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In February, we recognize Black History Month, celebrate Valentine’s Day, raise awareness about anti-bullying with Pink Shirt Day and we enter into the Lenten Season.
In Lent, we are called to become better versions of ourselves through acts of charity and service or by giving up the things that tempt us. To begin the Lenten season, we celebrated Shrove Tuesday on February 21, Ash Wednesday on February 22 and we will be celebrating The First Sunday of Lent on February 26. The Lenten Season lasts 40 days as we ultimately prepare for Easter, where we celebrate the resurrection of Christ.
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Almighty and Everlasting God,
You have given the human race Jesus Christ our Savior as a model of humility.
He fulfilled Your Will by becoming Man And giving His life on the Cross.
Help us to bear witness to You By following His example of suffering
And make us worthy to share in His Resurrection.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son.
Amen.
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CSPA General Meeting
Our next CSPA General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 @7pm via Google Meet. This month we are joined by our Superintendent Geoff Edwards and the Learning Technologies team, who will be providing updates and breakouts on the Compass Parent Portal, IEP Access, YouTube How-To Channel, Hapara and more! Be sure to register for our meetings via EventBrite.
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Board of Trustee Meetings
Check out the OCSB's YouTube Channel to view the Board of Trustees Meetings Live or at any time during the school year.
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OCSB Parent Input - Budget 2023-2024
CSPA, PIC & SEAC have been invited to provide parental input to the Board of Trustees regarding the preparation of their 2023 - 2024. To help us give a voice for parents across our School Board we are looking for things you would like to see included.
Please take a few moments to share your suggestions here: https://bit.ly/CSPA_OCSB-BudgetInput2023. We thank everyone in advance for providing your feedback and look forward to bringing this information forward. |
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CSPA General Meeting
Mar 1 @7:00 PM *virtual event
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The Roots of Hatred and Intolerance
Mar 22 @7:00 PM *virtual event
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Sat. Apr 1 @10:00 AM *in-person
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Upcoming Community Events |
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Various Dates Mar 1 - 7 *virtual/in-person
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During these winter months it is time to start planning for the next school year and programs for your Student(s) for the Summer.
Last month at our meeting we had a presentation on Specialized Pathways that our School Board has to offer. To help Students receive their Secondary Diploma, Secondary Certificate or their Certificate of Accomplishment, one of these pathway ways might be beneficial to their achievement.
Descriptions of the Focus Program, Co-operative Education (Co-op), Dual Credit Program, Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) and Special High Skills Major (SHSM) can be found here: https://www.ocsb.ca/our-schools/high-school/programs-courses. We also recommend you reach out to your Students' Guidance Counselor for more information. Many of these programs can help prepare our exceptional Students for success post Secondary School. |
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Showcasing Summer Camps for Children, Youth and Adults with disabilities in
the City of Ottawa and surrounding areas.
Join online Saturday, March 4th, to meet with agencies and service providers in the Ottawa and surrounding areas, to investigate available options.
Registration is free and will be available to families within the next month.
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*The Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) advocates for children with special needs within the OCSB. For more information on SEAC or to attend a meeting, please e-mail us at seac@ocsb.ca. Follow us on Twitter @ocsbSEAC. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Did you know that 88 different countries share the common language of French? Can you guess what the estimated number of French speakers world-wide? There are over 300 million French speakers across five continents who, together, make up la Francophonie.
During March, and in recognition of International Francophonie Day on March 20th, the OCSB joins this vibrant community in celebrating the French language and Francophone culture.
In Canada, with over 38 million people, French is the first official language spoken by 22.8% of the population. Almost 10.4 million Canadians can carry on a conversation in French. C’est génial!
OCSB invites you and your family to explore la Francophonie by participating in these activities:
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Our third annual #ocsbSTEAM Week for students in Kindergarten to grade 12 will take place February 27th - March 3rd, 2023. We know STEAM education and activities are alive and well at our OCSB schools. This week is designed to celebrate what is already taking place at schools and to provide educators and students additional resources and live events. High School students will also have the opportunity to participate in career exploration activities prior to making final course selections for next year. Each day will focus on a different letter of STEAM ie. Monday will be Science, Tuesday-Technology, etc.
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STEAM Career Panels for students in Gr. 5-12 sponsored by the Ottawa Network for Education.
- K-12 STEAM challenges and Daily Doodles - gone digital!
- Sasha Ariel Aiston - Young Black Author Talk (Gr. 4-8).
- Indigenous STEM speaker on Creator Gardens- Joseph Pitawanakwat (Gr. 5-12).
- Skills Ontario Presentations- STEAM in Skilled Trades - all Grades.
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Grade 4 Teachers will receive OYAP Kidder Propeller Car Kits to build with their Students. Students can then follow a step-by-step video to build their cars and test them in a variety of ways.
- Daily French STEAM presentations for all Grades.
- Minecraft with Logics (Museum Math and Pixel Selfies).
- Many more events and resources for Educators to join and use with their Students.
There will be a daily blog on the School Board website daily during #ocsbSTEAM Week that will provide information on what is happening that day as well as suggestions for Parents and Guardians on how they can support their Children in exploring these skills.
Parents can follow along throughout the week on Twitter searching #ocsbSTEAM, #ocsbMATH, #ocsbScience #ocsbTechEdge, #ocsbArts and #ocsbEL.
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Welcome to our Tech Update for Parents! Each month the OCSB Learning Technologies department will be bringing you information on educational programming, information technology and of course tips & tricks for parents and their children. |
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Free Educational Games from Media Smarts |
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Did you know that MediaSmarts has lots of free, educational games that you can use in your home, classroom or community on topics like food marketing, online privacy and data protection, algorithms and misinformation?
Check out all the games they have to offer here!
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The OCSB Learning Technologies department is excited to support our parent community in navigating the digital landscape for their children. We look forward to offering other supports throughout this school year! |
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OSTA and a core group of operators have joined forces to work on solutions to address the school bus driver shortage and prepare for the upcoming school year.
This spring, OSTA and operators Roxborough, Voyago, M.L. Bradley, First Student and Premier formed a Driver Recruitment Task Force to recruit new professional school bus drivers into the industry.
This new task force is the first of its kind in Ontario, whose members will work together to reach the ultimate goal of getting our kids safely and reliably to and from school every day.
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Ottawa Catholic School Parents' Association (CSPA)
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