St. Pat's Intermediate October 17 to 21

Mental Wellness Sessions

In our commitment to the mental well-being of all our students, on Wednesday, October 19, we will hold some sessions for our grade 8 population (the grade 7's will partake in this opportunity at a later date). Students will be able to choose from a variety of life-balancing sessions including running, walking, yoga, baking, hacky sack, visual arts, and dance. This was very successful last year and we are looking forward to continued success this year as well.

Individual Education Plan (IEP)

On Tuesday, IEP's will be sent home. If your son or daughter has an IEP, please have a look at this very important "live" document. Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Resource Department and they will be able to answer any questions or address any concerns you may have.

Homework Club

Our Homework Club is now up and running. For those not familiar with this, on most Tuesdays and Thursdays after-school, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., students can go to Learning Commons 1 to work on homework and to receive help on anything they are struggling with academically. This is a great way to meet new friends and to get work done at the same time.

Dress-Down Day and Dance

This Friday, October 21 will be a dress-down day as there is also a dance that afternoon, after lunch. This means that there will be NO dress-down day on Friday, October 28. I will be making verbal announcements all week so students are aware of this change.

EQAO Grade 10 Literacy Test

On Thursday, October 20, grade 10's in the province (and 11's and 12's who have not yet written) will write a new, completely online version of the Literacy Test. In order to not overtax the wifi system at St. Pat's High School, some of their students will come over to us to write. A schedule has been devised so as not to disrupt nor mix with our students. We are happy to be able to help out the high school in this endeavour.

Don't Forget to Check Our Website

Just a reminder to remember to check our website (spe.ocsb.ca) often, especially on the HomePage under School News and Announcements. In this area, I place notices for important upcoming events that may be of interest to parents, such as topics on drug awareness, concussions, test-taking strategies, etc. I try to post events as quickly as I receive them so please check back often.

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

Coming Up

Wednesday, Oct. 26: School Council meeting at 7 p.m. in Learning Commons 1.

Thursday, Nov. 3:  CSPA presents Intro to Self-Regulation - Stress Behaviour vs. Misbehaviour with Dr. Stuart Shanker, 7-8:45 p.m., St. Paul Catholic High School (see spe.ocsb.ca for more information and to register)

Monday, Nov. 7:  CSPA presents Boot Camp for School Councils, 7-8:45 p.m., Thomas Darcy McGee Catholic School (see spe.ocsb.ca for more information and to register)