Month: May 2021

MDJH Wears Orange – June 3

MDJH recognizes the impact the Residential School system has had on Indigenous people throughout Canada. We wish to respect and honour the 215 children, families and communities that are deeply affected by this most recent tragedy in BC.   On Thursday, June 3, we encourage all students, staff and our school community at MDJH to wear orange as a symbol of respect and to honour the 215 Indigenous children found at the former residential school in Kamloops and all residential school survivors. 

Orange symbolizes recognition of the harm the residential school system did to children’s sense of self-esteem and well-being, and as an affirmation of our commitment to ensure that everyone around us matters. 

On that day, we will also have a moment of silence at 12:15 pm, to honour the 215 children and to make a commitment to further our learning about Residential Schools.

Thank you.

Upcoming Chess Tournament

On May 29th, Chess Buddies Canada will be hosting the monthly Online Tournament. The only requirement for this event is for players to have a free Lichess.org account. The link to join the Tournament will be posted on the Chess Buddies Canada website under the tournament section on the day of the tournament. Players must join the Chess Buddies Canada club with this link before joining the tournament: https://lichess.org/team/newfoundland-and-labrador.

If you have any questions or experience any difficulties, please don’t hesitate to contact Tanish Bhatt at tbhatt_s@nlesd.ca.

For more information regarding the club and future events, visit our website at Chessbuddies.ca!

Food Drive – Thank You For Your Support!

We have had another successful food drive here at MDJH, and we’re excited to be able to add what we raised to the items raised by our Community Partners! Thank you to all who donated!

Here are members of our Student Council packaging the items. Thanks also to Mme. Quann for helping organize this event!

Covid Vaccine and Schools

Eastern Health is pleased to offer the COVID Vaccine to all people 12 and up. The Covid vaccine will not be offered in the school setting in the Eastern Health region. This vaccine is being offered in mass clinics in communities throughout the region. To book an appointment please go to https://www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19/vaccine/. Please note children between 12 and 17 years of age are only eligible for the Pfizer vaccine and should book an appointment at a clinic offering this vaccine. If parents have any questions regarding their child’s vaccine they can contact their local Public Health Nurse.

Andrew Hickey
Assistant Director of Education – Programs
Avalon Region

School Immunizations and the Covid-19 Vaccine

To Parents of Grade 9 students:

I know many of you are questioning the intervals required between Covid-19 vaccine and the routine school immunization with the scheduled Grade 9 vaccine (Tdap – tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis).

We are scheduled to return to MDJH on June 1 and 2, 2021 to administer the Grade 9 Tdap vaccine. If your child is vaccinated with the Grade 9 vaccine on either of those days, they will be eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine 14 days after that, ie. June 15 or 16.

If your child receives the Covid-19 vaccine prior to June 1 or 2, they cannot receive any other vaccine until 28 days later – including the routine Grade 9 Tdap. In that case, parents may contact me to schedule a clinic visit for administration of the Grade 9 immunization.

Please contact me with any questions or concerns.

Trina M. Walsh, BN RN