MOTHER TERESA HIGH SCHOOL ~ DAILY
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday, September 14, 2017
HS Day 2
WHOLE SCHOOL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lost and found - Items will be
set out on tables in the atrium from Monday Sept 11 - Friday
Sept 15th. Any unclaimed items will be delivered to charity on Friday, September 15th after 3 pm.
Students are asked to put a lock on their
locker no later than Friday, September 15th. Unclaimed lockers will be bolted Monday, September 18th. (MK Sept. 15)
Virtual Ventures will be hosting Go Eng Girl again
this year for girls in grades 7-10 on Saturday, October
14, 2017 (9:00am-2:00pm)! Go ENG Girl is
a unique opportunity for female students in Grades 7 to 10 and
their parents to learn about careers in the exciting field of engineering and
technology. We are very excited to be hosting a Panel of
Women from Shopify to answer questions and speak to what it’s like to
be a women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) at one of
Canada’s most successful tech companies! Registration is now open. For
more information, please visit their website at: https://carleton.ca/vv/girls-outreach/go-eng-girl/
(SH Oct. 14)
Looking for Math Enrichment opportunities in our community? If so,
Carleton University's Math Enrichment Centre is offering a new course: Math
Connections in Arts, Science and Beyond, for Grade 8 to 10 students. Classes
will run from Sept. 26, 2017 to April 2018
on Tuesday evenings from 6 - 7:30 PM. Course details and online
registration form can be found at: http://carleton.ca/math/math-enrichment-centre/ For more
information, please contact the course instructor David Salusbury at: math.connections.beyond@gmail.com
7/8 ANNOUNCEMENTS
7/8 Ultimate Frisbee: Any
grade 7/8 boys and girls interested in trying out for the Ultimate team
are asked to sign up outside the Caf gym. Try-outs will take place on Tuesday, September 12th, Wednesday September
13th and Thursday September 14th from 7:30
a.m to 8:30 a.m., weather permitting. (KS Sept.14)
7/8 Cross-Country Running: Any
grade 7 or 8 students interested in coming out for the cross-country running
team are invited to sign up outside of Mr. Quinn’s Phys-Ed office on the
bulletin board. Practices will start Tuesday, September 12th after
school and will run from 3:00pm - 4:00pm.
Subsequent practices will be on Sept. 14th, 19th,
20th, 26th and 28th. Please meet Mme Kinloch in the courtyard behind the
school at 3:00pm. More information will be posted
on the bulletin board outside Mr.
Quinn’s office. (JK Sept. 28)
All grade 7 students are invited to the annual St. Mother Teresa Honk N' Blow on Thursday, September 21st from 6
to 8pm. Come try all the instruments that you may chose to play in
your Music class. There is no charge for this event.
(IC Sept. 21)
HIGH SCHOOL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Peer Helpers: Are you looking to get to know your peers and help our MT community?
Help fill the MTness through class visits and sporatic mindfulness activities.
This club has weekly commitments for semester 1. We need reliable, responsible
individuals with kind hearts. Our first meeting will be Wednesday
Sept 20th at lunch in room 310. Please see Mr. Côté if you have any
questions. (PC Sept 20)
HS
Cross-Country Runners: All High School Cross
Country Athletes are now asked to pick up the permission and team agreement
forms in room 304. Team fees and athletic fees are due by Friday September 22,
2017 if you plan on competing in this year's season.
Practices have started so forms can also be obtained at practice. If you
have any questions or concerns please see Mrs. Galbraith in room 304. (MG Sept. 20)
HS Girls Field
Hockey: First week's team practices run Monday, September 11th, Tuesday, September 12th, and Thursday,
September 14th from 3-4pm on the
football field. See Mme. Pendergest ahead of time, in room 234, if you have
a conflict. (CP Sept. 14)
Any grade 9-12 Boys' interested in
playing Basketball this season on the school Junior/Senior
teams are invited to attend the following open gym sessions on Thursday,
September 14th and Thursday, September 21st from 4:30pm - 6:00pm in the wood floor gym -
if you have any questions see Mr. Rowley. (MR Sept. 21)
Attention all
H.S. students. The weight room (room 131) is now open
from 11:50 to 12:10 everyday. Come on in for a
quick workout! (LV Sept.20)
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.
Summer School Report Cards: Student
Summer School Report Cards are available for pick up in Student Services from 8:00am to 3:30pm. (KW Sept.29)
College / University visits to St. Mother Teresa
High School:
September 2017:
20th: Huron
University College will be in the atrium from 10:45 am to 11:45 am
26th: Trent U will
be in the Career Centre at 2:50pm
28th: Bishop U will
be the atrium at 8:15 am
Please consider
going to this information session. One former student says it changed
his life and he wished he had joined up in Grade 9! If you wish to speak to
him, please see Mrs. OSullivan in room 320 and she can arrange it!
OTTAWA POLICE
VENTURERS RECRUITMENT INFORMATION NIGHT 2017-2018
Friday, September
22, 2017 –7pm to 8pm 101 CentrepointeDrive, Ottawa –Ben Franklin
Place (Chambers)
Are you 14 to 18 years old; attending high school?
Interested in learning about policing, being part of dynamic team?
Enjoy helping your community?
Consider joining our Ottawa Police Venturers
Applications provided at the Information Night
www.ottawapolice. (MO Sept. 22)
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
LF Volunteers: Do you have what
it takes? Watson’s Mill in Manotick wants you to join our cast and crew for a
truly haunting experience. We need volunteers who will scare our visitors and
leave them frightened of things that go bump in the night. Volunteers
will be need for the evenings of October 19, 20, and 21 from 5pm –
10pm.
Volunteers must be 14 or older and will need parental consent.
All time spent as part of our cast and crew can be used towards
the 40 hours of community service needed to graduate.
Please sign up by emailing programs@watsonsmill.com.
If you have any further questions or require
clarification please contact me by email, programs@watsonsmill.com, or by telephone at 613-692-6455. (KW Oct. 21)
LF Volunteers: Volunteer opportunity to help out with the Ontario University Provincial
Golf Tournament being held in Ottawa this year. It
runs Friday-Saturday-Sunday, October 13-15th, 2017 at Loch March
Golf Club. Students should have some idea of how golf works and the etiquette
that is needed. Ball spotting shifts will run in 4 hour blocks and a
full day would get you a bagged lunch and maybe a t-shirt . The volunteers
that are interested will be run through specific roles at an after school
meeting with Mr MacDonald the week of Oct 10th. (TC Oct. 10)
Please sign up in Students services.
Friday evening:
-Help with Long
Drive Challenge,Banquet set up or
tear down/clean up
Saturday/Sunday
-Set up/tear down
-Ball spotters* Most likely job*
-Driving Range maintenance
-Runner for Mr MacDoanld and Mr Dancy
-Help with Guest Services desk
LF Volunteers: We are
hosting a back to school BBQ at MPB elementary school on September 15th, time 5:00-8:00.
We are looking for student volunteers. Please contact Crystal Lafleche at mpbparentcouncil@gmail.com if
interested. (KZ Sept. 15)
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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