CSPA events in November

Special Education and Your Child - Workshops for Parents of Children with Special Needs

Workshop session descriptions: you may choose 2 options from sessions 1 - 4 (each is 1-hour in length) or choose only #5 (2-hour session)

1. Social Emotional Learning (SEL) strategies & SEL language​ in the classrooms

2. Deep Learning: learning environments for students with special needs

3. Individualized Education Plans (IEP’s) - Unlocking the Curriculum

4. Literacy and Numeracy for Students with ADHD

5. Assistive Technology (2-hour session)

Register Now: bit.ly/CSPA_SpecEd17

Monday, November 6, 2017

6:30 - 9:00 PM

Notre Dame High School

710 Broadview Ave

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Advocating for Your Child with Special Needs

Would you like to learn how to advocate more effectively for your child with special needs?

Louise McGoey, former chair of the Ottawa Catholic SEAC (Special Education Advisory Committee), will provide participants with strategies for effective advocacy.  Learn about the importance of knowing what your goals are for your child, how to communicate effectively with school and board staff and how to prepare for productive meetings.  Presented by SEAC and CSPA.

Register Now: bit.ly/CSPAadvocacy17

Thursday, November 30, 2017

7:00 - 8:45 PM

Thomas D’Arcy McGee Catholic School

635 La Vérendrye Dr, Gloucester

St. Philip Curling Funspiel Reminder and Volunteer Sign up

Our St. Philip Curling Funspiel is filling up fast!!! There are only spots for four teams remaining.  If you were thinking of putting together a team, please contact Suzanne Baird ASAP with your team form and payment.

The event will take place Saturday November 11th with teams starting at 4PM and 5:30PM.

Remember you can still participate in the dinner and cheer the teams on if you don't want to curl - contact Suzanne to indicate you would like to take part in the dinner only. (suzebaird@gmail.com)

This event does run as a fundraiser for the school and we would love to receive your donation of a crockpot of chilli or a raffle prize to help make the event even more successful.  Sign up at the following link:

https://www.volunteersignup.org/E47PB

Thanks & Hurry Hard!!!
The St. Philip School Council

Call for volunteers with a flair for the arts!!!

FANTASTIC news out of the school council meeting tonight!!! Several of the teachers have agreed to take on a school play project this year!!! The play is in initial planning stages at this point so I don't have any specific details to share BUT I am reaching out to our very talented parent community to see if there are any passionate actors or actresses or anyone else willing to be involved in this project as volunteers to support our teacher team. For those that watched or were involved in the "We Are Monsters" play two years ago, you will remember what a fabulous opportunity this was for our kids and I hope you will consider helping out this year if you can. Please contact me to be part of this project. (danakean@gmail.com)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION:)

Dana Kean

New policy re: Lost and Found donations

Hello all,
Just wanted to share the new policy in regards to Lost and Found items at the school.   The Lost and Found bin is located at the front entrance of the school in a large Tupperware bin.  To deal with the large quantity of items that are left unclaimed, in the past, they have been donated to charity periodically throughout the year.  Going forward, there will be a one week notification given to parents before a Lost and Found donation is made.  Notification will be given via the Synervoice messaging system.  There is no set schedule for donations, once the box is full, the donation will be made. 

If you have lost items, please encourage your child to visit the Lost and Found to reclaim them.

This policy was agreed upon and communicated by Mr. Kelly at tonight's school council meeting.

Thank you,
Dana Kean

St. Philip Parent Curling Funspiel Nov 11, 2017

Link to Curling Form 2017