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Important Dates

October 6-14: school lunch ordering for November

October 13: Happy Thanksgiving. No school 

October 14: No school; teacher PL

November 10-11: No school for staff or students

November 21: No school; teacher PL

November 28: No school; teacher PL

December 2: Report cards go home

December 4: family teacher conferences (early dismissal for students)

December 19: last day of school before the break

January 5: School reopens

January 30: No school; teacher PL

February 23: Winter break, so school

March 13: No school; teacher PL

March 24: report cards go home

March 24: family teacher conferences (early dismissal for students)

April 3-10: Spring break

April 13: classes resume

May 18: No school, Victoria Day holiday

June 12: No School; teacher PL

June 25: Last day of school

June 26: admin day for teachers

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Bus information: https://www.nlschools.ca/studentsfamilies/studenttransportation.jsp

PowerSchool has engaged Experian and TransUnion, trusted credit reporting agencies, to provide complimentary identity protection and credit monitoring services to involved students and educators: 

Individuals can visit the website linked here for information on how to activate the complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services. 

In the Newfoundland and Labrador K-12 education system, high school students since 1995 and teachers since 2010 may be eligible to access the complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services. Individuals are encouraged to visit the above website and follow the prompts to determine eligibility and sign up for the complimentary services. 

In the coming weeks, Experian (on behalf of PowerSchool) will also be distributing direct email notifications to involved students (or the parents/guardians of students, as applicable) and educators for whom they have sufficient contact information. The email notice will include further information about the information of theirs involved and the resources PowerSchool is offering. 

Additionally, PowerSchool has coordinated with Experian to set up a toll-free call center for families and educators. Individuals can call (833) 918-9464, Monday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. through 10:30 p.m. Newfoundland Standard Time. 

A webpage has been set up on the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s website with public information related to the PowerSchool incident. Inquiries can be sent to PowerSchoolinfo@gov.nl.ca. 

Once again thank you for your patience and understanding as we navigate through this process.

Electronic Device Policy

NLSchools Responsible Student Use of Personal Electronic Devices Policy will come into effect when students return from holiday break on January 6, 2025. The policy aims to reduce the impact of inappropriate personal electronic device usage, such as cell phones, on learning.

The full policy is available on the NLSchools website. Some of the highlights to be

aware of are:

• Students in grades K-6 are encouraged to not bring PEDs to school or have on their

person and will not be permitted to use personal electronic devices in schools.

• Students in grade 7 to level 4 who bring a personal electronic device to school must

switch it off and store out of sight during instructional hours. Students can access

their devices during recess and lunch breaks.

• Teachers and staff should continue to exercise their professional judgement in

determining when their PED use is necessary.

To support the implementation of the policy on January 6, a frequently asked questions

document for students, parents and guardians is available on the NLSchools website.

Additional support documents will be shared with schools later today, including sample

templates for tracking policy violations and communicating with parents and guardians, as

well as a policy exemption application for parents and guardians.

School Lunch

Information can be found at www.schoollunch.ca. If at all possible,

please provide your child with lunch before they arrive at school in the morning.