CSI at Blackville School

Crime scene recreation by Andrea Lynch

Recently, grade 8 students at Blackville School mixed literary activities with crime scene investigations.

The students were working on a crime unit book club where they examined the role of science when cracking a case.

Working in groups, the students were assigned a specific area of forensic science. 

After they read and discussed each crime, they were tasked to summarize their findings.

At the end of the unit, students selected their best or favourite summary.

They then redrafted the summary and used their final product to recreate a diorama of one of the crime scenes. To see more photos of the students' dioramas, click here.

Christmas Spirit at Blackville School

Over the past couple of weeks, many holiday activities were hosted at Blackville School.

The High School Christmas Formal was held on Friday, December 2 in the school cafeteria. The theme was "Dreaming of a Black and White Christmas".

To view photos of the High School Formal click here.

Middle School Christmas formal was held the following week on Thursday, December 8.
To view more photos click here.

The school's annual Band and Choir Night was presented on Tuesday, December 13. It was a great night of music, featuring performances from both the elementary and Senior girls choirs, the jazz band along with the grade 9 instrumental class, as well as several vocal and instrumental solos. Fudge and beverages were sold by the Middle School Student council to raise money for the local food bank this holiday season.


To view more photos click here.


Dress up days for high school students took place December 19-23. The days included: Red and/or Green Day, Plaid/Flannel Day, Christmas Character Day, Ugly Christmas Sweater Day and PJ or Christmas Hat Day.

The Elementary Christmas concert took place on December 20. The first showing was at 9 am, and the second was at 10:30 am. To see more photos here.

High School Drama presented their Christmas play, Suzie Scrooge for the public on Wednesday evening, December 21 in the cafeteria. To view photos click here.

December 23 was a half-day of classes for students before they departed for the holiday break, click here for photos.

On behalf of the Journalism 120 class, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

By Jensen Urquhart

Elementary Christmas Concert 2016 (Video)

Eagle Talk for December 22

Hosts Ciara Arbeau and Nicole Nicole share news from Blackville School. The "Eagle Talk" podcast can be heard on Life Radio on Friday evenings.

Christmas Movies for the Holiday Season

Christmas time can be one of the best times, especially with all of the existing Christmas movies! If you enjoy getting into the Christmas spirit by watching Christmas movies then check out the suggestions below:

1. How The Grinch Stole Christmas -  With Jim Carrey starring in this film, it makes it hard not to adore this Christmas movie! The movie tells of a story of the Who's in a town called Whoville, all in a snowflake! The Grinch is undeniably cranky and hates the thought of Christmas so much, but all of that changes when he is influenced by the sweet Cindy Lou Who. 
2. Home Alone - This movie features the adventures of a little boy when he protects his home from burglars when his family accidentally leaves him home during a family vacation. 
3. Elf -  If your family enjoys laughing until you cry at movies, then this is the perfect movie for you! This movie features an over sized, adult elf that was adopted by Santa and is sent to the U.S. to find out his true identity.
4. The Polar Express - More suitable for younger audiences, but open to older audiences as well, the movie tells the story of a little boy who goes on a magical adventure to the North Pole on a train called The Polar Express. On his adventure he learns about bravery, friendship and the spirit of Christmas! 
5. The Muppet Christmas Carol - Adapted from the original Christmas Carol, the comical Muppets tell their own version of the Scrooge.
6. Frosty The Snowman - This touching movie tells of a little girl and a live snowman named Frosty, who struggles with a musician that is very greedy and is after Frosty's magical hat!
7. Christmas With The Kranks - One of the most comical Christmas movies, the movie features a family that decides not to celebrate Christmas when they find out that their only daughter is not coming home. However, they go to great lengths to celebrate Christmas at the last minute when they find out that their daughter is coming home after all. 
8. A Christmas Carol - This movie is an animated version of the classic novel by Charles' Dickens, about a miserable man who despises the Christmas season, as well as everything that comes with it. Because of this, Christmas apparitions take him on a journey that makes him realize that he has to change. 
9. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Though this movie is older than the others, it is still a widely adored film, especially among the young ones. A reindeer that gets himself into trouble, along with his friends, searches for a place where they will all be accepted. 
10. The Christmas Shoes - While this movie is very sad, it is also one of the most touching Christmas movies. The movie features a poor boy who goes out of his way to buy shoes for his dying mother. The movie also features a lawyer that  has to struggle with divorcing his wife.  

Compiled by Samantha Arsenault and Rayna MacVicar.