St. Patrick's Blog Week of January 18-22

IEP Information Night
Do you ever wonder if your child should be on an IEP (Individual Education Plan)?  Is your child on an IEP and you'd like more information on IEP's in general?  Then this night is for you!  On Monday, January 18 at 7 p.m. at St. Pat's Intermediate, the Student Services/Resource staff will be putting on a presentation dealing with IEP's.  All are welcome to attend.

Reading Buddies at St. Gemma School
Our Reading Buddies program has turned out to be a real success.  Every second Tuesday, students from our school walk over to St. Gemma to read with, primarily, the grade 2 class. Students at both schools have expressed that they really enjoy this endeavour because, amongst other things, they learn from each other.   

New Professional Activity Day (no school for students)

A new PD is being added to the school calendars of all school boards in the province. This is part of the settlement negotiated between the Provincial Government and the four teachers’ federations in the fall of 2015. The Board of Trustees of the Ottawa Catholic School Board have approved Friday, April 15, 2016 as the designated additional PD day in all OCSB schools. Visit http://ocsb.ca/calendar to view the newly updated 2015-16 school year calendar.

Automatic Attendance Starts Monday
Effective Monday, our attendance will be automated, meaning that should a student be absent and we have not been informed of this, parents will be notified of the absence at approximately 9 a.m. by an automated voice attendant. Again, this call will NOT go out if parents have approved the absence ahead of time.

Have a great week.

Don Murphy
Principal

Coming Up

Mon. Jan. 18:  IEP Information Evening, 7 p.m., St. Pat's Intermediate Cafeteria

Sat. Jan. 23:  CSPA presents Fostering Positive Self-Esteem, 9:45-11:30 a.m., Frank Ryan Catholic Intermediate School (see spe.ocsb.ca for more information and to register)

Tues. Jan. 26:  School Council Meeting at 7 p.m. in Learning Commons 1, St. Pat's Intermediate

Mon. Feb. 8:  CSPA presents Strong not Tough:  The Healthy Family Step Plan to Manage Anxiety and Prevent Depression,   7 p.m.-9 p.m., St. Matthew High School (see spe.ocsb.ca for more information and to register) 

Thurs. Feb. 18:  Learning French at OCSB, 6:45 p.m. -8:45 p.m., St. Paul Catholic High School (see spe.ocsb.ca for more information and to register)