Congratulations to the following oratory winners:
1 Patrick Manderson2 Alana Keenan3 Justine Girouard Best ImpromptuAlyssa Dickinson
Patrick and Alana will represent our school at the district oratory competition this Thursday. Way to go Harkins!
Honorable Readers and Friends:
Our Harkins Middle School Oratory will be held Tuesday morning, April 27 @ 8:45 in the gym. The students are: Gr. 8 - Sarh Martin, Justine Girouard, Becky Matheson, and Alyssa Dickinson. Gr. 7 - Patrick Manderson, Elizabeth Matheson, Lauren Drisdelle, Sydney Watt Gr. 6 - Jaden Jones, Carly Gaston, Alana Keenan & Lyndsey Jay Keating.
Good luck to all!
Harkins participated in a Lights Out Canada initiative today in honor of Earth Day. We shut off the lights and brought awareness to the Global Warming crisis. There are many good things going on at Harkins Middle to help the environment including paper and bottle recycling, 'No-Idle' zones and the Green Ribbon Club. There are many things that we can do to become better Global citizens. For great tips, check out the Lights Out Canada site at : http://www.lightsoutcanada.tpweb.ca/
Be Green Harkins!
Rebuilding Haiti through Education, One Pencil at a TimeHarkins Middle School, in partnership with Duncan Dee, Chief Operating Officer of Air Canada and his wife Mary, are working to help eleven year old Carlos, a boy from Haiti, rebuild his community through education. Having lost everything, including his family, in the earthquake, he needs our help to support his makeshift school. Even at a young age, Carlos knows that education is the key to making a better and enriching life. Let’s help him by donating much needed school supplies and French reading material. Monetary donations will al
We are currently into our Spring Spirit Week which will lead up to the Fairy Tale Social on Friday. Dress code and daily activities at lunch include:
Tuesday: Wear a Flowered Shirt; Butterfly Race
Wednesday: Bumblebee Day (Black and Yellow Clothing); Flower Hunt
Thursday: Rainbow Day (Must wear all of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue Violet, Indigo); Charades
Friday: Blue and White Day (Harkins School Colors); Wheelbarrow Races
Social Friday 6-8:30pm; DJ Colby Jardine; $5 admission; Canteen and Photos available; School Rules and Dresscode apply; Proceeds go to Drama!
Recent Scholastic Book Fair 30% of profit
Volunteers were:
Madison Whyte $10.00 in book winner
Sereena Rambaran $10.00 in book winner
Elizabeth White
Becky Matheson
Amie Hayes
Keegan O'Shea
Justine Girouard $10.00 in book winner
Rebekah Dube $10.00 in book winner
Zackary Legere
Thank you so much and what a great learning experience, dealing with cash and customers.
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Twenty five students from the Red Team will begin a 30 Hour Famine Friday morning, after breakfast. They will end the fast on Saturday with a Potluck. Student raised over $2000 dollars for people in need and even hosted a charity basketball game today, with the Varsity Boys winning against the Varsity Girls by one basket. Thank you to everyone who supported the cause!
Check out our new Drama Page under heading 'Quick links' on the left side bar of this HMS Mainpage. All announcements and practice schedules will now be found there. :)
The Angel Hair for Kids & Drama Mothers Day Basket is growing! It includes items such as:
- $55 value, 1 month Westside Fitness Gym Membership
- $25 from Mike's Bar and Grill
- $25 for Genesis Salon
- $25 for Glamour Salon
- $25 from Petro Canada
- Items from Rosewood Gifts
- Hair and Body Care Products
- Picture Frames
- Cook Book
- Dish Clothes
- Wallet
- Chocolate
- MUCH MORE!
Thank you for your continued generous support and buy a ticket for the chance to win these great items!
Congratulations to the following students who were recognized as Students of the Month for April:
Blue Team: Lyndsay Jay-Keating
Purple Team: Michael McPhee
Green Team: Megan Hare
Red Team: Alyssa Dickinson
Orange Team: Sidney Campbell
Yellow Team: Chris LaPorte
Please see the latest photo gallery of these hard-working students! http://hms.nbed.nb.ca/gallery/students-month-april-2010