MOTHER TERESA HIGH SCHOOL ~ DAILY
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Friday, September 15, 2017
HS Day 1
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:
Ultimate tryouts/practices continue next week for those students who made
the first cuts. Please check the list outside Mr. Quinn's office.
Try-outs/practices will be held on Tuesday, September
19th, Wednesday the 20th and Thursday the 21st from 7:30 a.m to 8:30. Thank you to everyone
who's participated. (KS Sept.21)
Extra-Curricular Carousel Student Presenters: Students in grade 8 who have been asked to present at the
Extra-Curricular Carousels on September 20th are asked to
attend a brief, but mandatory meeting, in room 234 on Tuesday, September 19th at lunch. Bring your lunch, so you're ready to head
outside after the meeting. (CP Sept. 19)
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
Ultimate Frisbee: Any students interested in joining the Ultimate Frisbee team should
come to room 216 at the beginning of lunch on Friday, Sept 15th or
see Mr. Nuyens for more information. Important forms will be given out for an
invitational tournament on Sept 29. (TN Sept. 29)
Outdoor Club Meeting: There will be
a meeting for all high school students interested in joining the outdoor club, Monday at 11:30 am in room 103.
See Mr. Francoeur if you want to join but can't attend. (MF Sept.18)
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)
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.
Driver Education Program for Fall
2017.
Registration forms are now available in Student Services.
You can
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) until October 11, 2017
You must
be at least 16 years old and have a G1 license prior to October 16, 2017.
Classes at St. Mother Teresa High School run on Wednesdays and start on October
18th, from 3:15pm to 6:00pm. (KW Oct. 18)
Night School - Public Board -
OCDSB -
registration forms will be available in Student Services
on
September 6, 2017. Registration period is from now until September
21st, 2017. The winter session runs on Tuesday and Thursday evenings
form 6pm to 9:51pm at Woodroffe High School located at 2410 Georgina
Drive.
All
fields on the registration form need to be completed; the form needs to be
signed by a counsellor, student and parent/guardian. A status sheet must
accompany the registration form.
You need
to register in person, at 400 Albert Street, Room E122B between 9:00 am to
4:30pm. (KW Sept. 21)
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)
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)
Grade 12’s:
Ontario Universities' Fair (OUF) takes place September 22-24, 2017 at
the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Visit their website at www.ouf.ca for more information.
The OUF is an event where you can see all 21 Ontario universities in
one place.
**The University Information Program is also
coming to the Ottawa region the week of October 23rd. See the
schedule at http://www.ouf.ca/uip/ottawa-region/ for
specific date, time and location.
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
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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