For those travelling on Bus 2, there has been a change. A stop has been added at 24 Marine Drive.

For the full list of bus routes for 2018-19, please visit our Bus Route page.

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The 2018-19 School Year is right around the corner! We would like to welcome back our returning students, and give a great big welcome to our new Grade 7s. We hope you all have a successful year here at MDJH!

Our doors will be opening on Wednesday, September 5th, which will be Day 1 on the calendar. This will be a regular school day (no early dismissal!). The doors will be opening at the regular time of 7:45am, and there will be regular bus runs.

Grade 7s are asked to proceed to the cafeteria, where they will be greeted and divided into their new homerooms. Grade 8 and 9 students are asked to check the class lists which will be posted inside the main entrance, and head to their homerooms. Homeroom period will begin at the regular time of 8:05am.

There will be full cafeteria service starting on the first day of classes.

For a recommended School Supply List, click here.

If you are looking for more information on the daily schedule, click here.

If you want to see the school year at a glance, click here for the 2018-19 MDJH School Calendar.

Information on bus routes can be found by clicking here.

Here is the recommended school supply list for the 2018-19 school year:

• Loose Leaf paper
• Duotangs, different colours
• HB Pencils
• Pens
• Exercise books, preferably not coil
• Liquid paper
• Scissors
• Coloured leads
• Graphing paper
• Erasers
• Math Set
• Calculator
• 1 inch binders for Core Subjects
• French English Dictionary
• 555 French Verbs

Wondering what the MDJH bus routes will look like for September? Wonder no more! Click here to download a memo from NLESD that details the routes our buses will be following at the start of the next school year.

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:

• Monday, June 25 – Walk around the ponds (Kent and Long pond)
• Tuesday, June 26 – Fun Day
• Wednesday – Movie Day
• Thursday – Report Card Day

Students will be dismissed at 12:30 pm on Thursday, June 28th. The buses will be leaving the school at that time.

Please note that report cards will only be handed out after the assembly has finished. If a student is not present to get their card, it will be mailed out in the following week.

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:

• Relocation of bus stop at Roche Street & Alderdice Place to Roche Street & Abraham Street
• Relocation of bus stop at 58 Portugal Cove Road to Portugal Cove Road & First Avenue
• Route 17-138A-12A will be detoured onto Abraham Street and First Avenue

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.

Click here for the June Newsletter!

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:

• Grade 7- granola bars
• Grade 8- cereal bars
• Grade 9- juice boxes

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!