On Thursday, March 11, about 60 Middle School students participated in The Big Crunch Challenge. The students were offered a Granny Smith apple to enjoy during their morning break. The Big Crunch Challenge kicks off nutrition month and encourages healthy snacking.
Interesting apple facts:
Canadians eat, on average, 86 apples per year
Apples are a memeber of the rose family
It takes the energy of 50 leaves to produce ONE apple
It takes 4 apples to make a glass of PURE apple juice
There are at least 23 varieties of apples grown in Canada
Congratulations to all of this year's Winter Carnival Pageant Contestants. Special Congratulations to this year's royalty:
Jenna Matchett - Queen
Lana Levi - 1st Princess + Miss Congeniality
Nakita Somers - 2nd Princess
Adrienne Somers - Miss Talent
Thank you as well to all of the students and staff who helped make the Pageant a success!
How often do you get to break things in school….and get marks for it? Grade 8 recently got that chance as they began their Technology Exploratory. The class is working on a series of modules for the next ten weeks. The first module “Stir-Stick Bridges”, requires the students to research the features of bridge construction that make them stable and able to withstand the weight of thousands of kilograms of vehicle passing over them daily. They are then required to design and build a bridge using only wooden stir-sticks and white glue.
This year, students at NSER will be able to take Outdoor Pursuits 110. This course will develop personal outdoor recreation skills based on environmental ethics. Students will gain a greater appreciation for the natural environment and its potential to enhance an active living lifestyle. Students must complete a series of out-trips that may be day-trips, overnight excursions or extended trips. This course will take advantage of local outdoor access and could include camping, hiking, canoeing and other adventure activities.
Carnival week is approaching quickly. Our kick off event will be the Queen pageant on Tuesday, February 23rd at 7:00pm. We are pleased to have a Winter Carnival Pageant this year. Wednesday, February 24th will be our annual Much Music Video Dance. Middle school students will attend from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm. High school students will attend from 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm. There will be dress up days Monday through Friday with activities at lunch for students to participate in and gain points for their houses.
This year’s Queen Pageant will be held on Tuesday, February 23, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Ten young ladies will be competing for the title of N.S.E.R. Winter Carnival Queen 2010: Jenna Matchett, Adrienne Somers, Lana Levi, Kari Matchett, Rebecca Baisley, Kaitlin Ettinger, Jerrika Matchett, Nakita Somers, Andrea Curtis, and Rebecca McCormack.
The students and staff joined with the Miramichi Early Intervention Program and adopted seven needy families.
Students and staff worked vigilantly to raise money to provide these families with a great Christmas.
This was the seventh year NSER participated in this program.
The students raised a grand total of $6,500.00 and had fun shopping, and wrapping presents to present to the Intervention workers on December 17th.
The students showed great enthusiasm and compassion for these families.
We are very proud of them!
It's that time of year again at NSER and the halls are filled with excitement. With Christmas break fast approaching, the students are busy with competitions and fundraising activities all week long. "Down Candy Cane Lane", our Christmas Formal, happend on December 4th and was enjoyed by all students in attendance. The Activities Committee put many long hours in to getting everything ready and everyone danced the night away. A huge Thank You goes out to all those who assisted with this dance. On Wednesday of our last week, the annual door decorating competition was held and the Pink house
ADOPT A FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS
NSER's Students and Staff are sponsoring seven Christmas Families as part of the Early Intervention Program on the Miramichi "Adopt-a-Family". A notice with the families’ wishes has sent to each homeroom. We are looking forward to receiving any donations for our families over the next 2 weeks. If you would like specific information concerning your child’s family please contact the school.
Grade 7 Family - 1 Adult (Mom - age 23) / 1 Child (Boy - age 2)
