The Star Report
500 Woodward Avenue, Saint John, NB, E2K 4G7
Phone: 658-5353 Fax: 658-2739
February 9, 2015
Hello MNS Families:
Here are a few announcements for Monday,
February 9th, 2015.
Kangaroo Math Competition: The Department of
Mathematical Sciences at UNBSJ is pleased to
announce the 2015 Canadian Math Kangaroo Contest
has agreed to host the Canadian Kangaroo Math
Contest for Grades 1-12 English and French. . The
date of the competition is Sunday, March 29th. If
anyone is interested please contact Dr. Mo
Hamdam if you require more information. Mo is
a father and Home and School member of
Millidgeville North School and a contributor to
our school community.
Regional Coordinator: Dr. Mo Hamdan
E-mail: hamdan@unb.ca
Information and Timeline for the
2015 Canadian Math Kangaroo Contest
Important Information for the 2015 Canadian
Math Kangaroo Contest
1. Contest Date: March 29, 2015 (Sunday)
2. Time and Place: Tentative Start Time is 12:00
noon. To be held at UNB Saint John, Ganong Hall
Lecture Theatre. Please plan to arrive by 11:30am.
3. Scope: There are six contest levels for Grades: 1-2;
3-4; 5-6; 7-8; 9-10; 11-12. You can choose French or
English.
4. Contest Problems:
a. Grade 1-2 solve 18 problems (3 difficulty levels) in
45 minutes.
b. Grade 3-4 solve 24 problems (3 difficulty levels) in
60 minutes.
c. Grade 5-12 solve 30 problems (3 difficulty levels)
in 75 minutes.
5. Registration fee is $17.
To register lease visit:
http://www.mathkangaroocanada.com/
Registration is currently open and will close on
March 15, 2015.
6. Twenty bursaries (or more if funds permit) of $17
will be given to cover the registration fee for 20
students. Application forms will be collected until
February 20, 2015. The selection of recipients will be
made by the Board of Directors based on the
information in the application (financial situation,
previous participation, etc.) and will be announced
by February 27, 2015.
The form is currently available at the administrator
website, under the Documents/CMKCdocs folder.
Participants will have access to the form. If you
encounter any difficulty downloading the form,
please email: info@mathkangaroocanada.com
7. Online training. There will be both English and
French online training sessions, each with five
sections covering each grade level. These sessions
will be repeated two weeks later, provided that
there are enough registered participants. The online
training is coordinated and organized nationally,
and the registration for the sessions is administered
through the central registration system. There is a
fee of $10 per student to participate in the online
training.
The 2015 online training classes are scheduled as
follows:
In English for grades 1-8: February 28, repeated on
March 7 and March 14, 2015
In English for grades 9-10: March 14, 2015
Focus on Fitness- Friday: Students participated in an
introductory Yoga session with Jason McLean
from Yogahaus. Attached is a link to Mr.
McLeans website. We will be offering a series of
Yoga instructions during the month of February
and March for students in all grades.
http://yogahaus.ca/teachers/
TTFM: Tell Them For Me student Survey will be
conducted with all students at MNS beginning
Feb 16th. This is a provincial wide survey that is
used to collect student feedback on school wide
initiatives. Thanks are extended to Mr. Corey for
leading the effort with this initiative.
High School Open House and Registration (All
sessions are from 6:30-8:30pm)
February 16, 2015 – Simonds High School
February 16, 2015- Harbourview High School
February 18, 2015- St. Malachy’s High School
February 19, 2015 Saint John High School
February 23, 2015 Snow Date
Students are required to return the registration
form to their Homeroom Teacher by Thursday,
February 26, 2015, no later than 12:00 pm noon.
Teacher/ Staff Appreciation Week is Feb 9th14th Thank you very to our Home and School
Committee for planning a week of staff
appreciation next week. We truly appreciate
our community support!
MNS Home and School is pleased to announce
we will be hosting a Community Market on
Saturday, March 14th as a School Fundraising
Event. The Market will be set up in the school
Cafeteria and will have a variety of local
vendors. If you are interested in renting a table
($25) for the day, please contact Louise Kinney
weezy1972@hotmail.com There will be more
information available soon including a Face
Book Event Page and Posters for Promotion.
Grade 6 Late FI Parent Information Session will
take place on
Tuesday February 17 at Princess Elizabeth
School 6:30 PM. This session is for parents and
students in Grade 5 English who may be
interested in the Late French Immersion
Program.
Anglophone South School District recently relaunched the Celebrate What’s Right with the
World website and MNS have been busy
Celebrating a variety of school pursuits. You can
check out some of the wonderful initiatives here
at the following website: Millidgeville North has
been busy Celebrating What’s Right in the
World since the new launch.
http://web1.nbed.nb.ca/sites/ASDS/news/Lists/Categories/Category.aspx?Categor
yId=10&Name=Celebrating+What's+Right
Internet Safety Week is Feb 9th – 13th.
Students in Grades 3-8 participated in an Internet
Safety presentation at school today, facilitated by
District Technoloogy Mentor, Philip Sweezey.
Friday February 13th is District Professional
Learning Day for all Teachers and Support Staff.
There will be No School for students.
School Mission Statement
The mission of MNS, a diverse family of learners,
is to develop independent and confident
community members. By promoting kindness.
School Vision Statement
MNS’s vision is to:
STRIVE for high expectations & academic
excellence
TEACH the whole child
APPRECIATE and celebrate diversity
RESPECT needs, interests and abilities
SHARE within our community