Wednesday, April 4, 2007 · Page 15 Holy Name Hawk Happenings Father Larry Brunet of Holy Name of Jesus Parish, aka Father Fiddy Cent as he is also known at Holy Name School, came back for a repeat rap performance Friday afternoon. One of the incentive levels for this year's Jump N' ReadA-Thon was to hear Father Larry perform a rap song, just as he did two years ago. Father was unable to attend the exciting Prize Assembly on March 21, when the students were entertained by all the incentive activities they arned. However, on Friday, arch 30, "Father Fiddy ent" came out in full 'rap' ear, complete with a backp posse made up of Student Council reps. He belted out a catchy rap song entitled, "Ain't No Party Like a Catholic Party!" Father Fiddy Cent brought down the house Friday afternoon, much to the students' delight! Ain't no parish priest like Father Larry Brunet! Monday, March 26 was a highly anticipated day at HNS second term reports made their way home! Keeping with this `theme', the school was abuzz with the voices of parents, teachers, and students on Thursday, March 29 as parent-teacher interviews got underway. Throughout the course of the evening, parents were given the opportunity to converse with their child's teacher(s) regarding his/her progress and achievements. What a wonderful opportunity to bring the various members of our HNS community together! Friday, March 31 also proved to be an eventful day at HNS. The `Student of the Month' assembly for the month of March began in the gymnasium after lunch. This month's theme was "Fairness". Two deserving students from each classroom in the school were chosen for their outstanding display of this month's theme and also recognized for their efforts and contributions. These students each received a certificate of acknowledgment and praise and applause from a very appreciative audience. Congratulations to all recipients of `Student of the Month' honours! Keep up the wonderful work! SUN PARLOR JUNIOR SCHOOL NEWS Students in Mrs. Gibb and Mrs. Ouellette's grade two class have been studying matter with student teacher Miss Jones. Shown here, Marshall and Alexis are conducting experiments to see how various liquids interact when mixed together. Maplewood Tiger Tales BY AMANDA DESJARDINS AND MELANIE Colchester North School News The month of March was busy for the staff and students of Colchester North. A good time was had by all earlier this month when we had our annual skating party at the Essex Arena. Windsor Spitfires came to visit us to have lunch with the grade five class who brought in the most readathon money earlier this year. Thanks to some wonderful volunteers, we all were able to enjoy pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. Choir practices have begun in preparation for our 50th Anniversary Open House on Sat., April 28. Mr. Klassen's grade seven students have begun a coin drive to raise money Maplewood Science Fair Winners BY BOISSONNEAULT GRACE TESKEY Father Fiddy Cent brought down the house Friday afternoon at Holy Name School. Paper...glue...scissors and several other items were used by the grade seven students from Maplewood Public School when they visited the Design and Technology Centre at Essex District High School last week. On Wednesday, April 28, our two grade seven classes took a bus trip to EDHS. Students spent the day creating neat things and, most importantly, learning about safety in the shop. The students from Mr. Bondy's class built a tower out of paper and glue which needed to hold 120 grams. It also had to survive a simulated hurricane test. It was a challenge but the students were creative in their designs. Students in Ms. MacTavish's class did some crash testing. They built a car and then saw how it would stand up in a crash situation. There will be two more visits to design and technology for these students in May and June. winners of The Maplewood's 2007 Science Fair were announced at last week's end of month assembly. Gold, silver and bronze medals were given for the top three projects in grades seven and eight. In grade seven, the winner of the bronze medal was Josh B. for his project "Would you bleed more if you were hot or cold?" The silver medal was earned by Brian H. for his exploration of weather. The top prize in grade seven went to Erika K. and her popcorn project "High calories, Low Taste?" Matt P. earned the grade 8 bronze medal for his project about specific gravity. The silver was given to Kory P. for his experiment to determine which mouthwash kills the most bacteria. The grade eight gold medal win- for Hospice. They are hoping to collect $500. For the past two weeks some great structures have been on display in our school. Julia H. explains: "The grade two's have been working on 3D structures for their math projects. They are very creative. Sam made a model of our school and playground, Emily made a big robot with eyes that light up and Brandy made Rolie Polie Ollies. During our presentations we had to point out all the 3D shapes we used." ners were Mitchel T. and Josh P. for their insulation project "How to keep a Timmies warm". Congratulations to all award winners! Story Book Early Learning Centre 26 ARTHUR AVENUE · ESSEX, ONTARIO, N8M 2M8 · TEL. 776-7772 REGISTER NOW FOR THE SUMMER JRK. SRK. & SCHOOL AGE TO 9 YEARS OPEN 6:30 AM TO 6:00 PM MONDAY TO FRIDAY REGISTRATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 2007 RESERVE NOW COME PLAY WITH US; SUMMER PROGRAM FUN AT SUN PARLOR SCHOOL 519-776-5044 Sun Parlor Site Story Book Early Learning Centre