MANITOUWADGE, ON – January 27th was another very buzzing kind of day at Manitouwadge Public School. Our students and staff were celebrating Family Literacy Day in the extreme! In the morning all the students met in the library where they dispersed into assigned groups. It’s always much [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Tuesday, September 24th, Holy Angels School gymnasium was filled with families as the school held its Open House. Understanding how busy families are, the Holy Angels Open House began with a great meal; free burgers, hotdogs and salads for everyone to enjoy. Our SNCDSB [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – It is difficult to get a known Canadian author to visit our little school in northern Ontario, but that didn’t stop us. One teacher stated, “just try it” – so that was enough to get us going. This comment brought to mind Les Brown’s famous quote, “Shoot [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – It has been proven that it is never too early to teach children a sense of community pride. That’s the aim of these little kindergarten farmers who have been busy nurturing their ‘garden’ in the classroom. As a part of their lesson on Things That Grow, they [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The creators of the Golden Globe, the Emmy and the Obie awards have been outdone by Manitouwadge Public School teacher Mr. Larsen! An elaborately designed Literacy Day Challenge award prompted all of our students to put forth their competitive spirit like no other [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Decorating the Christmas tree has always been a team project here at MPS and this year the tradition continued. The tree, decorated by the four artists shown in the photograph above, is a beautiful masterpiece proudly on display in the front foyer – adding to the [Read more]
NORTHSHORE & GREENSTONE, ON – Kids from the Superior-Greenstone and Superior North Catholic School Boards as well as those from the french language school boards of Conseil Scolaire Publique du Grand Nord de l’Ontario and Conseil Scholaire du District Catholique Aurores Boreales [Read more]
Today, students, teachers, school administrators and other members of the school community celebrated their successes in creating healthier school environments during the first annual Share, Inspire, Celebrate event hosted by the TBDHU’s Healthy Schools team. Highlighting their experiences with [Read more]
Fill an OPP Suburban Campaign MARATHON, ON – As the Holidays approach, Margaret Twomey Public School students and staff are asked to bring non- perishable food items to donate to the local food bank. Our challenge is to full one of our local police cruisers. Please bring your items by [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Grade 3 to 8 students of Manitouwadge Public School, Ecole Publique Franco-Manitou, and Our Lady of Lourdes will gather at the gymnasium of the latter school for a special performance of Roseneath Theatre’s production of Spirit Horse today. On tour through 33 [Read more]
This week at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School MANITOUWADGE, ON – Mrs. Giles and her grade one students at Our Lady of Lourdes School are budding scientists. They are observing changes in the characteristics of living things and documenting their findings in their seasonal journals. [Read more]
Full-Day Kindergarten Starts Next Week in the Thunder Bay District McGuinty Government Helping 449 Kids in Thunder Bay, Atikokan, and Marathon Learn Skills to Succeed In School Full-day kindergarten begins next week in 12 schools in the Thunder Bay District. It is being offered at: Thunder Bay – [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE PUBLIC SCHOOL Saying Goodbye to A Very Special Teacher The students in the grade 4 / 5 class have been just bursting with excitement for a few weeks because they have been secretly planning a BIG SURPRISE for someone!! Their teacher, Mr. Jones is retiring this year and the [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE PUBLIC SCHOOL This year some of our students have been enjoying the pleasures of being part of a ‘Book Club’ at our school library. Students have been reading, reading, and reading. This week they had their windup in the library where they each were able to ‘cash [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWS Pharaohs, mummies, tombs and construction was the order of things at Manitouwadge Public School this week. As part of their unit on Ancient Civilizations, Mr. Jones’ grade 4/5 class used cookies, cement and various other concoctions to build their series of [Read more]
