September 4th Update

The staff at NJ are excited to be welcoming students back starting on September 8. 

The first week will be staggered to get students into the building, used to the new COVID protocols for NJ, completing necessary paperwork, returning borrowed chromebooks, and meeting teachers to start courses.

The staggered timelines for starting at Norman Johnston is as follows.

Tuesday Sept 8 - Students with last name A-K (who haven’t picked a course yet)

Wednesday Sept 9 - Students with last name L-Z (who haven’t picked a course yet)

No need to come the whole day on the course selection days. Arrive between 8:30-11:30, and plan on 1-2 hr at NJ. Remember to do your pre-screening and bring a mask.

Thursday Sept 10 - All students with last name A-K (8:30-12:45)

Friday Sept 11 - All students with last name L-Z (8:30-12:45)

Monday Sept 14 (and beyond) All students (8:30-12:45)

OSTA has announced that most vans should be running by next week, continue to check the parent portal on the OSTA website. Please be advised that OSTA has not adjusted transportation based on the staggered schedule and may arrive at your house daily. Please do not come to school if it is not your scheduled day.

The staff has been working hard to come up with safe, creative, and flexible options for learning to occur under these extraordinary circumstances.

Have a restful long weekend.

New Student Registration Details

If you are a new student interested in coming to NJ for September please send an email to VP michael.linden@ocdsb.ca stating your name, address, current school, date of birth, number of credits earned, and a brief explanation of why you want to come to NJ. The VP will get back to you with an update of potential registration at NJ. Due to tight restrictions on classroom sizes due to COVID, new students may need to be put on a waiting list.