MOTHER TERESA HIGH SCHOOL
~ DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday, November 30,
2017
HS Day 2
WHOLE SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Moustache Day at SMT: On Thursday,
November 30th it is
Moustache Day at St. Mother Teresa for all grades 7 to 12, in support of
Movember (a charity that raises money for men's cancer research). All students
and teachers are invited to wear a fake (or real) moustache to raise awareness
and to bring in some donations. The homeroom with the most moustaches will win
a Timbits breakfast. Also, $1 raffle tickets will be sold for the grand prize:
shaving Mr. Gervasi's face at lunch on Friday!! (TN Nov. 30)
Great News! Booklets of 5 tickets for Morning
Munch cereal program can be purchased through school cash online until December 13th. Energize and inspire with a healthy bowl of
cereal and milk for a limited time. Each Morning Munch contains and inspiring
note or a prize voucher! The student run company is part of the Junior
Achievement program helping students develop leadership and entrepreneurial skills.
Morning Munch supports the Ottawa Humane Society. Thank you for your support! (SM Dec. 13)
A Note to Parents regarding Online Payments: If there is something you would like to pay online
for your child and can not find it on
the school cash online system, please call the school to inquire and we happily
add it on. (KZ Dec. 20)
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
Grade 7 /8 Dance
club: This is open to any
Grade 7 and 8 student interested in coming out at lunch time and learning new
styles of dance. Dance club will run from now until May. Sign up
outside of room 337 and keep checking for the schedule of dates. (JC Dec. 1)
Student Council: Do you want to
share some holiday cheer with your friends? Maybe a special someone? The 7/8
Student Council will be selling candy grams next week at lunch. Keep an
eye out for the table outside the caf! (KB Dec 1)
Magazine
Fundraiser: Grade 8 students are reminded to please make sure to get the
information out to your friends and family about the magazine fundraiser.
Reminder that money raised individually will take money off your own personal
trip to Toronto.
Wednesday, November 29th- Wednesday December 13th. (SM and JTS Dec 13)
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. Any questions speak to Mr Pentlow
in room 103. (AP Dec. 1)
The survey will be
open for one week.
Grade 7:
Grade 8:
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.
·
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.
·
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.
·
Grade 7: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
·
Grade 8: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ski Trip: If you are
interested in the ski trip to Vermont I now have the provisional letters
available. The dates are the 2nd - 4th March and the price
is $425. If you are interested in the trip come and collect a form and return
it with a $100 deposit by the 15th December to secure
your spot on the bus. (AP Dec. 8)
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. Any questions speak to Mr Pentlow
in room 103. (AP Dec. 1)
Grade 9:
Grade 10:
Grade 11:
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.
Where: St. Mother Teresa High School
(440 Longfields Drive)
When: Saturday, December 9th
Time: 8:30am-4:00pm
Cost: $70 (includes student reference manual)
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:
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 December 1st. 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 Dec. 1)
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
LF Volunteers: Manotick Family Christmas Party
is happening on Saturday, December 2nd, 2017.
LF
volunteers for the 10 activity stations set up in the Manotick United Church
between the hours of 1:30pm to 4:30pm. Must provide your own
transportation. For more info, please contact Laurel Slattery at 613-692-4625 or
Cathy Ablers. (KW Dec. 2)
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)
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: 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)
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