Monday, October 24, 2011
Day 1 - H.S. & Day 3 - Gr. 7 & 8
~ Thought for the Week ~
God doesn't require us to succeed; he only requires that you try. ~ Mother Teresa
WHOLE SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
TITANWEAR forms were given out in homeroom Friday. Please note that all order forms with money are due by October 28. Please see Mr. Baldin in room 216 should you have any questions. (LB –Oct 28)
GET CAUGHT READING: Want to win a Tim Horton’s or a Chapters gift card? All you have to do is READ! From now until Oct 28th, the principals will be catching students reading during SIREN. If you get caught reading the gift certificate is yours. Happy Reading! (KP –Oct 28)
SAY IT OUT LOUD: Students who are interested in entering the school's writing contest, Say it Out Loud, are asked to submit a 500 word opinion essay to Mrs. Simpson in Rm 138 by the end of the month. Win a gift certificate to Chapters. (JS – Oct 28)
SPIRIT WEEK!! OCTOBER 24 – 28 & 31: Monday is Comfy Day. Wear your sweats, socks and sandals and be comfy. Tuesday is Opposite Day. Wear your clothes inside out and backwards. Wednesday is Anti-Halloween Day. Represent any holiday BUT Halloween eg: Christmas, St. Pat’s, Easter). Thursday is Harry Potter Day. Turn our school into Hogwarts! Friday is Black vs Orange Day. Wear your Halloween colours. Halloween Monday, dress in your costume. (Masks are NOT allowed). (MM –Oct 31)
7/8 ANNOUNCEMENTS 
STUDENT COUNCIL: Grade 7/8 Student Council will meet on Monday, October 24 in Room 235 at the beginning of 7/8 Lunch. (TC –Oct 24)
HALLOWEEN DANCE: The dance will take place the afternoon of October 28th. Tickets for this event will be sold Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday for $2. You can buy your tickets through your homeroom teacher. Make sure to bring spare change to the dance since there will be an opportunity to buy tickets to win lots of great prizes! See you there in your black and orange attire! (AJ –Oct 26)
READ -A- THON: Mother Teresa Learning Commons will be hosting the Grade 7/8 Read-A-Thon on November 3, 2011. This fun day of reading, guest speakers and prizes is open to any Grade 7 and 8 students. Pledge sheets are available in the Learning Commons. (CHV –Oct 28)
HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
AUTHOR VISIT: As part of the Ottawa Writers Festival, Vicki Grant, award winning author of “Not Suitable for Family Viewing” will be in the Mother Teresa Learning Commons on Tuesday, October 25 during period 2. Drop by the TLC/library for a pass. (CHV –Oct 24)
CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING: There will be an important meeting on Tuesday Oct 25th at the start of lunch in room 208. All runners planning to attend the next meet must attend. Reminder to keep running in preparation for the National Capitals on Thursday. (KP –Oct 25)
STE-ANNE AND LE MASSIF SKI TRIP: There will be a short meeting on Tuesday October 25th at 11:45 am in room 103 for all high school students interested in the Ste-Anne/Le Massif Skit Trip in February. Get your snowboards and skis waxed and ready. (MF – Oct 25)
SR. BOYS VOLLEYBALL: There is a home game Tuesday October 18th against Notre Dame, another home game on Thursday October 20th against Holy Trinity. On Monday October 24 there is an away game at Ridgemount and a home game on Thursday October 27th and our last game for the regular season is at home Tuesday November 1st against St Pius. If you cannot attend please advise Mlle McMurchy in room 233 or M. Atkinson. (EM- Oct -27)
LONDON TRIP: It is not too late to join in this once in a lifetime trip! You have up to 99 days before departure in March to register. Why wait? Come on by Rm 138 for details! (JS –Oct 28)
STUDENT SERVICES 
ALGONQUIN COLLEGE OPEN HOUSE: On Thursday, November 3rd Student Services is providing a bus for 40 Grade 12 students interested in finding out about all that the college has to offer. You will have the opportunity to talk to professors and check out the vast array of programs. Student's will leave M.T. at 8:40 am and return at 1:30 pm. Go to Student Services to sign-up and obtain a parental permission form. For more information on the open house check out http://www.algonquincollege.com/openhouse. (KN -Oct 25)
FATHER JESSI AND ST. ANDREW'S PARISH WELCOMES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO VOLUNTEER IN THE CHURCH: Require help with set up Saturdays from 3:00 pm to 4:15pm, sometimes longer. Once a month (last Saturday of the month) there is baptism set up in the atrium and we need help with chair set up. Students need to show up at 3pm and they will be put to work setting up chairs, tables or the sound system if they know how to set up this equipment. (KW –Oct 26)
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR INFLUENZA CLINIC: The Ottawa Public Health Influenza Immunization Campaign is underway and looking for student volunteers to assist the clinic staff with set up, displays, greeting people, giving out forms, helping with the survey, etc. We have a flu clinic at our school on Wednesday, November 30th. See Student Services for more information. (KW –Oct 28)
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: www.volunteerottawa.ca/youth is a new website geared towards students volunteering in the Ottawa area and accumulating their 40 hours. Click the GO! Volunteer tab to search for volunteer opportunities. There are numerous volunteer opportunities during the school year. At times, there are too many to post in the written announcements. We ask that you make it a habit to stop in to Student Services and check out what is available. (JH –Oct 28)
SHAD VALLEY SUMMER PROGRAM: Something different to do this summer. Shad Valley, Summer 2012 (July 1-July 27). Shad Valley is a four-week summer enrichment experience for students in Grades 10, 11 and 12. Download an application today at www.shad.ca/apply. Intake dates for program applications are December 7, 2011 and January 18, 2012. (KW –Oct 28)
COMMUNITY CORNER 
For information about St. Andrew’s Parish, including parish bulletins, please visit www.saintandrewparish.ca.
SOW GOOD SALE (NOT YOUR GRANNIE'S CHURCH BAZAAR!). On Saturday November 12th, the doors at Community Bible Church (1600 Stittsville Main Street, www.cbcstittsville.com) will open at 9 AM sharp to reveal a treasure trove of unique and handmade items for sale. Just in time for Christmas, come by and browse through a wide array of items! Also offered is a kids-only shopping zone (for kids ten and under) with all items going for a loonie or twonie, as well as an on-site cafe with snacks and meals served up at ring side tables. For a sneak peak of some of the items that will be up for grabs at the sale, please go to www.cbcstittsville.com/home/news/sowgoodsale. All this is to benefit the village of Seje, Kenya, Africa (part of the drought stricken area), in a partnership that has already seen 31 orphans getting two meals a day as they await their first day of school in January. All profits from this sale will go directly to new initiatives in Seje, most of which we expect to become self-sustaining. (KZ –Oct 28)
COMING UP…
- Oct 25th – WRK4U2 Day – all Grade 8 Students
- Oct 27th – Grade 7/8 Progress Reports
- Oct 28th – Grade 7/8 Halloween Dance – 1:30 – 3:00 pm
- Nov 2nd – Take our Kids to Work Day – all Grade 9 students
- Nov 3rd – Grade 7/8 Parent Teacher Interviews 2:30 – 5pm, and 6 – 7:30 pm. Early Dismissal for all students.
