This week, Sept.24-Sept.28 is Anti-Bullying week at Blackville School. We will be having classroom discussions and activities throughout the week. Wednesday will be Pink T-Shirt Day. Friday will be Blue and Gold Day.

Welcome to Grade 5!  I hope that everyone had a fun, safe summer.  Things are going to be a little different for students in Grade 5 students.  For the first half of the year, until the end of January, one class of Grade 5 students will be with me following the Intensive French Program, while the other class will be with Mrs. Manderville following a compacted version of the regular Grade 5 program.  At the beginning of February we will switch classes.   I am very excited to have the chance to teach all of the Grade 5 students.  See you on the first day of school! Mme Jen

Today I sent home a note with students regarding our end of year field trip to Camp Sheldrake.  If you have any questions about this please call me at the school at 843-2431. This week we have begun our unit on sports/pass-times.  Mme Jen

We are at the end of another short week.  Tomorrow, May 3rd there are meetings for teachers in Miramichi.  On Friday, May 4th we will be travelling to Moncton for Subject Council. This week, we continued to work on our clothing unit.  Please check out the updated pictures in our "mannequin" image gallery.  Also, one of our students has been chosen to be "Fire Chief for the Day"!  Abby Pond was chosen for this honour, and as a treat, our entire class was treated to a pizza party today! Have a safe, fun long weekend! Mme Jen

Dear parents, We have a few important dates coming up in Grade 5 that I wanted to explain.   April 18th- We will be going canoeing at M.V.H.S. pool.  The Grade 5’s have done this for the past several years.  Paul McKinnon has already spent an hour with students explaining some of the fundamentals of canoe safety.  On this day, we will be leaving the school at 8:40am, and returning around 12:30pm.  Students will need to have an appropriate bathing suit, towel, their morning snack and their lunch that does not require heating.  Students will be eating on the side of the pool while others are canoeing.  There is no cost for this activity.   April 19th- Scholastic book order due.   April 20th- No school for students   April 26th- As part of the Intensive French program, students learned all about food.  I have provided them with a French menu from Burke’s.  They will be ordering from me here at the school, and I will phone in the orders.  We will be going from 10:30-11:30, so they would only need a very light lunch packed that day.  The cost is $5 including drink, meal, taxes and tip.  Please have this paid by April 25th.  If you would rather your child did not order, they can bring their own snack with them, and still eat with the rest of us.   **Also, starting tomorrow, April 13th, Shelley Donahue will be meeting with Grade 5 students to teach them about drug and alcohol awareness. This program is 5 classes of 1 hour each. Mme Jen

This week we have been continuing to work on our food unit.  We have been speaking about our favorite and least favorite foods.  We have also been reading books, singing songs and writing about food.  Needless to say we have all been a little hungry all week! Mme Jen

We had a very busy week last week, getting into the groove of the IF Program.  On Friday, we celebrated all of our hard work with a day of fun at the Eco-Centre.  Students learned all about curling, and got the chance to play several games.  This week, students will be having their bake sale on Thursday, to raise money for the SPCA.    Friday, there is no school for students, as it is a Minster's Exemption Day.  Have a great week! Mme Jen