Sunday 17 November 2019

November 18, 2019

Greetings and welcome to another week of learning both inside and outside of our classrooms. Now that Progress Reports (7&8) and Midterm Report Cards (9-12) have been distributed we hope you are able to continue the conversation and support plan at home to help develop the learning skills outlined in the reports. We believe that is a student is trying their best to collaborate, to show initiative, be responsible, work independently, be organized and self-regulate that he/she is likely to find success in their courses as they progress towards a high school diploma.

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Our Catholic School Council will meet at 7:00pm in the Learning Commons. All parents are invited to join our sharing and discussions as we meet to help make All Saints a great place for all students to learn.
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On Thursday our Grade 7 & 8 students will participate in the Ottawa 67's School Day game. This is an annual tradition across Ottawa to show support for amateur athletes as they strive for greatness.
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The third week of November is traditionally called "Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week" across schools in Ontario.

Monday: Paint a Nail Blue Reminder of Bullying Awareness
  • Peer helpers will be set up at tables at lunch to paint a blue fingernail for anyone interested in showing support for Anti-Bullying initiatives and to remind them this week to Stand up to Bullying.

Tuesday: Bullying Awareness Blue Ribbon Day Tuesday
  • Classes will receive an envelope containing blue paper ribbons.  Each student will write something kind about someone else on the ribbon..  Ribbons will be posted on classroom doors.

Wednesday: Tweet Sweet Day
  • Peer Helpers will be in the atrium at lunch encouraging students to post a positive message on social media with the #stand up to bullying.  Students who post a sweet tweet, instagram or facebook message will receive a “sweet” (lollipop)..

Thursday: Pledge to Focus on Bullying Awareness and Kindness
  • All Staff and students are invited to sign our poster as a pledge to end Bullying. 
  • Everyone who signs the poster will be entered into a draw to win Starbucks or McDonald’s Gift Cards.  Two winners will be awarded in high school and Two in 7/8.

Friday: Wear Blue Friday
- Blue is the official colour of Bullying Awareness so we will encourage all students and staff to wear blue on
Friday.  Blue is the colour of Peace and Safety.  Former Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson won the
Nobel Peace Prize for his work in establishing United Nations Peacekeepers, who wear Blue as a symbol of
peace as they perform their work around the world.
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All Saints High School: Featured Co-Op Student!

Abigail is a Grade 11 Co-op student doing her placement at the Active Care Medical clinic in Kanata. She is also taking part in the SHSM - Specialist High Skills Major Program in Health and Wellness. Abigail has a variety of duties each day including booking appointments for flu shots, allergy shots & follow-ups, send off faxes, verify lab results, answer phones, refrigerate vaccines, prepare rooms and clean before rooming.

The Catholic Character Virtues she exemplifies at her workplace are Community because her job is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the patients and work as a community with gratitude and unity to ensure the happiness of everyone in the workplace. Dignity is another example at my workplace because the respect of the patients is very important.  Also, the confidentiality of the patients falls under a very important factor for dignity. Respecting the patient's personal information is a crucial component of this job

Abigail has had a very positive experience at her placement and said, “What I enjoy most about my placement would be communicating with patients and co-workers. My duties are varied and there are so many concepts and steps to know when working on the computer and dealing with patients. Therefore, communicating with my co-workers, asking questions, and working together to help a patient is crucial for my work environment. Just recently, I started answering phones. This is a task that I enjoy because I find that I learn more things when I’m talking to patients on the phone because every phone call is different,  which expands my learning experience.”



Sunday 10 November 2019

November 10 2019



Related imageWe begin this week by gathering as a community to intentionally pause and mark the many sacrifices made by our Canadian veterans, peacekeepers, and all families impacted by previous and present political conflicts around the world.  As a school, we have a unique opportunity to teach the next generation of cultural managers about Canada's involvement in wars and conflicts around the globe knowing that many students and staff have been touched by war in some way. At All Saints, we carry the responsibility of sharing important stories for the entire community on November 11. You are invited to attend our services either at 8:30am or at 9:45am. Please report to the main office, sign in and then make your way to our cafeteria gym where you will find reserved seats for you. 

Student Pick-up and Drop Off at All Saints High School

The driveway directly in front of All Saints is used for special transportation to pick up and drop off some of our higher needs students at All Saints School. It is also considered a Fire Route by Ottawa By-Law. There continues to be congestion in that area during peak periods in the morning, and at the end of the day. We recognize that some poorer weather days have resulted in parents using this area for drop offs and pick ups, however, we are continuing to ask our community to drop off or pick up students using the larger parking area to the east of the school. This expectation would be in place from 8:00 to 8:30am in the morning, and from 2:15 to 2:45pm in the afternoon. Continued adherence to this expectation will make the area directly in front of the school less congested and safer for our students. If you have any questions, please contact the school. We thank you in advance for your cooperation with this expectation.

EARN CREDITS WHILE TRAVELLING THIS SUMMER!


Our school board in conjunction with EduTravel are offering two very exciting course credit opportunities this summer to high school students.  You can earn your Civics and Careers credit while travelling to Toronto and New York this summer in July OR you can study English (ENG3U or ENG4U) in jolly old England!  If you are interested in exploring more about this way to earn summer school credits, or to register and see full program details, go to www.edutravelforcredit.com.

ACADEMIC AWARDS CEREMONY HONOUR ROLL CERTIFICATES


If you were not able to attend the Academic Awards Ceremony this past Tuesday and were a recipient of the Honour Roll, your certificate is waiting for you to pick up in Student Services.  Come by at before school, at lunch, on spare or after school to get it.  You earned it, you should have it!


OUAC PIN NUMBERS IN STUDENT SERVICES
Grads applying to an Ontario university need to have a PIN number to do so.  If you have not received yours, please come to Student Services and get it.







Sunday 3 November 2019

That was a very busy week!
On top of all the learning taking place around the school we auctioned cakes and hosted a huge craft show to support our sister school in the Dominican Republic, we competed in many inter-school sports including our undefeated Senior Girls Basketball team, we showed our spirit throughout the week, including a very successful (and conveniently warm) movie night! Thank you for the many ways you support our efforts to provide your young person with opportunities to connect to our school community.

This week:

Tuesday: Academic Awards Ceremony for students in grades 10,11,12 based on academic performance last year. Invitations for students were recently distributed in homeroom.  

Wednesday: Take Your Kids to Work Day. Grade 9 students are expected to spend the day learning about potential career ideas shadowing a caring adult. 

Wednesday: Early Dismissal @1:30 for all students to accommodate 7/8 Parent-Teacher Interviews

Wednesday:  7/8 Parent Teacher Interviews - Parent-teacher interviews for students in grades 7 & 8 will take place on Wednesday, November 6th from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. An interview appointment can be made until Tuesday, November 5th at midnight by accessing the You Can Book Me link below. Once the booking system closes, parents seeking communication with teachers will contact teachers as you normally would (voicemail).