Exciting News for Families with Young Learners!

If your child turns four by December 31, 2025, they can start school this upcoming September! Whether you're considering full-time or part-time attendance, we’ll work with you to meet your family’s Kindergarten needs.

• Junior Kindergarten: Children aged 4 by December 31, 2025.

• Senior Kindergarten: Children aged 5 by December 31, 2025.

As we plan for the next school year, knowing how many students will be joining us is essential. Early registration helps us prepare the right number of staff and resources to support your child’s learning experience. It also ensures your family receives invitations to exciting upcoming events, such as our Kinder Open House in March and activities during Education Week in May :)

If you have a child ready to start school or know of a community member or neighbour with a child eligible for Kindergarten, please let them know that we are accepting registrations now. We’re thrilled to welcome new families to our community and look forward to sharing the wonderful opportunities available for your child.

Register early—it makes a big difference for everyone! For more information or to register, please  Explore K @OCSB  or visit OCSB Website 

• Here is a sneak peek of Kinder @ St Rose :)

• Helping Your Child Thrive: Speech and Language Development in Kindergarten

 IF YOU WANT YOUR CHILDREN TO SUCCEED -THEN HOLD ON TO YOUR HOME LANGUAGE :)

Here is a fantastic RESOURCE for parents about the importance of maintaining their home language. Available in 30 different languages—Arabic, Bahasa Indonesian, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, Farsi, Filipino, French, German, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Somali, Spanish, Tigrinya, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Urdu—this resource highlights:

• The importance of home languages,

• Reasons for maintaining the home language,

• The advantages for children who use two languages,

• How two languages work together, and

• Reassurance that speaking the home language will not confuse children.

The information is presented in an easy-to-read format to support parents in fostering bilingualism and maintaining cultural connections.

Hub information

In collaboration with city and community partners, Ottawa Public Health offers free drop-in services for individuals facing barriers to access at their Neighbourhood Health and Wellness Hubs. The services offered include such things as:

• Vaccinations

• Employment & social services

• Dental screening

• Parenting support

• Diabetes screening

• Aging Well programs

• The Champlain Screening Outreach Program, which helps people access cancer screening services, and more.

Visit the website or visit  our local Hub at Bayshore Field House, 175 Woodridge Crescent,  to  ask questions and get connected