Monday, September 16th, 2013

Welcome to the Immaculata High School Enrichment Blog!

Parents and students working with the Student Services Department to enrich learning at Immaculata High School are invited to access information regarding opportunities available to students through this blog. 

To begin exploring opportunities for our Gifted Learners, students are invited to attend a meeting with the Ottawa Catholic Schools Gifted Consultant, Valerie Delorey. This meeting will give students an opportunity to discuss areas of interest. 

The meetings will take place in the Library Seminar Room Thursday September 19th at the following times: 

Grade 7-8 at 10 am

Grade 9-12 at 10:30 am 

Students identified as Gifted Learners have received an invitation to attend this meeting.


Enrichment Opportunity
The Writers Festival is around the corner. There are several authors that will be speaking in our community over the next two weeks! Please read below!

SEPTEMBER AT THE WRITERS FESTIVAL Dear Festival friends, September is in full swing! We are thrilled to launch our schedule of confirmed events leading up to the Festival's 2013 Fall Edition, just as Ottawa students and teachers settle into a new school year. Sunday, September 8 marked UNESCO's International Literacy Day, and we're proud to continue our Step Into Stories and Think Ink School Literacy Programs. Last year, thanks in large part to Festival Members and other charitable donations, we reached more than 5,000 Ottawa area students! Becoming a Festival Member with a minimum monthly donation of $20 supports both annual Festivals, our free Children's Literacy Programs and a wide range of other activities. To see the benefits of being a Festival Member or giving someone a gift membership, or to learn the other ways you can sponsor The Writers Festival throughout the year, please visit us here, email us info@writersfestival.org or call the Writers Festival Office at 613-562-1243. Now, take a deep breath of fresh autumn air and enjoy our schedule of events: Here's what we're bringing you this month! Tuesday, September 24 NOON MaddAddam: Our Literary Luncheon with MARGARET ATWOOD We launch our Fall Season with lunch at Restaurant E18teen in the Byward Market. Seating for this delicious and exclusive event is limited, and each ticket also includes a hardcover copy of Atwood's latest novel MaddAddam! A GREAT lunch event to bring friends or for your book club ! Group reservations will be seated together at Restaurant E18teen. Just reach us in advance here at the Writers Festival Office when you purchase your tickets! Visit our Vimeo channel for video clips, past interviews and Festival highlights! Read event reviews and features in the first issue of our new literary journal: Foment Become a Festival Member! Support the Ottawa International Writers Festival & get free reserved member tickets to all mainstage events! Click here for more! Tuesday September 24 7 pm One on One with Margaret Atwood Southminster Church 15 Aylmer Avenue Reading, Conversation and Booksigning Hosted by Alan Neal of CBC's All In A Day Click here for ticket and event details. COMING UP! WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9 Fire and Ashes One on One with MICHAEL IGNATIEFF Hosted by Craig Oliver Chief Political Correspondent, CTV Click here for tickets & more info! Monday, September 30 7pm One on One with Wayne Johnston Southminster Church 15 Aylmer Avenue Join us for a reading, on-stage conversation and booksigning with WAYNE JOHNSTON , one of Canada’s most acclaimed, beloved storytellers. Click here for tickets for more details on our Sept. 30 Wayne Johnston event! FOLLOW US and SHARE YOUR IDEAS! Share your event reviews, photos & ideas with us on Twitter @writersfest using hashtags #OIWF2013 or #OIWF Add your event highlights by tagging your photos here OIWF on our Writers Festival FLICKR PAGE You can also follow us on Facebook here at Ottawa Writersfest and "Like" our Facebook Page here for event photos, exclusive content and special contests! follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend Canada's Festival of Ideas Since 1997 http://www.writersfestival.org/about Celebrating the power of the imagination to build and renew community. Convening writers, volunteers, sponsors, community leaders and audiences of all ages to make new connections and gain insight into our world. The Ottawa International Writers Festival is A Oneness-World Communications Event : Charitable # 86830 7778 RR0001 unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences CONFIDENTIALITY and PRIVACY NOTICE: This email, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you received this email and are not the intended recipient, please inform the sender by email reply and destroy all copies of the original message. This email and any emails sent to or from the Ottawa Catholic School board may be transmitted or stored outside of Canada. www.ocsb.ca The Ottawa Catholic School Board encourages you to think 'Green'. Please consider the environment before printing this email. Thank you. Reply Reply to all Forward < WELCOME TO SEPTEMBER! The Fall 2013 schedule of Ottawa International Writers Festival events is now live! See it here http://www.writersfestival.org Is this email not displaying correctly?You can also click below to View it in your browser. SEPTEMBER AT THE WRITERS FESTIVAL Dear Festival friends, September is in full swing! We are thrilled to launch our schedule of confirmed events leading up to the Festival's 2013 Fall Edition, just as Ottawa students and teachers settle into a new school year. Sunday, September 8 marked UNESCO's International Literacy Day, and we're proud to continue our Step Into Stories and Think Ink School Literacy Programs. Last year, thanks in large part to Festival Members and other charitable donations, we reached more than 5,000 Ottawa area students! Becoming a Festival Member with a minimum monthly donation of $20 supports both annual Festivals, our free Children's Literacy Programs and a wide range of other activities. To see the benefits of being a Festival Member or giving someone a gift membership, or to learn the other ways you can sponsor The Writers Festival throughout the year, please visit us here, email us info@writersfestival.org or call the Writers Festival Office at 613-562-1243. Now, take a deep breath of fresh autumn air and enjoy our schedule of events: Here's what we're bringing you this month! Tuesday, September 24 NOON MaddAddam: Our Literary Luncheon with MARGARET ATWOOD We launch our Fall Season with lunch at Restaurant E18teen in the Byward Market. Seating for this delicious and exclusive event is limited, and each ticket also includes a hardcover copy of Atwood's latest novel MaddAddam! A GREAT lunch event to bring friends or for your book club ! Group reservations will be seated together at Restaurant E18teen. Just reach us in advance here at the Writers Festival Office when you purchase your tickets! Visit our Vimeo channel for video clips, past interviews and Festival highlights! Read event reviews and features in the first issue of our new literary journal: Foment Become a Festival Member! Support the Ottawa International Writers Festival & get free reserved member tickets to all mainstage events! Click here for more! Tuesday September 24 7 pm One on One with Margaret Atwood Southminster Church 15 Aylmer Avenue Reading, Conversation and Booksigning Hosted by Alan Neal of CBC's All In A Day Click here for ticket and event details. COMING UP! WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9 Fire and Ashes One on One with MICHAEL IGNATIEFF Hosted by Craig Oliver Chief Political Correspondent, CTV Click here for tickets & more info! Monday, September 30 7pm One on One with Wayne Johnston Southminster Church 15 Aylmer Avenue Join us for a reading, on-stage conversation and booksigning with WAYNE JOHNSTON , one of Canada’s most acclaimed, beloved storytellers. Click here for tickets for more details on our Sept. 30 Wayne Johnston event! FOLLOW US and SHARE YOUR IDEAS! Share your event reviews, photos & ideas with us on Twitter @writersfest using hashtags #OIWF2013 or #OIWF Add your event highlights by tagging your photos here OIWF on our Writers Festival FLICKR PAGE You can also follow us on Facebook here at Ottawa Writersfest and "Like" our Facebook Page here for event photos, exclusive content and special contests! follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend Canada's Festival of Ideas Since 1997 http://www.writersfestival.org/about Celebrating the power of the imagination to build and renew community. Convening writers, volunteers, sponsors, community leaders and audiences of all ages to make new connections and gain insight into our world. The Ottawa International Writers Festival is A Oneness-World Communications Event : Charitable # 86830 7778 RR0001 unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences WELCOME TO SEPTEMBER! The Fall 2013 schedule of Ottawa International Writers Festival events is now live! See it here http://www.writersfestival.org Is this email not displaying correctly?You can also click below to View it in your browser.