St. Patrick's Intermediate Blog October 2-6

Terry Fox Run - Thursday, October 5th

We have been encouraging students to assist with fundraising for our Terry Fox Run this coming Thursday.  In order to support our fundraising activities, we have put a number of incentives in place to get students to enlist help from friends and family.  Our goal this year is $5000. This is a great community building activity that goes to a very worthy cause.  To access our school fundraising page, please click on the following link:  
http://www.terryfox.ca/StPatricksIntermediate


Professional Development Day on Friday

Just a reminder that this coming Friday there is no school for students as staff will be taking part in Christian Community Day at the Shaw Centre. This day is always productive as we learn of overall Board-wide goals and set direction to meet those goals.

Important Contact Information

Our School Council chair is Stephanie Anderton 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

Tuesday, October 3:  Supporting Big Emotions at 7 p.m. at St. Mother Teresa High School.  For more information and to register please access School News and Announcements on our website's landing page at spe.ocsb.ca.

Tuesday, October 17:  The ABC's of ADHD at 7 p.m. at Immaculata High School. For more information and to register please access School News and Announcements on our website's landing page at spe.ocsb.ca.

Wednesday, November 8:  School Council meeting at 7 p.m. in Learning Commons 1.

Other Information

St. Patrick's Intermediate Blog Week of September 25 to 29

School Council Elections
School Council elections took place Tuesday evening. Congratulations to our new chairperson, Ms. Stephanie Anderton, our new vice-chairperson, Ms. Jo-Anne Saikaley Sparkes, and our new Treasurer, Ms. Irina Appa. The next School Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 8 at 7 p.m. in Learning Commons 1.

Student Verification Sheets
Student verification sheets were sent home a few weeks ago. Please have a look at this important information and make any changes necessary. The forms were due back on Friday so if you still have not returned them please do so as soon as possible.

Dress-Down Day on Monday

On Monday, for a small donation of $2 which goes to charity, students will be able to wear appropriate non-uniform clothing. This was mentioned at our Monday Morning Assembly as to what constitutes appropriate and inappropriate clothing items.

Important Contact Information

Our School Council chair is Stephanie Anderton 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

Tuesday, October 3:  Supporting Big Emotions at 7 p.m. at St. Mother Teresa High School.  For more information and to register please access School News and Announcements on our website's landing page at spe.ocsb.ca.

Tuesday, October 17:  The ABC's of ADHD at 7 p.m. at Immaculata High School. For more information and to register please access School News and Announcements on our website's landing page at spe.ocsb.ca.

Other Information

Parenting Children with Learning Disabilities: Dr. Maggie Mamen Parent Sessions

St. Patrick's Intermediate Blog Week of September 18-22

Important School Council Meeting
This Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. in Learning Commons 1 we are having our first School Council Meeting.  This year we have a number of vacant positions due to students moving into grade 9 and, therefore, parents no longer being eligible to be on School Council.

Please consider running for one of the vacant positions: chair, vice-chair, treasurer, and parent representative.

Intramurals at St. Pat's Intermediate
Under the direction of Ms. Tilly Corriveau, our highly-popular intramurals program is starting up again.  For information on this and on the purchasing of intramural t-shirts, please access:
https://drive.google.com/open?
id=18SlWdjIZXRaFSvTT16LWP_JvkwAsJ_WMq5EQAauu-9U

Staples Promotion
For information on our Board's BYOD program (bring your own device) and for a promotional offer from Staples, please access the following link:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Wy40nNGz2mhRZ8RowoZiTmkN_fLZh8tETpZoiTlqVu0

School Photo Day

Students will be called down during the day for school photos on Friday, September 22.  There is no need to send money ahead of time as students will receive picture proofs and parents can make decisions about ordering later on. For helpful hints from Edge Imaging, simply click here:  
Photo Day Information

Math Homework Help

Homework Help is a valuable math resource for students in grades 7 to 10, as it allows them to access live, anonymous tutor chat sessions with certified Ontario teachers. In these sessions, the tutors will guide students to solve math questions after school hours. Access at: Homework Help

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

Tuesday, September 19:  School Council Meeting in Learning Commons 1, St. Pat's Intermediate, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Tuesday, October 3:  Supporting Big Emotions at 7 p.m. at St. Mother Teresa High School.  For more information and to register please access School News and Announcements on our website's landing page at spe.ocsb.ca.

Tuesday, October 17:  The ABC's of ADHD at 7 p.m. at Immaculata High School. For more information and to register please access School News and Announcements on our website's landing page at spe.ocsb.ca.

St. Patrick's Intermediate Blog Week of September 11-15

Opening Week

We had a great opening week at St. Patrick’s Intermediate.  Our assemblies gave us an opportunity to speak to students about being kind to each other and steps to take if bullied or if a witness to bullying.  We have a strong tradition at St. Patrick’s of demonstrating care and concern for each other.  This doesn’t happen by accident - we need to continually review our approaches and make sure we are all content both in and outside the classroom.  

Meet the Staff Night

On Thursday we had a great turnout for our annual Meet the Staff Night. Despite the downpour, parents/guardians were able to walk from building to building in order to connect with our staff. Feedback from this night was extremely positive and it is something that we will continue annually.

Monday Morning Assembly

For our grade 7 students, our weekly Monday Morning Assembly will be a new experience in organization and in building spirit.  We gather Monday mornings as a full community to listen, to pray, to reflect, and to review goals.

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

Tuesday, September 19:  School Council Meeting in Learning Commons 1, St. Pat's Intermediate, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Other Information

Parenting Children with Learning Disabilities: Dr. Maggie Mamen  Parent Sessions Please share with your parent community.

St. Patrick's Intermediate Blog Week of September 4-8

Welcome Back to School!

I would like to extend a very warm return to our grade 8 students and families, and an enthusiastic welcome to our grade 7's.  We are excited to begin the learning process within our school community this year.

On Tuesday, we will have a special schedule providing some additional time in homebase so that teachers can provide students with information about the school year, and distribute a number of forms that we are asking students to bring home to their parents/guardians.  Included in this package is a welcoming letter from me.  

Our staff met last week for a liturgy and to review directions for the school year, and I had the opportunity to thank a number of people at that time.  I would also like to share with our entire community my appreciation of the custodial staff, led by Mr. Joanisse, as well as our office administrators Ms. Mahoney and Ms. Smith, for their extensive work preparing for the start of this year.  

Our Welcome BBQ for new students and families last Wednesday was a huge success. The weather was perfect, giving everyone the opportunity to remain outdoors and meet. I'd like to thank our School Council for all their hard work and effort. The first School Council meeting is Tuesday, September 19 at 7 p.m. in Learning Commons 1. I encourage those interested to come out and get involved.

It is exciting to start another school year. One initiative that I will continue will be to keep students, parents and guardians up to date with school news through this blog.  There are other modes of communicating with the school found on the welcoming letter from me that your son/daughter will bring home on Tuesday.  Please review this and feel free to contact the school anytime.

Meet the Staff Evening
Our Meet the Staff Evening is this Thursday, Sept. 7 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. We look forward to meeting our community at this casual meet-and-greet event. We will start the evening by gathering together in the cafeteria. Hope to see you there!

Drinking Water in Ontario Schools
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByrlYMrTjslHa3Rjb1U5WXZoUzlWb2stV0FVZW9Za29aU1k4

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

Tuesday, September 19:  School Council Meeting in Learning Commons 1, St. Pat's Intermediate, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.