The Alliance for the Control of Tobacco (ACT) is hosting a Vaping Media Campaign on January 22 (Weedless Wednesday) at 12:00 Noon at the Fluvarium in St. John’s.

The event aims to educate parents on the dangers of vaping, and provide information on current legislation and initiatives to address the issue. NLFSC will be participating, however we need school council members, parents, and community representatives to attend as well.

We also need parents and/or school council representatives to speak (briefly) at the event. If you are able to attend and would like to share your experience/concerns on the issue of vaping among our youth – please call me at (709) 764-8993 or email: nlfsci@gmail.com.

The issue of vaping and smoking is a growing concern in this province. Parents and teachers are seeing rate increases in vaping among junior and senior high-age students. Unfortunately, many mistakenly think that vaping is harmless water vapor, not addictive, and/or less dangerous than cigarette smoking. However, the liquid in e-cigarettes contains many chemicals and heavy metals, including formaldehyde, arsenic and lead – the refills contain the same amount of nicotine as an entire package of cigarettes. This means that children who vape a refill a day are consuming the equivalent nicotine as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day.

NLFSC is a member of the Youth Tobacco and Vaping Committee, founded by the NL Alliance for the Control of Tobacco, which has been working to raise awareness among junior and senior high school students about the dangers of e-cigarettes and vaping. This Media Campaign on January 22nd at 12:00 Noon in St. John’s is a very important event! Please do your best to attend.

Tobacco is still the leading cause of preventable death and disease in Canada.

Together we can make a difference! Every Action Counts!

There are still spaces available for students currently in grade 7 or 8 to participate in the Europe trip in April, 2021. Students will be traveling over Easter break and will visit France and Italy. All information can be found in the brochure attached or by emailing Jodi Sauvé (jodisauve@nlesd.ca) or Richard Engram (richardengram@nlesd.ca). Registration and payment are completed online.

Congratulations to the Girls Grade 7 Volleyball team, who took Gold at the PWC Cavaliers Winter Blast.

Congratulations to the Girls Grade 8 Volleyball team, who took Silver at the same tournament.

Congratulations to the Girls Grade 7A Basketball Team, who took gold at the Juniper Ridge tournament this weekend.

Congratulations to the Girls 9B Basketball Team, who took Silver at the Leary’s Brook Invitational.

Congratulations to the Boys Grade 8 Basketball Team, who took gold on home turf, winning the MDJH Invitational.

Way to go, Grizzlies!

 

The homework page is functioning again. Click here to see what homework has been assigned, either by homeroom number or teacher name.

Student Council President Ahmad Saadi spearheaded a fundraiser for our Children’s Wish drive, obtaining a Santa suit and appearing all this week as “Saadi Claus”. For a twonie, pictures could be taken with Saadi Claus, and all proceeds went to the Children’s Wish fund.

MDJH students were treated to a pancake breakfast this morning, prepared and served by staff, students, and volunteers.

Music was provided by members of different school choirs and ensembles, and donations were collected for the Children’s Wish.

We hope you all have a safe and happy holiday!

Every year, each homeroom at MDJH raises funds to purchase a gift for a senior at St. Pat’s Mercy Home. The MDJH Senior Leadership Team, under the direction of Mme. Quann, collect these gifts and wrap them. Here is a picture of this year’s team and the gifts, ready to be delivered!

The International Baccalaureate Diploma, an internationally recognized university preparation program, educates students through a comprehensive curriculum to become creative, critical thinkers, effective communicators, and globally-aware citizens. Presented with close consideration of complying to provincial diploma requirements, IB is a challenging alternative for those who seek to expand their educational horizons. The Program offers high quality international education to a worldwide community of schools and is recognized as such by post-secondary institutions. There are more than 900,000 IB students in over 140 countries. This NLESD sponsored program is hosted at Holy Heart of Mary High School in St. John’s.

Grade 9 students and parents will be invited to an information session hosted by NLESD (Date to be determined). Applications will be accepted from Grade 9 students for entry to the IB Programme for the beginning of Grade 10 at Holy Heart. Deadline for applications is Monday, February 10, 2020. Upon successful selection to the program, current schools will be notified prior to March 1, 2020.

There are 4 scholarships available for students to apply for assistance if they have a demonstrated financial need.

For detailed information, please visit: http://www.holyheart.ca/ib/

For all inquiries related to the IB program, please contact Ms. Janet Toope, IB Coordinator.

• Contact Information:
  • email: Janet Toope (janettoope@nlesd.ca)
  • Phone: 754-1600/1601

Additional information about the International Baccalaureate Organization and the Diploma Program can be found at:

• www.ibo.org

Students from Mr. Devine’s Challenging Needs class get into the Christmas Spirit by going Mummering to several classrooms. Thanks to Mr. Devine and the student assistants for this great activity!