Friday, May 20, 2011
Day 1 - H.S. & Day 3 - Gr. 7 & 8
~ Thought for the Week ~
I am ready to accept whatever He gives and to give whatever He takes with a big smile. ~ Mother Teresa
7/8 ANNOUNCEMENTS 
POETRY CAFÉ PARTICIPANTS: Grade 8 students who participated in the Education Week Poetry Cafe are invited to Room 235 for a PIZZA lunch on Friday, May 20. (TC –May 20)
7/8 SOFTBALL:
- Girls Softball: Interested in trying out for this year's Girls' Softball Team? Sign your name to the list posted outside room 332. The try out schedule is posted above the sign up sheets. Speak with Mrs. Jewitt if unable to attend any of the tryouts. See you on the diamond! (AJ-May 20)
- Boys Softball: Any boys interested in trying out for the 7/8 boys softball team are reminded that try-outs will take place next Wednesday and Thursday, May 25th and 26th, from 3:00 to 4:00. Please sign up this week outside room 333. Please see Mr. Shannon with any questions. (KS –May 26)
HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
DO YOU LOVE MUSIC? Do you enjoy working with people? Do you need community service hours? Then start checking out the websites for the awesome festivals in Ottawa this summer. It all starts in June with the Jazz Festival, followed by the Country Festival and Bluesfest in July and finally, Folkfest in August. If volunteer registration is not open yet for some of them, keep checking back every week. Some positions fill up quickly and if you are under 18, some festivals require parental permission forms to be completed before being accepted. Good luck. (SS –May 27)
D.I.F.D. CLOTHING ORDERS ARE IN! You may pick up this week (to May 20) at lunch in the Tuck Shop or next week (to May 27) at lunch in room 216. (SM –May 27)
IMPROV CLUB: The Improv Club will meet every Monday at lunch until the end of May in Rm 138. (JS –May 30)
STUDENT SERVICES 
URGENT – VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: A Senior citizen in Barrhaven is looking for someone to help out with light landscaping, raking, removing broken tree branches from a lot. Please call Linda at 613-692-9237. (KW –May 24)
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA 2011-2012 TRANSITION PROGRAM for students with a learning disability or other functional limitation (cognitive, psychological, psychiatric, medical, physical or sensory). Please visit www.sass.uOttawa.ca/access/transition. Orientation days are on September 1st and 2nd. (KW –May 27)
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! The Bright Math Camp 2011 is a not-for-profit camp for the promotion of mathematics taking place at Carleton University, UC 282 (Unicenter) from July 18-22, 2011. The camps are organized for motivated bright and gifted students entering in the fall 2011 into grades 7-8-9. The camp covers recreational math, study skills strategies. There is 1 hr free swimming on one day and introduction to Tai Chi. Information sheets are available in Student Services. Check their website: http://www.ncf.ca/~au680/index.htm for further details. (KW-May 30)
DRIVER’S EDUCATION: It's here! Driver’s Education for the summer. Locations for in class sessions are at All Saints HS, Sacred Heart HS, St. Joseph HS, St. Paul HS and St. Peter HS. Open to all students attending Ottawa region secondary schools. Must be at least 16 years of age and have a G1 license prior to July 4th, 2011. Registration runs from May 2 - June 17, 2011. Forms can be found in Student Services. (KW –May 31)
SUMMER SCHOOL: Both Catholic and Public School Board Summer School information and registration packages are available in Student Services. Pre-registration is from May 2nd to June 17th. (KW –Jun 2)
GRADS 
GRADE 12: GRADUATION CEREMONY TICKETS: Grad tickets will be distributed in early June. For students that requested extra tickets, they have been granted up to 4 extra tickets. More tickets may become available closer to the graduation date. (JH-May 20)
COMING UP…
- May 23rd – Victoria Day – no classes
- May 25th – Grade 7 Retreat Day
- May 27th – UNITY Cross visits Mother Teresa
- May 31st – Jun 1st – Mandatory Dental Screening for Grade 7 & 8 students
- Jun 3rd – PD Day. No classes for all students.
- Jun 7th – School Council Spring Carnival.
- Jun 13th – 17th – Gr. 9 EQAO Math Testing
