Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from MDJH! See you on January 4th!

MDJH Adopt-A-Senior 2021

Thank you to all our generous donors to our Adpot-A-Senior program. Thanks to you, the residents of St. Patrick’s Mercy Home will have a bit of a brighter Christmas! Here, some members of our student council get the gifts ready to take over to St. Pat’s!

MDJH Annual Christmas Food Drive

Our annual MDJH Christmas Food Drive was a big success again this year! Food donations went to the Bridges For Hope food bank. A big Thank You! to all our generous donors!

MDJH Hockey

The last open tryout scheduled for Tuesday, December 21st, 2021 at Jack Byrne Arena has been cancelled due to the closure of school for students. We will reschedule the last open tryout upon our return to school in the New Year. Let’s hope that we are back and school sports can resume. Happy Holidays!

Christmas Cancellations

All extra curricular (after school) sports practices / games / tournaments are cancelled until after the Christmas break.

No Cafeteria Service on Monday, Dec. 20

Sorry for the late notice but MDJH was just informed that Chartwells will NOT be providing food service tomorrow. The cafeteria will be open as a space to eat in but students will not be able to purchase any food items. Again, apologies for the late notice of this change.

School Schedule Update

OFFICE OF THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Chair: Goronwy Price

C.E.O./Director of Education: Anthony Stack

To: All Administrators From: Ed Walsh, Associate Director (Programs and Human Resources)

Subject: Last week of School December 20-22, 2021

Date: December 19, 2021

As a result of the Provincial Government announcement today, December 19, 2021, pertaining to school operations during the period December 20-22, please note the following:

● Monday, December 20, 2021 will be a regular school day with students in attendance, unless otherwise communicated to specific schools with unique circumstances due to public health measures or operational considerations. This day will allow for the wrap up of the calendar year and for students to collect personal items and class materials, including technology for potential use in virtual learning in the new year should that be required.

● For Tuesday, December 21 and Wednesday December 22, 2021, there are no classes for students. School staff are expected to report for work, unless otherwise on an approved or directed absence due to special circumstances. We are planning for regular in-class learning in January, but should virtual learning be required, staff will use this time to prepare. Please note as well, that any previously scheduled student vaccinations will proceed as planned at school between Monday, December 20 to Wednesday December 22, 2021.

Weekend Sports Updates

Congratulations to the Grade 9 Girls Volleyball Team (Team Keough) on winning the SSNL Regionals over a very talented team from Brookside this weekend. The girls never lost a set during the tournament. Also to Sydney Clarke on being named tournament MVP.