Another school year

is soon drawing to an

end and as a result

there are a number of

things that students

need to be aware of.

All textbooks,

instruments,

uniforms, locks and

library books need to

be returned to the

school immediately.

Any student with

outstanding materials

will have to make

arrangements to

Congratulations to our students who represented St. Paul's at the Regional Heritage Fair hosted by MacDonald Drive Junior High on May 1st and 2nd. Julia McNeil, McKenna Drover, Emma Troake and Cody Dalton presented projects which were fantas-tic and impressive!

Emma Troake received an Honourable Mention for her project on The Downhomer. Samantha Situ and Sophia Wells participated in The Ambassador Program with their projects on World War 1. Sophia was selected as a representative to go to

Beaumont Hamel at the end of June along with 19 other stu-dents from Newfoundland and Labrador. WTG!!!!!

Year End Reminders!

I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

Music

Updates

2

Some Pics 3

IMP Dates 3

Bicycles 3

Guidance 4

Leadership 4

Final Exams

Schedule

4

Update on Grade 8 Heritage Fair and The Ambassador Program.

F O L L O W S T . P A U L S ’ S O N

T W I T T E R

@ S T P A U L S J H Viper News

J U N E 2 0 1 5 V O L U M E 1

S P E C I A L P O I N T S

O F I N T E R E S T :

Year End

Breakfast on

June 15th

Exams begin

on June 17th

(schedule on

back)

Music Dept

Field trip is

on June

22/23– 2015

Year End

assembly is

on June 25 in

the church

for students

only

either return material or

make payment arrange-

ments before any report

cards are released.

If parents are wonder-

ing about the cost of

missing textbooks there

is a cost list document

posted on the school

webpage.

Locks cost $8.00 each

and library books vary

so you will have to

check with Ms. Hatcher

for exact pricing.

Finally, we would

like to say a big

thank you to

everyone who has in

some way, shape or

form helped make

this school year a

big success.

It is only with the

continued support

amongst all the

people involved that

SPJH continues to

be a great place to

learn.

P A G E 2

Special Congrats to...

EXCURSION “ROUND THE BAY”

Music Department…... Rental Instruments

Any band students who

rented instruments this

year are asked to return

them to Ms. Pope as

soon as possible.

Report cards will not

be distributed to stu-

dents who have not

returned school instru-

ments.

Music Shirt

Donations

For any Grade 9

band and choir stu-

dents who do not

want to keep their

music shirts, please

feel free to donate

them back to us!

We can always use

a few extra shirts in

a pinch. All shirt

donations should be

brought to

Mrs. Coady in the

music room.

The Jazz Band, Jazz Combo,

and Show Choir will take their

show on the road Monday,

June 22-Tuesday, June 23!

The first stop is a performance

at the new Long Term Care

Facility in Pleasantville. Stu-

dents will then travel to

Green’s Harbour where they

will present a program of

numerous other

stakeholders who

make the KES

Breakfast an

essential part of many

schools.

Thank you to everyone

who supports this

program.

Ms. Rowe and her “Do

It Crew”, who recently

hosted the KES Annual

Partner Recognition

Breakfast.

Some special guest

included Minister of

Education Mr. Clyde

Jackman, NLESD CEO

Mr. Darrin Pike and

V I P E R N E W S

pop/musical theatre music for

K-6 students at Acreman

Academy.

Students will also enjoy an

overnight retreat at the

Lavrock Centre as well as a

hike in Salmonier Nature Park

and a visit to the historic com-

munity of Brigus. Don't forget

your sunglasses!!!

Remember to download the

SPJH APP.

To support this excursion, we are

pleased to report that we have

secured a $2500 grant from the

Government of Newfoundland and

Labrador’s Cultural Connections:

A Provincial Arts and Cultural

Strategy. The strategy is a joint

initiative between the Department

of Education and the Department

of Tourism, Culture and Recrea-

tion.

A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1

SPJH’s is once again collecting any bicycles that are in good shape and able to be recycled to a new owner. Also Free Ride Mountain Sports downtown is donating helmets to us again this year. Once the bikes have been tuned up they will be given to new homes along with a helmet so that the new owners will have a “new” set of wheels for the summer. Thank you for any assistance you can provide

September 14th– School Pictures December 8th– Christmas Concert

September 17th- Curriculum Night December 21st– Delta/HS Fieldtrip

Sept 15-24th– Rotary Park Fieldtrip March 20/2016– Spring Fling

Nov 6th– Professional Development Day June 20,21/2016– Music Fieldtrip

Nov 11th– Remembrance Day More dates to follow!

Some Fall Dates To Place In Your Calendars!!!

Looking for Donations of Bicycles

A big thank

you to all of

the members

of the SPJH

School

Council. We

look forward

to 2015-16

school year!

There are regular classes for students on

Monday, June 15th and Tuesday, June

16th for all grades.

Please note all exams take place in the am

sessions.

Wednesday, June 17th:

Grade 9 English Language Arts

Grade 8 Science (exam begins at 9 but fin-

ishes at 10:15)

Grade 7 Math/Math 7 (FI)

Thursday, June 18th:

Grade 8 Math

Gr 9 Science/Sciences 9 (exam begins at 9

and finishes at 10:15)

Grade 7 English Language Arts

Friday, June 19th:

Grade 9 Math (District Common Exam)

Grade 8 English Language Arts

Science 7/Sciences 7 (FI) (exam begins at 9

and finishes at 10:15)

Important!!!

Parents are asked to take note of

the following upcoming

situation.

Given the fire regulations for

max capacity in the church for

the year end assembly parents

are not able to attend.

Ms. Cox will be taking pictures

of all students receiving awards

and these will be distributed to

parents on request.

Thank you in advance for your

understanding.

Final Exam Schedule……….June,2015

Guidance Corner

The Power of Being a Girl and Strength in

Being a Boy," is a conference

to be delivered in partnership between SPJH and the YWCA.

The conference will be offered to all

grade eight students during the week of October 12th to 18th, 2015.

Details to follow in September.

The Student Leadership Team Ends

with a “bang”!

Please note: there is still space for students who may be interested in travelling to Europe Easter 2016. If they want information please email Mr. Hale terryhale@nlesd.ca

A huge thank you to the SPJH Leadership Team who have over the

duration of the school year continued to volunteer their time and efforts

to help many other students. As a special thank you all of the team

members were taken out to a game of paintball where we continued to

work on our team building skills.

1. Parents should be checking Power School for any outstanding work, any missed work is reported as "0" until passed in. If you have any concerns please contact your child’s teacher asap. 2. Parents should also note that students are responsible to return all books, locks, library books, and Uniforms. Report Cards are not released until these items are return to the school. Replacement costs can be found online under parent re-sources or you can contact the office for specific details.