MOTHER TERESA HIGH SCHOOL ~ DAILY
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday, February 16, 2017
HS Day 2
WHOLE SCHOOL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
During the lunch period, no High School student is permitted on the 2nd and 3rd floor of the
new wing which is the 7/8 classroom areas. (MK)
7/8 ANNOUNCEMENTS
7/8 Boys Hockey: All
7/8 boys trying out for the 7/8 hockey team are reminded to check their student
emails for information on tryouts and other required information. Please see Mr
Connor in room 333 for any questions or concerns. (BC Feb 23)
Lego Challenge Club: A new lunch club is
starting soon! The Lego Challenge Club will meet Wednesdays at
lunch in the Learning Commons. Any grade 7 or 8 interested in joining
this club can sign up
in the Learning Commons before/after school and/or at lunch. The first meeting
is this Wednesday at the start of lunch (please bring
your lunch). (NBD Feb. 17)
7/8 Badminton: Grade
7/8 badminton practices this week are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday after school in the caf gym. (JK Feb. 17)
Grade 7/8 students interested in participating on
the MT Math Olympics Team are
invited to meet in room 240 Tuesday at
the beginning of lunch for our first practice. Practices will be held Tuesday at lunch and Wednesday after school. The Olympics are scheduled for March
8th. (HL)
HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
MTHS After School Literacy Test Preparation Class begins
today, February
14th and will be held every Tuesday and Thursday 3 pm- 4:30 in
room 313 or students preparing to write the OSSLT on March 30, 2017. All permission forms must be handed in to Student
Services. (AB Feb.
17)
Theatre Mentorship Program: An information meeting about this year's Theatre Mentorship
Program will be held in Rm. 102 (Art Room) during lunch on Thursday, February 16th.
All students in Grades 10-12 who are looking to volunteer, and who have
previous theatre or backstage experience are encourage to attend! Please
see Ms. Laviolette if you have any questions. (LL Feb 16)
REACH FOR THE TOP INTRAMURALS:
Senior Lunch: Learning Commons Seminar Room
Friday February 17 --- Titanic Swim Team vs Supreme Meme Team (CH Feb 17)
Euclid Math Contest: All
grade 11 and 12 students interested in writing the
Euclid Waterloo Math Contest are invited to the preparation sessions on all Thursdays until early April. These
preparation sessions are in room 322 during high school lunch. Please
bring your lunch and come up at the beginning of the lunch period. Full
information about contest dates and times will be provided. (NR Feb. 17)
Perfect Pitch Business Competition - This
year, Project FLY (Ottawa U) is organizing the Perfect Pitch
competition (Fri March 24th) -- the largest high school
student entrepreneurship competition in Ontario, to gather students from across
Ontario who are interested in learning more about the exciting opportunities in
entrepreneurship and business. Students will also spend the day after the event
attending Canada’s largest post-secondary entrepreneurship conference, the Legacy
Conference (Sat March 25th),
featuring the Cora from Cora’s as one of our keynote speakers (for free too!).
You can visit the website at http://www.enactusuottawa.ca/perfectpitch to apply
directly to participate! (SM Feb
21)
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.
LF tutor (Science and English, a
little French too) 2X a
week. Student is in Grade 9. House is located on Daventry Crescent. Please
call 613-302-9989. (KW)
LF a tutor, Tuesday and Thursday evenings
(1 hr each night) to help with homework in Math, English and French. The
student is female and attends M.P. Baxter school. Please contact Ms. Young at 613-769-9337. Thank you. (KW)
It's
here! The Winter 2017 Driver Education Program Registration Form is now
available in Student Services. Students may register online at conted.ocsb.ca or
by mailing/faxing/dropping off the registration form to the Continuing
Education Department (570 West Hunt Club Road). Registration runs until February 22nd. Classes start
on March 1st at Mother Teresa High School if enough students register. (KW Feb. 22)
Registration forms for the Winter 2017 Night School Program
with the public board are now
available in Student
Services. Once you have completed your form and have
signatures from your counsellor and parent along with your student status
sheet, you must register in
person at 440 Albert Street from Monday, January 23rd to Thursday, February 16th.
The registration office is open from January 23rd to Thursday,
February 16th from 9 am to 4 pm.
The office will close at 6pm on Jan 26th/Feb 2nd/Feb
9th and 7:30 on Feb 16th. The Winter session runs on Tuesday and Thursday evenings
from 6pm to
9:51pm. First night is Tuesday, February 21st and last night is Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Woodroffe HS (2410 Georgina Drive)
Looking for a french tutor, one day a week, (community
service hours opportunity, could lead to a paying job) for a grade 2 student
attending Msgr Paul Baxter school. Family lives close to the school.
Please contact Benny at either 613-710-0883 or 613-627-4965. (KW)
LF a french tutor for a Grade 5
immersion student who
attends Msgr Paul Baxter School, to tutor twice a week. Tutor for
community service hours or willing to pay. Please contact Mr. Diceman at 613-809-8125. (KW)
The Milk Bags 4 Haiti
Club meets on Wednesdays at senior lunch time in the career centre. We are
in need of specific milk bags to continue our mats project. If you have any of
the following milk bags at home that you are willing to part with, please send
them to school to the attention of Mrs. Watkinson. Thank you.
Neilson brand: red, light blue, dark
blue, green
Sealtest
brand:
med/dark blue, light purple, light
blue, red
Beatrice
brand: light and
dark blue
The Irish Experience Summer
Programs in Ireland. 27
days in duration and offers 110 hours of instructional time to fulfill
requirements of the Ontario Ministry of Education curriculum requirements.
Grade 11 English (ENG3U),Grade 12 English (ENG4U),Grade 12 English (ENG4C) Grade
12 Studies in Literature (ETS4C). Check out their website for further
information and program costs at: www.irishexperience.com. (KW )
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Community Service Hours with
Nepean Ringette Association: Thursday, March 9th to Sunday
March 12th at the Nepean Sportsplex and Walter Baker Sports Centre during
their AA Provincial Champions tournament weekend. If interested ,
please contact Annu Chopra at tourn_volunteer@nepeanravens.ca Check
the Student Services Bulletin Board in the atrium. (KW March
9)
Christie Lake Kids Camp is
looking to hire staff for this summer. This is a summer volunteer position. The
position is open to youth aged 15-17. Students receive extensive training
to work with at-risk children and youth in a residential environment while
earning first aid and swimming certifications, 650 volunteer hours are also awarded
for each summer of work. Please see the Student Services Bulletin Board
in the atrium for more information and application.
Looking for High
School student volunteers for the Ottawa Children’s Festival!
Please visit this link if interested: register at http://ottawachildrensfestival.ca/volunteer/ (KW May 24)
City of Ottawa LF
volunteers: looking for Volunteers ages 16+ to assist in our March Break Camps!
Students will have the opportunity to volunteer from 15-40 hours over the 5
days. If you have any students that are looking to volunteer and complete some
of their community service hours, please have them contact me through email (Deanna.phillips@ottawa.ca) with their resume prior to March
1st to set up an interview. (KW March 1)
- Students must provide a
clear police records check prior to volunteering
- Students must be 16
by Monday, March 13
- Students should be
comfortable swimmers
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
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