Friday Feeling | Cultivating and Collaborating – The Ottawa Catholic School Board

For this week’s #ocsbFridayFeeling, educators and students rolled up their sleeves to plant gardens, revelled in discovering wiggly critters, and built creative structures right in their schoolyards. Indoors, science, math, and reading lessons connected to their outdoor adventures, making it a week bursting with hands-on learning and fun!

Five fabulous friends being creative together and taking time to be proud of their collaboration! @HannahBeachEDU pic.twitter.com/ND0b1JCVvB
— St Bernadette OCSB (@BernadetteOCSB) May 15, 2025

At Forest Friends, we slowed down to “Look Closer” and discover the tiny creatures we share the land with! 🐜🕷 From mighty ants to speedy spiders, we documented our fascinating finds in our nature journals! 🍃🔍 @StMonicaOCSB @ocsbEco #ocsbOutdoors pic.twitter.com/kz3gmlNore
— Anita Baudoux (@AnitaBaudoux) May 16, 2025

What a beautiful day spent outside 🤍☀️ @OttCatholicSB @OLVictoryOCSB pic.twitter.com/zmEEnRgR1I
— Katie Horwood (@horwood_katie) May 13, 2025

Busy morning preparing our garden box for planting. Step one – weeding and preparing our soil! Thank you “Owls” for your hard work!@BernadetteOCSB
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— Mrs. Hicks – Kindergarten Educator (@MrsHicksRECE) May 14, 2025

In the @StDominicOCSB visual arts club we used loose parts—natural materials like leaves, stones, and twigs—to explore texture, shape, and color in our artistic expressions. @ocsbArts @OttCatholicSB pic.twitter.com/HRfI1AtUob
— Heather Fyfe (@HFLearn) May 15, 2025

We are learning to combine fraction pieces to make wholes using pattern blocks @EASetonOCSB pic.twitter.com/dZfMlIhraM
— Maggie J (@MsJGr2) May 15, 2025

We read our Flyleaf book, Fun in Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall! We then practiced our persuasive writing about why our favourite season is the best. ❄️🌷☀️🍂
•@OttCatholicSB @SMYocsb @FlyleafLiteracy #ocsbLiteracy pic.twitter.com/bPMhpCll1L
— Leslie Emmanuel, OCT (@MissLEmmanuel) May 13, 2025

Thrilled to visit the @CdnTulipfest with Grade 10 History and Religion students. It is one of the best parts of living in Ottawa and I was lucky to share it with @ImmaculataOCSB students. #WhyMac pic.twitter.com/issK6rLk1M
— Scott Searle (He/His) (@scottsearle) May 15, 2025

Last Science contest of the year! Some of our senior chemistry students wrote the University of Waterloo’s Avogadro Contest this afternoon. 🧪⚛️ #SPXScienceDept @StPiusXOCSB pic.twitter.com/4BxrxkCMqE
— Mrs. Jennings (@MrsJenningsSPX) May 15, 2025

Grad mass at Our Lady of The Visitation. #ocsbBeCommunity #CoyoteProud ✝️ pic.twitter.com/4mOi2B6KiY
— Neda Bernabo (she/her) (@NedaBernabo) May 16, 2025