Updates from All Saints

OCTOBER 17, 2024

DEAR ALL SAINTS FAMILIES, 

We have an important set of updates this week covering a prom fundraiser, details for our annual Remembrance Day ceremony, and a heads-up about Take Our Kids to Work Day for Grade 9 students. Also inside: time-sensitive news about the Fall Ball dance (please read about the cancellation deadline!) and an announcement for the popular All Saints Craft Fair!

As always, your engagement and support make a tremendous difference in our school community. Please take a moment to read through the following sections.

PROM FUNDRAISER

We are excited to announce that our prom committee is running a MacMillan’s fundraiser to help support this year’s prom—and we would be so grateful for your support!

MacMillan’s offers a wide variety of delicious options perfect for your holiday entertaining, including appetizers, cookie dough, muffin batter and soups. By placing an order, you’re not only getting quality items for the season, but you're also helping create a memorable prom experience for our students. 

Key Dates:

• Order Deadline: November 10

• Delivery Date: December 9 or December 10 (we’ll confirm exact details closer to the date)

Steps to online ordering:

1. Access our website and select ‘shop our products’ 

2. Select items

3. Proceed to check out

4. Select your school/organization from the drop-down menu (All Saints Catholic High School Prom) 

5.Fill in all required fields pertaining to name of customer, name of student and credit card information etc.

Whether you place an order yourself or help spread the word, your support means so much to our students and makes a real difference.

Thank you in advance for helping us make prom a night to remember

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REMEMBRANCE DAY

As part of our tradition at the All Saints Remembrance Day ceremony, 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, via email, send a photo of them in uniform and include the following in the name of the file:

1. the student's/ staff name relationship to the service member

2. their full name and their rank

For example  Mrs. Kirtz's Great Uncle Private Clarence Lewis 

Please have these photos sent to vanessa.kirtz@ocsb.ca by Tuesday, Oct. 28th. 

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TAKE OUR KIDS TO WORK DAY

Please be aware that Take Our Kids to Work Day (TOKW) for all Grade 9 students will take place on Wednesday, November 5 as part of OCSB Career Week. More information and permission forms to follow soon. 

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CATHOLIC SCHOOL COUNCIL 

We will meet at as a Catholic School Council on Monday, October 20. We will meet in person in the Learning Commons at 7pm. If you would like to join the meeting virtually, please complete this form by 3pm on Monday, October 20. Links to join will be sent out before the meeting. 

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A MESSAGE FROM STUDENT COUNCIL

Our School Dance "the Fall Ball" is happening on Thursday, October 23 for students in grades 9-12. Currently ticket sales are low and we would like to see this dance happen for our students! If we do not reach our minimum sales by 4 pm on Sunday, October 19 we will have to cancel the dance.

If you would like to purchase a ticket for your child to attend, they are currently being sold on School Cash Online. Tickets are $7. The doors open at 7pm, and the dance runs until 10pm. No admittance after 8:15pm.

There are concessions for sale ($1 each) and there is a DJ.  Students are not permitted to bring bags or coats into the dance, but we will have a coat and bag check free of charge for these items. Small purses are allowed, (16cm by 3 cm by 12 cm) but only small enough to fit essentials like phone, chapstick, money. As with any school event, school dress code applies, but most students wear semi-formal attire. 

Note that all profits will be directed to our Christmas Hamper fundraiser and we will also direct a portion of ticket sales to help fund our grade 12 prom. 

Thank you for helping support our community by encouraging your children to take part in this event!

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ALL SAINTS CRAFT FAIR

The annual All Saints Craft Fair is just a couple weeks away on Saturday, November 1st from 10:00AM to 3:00PM! With 150 vendors, a huge raffle table and cafe there is something for everyone at the fair! Admission is $2. 

Funds raised from this event support a grad bursary, St. Elizabeth Elementary School, Christmas Hampers, Usher 1F Collaborative, Grands and Friends and several other initiatives. The Prom Committee and Victoria Youth Quilters will also have their own fundraisers happening at the Craft Fair! 

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IMPORTANT DATES

October

20 - Catholic School Council; 7pm

23 - HS Fall Dance

28 - HS Academic Awards (For this event, parents of award winners will be notified.) 

November

1 - All Saints Feast Day (Saturday)

1 - All Saints Craft Day (Saturday)

5 - Take Our Kids to Work Day

7 - PD Day (no classes)

OCSB Calendar and Dates for 2025/26: www.ocsb.ca/parents/calendar/