Friday Feeling | Growing in faith – The Ottawa Catholic School Board

For this week’s #ocsbFridayFeeling, educators and students embraced the start of Lent, celebrating Shrove Tuesday with delicious pancakes. Ash Wednesday was marked with liturgies, inviting students into a time of prayer and reflection. Meanwhile, dedicated students showcased their creativity and problem-solving skills through engaging STEAM projects. High school students also enjoyed a day of fun and excitement on the ski slopes, their smiles reflecting the joy of the experience.

✝️Shrove Tuesday has arrived. It is time to open the doors to faith and hope. #ocsbLent @StKateriOCSB #ocsbFaith #ocsbBeCommunity @ocsbRE pic.twitter.com/dkzHaIz9Yq
— ๑۩ Ⓔ.𝓜Ⓒᵇℝⓘ𝔡𝔢 (@ATeacherLifeSKT) March 4, 2025

Thank you to our super team of parent and grandparent volunteers! They made pancakes at school ALL morning and fed over 650 people today! 🥞❤️🥰 Smiles were everyere. #ocsbBeCommunity pic.twitter.com/K5jpVtjap5
— St. Stephen School (@StStephenOCSB) March 5, 2025

Thank you Mme Kengne & Mrs Durpey for your time in preparing the Ash Wednesday liturgy. As we mark the beginning of Lent, a time of reflection, penance, and renewal. @ocsbRE #ocsb pic.twitter.com/Mlceny3tGG
— St. Brigid School (@StBrigidOCSB) March 6, 2025

We received our Ashes today and talked about what or who we will pray for during the Lenten season!🙏🏽✝️
•@OttCatholicSB @SMYocsb @ocsbRE #ocsbRE pic.twitter.com/xeQjev64pI
— Leslie Emmanuel, OCT (@MissLEmmanuel) March 5, 2025

Today our journey begins 💜 We started to get our hearts ready for Jesus 💜 @StCeciliaOCSB pic.twitter.com/1XuZNCXXTH
— Giovanna Smith (@smith_giovanna) March 6, 2025

We gathered around our class tree to say "merci" to the Algonquin people. K1 created their own land acknowledgment to share with our @StVeronicaOCSB school family. #ocsbMerci #ocsbGratitude #ocsbIndigenous #TakeMeOutside pic.twitter.com/YMh6nhqKqn
— Mme. Vanneste (@mmevanneste) March 5, 2025

Grade 2s had an #OcsbSTEAM filled morning! They were challenged to build a strong, stable structure with materials given! Mr.K and I loved watching our kiddos get creative, communicate and collaborate with each other and use their critical thinking skills. #ocsbBeInnovative pic.twitter.com/YluOZJRADf
— Ms.Burri (@MsBurriOCSB) March 6, 2025

Grade 5 Ss @StDominicOCSB worked collaboratively to complete #STEAM challenges that encouraged critical thinking and creativity today. Groups could choose to design a leprechaun trap using simple machines or create a 🌈 run to showcase kinetic and potential energy. @OttCatholicSB pic.twitter.com/TnH2rI513Q
— Heather Fyfe (@HFLearn) March 7, 2025

Our classroom is full of hard working minds as students learn and use different strategies to add and subtract! Amazing!!
So proud of you all!! ☺️ @StAnneOCSB @OttCatholicSB #ocsbMath pic.twitter.com/zBsW2lT8w3
— Mrs. Blair (@BlairDenisa) March 4, 2025

Cultural Cookout 2025 @AllSaintsOCSB pic.twitter.com/MQTU12kzFL
— Ann Marie Vanneste (@vanneste_ann) March 6, 2025

Our Panthers hit the slopes at@campfortune for the day!! They are all smiles under those goggles ⛷️#WeAreLBP #osboutdoors #osb pic.twitter.com/pJozxr1oTW
— Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School (@LBPearsonOCSB) March 4, 2025