Here is a note from MDJH Guidance.

With midterms next week, check out this slideshow for tips and tricks on how to manage tests and test stress:

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• Jan 20th – Mid Term Examinations begin
• Jan 27th – PL Day (no classes for students)
• Jan 28th – Term switch for semester 2 electives
• February 21 to 24 – Mid Winter Break (no classes for students)

Students are expected in school for regular classes in the morning session. 

Exams will take place 4th period starting at 12:15 promptly. Students are expected to bring something to read in the event they finish their exam early. They will not have permission to leave the exam classroom until dismissed for the bus at 2:10 pm. Buses will be running their regular schedules. 

Students are expected to come prepared for the exam with their pencils, pens, calculators, and / or protractors ( grade 7 only ).  

Holy Heart of Mary Regional High School will be hosting a public information session for parents and grade 9 students interested in pursuing the International Baccalaureate Program. 

The session will take place at the Holy Heart Theatre on Thursday, January 16 at 6:30 PM.

For more information on the IB Program, click here to visit the Holy Heart IB site.

Happy Holidays to all in our community from the teachers and staff at MDJH!

See you back on January 6th, when it will be Day 7 on the calendar.

Congratulations to the Grade 9 Boys Volleyball team on winning the Mt. Pearl Senior High Tier 1 Volleyball Tournament this past weekend!

Way to go, Grizzlies!

Tomorrow (Wednesday, December 18th) will be the last day for cafeteria service this year.

The next 6-week workshop “Creative and Confident Girls” for ages 9-12 starts in January. Registration is open now. There is a holiday discount of 10% the registration fee for anyone who registers before December 10th! For more information and to register visit this Registration Form Link! Check out the program by visiting the Fireworks Facebook Page.

This is a reminder to our school community that we have various serious and life threatening allergies here at MDJH; and therefore, these items cannot be brought into or consumed in the school:

• ALL nuts
• shellfish and fish
• eggs
• buttered/flavoured or microwave popcorn
• cheesies
• snacks with powdered cheese (popcorn, cheese crackers)
• sesame seeds
• kiwi
• latex balloons
• scented products/sprays

In addition, students and staff are reminded to always wash their hands after eating and to clean up eating areas after eating.

Families are responsible for ensuring that the school has a current Epi-pen on hand; in the case of anaphylactic allergies. As well, families are responsible for informing the school of any allergies their child/youth has.