MOTHER TERESA HIGH SCHOOL
~ DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
HS Day 2
WHOLE SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lost and found - starting Monday November 20th, lost and found items will be set out for parents and students to check for lost items. On Friday, November 24th (PD day), any items left will be donated to the Boys and Girls clubs. (SS Nov. 24)
Teen Tech Winter Clubs for students from
Grade 7 -10 at Ottawa University on Saturdays from January 20 to March 24. For more information and pricing,
please visit adventures@uottawa.ca or
call 613 562 5491
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 Student Council: The 7/8
student council meeting will be Thursday (November 23rd) instead of Wednesday (November 22nd)
this week. (KB Nov. 23)
The Learning Commons' clubs have begun, but new members are
always welcome. The Makerspace and Red Maple book clubs start at
the beginning of the lunch period and students are asked to bring their lunches
with them.
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The Makerspace club is a fun club that includes crafts,
Lego, knitting and so much more. This club will meet on Tuesdays for Grade
7s and Thursdays for Grade 8s.
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Our Red Maple book club will meet
every Friday at lunch. This year's club will be reading up to 10
Canadian Fiction selections selected specifically for students in grades 7 and
8. The titles have been announced and will be discussed at this week's
meeting.
The
Learning Commons lunch passes: Please stop at the Learning
Commons' main desk, before 8:35am, and sign out your pass for the
day.
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Grade 7: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
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Grade 8: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Reach for the Top: High school students interested in joining the Reach for the
Top Club and playing in our intramural trivia league are invited to the
Learning Commons Seminar Room for an orientation meeting/demonstration game
on Wednesday, November 22 at 11:40. Feel free to bring your
lunch.For further details, see Mr. Specht (Rm. 307) or Mr. Hanneman (Rm. 200). (CH Nov. 22)
The Learning Commons' clubs have begun, but new members are
always
welcome. The Makerspace and White Pine book clubs
start at the beginning of the lunch period and students are asked to bring
their lunches with them.
·
The Makerspace club is a fun club that includes
crafts, Lego, knitting and so much more. This club will meet
every Monday during HS lunch.
·
Our White Pine book club will meet
every Friday at lunch. This year's club will be reading up to 10
Fiction selections selected specifically for students in grades 9-12. The
titles have been announced and will be discussed at this week's meeting. Calling all business minded students! … Are you interested in
biz department news, biz club news, and opportunities galore? (business
volunteer experience, job fairs for paid jobs, lunch & learns, special in
school sales, business competitions, extra seats on field trips, and more!!!!
Keep your phone on the pulse of Titans Den by clicking on the link below to
join the info group. (For reference, our class code is @3a9cbh.) https://www.remind.com/join/3a9cbh Also, if you would
like to become an active “member at large” in our club, please meet us each
Monday at the start of lunch in room 216! New members are WELCOME!
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.
The Milk Bag Club will be meeting
on Thursdays from 11:30 am to 12 noon.
These are the dates for this school year:
November
23, 2017; December 14, 2017; January 18, 2018; February 15,
2018; March 8 2018; April 19, 2018; April 26, 2018; May 17,
2018 and May 24, 2018.
GRADE 12’s:
The yearbook is doing grade surveys this year for grade 7-11. If you
want to be part of the results click on the link below for your corresponding
grade and answer the three questions.
The survey will be
open for one week.
Grade 7:
Grade 8:
Grade 9:
Grade 10:
Grade 11:
Any questions speak to Mr Pentlow in room 103
BABY PHOTOS: If you want that
cute picture of yourself in the yearbook you need to submit it by November 31st
You can either email digital photos to smtyearbook2018@gmail.com OR you can submit a hard copy in the
box in student services. The deadline is November 30th. (AP Nov. 30)
There are only 20 baby pictures in at the moment. There are two weeks to
go before the deadline of November 31st.
Make sure you don't miss out once the deadline closes there will be no more
submissions. Please submit your photo in the box in student services or email
an electronic copy to smtyearbook2018@gmail.com (AP Nov. 31)
College / University visits to
St. Mother Teresa High School:
November
2017:
22th: U
of NB is in the atrium at 11:25 am
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
The OC Transpo 2017 Annual Christmas Food Drive is taking
place on Saturday, December 2nd from 9am to
6pm. A variety of shifts are available. If you are available to
help out, please call 613-580-2424 extension 53639 or
email ocvolunteer@ottawa.ca Leave
your name and phone number, email addresss and preferred location and
time. A complete list of locations is available on the Ozone homepage in
the Spotlight box. (KW
Dec. 2)
Volunteers needed: St-Mother Teresa is hosting two Wrestling tournament on Thursday, November 23rd, and Wednesday
December 6th, and we need volunteers.
Students volunteers will be away for the entire day and volunteer hours will be
given. Please see Mr Connor in room 333 if you are interested. (BC Nov. 23)
Manotick
Family Christmas Party, Saturday, December 2, 2017.
Looking for volunteers for their 10 activity stations set up in the Manotick
United Church. Need students from 1pm to 4:30pm. Must
provide your own transportation to and from the church. Please contact
Laurel Slattery or Cathy Ablers at 613-692-4625.
LF Volunteers: Mayor's 17th Annual Christmas
Celebration taking place at Ottawa City Hall from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday,
December 9th, 2017. Please apply online at: www.ottawa.ca/volunteer
Click
on “BROWSE ALL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES” and search “MAYOR”.
Arrive no later 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. 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.
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: https://ottawa.ca/en/accessibility-training
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.
Also, please note that the
majority of festivities will be taking place outdoors, therefore, please
dress weather appropriate. Thank
you and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
(KW Dec. 9)
LF a FrenchTutor for a Grade 1 female student
attending one of our feeder schools.
Looking
to tutor once or twice a week. Family willing to pay. Please contact Shani
at 613-440-4145.
Thank
you.
LF Volunteers: We
are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to man our kettles at over 35 locations
across Ottawa. Our campaign runs from November 23rd to December
23rd, operating every day with the exception of Sundays. All money
raised stays in the city of Ottawa to support various programs of the Salvation
Army. Evenings and Saturdays are available for those interested in hours. Please
note that students over the age of 16 are able to attend the kettle alone,
under that age they must be accompanied by an adult. Register
online: www.salvationarmyottawa.ca/kettlevolunteer.
(KW Nov. 23)
LF Volunteers: If you are looking to do
something in the school at senior lunch time, please consider helping out with
the transformation of milk bags into sitting mats in the Career Center just off
of Student Services. Bring your lunch!
Dates
available are November 16th, November 23rd and December 14th.
More dates to come in January.
We can
only fit 10 people at a time, otherwise, it is too crowded. If interested,
please see Mrs. Watkinson in Student Services. (KW Dec. 14)
LF
Volunteers: The Nepean Ringette Association is looking for student
volunteers to help out at the Nepean Sportsplex and Walter Baker Sports Centre
during their tournament days; Thursday, November 16th to Sunday, November 19th, 2017. Please contact Annu Chopra
at tourn_volunteer@nepeanravens.ca
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