Please click the following link to access this week's Principal's Update: 11 - Principal's Update (November 1)

Dear Parent(s) and Guardian(s), 

Welcome to all grade 7 students and new grade 8-12 students.  We are looking forward to starting the new school year with our St. Mark Open House and BBQ.  The Open House will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. This is an opportunity for all new students to come in and tour the school.

At 11:30 a.m., please visit our Cafetorium Gymnasium to find out the student’s locker number.  Peer helpers will be available to give tours of the school at this time. Students can put any items in their locker provided that they have a lock. Students are also invited to enjoy a BBQ lunch between 12pm and 1pm. 

In addition, we are making the transition to the new school year easier for our Grade 7 students. Students who pay their student fees ($25 per student, $50 per family) and Physical Education fees ($45 per student) online prior to August 26th, 2024, will have the opportunity to pick up  their phys-ed t-shirt on August 28th. Please read the Grade 7/8 PE newsletter for more information and forms to be completed.

Please click on School Cash Online to pay all fees or visit our school website http://mrh.ocsb.ca/ for the link to school cash online. We strongly encourage you to do this as soon as possible on or after August 19th, 2024.  Students new to the Ottawa Catholic School Board can register for our online payment system in a few easy steps. Please do this before August 26th, to ensure that processing goes through.

Students will not be able to pick up these materials any other day this week. Timetables for students who cannot attend on August 30th will be available on my.studentinfo.ca by the evening of August 30th. Lockers will be assigned on the first day of school.

School administration, teachers as well as our student Peer Helpers will be available to answer any questions you or your child may have regarding the new school year. We look forward to meeting you on August 28th!!

The Ottawa Catholic School Board approved the New Riverside South Elementary School attendance boundary and associated boundary revisions to St. Jerome and St. Leonard elementary schools and St. Francis Xavier and St. Mark high schools.  The approved changes come into effect with the opening of the new school, currently scheduled for September 2024. 

• Approved Elementary Boundary

• Approved Secondary Boundary

Summary of Changes

A  summary of the recommendations which were approved, are as follows:

1. The New Riverside South elementary school will open as a Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6 facility with a full complement of grades.

2. JK to Grade 6 students attending St. Jerome and St. Leonard elementary schools, who reside within the approved New Riverside South elementary school boundary, will be relocated in a full block move to the new school.

For more details on the changes, you can read the full report:  New Riverside South Elementary School - Attendance Boundary Consultation Final Recommendations Report

Thank you for your feedback

We would like to thank families for participating in the consultation process through your feedback and participation in the public meeting.

The Ottawa Catholic School Board has approved the new Findlay Creek Elementary School attendance boundary and associated boundary revisions to St. Bernard, St. Thomas More and St. Mary elementary schools. Consequently, the existing boundaries of St. Francis Xavier, St. Mark and St. Patrick's high schools are also affected. These changes will go into effect at the opening date of the new school in September 2024. Visit the Board website for more details.

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