SKT Council's January 2014 Newsletter

SKT Council's January 2014 Newsletter

To see the paper copy of the newsletter go to: http://bit.ly/1aKj6ka

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Happy New Year!  We hope you had a wonderful and restful Christmas season with your family and friends. 

We have a few projects that we will be working on for the rest of the school year including the parent information binders, the playstructure project and of course our major event Fun Fair!  We are always looking for volunteers to help out with various tasks.  If you are interested in helping out in any way, please fill out the form below before January 24th.

SKT School Council

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Please join us for an ARTPALOOSA PIZZA PARTY on Friday, January 31st 2014 from  6:30-8:00 PM 

SKT School Council wants to create an engaging and accessible playground that will foster healthy, active children in all grades. Currently we have one small play structure that is designated for the K-3 students, however, as our school population is growing, we need a second structure.  

Help us in raising awareness and funding for this project by attending this FREE event where kids can get creative with art on canvas. 

Pizza and juice/water will be available in the gym at 6:30 then Parents will gather in the Learning Commons for an information session while their kids are busy creating an art masterpiece in the gym!  Later your child’s art will be auctioned off at a community event to help raise funds for this much needed playground.

THIS WILL KICK OFF THE 1st IN A SERIES OF EVENTS TO HELP OUR CHILDREN...

GET CREATIVE, GET FIT, AND HAVE FUN!

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Call for Volunteers! We need all the help we can get for the Playground Project.  

We need help co-ordinating fundraising events, contacting local businesses for donations, grant writing and planning and implementing the playstructure installation.  If you are able to take on a role to help please contact Crystal Soames at soames@rogers.com

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Fun Fair Call for Volunteers!

If you are interested in helping to organize Fun Fair by joining the Fun Fair Committee, please fill out the attached form so that we can invite you to the next meeting.  Without your help we would not be able to make this event a success.

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Thank you from Mrs. Germain, the SKT Library Technician

 First of all, I would like to say an ENORMOUS thank you to Council for facilitating the GIft of Reading.  Secondly, I have to say an even bigger thank you to all the parents and students who chose to give the teaching staff a present in the form of the Gift of Reading. The Learning Commons received over $700, an unprecedented amount of money and I am truly stunned by your generosity and humbled and gratified by your commitment to reading and the SKT Learning Commons. Many many thanks from your Library Technician, Mrs. Germain.

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Ottawa Catholic School Parents’ Association (CSPA)

Technology Tools to support your Child’s Learning – January 29^th from 7:00-8:45pm at St. Matthew HS.  There are two workshops available: 1) Elementary (Grades K-6) or 2) Intermediate/ High School (Grades 7-12).

Kids and Drugs Workshop – January 20^th at 7:00pm at St. Mark HS (Mitch Owens at Limbank Rd)

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Good Shepherd Parish Information

PARISH BREAKFAST – JANUARY 19th - The Knights of Columbus will host a Parish Breakfast after the 9:00 and 11:15 masses on Sunday, January 19th. Tickets will be available after all masses the weekends of January 4/5 & 11/12 and at the door on the 19th. Cost $5.00 per person and $15.00 per family. 

RAISE THE ROOF FUNDRAISER GALA – The Raise the Roof Fundraising Gala will take place on Saturday, February 22nd. Cocktail reception will begin at 6:45 pm with hors d’oeuvres by Coconut Lagoon, Wine & Beer included. 8:00 pm Live Music. Tickets  will be available to purchase after all masses until the event. For more information please call Bruce or Mary O’Neill at 613-834-4435. 

ALTAR SERVERS MEETING – There will be an Altar Servers meeting on Sat, Jan 25 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm. 

PICTORIAL DIRECTORY – If you have not yet picked up your copy of the Parish Pictorial directory, you can pick it up at the office. 

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Accessing Blackboard Learning Resources:

 Did you know that all students at the school have access to additional learning websites such as Learn360, Google Docs, Discovery Education, OERB, EBSCO and many others. You can access them through the board's Learning Blackboard: bboard.ocsb.ca. All of these resources are found under the "Quick Links" section.

To login, use your child's student number preceded by "s", e.g. sxxxxxx (You can find the student number on an old report card or you can ask your child's teacher)

The password for students in primary (jk to grade 3) is "1".

The password is personalized by the student in grade 4. (The password can be reset by asking your child's teacher if he/she has forgotten it)

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On-going Fundraisers:

You can purchase a new (or renew your current) magazine subscription and a portion will go to support the school council’s activities.  Visit https://www.ccrp.ca/orders/index.php?code=ON3119 to place your order.

If you want to ensure that your child’s belongings will always be returned to you, why not invest in some Mabels Labels to label all items that go to school.  Visit  www.sktcs.mabelslabels.com to place your order.

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