Congratulations to the Grade 8 boys volleyball team who won Bronze in the Tier 1 Grade 9 provincials!

Way to go, Grizzlies!

• February 9 – Teacher PD – No school for students
• February 12-16 – Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week
• February 12 – Teacher PD – No school for students
• February 16 – Grade 9 Course Selections
• February 26 – March 1 – Spirit Week
• February 28 – Pink Shirt Day
• February 28 – Pascal Math Competition
• March 6 – Teacher PD – No school for students
• March 22 – Teacher PD – No school for students
• March 28 – Last Day of Classes Before Easter Break
• April 8 – Classes Resume

WorkplaceNL’s Student Safety Video/Radio Ad Contest is now on! More info can be found here: https://workplacenl.ca/about/contests-and-awards/student-safety-video-radio-ad-contest/

Here are a few key points:

• Open to grade 7-12 students
• $1000 cash prize for both Radio and Video entries
• Deadline for entries is March 15th, 2024
• All students have premium accounts with WeVideo for creating audio and video projects  (select sign in, not sign up). 
  • Students can learn more about using WeVideo here: https://sites.google.com/nlesd.ca/wevideo/home 
• Checkout more WorkplaceNL Contests and Awards 

Calling all aspiring veterinarians, scientists and animal lovers!

UPEI hosts a summer camp for junior high students who are interested in learning more about Veterinary Science. Please see the link for all the information: https://www.upei.ca/avcsummerprograms/vetcamp.

The February Newsletter is ready for you:

Click here to view it!

Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week is February 12th-16th. Our student council would like to ask our school community to show appreciation for the staff of MDJH by providing treats at recess/lunch. As in past years, we would like to have grade levels provide on different days:

• Tuesday, Feb. 13th – Grade 7
• Wednesday, Feb. 14th – Grade 8
• Thursday, Feb.15th – Grade 9

If you have students in more than one grade level, you can simply choose a day that works best for you.

Some suggestions are:

• cakes
• cupcakes
• muffins
• chocolate
• cookies
• granola bars
• candy
• fruit
• etc.

They can be dropped off with your child in the morning or dropped off at the main office. In the event of school closure for weather, you can send in your snacks the following day.

A reminder that all snacks brought into the school must be nut free.

If you are able to send along a treat, please email jodisauve@nlschools.ca.

Thank you for your support!

The NL Regional Science Fair 2024 will take place on March 22 and 23, at the Core Science Building; Memorial University in St. John’s.

Students interested in creating a Science Project should reach out to their Science Teacher.

All students in grades 7 to 9 are eligible to compete.

One-person or two-person projects are permitted!

Registration for Holy Trinity High School’s 2nd Annual Social Justice Conference is now open! The deadline to register is Friday March 22nd. This FREE conference is open to students grades 7-12 and teachers from across the province.

To register: https://forms.gle/PJK6wvAs5fNU8yPg7

For more info and updates visit: https://sites.google.com/nlesd.ca/social-justice-conference-2023/home

There will be a Charity Chess Tournament at Gonzaga on Saturday, February 3rd.  It is open to all skills and age levels, and is a great opportunity to experience a chess tournament for the first time. Proceeds will support the education of youth in rural India. Registration deadline is today, Wednesday. See this document for more information.

Due to the impending forecast, we will have an early dismissal today at 11:21am. Busses will run their regular routes at that time.