With exams starting tomorrow (Wednesday, June 20th), today is the last regular day of classes. But school is not over! Here is the schedule for next week:
Students will be dismissed at 12:30 pm on Thursday, June 28th. The busses will be leaving the school at that time.
This memo is applicable to families of students who are serviced by bus route 17-138A-12A with service to/from MacDonald Drive Junior High. As of Monday, June 18, 2018:
This is a result of work undertaken by the City of St. John’s, causing a road closure on Portugal Cove Road, between Elizabeth Avenue and Kerry Avenue/First Street. The city indicates this road closure is anticipated to be in effect until the end of the school year.
Please click here for further details. Bus route documents can also be obtained from the school’s profile page on the District’s website, http://www.nlesd.ca. Please contact transportation@nlesd.ca or (709)757-4664 if you require further information.
It’s that time of year again – time to clean out the lockers before exams! All lockers are to be emptied by the end of day on Tuesday, June 19th, and the locks are to be returned to the homeroom teachers. Any lockers not emptied by this time will be emptied by the school custodial staff. Any locks not returned will result in a $10 fee charged to the student, so make sure your teachers know you passed it in!
Teachers are also in the process of collecting textbooks. Books that are not returned to the school will have to be replaced, and students are responsible for the replacement costs. To see how much you will need to pay to replace a textbook, please consult this list.
Ms. Power has also been in the process of collecting the outstanding library books, and students who do not return their library books will also be charged $10 per missing book. Please contact Ms. Power for more information.
There will not be any cafeteria service during exams or for the last week of school. Students who are staying in during lunch will need to bring their own food, or go out to eat.
There will also not be any Breakfast Club during exams. There will be a “Grab & Go” service in the mornings for items such as juice boxes, granola bars and cereal bars.
We are asking for donations from the school community to help us with this service. If possible, could you donate one of the following items:
Also a reminder that all items need to be peanut free. Items will be accepted up until exam time.
Congratulations go out the the MDJH Grade 7 Baseball team, as well as coaches Dave and Nikki. They were the winners in the Old Town Pizza Classic Grade 7 Baseball Tournament. Way to go, Grizzlies!
This weekend, students in the Duke of Edinburgh program took to the hills, hiking and tenting along the East Coast Trail. The weather was not what we would like to see in June, but they all made it back nonetheless!
At the start of the hike.
At the end of the trail.
This past week, MDJH Grade 8 students visited Memorial University’s Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry for a hands on experience under the leadership of Dr. Karen Hattenhauer. Students conducted experiments and watched an array of demonstration of cool (and hot) chemical reactions.
With final exams on the horizon, the Centre for Distance Learning and Innovation (CDLI) is offering free online tutoring services, which is available to all students of the province, regardless of if they are currently enrolled in CDLI programming.
CDLI have a brochure for students, parents and teachers alike. This brochure provides information on what services we offer, how to access them and what equipment is needed.
It is important to note as well, that we offer junior high tutoring in math and science!
Click here for the brochure!
On Friday we said a fond farewell to Narsisso, one of our MDJH custodians. He’s moving on up to Holy Heart, but we’ll miss him!
