Parent Newsletter
Macdonald Drive Junior High, December, 2019
Macdonald Drive Junior High
Email: mdjh@nlesd.ca
Website: mdjh.info
Location: 110 Macdonald Drive, St. John's, NL, Canada
Phone: 709-753-8240
Twitter: @mdjh
Dates to Remember
- December 20 - Last day of school before Christmas Holidays
- January 6 - School starts back after Christmas Holidays - DAY 6
- January 29 - Bell Let’s Talk Day
What's been going on...
La Zone Francophone
Christmas collection for the SPCA
MDJH Christmas countdown!
- Saady Claus is coming to MDJH! You might not recognize him in his suit but Ahmad Saady will be moonlighting as the jolly elf so you can take a picture with him, on December 16-19, during lunch. Cost is $2/ per student. Tell Saady Claus your Christmas wish and money raised will go to Children's WISH!
- Please see below for fun activities for the last week of school.
- There will be a pancake breakfast in the morning on Friday, December 20. Students will attend with their classes. Sorry, the pancakes probably won't look like the picture.....
Robotics News
Macdonald Drive Junior High Robotics begins in January, 2020, to start work on this year’s underwater ROV. The MATE International NL regional competition will take place at the Marine Institute’s School of Ocean Technology, on Friday, May 8, 2020. The process for team selection is currently underway. For more information, please contact Caleb Thorne calebthorne@nlesd.ca or Phil Smith phillipsmith@nlesd.ca
Trip to Paris, the south of France, and Italy - Easter 2021
There are still spaces available for students currently in grade 7 or 8 to participate in the Europe trip in April 2021. All info can be found in the brochure attached and by emailing Jodi Sauvé (jodisauve@nlesd.ca) or Richard Engram (richardengram@nlesd.ca). Registration and payment are completed online.
MDJH Music
December Band Schedule
VOCM Happy Tree Concert
MDJH Sports
Grade 7 Girls' Volleyball
Grade 9 Boys' Volleyball
Go Grizzlies!
Student Council News
Yearbook 2019-2020
It is not too early to submit pictures for the 2019-2020 yearbook. If you have a team picture, please email to colettequann@nlesd.ca. If sending from a cell phone, please select actual size when emailing. This ensures the quality is not compromised when uploading to the yearbook site.
Celebrate Student Success
We want to acknowledge and celebrate the accomplishments of the students of MDJH. We have a wall of celebration where we will place a certificate of acknowledgement highlighting participation and success in a variety of activities. We want to know if your child has participated in any plays, musicals or has been on a team that has won some title or has been recognized in any individual competition. We need your help with this. Please let us know so we can proudly display this on our wall. Please email colettequann@nlesd.ca with Celebrate YOUR CHILD’S NAME in the subject line.
WE Create Change
MDJH is a WISH school. In the last year and a half, we have raised $7600 for this program by collecting change from students and by holding various fundraisers. We are close to our goal of $10,000 - the amount needed to grant a wish for a child. If we are successful in reaching our goal, we will grant the wish of a child in our own school community. Students are asked to take change left over from recess and lunch and put it in the wish jars that are in every homeroom. If every student donated $3 we would reach our goal and be able to grant a wish.
Kids Eat Smart NL - December Recipes
Macdonald Drive Junior High
Our background picture was taken by student Travis Cormier.
Email: mdjh@nlesd.ca
Website: mdjh.info
Location: 110 Macdonald Drive, St. John's, NL, Canada
Phone: 709-753-8240
Twitter: @mdjh