SCHOOL UPDATES

SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK

OSTA invites you to participate in School Bus Safety Week, which runs from Monday, October 19, to Friday, October 23, 2026. As part of this week, we will also be celebrating our dedicated drivers on Driver Appreciation Day, Wednesday, October 21, 2026.

OSTA's Driver Appreciation Form: Fill out this form at any time of year, and your feedback will be shared with our transportation operators and the driver.  OSTA's Driver Appreciation Form 

HIGH SCHOOL CHESS

The All Saints Mock Chess Tournament will start on Thursday, November 5, 2026. This chess tournament is for high school students only and is open to beginner, intermediate, and advanced players. This tournament will be a fun, round-robin format. Players need to sign up no later than Friday, October 30, 2026.

Sign-Up Sheet: https://forms.gle/vBQFqFLsvW2cGwtF8

Please talk to Mr. Burchill in Room N108 if you have any questions, or email him at steven.burchill@ocsb.ca.

MATH CONTESTS

The Canadian Senior and Intermediate Mathematics Contests are approaching. This is a University of Waterloo math competition that will be held at All Saints Catholic High School in the morning on Wednesday, November 18. High school students who are interested must sign up before Wednesday, October 21. The competition will cost $10.

Sign-Up Sheet: https://forms.gle/mj3oteYZXjaDDpkN9

Please contact Ms. Hessel (Room C312) at lisa.hessel@ocsb.ca, or Mr. Burchill (Room C343) at steven.burchill@ocsb.ca, if you have any questions.

BSA GUEST SPEAKER

The 2020 Distinguished Catholic Alumni Award winner Jimmy Sebulime will speak with the BSA on October 14 during high school lunch. Mr. Sebulime will speak to them about his Ugandan heritage and his experience growing up in Ottawa. 

REMEMBRANCE DAY

For our Remembrance Day ceremony this year, we would like to recognize the family members of students and staff who have served in the Canadian Armed Forces. If you would like your family member to be included, please send a photo of them in uniform with a file name that includes:

• the name of the student

• their relationship to the service member

• the name and rank of the service member

• Example: Mrs. Kirtz’s Great Uncle Private Clarence Lewis

Please send the photo to vanessa.kirtz@ocsb.ca by Tuesday, October 27.

The All Saints Remembrance Day ceremony will be taking place Wednesday, November 11th.  As per All Saints tradition, students are asked to wear a Black top and blue jeans.  A poppy will be provided the day of the ceremony to every student and Parents are encouraged to donate to the Poppy campaign through cash online and all donations will be sent to the Kanata Legion.

GUEST SPEAKER

The High School Health and Physical Education Department will host a virtual presentation from Harvest House on Monday, October 26, in the Learning Commons during all high school physical education classes. Representatives from Harvest House will share their recovery and rehabilitation experiences with our students. This information directly connects with the Health and Physical Education curriculum (Substance Use, Addictions, and Related Behaviours). Thank you for your support of our programming.

Teachers: Mr. Nadeau, Ms. Smith, Ms. Narraway, Ms. Black, Ms. Read

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

On Monday, October 26, our Wood Floor Gym is being used for the Municipal Election. There may be increased traffic around the school, so please adjust your visits and pick-up/drop-off times accordingly. 

VIDEO COMPETITION

ACPI (l'Association canadienne des professeurs d'immersion) holds a video competition each year where immersion students in grades 9–12 can win university scholarships by creating a short video based on an annual theme.

The name of this competition is IMMERSION CLIP. We have had many scholarship winners of the 1st prize over the years here at ASH ($12,000 scholarship)! We have also had many students win the 2nd and 3rd place prizes (2nd prize = $8,000, 3rd prize = $4,000).

French teachers at ASH often have students enter the competition in their French classes in both semesters. If an immersion student is not participating with their classroom teacher during the first semester, or does not have a French class this semester, they are welcome to attend a meeting in Room 202 with Mme Venedam if they would like to participate. Guidance will be given to any student who wishes to take part in this excellent opportunity.

The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 14. All grade 9–12 immersion students are welcome.

HIGH SCHOOL EXAMS AND RSTs

Please note: Grade 9 - 12 examinations and Rich Summative Tasks (RSTs) WILL NOT be rescheduled for holiday or travel convenience, and all appointments should be scheduled so as not to conflict with exams and RSTs. If a medical problem arises, a Vice-Principal must be contacted prior to the exam or RST.   

The dates for RSTs differ from class to class, but in general, they mostly take place at the end of each semester. The exam dates for first semester are January 21 to 28 and second semester are June 17 to 23.