Thursday, March 20, 2014

Proposed Bell Time and Walk Zone Changes

The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority (OSTA) is proposing a few changes to our school bell times and walk zones.  It has been proposed that our school start time be changed to 9:15, and our finish time be changed to 3:45.  Additionally, OSTA is proposing a new walking zone for Kindergarten students and Grade 1 to 6 students.  To see the proposed walking zones, please see the proposed Kindergarten Walk Zone Map and the proposed Grade 1 to 6  Walk Zone Map for our school.

There are 2 ways to provide feedback to OSTA about the proposed changes:
  1. OSTA invites parents/guardians and stakeholders to participate in consultation meetings regarding proposed bell time changes and the impacts of hazard zones and walk-paths. The meeting where the proposed changes for St. Kateri Tekakwitha will be discussed will take place on Saturday, May 31, 2014 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at St. Peter High School.
  2. You can also submit your comments by email to OSTA's special feedback email accountfeedback@ottawaschoolbus.ca The best way to ensure clear feedback OSTA can use to look for alternate solutions, or to address your needs, is as follows: 1. Put the full school name in the subject line of your email, 2. In the comment area, put your full name, your child's full name, address and contact information in case we need some clarification. 3. Make sure your comments are detailed and demonstrate a tangible or justifiable reason why the proposed change CANNOT be made. For example, rather than stating “I can’t make my bus”, please state, “I take bus route number XX at X time in order to get to work for X time. This bell time change means I can’t get to work until XX time and that’s too late for my employer”.
For more information, please click here to see a newsletter created by OSTA specifically for our school.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

SKT Council's March 2014 Newsletter

To print a copy of the newsletter: https://www.dropbox.com/s/e31s4odrx9at8qy/201403_Newsletter.pdf

Dear Parents/Guardians,

We hope that you all had a great March Break.  With the all of the snow still on the ground, it’s hard to believe that spring is almost here.  Your School Council has many activities planned for the spring, so we hope that you will be able to join us at some (or all) of our events.

As always, we can’t do this without your help, if you think you can help out in any way with any of our events/initiatives, please do not hesitate to contact us. 
SKT School Council
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Save the date: April 25th!
We will be having a free movie night on April 25th and we will be showing the Lorax in celebration of Earth Day.
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Fun Fair!
Fun Fair will be held on Thursday, June 5th!  There will be a bbq, special guests, games and much more!  Hope we will have a warm and dry day.  Hope to see you there!

The next Fun Fair meeting is April 7th, please contact skt.council.ocsb@gmail.com if you would like to help with organizing the event.
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Playground
Thank you for supporting us at the Artpaloosa Pizza Party on January 31st.  We had a great turnout and the children painted some beautiful works of art.  We are working on trying to display the beautiful pieces created that night.  In addition, we understand that all students were not able to make it that night, so we are trying to arrange the opportunity for the students who were not in attendance to create their art during the school day.

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 & implementing the play structure installation.  If you are able to take on a role to help, please contact: skt.council.ocsb@gmail.com.
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Ongoing fundraisers:
Boston Pizza: Write “SKT” on the back of your receipt and leave it at the front desk.  5% of your bill will come back to the school council.

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.
Please note that the magazine subscription to CCRP is no longer valid, but we are trying to establish a connection with a new company.  Please stay tuned.
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Director’s Forum: Working Together to Make Our Children Successful – March 26th from 7:00-9:00pm at St. Paul HS.  2675 Draper Avenue

Healthy Kids, Active Kids: – April 1st from 6:00-8:15pm at Notre Dame Catholic HS, 710 Broadview Ave.
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Archbishop Prendergast will be visiting Good Shepherd the weekend of March 22/23.  He is looking forward to meeting the parishioners and there will be a reception after the 11:15 mass on March 23rd.

The Parish Reconciliation service will be on Wednesday, April 2nd at 7pm.  Additional Priests will be available for confessions.

The Knights of Columbus will be hosting a Parish Breakfast after the 9:00 and 11:15 masses on Sunday, March 30th. Tickets are $5/person or $15/family.
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Sunday, March 2, 2014

Mabel label's Spring Sale

A Mabel sale is springing up!

Get 40% off 4 favourites with our Spring Spectacular Sale.

Celebrate the arrival of spring (well, sort of!) with 40% off Sticky Labels, Skinny Minis™, Tag Mates™ and the Big Kaboodle™ Combo. Don’t miss your chance to save big! The sale runs from Sunday, March 2nd @5pm EST to Tuesday, March 4th @ 11:59pm EST.

Spring forth to shop & save during the Spring Spectacular Sale – and help support our fundraiser, too!

Customize and order at www.sktcs.mabelslabels.com


Labels for the stuff kids lose!®

Please note that due to anticipated demand dispatch times may be as long as 2-3 weeks.