TRANSPORTATION NOTICE: The City of Ottawa has notified the OSTA of an upcoming closure of McBean Street from Strachan Street to Royal York St. This section of McBean Street will be closed to all vehicle traffic, however pedestrian access will be maintained. This closure will only impact school buses starting the afternoon of September 30th until the morning of October 21st.. Goulbourn Middle School has 2 large school bus routes affected by this closure. The only way to get from one side of the village to the other will be by using Perth St, Eagleson Rd and Ottawa Street (or vice versa). As this is a lengthy detour, the 2 affected routes will start 10 minutes earlier in the mornings and will be dropped off approx. 10 minutes later in the afternoons.
Please find attached a notice for all passengers currently assigned to the following routes: V62 and V63
With regards to the small van runs impacted by this closure, the drivers will advise each parent of the revised pick up and drop off times that will be effective during this closure.
HOODIE ORDERS: If you are interested in ordering, please send cash or cheque in with the completed order form. If you prefer, you can also order online through School Cash Online. Cheques can be made out to GOULBOURN MIDDLE SCHOOL. Orders will be due in the office no later than October 25th , 2019. Proceeds of sales will go to supplement Outdoor Equipment for classrooms.There is a sizing kit in the office for students to find the right size. order form
HOMEWORK CLUB: We are pleased to announce that Goulbourn Middle School will run an after school homework help group for intermediate students (grade 7 and 8) with a specific focus on strengthening literacy and numeracy skills. This initiative is supported by the OCDSB Continuing Education Division. Paper copies have been sent home. If you would like to know more about this opportunity, click here.
SCHOOL COUNCIL: Our next School Council meeting is on October 22 at 6:30 in the Library. Please join us!
INFORMATION PACKAGE: Please take a moment to complete the forms in this package sent home on the first day. We also ask that you consider sending in the voluntary student fees for your child/children. These funds go towards supporting additional programming and activities for students.
MEDIA RELEASE: https://forms.ocdsb.ca/Forms/Media-School-Website-Consent-Form
ACCEPTABLE USE OF TECHNOLOGY: https://forms.ocdsb.ca/Forms/Use-of-Technology