St. Kevin's Jr. High

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR SKJH!. 

1. Reminder for SKJH Students

a) Tomorrow is World Down Syndrome Day - Friday, March 21st

Students are encouraged to wear colourful, bright or funky socks to raise awareness about Down Syndrome! Wearing them over your pants is a common choice. We're asking people to avoid wearing odd socks as this can create a conflicting message. Down Syndrome is not something that is odd or mismatched.

b) Term 2 Report Cards

• Report cards will be sent home tomorrow! We hope you take some time to review them with your child and celebrate their successes, as well as discuss any areas where they might need to work a little harder. 

• Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, March 27th from 1-6pm.

• OPTIS will open at 2pm on Friday, March 21 to set up an appointment with a teacher. Here is the link for OPTIS

2. Fish Cake Fundraiser

• The forms will be sent home with report cards on Friday, March 21.

•  The date to return orders is Thursday, April 3. 

• The fish cakes will be available for pick up on Wednesday, April 9th 

3. Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to SJKH, by purchasing books and other merchandise from our Scholastic Book Fair, you are directly impacting the quality of our school Library. Tuesday March 18 and Wednesday March 19th – previews when classes having an opportunity to preview books during the school day. Thursday March 20th – March 26th - students will have an opportunity to purchase books.

https://bookfairs.scholastic.ca/bf/stkevinsjrhigh1

4. Personal Electronic Device Policy 

Under the policy:

• Students in grades K-6 are encouraged not to bring personal electronic devices to school and will not have access to devices during school hours.

• Students in Grade 7 to Level 4 who bring a personal electronic device to school must switch it off and store it out of sight during instructional hours. Students can access their devices during recess and lunch breaks

• The PED policy is available on the NLSchools website here. 

5. Chartwells (Cafeteria Service Provider) 

a) Registration Instructions 

b) Chartwells Menu for 2024-25

c) Grade 7 & 8 students are permitted to leave the building to go outside for lunch.

d) 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.

6. 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!

7. 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

8.  RYCOR - New Online Form and Payment System

• Link to RYCOR

• The District will no longer accept the AMEX card. 

9.  Allergies

A friendly reminder that St. Kevin's Junior High is an Allergy Aware School. We have allergies at school to tree nuts, coconut 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. 

10.  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.