The students and staff would like to say a big thank you to the school community and especially the parents who took the time to attend the annual Spring Fling. It was a great afternoon made up of entertainment and prizes. It is with this continued support that the Music Depart-ment continues to thrive and be as amazing as it is. In addition this event also gener-ates needed funding for our fantastic Breakfast Program. A big thank you to Ms.Coady, Ms.Pope, Mme.Webb and all others who were directly in-volved in this great event.

Parents and guardians are

reminded that all Grade 9

students who are going to this

event should now have their

money and registration forms

returned to their homeroom

teachers. This is an opportu-

nity to have fun, relax and

celebrate the past three years

at SPJH.

It will be a great time had by

all and some of the activities

include;

Boxing

Velcro Wall

Large Games

Bouncy Castle

Hip Hop

Sumo Suits

Wii Sports & Just

Dance

Karaoke Smoothies

Magician (Mark We-

ber)

“NEW” Photo Booth If your child has not done so please

have them notify the school asap.

Spring Fling Was A Huge Success-

thank you to all who supported!!!

I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

50/50 2

Heritage Fair 2

Science Fair 2

Europe 3

Prov Banners 3

Mental

Health

4

Final Exams

Schedule

4

Grade 9 School Leaving Carnival

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

A P R I L 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 :

Rotary Festival runs

from April 25 to May

5th

Regional Heritage

Fair is May 1st

There is a

PD for the

staff on

Friday, May

8th

Boston Trip is from

May 14th-20th

Quebec Trip is from

May 16th to the 19th

Grade 9 Carnival will

take place on May

21st

Grade 6 Parent

Orientation meeting

on May 26th at 7

All Grade Nine Students are expected to attend this event, if there is a problem please contact the school .

P A G E 2

For the months of

April and May the

“B” being

emphasized

Is

Be a good Digital

Citizen

Grade 8 Heritage Fair

Eastern NL Regional Science Fair

50/50 Contest Winner

The winning ticket! The Winner is Mr.Power Special Mention Students!

Congratulations to all 20 students at St. Paul's who participated in the Eastern Newfoundland Regional Science Fair on Friday and Saturday. They all represented the school with pride! In the Junior Life Sciences category, Megan Kelly, Nicole Spencer, Bella Doody, Sami Puestow, Jack Winsor and Ridhi Mittal all received Honour-able Mentions, while Kate Foss earned a silver medal.

will move on to the East-ern School District's Re-gional Fair on Friday, May 1st and Saturday May 2nd, at MacDonald Drive Junior High School: Emma Troake Cody Dalton Julia McNeill McKenna Drover Along with the Regional Fair, students were also

On Thursday, March 26th, we held our annual St. Paul's Heritage Fair. Over 40 projects were chosen from the class-room level to move on to our school Fair. The pro-jects were all fantastic and the judges found it difficult to select the win-ners! Congratulations to the following students who

V I P E R N E W S

Final Exams are

about 5 weeks away.

Students should start

preparing now.

In the Junior Physical Sciences category, Avani Adluri received a bronze medal and Fred Chen received a gold medal. Amanda Searle won a special award from the Department of Chemistry for a project in the Junior category.

selected to be part of The Ambassador Program which is for students who chose to study a topic on New-foundland and World War 1. Sophia Wells and Samantha Situ will rep-resent St. Paul's at this section of the Regional Fair.

Remember to download the

SPJH APP.

European Trip Was Fantastic!

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

A number of SPJH

students traveled to

Europe during the Easter

Break.

Enrollment for the 2016

trip is still ongoing. If you

are interested please

contact Mr. Hale asap as

spaces are limited.

Happy Administrative Assistant

Week to our very own

Ms.Wellon– your professional-

ism is very much appreciated

by everyone at SPJH.

Last week Sarah R. started the initia-

tive of collecting pop tabs in support of

collecting enough to donate towards

the purchase of wheel chairs for those

in need.

All students are asked to collect as

many as possible and bring into the

school to support this good cause.

Thank you Sarah ;)

A picture is worth a thousand

words and the next two pictures

say it all– congratulations to all

who were involved in

supporting these students!!!

The time and dedication by

everyone is appreciated and you

should all be very proud of what

you have achieved.

SPJH Provincial Track and Field Winners

Some Things to Note…..

The next

School

Council

meeting will

take place on

Wednesday,

April 29th at

12:15.

Contact a

parent rep if

you have

concerns!!!

The grade 8 students were very fortunate to have Jennifer Morgan visit us as part of her book tour. Jennifer wrote The SS Caribou as a graphic novel and students were delighted as she told the story of her great uncle being the chief engineer onboard when the ship was destroyed during World War Two. Thank you Ms. Morgan for the visit!

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)

Parents should note that the

final exam schedule is currently

posted on the school’s web

page and available through the

school app.

There are regular classes for stu-

dents 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 finishes at 10:15)

Grade 7 Math/Math 7 (FI)

Parents

should note

that enough

prepaid

orders were

received in

time to make

the deadline.

Please keep in mind however

only yearbooks prepaid get

ordered so if you would like a

year book for your child for this

school year please contact

Ms. Hatcher asap.

Final Exam Schedule……….June,2015

Guidance Corner

The next Recycling Drive is on Friday, May

1st- Please Support SPJH

As students start preparing for their final exams it is

important to have;

1. Quiet study area 2. Rest and good nutrition

3. A plan– do not leave everything until the last

minute

Mental Health Matters– From a Whisper to a

Scream Provincial Conference

Thank you to all of the students who participated in the Provincial Mental

Health Matters Conference on April 24th and 25th. Mental Health is an

issue that many young people struggle to deal with. Going forward this

awesome group of students will work with other students and staff to assist

with SPJH continuing to be a school that supports all learners.

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