MOTHER TERESA HIGH
SCHOOL ~ DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
“SEEK
JUSTICE
LOVE KINDNESS & MERCY
WALK HUMBLY WITH GOD”
Thursday, February 7, 2019
WHOLE SCHOOL
Come enjoy some delicious treats at the improv
bake sales this Friday, February 8th
and Thursday, February 14th during both high school and 7/8 lunch!
Yummy! (MR Feb. 14)
A reminder to all our Technovation participants
that your Design Thinking Workshop will be held at IBM on
Sunday, Feb 3rd and that your weekly Wednesday evening sessions begin on Feb. 6th
and continue until April 17th. (SH Feb.8)
Please note that the E-Learning exam schedule
has been posted in Student Services.
7/8 ANNOUNCEMENTS
7/8 Girls Hockey: Attention all 7/8 girls who signed up
for the girls hockey team. There will be a brief but important meeting
today at the beginnng of lunch outside of Mr. Quinn’s phys.ed. office to
discuss tryout dates and times.(TQ Feb. 7)
7/8 Curling: There will be a
curling meeting Wednesday, February 6th and Thursday, February 7th at lunch
in room 232. Please see Mme Kinloch in room 232 with your lunch. (JK Feb. 7)
Grade 7/8
Girls Basketball Tryouts: This is important. On Thursday, February 7th in the TILE
FLOOR gym there will be a GRADE 8 girls tryout. On Friday, February 8th in the WOOD FLOOR gym there will be a GRADE
7 girls tryout. Please sign up outside room 332 and see Ms. Mandia or Mr.
MacDonald with any questions. (SM Feb 8)
During your lunch on Friday, instead of going
outside right away you are invited to stop by the atrium to see the grade 10
Engineering classes final project. Come see what they have made with 3D
printing, electronics and programming and see if you might be interested in
taking the course when you are in high school.
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)
7 & 8 Swim Team - Tryouts will take place at MINTO Recreation Complex March
5 & 7th from 3:00 - 4:00 pm. Please
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)
HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Students
interested in studying medicine are welcome to sign up for Doc for a
Day and experience what it is like to practice medicine. Spots are limited!
(SH Feb. 8)
TIME: 18:00—21:00
LOCATION: University of Ottawa Skills and Simulation Centre
(725 Parkdale Avenue, 1st Floor)
COST: $175.00 per participant (Only 36 spots available)*
*Registration includes a uOSSC/ uOttawa scrub top!
LOCATION: University of Ottawa Skills and Simulation Centre
(725 Parkdale Avenue, 1st Floor)
COST: $175.00 per participant (Only 36 spots available)*
*Registration includes a uOSSC/ uOttawa scrub top!
WEBSITE: https://med.uottawa.ca/professional-development/public-education/doc-day
Costa Rica 2020: Would you like to travel to the biologically
diverse areas of COSTA RICA from March 12-19, 2020 for a chance to observe
howler monkeys, manatees and giant iguanas? Any high school student
interested in learning more about this exciting opportunity is invited to come
to room 209 to pickup an information letter and parent permission form.
We will have a meeting for interested students at the beginning of lunch on Tuesday, February 12th in room 209.
There are a limited number of spaces available, don't miss out! (LB Feb .12)
All students registered for an online course
semester 2 will be invited to an orientation
session on February 7th in the seminar room in TLC. Expect an appointment
slip on February 6th with the time
for your session. Please see your Guidance Counsellor if you have any
questions. (TC Feb. 7)
STUDENT SERVICES
Study and
Go Abroad Fair is taking place Saturday,
March 2nd, at le Palais des congres de Montréal. Expo is from 1pm to
5pm. The seminars are from 12 noon to 5pm. Visit www.studyandgoabroad.com
(KW March 2)
Night school registration forms
from the public board have arrived! Come get your form in Student Services.
You, your
parent/guardian and your counsellor needs to sign the form. Once all three
signatures are on the form and you have your student status sheet, you are all
set to go and register at 440
Albert Street, Room E122B, from Monday, January 21st to Friday, February 15th,
9:00am to 4:30pm. (KW Feb. 15)
It's here! Driver Education
Program - Winter 2019 - Register online at conted.ocsb.ca or
by mailing/dropping off the registration form to the Continuing Education
Department (570 West Hunt Club Road). The form can be picked up from Student
Services. Registration is open from now until February 19th. You must be 16 years old and have a G1
License prior to February 25th. First class starts Wednesday, February 27th. (KW Feb. 19)
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! The yearbook
class is looking for your baby photos to be included in this year's
yearbook! Send an email from your student account with your baby photo
to yearbookclasssmt@gmail.com by February 20th
to be included in this year's photo collage! Stay tuned for further information
on grad write-ups and the grad survey! (LL Feb.20)
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: 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. Patrick’s Fallowfield: For information please visit www.stpatricks.nepean.on.ca
St. Andrew Parish Christmas & New Year's Mass
Schedule: