All Saints Blog Week of September 26th, 2016

All Saints Meet the Staff Evening

Thank you to all of our parent/guardian community for supporting our Meet the Staff evening last Thursday.  The session gave us an opportunity to share our direction for the year, introduce some of our teachers, and provide classroom information going forward.  Our session for parents of grade 12 students put on by our student services department was extremely well attended, and provided information and timelines regarding this year’s graduates.  Our parents appreciated the literacy session as well, learning about the Ministry of Education’s plan for our online test (for grade 10’s) this October.  Thank you to Ms. Hopewell for organizing our BBQ, and some of our students and Ms. MacConnell for the bake sale.  
See the presentation from our Meet the Staff evening at this link.

Forest of Reading Book Clubs

Students will have the opportunity to join the Red Maple (7&8) and White Pine (9-12) Book Clubs.  Each book club consists of 10 recent, Canadian written books selected by the Ontario Library Association.  Students can qualify to participate in our school vote by reading at least 5 of the 10 selections.  In May, school results across Ontario are tallied and the winning Author/book title receives an Award from the students.  All Saints Staff members look forward to chairing book talks with our book club members at lunch in the Learning Commons during February, March and April.  

Goals of the Reading Club:

• to promote reading for enjoyment among high school students
• to make students aware of quality Canadian young adult books
• to provide opportunities for students to discuss the nominated titles in an authentic manner

 Kanata Pedal Play

Councillor Wilkinson invites parents and students to attend the first annual Kanata North Mobile Bike Rodeo – Pedal Play, being held on October 1st. Pedal Play is a great forum to learn safe cycling routes and practices in your community.

When: October 1st, 2016 from 10am to 1pm

Where: Beaverbrook Community Centre, 2 Beaverbrook Rd.

Who: All ages

Registration required: https://pedalplay.wordpress.com/

Pedal Play is a mobile bike rodeo where participants of all ages; children, teens and adults, will cycle a pre-determined route and participate in a number of interactive ‘safety activity’ stations located along the way. The interactive activity stations will enable participants to learn and practice basic bike safety practices, such as simple bike maintenance, checking helmets for correct fit, how and when to signal, and navigating turns and round-abouts.

All Saints Catholic School Council

The first general meeting of the All Saints School Council will take place on Monday, September 26th at 7:00pm in the school learning commons (library).  We hope to see many new parents at our meeting.

Ottawa Catholic School Parents' Association (CSPA)

Helping Keep Families Informed

Welcome back to another school year!  We hope that you have enjoyed a fun and restful summer with your family!

The CSPA meeting is scheduled for 7:30 PM on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, in the OCSB Boardroom, 570 West Hunt Club Road. All school council members, parents/guardians of OCSB students are invited to attend. We encourage all schools to send a representative, even if aCSPA rep has not yet been elected.

This month's presenter will be Nicki Dunlop who will be speaking about

Parent Engagement: How councils can help to welcome newcomers to their school and encourage their involvement.   

Click here to view the meeting agenda

During the Construction Zone we will discuss ways parents and councils can welcome and encourage new families to become involved in your school. What are the barriers and what can we do differently? Let's talk!

There are many other events scheduled by CSPA - please visit their website for additional information

Math Homework Help

Homework Help is a valuable math resource for students in grades 7 to 10, as it allows them to access live, anonymous tutor chat sessions with certified Ontario teachers. In these sessions, the tutors will guide students to solve math questions after school hours. The live Homework Help chat room service is available for students from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM Sundays to Thursdays.
https://homeworkhelp.ilc.org/about/index.php

Communications:

Check out our blog – allsaintschs.blogspot.ca and our twitter @AllSaintsCHS (Mr. Kelly’s - @seankellyottawa) as well as our website ash.ocsb.ca for all that is happening at All Saints!

Coming Up:

Friday, October 7th: Professional Activity Day (all Ottawa Catholic Schools) - Christian Community Gathering