom teacher and art require a lot of work and time, such as our specialist Mrs. Laurie MacNaughton, was the recipient carrot cake fundraiser. The Home & School of a National Inclusive Education Award on Thursday was instrumental in helping the school meet February 07, 2013 in Fredericton. This award recognizes their goal of an interactive white board in an individual or group that makes a positive contribution to every classroom and they also purchased inclusive education in their province or territory. 32 pairs of snowshoes for the school. This group is definitely an Achiever! Ethan and Anna Kaitlyn’s Story Murphy-Kaulbeck

For over 50 years, the Royal Canadian Legion Jack Arsenault has sponsored annual Poster and Literary Contests that are open to all Canadian school children. The youths who participate in these contests assist the Legion in one of our primary goals, fostering the tradition of Remembrance amongst Canadians. Initial judging takes place at the community level by volunteers at the Legion branches and the winning entries progress to the Provincial level. The winning entries at this level are forwarded to Ottawa where they are judged and the National Winners are declared. Kaitlyn Barkley, a grade 7 French Immersion student at Port Elgin Regional School submitted her essay to the Cape Tormentine Legion, where it was chosen as the regional winner and was sent to the Provincial level, Bessborough School’s Ethan (Grade 6) and Anna where her essay was given the honour as the runner up. Kaitlyn’s essay (Grade 4) collected school supplies, books and soccer was entitled “Never Again” and was written about her uncle, upon his equipment to donate to the Kibera HIV/AIDS Support return home, after a tour of duty in Afghanistan. She was able to share Initiative Programme Specialising in Psychosocial and her understanding of the importance of Remembrance Day and the Economic Empowerment that works with children and overwhelming emotion of our veterans when they say “never again”. families affected by HIV/AIDS in one of the world’s largest slums outside Nairobi, Kenya. They delivered the supplies during a trip this past December and toured the school. 16 Spring 2013 Special Bonds developed between Seniors and Students

This year at Hillcrest school, the students are getting a helping hand from their friends up the road at People’s Park Tower, but that is not all they are getting.

Beginning last fall, seniors have been volunteering their time each morning to the school’s Breakfast Program. They help alongside the student volunteers in the preparation, serving and clean up each day, ensuring that the program continues in its recent new found success.

In return, the students spent an evening at People’s Park Tower, putting on a Coffee House for the residents. There was music, singing and even a special treat enjoyed by all. Plans for a spring Coffee House are in the making!

The school’s principal, Mr. Peter Trainor, is thrilled with the connection that has been made and the enrichment that this has brought to the lives of both the children and our new friends up the road.

The Fowler Family Jerrica Naugler For the Fowler family of Hillsborough Elementary, volunteering is a family affair. Lori is the chair of HES home and school, sits on the PSSC as the home and school representative, and organizes the breakfast program volunteers. Duncan has offered Jerrica Naugler, a grade 8 student to organize the walking program and has created an opportunity for students, staff and at Magnetic Hill School, recently community members to walk in the gym before school starts. The children provide help went to Haiti as part of a group with with the breakfast program by carrying groceries and helping set up for the walking the Wesleyan Church. During her program. The staff and community thank these “achievers” for modeling school and 8 days in Haiti she worked with relief community service; Lori, Duncan, Duncan’s sister Carrie, Olivia (in grade 6 at CRHS) agencies, at a Avery (grade 4), Max and Gariella (future HES students!). feeding program and with youth in the island nation. Jerrica Jack Arsenault was inspired by the story of her brother and sister who arrived in Canada after the earthquake in Haiti. Their story awoke in her a desire to help others and give back to the community. In addition Jerrica is a regular contributor to the “Whatever” section of the Moncton Times and Transcript and Jack Arsenault, a grade 3 student at Salem Elementary shares her views on a variety of topics School, was awarded a certificate of achievement and a and issues through the eyes of a middle cheque for $50 from the Royal Canadian Legion. Jack’s school student. Remembrance Day poster won second prize at the provincial level. Salem celebrated Jack’s success with an assembly. Congratulations Jack!

Spring 2013 17 Early Years Math

By Julie Roy, Teacher and Heather Deware, Principal

There are many fun games and activities that parents can enjoy with their young children to support the development of math skills. In the early years classes, the focus is on effective counting, number naming, printing and partners with numbers to five, ten and twenty.

Counting songs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYInIgsPlM 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the bed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI_0gfk4f40 One Two Buckle My Shoe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGgsklW-mtg Hickory Dickory Dock http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr8vUTm64h0 Lady Bug Picnic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdDypyS_5zE 10 in the Bed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDm0PqjAF78 Sesame Street – Eleven Twelve http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_81Y5Qxf12A Sesame Street Feist sings 1234 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxAIBFsRpqU&feature=related Number matching

starting at a different number.

Count with a partner, oneeveryday says one number, partner says the nextnumber. (Counting loops with a partner.) Count stairs when going up or down. Count number of steps to next room, steps to the car, to the sidewalk, to the swings etc.

PlayMatching ‘Go Fish’. Start with only a few low numbers (1-4) and add morecards as the child masters their numbers.

18 Spring 2013 Knowing Counting Principles. Play dice and board games like Snakes and Ladders, Domino’s, Candy Land. Count different amounts of objects, more than once. Counting objects in already determined arrangements – placed in the shape of a line, square, circle, triangles, pentagons. Have children count the same amount of objects more than once by changing the physical arrangements – close together, far apart, starting with a different counter. Roll dice and show the number of objects that match the numeral or dot arrangement rolled. Show your child different arrangements for the same number of objects and asking how many?

when your child is counting What to watch for • Is the counting sequence accurate?

• Does the student touch every object once it is counted? • Do they move objects once they have touched them in order to form a line with a clear beginning and end? • Do they need to count all of the objects again to tell you how many there are if you move the objects in circles, square etc? • If they counted again, did they get the same number as the first time they counted? • If they don’t get the same count, do they look puzzled? • If they don’t look puzzled ask them to count the objects one more time making a line. • The student is still having difficulty – not puzzled by getting different counts for the same objects. Start again from beginning with less objects.

PlayKnowing “7 Up” with cards on a table. number Take a deck of cards and laysequence. out between 3 and 7 cards, face down. The first player takes a new card from the deck. If it is a 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 you can put that card in the appropriate space, and pick up the card that is holding that spot. (If the card is an Ace, it will count as a 1.) If it is any other card, throw it aside and the next player takes a turn. The game continues until all of the cards are face up. If your child is working on recognizing numbers and counting to one or two or three, you may choose to only use those cards to play the game, and grow with them as they learn!

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There are lot of ways to help your child practice math skills. So have fun together...with numbers!

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Helping kids be all that they can be. Math Olympics

By Sylvie Morice, Teacher

elcome to the 7th Annual Math Olympics! On February 26th, challenging! It was a great learning and social experience. I got to work with older students at Marshview Middle School pulled out their pencils and kids who helped me when I got stuck.” Math Olympics is a review, a challenge and math knowledge to compete for Olympic Gold. For one and a half an enrichment cooperative activity that promotes the importance and playfulness Whours, all 305 students worked together to apply their math skills of mathematics outside of the traditional classroom. to a series of questions. Arranged in teams of four, students were mixed by An English Language Arts teacher “was impressed with the amount of language grade, program, and math ability. At each station, they worked together to solve 4 involved in the math questions in the allotted time. curricula” and realized The Math Olympic activities cover outcomes from all four strands: Number she could help promote Sense, Patterns and Relations, Shape and Space and Data Management and math vocabulary in her Probability. One math teacher said, “it’s a good way to give students a realistic classroom. She laughs, perspective of doing math. Students need to be able to problem solve in the real “I’m not a math person. world by applying their acquired skills. Seeing curriculum strands being covered I can understand how outside of my classroom reinforces that fact.” All 52 activities pulled concepts some students felt from the Grade 5 to 8 curricula and involved manipulatives students see on a when they struggled regular basis. One station required students to work together using tangrams to with a question. I was make 2-dimensional shapes like a teapot, polar bear and running man. Matt, a really impressed to see Grade 7 student said it was his favorite activity because he got to build things. how the stronger math When asked how it applied to his math class, he replied “That was math?” students helped make One of the strengths of their teammates feel this event is the emphasis more comfortable by on academic achievement working with them”. Not in mathematics combined only were medallions with inclusion of all awarded to the top three students and staff. It’s teams in terms of content, but teachers also chose two teams who displayed an opportunity to explore superior cooperation skills. the competitive nature of Competitiveness, teamwork, perseverance, community, persistence, and a school subject within positive attitude are values Marshview Middle School promotes. Students the safety of a team. participating in Math Olympics exemplify these traits. Both staff and students are Ben, a Grade 5 student looking forward to the 8th annual games next year! said “Math Olympics was

Spring 2013 21 The Benefits of Yoga

By Charlotte Love, Teacher

pon learning that I teach Yoga 110 to high school students, people discipline in eighteen weeks but my wish is for my students to awaken a deeper invariably respond in one of three ways: “Why on earth would students understanding of the power they each possess and how to use it with love and take eighteen weeks of yoga?” “Sure sounds like a bird course!” respect for their body, mind, and spirit. U“It must be nice!” “It must be nice!” This is the statement I’m the most prepared for because The introduction of yoga is great news for many reasons; if practiced daily it is nice! As a Physical Education Specialist at RHS, I teach yoga, Girls Only PE, yoga will help students unite mind, body and spirit, help to create a and Healthy Living/Nutrition courses. I obtained my yoga certification peacefulness from within, relieve stress, reduce anxiety, improve through Breathing Space Studio in Halifax, NS. It is truly a mental clarity, improve quality of sleep, increase flexibility, privilege to be sharing with my students the opportunity to strength and balance, increase confidence, improve posture, slow things down a little in the busy schedules increase energy level and learn how to establish they experience daily. They are beginning a peaceful mindset. How can we justify to realize that their exterior is the least not offering such value to our students’ important part of who they are as a education? person and that it is what they are like on “Sounds like a bird course!” This second the inside that truly counts in life. I see the statement becomes more entertaining with students in a non-competitive environment each hour we spend studying and practicing where they will grow to know themselves better and yoga. The semester will see students attempting to love themselves more. wrap their tongues around Sanskrit, the oldest spoken All that said, I believe teaching Yoga 110 at language in the world, their bodies around more than Riverview High School is extremely exciting and is one hundred yoga poses and their spirits into the the beginning of many wonderful experiences power of meditation and relaxation breathing. to come. This course is a far cry from a walk in the park. We will only scratch the surface of this ancient

22 Spring 2013 Wrestling: a place for every kid

By Christopher Falconer, Vice Principal

n almost every culture and country in the world, there is an activity that almost gets to wrestle. There is no bench and there are no shifts. Each athlete gets their every young boy and young girl has participated in at some point in their lives. chance to play. Their playing time is completely determined by how well they do Almost every kid wrestles. It does not matter if they are big or small. It does during their turn. Inot matter what body shape they have. It is common for kids to hold, push The goal of wrestling is to control the opponent. Points are awarded for taking and work to control another person’s movements in some fashion. an opponent to the wrestling mat, turning an opponent’s back to the wrestling Wrestling in schools allows kids to learn how to control an opponent in a safe mat, or moving an opponent off the mat while standing. The wrestling match can manner and as part of a sport. It would be difficult to pinpoint when wrestling be won by scoring the most points or by pinning the opponent’s two shoulders officially started in school systems but it is not hard to the mat. to find the benefits of such a program. The physical Wrestling in schools allows kids to The joy in a young kid’s face when he or she activity involved in the sport of wrestling is a benefit wins their first match is unbelievable but watching for every athlete. learn how to control an opponent in a young athlete walk back to his or her corner after Many students walk into a wrestling room a safe manner and as part of a sport. losing tugs at your heart. That is what wrestling thinking it will be easy because they are tough or offers compared to many other sports. There is no strong but they soon learn that toughness and physical strength are only two position to place the weak wrestler. Each wrestler is on the mat alone. There will of the many tools a wrestler needs to be a champion. Mental toughness and be times when the match is over and you are not the victor. It is at those times preparation are necessary for a wrestling competition and for life in general. that a true wrestler is born. Defeat followed by the desire to get back on his or her Endurance is integral to the sport. One period of wrestling may only be a few feet and try again helps a young athlete prepare for sport and for life. minutes but can be compared to running with someone on your back. Now One day, an athlete who has just won a championship will be asked how their imagine the person on your back is trying to throw you to the ground during dream started. The moment will be vivid for most athletes. That story will have that time. victories and defeats. For many athletes that story begins in a school. Wrestling Wrestling appeals to students for different reasons. Some students join has provided and continues to provide a starting point for many students to because they have friends on the team. Others join thinking it will be pro wrestling experience something that may just last the rest of their lives, as an activity or like they have see on television. Many students join because they know everyone as a memory.

2013 NBIAA championships held in Riverview 2013 Canadian Senior National Championships held in Fredericton, of Promise Mwenga (originally from ASD-E) looking to capture another Canadian title.

Spring 2013 23 By Bryan Ouellette, Teacher Yoyos and Youth

any people remember yoyos as being part of their childhood - small around the world. The students enjoy sharing their wooden yoyos that would only go down and up, on most occasions. tricks and teaching each other how to do them and Nowadays the yoyo has evolved, it has become a well known hobby the yoyo club has become an ideal place for social Maround the world and in some places recognized as a sport. Many gathering and teamwork. people may not believe it, but the yoyo brings many aspects of physical fitness At CRHS, Mr. Ouellette has experienced a to an individual. This includes mental fitness with hand eye coordination, mental different environment with the yoyo club. What began as alertness with the speed at which an a learning room for the students, having individual can trouble shoot and remember Mr Ouellette as the guide and teacher for all patterns. Although yo-yoing is not the of the tricks, turned into a gathering of young typical athletic form that most people are teachers and motivators. Soon after the club used to, it does have its mental and began, Mr Ouellette was no longer in charge physical benefits. of trick teaching and helping everyone, the Recently, many schools in the youth took charge on their own. Helping each Anglophone East School District have other change their string, fix their bearings and embarked on bringing the yoyo into their learning new and more difficult tricks. Young school, whether it’s in their gym class or as leaders were born, and friendships created all an extracurricular activity. Introducing this with the yoyo at the center of everything. different activity is a step towards giving our The yoyo fits nicely into many curriculums students a different perspective and a new and could find a place in many classrooms. experience in the athletic world of physical education. The yoyo can be used for brain breaks or even used as part of a unit in PE. The At Caledonia Regional High School the yoyo frenzy began nearly 2 years ago outcomes for physical education correspond to the yoyo in various aspects, such with the coordination of the school’s yoyo club. At CRHS there are now over as hand eye coordination, learning teamwork, and following rules and guidelines 100 students that are taking part in using the yoyos and even participating in to an activity and the list goes on. their annual yoyo competition where prizes are donated by yoyo companies from

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24 Spring 2013 Skateboarding in Schools

By Tanya Thibeau, Physical Education Mentor

icture the scene: you make your way to the gymnasium, hit the musky Program. All children are geared with helmets, elbow pads, knee pads, and wrist locker room for a hurried change into Physical Education clothing, guards. The skateboards have been custom designed with student safety and and then head to gym class where you’ll be participating gym floor protection in mind. Special features of these boards include: rubber Pin a traditional game of basketball, volleyball, floor wheels designed to grip wood properly, wheels extend out beyond the hockey, badminton or a hard core bout of dodge ball. If this axel, visual support for foot placement, cut back grip tape and is a recollection of your Physical Education experience, you paint, bushings that allow the board to carve at are not alone. The good news is long gone are the days slow speeds, and bearings designed whereby Physical Education programs are driven solely by for moderate speed. Skate Pass seasonal sport. claims to have had over 1,000,000 Physical Education teachers are well aware that we face students participate in their program a physical inactivity and obesity crisis in Canada. Children since their national launch in 2006 are living more sedentary lifestyles due to increased with no reported injuries. (Reference: screen time, lack of skills, and an overall changing http://www.skatepass.com) lifestyle where it is not as common to be outdoors Eight local Anglophone East schools playing. Physical Education teachers understand that have teamed up to purchase a skateboard in order to reverse these disturbing trends, we play kit. Physical Education teachers have a major role as leaders who coordinate programs, received training during a Professional instruct skill and act as role models. Development day and are now beginning to It is our responsibility to find innovative ways to motivate students instruct in schools. The feedback thus far to become life-long movers. Introducing individual activities like yoga, snow has been very promising. Here is what Neil scooting, rock climbing, and skateboarding are some examples that instantly Boyce had to say after incorporating the unit at Caledonia hook student attention, captivate curiosity, and peak interest to try physical Regional: “The kids had a fantastic time and so did I. I think two weeks is activity. the perfect amount of time to run the unit. I had each class in the middle Teaching skateboarding in New Brunswick schools is a new initiative that is school for a total of 4 times over the 2 weeks. By the 4th class I was gaining huge momentum. It is a fascinating sight to walk into a gymnasium with running them through obstacle courses at beginner and advanced levels. 20-28 skaters in action. Skateboarding is a superb way to teach balance, agility, I used the better skateboarders as peer helpers for the less experienced. coordination, and fitness. In addition, students are receiving an added lesson in All in all, a great experience for the kids and I can’t wait to do it again next year. self esteem and perseverance as they learn to ride the board successfully, and Badminton is no longer my favorite unit.” It is always a good indication that a eventually carve around the gym through leveled obstacle courses. Physical Education lesson is a big hit when the lesson of the day becomes the Safety is our number one priority as we expose students to the Skate Pass buzz in the hallways!

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26 Spring 2013

ACHIEVE_2013.indd 1 13-04-04 11:34 AM Cougar Racing

By Tammy Constantine, Vice Principal

he current job market indicates that the demand for students to enter Since 2004 students have been competing each year in the New Brunswick the trades after high school is growing. The marketplace is in desperate High School Challenge at the Miramichi Raceway. J.M.A. Armstrong High is need of people in the trade industry. J.M.A. Armstrong High School has currently the only high school representing the Anglophone East School District Tlong understood the needs of industry and offers students the opportunity and has done so proudly since the club’s inception. The Cougar Racing Club has to work in a fully functional automotive shop by taking courses like Tune Up earned several awards. Last year they earned the Best Reaction Time; in 2011 it and Emissions, Auto Electric, Internal Combustion, Computer Aided Design(CAD), was the Best Prepared Race Car and the Closest to 14 seconds (the ideal time). Metal Processing, and Metal Fabrication. Furthermore, students can take these Closest to 14 seconds is a huge accomplishment as 14 seconds is the fastest skills and apply them to live entertainment! allowable time limit for high school students on the ½ mile track. The Cougar Racing Club allows students who are mechanically inclined, to However, before the awards comes hard work. Students are busy with apply their newly acquired skills from class. Currently, there are 10 members fundraising each year to raise the monies for repairs and improvements to the who work during automotive classes and afterschool to build and keep the cars cars. Repairs are costly; for example one tire and rim costs about $500.00. running. In addition, the Race Club offers students an alternative to other school The good news is that the labour is cheap as the students repair the cars. Over clubs and perhaps the opportunity to learn a trade that could possibly become the years they have replaced the ignition, rear end front end, brakes, line locks, their lifetime career. transmission, shifters, and gauges. In fact, there isn’t a part on the car that they It was the year 2004 when the Cougar Racing Club was formed under the haven’t either changed or repaired! guidance of automotive teacher Raymond Carpenter. Mr. Carpenter remembers This year will be the final year for Mr. Carpenter to lead the Pit Crew as he borrowing the money to purchase and build the first car. Presently, the school retires after 29 years of teaching. We would like to say “THANK YOU” and we has a 1986 Grand Prix, with a 350 small block engine. It’s considered to be a wish him all the best in his retirement. See you in the Miramichi on May 18-19th. 13 second car. The second car is a 1974 Dodge Dart with a 318 engine. It is a “Boogity, Boogity, Boogity, Let’s go racing boys!” 14 second car.

Spring 2013 27 The After School Teaching Kitchen By Mora MacDonald, Guidance Counselor and Pronoti Majithia, Community Champion

ccording to Health Canada, the reliance of many families on fast foods and pre-prepared foods is having a detrimental effect on the health and well-being of the population in general. It is also leading to the loss of Afood preparation skills in individuals, which in turn reinforces the cycle of reliance on processed foods. Last winter Mora MacDonald, School Counselor at Marshview Middle School and Fran Devost-Cormier, District Social Worker realized that the students they worked with shared this issue with others across the country. So they decided to do something about it. MacDonald and Devost-Cormier started the Sackville Food Group. In partnership with other community groups they have spearheaded two very well received programs in the past year. The first of these programs, “Fresh For Less”, helps low-income families access fresh vegetables and fruits at reasonable prices. The second program, the Marshview Teaching Kitchen, is offered in partnership with a community member Pronoti Majithia, who is a trained teacher and cooking enthusiast. The Sackville Food Group has received over $12,000 in grants to support these programs. The Marshview Teaching Kitchen is an after-school cooking program that provides an opportunity for small groups of 8 to 10 students to learn basic cooking techniques, prepare and eat nutritious meals and snacks, compile the recipes in a recipe book, and take some food home to their families to be prepared later. Each session runs for two hours one day a week for 4 to 6 weeks, immediately after school. It is free and fun. The cooking classes are conducted in the school cafeteria and the fifth session is currently underway. Students become intimately familiar with Canada’s Food Guide and choose recipes that include ingredients from each of the food groups. They look forward to taking home doggie bags of leftover food prepared by them to share with their families. One of the students proudly told Majithia that she was able to make omelettes for her granny who always cooked for her and now lived in a seniors’ residence. MacDonald selects specific students to receive an opportunity to participate and to learn healthy living skills. Apart from learning important lifelong skills at the classes, they also enjoy the social aspects of the group activity in this day and age of digital communications. Many of the past participants hang around outside the cafeteria doors when the classes are on hoping to be allowed to come in and join the fun again! They are clearly hooked on food in a new way. The Sackville Food Group’s hope now is to enrol more volunteers so as to be able to offer advanced level classes for those students who do not want the experience to end after 4 weeks of classes. If you are interested in finding out more about the Marshview Teaching Kitchen or would like help with starting cooking classes in your own school please contact Mora Mac Donald at 364-4086. She and Pronoti Majithia will be pleased to share their experiences and lesson plans with you.

28 Spring 2013 The Salem Butterfly Garden By Marie Reinsborough, Teacher

t is often said that Spring is a time to celebrate new life and rebirth. For the The butterflies will have company on our school playground and field in the lucky grade two students at Salem Elementary School, this is both a literal charming and delightful aviary form of SWALLOWS! If you visit the garden, you and a figurative saying! The second grade students will soon be welcoming will soon notice that bird boxes are set high upon metal posts all along the Salem Ia crew of fascinating and awe-inspiring visitors to their classrooms. Each walking trail. These were built as part of our TD Bank Friends of the Environment classroom will host several PAINTED LADY butterfly larvae and will have the project and were completed in partnership with students from Tantramar Regional unique and memorable experience of watching these special guests grow from High School. Mr. MacIsaac’s class tutored Mrs. Ward’s fourth grade students in caterpillars to adult butterflies. carpentry and woodworking, and together they built several swallow bird boxes to Thanks to the generous support of the TD Bank’s “Friends of the Environment further populate our school with extra birdlife. It is always exciting to see students Fund”, the painted ladies now have a home to call their own on the Salem from various grades and of various ages and backgrounds working together, playground: their very own butterfly garden! At the end of especially when the results are so clearly beautiful, the 2011/2012 school year, students and staff completed “This is so cool! I have productive, and long-lasting. a community-wide project and established a plot of land goosebumps! I can’t believe “I really liked working with the High School kids. At destined for one sole purpose – to house, nurture, feed, how amazing this is!” first, I was a bit scared of them and nervous. But then protect, and CELEBRATE our school butterfly population. I realized that they were really nice. It was fun” was the With expert advice from Sean Blaney (a Sackville botanist and nature enthusiast) positive and honest response of one fourth-grade student. and Heather Smith (owner of Anderson’s Greenhouse, a Sackville gardening Many thanks to Samara Eaton, a local nature-enthusiast, for the countless landmark), locally-grown native plants were used to encourage the butterflies to hours she added to the project and to Darren Estabrooks for revitalizing the make Salem School their new, permanent home. Students and families gathered walking trail. If you are in the Sackville area, why not stop by the Salem Elementary together to volunteer to till and fertilize the soil and to plant the butterfly-friendly School garden and see if you can spot a PAINTED LADY or a SWALLOW on your species, making sure to include plants that could be used as food by both own? Or, equally exciting, why not build your own butterfly garden or bird box at caterpillars and butterflies so that the insects were supported in each stage your house and/or school to encourage wildlife from your own area to continue of development. This May, after this new generation of butterflies has grown to to thrive? As Salem students can attest, when you decide to learn more about adulthood, the students will release them into the garden, thus learning first-hand wildlife and promote the success and survival of the animals, plants, and insects about life cycles, community, co-operation, and the environment. in your environment, you will definitely benefit from the experience just as much “This is so cool! I have goosebumps! I can’t believe how amazing this is!” are as the animals! the words spoken from a student last year as she watched her “pet” butterflies take flight.

Spring 2013 29 VITAL ROLE OF THE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT IN HELPING STUDENTS ACHIEVE By Annette White, Teacher

ducational assistants are valued members of our school communities. in preventative strategies, offering encouragement and praise. For example she They play a critical role in the implementation of the curriculum by gives incentive notes to students for being kind. She also works confidentially with assisting students socially, physically, behaviourally, and emotionally. small groups to diffuse situations that could potentially deteriorate. With effective EEducational assistants receive training oriented towards their specific interventions students feel safe and secure in their environment, allowing them role and responsibilities. At Lou MacNarin School, Mrs. Carolyn Doucet is an to focus on instruction and follow direction. Educational assistant with over fourteen years of experience who embodies this Mrs. Doucet works collaboratively with the teacher in helping students attain vital role. learning outcomes and curriculum expectations. She circulates the classroom to Mrs. Doucet’s inspiration to become an Educational assistant came from look at student’s work and to listen to children read, helping struggling students her desire to better understand the needs of exceptional children. Her sensitivity, and reporting her observations to the teacher. While respecting the learning patience, empathy, and fairness are among the qualities that make her an effective needs of students, she also provides direct support to students with exceptional Educational assistant. Her school days begin by volunteering in the school’s learning needs by providing further explanations and demonstrations. breakfast program. In the classroom she establishes a positive relationship with Educational assistants such as Mrs. Doucet act as a second unit of support students and assists the teacher in classroom administrative tasks, such as for students. She inspires them to become lifelong learners such as herself. checking agendas and the personal daily schedules of exceptional students. While working with the grade 5 intensive French class she has even taken her She also helps prepare necessary class material. Mrs. Doucet is highly skilled assignment as the opportunity to learn French along with the students!

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30 Spring 2013 Serim Gr. 12 - ‘Raku Lotus’ Student ART

Kim Gr.12 - Portrait

Erika Gr.7 - ‘Busy City’ Amanda Gr.5 - ‘Charcoal Horse’ Montesa Gr.7 - ‘Banyan Tree’

Madison Gr.6 - ‘Pointillist Landscape’ Emma Gr.6 - ‘Disco Sneaker’

Matthew Gr.7 - ‘Name in Perspective’ Ella Gr.8 - Inspired by the works of Dali

Madison Gr.5 - ‘Self-portrait’