The City of St. John’s Community Development Division is hosting a Community Clean up in the Kenny’s Pond Neighborhood on Saturday, November 5th. Lend a hand to help tidy the neighbourhood!

Every morning at our Breakfast Program, we feed approximately 250+ students.  With our earlier start to the day, the Breakfast Program is needed even more than before.

We will be participating in the TD Kids Eat Smart Walk to Breakfast on Friday, October  28th.  Each grade level will be taking a walk around Kenny’s Pond on Friday morning and enjoying a pancake breakfast.  We would like each student to bring a toonie to help support the breakfast club at our school.

As well, our school will be participating in a Breakfast Blitz, to help fill our KES Cupboards, on Wednesday, November 2nd.  We are asking you to please send along a non-perishable breakfast item or a donation to help support our school’s Kids Eat Smart Breakfast Program.  If you wish you may make your donation online at www.kidseatsmart.ca and designate our school to receive your gift.   It’s important that we fill our KES cupboards to ensure our children start their days well nourished and ready to learn.

For suggestions on the types of Breakfast items you can donate, please click here.

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Miss the last picture day? Like to get a do-over? Picture re-take day will be Monday, November 7th in the afternoon.

We have a new email address to notify the school if a student is going to be sick or absent for any other reason. Just send an email to

macdonalddrivejrh@nlesd.ca

and we’ll make sure the information is recorded.

• The Student Outreach Group will be holding a Bake Sale on Wednesday, October 19th. Delicious baked treats will be available at recess and lunch!
• We will be holding our Pyjamarama Day on Thursday, October 20th. Students are encouraged to wear their sleepwear, and donate a Twonie in support of the Janeway. For more information on Pyjamarama Day, please click here. Please note that all sleepwear must meet the school’s dress code.
• There will be no classes on Friday, October 21st due to Teacher Professional Development. Classes will resume on Monday, October 24th, and it will be Day 5 on the school schedule.
• Our Walk to Breakfast in support of our Breakfast Program will be on Friday, October 28th. Students are asked to donate a Twonie in support of this vital program, which ensures our students are able to start the school day with a healthy breakfast.
• We will be having our annual Halloween costume contest on Monday, October 31st. Students can wear costumes for the morning, and judging will take place at recess. Students are asked to change back into their regular clothes at lunch. Reminder that there are to be no masks or hoods worn with costumes except during the judging period. Costumes should also meet the school dress code.

Elections for school board trustees will take place on November 22, 2016. Information on the election is available on the election website. The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development have also developed an information sheet which can be downloaded by clicking here.

Due to the District Close-Out on Friday, October 21st, there will be no classes for students that day. Classes will resume on Monday, October 24th.

There have been some minor changes to two of the school’s bus routes. These are:

• Route 1A – route will be conducted in the same order in the afternoon as is in the morning. 
• Route 6 – stops added at #245 and #348 Marine Drive.

The full list of routes is available for download from our Bus Routes page.