Orleans Wood Elementary School - Ottawa-Carleton District School ...

“Leadership in the OCDSB is the demonstration ofpersonal initiative to achieve a positive outcome.”Students:Our students are leaders in the area of global citizenship. We are proud of the many ways in which they demonstrate socialconscience and responsibility. Over the past years, our students have raised money to help build a school in Kenya,participated in the Tsunami Relief Project, the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope, the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the CanadianCancer Society. In addition to informal recognition on a regular basis, we acknowledge student contributions in our classrooms,school announcements, recognition program, newsletters, monthly assemblies, and through our principal’s report to schoolcouncil. As well, we recognize student leadership by incorporating their suggestions into our planning.Staff:Our staff members have a wealth of professional qualifications including Bachelors and Masters degrees in Arts, Counselling,Administration, Physical Education and Sciences, as well as additional qualifications in Special Education, English as a SecondLanguage, French as a Second Language, Guidance, Reading, and Computers in Education. They have actively participated innumerous Board-wide and school-centered professional development activities in technology, literacy, numeracy, the arts, socialstudies, science and physical education. We recognize their initiatives by providing and supporting opportunities for on-goingprofessional growth. We also recognize staff leadership via personal interactions with one another, letters of thanks, schoolannouncements, school newsletters, assemblies, performance appraisals, and our principal’s report to school council.Parents/Guardians/Volunteers:Each year, our volunteers contribute numerous hours of support for the benefit of students in our school. Our dedicated schoolcouncil meets monthly and has contributed approximately $20,000 to sponsor performances, purchase learning supportmaterials and sponsor Parent Information Evenings. This past year, council has supported the school by donating funds towardyard improvement. When playing outdoors, students have access to an activity cart containing balls, skipping ropes, chalk, andhoops. In addition, several new play structures were recently installed. Each year, our staff is touched by the efforts that parentsput into organizing an incredible staff appreciation event sponsored by our School Council. Our staff feels richly supported byour parents and School Council. Our staff is proud that our parents nominated Orleans Wood E.S. for a “Best School inCanada” award through a national parenting magazine. As invaluable partners, we thank our parents, guardians and volunteerson an on-going basis, and look for opportunities to acknowledge them through school announcements, our principal’s report toschool council, school newsletters, and our annual volunteer appreciation breakfast.Community:We truly see ourselves as a Community School and we are grateful for the wonderful support that we receive from ourneighbours. Local businesses donate food and prizes to our annual Summer Celebration. We recognize our communitypartners through our monthly assemblies, school announcements, school newsletters, principal’s report to school council, andthank you cards. We are also grateful for the services provided to us by Ottawa Public Health and the Ottawa PoliceDepartment.Orleans Wood Elementary School 5