This is a reminder to our school community that we have various serious and life threatening allergies here at MDJH; and therefore, these items must not be brought into or consumed in the school:

• all nuts
• shellfish and fish
• eggs
• buttered/flavoured or microwave popcorn
• cheesies
• kiwi
• latex balloons
• scented products

In addition, students and staff are reminded to always wash their hands after eating and to clean up eating areas after eating, as we also have several severe allergies to foods that are difficult to ban due to their common nature.

Families are reminded to inform their child’s Homeroom teacher of any allergies or medical needs during the first days of school, or prior to, if possible. As well, allergy and medical forms need to be updated and submitted to the school at the beginning of every school year. You can find the necessary forms here: https://mdjh.info/medical-forms/.

First Tryout will be on Monday December 4th at 4:00pm at the New Capital Subaru Ice surface.

The cost of the tryouts will be $50 which will cover 6 tryouts.

The $50 must be paid to the coaches prior to the 1st tryout. Payments can be made by cash or cheque made out to MDJH.

No player will be allowed on the ice until payment is made.

Due to the early dismissal today (Wednesday, November 29th), all scheduled team practices and games for today are cancelled.

Due to the poor forecast for this afternoon, we will be dismissing students at 1:10pm today ((Wednesday, November 29).

Standards Based Learning (or SBL) is becoming a larger part of the assessment process here at MDJH.

For more information on what SBL is and how it works, please click here to visit our new SBL at MDJH page.

For more than ten years MDJH has partnered with St. Patrick’s Mercy Home to provide gifts for their seniors who may not have anyone to give them a gift. They are too often forgotten at this time of year. Ours are the only gift they may receive.

We receive a list of wish items for seniors. Some lists are bigger than others and some are quite small.

Students are asked to bring in a monetary donation toward the purchase of items requested OR students are also able to bring in the following items:

• Dry hair shampoo (Ex. – Batiste)
• Shampoo / Conditioner (low scent)
• Body lotion (low scent)
• Body wash (low scent) – No bar soaps please
• Baby powder
• Toothpaste
• Nail polish – neutral colours, reds, pinks
• Treats
  • chewing gum
  • soft cheesies
  • chocolate bars (no nuts or chewy – just plain chocolate)
  • soft candy
  • soft drinks – mini or regular cans (Ginger Ale or diet Pepsi))
• Crossword or word search books (large print)
• Canvas for painting (8.5 x 11 is best)
• Paint brushes – variety of sizes
• Gift Cards – Tim Hortons/Dollarama (Recreation Therapy takes residents on outings and they often stop at Tim Hortons to get residents coffee, etc.)

Every homeroom will also sign a Christmas card for the seniors.

This is a very heartwarming project. Thank you for your continued support!

All donations must be handed in to room 222 (Ms. Sauvé) by Monday, December 11th.

Another Skills Canada success in the MDJH books!

A huge congratulations to our Lego Robotics Teams who took home two plaques — 2nd place in Robot Design and 3rd Place in Core Values. Core Values described how well the team works together and presents themselves, their project, and their robot.

And another huge congratulations to our students who placed in their competitions today:

• Karter King placed FIRST in IT Network Systems
• Maddie Boland and Amelia Goulding placed SECOND in Baking
• John Duff placed THIRD in Graphic Design

Congratulations as well to our whole MDJH team:

• Ben Earle and James Johnston (competed in The Pitch)
• Jinisha Pamnani (competed in Job Search)
• Julian Murdey and Muhammad Rehan (competed in Video Production)
• Lilah Newhook (competed in Photography)
• William Kigbu (competed in Public Speaking)

Way to go, Grizzlies!

Sign up sheets are posted in the main lobby for any girl in grades 7, 8 and 9 interested in trying out for the Girls Ice Hockey Team.

Dates and times of tryouts will be announced and posted at a later date.

Grade 9 Girls “B” Volleyball Tryouts

• Tuesday, November 21st 5:30-7:00pm

On Saturday, November 25th starting at 10 am, Elim Church, 565 Kenmount Road, will be hosting a Fall/Winter Clothing Giveaway to anyone who may be in need. Anyone or any family in need of gently used fall and winter clothing are welcome to attend the free event.

Please continue to check our website for upcoming community supports and initiatives that may be of interest.