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.”