Super excited to learn more about Residential Schools today. Thank you to Tom Mugford for leading a traditional Smudge ceremony, fantastic experience! Also thanks to
@WelcherShane
for inviting us to be a part of it
#OrangeShirtDay2020
@NLESDCA
Huge thank you to our school community for providing lunch to our staff today!! It was a welcome ray of sunshine on a blizzard of a day! Staff was very appreciative that you were thinking of us today.
#LBJHStrong
So proud of our Student Leaders who came to us and advocated for a Black History Week! They took full repsonsibility, planning displays and events throughout the week to celebrate Black Histroy and bring awareness to anti-racism.
#studentvoice
#BlackHistoryMonth
Thanks so much to our wonderful School Council and Parent Community for the Subway lunch during Staff Appreciation Week. It is certainly appreciated by all here! Thank you for all your support!!
Hey Eagles. We know it is a scary time right now and we don’t have all the answers. But together we are strong, we are kind, and we are mighty enough to beat anything that comes our way. We will be alright. Answers are coming, please be patient and stay safe!
#LBJHStrong
Happy Assistant Principal’s Week to the best
@Millybrown8
! Mme. Brown plays many important roles in our school and we can’t thank her enough for all that she does for our students and staff! Have a fantastic week Mme. Brown!
Our costume contest winners
@learysbrook
today! 1st place goes to the bowl of Fruit Loops, 2nd place goes to Blue Bonnie and 3rd place to the Joker! Great job Eagles! Have a spooktacular Halloween! 🎃
Another excellent Remembrance Day ceremony at our school this year! Students are incredibly respectful for this solemn occasion. Thanks to
@Millybrown8
for organizing and leading the ceremony. Fantastic job!
Loved seeing our families tonight in person! The conversations were excellent and we enjoyed getting to know our families even better. Thanks to everyone for coming out. For those who couldn’t make it our virtual site goes live tomorrow.
#meettheteachersnlesd
We've got some great Pink Shirt Designs and Pink Shirt Poetry already submitted in our Eagle's Nest schoolwide classroom! Keep them coming Eagles! Don't forget to wear a pink shirt TOMORROW to celebrate kindness and stand up to bullying!
Thanks to
@colemansfoods
for choosing Leary’s Brook Jr High as a recipient for an Active School’s Grant. We can’t wait to put it to good use and get our students more active!
Thank you, Baby Stella, for teaching our grade 6-104 class in the Roots of Empathy program this year. We loved watching you grow!
@NLESDCA
@RootsofEmpathy
Next week, Leary's Brook will be celebrating STEAM Week! We have a lot of fun activities planned for throughout the week! Looking forward to some great STEAM workshops with
@mmelee5
,
@Kyla_KCJ
, a virtual author visit by
@MoniquePolak
and more!
@NLESDCA
We are so unbelievably proud of this super spelling rock star
@learysbrook
! Julia just won the provincial Scripps spelling bee with a prize of $2000 and a trip to Washington! Go Eagles!
@NLESDCA
Congratulations to the Girls Basketball team on their silver medal win at the Gr9 C Basketball Provincials in Summerford. They went 3-0 over the weekend with a hard fought loss against HolySpirit. Way to go Eagles!
Our Grade Six students started Meets with their Senior Citizen Pen Pals yesterday as part of their Arts Smarts
@oldschoolipnl
Project! Some will meet in person and some virtual - either way so nice to forge these Intergenerational connections!
Hey families, we had a great first week back. So excited to see all our students! We still have to get used to the new routines but so far so good. Let’s keep it going for the rest of the year!!!
#lbjhstrong
Starting today our students should be getting a personalized birthday card in their email from our school. If we happen to miss someone please let us know so we can update our birthday list!
Today we had our
#StudentVote
! All of our students practiced the democratic process by casting a mock ballot after researching the candidates, parties and platforms in Social Studies! Stay tuned for our results tomorrow!
@CIVIX_Canada
@NLESDCA
Mr. Conway is so deserving of this award! He always greets our students with a smile and makes sure everyone is safe! Thanks for all that you do. Our school community is lucky to have you!
Today, our crossing guard, Mr. Conway, was awarded the honour of being selected as one of Canada's top 3 favourite crossing guards. We are soooo happy for him! He’s THE BEST 💙
@LarkhallAcademy
@NLESDCA
Student talents were showcased during today’s Winter Talent Show 🎄 We are so impressed with the courage and talent of those who went on stage to perform in front of their peers! Way to go performers!
Congratulations to our Grade 6s on their completion of the DARE program! Thank you to all involved for making programs like this possible.
@RNC_PoliceNL
@NLGrowlers
Fantastic Remembrance Day ceremony
@learysbrook
. Whole school participated and students were excellent. Poppy parade was done well, Grade 6 choir sang, students in halls for Moment of Silence and great representation by Cadets and Girl Guides. So proud!
@NLESDCA
#lbjhstrong
Congratulations to everyone's favorite crossing guard, Mr. Conway! Our students and staff are so lucky to start our days with a big smile and greeting from him as he keeps
@learysbrook
&
@LarkhallAcademy
students safe! Thanks so much for all that you do and the spirit you bring!
Congratulations to Bill Conway, crossing guard at
@LarkhallAcademy
for the Canada's Favourite Crossing Guard award from
@parachutecanada
.
Learn Bill's experience:
Apply to be a crossing guard by Fri. Sept. 3:
#nltraffic
Congratulations to our Grade 6s on their D.A.R.E. graduation! Graduates have learned new skills that will help them in the future. Thank you Cst. Smith for your positive influence and hardwork with our students
@RNC_PoliceNL
Thank you to Ministers
@KLHowell2021
@TomOsborneMHA
@SarahlStoodley
for joining us this morning to talk to our Student Leadership Team and kick off Municipal Awareness Week! The conversations were great and we enjoyed playing Kahoot with you.
@NLESDCA
We've got an exciting week coming up
@learysbrook
!
#LBJHSTEAMWeek
will be taking place next week! Check out the activities below! Don't forget you can win the chance to "pie" a teacher in the face by bringing in food drive items or reciting the most digits of pi
Our STEAM Week has begun! All week long, we will have our LBJH Esti-Mystery ongoing. Can you guess how many blue and yellow gumballs there are? Each day, we'll reveal a new clue. Monday's Clue: It is a three digit number! Thanks
@SteveWyborney
for the inspiration!
#LBJHSTEAMWeek
Happy Valentine's Day, Eagles! Are you up to the challenge? Put some blue and yellow hearts in your windows to show unity and kindness!
💙💛💙💛💙
#HoldFastNL
#windowwisdomNL
Tomorrow kicks off STEAM Week at Leary's Brook! Don't forget to come dressed up for "Google Meet Day" - business on top, pyjamas on bottom! We'll have Science Kahoot trivia, a paper chain STEAM Challenge, Grade 7 3D printing workshops with
@mmelee5
and more!
#LBJHSTEAMWeek
Obe of our winning
@YPI_cares
groups was delighted to make their cheque presentation to the
@ANC_of_NL
today! Having the opportunity to research, present and win money for this important community non-profit was such an enriching deep learning experience for these students!
So lucky to welcome Karly Roche of the Department of Parks and Wildlife in Western Australia to Ms. Tucker's Grade Eight Science class today! They learned all about climate, wildlife and land in Australia - and what to do you're ever bitten by a venomous snake!
@LeslieT61686896
What’s this? Some of our students (and former students now in PWC) played a 4x4 volleyball tournament at PWC last night. Getting pumped for the school season. Go Eagles!
The first day of Game Club was a hit! 🎲 ♣️ If any Eagles are looking for a fun way to spend lunch, be sure to check out the next meeting, every Day 7 in the LLC!
We've certainly been full STEAM ahead at Leary's Brook this week! Today at our virtual assembly, we announced all our award winners, including the award for our offical Learnning Commons bookmark (a tie)! 👏 These will be reproduced and available in the LLC!
#LBJHSTEAMWeek
We also welcomed some Grade 5s from
@standrewselem
over yesterday! Our Student Leadership Crew planned a Scavenger Hunt around the school, a Welcome video & an Expectations vs Reality video, and a panel Q&A session. We can't wait for these future Eagles to join us in Sept!
At LBJH, we are so thankful for each and every one of the learners, families, educators & staff that make up our incredible learning community! We hope you enjoy a safe and relaxing Thanksgiving weekend and a holiday on Monday. Tuesday will be Day 3.
Our LLC has been transformed into an Artifact Museum! Are there any items that bring back memories for you? Our Grade 6s had a chance to examine these objects as a way to learn about material culture and generational differences.
Getting ready for a new year at a new school teaching new grades and new courses! 🥳 Excited to meet my students and to start making fun memories with them!
Online learning starts tomorrow, Eagles! Here is a link to a newsletter with some reminders for families and students as we move online. Your teachers are so excited to welcome you virtually tomorrow!
Just a few of the food hampers out for delivery this year. Special thanks to St John’s Rotary and Smith Stockley for making it possible! It is heartwarming to know our kiddos will have a good meal on Christmas :)
As part of our
#PinkShirtDay2022
festivities, we launched our
#YouUpLift
Kindness Wall! This is a platform where members of our school community can anonymously add positive messages to each other to be displayed on the TV in our main entrance!
#KindnessMatters