St. Patrick's Blog January 16 to 20

Important Immunization Notice

Some parents/guardians will have received a notice from Ottawa Public Health (OPH) advising them that their immunization records are incomplete. If you have received such a notice, please be advised that your child will be suspended from school beginning on Feb. 8 and will be unable to return until OPH advises the school that he/she may be readmitted. If you have any questions please contact Ottawa Public Health at 613-580-6744.

Post-Christmas Activities

With Christmas now behind us, our administration and student services department have already begun the transition schedule for our new grade 6’s coming to the school, as well as preparing the details for our grade 8’s to move to St. Patrick’s High School.  We put a great deal of effort into this process to ensure that our students are in a comfortable position as they move to new schools. Keep track of our key dates on the calendar that populates at the bottom of the blog page.

My Classroom Visits
What makes me extremely happy in this role is getting into classrooms to see all the exciting things that students and teachers are doing here at SPI. Pictured below are some of the boats that students are making in Ms. Sweeney's class. I spent some time here and saw much creativity in action.

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, Jan. 19:  Educating Boys - Strategies for Parents to Engage Boys in School, 6:45-8:30 p.m., St. Joseph High School (see spe.ocsb.ca for more information and to register)

Monday, Jan. 23:  Strong not Tough - The Healthy Family Step Plan to Manage Anxiety and Prevent Depression, 6:45-8:45 p.m., St. Mark High School (see spe.ocsb.ca for more information and to register)


Wednesday, Jan. 25:  St. Patrick Intermediate School Council Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Learning Commons Building 1