Harkins Lady Blues played three tense games on Wednesday and came away with a third place medal at the District Jamboree at Dr. Losier Middle School. After losing to Nelson with an upsetting 1-0 score, Harkins came back and beat both Blackville and EWG to make it to medal standings.
It started with Fall colors and apple bobbing and ended Friday with a night of dancing and fun! Harkins Middle School students welcomed Fall and said goodbye to Term 1 in true Harkins style...with a lively, well received Spirit Week. Winners of Best Costume at the dance were... Amber Sickles, Kristen Hetherington and Alana Keenan. Thanks to all those who helped organise the events and thanks to the Red Team for hosting the dance. Please see the latest Photo Gallery on this page for Miss Breau's photos from the dance.
Need extra help? Here is a schedule of the current tutorials being offered at Harkins Middle School.TUTORIAL SCHEDULEBlue TeamBeginning in Term 2Mrs. Blakely-Doucette - Math & Science - Thursdays (3:15—4:00 pm)Ms. Savage - French & Social Studies - Tuesdays (3:15—4:00 pm)Green Team - MathMiss BreauDay 3 (12:00 - 12:30 p.m.) Grade 8Day 4 (12:00 - 12:30 p.m.) Grade 7NOTE: Students must sign up for Miss Breau’s tutorial the day before so she can make preparations (photocopies, etc.)Purple Team Ms Miousse - Day 2, 3 and 4 (12:30 - 1:00 p.m.)At times, Ms.
Harkins Middle School is considered a Nut Safe School. We want to make our school safe for students who have severe peanut and nut allergies. Please pack lunches that are nut-free and avoid bringing anything with nuts to eat for snacks. We should all have the opportunity to be healthy and happy at school.
Harkins Cares!
Harkins Cares: The Green Team's initiative to collect pop tabs for charity has resulted in a 46 pound donation! Miss Breau and Max might have to make more than one trip to deliver this hefty load. Way to go Harkins! The Green Team will continue their collection and they encourage you to save the pop tops from your canned drinks.
A fun filled week is planned for our Fun Fall Fest! Mrs. Gilks and her crew have prepared the following activities this week as competition for the coveted Golden Sneaker Award. Maybe your class will win!
Tuesday: Dress Theme: Wear a Red/Orange or Yellow; Activity: Poison Apples in the Gym
Wednesday: Dress Theme: Straw Hat or Crazy Hat (not a regular ball hat); Activity: Pumpkin Decorating in the Art Room
Thursday: Dress Theme: Orange/Black/Camouflage (wear two colors to represent at least 50% of your clothing); Activity: Zombie March in the Gym
We're having an art contest and your design could be made into a professional sign! You may choose to do one of two topics, or both (as separate entries).
Topics include...
1) Hat-Free School / Défense de porter une casquette
and/or
2) Electronic Device Free School/ Sans appareils éléctroniques
Please make sure that ...
a) your poster is on 8 by 11 white paper.
b) there is only one submission per topic, per student.
c) you choose black and white or color.
d) your name and class are on the back.
Congratulations to those students choosen as Students of the Month for the first month of the school year. Your hard work is appreciated!Blue Team: Tobias; Purple Team: Ryan; Orange Team: Zachary; Red Team: Eugene; Yellow Team: Nekoda.Please see the image gallery on this page for photos of these students.
The Terry Fox National School Run Day on Friday, September 25th was well received by students and staff of Harkins Middle School. Classes found innovative ways to raise funds that will help fight cancer. In some classes, each student brought in a donation, while other classes sold popsicles afterschool. There was even a draw for a giant Teddy Bear, won by Rorie on the Orange Team. Over 600 dollars was raised and students ended the event by walking around the track. As the slogan for this day reads,
