posted Jan 17, 2020, 11:48 AM by Joanne Blackburn
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 Register your child now in January for Kindergarten September 2020 if they were born between Jan 1st to
Dec 31st 2016. The following documents are required upon registration:- Proof of age (one of the following): birth certificate, baptismal certificate, passport, immigration documents (health card not accepted)
- Proof of address (one of the following): rental or purchase agreement, utility bill, bank or credit card statement (driver’s licence not accepted)
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If applicable: Roman Catholic Baptismal certificate, Allergy/medication form, Guardianship Declaration |
posted Jan 13, 2020, 5:49 AM by Kayla Casey
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Kindergarten Registration Week New Kindergarten Future Sharks! Please call (613) 599-6600 or stop by any day this week from 8:30-3:30 pm. Monday, Jan. 13-Pizza Day, Saints & Games Club @ 12:20 pm (Ms Cathy, Mrs. Dougan & Mrs. Hickey) Tuesday, Jan. 14-Choir @ 12:20pm (Mrs. Fitzel), Girl’s Badminton Tournament (at MPB school in Barrhaven, Mrs. Wenslawek coaching), School Council @ 6:30 pm (all welcome) Wednesday, Jan. 15-Squirmies, Chess (term 2 begins), Thursday, Jan. 16-Boston Pizza Lunch, Stonehaven Manor (gr.3), Tech Club @ 12:20 pm (Ms Terry, Mme Cadieux & Mme Rossi), Boy’s Badminton Tournament (at MPB school in Barrhaven, Mr. Swan coaching) Friday, Jan.17- Spirit Wear, Running Club @ 8:30 am (please meet Mrs. Lewis at the junior side door), Knitting Club begins @ 12:20 pm (gr 3-6)-Mrs. Stewart-Smith & Ms Gorman ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- School News/Highlights:  *New* Kernels Popcorn for Term 2! Term 2 food orders (JoJo’s pizza, Boston Pizza hot lunches and Kernels) are now available to purchase. Please log in to School Cash Online to place your order. https://ocsb.schoolcashonline.com/ Orders are due by January 22 at midnight! Chess ’n Math Association is hosting another Chess session (8 classes) beginning January 15th! See link for details and to sign up - the deadline is this Monday! https://chess-math.org/event/st-james-chess-lessons-winter-2020?field_succursale=48 |
| Looking Ahead: Jan. 14- School Council @ 6:30 pm Jan. 24- P.D. Day (no school for students) Please follow us on Twitter: @StJamesOCSB And our website: jam@ocsb.ca
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posted Jan 6, 2020, 6:07 AM by Kayla Casey
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Quick Links  St. James
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Parish Links Holy Redeemer
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Welcome Back everyone! St. James staff would like to wish all of our students and their families a very Happy and Healthy New Year. We hope that your holidays were blessed with lots of great memories together. We are looking forward to a great new year filled with lots of fun and learning!
Mrs. Blackburn, Principal --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week-At-A Glance Monday, Jan 6-Epiphany,Pizza Day, Saints & Games Club with Ms Cathy @ 12:20 pm Tuesday, Jan. 7-Choir @ 12:20pm, Wednesday, Jan. 8-Squirmies, Thursday, Jan. 9-Boston Pizza Lunch, Stonehaven Manor (gr.3), Tech Club @ 12:20 pm Friday, Jan.10- Spirit Wear, Popcorn Day ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- School News/Highlights: Kindergarten Registration-January 13-17 Kindergarten registration week is January 13th-17th. Registration will occur on a drop-in basis between 9:30 am - 3:00 pm. Parents/Guardians may tour our Kindergarten rooms from Monday-Friday between 9:30 am-11:30 am.  Help us inform others by telling your family, friends and neighbours!For more information and registration forms, please visit our school board’s WEBSITE. _____________________________________________________________ Looking Ahead: Jan. 14- School Council @ 6:30 pm (al Jan. 24- P.D. Day (no school for students) Please follow us on Twitter: @StJamesOCSB And our website: jam@ocsb.ca |
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posted Dec 10, 2019, 11:32 AM by Joanne Blackburn
/christmas-scene-with-holly--ilex---red-baubles--fir-cones-and-sheet-music-121808841-59c28363d088c00011273ee8.jpg) Please join us Friday, December 13th @ 10:30 am OR 2:15 pm for our Christmas Musical. All Welcome |
posted Dec 10, 2019, 11:29 AM by Joanne Blackburn
Here is Our Weekly Update: Dec. 9-16  Dec. 9-13
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Quick Links  St. James
 OCSB
 CSPA
 OSTA
Parish Links Holy Redeemer
613-836-1764
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“God of power and mercy, open our hearts in welcome. Remove the things that hinder us from receiving Christ with joy, so that we may share His wisdom and become one with Him when He comes in glory, for He lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen”.  Angel Tree & Christmas Hampers
Advent … a time for waiting and anticipating; a time to prepare our hearts to receive God’s gift of His Son, Jesus. To help us experience the loving act of sharing and giving to those less fortunate, we invite our community to participate in our Advent outreach project: The Angel Tree/Christmas Hamper Campaign. Week-At-A Glance  SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT: PEACE
Monday, Dec. 9: Saints and Games Club (Ms Cathy & Ms. Dougan), JoJo’s Pizza Day Tuesday, Dec. 10: Choir at 12:20 pm (Ms Fitzel), Wednesday, Dec 11: Elf Yourself Day! (How creative can you be?) Please bring in a donation for our Christmas Hampers/Angel Tree, Students get to watch our Christmas Musical.  Wednesday is JO-JO’s PIZZA Night-Take a break from cooking dinner tonight and order Jo-Jo’s pizza, 20% goes right back to St. James School!!! Thank you to our School Council for organizing
Thursday, Dec. 12:Boston Pizza, Stonehaven Manor (grade 3), Tech Club @ 12:20 pm (Grade 3s), Christmas Musical for Stonehaven Manor and Stonehaven Childcare. Friday, Dec. 13: Popcorn Day, Our Christmas Musical (10:30 & 2:15 pm) All Welcome. We hope you will be able to join us. All students K-6 are involved in our Christmas Musical. ___________________________________________________________________ St. James School ‘Christmas Hampers for Families’ Advent Project On Wednesday, December 11th (ELF Yourself Day) we will be having two theme days at St. James to support families in need. Please bring in a toonie/or any donation to support our Advent Project. Gift cards will also be accepted and will go towards supporting our own families in need and also to our sister support school. In total we support 26 families. Thank you so much for your donation and kindness in advance. Parents are most welcome to come and pick an angel from our tree in the front foyer. You can also send a note to the office and we can give it to your child to take home. Please return your gift wrapped and place the angel tag on the top of the gift. We would like all the angels returned by Friday, Dec 13th. Thank you in advance. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Student Voice
Virtue Of The Month: ‘BE’ Patient Here is a video message from our Student Voice: HERE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXCITING NEWS from Mrs. Gorman’s Grade 3 Class: Ms Gorman's Class is on youTube!! They have entered the CBC Music Class Challenge and will be competing with schools across the country for a chance to win some music instruments for the school. With over 100 entries in their category the competition will be tough but they had a blast singing "Shine" the new Paralympic Canadian song. Check out their submission at the following link! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGSCWaBj_ow  School Council: HUGE Thank you to Mrs Ashley Picco and our School Council for another incredible Christmas Craft Fair. We received many compliments...a tribute to the organization, hard work and planning that went into this successful event. Thank you also to parents and staff for bringing in Baked treats.   
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coming Up Dec. 11- Elf Yourself Day for our Christmas Hampers Dec. 13-St James Christmas Play (10:30 am & 2:15 pm) Dec. 17-Advent Mass @ 10:45 am (All Welcome), School Council @ 6:30 pm Dec. 20-Last day before Christmas Holidays Monday, Jan. 6th-First day after Christmas Holidays Please follow us on Twitter: @StJamesOCSB And our website: jam@ocsb.ca
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posted Dec 2, 2019, 12:22 PM by Joanne Blackburn
Here is our Weekly Update: Dec. 2-6  Dec. 2-6
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Quick Links  St. James
 OCSB
 CSPA
 OSTA
Parish Links Holy Redeemer
613-836-1764
|  Prayer for the First Week of Advent
“All-powerful God, increase our strength of will for doing good that Christ may find an eager welcome at His coming and call us to His side in the kingdom of heaven, where he lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit one God, forever and ever, Amen”.  Angel Tree & Christmas Hampers
Advent … a time for waiting and anticipating; a time to prepare our hearts to receive God’s gift of His Son, Jesus. To help us experience the loving act of sharing and giving to those less fortunate, we invite our community to participate in our Advent outreach project: The Angel Tree/Christmas Hamper Campaign. Week-At-A Glance  FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT
Monday, Dec. 2: Saints and Games Club (Ms Cathy & Ms. Dougan), Tuesday, Dec. 3: Choir at 12:20 pm (Ms Fitzel), Thursday, Dec. 5: Christmas Spirit Day (Wear your favourite Christmas Sweater, Onesies,..) Please bring in a donation for our Christmas Hampers, Boston Pizza, Stonehaven Manor (grade 3), Tech Club @ 12:20 pm (Grade 3s), Photo retake order deadline Friday, Dec. 6: Holy Trinity Grade 12 Mentorship Class visits (gr.1-6), St James Spirit Wear, ___________________________________________________________________ St. James School ‘Christmas Hampers for Families’ Advent Project This Thursday, December 5th (Christmas Spirit Day)AND on Wednesday, December 11th (ELF Yourself Day) we will be having two theme days at St. James to support families in need. Please bring in a toonie/or any donation to support our Advent Project. Gift cards will also be accepted and will go towards supporting our own families in need and also to our sister support school (Our Lady of Peace in Bells Corners). In total we support 26 families. Thank you so much for your donation and kindness in advance. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- School Council: Date Change: December 17th new council meeting ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Interested in becoming a crossing guard in Kanata South? Contact hr@ottawasafetycouncil.ca or call 613-238-1513 x 224 for more information
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec. 11- Elf Yourself Day for our Christmas Hampers Dec. 13-St James Christmas Play (10:30 am & 2:15 pm) Dec. 17-Advent Mass @ 10:45 am (All Welcome), School Council @ 6:30 pm Dec. 20-Last day before Christmas Holidays Monday, Jan. 6th-First day after Christmas Holidays Please follow us on Twitter: @StJamesOCSB And our website: jam@ocsb.ca
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posted Nov 29, 2019, 12:57 PM by Joanne Blackburn
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 St James Christmas Market. Saturday, November 30th from 9:00 am-2:00 pm. Hope to see you all there! |
posted Nov 22, 2019, 11:44 AM by Kayla Casey
  Nov. 25-29
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Quick Links  St. James
 OCSB
 CSPA
 OSTA
Parish Links Holy Redeemer
613-836-1764
| Week-At-A Glance Monday, Nov. 25: Saints and Games Club (Ms Cathy & Ms. Dougan), Tuesday, Nov. 26: Choir at 12:20 pm (Ms Fitzel), Wednesday, Nov. 27: Squirmies and Chess @ 12:20 pm, Swim to Survive (Ms. Shea), Thursday, Nov. 28: Boston Pizza, Stonehaven Manor (grade 3), Friday, Nov.29: Popcorn Day, St James Spirit Wear, Home Alone Course @12.20 pm Saturday, Nov. 30: Please Join Us! Sunday, Dec. 1st: First Communion 2:00 pm @ Holy Redeemer Church __________________________________________________________________ _ CHAPTER’S NIGHT TONIGHT-NOV 22ND Get some Christmas shopping done at Chapters Centrum on November 22 from 6 to 9pm. Register at the St James table at the front of the store and 20% of qualifying purchases will go to School Council
Coming Up Nov. 30-St James Family Craft Fair Dec.1-First Communion Meeting at Holy Redeemer Church (2-3pm) Dec. 3rd-School Council Meeting @ 6:30 pm Dec. 13-St James Christmas Play (10:30 am & 2:15 pm) Dec. 17-Advent Mass @ 10:45 am (All Welcome) Dec. 20-Last day before Christmas Holidays |
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posted Nov 9, 2019, 6:28 AM by Joanne Blackburn
Here is our Weekly Update: Nov. 11-15  Nov. 11-15
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Quick Links  St. James
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Parish Links Holy Redeemer
613-836-1764
| Week-At-A Glance Monday, Nov. 11: Remembrance Day Service @ 10:45 am (Please wear Red and/or White) All Welcome, Pizza Day, Saints and Games Club (Ms Cathy & Ms. Dougan), K Initial Observations Go Home Tuesday, Nov. 12: Choir at 12:20 pm (Ms Fitzel), School Council @ 6:30 pm (All welcome) Wednesday, Nov. 13: Squirmies and Chess @ 12:20 pm, Swim to Survive (Ms. Shea), Boys’ Volleyball Tournament (Ms. Gorman, coaching & Mr. Swan, convening) Thursday, Nov. 14: Boston Pizza, Stonehaven Manor (grade 3), Parent-Teacher Interviews from 4:00-8:00 pm, Boys’ Volleyball Tournament, Home Alone Course @12.20 pm (Ms Emily) Friday, Nov.15: PD Day (No school for students) ___________________________________________________________________ All are welcome to join us for our Remembrance Day Liturgy on Monday, November 11th beginning at 10:45 am. Students are welcome to wear Red and/or White. We also encourage all Brownies, Girl Guides, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts to wear their uniforms. November is a time to remember those who in the past, and each day all over the world, put their lives on the line so that we may enjoy the freedoms that we do in this incredible country called Canada. We are truly Blessed! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAVE THE DATE!
St James School Christmas Market! Please come and visit us on Saturday, November 30th from 9:00am-2:00pm Bake Sale at the St. James Christmas Market Please join us for our 2nd Annual Holiday Bake Sale at the St. James Christmas Market on Saturday, November 30th from 9am - 2pm. There will be a delicious selection of homemade goods for purchase. All proceeds will go to St. James Catholic School. Calling All Bakers! Please contribute your favourite baked creations to make our Bake Sale a success! Please send an email to stjameschristmasmarket@gmail.com with the subject: “Bake Sale” and let us know that you are able to contribute.
From our experience with last year’s bake sale, we would like to offer the following suggestions: Please have your baked goods packaged and ready for sale. Keep portion sizes smaller. Smaller portions allow people to buy a variety of baked goods. Please identify your baked goods. You can either label each package or include one display card for each batch. For example: “Chocolate Chip Cookies” or “ Lemon Poppyseed Scones.” Please identify If your baked good contains nuts or peanuts. If you are preparing a gluten-free item, please identify it as such.
Bake Sale Volunteers Needed! We will need volunteers to help with setup and pricing, selling baked goods, and clean up and tear down. If you are able to volunteer some time either on the evening of Friday, November 29th, or during the day on Saturday, November 30th, please email stjameschristmasmarket@gmail.com with the subject: “Bake Sale” and let us know when you are available. —————————————————————————————————— Ottawa Catholic School Parents’ Association (CSPA) Presents: Raising Children in a Digital World Date: Tuesday, 19 November 2019 at 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM Location: St. Matthew High School Click HERE for more information and to register. Cell Phones and Other Personal Devices in Schools: Coming Up Nov.18-22-Kindness Week Nov. 30-St James Family Craft Fair Dec. 13-St James Christmas Play (10:30 am & 2:15 pm) Dec. 17-Advent Mass @ 10:45 am (All Welcome) Dec. 20-Last day before Christmas Holidays |
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posted Nov 4, 2019, 9:02 AM by Kayla Casey
St James 2019 Parent/ Teacher Interviews Electronic Sign up for Parent Teacher Interviews for November 14th, 2019 4:00-5:30 pm and 6:00-7:50 pm Parent Instructions: 1) Click on the teacher's name and the link will take you to the booking calendar for that teacher. Be sure to click the correct teacher’s link. Out of courtesy to other parents, please only book one time slot per teacher. In order to make booking appointments with numerous teachers easier, we suggest that you open the link for all the teachers you wish to book and check the availability for each.
2) If your child is in Kindergarten, only book an interview with your child’s homeroom teacher and Early Childhood Educator.
3) Upon completion of booking you will receive an email confirmation from Google. If a cancellation is required, please call the school and leave a message with the teacher’s name, time of the booking, and student name so that we can cancel it in our system. Or please notify the teacher in the agenda so they can correct the booking. Please note: Time slots will fill up fast. If you are not able to book a time to see your child’s teacher, please call the school or write a note in your child’s agenda to arrange for another time to discuss your child’s progress. Of course, if you are unavailable to meet on Nov.14th interviews, simply contact your child’s teacher to set up a meeting at another mutually convenient time.
Please Note: the online system will be available from Monday, November 4th at noon until Monday, November 11th at 3:30 pm. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Casey at the office. Thank you for your continued support, Joanne Blackburn
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