Fountain Academy Boys Participate in Full Day French Workshop

Wednesday April 23rd, two Fountain Academy boys participated in Francais pour L'avenir, a full day workshop that supports and motivates students on their path towards bilingualism. Colson Donohue and Will Smith learned about Francophone music, Acadian culture, and then participated (and won!) a French trivia challenge. The boys benefited from a full day immersion in French, and much fun was had by all.

Grade 5 Science Fair Expo April 2014

Grade 5 students and their teachers held a Science Fair Expo in April.  Many Elementary School students, parents and teachers came to view their projects.

International Student Shares Experience Working in Grade 5F

GRADE 11 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SHARES EXPERIENCE

WORKING IN GRADE 5F

What I Have Learned Working with Grade 5 Students
By: Mayu Ishida

Since I came to study at Sacred Heart School of Halifax as an international student, I have been going to Grade 5F for an hour every Monday as a volunteer.  Throughout this great experience, I have learned many things.

First, I have learned about the differences of educational systems between Canada and Japan. Here in Canada, they have an opportunity to have a presentation in class.  I think this is good training to get used to talking in front of others.  In Japan, we do not give presentations at school as much as here.  It is very hard for Japanese students to talk in front of others.

Second, I have found that these grade 5 students give me confidence to speak English. At the beginning of this volunteer opportunity, I could not speak and understand English as much as now. However, they tried to understand what I was saying and then they talked to me.  Fortunately now, I can speak to them and understand what they are saying. Every single week, they give me a chance to talk to them and learn English.

Third, is that these grade 5 students realize that I like taking care of kids. When I met the grade 5 students, I felt a little like a teacher! Everyone has their own wonderful personality and they are so nice to me. When I say something, they listen so carefully and obey what I am saying.

In my future, I would like to be an English teacher.  As a result, this experience is great for me. Each week after I volunteer, Mrs. Ferguson tells me “Thank you for coming and helping me.” These words make me so happy and I am so glad that I can help her.

Sacred Heart Gr. 9 Girls on Quebec Trip this week!

Sacred Heart Gr. 9 students are on a Quebec trip this week visiting many sites including our sister school in Montreal, The Sacred Heart School of Montreal.

Exchange Students Make Presentation

On Thursday April 24th, during our Sacred Heart High School Activity Period, all girls who have traveled on Exchange or hosted an exchange student in 2013-14 presented their experiences to the GHS grades 7-12. 

Parents were invited as well as Sra. Monica Rojo, Fountain Exchange Coordinator.

Maddy, Rachel and Catherine in grade 11 were MCs.

Nicole Ferguson, parent, teacher, alum spoke about the parents'  perspective on hosting a student.

If you are interested in knowing more about our Exchange programme, please contact Sacred Heart High School Exchange Coordinator, Charlotte Riley, criley@shsh.ca or Monica Rojo, Fountain Academy of the Sacred Heart Exchange Coordinator at mrojo@shsh.ca

Here is a link to their presentation  

Concours d'Art Oratoire (French Speech Contest) at Mount

Sunday, April 27th, was the annual provincial Concours d'Art Oratoire (French Speech Contest) held at Mount Saint Vincent University.

We were very pleased to have participants from all three of our divisions this year, including:

• Anisha Rajaselvam
• Susana Somerton
• Gabrielle Côté
• Sarah MacAskill
• Genevieve Cunningham
• Maeve LeBlanc
• Annie Xu
• Rachel Field
• Philippe Haddad
• Andy Samman

Rachel Field placed first in the 11/12 Late Immersion category with her speech "Un échange inoubliable!".

Sarah MacAskill presented "La ringuette" in the 5/6 Early Immersion category.

Gabrielle Côté presented "Les controverses au patin artistique" in the 5/6 Francophone category.

Susana Somerton presented "La natation et les infirmités" in the 5/6 Early Immersion category.

Anisha Rajaselvam placed first in the 5/6 Core French category with her speech "Je veux aider le Tiers Monde" 

Maeve LeBlanc presented "Choisir votre prochaine croisière" in the 7/8 Integrated French category.

Geneviève Cunningham placed first in the 7/8 Early Immersion category with her speech "Voici le ski".

Annie Xu placed first in the 9/10 Integrated French with her speech "Mâcher de la gomme? Pourquoi pas!"

Philippe Haddad (francophone category 9/10) and Andy Samman (Core French 9/10) both presented speeches. Philippe spoke about 'L'impact des médias sociaux' et Andy spoke about 'Si on devrait abolir l'O.N.U'. Andy won his category. 

All of our participants did an excellent job and we are very proud of them and their achievements!

Furthermore, congratulations are in order for Anisha, Genevieve, Annie, Rachel and Andy who each won their respective categories! Bravo!