All Saints Blog Week of November 6th, 2017

All Saints Ottawa Senators Celebration Game

Join us for our “first annual” All Saints / Ottawa Senators Celebration evening on Saturday, March 24th, 2018 (7:00 pm) when the Ottawa Senators take on the Carolina Hurricanes.  Tickets (300 sections) for the game are available at the fantastic price of $38 ($50 face value!) which includes a McDonalds Big Mac Meal!  Tickets make a great Christmas Gift, with all proceeds going to our All Saints School Council to fund student co-curricular activities and clubs throughout the year.  

To order tickets:

• Go online to www.schoolcashonline.com (you can create an account if you don’t yet have one)
• tickets will be available for purchase beginning on Wednesday, November 8th
• Tickets are available for purchase until December 8th, 2017
• Order the number of tickets you would like
• Pay for the tickets online
• Pick up your tickets at the school from December 18th to 20th from 4:00 to 6:00pm in the All
• Saints atrium (for additional pick up information, please email Michele D’Addona at daddona2@gmail.com

Please see the following poster for more information

7&8 Parent-Teacher Interviews (early dismissal)

All Saints wishes to remind the parents of students in grades 7&8 that parent/teacher interviews will be held on Thursday, November 9th. There will be an early dismissal at 1:30 pm that day for all students in grades 7-12. The times for interviews are 2 pm to 4 pm and again from 5 pm until 7 pm.  We will also have a special “optional” session delivered by our 7&8 Resource Department (between 5:00 and 5:30 pm), providing information on the MyBlueprint online pathways planning tool, use of technology tools in the classroom and student organization among other topics.  

Booking interviews for November 9th will be done on-line through the You Can Book Me program. You can see teacher schedules at https://allsaintshigh1.youcanbook.me/ or see the link on our website.  Parents/guardians are reminded that if they are unable to schedule an interview with a particular teacher, they are welcome to contact the teacher at the school to have a telephone discussion.  Please note interviews are 10 minutes in length and parents are asked to request a maximum of one interview slot per teacher.  

All Saints Craft Fair

We would like to thank all of those in our community who came out to visit this year’s All Saints Craft Fair.  This annual tradition has grown in size and this year featured over 160 tables of fine gifts and craft items, with some proceeds going to our Christmas Hamper program.  Thank you to all who participated and helped organize this great event!

Ticks and Lyme Disease

All Saints would like to bring to your attention that Ottawa Public Health has identified that the blacklegged tick that carries the bacteria that can cause Lyme disease is present in the Ottawa/Kanata area.  Ottawa Public Health is committed to reducing the health risks to residents posed by Lyme disease through prevention, education and awareness, as well as surveillance. Preventing tick bites is key to the prevention of Lyme disease.

http://www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/public-health-topics/lyme-disease.aspx

Victoria Youth Quilters

Ms. Forte, who works in our Student Services Department, would like to thank the great group of students who participate in the Victoria Youth Quilters group.  The group works throughout the year, creating beautiful quilts that go to help warm and comfort individuals struggling with cancer.  Here, the group is pictured with a beautiful quilt called "Under the Rainbow" which has been a work of love and devotion over this past year. The group recently raffled the quilt to help support their program.  A big thank you to this small but committed group of individuals.  

Sessions for Parents:

Special Education and Your Child: Workshops for Parents of Children with Special Needs

Monday, November 6, 2017

6:30 - 9:00 PM

Notre Dame High School, 710 Broadview Ave

An evening of workshops offered especially for families of children with special needs but open to ALL interested parents.

Four workshops (one hour each) will be offered twice. Participants will be able to attend a maximum of two:

• Social Emotional Learning
• Deep Learning Environment
• Individualized Education Plans (IEP's)
• Literacy & Numeracy for Students with ADHD

OR

Assistive Technology: a 2 hour session. Participants will ONLY be able to attend this session.

There is a great deal of information on the CSPA website regarding information for parents and upcoming sessions.  You can visit the website here.

OSAP and Financial Planning for Parents

On November 8th, the Catholic School Council at Immaculata HS is hosting an OSAP and financial planning session for post secondary schooling with Algonquin College, a topic which no doubt would be of interest to many parents of secondary school students. Please see the attached flyer for additional information

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:

November 9th: 7&8 Parent-teacher interviews