Student Vote/Vote Étudiant

Student Vote/Vote Étudiant
As explained in my blog of April 16th, all grade 9 students will be participating in the Student Vote/Vote Étudiant. Hernewood is one of 4000 schools across Canada that is hosting a vote as part of the federal election. Grade 9 students will be voting for a candidate in the constituency of Egmont. Students are able to vote:
Wednesday, April 27th, (Advance Poll) if in band please use this opportunity to vote before Homeroom, during recess and on the second half of their lunch.
Thursday, April 28th before Homeroom, during recess and on the second half of their lunch.
Friday, April 29th before Homeroom, during recess and on the second half of their lunch.

Votes will be counted and sent in to the Student Vote organisation on Friday. Results of our vote will note be released until after the polls close on Monday, May 2nd.

Thanks in advance to all students who volunteered to work at our polling station and to those students who went to all the grade 9 classes to explain the procedures of voting.

Egmont Candidates' Forum

Thanks very much to Egmont candidates Guy Gallant, Jacquie Robichaud and Gail Shea for attending our Egmont Candidates' Forum. Grade 9 students were happy to hear the views of all the candidates as this will help them make their decision come voting day. Media also in attendance were the Journal Pioneer, the West Prince Graphic and CBC television did some interviews outside the school doors.

The grade 9 Social Studies classes, both English and French Immersion, are continuing to follow the election using various media, but will be focusing in on information regarding the riding of Egmont to better inform their vote leading up to the May 2nd election. Following May 2nd, we will be analysing the result and watching how the next federal government is set up over the next month.

Student Vote/Vote Etudiant April 27, 28 and 29

Report cards will be sent home Thursday, April 21st. The fourth and last semester of 2010-2011 has begun! Students will be receiving many corrected assignments from the third semester this week.

9F French Immersion Social Studies
9B English Social Studies
Grade 9 students at Hernewood participate in Student Vote/Vote Etudiant
Both my grade 9 Social Studies classes (English - 9B and French Immersion as well as Ms. Thomson's and Ms. Dyment's grade 9 Social Studies classes) are participating in their first experience as voters in a Federal Election. The results of this vote will be publicized in the media after the polls for the official election close on Monday, May 2nd. Students will be voting for one of the candidates in the riding of Egmont. We have organized a candidates' forum for Wednesday, April 20th, and students will have a chance to listen to the candidate in the race for Egmont, as well as ask them a few questions.
In preparation for voting days (see dates listed below) we have been learning about the rights and responsibilites of voting, we are publicizing the vote (by distributing posters throughout the school) and encouraging all students to exercise their chance to vote, we are learning about the candidates for Egmont, we have watched part of the Leaders' Debate, and are following the news daily to keep up on the issues of concern.

Egmont Candidates' Forum - Wednesday, April 20th, Period 3
Advance Poll - Wednesday, April 27th (to accomodate Music students on Band trip)
Voting Day - Thursday, April 28th
Voting Day - Friday, April 29th (
Votes will be counted and sent in on Friday.

I encourage you to discuss the election with your son or daughter as they prepare for the Student Vote.

9F French Immersion Language Arts - We are 2/3 through our novel, La Fille Parfaite. I have evaluated their workbook as part of the third semester mark. We will complete the workbook as we finish the novel, and an end-of-novel project will be assigned as part of their last semester mark.

8F French Immersion Social Studies - We have completed our study of the Renaissance and are beginning the last theme of study "L'Amerique Francaise". A map assignment will begin this week and is due prior to Easter Break.

7F French Immersion Social Studies - We have completed our study of Ancient Greece and will begin our last them of study on Ancient Rome. Students will begin working on a map assignment this week and it will be due prior to Easter Break.

7F/8F French Immersion Language Arts - We are 2/3 through our novel, La Fille Parfaite. I have evaluated their workbook as part of the third semester mark. We will complete the workbook as we finish the novel, and an end-of-novel project will be assigned as part of their last semester mark.