St. Patrick's Intermediate School: March 2017

Wednesday 29 March 2017

St. Patrick's Intermediate April 3 to April 7

Basketball Excitement

It's our own version of March Madness here at SPI as both our boys' and girls' basketball teams have made the quarter-finals. The girls play on Monday next week and the boys play on Tuesday. Both games are here. Go, SPI, go!

Leslie McCurdy Presentation
We had the honour of hosting Leslie McCurdy Friday morning. Leslie is best-known for performing one-woman plays and she has toured internationally doing this for 15 years. Leslie presented The Spirit of Harriet Tubman, a play about the Underground Railroad outlining the struggles and hopes of people put into slavery. The students enjoyed watching this performance very much, tying much of what they saw to discussions in February which was Black History Month.

Lent Confessions

We had an excellent turnout of students signing up for confessions, which took place on Wednesday. A special thank you goes out to our Chaplain, Father Zenon, who set up a schedule with community priests and prepped students beforehand.

Important Contact Information

Our School Council chair is Cees Artz and can be reached at chair@StPatsInt-council.ca

Our Trustee is Mark Mullan and can be reached at mark.mullan@ocsb.ca

Have a great week.

Don Murphy

Principal

Upcoming Events

Monday, April 3: Parent Information Meeting on Fentanyl and Opioids at St. Paul High School (see spe.ocsb.ca for further information)

Thursday, April 20: CSPA presents Supporting Big Emotions (see spe.ocsb.ca for further information and registration instructions)

Wednesday April 26: St. Patrick Intermediate School Council Meeting at 7 p.m. in Learning Commons 1.

Thursday, April 27: CSPA presents Recognizing and Supporting Mental Health Needs at Immaculata High School (see spe.ocsb.ca for further information)

Friday 24 March 2017

St. Patrick's Intermediate March 27 to 31

MakerMobile Workshop
On Wednesday, uOttawa came to our school to do MakerMobile Workshops with our grade 8 students. Essentially, students learn how to manipulate 3-D objects using computer programming technology. They then are able to make replicas of their objects using
3-D printers. We are grateful to uOttawa for providing this as it is always a hit with our students.

Congratulations to Ms. Barbara Foley

We are honoured to recognize one of our office administrators, Ms. Barbara Foley, as a recipient of a Director of Education Commendation. Ms. Foley will receive this prestigious award at the Board's Education Week Mass, taking place on Tuesday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Notre-Dame Cathedral. Way to go, Barb!

St. Patrick's High School Bike Day

In an effort to increase the number of students and other community members in using cycling as one of their means of transportation, the ECO Team of St. Patrick's High School is holding a Bike Day. The event is designed to get people past those barriers that keep them from using their bicycle regularly.

You are invited to visit us on Saturday April 1, 2017 from 10 am to 12 pm at St. Pat's High (2525 Alta Vista Drive) to browse our booths set up in the Heron Rd parking lot:

“Get tuned-up”: Basic cycle maintenance clinic (tires, brakes, seat and handle adjustments, etc.)

“Safe Cycling”: Information on safe cycling strategies, how to be safe on the road

“Route planning”: Have a bike route specialist help plan your route to school or work, avoiding high traffic areas or dangerous intersections

“Get kitted”: What sort of gear will you need to get to school/work...racks, rain gear, fenders, locks, visibility

We will be finishing the day with a community ride (weather dependent), and return to the school for a BBQ.

Hope you can join us!

Cyberbullying Information Event

The Ottawa Bullying Prevention Coalition in partnership with Ottawa Public Health and Ottawa Police Service will be hosting an event for parents on cyber bullying. The event will bring together key partners across sectors including mental health experts, police and research to facilitate a conversation on cyberbullying and building a more supportive and safe community for all those impacted.

Thursday, March 30^th, from 6:30pm to 9:00 pm at Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe, Ottawa ON

Our Target Audience: Parents and caregivers

Evening Program Time:
6:00-6:30 pm: Agency Fair Setup

6:30-7:00 pm: Registration / Service Fair Booths
7:00-8:00 pm: Speaker: Dr Hazen Gandy CHEO

8:00-8:30pm: Speaker: OTTAWA POLICE SERVICE, Cst Cindy Cybulski and Cst Geneviève Hupé
8:30-9:00pm: Question Period /Service Fair Booths

Registration is limited..please register using Event Brite at:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByrlYMrTjslHQjJrRjg0cGRPM2YtVnotUW5xT1RKS21jVGlN

Important Contact Information

Our School Council chair is Cees Artz and can be reached at chair@StPatsInt-council.ca

Our Trustee is Mark Mullan and can be reached at mark.mullan@ocsb.ca

Have a great week.

Don Murphy

Principal

Upcoming Events

Monday, March 27: CSPA presents Special Education and Your Child (see spe.ocsb.ca for further information and registration instructions)

Monday, April 3: Parent Information Meeting on Fentanyl and Opioids at St. Paul High School (see spe.ocsb.ca for further information)

Thursday, April 20: CSPA presents Supporting Big Emotions (see spe.ocsb.ca for further information and registration instructions)

Friday 17 March 2017

St. Patrick's Intermediate March 20 - 24

Welcome Back
I'd like to welcome everyone back from what hopefully was a restful and relaxing March Break. Keep watching this blog for all the exciting things happening at SPI as we head into Spring.

Important Contact Information

Our School Council chair is Cees Artz and can be reached at chair@StPatsInt-council.ca

Our Trustee is Mark Mullan and can be reached at mark.mullan@ocsb.ca

Have a great week.

Don Murphy

Principal

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, March 22: St. Patrick Intermediate School Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Learning Commons Building 1

Monday, March 27: CSPA presents Special Education and Your Child (see spe.ocsb.ca for further information and registration instructions)

Monday, April 3: Parent Information Meeting on Fentanyl and Opioids at St. Paul High School (see spe.ocsb.ca for further information)

Friday 3 March 2017

St. Patrick's Intermediate March 6 - 10

Visit by Rand Sukhaita

On Friday, Development and Peace's Rand Sukhaita spoke to students about her time crossing the border from Syria into Turkey. She also spoke about her management of a Darna Centre in Aleppo which serves the most vulnerable and marginalized groups by offering psycho-social support and vocational training. Students really enjoyed the talk and had many questions at the end of the presentation.

Grade 6 Parent Information Session

On Wednesday we will be holding our Parent Information evening for students currently in grade 6, at 6:00 p.m. in our cafeteria. Families are encouraged to join us for a presentation regarding programming in grade 7, supports available, and school activities being offered. Our School Council will also be present to describe their important role in the school and to answer any questions.

Grade 6 Visits to Our School

This week we welcome our feeder school grade 6 students as they have the opportunity to visit our school in order to witness all the great things going on here at SPI. Tours of the school will be given compliments of our Ambassadors. In addition, students will begin pathway planning via My BluePrint and also complete an art, drama, or music activity. This is one of the many transition steps we take with our grade 6 students throughout the year. As we move forward toward September, we encourage any new parents to the school to contact us regarding any questions or the need for additional information.

March Break

Next week is March Break. I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all in our community, whether travelling or staying here to enjoy all that Ottawa offers, a very restful and restorative break.

Important Contact Information

Our School Council chair is Cees Artz and can be reached at chair@StPatsInt-council.ca

Our Trustee is Mark Mullan and can be reached at mark.mullan@ocsb.ca

Have a great week.

Don Murphy

Principal

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, March 22: St. Patrick Intermediate School Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Learning Commons Building 1

Monday, March 27: CSPA presents Special Education and Your Child (see spe.ocsb.ca for further information and registration instructions)

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