Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits FHS

We are pleased to celebrate the Prime Minister's visit to Forest Hills School as part of the Memory Project Initiative that took place on Monday, December 15th, 2008. The Prime Minister thanked the veterans for their important work on behalf of all Canadians and answered questions from our very own grade 5 students.

The following Members of Parliament from New Brunswick were also in attendance:Minister of Veteran Affairs, Greg Thompson MP -New Brunswick Southwest, Rob Moore MP -Fundy Royal, Rodney Westin MP- Saint John, and Tilly O'Neill-Gordan MP - Miramichi. Former Saint John MP, Elsie Wayne also was in attendance at the event.

The famous Canadian comic Rick Mercer made a special guest appearance to coordinate a Holiday Greetings for the troops in Afghanistan from the Prime Minister. Grade 5, Grade 8 and student cadets from Forest Hills School participated in this special greeting for the troops.

Canaport LNG Donates Two Smartboards

Canaport/LNG has graciously donated two smartboards to Forest Hills School. The Smartboard is an interactive whiteboard with endless possibilities as a teaching tool in the classroom. We would like to sincerely thank Canaport/LNG for their generousity in supporting local schools.

Thank you!!!

Forest Hills School would like to thank all of the parents, students and community members who gave support to our annual Flea Market.

Due to your generousity we were able to raise $1486.50. All of this money will be used to support families in our school community.

Also, we would like to say a word of thanks to Mrs. Roy and her army of student helpers and parent volunteers. Please know that all of your time and hard work is much appreciated.

Staff & Students of FHS

Elementary Christmas Concerts

Our Elementary Christmas Concerts will take place next week on Tuesday, December 16th and Wednesday, December 17th. Each concert lasts only 80 minutes and will begin at 9:30 in the theatre. We ask that parents plan to stay for the entire concert as it is distracting for the performers if people come and go during the concert.

We also ask that parents consider parking at the rear of the school as parking at the front of the building is extremely limited. Parents who park at the front of the building must park on Glengarry Drive and not in the bus or fire lanes.

Classes will be performing as follows;

On Tuesday, Dec 16th; K. King, Gr. 1 Davidson, Gr. 2 Jackson & Roy, Gr. 3FI McLaughlin, Gr. 3 Greer, Gr. 4 Delano, Gr. 5 Fequet and Gr. 5 FI Hicks.

On Wednesday, Dec 17th; K Young, Gr. 1 Weber, Gr. 1/2 Vincent, Gr. 2FI Gobeil & Farmakoulus-Walker, Gr. 3 Blanchard, Gr. 3/4FI Cochrane, Gr. 4 O'Blenes and Gr. 5 Beaulieu-Manuel.

Please feel free to contact the school if you have any other questions.

The Dominion Institute's Memory Project coming to FHS December 15th, 2008

This month The Dominion Institute's Memory Project will be coming to our school on Monday, December 15th. This initiative brings students and veterans together to prompt meaningful discourse between the two groups in the hopes that their memories of battle will not be forgotten. This project will involve a number of our Grade 5 andGrade 8 students, where they will be given the opportunity to meet the veterans in a relaxed atmosphere to talk to them and learn from them firsthand what they experienced during their tenure in the military. The hope is that these students will take the stories and experiences they hear to heart and become the ones to impart this new knowledge on to their friends and siblings so that their efforts will never be forgotten.

For more information please see the webpage our very own Mr. Sweezey developed for this very special project: http://web.me.com/psweezey/gr8foresthills/The_Memory_Project.html

Elementary Christmas Concerts

Our Elementary Christmas Concerts will take place this year on Dec 16th and 17th. More information regarding times will be available soon, but the concerts are usually in the morning and are about 1 to 1 1/2 hours long. We do have a list of classes and know on which days they will be performing as follows;

On Tuesday, Dec 16th; K. King, Gr. 1 Davidson, Gr. 2 Jackson & Roy, Gr. 3FI McLaughlin, Gr. 3 Greer, Gr. 4 Delano, Gr. 5 Fequet and Gr. 5 FI Hicks.

On Wednesday, Dec 1th; K Young, Gr. 1 Weber, Gr. 1/2 Vincent, Gr. 2FI Gobeil & Farmakoulus-Walker, Gr. 3 Blanchard, Gr. 3/4FI Cochrane, Gr. 4 O'Blenes and Gr. 5 Beaulieu-Manuel.

Movie Kung Fu Panda

Forest Hills Home & School Association Presents:

Kung Fu Panda


Wednesday, December 10th @ 3:30pm
Forest Hills School Theatre

Tickets will be $3 each or $10 for a family. All tickets will be sold at the door.

Immunization Clinic

Public Health will be at the school tomorrow, Dec 3rd for the second immunization clinic for grade 7 & 8 females. Please remind your student to wear a short sleeve shirt and eat a good breakfast.

Pasta Fundraiser

The pasta orders have arrived and the majority of them with be sent home with students today.(December 2nd)

Fall Fundraiser

Just a reminder that orders for the Pasta Fundraiser should be returned to the school by Monday, November 24th.

Thank you for your support.
Home and School

Annual Christmas Flea Market

We are currently collecting items for our Flea Market in December. The proceeds from this event go to support families in our school community during the holiday season.

Mrs. Roy would like to remind parents and guardians that the Parent/Teacher meetings this week are an ideal time to bring items into the school for this event. Middle school students will be available to collect items during the Parent/Teacher times.

We thank you for your support.

Perception Surveys

Perception surveys gather information from staff, parents, and students on their perceptions of positive learning environment and academic climate.
All students grades 4-8 will be doing this the first week of December. Parents are randomly selected (by the Dept. of Ed.) to fill these out as well. The information gathered from these surveys greatly assist us in improvement planning.

Christmas Flea Market

The Forest Hills annual "Christmas Flea Market" will take place on Thursday, Dec.4th in the school's mini-gym.
We are in need of items for our sale and would appreciate any of the following: toys, games, movies, videos, books, jewellery, crafts, decorations, ect... The purpose of the event is to raise money to help needy families in our school with a grocery certificate for their Christmas shopping. We have received great support in the past and once again we are asking for your participation. November 18th and November 20th (Parent Teacher night/day) would be a perfect time to bring things in as our Middle School Spirit Club will be on hand to collect whatever you bring.
Thank You for your support!!! (Direct inquires to Mrs. Roy )

Christmas Fundraising Committee

Parent Notice

We would like to advise all parents that we have had a few cases of head lice reported in the building.

We advise parents to check their child's hair every 2 or 3 days for the next few weeks. One nit can hatch and begin laying eggs in a very short period of time.

We suggest that the best way to deal with head lice is to use a treatment (either purchased at a drug store or one of the home remedies available to you). This treatment should kill any live lice....but will not have much of an effect on the nits which have not yet hatched. Therefore, it is extremely important that all nits be removed from the hair...if you miss even one the problem will return in as little as two weeks.

If you have any questions please contact Ms. McGrath at the school office.

Back Parking Lot Drop Off

RE: back parking lot drop off of students
Notice To Forest Hills Parents & Community


Because safety is our topmost priority at Forest Hills School, we are asking our parents and community to assist in implementing traffic changes.

1. Vehicles must only park in designated parking areas.

2. Vehicles must drop off children at the corner of the traffic lane and then
continue moving.

3. It is not necessary, and we discourage, parents accompanying children in to the school. This practice contributes to a lot of traffic congestion.

4. Children who are within walking distance of the school are encouraged to walk – promoting fitness and helping reduce carbon emissions.

5. Beginning Monday, November 10, 2008, we will be monitoring this and identifying vehicles that are causing problems.

6. Vehicles picking up children at the end of the school day must be parked in
designated parking spots.

7. AT NO TIME should there be vehicles parked or idling (for longer than a quick drop off) in the fire lane adjacent to the entire back of the school.

Thank you from the school’s administration and PSSC for considering children’s safety as our #1 focus.



Ms. T. Whitney
Principal

Fun Pasta Fundraiser

Please help make Our Fall Fundraiser a success! The FUN PASTA SALE will begin on Monday, November 10th and finish on Monday, November 24th. Please forward all orders to your child’s teacher. The proceeds from this fundraiser will be used to help purchase new Smart Boards for our Classrooms. Let’s enjoy some fun pasta as we help support Forest Hills School.

Ski Club

Once again this year we will be organizing a Ski club for middle level students at Forest Hills School. This program runs for six weeks each year and is sponsored by the Poley Mountain After School Ski Program.

The program begins on January 15, 2009 and is open to all middle level students. The cost for the six week program is $150.00. This fee includes return transportation from FHS to Poley Mountain, equipment rental and ski lessons. All fees are due before December 17, 2008.

Parent Volunteers ski for free. Teacher supervisors travel with the students to and from the ski hill.

The cost is based on a minimum of 30 students participating and may increase if we have fewer than 30 students interested.

If your child is interested, listen to morning announcements for a student meeting which will be held in mid November.

If you have any further questions about our Ski Club, please do not hesitate to contact the school administration or Mr. A. Fequet who is the program supervisor.

Halloween Hat Day

Friday, October 31st will be "Crazy Hat Day" at Forest Hills School. Wear a crazy hat and pay a loonie. All money raised will go to support the Leadership Club in their efforts to support needy families at Christmas. (No masks, hairspray or make-up)

UNICEF Campaign

On Friday October 24th / or Monday October 27th, your child (K-5) will be taking home a collection envelope for UNICEF. At our Celebrate assemblies students were shown a DVD on how their support can help children in the African villages of Malawi and Rwanda receive an education and help in their future.
This UNICEF campaign promotes global awareness and citizenship issues FHS supports and believes are important.
If you are able to help in this meaningful campaign please collect pledges and return the pledge envelope to your child's teacher.
Thank you Forest Hills community.

BENEFIT DINNER AND AUCTION

Glen Falls and Forest Hills Schools are holding a benefit dinner and auction for a student with a critical illness awaiting medical treatment in Toronto. On November 1st, the 3 Mile Tavern will be presenting a "Steak and Stein" event. Tickets are $20.00 for a steak dinner and one "stein". The meal will be served from 6:00pm-9:00pm with the auction beginning at 7:00pm. Come out and support this worthy cause! For tickets contact Sheila Fitzpatrick 658-6724 or Joanne Masson 696- 6246

Family Literacy Night

Celebrate What's Right....Celebrate a Love of Literacy! Please note date change

We are hosting a Family Literacy Night here at Forest Hills on Wednesday, October 22nd from 6:30-7:30.

This night will be an opportunity to share the importance of Literacy learning with your child. We hope this experience provides you with useful ideas, homework tips, fun and practical games that reinforce concepts and most of all, a great way to be together while learning together.

The format is simple...families can rotate from one activity station to the next, at their own pace. Staff will be available to help with activities and to answer any questions you may have.

The purpose is simple...to provide families with some innovative ways to "celebrate and have fun while learning"". All of the literacy activities presented can be easily duplicated at home for the specific learning needs of your child. Remember that regular review and practice of all skills is crucial to learning.

We look forward to seeing you on the 23rd!

Food Drive

Forest Hills School is looking for your help this week (September 30-October 3) and next (October 6-9) to collect non perishable food items. With Thanksgiving fast approaching this food drive will help support our local food bank. A number of families in our community rely on this service.
As a school we are promoting local/global awareness and citizenship.Forest Hills School thanks you for your continued support.

Public Health Immunization Clinic at FHS

All students in gr. 6 will be offered a vaccine for tetanus, diphtheria and whooping couch. Female students in gr. 7 and 8 will be offered a vaccine that protects against cervical cancer. Consent pamplet will be sent home by Friday, September 19th and must be return to your child's homeroom teacher by Friday, September 26th. The clinic will take place on Wednesday, October 15th.

Nim's Island - Movie Day - October 1st

Forest Hills Home and School will be playing the feature film "Nim's Island" on October 1st, 2008 in the Theatre at the school beginning at 3:30pm. This is part of the committee's fundraising efforts where we benefit from viewing recently released or yet to be released movies at a great price.

Tickets are $3 each or $10 per family. You may pick up tickets on Wednesdays and Fridays in our volunteer room or from Mrs. Roy. If all tickets are not sold, the remaining tickets will be available at the door.

Forest Hills School Open House

Our Open House will take place on Tuesday, September 16 between 6:30 - 8:30pm. We welcome all our families to attend and meet our staff and speak with teachers. We will also be having our Parent School Support Committee elections for those interested. For more information on the PSSC, please see below or contact the school principal.

PSSC
PARENT SCHOOL SUPPORT COMMITTEE

WORKING TOGETHER
IMPROVING OUR SCHOOL

PSSCs DO:
Focus on the needs of all students in the school
Advise the Principal on school policy issues
Review the annual School Report Card results
Work with the Principal to develop and monitor the
School Improvement Plan
Promote effective communications with parents using budget money received from the District Education Council


PSSCs DO NOT:
Get involved in the day-to-day operations of the school
Raise funds for the school

Volunteers Needed

Forest Hills is proud to be able to provide both a breakfast program and a hot lunch program five days a week to all of our students. We could not do this without the continued support of our parent volunteers.

We are currently looking for parent volunteers who can help us with these valuable programs. Breakfast program takes about 1/2 hour in the morning and hot lunch takes about 1 hour.

If you are available any day of the week for either of these programs, please contact the school at 658-5338 or e-mail our volunteer co-ordinator, Mrs. Sharon Davidson, at sharon.davidson@nbed.nb.ca

Cell Phone and Electronic Device Policy Information

To access this policy on our website: select school handbook under the About FHS tab. It is the last entry on this information page.

French Second Language Review and Update Information

For information on the French Second Language Announcement on August 5th, 2008 please visit the website address below.

http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/edu/2008e1124ed.htm

School Supplies Lists for 2008-2009

Please click the homework tab on the main website page. Then select the grade level your child is entering for the appropriate supply list. We will also be submitting lists to Staples the first week of July for your convenience. Have a great summer and see you in the fall!

Rising Tides Festival - July 1st

WELCOME TO SAINT JOHN'S RISING TIDES FESTIVAL JULY 1-12, 2008

This year Saint John marks the 225th Anniversary of the Loyalist Landing at Fort LaTour, located next to the Harbor passage walkway, and approximately 500 yards from Fort Howe.

The 2008 Rising Tides Festival will celebrate this anniversary for 12 days in July and will include something for everyone – musical entertainment, great shopping, kids day camps and so much more!

Visit http://www.risingtidesfestival.com/risingtides/ for more information. On Canada Day, July 1st, be sure to visit Uptown and the parking lot of the Fort Howe Hotel & Convention Centre for free children’s and adult musical entertainment, face painting, and fireworks!

National Science Award Winner

Congratulations to Abby Herrington for her exceptional performance at the National Science Fair which took place in Ottawa earlier this month. Abby recieved a silver medal for her project titled "Le Pouvoir des Polymeres/The Power of Polymers". Abby was also the highest placing participant from New Brunswick. We are extremely proud of her achievement.

Eye Spy What's Right!

All students, teachers and members of the community in School Districts 6 & 8 will have an opportunity to participate in EYE SPY WHAT’S RIGHT this month. This fun, easy, interactive event is taking place May 26th – 30th and is part of our Celebrate What’s Right with the World initiative.

How does it work?
During the week of May 26th and May 30th, students, staff and members of the community will have the opportunity to log-on to our EYE SPY WHAT’S RIGHT website and tell us something that is RIGHT with the world! Everyone who participates will be eligible for a prize! It’s that easy!

Win Prizes & Be Recognized!

An elementary school, middle school and high school in each school district with the greatest participation will win the EYE SPY WHAT’S RIGHT Trophy!

Random draws will be held so that one student from each grade level in every school will win an EYE SPY WHAT’S RIGHT prize!

Prizes will also be awarded to members of the community and School staff!

So start thinking about what YOU think is RIGHT with your world – and share the details with us starting May 26!

LOG-IN MAY 26TH-30TH AND TELL US WHAT YOU THINK IS RIGHT WITH THE WORLD!

Click on the EYE SPY LOGO at www.district8celebrate.org

Open Circle Gathering

FOREST GLEN COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

‘Knowing our neighbours’

All are encouraged to participate in an
OPEN CIRCLE GATHERING On

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21st 3:30 – 5:00 pm

Forest Hills School

* All individuals, organizations, groups and businesses are invited to attend our community awareness gathering *

For more information please contact Tanya Whitney 658-5338

Tanya.Whitney@nbed.nb.ca

Community Day

Forest Hills School in Saint John NB will be hosting a community day on Saturday June 7, 2008 from 11 am-2pm. The purpose of this event is to promote organizations and the school and re-ignite a community spirit.

We would like to invite organizations to this event. We will provide a table for organizations and advertising for the event. Should any interested organizations not be able to attend and would like to send pamphlets/pens/etc. for an information table we will gladly place them on a general information table. We hope you will be able to come and join us and let the Forest-Glen community know what your organization is all about!

Contact Maria Gravelle at maria.gravelle@yahoo.ca

Spiderwick Chronicles

Forest Hills Home & School Association Presents




Thursday May 22nd, 3:30-5:00pm in the Forest Hills Theatre.

Tickets will be $3.00 each or $10.00 They may be purchased Wednesdays and Fridays in the volunteer room or from Mrs. Roy (grade 4). Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door.

Please note: This movie is rated PG and may not be suitable for younger children.

Summer Science and Sports Camp

Summer Science and Sports Camps for young students are being offered by the Faculty of Science, Applied Science, and Engineering at UNBSJ. Camps are avilable for students entering grades 2-9 in the following September. For further information, please contact Tasha Silliphant at 648-5927.

Upcoming online web seminar - Anaphylaxis 101

Anaphylaxis Canada is pleased to announce the launch of its first online web seminar, Anaphylaxis 101, which will take place on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 from 12 noon to 1 pm. Our first web seminar will focus on the basics of anaphylaxis and the need-to-know information every patient requires such as what is anaphylaxis; signs and symptoms; common causes of anaphylaxis; how to use an auto-injector and tips for creating an allergy safe environment. This seminar is being offered free of charge across the country to anyone with an interest in anaphylaxis, such as parents of allergic children, educators, child care workers, public health and other caregivers. To register today for this session please click here. To participate in this online seminar, visit this link on Wednesday, May 14th at 12 noon Eastern Standard Time (9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT and 1 pm AT). The link will be live 15 minutes prior to the broadcast. Please feel free to share this information with others that may be interested in participating in this webcast. This seminar will also be available shortly after the broadcast on our website at www.anaphylaxis.ca under the heading Anaphylaxis Learning Centre.

Home & School Fundraiser

Forest Hills Home and School is ready to take orders for our new fund-raiser!

Click on the link below to find out more information about these terrific labels that are great for books, school binders, pencil cases, school supplies, lunch boxes, sippy cups, water bottles, sports equipment, CDs, DVDs, toys, tupperware, baby bottles, travel items! No more lost-and-found!

Loveable Labels

Symphony New Brunswick Free Concert on May 2nd

On May 2nd at 12 noon the members of Symphony New Brunswick's 'Saint John String Quartet' will be performing a FREE CONCERT FOR KIDS on Level I Brunswick Square in the centre court. Throughout the school year the Quartet, on behalf of SNB, travel to over 40 schools in the province providing educational and interactive concerts for kids in grades K-8. Aliant sponsors 20 of these concerts, and this event on May 2nd is being put on jointly by SNB and Aliant to promote and show the public what is done in the schools. This will be a very fun event for all and we hope to see you!

Congratulations to Grade 6 Immersion!

The grade 6 Immersion students entered a contest through NB Power on ways to save energy which relates to our Social Studies curriculum. Both classes did Power Point presentations on different ways and different areas we can save and how important it is for our future. The students won 1000$ for the classroom. The prize money needs to be put toward something technological to benefit students' learning. We plan on putting that money toward a Smartboard.

PWACSWNB Short Story Contest

James Venner Russell Foundation

PWACSWNB Short Story Contest

Students 18 years and younger, attending school in the counties of Kings, Queens, Charlotte or St. John are invited to write and submit a short story of up to 1,500 words to submit to the South West chapter of the Professional Writers Association of Canada's short story contest. Stories written in English or French are acceptable. All entrants are invited to attend the presentation ceremony to be held at the Imperial Theatre, Saint John, NB September 21, 2008 at which time10 authors of winning entries will each be awarded certificates of achievement and cash prizes in the amount of $250.

Applicants should carefully read the following rules and regulations;

1. All entries must be original works, in English or French.

2. No entry fee is required.

3. All rights to the story will remain the property of the author.

4.To be eligible, entries must not exceed 1,500 words in length.

5. Hand written entries will not be accepted.

6. All entries should be either typewritten or a computer printout in black ink on white paper, double-spaced, with numbered pages.

7. All other formats will be disqualified.

8.Each entry must have a separate cover page with the title of the work, the author's name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and word count. All subsequent pages must carry the story title and a page number .

9. THE AUTHOR'S NAME MUST NOT APPEAR ON THE STORY PAGES..

10. All entries must be postmarked no later than midnight on April 30, 2008.

11. The decisions of the judges are final

Entries will be judged by professional authors.

Manuscripts will not be returned after judging.

A certificate of achievement and a cheque for $250 will be awarded each winning entry at the awards ceremony at the Imperial Theater, Saint John, NB.

Applications should be sent to: PWAC Short Story Contest,

c/o Dorothy Dearborn,

P.O. Box 1068, Hampton, NB

E5N8H1

or e-mail: Dearborn@nbnet.nb.ca

Lynn Robertson's Girls Summer Basketball Camp

Open Forum on Electronic Media at Forest Hills

Dear parents,

At Forest Hills School, our highest priorities are the safety and learning of all students. As a response to further engaging parents in this effort, we are holding a meeting on:

MONDAY, APRIL 21 6:30 pm Middle School Library

The focus of this meeting will be to address the issues of Electronic media, privacy, violence as entertainment, and publication of school/student photos.

This meeting is intended for parents who have questions and concerns around these issues. It will be an open forum where we will work together as partners to become better informed, and therefore better equipped to address some of the emerging issues that are resulting from the very easy access to electronic publication devices (cameras, phones, computers, internet sites).

All schools in district 8 are governed by a provincial policy 311 regarding the Acceptable Use of Computers, as well as a district policy on Cell Phone and Other Electronic Devices.

It is a universal concern, and is presenting itself as a particular concern to Forest Hills. Our concern is that children are disregarding the ban on access to electronic devices and cell phones during school hours. As a staff, we had considered ourselves to be VERY vigilant in this area. We are alarmed at how easy it is for students to hide these devices and still use them. While this practice may seem as innocent entertainment in many instances, it has ultimately led to the publication of violence, of demeaning and private situations/locales, and has increased a level of stress on the whole school community.

Our parents are our partners, and we need to begin a discussion about how to address this growing phenomenon. The particular issue is currently pertaining to our middle school students, but we welcome all grade level parents as we take this issue seriously and know that electronic media will be a permanent part of our culture, and long-term solutions will be needed.

We hope to have you attend. Susan Holmes, guidance learning specialist, will be in attendance as well. Our focus will be mainly to bring this issue to light, and to hear the voice of parents. We want our students to learn in a safe environment, secure from privacy invasion and the broadcasting of peer violence. The school plans to do sessions with our student body as well.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the school.

Bake Sale for Dance Groups

Dear Parents and Students,
On Thursday, April 17th, of this week the Elementary and Middle School Dance Groups will be hosting a bake sale for the entire school. All monies raised will be used to outfit our dancers for our end of the year performances. In order to make this sale a success we are asking for any donation of baked goods. It would be helpful if the goods are individually wrapped ready for sale. If you would like to support our sale please send in baking on Wednesday or Thursday morning of this week. The sale will be held on Thursday from 9:00am to 11:00am. (Due to the fact that some of our children have peanut allergies we prefer that none of the baked goods contain nuts.) Thank you for your support!!

Sincerely,

Ms. Cyr

Fundy Regional Science Fair Awards

Congratulations to the following FHS students for their placements in the Fundy Regional Science Fair:

Junior Earth and Environmental Sciences:
First PlaceLe Recyclage de l'eau/Recycling water. Students: Alicia Donovan, Justin McLellan

Junior Life Sciences (Divisional):
First place: Le Pouvoir De Voir. Students: Justin Cosman, Devan Mahaney
Second place: The Cat's Meow. Student: Kevin Hubbard

SJ Seadogs Prize (Other):
How fast Chips Melt Ice based on Sodium Content. Student: Peter Alexander

UNBSJ Department of Biology Award (Special) & Grand Prize 1:
Small is powerful. Student: Abby Herrington

You Get To Go To Cranked Writing Assignment

All Middle school students are invited to submit an entry for a draw to attend the performance of the musical drama “CRANKED” which will be held at the Imperial Theater on Thursday, May 8, from 9:30 to 10:30 AM. Successful student entrants will be transported by bus to the Imperial, leaving at 9:00 AM and returning by 11:00 AM.

To enter the contest, students must write a minimum, two- page, double-spaced essay, using paragraphs. Your writing focus must be on “The Effects of Drug Addiction”. Essays can be either typed or neatly handwritten and must also include a title page. All essays must be passed into the main office by April 25th.

All essays which meet these criteria will be entered in a random draw during which 40 names will be drawn to attend this special enrichment event.

All entries will be available for viewing in a special binder to be kept in the middle school library following the draw.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!!

Forest Hills Home & School Association Presents

Thursday, April 10th at 3:30pm, Forest Hills School Theatre

Tickets will be $3.00 each or $10.00 for a family. They may be purchased Wednesdays and Fridays in the volunteer room. Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door.

Kids Have Stress Too - A program for parents & caregivers of children aged 4-9

Help your child to:
Gain a sense of control
Learn how to relax
Learn a “can-do” attitude
Participants will take home a tool box of activities


Facilitators:
Sherry Lapointe-Booy
Canadian Mental Health Association
Saint John Branch Inc.
Debbie McCormack
Healthy Learners Program
School District 8

For more information contact:
Call 633-1705 or
email cmha@nb.aibn.com

Second Language Oratorical

Congratulations to the following students who participated in the District 8 French Second Language Oratorical Competition held at Millidgeville North School on March 26, 2008 last evening.

Grade 6 Early Immersion, 1st: Kathleen Gagnon
Grade 7 Early Immersion, 1st Devan Mahaney

Kathleen and Devan will go on to the Provincial Competition to be held on May 3 at the University of Moncton. Best of luck to the both of you!

PM announces funding for free MedicAlert bracelets for children

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that the Government of Canada will provide the Canadian MedicAlert Foundation's No Child Without campaign with support to ensure elementary school children across the country are protected from unforeseen medical emergencies. For the full press release: http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=2028 For more information on the No Child Without Program: http://www.nochildwithout.ca

District 8 Intensive Core French Information Sesson

Below are dates and locations for the parent information sessions on the Intensive French. All sessions will run from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., on the dates indicated below.

These sessions are for parents and all sessions will have the same information. If you are unable to attend the one in your area, you are welcome to attend another.

March 25th Bayside Middle School Auditorium
For all elementary schools located east, including St. Martin’s

Monday, March 31st River Valley Middle School Theatre.
For all elementary schools located ‘on the river’,including Morna Heights and Browns Flat

Tuesday, April 1st Princess Elizabeth School Gymnasium
For all elementary schools located on the central peninsula

Wednesday,April 2nd Havelock Elementary School Gymnasium
For all elementary schools located west, including Fundy Shores

Information from the District 8 Website

Congratulations to Our Science Fair Winners

Congratulations to the following students who participated in the Middle Level Science Fair:

Biotechnology:
Jesse Prescott, 2nd Place, Bacteria

Life Sciences (Junior):
Devan Mahaney & Justin Cosman, 1st Place, Le Pouvoir de Voir
Kevin Hubbard, 3rd Place, The Cats Meow

Earth & Environmental Science (Junior):
Justin McLellan & Alicia Donovan, 1st Place, Le recyclage de l’eau
Abby Herrington, 2nd Place, Small is Powerful

Good luck to all of you at the Fundy Regional Science Fair! Forest Hills will be rooting for you!

Kids Helping Kids

In the coming month, the Kindergarten to Grade 5 students at Forest Hills School will be initiating a special project titled “Kids Helping Kids” to promote global awareness and citizenship. We will be collecting items that will be sent to the children of Afghanistan through the Canadian Military.

If you wish to contribute to our efforts, we will be collecting the following items between March 12 and March 31

• Notebooks
• Pencils (no pens)
• Erasers
• Rulers
• Chalk
• Crayons
• Pencil crayons
• Colouring books
• Picture books
• Small toys
• Sandals/shoes
• Children’s underwear
• Toothbrushes & toothpaste
• Socks
• Mittens/hats/scarves
• Soap
• Towels

As we will be shipping the items to the military in, we are also collecting monetary donations that would be used towards the cost of shipping.

Thank you very much for your continued support!

Super Spellers

The Super Spellers national challenge will air on CBC-TV this fall. Now is the time for students to get involved. They are searching for top students - not just great spellers, but those who can think on their feet.

To qualify, beginning on March 16th, 2008, kids 12 or younger can log on to www.superspellers.ca for a chance to spell their way to a spot on the TV show. Visit the Super Spellers website for more information!

A Thank You

A big thank you to the following companies for their donations to help show our teachers and staff how much we appreciate them:

• Java Moose
• Northeast Equipment Ltd.
• Kim Elliott, RMT
• Jake’s Stakehouse
• Boston Pizza
• Little John’s Convenience Store
• Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary
• King Transmissions Ltd

Intensive French Program

For information about the intensive French program click here for powerpoint, click here for pdf.