Important Changes to Varicella Requirement for School Year 2015-16

Sent on behalf of Trang Kuss, Department of Health, Washington State.
Any questions regarding the information should be directed to Trang Kuss.

The State Board of Health recently changed the two-dose varicella (or chickenpox) vaccine school requirement. As you know, in the current school year, students in K-6th ...

Please see attached newsletter from Tim Hunt. OCS Assistant Superintendent - Enrollment Management and Marketing. ...

See attachment from Tim Hunt, Marketing and Enrollment Management. ...

Seattle: Bishop Blanchet Breakout Sessions:

From the list below, note the session number for your two breakout sessions at the Seattle location. Enter your preferences on the registration form. If you do not have the registration form open in a tab or window: Click here to start registration.

New this year: When a session fills, it will be marked FULL on the menu list. However, the duplicate session may still be available.

Session A: 11:20 AM-12:10 PM, Session B: 1:05-1:55 PM

Responding to Our Neighbors on the Margins: Mission Discipleship Institute (MDI)
MDI is a student-driven mission discipleship and service learning curriculum designed to instill empathy for others - locally and internationally. Students will design and implement their own mission discipleship project to respond to the specific needs of their neighbors on the margins. Help your middle school students view life and learning in a new way!
Presenter(s): Judy Barrere and Tracey Yackley, Holy Family Parish School, Kirkland
Grade Level: 6-8
Session Code(s): Sea-01A Sea-01B

10 Ways to Make it Stick
“It doesn’t mean anything to me,” he said about Friday’s theology class. “I just can’t remember it,” she moaned, when asked about how her test went. We live in a distracted and over-communicated world. Does it feel like what we teach is just one thing in the midst of so much clatter and chatter? From research on “how to connect,” there are concrete components that make for memorable messages. Whether you parent on Sunday or teach on Monday, come and learn ten ways to “make it stick.” ...

Tacoma: St. Charles Borromeo Breakout Sessions

From the list below, note the session number for your two breakout sessions at the Tacoma location. Enter your preferences on the registration form. If you do not have the registration form open in a tab or window: Click here to start registration.

New this year: When a session fills, it will be marked FULL on the menu list. However, the duplicate session may still be available.

Session A: 10:35-11:25 AM, Session B: 11:30 AM -12:20 PM

Welcome to the club: The Creative After School Club!
Have a successful After School Club. Students enjoy hangin' out with friends, using thier imaginations to tinker with a "treasure chest" of potential. Art supplies and creative materials are supplied for hours of creative fun. The imagination is the only limit on this afternoon adventure!
Presenter(s): Mary Kay Acheson, Queen of Angels School, Port Angeles
Grade Level: K-5
Session Code(s): Tac-01A ...

The Alumni Seminar Program presented by the College of Arts and Sciences of Seattle University will offer the following seminar in the fall for alumni or friends of the university:

Pope Francis I and the Future of the Church

Tuesday evenings: Oct. ...

Dear Principals,

Welcome back! We are so excited to welcome 11 new principals into our system! As we prepare to open the school doors soon, we encourage you to secure/review your OCS username and password setup so you can go into MyDesk for the latest resources to assist you in your educational ministry.
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The Office for Catholic Schools is preparing to replace Deanery membership with Regional membership for the 2014-2015 school year. The following list defines the new names and designations. A pdf document is attached below.

OCS REGIONAL SCHOOL LIST

EASTSIDE – Regional Liaison: Karen Tarabochia
Eastside Catholic MS, Sammamish
Forest Ridge 5-8, Bellevue
Holy Family, Kirkland
Sacred Heart, Bellevue
St. Brendan, Bothell
St. Joseph, Issaquah
St. Louise, Bellevue
St. Madeleine Sophie, Bellevue
St. Monica, Mercer Island
▲Eastside Catholic HS, Sammamish
▲Forest Ridge HS, Bellevue

HIGH SCHOOL – Regional Liaison: Superintendent
Archbishop Murphy ...

Visitation Catholic STEM Academy and the University of Notre Dame’s Center for STEM Education are proud to sponsor the SUMMER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CAMP. Camp will be held ...