Category: Schools
Catholic board says no labour disruptions pending
(Press release from the Ottawa Catholic School Board.) At this time, the Ottawa Catholic School Board does not have any labour disruptions pending. For your information, there are three different…
Long-time nursery school teachers set to retire
(Photo: Sue Blackhall (left) and Judy Starr are two teachers at Stittsville Co-Operative Nursery School who are retiring this year after many years of working at the facility. Photo by…
Westwind students paint the town red, blue, yellow, green, pink and more
Pablo Picasso is famous for saying that it took him a lifetime to learn to paint like a four year old. If only he could have seen the works of…
Public elementary teachers in legal strike position May 10
The following is an email sent to parents today from Jennifer Adams, Director of Education for the Ottawa Carleton District School Board.
Students cut teacher’s hair at Stittsville Public School
Students in Mme Reed’s Grade 4 class at Stittsville Public School managed to get away with cutting a teacher’s hair. Students in her class raised $80 for Hair Donation Ottawa, more…
New web site launched in support of Stittsville public high school
Parents who want a public high school built for Stittsville have launched a new web site and Twitter account, and are planning to ramp up their lobbying efforts in the coming…
PHOTO: E-waste fundraiser brings in money for Stittsville Public School
Some very chilly parent volunteers collected e-waste on Saturday morning, as part of a fundraiser for Stittsville Public School. Photo by Glen Gower.
Public high school teachers in legal strike position April 19
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following letter was sent to parents in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board today. In a press release issued on Wednesday, the teachers’ union said that teachers in…
A. Lorne Cassidy Celebrates First Annual Night of Pink on Wednesday
(Press release from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.) International Day of Pink is a day/evening where communities across Canada, and across the world, come together in celebration of diversity and…
Westwind school council raises funds for in-school learning experiences
The Westwind Public School Parent Council is once again hosting a kid-free event for the our community in an effort to raise funds for in-school learning experiences and curriculum enhancing…
Reminder: You have to stop for school buses on Hazeldean
Tony Hagan from the Ottawa Police posted this reminder to Twitter last week. There are large signs along Hazeldean reminding motorists that they can’t pass school buses that are picking…
Sacred Heart student delivers speech as part of national youth forum
Stephen Hickson, a Grade 12 student at Sacred Heart Catholic High School, was a participant in last week’s Forum for Young Canadians. He delivered a speech in front of his…
Brown Bear owner wants a level playing field for private daycares
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tamara Brown (photo above by Barry Gray) owns the three Brown Bear Day Care centres in Stittsville. In Part 1 of our interview, she explained how all-day kindergarten is hurting daycare centres in…
A message from the principal of Munster Elementary
(The following letter was sent out by the principal of Munster Elementary School today.) Good afternoon, Now that our accommodation review for Munster Elementary School is completed, we are pleased…
LETTER: French immersion has been effective in keeping schools open
Re: Munster Elementary to remain open, for now In my research that I have done, I have found MANY schools that have either been saved or drastically improved in numbers…