Friday, November 22 , 2013

Day 2 - H.S. & Day 1 - Gr. 7 & 8

Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.

WHOLE SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Annual Scholastic Book Fair is back! From Wednesday, November 20th to Monday, November 25th, come up and visit the Seminar Room in the Learning Commons to view the book fair. Please visit before or after school, at lunch, during your prep or with your teacher. There is a large assortment of items available to purchase, either for yourself or as gifts - Christmas is just over a month away! Do not miss this chance to buy some great books and support your school. (NBD Nov 25)

7/8 ANNOUNCEMENTS

REINDEER CANDY CANES on sale at lunch!  Bring your loonies Monday through Wednesday and buy decorated candy canes for your tree, your friends, or that special someone - YOU!  All profits will go to the Warmth in a Shoe Box project. ^{(SM Nov 22)}

3 ON 3 BASKETBALL INTRAMURAL GAMES: (CN Nov 22)

Thursday, November 21

- Raptors vs Rockets

- Bashers vs JBG

Friday, November 22

- Heat vs Brotha From Another Motha

- Jellies vs the winner of Rockets vs Raptors

This is an announcement for all grade 7 and 8 Read-A-Thon students. Please drop by the Learning Commons Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Monday to let us know how you would like us to spend the money raised for the Read-A-Thon. Thanks! (NBD Nov 22)

HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Any grade 11 or 12 student interested in hearing a presentation from the Canadian Forces is asked to sign up in Student Services. The presentation will be December 10, 2013 at 9:30 am and finishing at 10:10 am. The room location will be determined at a later date. If you have any questions please see Mr. Hallarn or Mrs. Rennick. (JR Nov 29)

SENIOR GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Any girls wanting to try out for the Senior Girls Volleyball Team please sign up outside room 320. We will have tryouts as soon as gym time is available. Please be aware that our season starts December 2, 2013 and goes until February. There will be 3 try outs and then the team will be posted. The team will have 2 practices a week until the season starts. (JR Nov 22)

Any Girls that signed up to try out for the Senior Girls Volleyball team there will be tryouts in gym C/D on Tuesday, November 19 and Thursday, November 21 at 3:00 pm and Wednesday, November 20 at 7:30 am. You must make 2 tryouts in order to be considered for the team. Please be prompt and be game ready. See Mrs. Rennick (RM320) if you have any questions. (JR Nov 22)

TRACK & FIELD: There will be a meeting for any HS student interested in participating in track and field this upcoming season Friday at Lunch in room 136. If you cannot make the meeting please see Ms. Swenson or Mr. Rowley for meeting details. (MR Nov 22)

STUDENT SERVICES

The STUDENT SERVICES WEBSITE at ss.mths.ca is set up as an information tool.

Includes information about: Community Service Hours Opportunities, Courses, Careers, Graduation, Scholarships,etc.

Manotick Family Christmas Party: Saturday, December 7th, 2013.  Looking for volunteers.

The party takes place immediately following the Manotick Lions Christmas Parade.  There will be 10 activity stations set up in the basement of the Manotick United Church.  Students interested in working with children from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm on that day are asked to contact Donna Ouellette or Laurel Slattery at 613-692-4635. (KW Dec 7)

LivPolarBear- Art Competition. Click on link to view (MR Nov 30)

Free Kids Art Competition- Click on link to view (MR Nov 30)

CANADIAN GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND: will host a gift wrapping station at Rideau Centre, 50 Rideau Street, during all mall hours in the month of December.  We are seeking students to fill two or four hour shifts on any given day.  The volunteer duty involves dealing with the public and wrapping gifts.  There will be adult supervision at all times by a representative of our organization. I can be contacted directly by telephone or email by any students wishing to volunteer.
Steven DoucetteTel: 613-692-7777
Direct email: events@guidedogs.ca
Web: http://www.guidedogs.ca

Senior High School students who maintain an average of 80% and who are fluent in English and French are invited to apply to the House of Commons Page Program for the 2014-2015 academic year.  More information is available on the Parliament of Canada Web site.  Applications must be submitted online at www.parl.gc.ca/hocpage.  Deadline for applications this year is Monday, December 9, 2013.  Those chosen as Pages will be contracted to work for a period of one year, beginning late August 2014.  (KW Dec 9)

LF a French Tutor for a Grade 7 female student.  Please call Mr. or Mrs. Richardson at either

613-823-5774 or 613-864-1993.  Thank you. (KW)

GRADE 12’s / GRADS

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 MT GRADS! Write-ups for the yearbook are due November 25th. They must be 180 characters long and emailed to Chelsey Aulenback at chelsey.aulenback@ocsbstudent.ca. Please keep in mind that they will be published for all to see so keep it appropriate. (AP Dec 10)

Grad Photos take place from Monday Nov 18 to Friday Nov 22.

It is important that everyone gets a Grad Photo taken as the photo is used in the Yearbook and for the Grad Composite that hangs in the atrium

You have 2 options:

1) You don't want to buy a photo package. Then no appointment necessary, just drop in during your spare, before school, at lunch or after school.

or

2)  If you want to purchase a photo package. Book online a sitting session in order to purchase a professionally done Grad Photo.

Follow these 3 steps.

1.   Visit www.bookmygrad.ca

2.  Enter the three letter school code: MTH  

3.  Select sitting type, date and time.

The new StudentAwards offers students • access to money for school. • peer advice on all sorts of school-related topics. • a new, enhanced user experience. • the ability to filter their awards and contests to more quickly access the information they need.

STAFF

JEANS DAY: A reminder that Friday Nov 22^nd is Jeans Day. This week our contributions will go toward our Christmas Outreach Project. A wonderful cause, and as always your generosity is greatly appreciated. (DD Nov 22)

COMMUNITY CORNER

Please click on the following link to view an article regarding Full Day Kindegarten (SD Nov 25)

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

COMING UP….

November 1- 7/8 Progress reports Going Home

November 7- HS Report Cards going out

November 8- PD Day No School

November 11- Remembrance Day

Mother Teresa… Did you know…??

The Catholic Church has begun to move Mother Teresa along the steps toward sainthood, and she was beatified in 2003. Her official title is now Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. (legacy.com)