Class of 2030: Your Time is Here

NDRS Webmaster
Jul 4
5 min read

R.S.V.P.

Please fill out the following form online by 3:00 pm Friday, July 18th

If you are having trouble with the link above,

please email jtagulao@ndrs.org with “Grade 8 Orientation” in the subject line.

The above event is for students only. Parents and Guardians, we look forward to meeting you at Meet the Teacher night on Wednesday, September 10^th, 2025.

We will also hold an information Zoom session in the last week of August - meeting details will be sent out closer to the date.

Dear Parents, Guardians, and Students:

On behalf of the Notre Dame community, we want to welcome all incoming students and their families. We have reserved the first day of the school year to officially welcome the graduating class of 2030 to the Juggler family! This day is for students to meet their classmates and to become familiar with their new home away from home.

On Tuesday, September 2^nd, we will spend the day at the school engaging in various activities to prepare students for the year ahead. In addition, students will meet the administration team, their teachers, and some of our student leaders. High school is a place and time where students can (and will) make new friends and build strong, life-long relationships.

Orientation Day is designed to help students transition to Notre Dame. We will be holding breakout sessions so that students can become familiar with the school, run through their new high school schedule, and take part in various activities to meet new classmates. We will confirm the schedule of the day in late August, but we anticipate the day to run from 9:00 am-2:30 pm.

Please complete the Google form to register for the orientation using the following link: Gr.8 Orientation Form (click here). Please also download the “Remind” app at the same link to receive updates from Mr. Campbell, your Grade Level Coordinator (GLC). Please follow the directions below to join the appropriate “Remind” group.

For parents to sign up for Mr. Campbell’s “Remind” app, simply go to https://www.remind.com/join/ and sign up for an account, and then enter the code @grad2030p or use the link GLC 2030 Parents (click here) (Please make sure you have created an account). Mr. Campbell cannot receive messages through Remind; however can be contacted via email at ncampbell@ndrs.org .

In addition to Mr. Campbell’s reminder, please be advised that the official sources of school information include the school’s website at www.ndrs.org and the following Instagram accounts:

@ndrsjugglers – official school account
@nd_studco – student council
@ndrsathletics – school athletics

Please note that any other social media accounts or forms of media are not recognized as official and are not sanctioned by the school.

A reminder that the school uniform must be purchased at Cambridge Uniforms (www.cambridgeuniforms.com), the Notre Dame CODE: TRE987 may be used for your website login. Please note that we also have school crewnecks that will be sold on Orientation day. The options available are navy blue with the ND logo and the grey crewneck with the Notre Dame script. Further details will be sent out closer to the date.

Physical Education (PE) uniforms are sold separately through our online store at the link below. Please visit the store to purchase the mandatory PE shorts and shirt. Optional items, such as the PE hoodie and sweatpants, are also available.

In-person sales and fittings will be held on Orientation Day from 7:30–8:30 AM and 2:00–4:00 PM. Important: Online orders must be completed by August 10.🔗 https://shopndjugglers.com/collections/phe-gym-strip

We hope that Orientation Day will help ease the transition from elementary to high school and provide clarity around what to expect in the first days, weeks, and months of your child’s first year at Notre Dame.

In addition to Orientation Day, we will be hosting a Zoom session on either August 26 or 27. The confirmed date, time, and login details will be shared closer to the event. This session will offer further information about the start of the school year and address any questions that may arise following Orientation Day.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely,

Mr. Jon Tagulao Mr. Campbell

Vice-Principal Grade Level Coordinator

jtagulao@ndrs.org ncampbell@ndrs.org

What to Wear for ORIENTATION DAY

You will be attending Mass, participating in physical activities, and engaging in a variety of classroom-based programming. This is a non-uniform day! Please wear clothes that are appropriate for these activities and comfortable.

Suggestions include:

T-Shirt
Jeans/Comfortable Pants (No leggings) – Non-uniform day dress code
Shorts (maximum 5 inches above mid-knee)
Close-toed shoes (running shoes - no boots or sandals)

What to Bring

Water bottle
Snacks
Notebook (optional)
Pen/Pencil
Positive Attitude

School Supplies

Personal Laptop/Chromebook*
Pens + White Out
Pencils + Erasers + Ruler
Pencil Crayons (24 pack)
Black Fine Liners
Highlighter(s), Scissors
Headset/headphones with a mic
2-3 inch binder
Dividers
Lined and graph paper

* Please see 1:1 device letter included for more information

** Please note PE strip is sold through the online store and orders must be in by Aug 10: https://shopndjugglers.com/collections/phe-gym-strip

A Message from the Principal

Dear Notre Dame Juggler Parents,

Notre Dame Regional Secondary School requires that students have their own laptop device in response to the needs of the new curriculum, modern learners, and health and safety reasons. For September 2025, all students are expected to bring a laptop to every class or to have a device available for online schooling (remote learning) at home. Please note that a cell phone is not an acceptable educational device.

Increasingly, more student work requires an electronic device. It has become an essential educational tool for accessing resources; producing written, visual, and oral/collaborative work, like presentations, testing, running simulations, and coding. In addition, for health and safety reasons, a personal device removes the need to share devices and is an additional safety precaution for all our students.

Notre Dame is a Google school. All students are assigned a myndrs.com account, which gives them access to Gmail, Google Drive, Google Classroom, and other apps wherever they have Internet access. With Google Chrome being our preferred web browser, an economical device of choice would be a Chromebook for school. A Chromebook is similar to a laptop, but is exclusively web-based and is significantly less expensive. Chromebooks are available at many retailers such as Best Buy and Costco. Chromebooks have proven to be reliable devices for learning, serve our educational needs very well, and can be obtained at a reasonable price point. Depending on use and care, a Chromebook will last through your student’s 5 years at Notre Dame.

Please note you are not restricted to purchasing solely a Chromebook as your device of choice. You may choose to purchase an alternate device or use a current device for school purposes. If you do so, your device must meet these requirements:

❏ Chrome OS compatible

❏ Camera and microphone for video conferencing

❏ Battery life of 7 hours at full charge

❏ Minimum screen size of 10”

❏ A physical keyboard

❏ Must be able to support Google Chrome and GSuite (Gmail, Docs, Slides, Classroom, etc.)

❏ Updated with current antivirus and legally purchased software

If there are any technical, policy, or general questions about the 1:1 device policy, please email devices@ndrs.org

Sincerely,

Mr. R. DesLauriers

Principal