St. Patrick's Intermediate November 21 to November 25

Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week

This is Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week in our Board. While we are constantly engaged in practices that promote well-being among our students, this week provides us with an opportunity to emphasize the importance of being good to one another.  Our activities include prayers around the topic, anti-bullying information at our Monday Morning Assembly, and daily challenges centred around the theme of compassion. Students are regularly reminded that it is our expectation that they are happy and comfortable at St. Patrick’s and if, for some reason, this is not the case, they need to seek out a staff member or use OCSB Connect, an anonymous app to report bullying behaviours.

OCSB Annual Christmas Concert

The OCSB Children's, Boys' and Chamber Choirs and guests will present their annual Christmas Concert, "Behold the Star" on Monday, December 19, 2016 at 7 PM.  The concert will be held at St. Basil's Church, 940 Rex Ave. Parking is free and may be accessed off Maitland Ave., just north of the 417 at the Maitland exit.  All are welcome.  Tickets are $15 at the door.

Parent-Teacher Interviews

I would like to thank everyone who came out to attend our parent-teacher interviews, which were held on Thursday. The turnout was excellent and it was great to see parents, teachers, and students working together. A special thank you to our School Council for providing coffee.

Remember, though, that you do not have to wait for formal parent-teacher interview evenings to take place if you have a concern. Teachers can always be contacted directly by phone through the school and will be more than happy to answer any questions parents/guardians may have.

School Council Meeting Wed. Nov. 30

Our monthly School Council meeting will take place on Wed. Nov. 30th and will start at 6:30 p.m. in Learning Commons, Building 1. The reason for the early start is due to the fact that members from the Board will update the community on the site plan for the addition onto St. Pat's High School, which will be in effect Sept., 2018.

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

Thursday, Nov. 24 OR Thursday, Dec. 1:  Opening Doors:  Learning and Earning in the 21st Century (see spe.ocsb.ca for more information, locations, and to register) 

Monday, Nov. 28:  Sensory Processing Disorders and Behaviour, 7-9 p.m., Notre Dame High School (see spe.ocsb.ca for more informatin and to register)

Wednesday, Nov. 30:  St. Patrick Intermediate School Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Learning Commons Building 1