The MDJH Improv Team has been working hard getting ready for the Canadian Improv Games. This weekend, the team struts its stuff at the X-Games, an exhibition improv showcase at the LSPU Hall. In preparation, guest trainer Steve Payette from Canadian Improv Games stopped by MDJH and ran a session for the team.

From the LSPU Hall website:

“The Canadian Improv Games is an event for High School and Jr. High students all across Canada! Teams perform completely improvised scenes inspired by suggestions from the audience to compete for the chance to represent Newfoundland at the national tournament in Ottawa. The X-Games are an exhibition round for students to test the waters and stretch their stage legs!”

Showtimes are:

• December 2 – 1:00pm – 90 minutes
• December 2 – 7:00pm – 150 minutes

Tickets are only available at the door.

The MDJH Annual Christmas concert will be Thursday, Dec. 7th at 7 pm in the school gym.

Tickets will be available in advance during Parent-Teacher Interviews and will available at the door.

See you there!

Macdonald Drive Junior High is proud to partner with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary on their Christmas fundraiser – Shop With A Cop and Pay It Forward!

Starting Wednesday, November 29th and continuing until end of day on Monday, December 4th, students can make a donation in their homeroom. With a minimum donation of $2.00, students will be given a ballot for their chance to win (please note: only one entry per student).

On Wednesday, December 6th, three students will be randomly selected from all the entries. Each winning student will receive $500.00 in Avalon Mall Gift Certificates to shop for their family!

All donations collected from the students of MDJH will be given to CBC Feed NL.

On Friday, December 8th, the winning students will be picked up from MDJH at 9:30 am. They will be taken to the Avalon Mall to Shop With a Cop from 10:00 am until noon. At noon, the students will head to the CBC building where they will present the donations from MDJH to CBC Feed NL. As a bonus, the gifts they purchased will be wrapped, so their families will be kept in suspense! The students will  then finish with lunch, and will be returned to MDJH in time for dismissal.

Please help us in supporting this great event, and you just might win!

As Christmas quickly approaches many of you have probably forgotten to order your child’s school portraits. Some of you may have misplaced your proof sheet or just thought that maybe it is too late to order. It is not too late and you do not need your proof sheet.

Please call 1-800-473-5090 and one of our professional sales team members will help you with the ordering process. All orders received by December 7th will be delivered in time for Christmas.

If you have your proof sheets just go to MYLIFETOUCH.CA to order your portraits and take advantage of our wide variety of background selections.

Thank you and Merry Christmas from Lifetouch!

This past weekend Macdonald Drive Junior High was proud to host the 2017 Skills Canada Intermediate Challenge. As a school, MDJH won second overall in the Junior High Skills Canada competition, and we also had more participation and more success than we have seen in the past 6 years!

Congratulations go out to all our competitors, and to our medal winners:

• Rebecca Abbott and Dana Stanbridge. 2D animation. 1st Place.
• Julia Andrews and Kate Rowe. Junior chef challenge. 2nd Place.
• Momin Anwar. Public speaking. 1st Place.
• Daniel Blackmore and Thomas Porter. CBDC pitch. 3rd Place.
• Julia Haire and Sarah Walsh. Junior hairstyling. 3rd Place.
• Sarah Healy. Job skills demonstration. 2nd Place.
• Joshua Keyte. Web site development. 2nd Place.
• Shreya Parmer. Photography. 2nd Place.
• Devon Oldford and Jason Wang. TV Media. 3rd Place.
• Lego Robotics – Team 1. Core Values Teamwork
• Lego Robotics – Team 2. 3rd Place Project

Report Cards are going home with students today. If a student is not in school today, their card can be collected from the office.

Parent-Teacher Interviews will be held on Thursday, November 30th from 1:00 to 7:00 pm. Students will be dismissed at the start of the regular lunch period (11:21 am), and there will be regular bussing at that time.

To arrange for an interview, parents/guardians are asked to refer to the OPTIS document (please click here to view a copy) for instructions. The OPTIS system will be open today from 2:30 pm today (Monday) until 9:00 am Thursday morning. Once OPTIS is closed, please contact individual teachers to arrange for an interview.

To go to the OPTIS site, please click here, or click on the OPTIS button on the left sidebar.

Congratulations to our team of mathematicians for placing 3rd at this weekend’s Junior High Math League competition. Only one question seperated them and first place. We’ll regain the title in the spring!

Our 2017 Book Fair launches next week in the LRC. Pop by to check out the latest offerings from Scholastic!

The Book Fair will be open recess and lunch next week for you to come by and see what we have for sale. As well, every homeroom will get a chance to visit (see the schedule below). The book fair will also be open on Thursday, November 30th, during Parent-Teacher Interviews for their shopping pleasure.

Want to buy a book for a favourite teacher’s classroom library? Gift lists will be available!

For more information, see Ms. Power in the LRC.

Looking to wear your school spirit on your sleeve? Now’s your chance! Macdonald Drive clothing orders are now available.

Click here to download the order form!

All orders are to be passed in no later than November 30th!

• Grade 9 immunization forms are to be returned to the homeroom teachers as soon as possible.
• Report cards will be going home on Monday, November 27th
• Scholastic Book Fair will run in the LRC from Monday, November 27th to Thursday, December 1st.
• Parent-Teacher Interviews will be on Thursday, November 30th from 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Appointments to see teachers can be made through the OPTIS system. For information on how to register for and access OPTIS, please click here.
• There will be a Professional Development Day for Teachers on Friday, December 1st. There will be no classes for students on that day.
• The last day of classes before the Christmas Break will be Friday, December 22nd. Students will return to classes on Monday, January 8th, and it will be Day 6 of the school cycle.