St. Patrick's Blog Week of June 22nd, 2015

St. Patrick's Blog

Week of June 22nd, 2015

Grade 7 Awards and Grade 8 Closing Ceremonies

Two very important events for St. Patrick’s students will take place this coming week.

On Tuesday, June 23rd, our Grade 7 students will be recognized for their academic achievements at our Grade 7 Awards Ceremony at 9:15 am. Parents/Guardians will be notified if their child will be receiving an award.

Also on Tuesday, our Grade 8 Closing Ceremonies will take place at the Notre Dame Cathedral, 385 Sussex Dr. at 1:30 p.m. Gr. 8 students have already been given their tickets for the celebration. Grade 8 students will need to be driven from the school on Tuesday to the Cathedral by a parent/guardian.  We ask that students arrive no earlier than 1:00 pm at the Cathedral because there is daily Mass at noon and we will not be allowed to go in until after it is finished. When the doors to the Cathedral open, students should go to their assigned seating area according to their homebase. Parents and guardians will be sitting behind the students area. A reminder that we are guests in the Cathedral and that a respectful attitude is required.

After the ceremony, students and families are invited back to the school for a reception to celebrate our students’ achievement.

BBQ Lunches

Our school cafeteria is now closed for the school year. Students will not be able to buy their lunches next week from our servery, however, there will be a school BBQ on Monday and Wednesday of next week. On Monday, we are encouraging students to purchase hotdogs, drinks and chips for $1 (each) to help send a 7 year old boy who is in remission from Lymphoma to Disney.  We will also have a bake sale to assist with our fundraising.

We will also be hosting a BBQ on Wednesday of this week to celebrate our Co-Curricular Awards and Dodgeball tournament that day.  Students can bring in money on Monday and Tuesday to purchase tickets for the BBQ.  We will not be able to handle cash on Wednesday.  

2015-16 Student Transportation Information

Route information will be available to parents as of August 24, 2015.  Student Transportation Information can be found using the “Stop Finder” located on the http://www.ottawaschoolbus.ca/ website which will link to the “BusPlanner - Parent Portal”. Parents are asked to enter the student’s last name, birthdate, school and grade in order to access route and stop information.

Routing Changes – New Walk Zones and Bell Times

New walk zones and bell times will be in effect in September 2015. All final walk zone maps as well as a list of new bell times are posted on our website at http://www.ottawaschoolbus.ca/policies/transformation.

Bus pick up and drop off times are subject to change due to new bell times. Many routes will have new route numbers, new drivers and/or new Operators.  

Transportation Information During the Fall

We would ask parents to advise St. Patrick’s school directly of any changes to student home or caregiver address.  OSTA will require a minimum of three business days to implement a change to transportation services.

Have a great week!

Sean Kelly