LEO BURKE ACADEMY

WELCOME BACK STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND FAMILIES!!!

The 2024-2025 school year will begin for students on Wednesday, September 4.  The main doors will open at 8:30 and classes will begin at 8:45.  Grade 7 students and any new students will go to the gymnasium first and all other students will go to their homerooms.  We will have an assembly to start the day, followed by homeroom and regular classes.  

Homerooms are as follows: 

Grade 7 - Room 202 - Ms. Baker

Grade 8 - Room 210 - Ms. Harris

Grade 9 - Room 212 - Mr. Wootton

Grade 10 - Room 214 - Ms. Sartor

Grade 11 - Room 220 - Ms. Stoodley

Grade 12 - Room 224 - Ms. McDonald

We are excited to see everyone on Wednesday!  If you have any questions, or want to register a new student, please call the school at 709-258-6337 or email any of our office staff.  

2024-2025 International Host Families

Every year our school welcomes students from different countries, through two fantastic organizations, Newfoundland International Studies and Newfoundland International Student Education Program   .  If you are interested in becoming a host family for a student this year, please email our school principal, Tracy Tucker tracytucker@nlschools.ca and she will put you in touch with a local coordinator.  This is a wonderful experience for the whole family.  

Powerschool Parent Portal and Rycor

All permission forms and fees will be collected through Rycor this year, which can be accessed through the Powerschool Parent Portal .  This feature will not work through phone apps, so a computer/Chromebook should be used. 

On June 5, Leo Burke Academy was presented with the Inclusive Education Award for 2023 by Inclusion Canada NL.  

The official press release can be found on the Inclusion Canada NL website by clicking here 

Each year the Newfoundland and Labrador Association for Community Living along with the Department of Education presents an Inclusive Education Award to a school that has shown an exceptional spirit and commitment to creating a space that is welcoming and inclusive for students with an intellectual disability. Inclusion is a way of thinking and acting that allows every individual to feel accepted, valued and safe. Inclusive school communities are those with an open, welcoming attitude that respects every individual, while valuing and celebrating differences and diversity. 

We are very proud to let our school community know that Leo Burke Academy is the recipient of the Inclusive Education Award for Newfoundland and Labrador for 2023.  

We are very honored to accept this award and look forward to celebrating with our school community on Monday, June 5th when our school will be presented with this honor in a ceremony held at our school.  If any parents or guardians would like to be a part of that celebration, please contact the school for further details.   

We have a lot to be proud of here at LBA: our students, our staff, our parents and our entire school community.  Thanks for all of your continued support for our school.

DOORWAYS IS COMING TO LBA!

We are excited to announce that Central Health is providing support directly to our students by bringing the Doorways Counselling Service to our school on a regular basis.  We look forward to a continual partnership.  

Please see the attached letter and consent form for more information.  

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21 - Teacher PL Day so no classes for students.  Regular classes will resume on Tuesday, November 22 and it will be Day 11 in the schedule.