Archive for April, 2008

National Me to We Day 2008

Countdown to registration begins today! Dont miss out.

This unique one day event will feature a series of top social issues speakers and entertainers – setting the stage for an exclusive year long program that will engage youth to change the world through Free the Children’s Adopt a Village program.

When? October 17, 2008 at Toronto’s Ricoh Colliseum.

Click here for more info.

Parents as Partners

On Monday April 7th, 2008 at 8:00 pm EST,(GMT-5) “Parents as Partners” online at EdTechTalk.com/live will welcome Aimee Gerdevich, Chair of the Ontario Provincial Parent Board and Rick McAllister, Chair of the Niagara Catholic Regional School Council and parent member of the Provincial Parent Board.

The topic of the evening will be the role of parents is in supporting their child’s education. How school councils, parent involvement committees and the Provincial Board involve parents in the education system.

Edtechtalk webcasts provide a chat function so that listeners can submit their questions and comments to the presenters as well as listening online. Find out how you can be involved. Please visit www.ourschool.ca for more information.

Annual Catholic School Council Spring Convention

Saturday April 12th, 2008: 8:30am – 2:00pm
Denis Morris Catholic High School
40 Glen Morris Drive, St. Catherines

 

We encourage all parents to attend our Spring Convention. This is a great opportunity to share ideas and be part of Niagara Catholic’s dynamic parent community.

For those parents not able to attend, Sister Clare Fitzgerald’s keynote address and the Parent Workshop, Student Learning: A Parent Focus will be broadcast live.

To register for the webcast, click here.

EQAO Parent Guide and Surveys

Your schools should be receiving the packages soon if you haven’t already.

Take a look at our For Parents section for an Intro to the parent guide and the guide itself.