St. Patrick's Intermediate May 1-5 (Catholic Education Week)

Brain Health Forum May 3

On Wednesday, May 3, St. Patrick's High School and St. Patrick's Intermediate School are hosting a Brain Health Forum, funded by Ontario's Ministry of Education.

This event will take place at St. Patrick's High School (2525 Alta Vista Drive...corner of Alta Vista Dr. and Heron Rd.) at 6 p.m.  There will be information booths from several Ottawa-area organizations focussing on the symptoms and preventative techniques associated with brain-health related issues.

Present, as well, will be guest speakers from the Brain Injury Association of the Ottawa Valley and Epilepsy Ottawa.  

Complimentary childcare will be provided.  We hope you can join us! To register, please access this link:

http://www.punchbowl.com/parties/37c9426d15cd9c499535

Open House May 4

Parents, students, and guardians are reminded of our Open House taking place at St. Pat's Intermediate from 3 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, May 4.  From 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the cafeteria there will be displays, information from public health, School Council personnel, computers to complete School Climate surveys, and much more. From 4 to 5:15 p.m. there will be a BBQ where tickets can be purchased for hamburgers, hot dogs, and drinks.  And, finally, from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. there will be a music showcase.  Hope to see you there!

Poetree Planting

As part of Canada's 150th, schools have been submitting poems for a poetry contest. In honour of this, various "poetrees" are going to be displayed at Ottawa Public Library branches around the city, one of which was made by our very own Joan Sweeney.

At the Alta Vista Branch of the Ottawa Public Library (across from St. Pat's High School) our tree from St. Pat's Intermediate was "planted" on Wednesday. 

Mr. Mark Dalipaj's class was present as well as some students from St. Pat's High School.  It's a real honour to have one of our trees on display at our community library.

St. Patrick’s French Excursion to Quebec City

We welcome our students and staff back from their Quebec City trip this past week. They arrive Saturday evening. The group was involved in a French language and cultural experience that included a visit to Sainte Anne de Beaupre Basilica, a guided sightseeing tour of the city, and an exploration of the history surrounding the Plains of Abraham.  There was also a little time for shopping and, I hear, some great meals! Thank you to our parent community for supporting this activity.

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, May 31: School Council Meeting @7 p.m. in Learning Commons 1