St. Patrick's Blog Week of February 17th, 2014

St. Patrick's Blog

Week of February 17th, 2014

I am hoping that everyone enjoyed a restful (yet chilly) Family day weekend.  Hopefully you were able to find activities to keep you warm in our capital city.  

We are very proud to have had three students from St. Pat’s chosen from over 800 applicants province-wide to participate in the First Nation, Métis and Inuit Student Winter Learning and Leadership Program in Parry Sound.  The students travelled to the camp last Monday and took part in leadership activities throughout the week.  We are looking forward to hearing their stories upon their return.  

This week will be a busy one at St. Patrick’s Intermediate.  Following the long weekend, our grade 8 students will travel to the high school to begin the course selection process for next year.  Our regular assembly at the beginning of the week will be held on Wednesday to accommodate our trip to the high school on Tuesday.  On Wednesday afternoon, our students have the opportunity to participate in a trip to the canal for skating activities.  Please ensure permission forms are returned to the school on Tuesday.  A regular academic program will be available to those who choose not to skate or walk on the canal.

On Thursday, we have an accelerated schedule to accommodate our Parent/Teacher interviews in the afternoon and evening.  Interview request sheets went out last week with your son/daughter’s report card.  We would ask you to fill the sheet in and return it with your son/daughter so we can properly schedule interview times.  Meeting times with teachers are available from 2:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon and from 5:00 to 7:30 in the evening.  Community Facilitators are available to our families for translation purposes that evening if they are required.  The St. Patrick’s High School Band will be travelling to our Intermediate school Thursday morning for a concert delivered to our grade 8 students.  

We have members from the school board coming for a student success visit on Friday afternoon this week.  A student success visit allows members of the school administration and those from the board to visit classrooms to participate in the learning activities taking place.  It provides us with an opportunity to ensure that our learning goals are properly matched with strategies in the classroom.  We appreciate the feedback we get from the members of the school board and are looking forward to sharing results as a full staff.

I am looking forward to speaking with many members of our parent/guardian community on Thursday at our interviews.  Please drop by the main office and say hello!

Have a great week;

Sean Kelly