MOTHER TERESA HIGH SCHOOL ~ DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

SEEK JUSTICE
LOVE KINDNESS & MERCY
WALK HUMBLY WITH GOD”

Thursday, January 17, 2019
WHOLE SCHOOL

Lost and found - Items will be set out from Monday, January 14th - Friday January 18th. Please check if you have lost anything. On Friday, January 18th, any remaining items will be bagged up and donated to a local charity. (SS Jan. 18)

7/8 ANNOUNCEMENTS

Lunch clubs in the Learning Commons - new schedule: 
Monday: Robots 
Tuesday: Red Maple Book club 
Wednesday: Makerspace
Thursday: Makerspace
Friday: Titans for Justice
New members are welcome to join Red Maple, Makerspace, and Titans for Justice. For more information, please ask at

7/8 Yoga- All students are welcome to come out to yoga on Tuesdays at lunchtime. Yoga takes place in the Dance studio at 12:30. You are welcome to come a little earlier to eat your lunch there before we start yoga. No experience or equipment needed. (KM)

8 Swim Team - Tryouts will take place at MINTO Recreation Complex March 5 & 7th from 3:00 - 4:00 pmPlease attend both tryouts. Competitive and non-competitive swimmers welcome and no previous experience necessary. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from the pool. A sign-up list and permission forms are posted outside of room 234. All swimmers are reminded to bring their permission form to Mme Pendergest prior to the first tryout. Please note that students who make the team must be able to commit to team practices on Tuesdays & Thursdays between April 9 - May 9, 2019. (CP March 7)

The next connectED for grades 7&8 students runs Friday, January 25th period 5. Students must sign up on my.mths.ca from January 18th at 8am to January 24th at 9 am. Lots to choose from,don't miss out! If you need help please speak with your homeroom teacher or come to Student Services.  (TC Jan. 23)

HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ski Trip Meeting: There will be a meeting about the upcoming ski trip to Quebec City. It will be on Friday, January 18th, 2019 at 11.25 in room 103 at the start of lunch. (AP Jan. 18)

Exam Study Help- All high school students are welcome to an Exam Prep session on Friday, January 18th at lunch in Room 200. Come for some easy tips and tricks on how to study for and write exams ! (KM Jan. 18)

Volunteers for Wrestling Tournament @SMT February 4th-6th: Volunteers are needed for set-up teardown, scorekeeping, tournament brackets, and match calling for the SMT Wrestling tournament on February 6th. We will need all day on February 6th, as well the evenings of February 4th and 5th. See Mr Connor or send him an email at brendan.connor@ocsb.ca if you are interested. 

SUMMER JOB / EMPLOI D'ÉTÉ - Instructor / Instructeur
Engineering Outreach at the University of Ottawa is looking for high school students who are interested in teaching engineering/science to kids through our hands-on summer camps on-campus and/or in Barrhaven, Kanata, or Orleans.Contract dates: June 24th* - August 23, 2019
Working dates: Monday - Friday
Working hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., occasionally 7:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Deadline to apply: January 25, 2019
Questions?
- E-mail us at adventures@uOttawa.ca
- For more information, please visit adventures.uOttawa.ca * The start date will be deferred if high school exams are scheduled for the 24th or later.
(MO Jan. 25)

STUDENT SERVICES

Summer Job Opportunity as a Camp Counsellor: Red Pine Camp is looking for Junior staff (Ages 16 - 17 by July 1) who possess: a fun personality, strong character, stability and warmth to help with summer camping operations, deliver excellent customer service, model Red Pine values and act as mentors and role models to our campers and LIT's. Please see website for more information: redpinecamp.org (EB Jan. 31)

GRADE 12’s

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

Attention Grads! Edge Imaging will be at our school on February 12th from 9am to 1pm for graduation retake photos! Sign up for your photo session online at bookmygrad.ca. a couple of weeks prior to the retake day. If you require more information, visit edgeimaging.ca/graduation.  Our school code is MTH. (KW Feb. 12)

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

LF Volunteers: Winter in Barrhaven is looking for 10 - 12 (4 on ice and the remainder off ice) volunteers to help on February 2, 2019 from 10:30am to 2:30pm at Larking Park (76 Larkin Drive).
Please email steven@barrhavencommunity.com with your name and phone number and letting us know if you are interested.  Also, please let us know if you would like to help out on the ice with skating and a few games.
(KZ Feb. 1)

LF Volunteers: Winterman Marathon – Saturday/Sunday February 16/17, 2019 (Canada War Museum)  https://somersault.ca/winterman-run/ Saturday would be from 9 am – 3 pm Indoor – Registration Outside – Site Set Up
Sunday would be from 6:30 am – 2 pm or 3 pm (or whatever time you can spare) Indoor – registration *come prepared to rotate outside positions after 8:30 am Outside (rotating) – Course Marshals, Aid Stations, Finish Line
Lunch is NOT provided (There is a volunteer room nearby for lunch and breaks, as well as the Museum Cafeteria).  We encourage volunteers to bring food/drink to get them through their time with us or purchase food at the Museum Cafeteria.
Paid parking onsite Saturday and Sunday.  Saturday buses run near the Museum.  Sunday - suggest being picked up and dropped off at the Museum Contact:  info@somersault.ca (KW)

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
St. Andrew Parish Christmas & New Year's Mass Schedule:

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