Thursday, April 8, 2010

Day 1 - H.S. & Day 1 - Gr. 7 & 8

WHOLE SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

LIBRARY CLOSURE: The library will be closed TODAY (April 8^th) for the administration of the Literacy test, including during both lunches. The seminar room is also not available for booking as scribing is taking place in it. (LD –Apr 8)

INTERNET SAFETY FOR PARENTS: All parents are invited to come join us for this presentation by the Ottawa Police, on Internet Safety. Where: Mother Teresa HS. When: Thursday April 8^th, 7pm. Who: This presentation will focus on Grades 6 – 9, but all are welcome! (NM –Apr 8)

FREEZIES will be sold outside the cafeteria during both lunches on Friday, April 9th. ($0.50 each) Proceeds to White Pine Club. (CHV –Apr 9)

MT LIVE: Come and see the incredible talents of many of our students on Friday evening. The show begins at 7:00 pm sharp and includes more than 20 acts - singing, dancing, bands, musicians. Cost is $3 at the door and seating is first come-first served. Refreshments will be available for purchase. Bring your friends and family and come and enjoy MT Live!! (NR –Apr 9)

YOGA: Due to low enrollment, Yoga is cancelled for the month of April. Anyone interested in classes in May, can come to the main office for more information. (JR –Apr 9)

USED PRINTER CARTRIDGE RECYCLING: Please feel free to bring in any used printer ink cartridges to any high school science teacher, or drop them off to any of the science classrooms. We are recycling old cartridges. (LB –Apr 16)

7/8 ANNOUNCEMENTS

MT LIVE BUYOUT: The 7/8 buyout edition of MT Live will take place on Thursday afternoon. Students will be called down in the middle of period 5 and all of period 6. If you would like to get a taste of the show, bring $2 to your homeroom teacher by Thursday!! (NR – Apr 8)

DRAMA EXPRESSIONS WORKSHOP: All 7/8 students who are attending the Drama Expressions workshop on April 13th are asked to attend a very brief meeting Friday, April 9th in room 240, at the beginning of lunch. You will be receiving your schedule for the day. See Ms. Stuart if you cannot attend. (CS –Apr 9)

BEAR HUG FUNDRAISER!!! 8-01 will be selling delicious treats during 7/8 lunch on FRIDAY, April 9. Bring your toonies and loonies to raise money for the Bear Hug!! (TC – Apr 9)

HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

HS REACH FOR THE TOP: Game 3 between Team Chimera and Fantastic 6 begins at 12:00 in room 307. Spectators are welcome. (JS –Apr 8)

LITERACY TEST: A reminder to all students writing the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test – Test date is Thursday April 8^th, 2010. Please be sure to BE HERE, ON TIME, on that day, as the successful completion of this test is a requirement for graduation. (SD –Apr 8)

ALL GIRLS INTERESTED IN PLAYING VARSITY TOUCH FOOTBALL: There will be Mandatory tryouts Wednesday (April 7th) from 3:15-4:30 and Thursday (April 8th) from 3:15-4:30. If you cannot make it, please see Ms. C. Sinclair. (CS – Apr 8)

MT LIVE BUYOUT: The high school buyout edition of MT Live will take place on Friday afternoon. Students will be called down at the beginning of period 4. If you would like to get a taste of the show, bring $2 to your DAY 2 period 4 teacher by Friday!! (NR –Apr 9)

NEW YORK CITY TRIP – ONLY 5 WEEKS AWAY! The trip is full, however, there are two students who can no longer attend. We are looking for two male students in grade 10 - 12 to replace these students. If you are interested, please see Mr. Rowley (Room 136) or Mrs. Bell-Dagenais (Room 135) for more information by Monday. Also, for all students who are attending this trip, please remember to provide a photocopy of your passport and travel insurance to Mrs. Bell-Dagenais as soon as possible. (NBD –Apr 12)

BASKETBALL REFEREES NEEDED: Any high school students interested in assisting with refereeing the Elementary Basketball Tournament days are asked to see Mr. Liska ASAP to confirm a position.

• Girls tournament is Thursday, April 15 at St. Andrews Elementary.

• Boys tournament is Thursday, April 22 at St. Andrews Elementary.
Lunch will be provided and Community Service hours may be available. (JL –Apr 9)

ATTENTION ABORIGINAL STUDENTS IN GRADES 10, 11, & 12: On Saturday, April 17, the Aboriginal students from the Faculty of Medicine are inviting you (Aboriginal students at Senior High School level) to a mini medical course on Diabetes. This will be a full day event with an opening and closing prayer from Elder Albert Dumont.

The students will deliver a course on Diabetes in the morning and demonstrate to visiting Aboriginal students how to interview Aboriginals patients, what symptoms to look for, how to treat/heal, etc.
In the afternoon, to make it a little lighter, the Aboriginal students from the Faculty of Medicine will demonstrate how to do suturing and casting and will give testimony and information around admission criteria.

Breakfast and lunch is provided. Here is our website site for more information on the Aboriginal Program: http://intermed.med.uottawa.ca/Aboriginalhealth/eng/index.html. Please see Mrs. Ladouceur in Student Services for more information. (EL –Apr 16)

STUDENT SERVICES

DEEP RIVER SUMMER SCIENCE ACADEMY: A 6 week program where students will earn 2 Co-op credits while working on cutting edge research projects in world class laboratories with state of the art equipment. Each team consists of a Professional Scientist, a university student and 2 high school students. For more info visit http://www.dras.ca or see Mr. Hallarn. (JH –Apr 9)

MOTHER TERESA SCHOOL LETTER: The school letter is awarded to graduates who have made outstanding contributions to our school community during their high school years and who model our school motto “Love & Dignity”. Criteria and an application are available in Student Services or at http://www.mths.ca under News & Docs-Grads. The application requires the signatures of teachers that were involved in various events/activities so it is important to start the process now. Students in grades 9-11 are encouraged to submit a record of their involvement each year. Do not wait until your grade 12 year! (JH –Apr 16)

URGENT! COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS AVAILABLE now until end of June. Looking for someone to care for an 8 yr old boy from 2:30pm to 3:30pm, Monday to Friday. Family lives on Woodpark. Please call Shelly Legere at 613 237-4002, extension 270 for more information. (KW –Apr 16)

ALGONQUIN COLLEGE is having their annual Showcase of the General Arts and Science Programs on Monday, April 19th from 4pm to 7pm. The event takes place at the Woodroffe Campus, Salon A and B of the Marketplace Food Court. You can see examples of the students' earlier work and the completed projects that they are including in their portfolios. This event will include large project displays, slide shows, music and refreshments. It is open to the public and anyone is welcome to attend. (KW – Apr 19)

CREATE A BUSINESS WITH SUMMER COMPANY and you could get up to $3,000 to run it. Summer Company is unique among Ontario summer job programs. It is open to all students aged 15 to 29 and is an excellent way to gain invaluable business experience and make money at the same time. Full details on the program are available at www.ontario.ca/summercompany. To apply, students must prepare a business plan along with a cash flow statement and submit them online. (KW – Apr 19)

GRADS

JOSTEN'S RINGS will be back on Wednesday, April 14^th and Thursday, April 15^th during senior lunch time. (KW – Apr 15)

PROM 2010: MT prom 2010 will take place on May 21^st at Sala San Marco. Prom tickets will be on sale in Room 205 at lunch on the following dates only: April 8^th, 9^th, 15^th, and 16^th. The sooner you buy your tickets the better seat selection that will be available. Tickets sell for $75.00 per person and may be purchased using cash or cheque. Tickets include a full 4 course meal, entertainment and a D.J and dance following the meal. This year’s theme is, “Eiffel in Love”. Come out and enjoy a night to remember for all MT grads 2010!! (KP –Apr 16)

GRADUATING STUDENTS – PROM - COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS: This year, a new policy surrounding Community Service Hours has been adopted at Mother Teresa High School. All graduating students must have completed their forty hours of community service by the date of the school prom if they intend to attend their graduation dance. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PICK UP PROM TICKETS UNTIL YOUR COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS ARE COMPLETE. This comes about as a result of the practice of some students who left their Community Service Hours to the last month of school and were not able to graduate in June. We are encouraging all our graduating students to submit their hours by May 14th, 2010. (NM –Apr 16)