Monday, November 11 , 2013

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

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

WHOLE SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

7/8 ANNOUNCEMENTS

HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

MTSAID: All MTSAID members are asked to meet at lunch in room 326 on Thursday, November 14. (ZM Nov 14)

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)

St. Lawrence College is hosting an open house on Saturday, November 16, 2013 from 9am until noon.  Brockville, Cornwall, Kingston.  st.lawrencecollege.ca, dreamit@sl.on.ca, 1.800.463.0752 (KW Nov 16)

Algonquin College - College Information Program - will be held on Tuesday, October 29th, 9:00 am to 11:00 am. (KW Oct 29)

Trent University: A representative will be here Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at 2:50 pm. (KW Nov 19)

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

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.

Looking for scholarship information? Visit www.studentawards.com

It takes 15 minutes to fill in your profile.
Registration at StudentAwards remains free, and students will still be able to identify scholarships and awards that match their profiles. (TC Nov 15)

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

COMMUNITY CORNER

The parish office will be moving this Thurs Oct 31

from Mother Teresa HS to St. Monica Church (Nov 15)

Please direct all mail to:

St. Andrew Roman Catholic Parish

2080 Merivale Rd

Nepean, Ontario K2C 3H1

Our new phone number is 613-723-9767

Fax: 613-225-9143

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)