Our school respectfully acknowledges that we are located on the ancestral, traditional and unceded Indigenous territory of the Algonquin Peoples,
on whose territory we pray, learn, play and work.
School Staff
Kindergarten Team Julia DiRienzo/Elvira Rino/Jen Mayor Diane Finlay/Darlene Lavoie Stella Panetta/Eva Roach Primary Division Grade 1: Barbara Giroux Grade 1/2: Tamrin Ma Grade 2: Michael Birch Grade 2: Suzan O'Connor Grade 3: Julie Godard Grade 3: Maria Muto Grade 3: Carolyn Thomson Primary Division French Garrett Dexter (Backfill Kim El Ghazal) Anna-Maria Strizzi Carla Cardoso Kate Jex (Backfill Lyne Beaudoin) Austin Flannigan Junior Division Grade 4 Blend: Daniela Alaimo-Ranieri Grade 4 Extended and Blend: Virginia Brophy Grade 5 Blend: Karen Hayward Grade 5/6 Extended and Blend: Carlos Velasco (Backfill Trina O'Donnell) Grade 6 Blend: Elvira Rino Grade 6 Extended and Blend: Kyle MacLennan Junior Division French Grade 4 Immersion: Carla Cardoso Grade 5 Immersion: Anna-Maria Strizzi Grade 4 Extended: Anna-Maria Strizzi Grade 6 Immersion: Austin Flannigan (Backfill Melissa Caravaggio) Grade 5/6 and 6 Extended: Carla Cardoso Resource Staff Teachers Adam Cowley Shannon Gasparotto Resource Staff Educational Assistants Tanya Allard Sandra Carranco Patricia Kazadi Michaela Kavanaugh Samantha Longo Bahar Parniani Ibtisam Rijal Library Tech Marina Haggar (Backfill Kara Maracle) ESL Teacher Amanda Hopkins Custodians Michael McAuley -daytime Chris Shema -nighttime Office Administrators Donna Aki Jill Hnatyshyn Principal Tania Gonsalves | About Our School
Welcome to the Holy Family School Community. Our school is a Junior Kindergarten – to Grade 6 school with a population of 380 students (30 more than last year!) and is located in the Hunt Club area in Ottawa, Ontario. The Holy Family staff, parents and Holy Cross parish team are committed to providing your children with the best opportunities for spiritual, social growth and academic excellence. With your support and assistance we can achieve our goal. We welcome the new families in our community. We encourage you to become involved in the school as interested parents, as parent volunteers and as active supporters of the Holy Family School Council. To promote open communication, here are the many ways that we communicate with our partners in education: School website - will host important announcements, monthly school newsletter, calendar of events as well as school council information and other interesting and important links for parents. School Twitter account - @HolyFamilyOCSB Follow us on Twitter to see current events, announcements and reminders. School Connects messages - from time to time the school will send phone messages and/or emails to relay important and time sensitive information. School Cash online - all families should be registered for school cash online. You will receive notice when an item for purchase (such as field trips) has been uploaded to your cart. Paper notices - Holy Family is has official ECO status! We therefore try to minimize the consumption of paper however, sometimes information will come home on a paper notice. Class Communication books- this is where notes from individual teachers will be housed. The classroom teacher will share their mode of school/home communication. We look forward to working with you to enhance your child(ren)'s educational experiences and success, as we continue to work to ensure that their gifts, talents and diverse natures will be celebrated. We encourage them to grow spiritually, academically and socially in a 21st Century learning environment. Spiritual Theme  From the Old Testament, Micah 6:8: "What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" | Activities, Clubs and Teams
Our Parish 685 Walkley Road, Ottawa Phone: 613-731-7834 |