School News & Announcements
Dr. Maggie Mamen - Raising Resilient Children
St. Clare School Council invites you to a free information session on Wednesday, April 11th, 2018 starting at 7:00 pm. Please RSVP by April 9th. |
Good News
Good afternoon! Did you hear the great news? Yesterday morning, the Ottawa Catholic School Board was named a 2018 Top Employer in the National Capital Region for the 4th year in a row! To celebrate this accomplishment, we’re calling on members of our community (yes, that means you!) to help us recognize inspiring employees that make the OCSB a great place to work and learn. Watch this year's video! NOMINATE AN INSPIRING EMPLOYEE The nomination process is very easy. All you need to do is visit http://ocsb.ca/celebrates to fill out a short form which will only take 1-2 minutes to complete. Anyone can submit a nomination, and you can submit as many nominations as you would like. The deadline for nomination is Friday, March 2, 2018. How many people will you recognize this year? SPREAD THE WORD You can help us spread the word about this campaign by sharing ocsb.ca/celebrates on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram using the #ocsbCelebrates hashtag. Here are some pre-made posts you can copy and paste on your social media accounts:
For more information and to nominate inspiring employees, visit http://ocsb.ca/celebrates -- JONATHAN JUANE Engagement Specialist Ottawa Catholic School Board | Communications Department ocsb.ca | Inspired education. Inspiring students. |
Boot Camp II
CSPA and PIC present Boot Camp II, an opportunity for school council members and any interested parents to come together and learn. Guest speaker, Jacqui Strachan from People for Education. With over 20 years experience working on and with school councils, Jacqui has a wealth of knowledge to share. Plan to attend in person or listen in from home via the webinar. St. Patrick's High School, 2525 Alta Vista Drive Monday, February 12, 2018 7:00 - 9:00 PM Link to poster (or see attachment): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yrWiu1hjeeT3MKZ7sV4hCpLyWSidpbAw/view |
Kindergarten Registration Week runs January 15 to 19, 2018
Kindergarten Registration Week runs January 15 to 19, 2018 Any child who will turn four in 2018 is eligible to start Kindergarten in September. All of our schools are open to welcome new families and answer questions at any time during the school year. However, we've designated one special week to help with this important transition. Visit ocsb.ca/register for more information. |
Advent
Advent 2017 Dear Parents/Guardians, Advent… a time for us to wait and prepare to receive God’s greatest gift - his Son, Jesus. To help us experience the loving act of sharing and giving, the students are invited to collect items to donate to the Shepherds of Good Hope. This is an opportunity for the students to be made aware that there are many people in our community who are less fortunate and in need of our help. At this time of year, there are many items the Shepherds need to help the people who are staying at the shelter. This year, the students are invited to donate new items such as: personal care items, shampoo, soap, hair brushes, mittens and socks. Each grade will be responsible for specific items, but all donations are welcome. See the list below for the items per grade. We ask that all donations be made by Monday, December 18th. The items will be picked up at the school and brought to the shelter. Kindergarten: hair brushes, combs Grade 1: disposable razors (packaged), shaving cream Grade 2: deodorant, shampoo (large sizes, not samples) Grade 3: adult mittens, adult gloves, adult toques Grade 4: facial wipes and travel size kleenex Grade 5: warm socks for adults Grade 6: soap, body wash, wash cloths We look forward to sharing this activity with your child. St. Clare Advent Team |
Me to We Club is encouraging our students to “Pay it Forward”
The St. Clare Me to We Club is encouraging our students to “Pay it Forward” to students at another school as our Christmas project. Our Lady of Mount Carmel School is holding a Christmas Store for their students. This enables students to purchase gifts for their family members. All funds raised will be used to support the students at this school enabling them to go on field trips and to purchase school supplies and to provide food and clothing for families who need assistance. A portion of the funds collected by the Christmas store will also be given to charity or another school in our board that requires support from the community. We are looking for gently used: -jewellry- baseball caps- toys- Christmas ornaments- Christmas gift bags- tissue paper and anything else you feel would be appropriate as a gift for the students to purchase for family members We need the donations sent to our school by December 15. Thank you for your support! Merry Christmas |
Booking Parent-Teacher Interviews
Booking Parent-Teacher Interviews The Progress Report Card Parent-Teacher Interviews are scheduled for parents of Kindergarten and Grades 1-6 students on Thursday, November 9th from 4:00-8:30 pm. All conferences will be 10 minutes in length to allow for as many families to speak with the teachers as possible, unless your child’s teacher has contacted you beforehand via a note in your child’s agenda. These 10 minute interviews will take place in your child’s classroom and will be scheduled on a first come, first served basis. This year, we will be providing an opportunity for parents to book interviews electronically. Please visit the following webpage https://clare.youcanbook.me to access a list of teachers and interview times.To set interviews with more than one teacher, please open each teacher in a new tab to see their available times. Thank you for following this time frame to ensure that all families are able to discuss their child’s progress with the teacher. If you find that you still have some questions following the conference, teachers will be happy to follow up with you at a later date.
Thank you for your continued support of your child’s learning. |
United Way change
Black and Orange & Movie Day will take place on Friday, October 27th and Crazy Hair or Hat Day will take place on Friday, October 20th. |
United Way
Sent to be the Good News October 2017 United Way Give. Change A Life. As you are aware, the United Way/Centraide of Ottawa-Carleton has launched its 2017 Campaign to support those in need in the Ottawa area. United Way/Centraide supports many programs in over 100 member agencies. This year, the staff and students of St. Clare school are called to make a conscious decision in taking an active part in the community by continuing to care for those in need. This supports our Board’s theme, “Sent to be the Good News.” We have designated three Fridays, October 13, 20 and 27, to raise money for our neighbours from the Ottawa area who are in need. Although we ask that students donate a loonie or a toonie for our special days, they can donate anything they can afford to participate in the activities outlined below. Students can do chores in order to earn money to donate to this cause. You have touched the hearts of many people with your previous, generous support as seen with the Terry Fox walk and the Thanksgiving St. Vincent de Paul food drive. Please help us support United Way. Your contribution is most appreciated. Here is the outline for the three days:  Friday, October 13th: Board Game Day Bring a toonie and a board game to play during a block today! No electronic games, please. Friday, October 20th: Black & Orange Day and Movie Day Bring a toonie and come to school in Black & Orange clothes. Let’s enjoy a movie for this last afternoon before Halloween. Friday, October 27th: Crazy Hair and/or Hat Day Students can wear a funny hat and/or have crazy hair all day for a loonie. Thank you for your continued support of the United Way in our community of Ottawa-Carleton! The staff of St. Clare
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