Looking to add extra zing to your school year? Enrichment mini-courses are back for 2015! These short courses are hosted by Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), College of the North Atlantic (CNA), Marine Institute (MI) and District School (DS), and topics available range from Science and Technology to Sports to the Arts. Click here for the Course Catalogue, and if you find something to your liking, click here for the Course Application and Consent Form. Applications have to be submitted to the Main Office by March 19th. You’ll also need to download and fill out this waiver, and bring it with you to our course when you go. If you have any questions, please contact the Office.

March is Nutrition Month for Kids Eat Smart, and the theme this year will be Eating 9 to 5. Stay tuned for upcoming events, like Apple Day on March 27th.

Brochures about the School Climate Parent Survey are being sent home today with students. This is a survey that lets parents and guardians have input into what you think about your child’s school and your child’s school life. Please take a moment to complete the survey before March 27, 2015. If you have not received your brochure, click on the pictures below for a larger version. For more information on the survey, please click here for the Parent Memo.

 

Monday’s theme is RETRO DAY.

Permission forms for next week’s activities went home today. Please return them to your homeroom teachers on Monday, along with the required fees.

Spirit Week will be held the week of February 23rd – 27th. Here are the theme days for this year’s Spirit Week:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
23/ RETRO DAY	24/ FANDOM DAY (dress as your favorite character, singer, historical figure, etc.)	25/ PINK DAY Everything Pink	26/ MULTIPLE DAY (twins, triplets, quadruplets, etc.)	27/ JERSEY DAY

The latest Parent Newsletter is available from our Newsletters page. As well, all of the newsletters for the 2014-15 school year have been added to this page, so if you missed an item, you can go back and catch up.

The second level of the Spelling Bee competition, sponsored by The Telegram, was held on Thursday, February 5, in the LRC. Two student winners from each grade seven and eight class were involved. It was a real “nail biter” as numbers of competitors dwindled and words became increasingly more complex.
Rine Zaman of 8-2 placed first while Jake Clarke of 8-5 placed second. Both boys will move forward to the regional competition. The Telegram Regional Spelling Bee will be held on Saturday, February 28, at Holy Heart auditorium. The show starts at 2pm. Come out and support our fantastic spellers!

The February parent newsletter is hot off the presses! Click here to go to the Newsletters page.

Exciting things are happening with the Student Council. For information on Jeans for Teens, Crush for Your Crush, or Yearbooks, click here to go to the Student Council Page.

Our annual Grade 9 Ski Trip is fast approaching! This trip take place on Feb 26th as part of Spirit Week. The cost is $65.00 and we only have 40 spaces available. First come, first served!