MOTHER TERESA HIGH SCHOOL ~ DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

HS Day 2- 7/8 Day 4

WHOLE SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Alpine Ski Team: Please pick a permission form outside room 201.  Our first practice will be after school in the weight room on Wednesday November 24 and then December 2 and December 9. (AB Dec. 9)

Tickets for Peter Pan are now available online. Go to ocsb.schoolcashonline.com to buy tickets. Tickets will also be sold at high school and 7/8 lunch beginning November 25 until December 5. Any remaining tickets may be purchased at the door. Get your ticket today! (MR Nov. 24)

The high needs class is collecting any and all used and dried out markers. Any kind will do. We will be sorting them and mailing them off to be recycled for clean energy instead of making more landfill. If you have any markers please deposit them into the marker recycle box outside of room 308. This will be on going until December. Please help us prevent dried out markers from becoming landfill. (ER Dec. 1)

7/8 ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Grade 7/8 Dance Club: If you love to dance and want to part of this year's 7/8 MT Dance Team, sign up outside of room 337.  We will be performing at various events throughout the school year. Dance style will be mainly jazz. Practices will be Day 1 at lunchtime in room 230. Practices begin Thursday Dec. 3rd. (JC Dec. 3)

Grade 7/8 photo club will meet in room 339 on Wednesday at 12:40. (HL)

Clubs for Grades 7/8 every week in the Learning Commons:

Mondays:  Gr. 8 Games Club

Tuesdays:  Gr. 7 Games Club
Thursdays:  Gr. 7/8 Lego Builders Club
Fridays:  Gr. 7/8 Red Maple Book Club (New Books have now arrived!)

HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

clip_image001GRAD WRITE UPS DUE: Grad write ups Deadline is November 27th. Send it to: michelle.deflaviis-vivas@ocsbstudent.ca.Word count: 60 words. If Grads don't submit a write up and don't submit a generic comment they need to email Michelle to say they want it left blank. (AP Nov. 27)

Attention all junior and senior volleyball players!  Please sign up to express your interest on Mrs. Ragaisis' office door. Tryouts for this year's varsity volleyball team are on Tuesday, November 24th and Wednesday November 25th.  The first team practices will be on Friday, November 27th and Monday November 30th to prepare for the first season game on Tuesday, December 1st.  (SR Dec.1)

Debate Club: High school students are invited to attend any or all of the following Debate Club dates.  All meetings are until 4:15 and will take place in Rm. 138 after school.

Debate Topic for November 30th. Be it resolved that technology has no place in school. New debaters always welcome!

Monday, November 30

Monday, December 14

We need a minimum of four debaters to attend each meeting.  The mock debates are a great way to develop thinking and oral skills.  Plus, it's a lot of fun. November 2 resolution: This House would abolish grades and adopt a pass or fail educational system. (JS Dec. 14)

STUDENT SERVICES

The STUDENT SERVICES WEBSITE at ss.mths.ca is set up as an information tool, including information about: Community Service Hours Opportunities, Courses, Careers, Graduation, Scholarships, etc.

MEI International Academy is having an information meeting at The Westin Ottawa - Alberta Room, 11 Colonel By Drive, Thursday, December 3, 2015 from 7pm to 9pm.  Students can take summer, semester and full year courses while gaining REAL-world experiences outside the four walls of a classroom. Scholarships are available for their 2016-2017 Big Year Program - up to $10,000. (KW Dec. 3)

Student Exchange Information Session. If you are interested in a 3 Month or Summer Student Exchange, there will be an information session on Thursday Nov 26 at 7:30pm. The meeting will take place at the Albert Education Centre, 440 Albert St room C115. (There is parking across from the Slater St side of the building) (JH Nov. 26)

Any grade 12 student applying for a Prestigious Award (scholarship) at a university for next year is required to submit their application to Student Services a minimum of 1 week before the due date. Please do not request letters of reference from a teacher until you have submitted your application to Student Services and spoken to your Guidance Counsellor. (JH Dec. 18)

Summer High School Credits in Ireland-The Irish Experience- 4-week credit programs in Ireland, at University settings - Dublin and Cork cities July 2106.  For information, visit their website at: www.irishexperience.com

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:

St Andrew is hosting a Winter Wonderland Dance' on Friday December 4th and we're looking for volunteers.  Time to be determined but likely 5:00-930 pm. Contact is Andreah at andreah1032@hotmail.com (TC Dec. 4)

LF French Tutor (volunteer or $10/hour) for a grade 6 student living in Stonebridge area. Tutoring to start in January, once or twice a week.  Please contact Mrs. Scott at . Thank you. (KW Dec.1)

LF Volunteers for the Manotick Family Christmas Party on Saturday, December 5th, 2015.  We need students from 1pm to 4:30pm to help with the 10 activity stations set up in the basement of the Manotick United Church.  It's a fun afternoon.  Please contact Donna Ouellette or Laurel Slattery at 613-692-4625 (Rideau Valley Child Care Centre). (KW Dec. 4)

The Mayor's 15th Annual Christmas Celebration taking place at Ottawa City Hall from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 5thth, 2015. Festivities will include skating on the Sens Rink of Dreams, horse-drawn wagon rides, hot chocolate and roasting marshmallows.  Indoors, children can meet Santa and Mrs. Claus and make a craft in Santa’s workshop.  There will also be live entertainment in Andrew Haydon Hall.

We are asking volunteers to arrive no than 12:30 p.m. at the Festival Control Boardroom (located on the 1st floor of City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West) to sign-in, get a briefing on how the event will unfold, have a bite to eat and get into position.  A light lunch will be provided to volunteers before the event – a vegetarian option will be available. Please be prepared to work until approximately 7:30 p.m. given that we will need help after the event to assist with clean up. If students are interested in volunteering for this fun-filled event, please apply online at:  www.ottawa.ca/volunteer Click on “BROWSE ALL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES” and search “MAYOR”. All volunteers under the age of 18 require the signature of their parent / guardian. Parent/Guardian Consent form can be downloaded from our online application

In compliance with Ontario law, all volunteers must have completed their AODA training to volunteer for an event.  If you have not already completed this training, you can do so online this link at: http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/get-know-your-city/volunteering/accessibility-training. (KW Dec. 5)

GRADE 12’s / GRADS

FOR THE LATEST GRAD AND PROM INFORMATION, CHECK THE STUDENT SERVICES GRAD WEBPAGE: https://sites.google.com/a/ocsb.ca/teh-student-services-information/home/grade-12-information/graduation-prom-grad-day-info

PARISHES SERVING THE MOTHER TERESA COMMUNITY

St. Andrew’s Parish: For information please visit www.saintandrewparish.ca.

St. Monica’s Parish: For information please visit www.st-monica.com

St. Patrick’s Fallowfield: For information please visit www.stpatricks.nepean.on.ca

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