Harkins Middle School (HMS) will be holding their 2013 Heritage Fair on Thursday, April 25th. This event provides a cross curricular opportunity for our entire school to learn more about our communities i.e. local, provincial, national. As many as 26 student projects will be on display for viewing by judges, school staff, students, and participants’ families. Judging will take place from ... 9am to 12noon followed by viewing of projects from 1pm to 2:50pm. HMS is pleased to announce that we have a very special guest for our 2013 Heritage Fair. Mr.
In September, Ms. Barrieau's class participated in the Terry Fox run at their school. They ran laps on the two tracks in the school yard, a 400 metre track and a 750 metre track, keeping a tally of each complete lap. The combined tallies of laps run by the whole class gave a total of 303 laps. One proud class member claimed that the class ran a total of 151.72 km. Is this claim true, or false? Explain your reasoning.
All solutions must be submitted by noon on Thursday, April 25.
Please explain your reasoning. Answer only will not be eligible for the draw.
On Thursday, April 25, 2013, join us from 6 to 8:30pm! Canteen. Photobooth. $5. All School Rules Apply. ALL PROCEEDS WILL SUPPORT THE HMS DRAMA CLUB!See you there!
Congratulations to the winner of the Problem of the Week #9, Sarah MacCallum from 6L2 (click on the thumbnail to see her solution). Sarah has won a $10 gift card for the movies. Thank you to all the students who participated in the Problem of the Week #9.
A fundraiser for a St Andrew's Student battling cancer...Zumbatomic® Fundraiser For AliyahDate: Wednesday, April 17thWhere: St.Andrews Elementary School When: 6-7pm*This is a fun fitness dance class inspired by Latin rhythms, designed for all ages! Come out and have fun!* *Entry fee: Donation at the door* *All children must be accompanied by a parent* Water & indoor shoes are required.
Infrastructure Review of Schools in Miramichi WestDear Parents/Guardians: As a followup to the notice that went home with report cards on April 2, 2013, the PSSC is looking for your feedback. Please take a moment to complete the short survey at the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GY96WWJ
Students at Queen Elizabeth Public School are planning to publish a special
edition newspaper commemorating the 50th anniversary of their school. They
have decided on the following details:
- each newspaper will have 16 page
- 8700 copies will need to be printed, using rolls of special newsprint;
- each roll of newsprint can be cut into about 1600 pages;
- the special newsprint costs $75.00 per roll.
If the students' goal is to just recover their costs, how much should they charge for each newspaper?
All solutions must be submitted by noon on Thursday, April 18.
Congratulations to the winner of the Problem of the Week #8, Leanne Jardine from 8E (click on the thumbnail to see her solution). Leanne has won a $10 gift card for the movies. Thank you to all the students who participated in the Problem of the Week #8.
Attention HMS runners! The annual Grande Digue run is fast approaching and this exciting event is filled with activities, prizes, running and fun! Please see the attached flyer for more details. It would be awesome for Harkins students to form a team and be eligible to win cash prizes. Register now! See Ms Barrieau for more details.
Olivia, the Coordinator at the local Food Bank, noticed the following trends:
typically 200 boxes of food were distributed on Mondayson Tuesdays, 40 fewer boxes of food were distributed than on Mondays
on Wednesdays, there was another peak, with 1.3 times Tuesday’s volumeon Thursdays, the number of boxes of food distributed was usually ¾ of Monday’s volume
on Fridays, 50% of Thursday’s volume were distributed.
In a typical week, how many boxes of food were distributed?
Solutions are due by noon on Thursday, April 11
