Norman Johnston

Norman Johnston Secondary Alternate Program helps students (16-20 years of age) earn credits to reach their goal of graduation.

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The Tulip Festival is looking for student volunteers. Please visit Guidance for more information.

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Close to 30 staff and students are being trained in First Aid this week! This certification is an excellent addition to students’ resumes, and it lends to safer work and learning conditions! Is this something you would be interested in?

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Students are loving the fresh lettuce from our classroom Tower Gardens! The produce we grow in class goes to our Foods program to help feed the students 😋

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Bowling with the VP? Just a regular field trip at NJ! VP Charles joined the PE and Life Skills students for a bowling trip before the March Break and it was a hit. It is still up for debate who won…

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What were the NJ staff up to yesterday? All of the alt sites gathered for PD to work on best practices and techniques to bring the best alternative education to our students.

🏓 At break, we worked on our pickle ball skills in order to keep our competitive edge!

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Another successful “Makers Challenge” in the books! This month, the students built marble runs with specific goals for the marble path.

The Makers Challenge occurs once a month here at NJ, and allows students to use a variety of materials and exercise those STEM skills!

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Reminder that registration for Night School open today. Please see Alana or Dan if you are interested.

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

The Nepean Master's swim club is hosting a provincial championship meet on Saturday, March 25th and Sunday, March 26th at the Nepean Sportsplex.

If interested please see Alana or Dan.

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The Algonquin College Fall Open House will be taking place this Saturday, November 5th , 2022 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Complementary parking is available in lots 8, 9 and 12. Payment is required for all other parking lots

For more information: https://t.co/KHoAhqKf1F

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Volunteers needed for the Nepean Masters Swim Club meet taking place at the Nepean Sportsplex on Sunday, December 11th.

The link for volunteers to sign up is:
https://t.co/EgJ5I5z9Ky.

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A credit course opportunity has been created Rainbow Youth Forum student leaders. As a result, the RYF student leaders will be invited to take one of the following courses: CPC3O, IDC4O, IDP4U.

If interested please see Dan or Alanna.

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If you're interested in attending, please see Dan or Alana.

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The weather certainly cooperated for School of Alt Rock’s culminating performance and BBQ! Hope to see everyone out at the next NJ event!

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School of Alt Rock is underway! Talk to guidance about music credits at NJ!

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Keri from the @EORCOttawa was in the building yesterday to talk about values and conflict resolution. Join us every Tuesday for snack and chat.

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Students get private pickle ball lessons with our resident National champion:)

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A new bike rack was donated to NJ in partnership between community member Dave Garand (Eastern Ottawa Cycling community on FB) and Envirocentre downtown. Dave is active with the Blackburn Community Association and hopes to help grow the NJ biking community!

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Join Mark & keri @ 10:45am for SnackChat! Mark will come around to classes to provide SNACKS! If you are at home, grab a snack from the pantry and join us using this link: https://t.co/m8pbGSmDA8
You will need to log on using your OCDSB EMAIL!

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WEEKLY TRIVIA HAS BEGUN! Who will be the first NJ class to hold the Trophy until next Friday! This week's theme is Superheroes! Next week will be a spooky quiz about All Hallow's Eve!