Letter from St. Patrick Parish

On Friday, students brought home a letter from St. Patrick Parish with important information about the Grade 2 Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Communion.  Parents are asked to attend one of two possible Parent-Parish Communion/Reconciliation Meetings taking place on Wednesday, October 10th and Thursday, October 18th at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall.  Please bring a copy of your child's baptismal certificate to the meeting.

October Calendar Now Posted

The "Home Learning Suggestions" calendar for the month of October can now be found on the right-hand side of the blog under the header "Monthly Calendars".  In addition to being posted on the blog, a hard copy of the calendar will be sent home with students at the beginning of every month.

Orange Shirt Day

On Monday, October 1st we are asking everyone in our community to wear orange to bring awareness to the history of the Residential School system and to show that “Every Child Matters”. For more information please visit http://orangeshirtday.org 

Jump Rope for Heart

On Friday, September 28th we will have our kick off assembly for Jump Rope for Heart.  Students are encouraged to wear red and white for this event.

Scientists in School

On Wednesday, October 17th in the afternoon, our class will be participating in the "Move It" presentation by Scientists in School.  Students will be learning about how and why things move, as well as, the simple machines we use in our everyday lives.  We will need at least 4 parent volunteers to help with the different centres.  If you are interested in volunteering, please complete the green form coming home with your child and return it by Wednesday, October 3rd.  Once I receive your form I will send home a copy of the Vulnerable Sector Check form for you to complete your Police Record Check.  Thank you in advance for helping make this a success for the students!

Reading Strategies

When your child is reading and comes across an unknown word, here are some strategies he/she can try...

Food Drive

The Kingdom Club members wish to let you know that they will be collecting non perishable food items up until Thanksgiving.  All will go to the Kanata Food Cupboard.  Thank you in advance for your support!

Verification Form

A verification form is going home with your child today.  Please review it, make any necessary changes, and return it by Friday, September 28th.

All OCSB Schools Closed on Sept. 24

The Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) will close all schools and the Board office on Monday, September 24, 2018.

This decision was made in consultation with city emergency services due to extensive power outages and damage to several areas of the city. The safety of our students, families, and staff, is our top priority. School closures mean there is no before and after school care, child care centres are closed, and there is no community use of schools/extracurricular use of schools on Monday, September 24, 2018.

We continue to keep in our prayers the families and staff affected by Friday’s tornados, as well as all first responders. Please refer back to this ocsb.ca website or your school’s website on Monday, September 24, 2018 for an update regarding the next school day.

Vulnerable Sector Check

Throughout the school year we will be looking for parent volunteers to help us with activities such as Scientists in School, as well as our annual field trip to Baxter Conservation Centre.  All parents wishing to volunteer are now required by the Ottawa Catholic School Board to complete a Vulnerable Sector Check.  If you are interested in helping us out at some point this year, please use the letter below to have to cost of your Police Record Check waived.  Thank you in advance for your help!

Letter for OCSB Parent and Community Volunteers

Book Orders Due Sept. 25

Scholastic book orders are due Tuesday, September 25th.

Email from FeedBurner

All parent email addresses that were submitted to me have now been added to "follow" our class blog.  If you have not already done so, please activate the subscription by checking for the verification email from FeedBurner.  You may need to look in your "Other" or "Junk" folder.