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As announced this week, NLESD will join with Indigenous communities to mark September 30th as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

It’s been added to our school calendar at https://bit.ly/SchCalNL to allow us all to reflect on tragic legacy of residential schools.

Here is a copy of the revised school calendar:

Grade 7 Girls Volleyball Tryouts:

• Tuesday, Sept 14th: 2:30-4:00pm
• Thursday, Sept 16th: 5:30-7:00pm

Grade 8 Girls Volleyball Tryout:

• Thursday, Sept 16th: 2:30-4:00pm

Grade 9 Girls Volleyball Tryouts:

• Tuesday, Sept 14th: 7:30-9:30pm
• Thursday, Sept 16th: 7:30-9:30pm

Grade 8 Boys Volleyball Tryouts:

• Tuesday, Sept 21st: 2:30-4:00pm
• Thursday, Sept 23: 4:00-5:30pm

Grade 9 Boys Volleyball Tryouts:

• Thursday, Sept16th: 4:00-5:30pm
• Sunday, Sept 19th: 11:00am-12:30pm
• Tuesday, Sept 21st: 5:30-7:30pm

Jr. Girls Soccer (Grades 7 and 8) Tryouts:

• Monday, Sept 13th: 2:30-4:00pm
• Wednesday, Sept 15th: 2:30-4:00pm

Sr. Girls Soccer (Grades 8 and 9) Tryouts:

• Tuesday, Sept 14th: 6:00-7:30pm
• Thursday, Sept 16th: 6:00-7:30pm

Sr. Boys Soccer (Grades 8 and 9) Soccer Tryouts:

• Monday, Sept 20th: 4:00-5:30pm
• Wednesday, Sept 22nd: 4:00-5:30pm

To: All Parents/Guardians

From: Administration

Re: 2021-2022 School Council Nominations & Election

Date: September 13, 2021

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Welcome back! We are now ready to begin the process of starting up our School Council at MDJH. We need:

• Parent Representative
• Community Representative

The following process will be followed for the election of the one parent representative:

▶ Any parent/guardian interested in having his/her name put forward as a candidate for election to the MDJH should complete the bottom portion of this letter and return it to Ms. Pike by email or to the Main Office of the school no later than 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 21, 2021.

▶ If an election is necessary (i.e there are more than three candidates), a list of candidates and their profiles will be completed and sent home on Wednesday, September 22, 2021.

▶ Elections will take place (if necessary) at the school between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Friday, September 24, 2021.

▶ The results of the election process will be communicated to all parents/guardians of MDJH on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.

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MDJH 2021-2022 Parent/ Community Representative Nomination Form/Profile

Candidate’s Name: __________________________________________________

Name(s) and Grade(s) of child(ren) attending MDJH:

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Briefly describe any current and/or past involvement in school-related and/or community-related activities that you feel would contribute to your effective participation in the MDJH School Council

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Candidate’s Signature Date

NLESD is in the process of preparing to distribute Chromebooks to the Grade 7 students of 2021. Part of the Chromebook distribution process involves a Chromebook Loan Agreement which requires signatures of both the Parents/Guardians and Students.

Note: It’s the Parent/Guardian choice to receive a Chromebook or not. If you would like more information, please click here for a letter from the District describing the Chromebook Loan Program.

If you are interested in your Grade 7 student receiving a Chromebook, please click here to open a copy of the Chromebook loan agreement.

To allow time for processing school information, please have have the agreement form handed in to the office by Wednesday, September 22, 2021. The assignment and distribution of the Chromebooks will take place sometime after this date.

MDJH Music Program
Happy new school year! We are so excited to be making music together again. We would like to welcome our MUN music intern Mr. Daniel Browne who will be with us until the first week of December and Ms. Jennifer Hanley who will be teaching classroom music and choir. We are looking forward to meeting all our new grade 7 students and welcoming back our returning musicians.

New! Beginning Band Reboot
New this year is a beginning band program for grade 7 students or those who feel they’ve missed out on learning an instrument due to COVID. If you encountered gaps in learning an instrument because of COVID restrictions and want a second chance a being a musician, this ensemble is for you. Please complete a registration form and return it before Friday, Sept. 17th.

Music Ensembles
Our program offers students a variety of ensembles. Students can join the Grade 7 Concert Band, Grade 8 & 9 Symphonic Band, Concert Choir (all grades), String Ensemble (all grades), or the Jazz Ensemble (8 & 9 – auditioned ensemble). To register, please complete our registration form and submit to Ms. Comerford by Friday, Sept. 17th.

For the parental consent form, please click here.

Starting in Fall 2021, Chartwells K-12 will use Nutrislice as a pre-order, pre pay solution for parents, accessible through its interactive website and free smartphone app.

For more information, please click here to download the brochure.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, cafeteria service will not start until Monday, September 13th.

The MDJH community garden was revitalized by the Students in the MDJH LEARN program in June. What excellent green thumbs they have! Yummy! Looking forward to getting our hands back in the soil soon and continuing our work! Thanks to Murray’s Garden Centre, the ANC – CAYP and the Conservation Corps for your help and support.

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Welcome back to our returning students, and a big welcome to our incoming Grade 7s!

We’ll be opening our doors at 7:45am on Wednesday, September 8th, and it will be a full day for all our students. Normal dismissal time will be 2:10pm, with the busses leaving the parking lot by 2:20pm.

Check your email for a message from homeroom teachers – because we are emailing all our students and parents, it might wind up in your spam folder.