January 2016 - Herring Cove Jr High

Herring Cove Junior High
Webpage: http://www.hcjh.ednet.ns.ca
VIKING nEWS
From the office...
Volume 6 Issue 4
January 2016
Dates of Interest
Happy 2016. . .
Welcome back! It is our sincerest hope that our
students and their families enjoyed a restful break in
December. It would appear that our students have returned with renewed energy and ready to learn!
Second term, which began in November, continues until
April 1st. This year, second term is longer than in
previous years and we encourage parents and
guardians to monitor Power School and to reach out to
your child’s teachers should you have any questions or
concerns. Teachers will continue to send home
monthly homeroom newsletters so you will know what
is going on in classrooms.
Winter has arrived! Although students are permitted to remain inside at lunch to participate in a club or
intramurals, we do have a dedicated group of students
who venture out every day. Please ensure your child
is dressed for the winter weather.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns,
please do not hesitate to contact us!
Donna and Sean
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11: SAC Meeting 5-6 pm
11: Valentine’s Dance 6:30-8:30 pm
15: Joseph Howe Day (NO CLASSES)
24: Wellness Day
School Cancellation Notification
 Register for email or text notification at
www.hrsb.ns.ca
 Follow us on Twitter at Twitter.com/HRSB
Official
 Call the HRSB information line at
902-464-INFO (4636)
 Listen to radio. All radio stations will be in-
formed. Listen for either “Herring Cove
Junior High” or “J.L. Isley Family of
Schools” in cancellation announcements.
With Gratitude...
Herring Cove Junior High would like to thank
Uncle Bucks Pizza Spryfield for the generous
support of our pizza sale in December.
Funds raised will be used to support extra
curricular programming for our school.
Brendan Maguire
MLA
Halifax Atlantic
349 Herring Cove Road,
Suite C
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3R 1V9
Herring Cove
Junior High
Athletics / Wellness / Fitness
7 Lancaster Drive
Herring Cove, Nova Scotia
B3V 1H9
Phone: 902-479-4214
Fax: 902-479-3379
Email: [email protected]
Safe Arrival: 902-479-4214
Press 1
Improv Club
The HCJH Improv
Club continues to
meet every
Friday at lunch in
Mlle Moriarty’s
room. New members are always
welcome
Basketball Season is well underway. Both our boys
and girls teams are off to an exciting start with
some wins and some losses. We would like to
commend all involved for their continued support.
On February 24, we will be holding a WELLNESS
DAY for all HCJH students. Students will attend sessions on a variety of topics related to health wellbeing. We have confirmed guest speakers on such
topics for healthy relationships, mindfulness,
anxiety, depression, and conflict resolution.
Halifax Yoga will be offering a free yoga series for
students from 3-4 pm beginning January 14th. Mats
will be provided but students need to arrange their own
drive home after the class. Bus tickets will be provided
for those in need. Contact Mr. Armstrong for more
information.
Afterschool Judo will also be offered when details
are worked out. Stay tuned...
Students vs Staff Volleyball Game
In December, students and staff squared off in a game of Volleyball. This was a fun event for all!
Wanted…
Gently-used Picture Books
Herring Cove Junior High is seeking your help in developing a bank of picture books to be use in
classrooms; e.g. fairy tales, Robert Munsch, etc. Picture books can help with students ready fluency,
ideas for story writing, art appreciation and many more learning opportunities. We would love to
take them off your hands if you want to part with them to our school library. All books will find a
good home.
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Art
Club
Art Club is just
preparing the
<< Kiln
for an exciting
Spring Project!
Hand-built clay cups
will be the theme
of our Spring
Fundraiser.