St. Kevin's Jr. High
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ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR SKJH!
Life @ SKJH Curriculum Night!
a) When: Thursday Sep 19, 2024 at 6:30pm
b) Where: We will begin in our gymnasium where you will get an introduction to our school.
c) Details: After the assembly families will go to their child's homeroom teacher for a conversation and then you can drop by to see your child's other teachers.
Lunch Information
a) Chartwells (Cafeteria Service Provider) - Opens Monday, Sept. 9th
c) Chartwells Menu for 2024-25
d) Grade 7 & 8 students are permitted to leave the building to go outside for lunch.
Grade 6 students eat their lunch in the cafeteria, unless they are signed out at the office by a parent. Grade 6's do not have permission to the leave the building on their own at lunchtime. They will participate in supervised outside play when weather permits. Please come dressed for the weather.
Family Memo
Welcome Back to the 2024-25 School Year! Here are the supply lists:
Parent/Guardian Bus Portal - Where is my child's bus stop? Find all the answers on this portal.
Please note: You can find your child's Student Number on their June 2024 report card, or you can submit a Student Transportation Public Inquiry Form and provide your child's Date of Birth, Civic Address and Guardian Contact Phone Number!
Orientation Slideshow for Grade 5 Families .
EF trip to Europe - Paris, Florence and Rome
From June 30th to July 9th 2025, Ms. Critch will lead a group of St. Kevin’s Junior High School students on a tour of Paris down to Rome. During the tour, they will visit many of Europe’s most famous landmarks, such as the Roman Colosseum, the Sistine Chapel, The Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, and the leaning Tower of Pisa just to name a few. EF Educational Tours are an excellent value. The cost of the ten-day trip is $5,083 (for Students) and includes round-trip airfare, hotel accommodations, daily breakfast and dinner, entrance fees to select attractions and guided sightseeing. For more information please contact Ms. Critch at janetcritch@nlschools.ca or 709-745-8980
Powerschool password for Students
We would like to inform you about an important update from the Department of Education regarding new student password requirements for PowerSchool. To ensure our student accounts are compliant with the new security patch and to avoid any disruptions, these new requirements will come into effect on June 7 for grades 7 and 8.
Please note that these changes do not affect parent passwords.
To ensure your child can continue accessing PowerSchool after June 7, 2024, we have sent home a a Student Password Reset Letter providing instructions on how students can change their passwords themselves.
RYCOR - New Online Form and Payment System
Link to RYCOR
The District will no longer accept the AMEX card.
Allergies
A friendly reminder that St. Kevin's Junior High is an Allergy Aware School. We have allergies at school to peanuts and green peas. Also we are a SCENT FREE school .
It is important to be mindful of these allergens as we have individuals in our building who are allergic and can have reactions if they touch a door, table or other surface that was touched by someone who came in contact with a food with one of these items. Please be mindful of the food you are bringing into the building and what it contains. If you eat something with an allergen before you come to school, please wash your hands thoroughly before you come to school. If you notice other individuals with allergic containing foods please inform a staff member. It is important that we are respectful of all students in our school and take every effort to keep our building safe for everyone.
School Parking Lot and Grounds
Please take extra caution when driving on and around our school grounds. If you are dropping off or picking up your child at anytime, we do ask that you park in the DESIGNATED PARKING SPOTS ONLY. We are asking that you NOT park near our school gates, on crosswalks or in the traffic lanes. It is very important that we keep the lane of "moving" traffic "moving", and that this is not blocked by parked cars. We do appreciate your cooperation in keeping all of our students safe.
UpcOMING IMPORTANT DATES
2024-2025 School Year
September 2- Labour Day
September 3 - Administration Day
September 4 - School Reopens/Students
September 12 - Picture Day
September 19- Life at SKJH (Family Curriculum Night)
September 26 - Terry Fox Walk
Sept 30th- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
October 3 - Grade 6 and 8 Vaccines
October 14 - Thanksgiving Day. Holiday for schools.
November 1 - PL Day (No School for Students)
November 11 - Remembrance Day
December 6- Report Cards Released
December 12 - Family/Teacher conferences
December 20 - Last Day - Christmas/ Winter break
January 6 - School Reopens (Day 7)
March 21- Report Cards Released
March 27- Family/teacher conferences
April 17 - Last Day - Easter
April 28- School Reopens
May 19 - Victoria Day
June 26 Last Day - Summer
June 27 - Administration Day