Monday, November 30, 2015
HS Day 2 -
7/8 Day 3
WHOLE SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Cappies
- Please meet Ms. Ranta briefly on the stage On Tuesday at lunch to discuss final arrangements
for December 4.
Spread the word. (JS – Dec 1)
Lost
and Found - Items will be on display starting Monday (November 30th
) afternoon and
continuing until Friday
(December 4th ) afternoon.
Any items not claimed by Friday afternoon
will be donated to Dr. F. J School. (SS Dec. 4)
Tickets for Peter Pan will
be sold at high school and 7/8 lunch today. Tickets are going fast. Get your
ticket today! (MR Dec. 5)
The OCSB Choirs will be presenting
their annual Christmas Concert on Monday, December 14th at 7:30 PM at St. Basil’s Church (Maitland at the
417). The concert, “A Light Has Come” features the OCSB Children’s Choir,
Chamber Choir, Boys Choir and guests. Tickets are $15 at the door or $25,
the Choir’s 25th Anniversary
fundraiser ticket price. Choristers are students from 36 schools across
the Board. Of the 116 students in the choir, 18 attend schools in the Mother
Teresa Family of Schools. (KW
Dec. 14)
Alpine Ski Team: Please pick up a permission form outside room 201. Our first
practice will be after school in the weight room on Wednesday November 24th
and then December 2nd and December 9th. (AB Dec. 9)
Used Markers- The high needs class is
collecting any and all used and dried out markers. Any kind will do. We
will be sorting them and mailing them off to be recycled for clean energy
instead of making more landfill. If you have any markers please deposit them
into the marker recycle box outside of room 308. This will be on going until
December. Please help us prevent dried out markers from becoming
landfill. (ER Dec. 1)
7/8 ANNOUNCEMENTS
Clubs for Grades 7/8 every week
in the Learning Commons:
Mondays: Gr. 8 Games Club
Tuesdays: Gr. 7 Games Club
Thursdays: Gr. 7/8 Lego Builders Club
Fridays: Gr. 7/8 Red Maple Book Club (New Books have now arrived!)
Thursdays: Gr. 7/8 Lego Builders Club
Fridays: Gr. 7/8 Red Maple Book Club (New Books have now arrived!)
7-8 School Play: Attention all 7-8 students
interested in being in this year's school play: Diary
of a Wallflower by Craig
Sodaro. Auditions are taking place on the week of December 14th.
Sign up sheets and audition scripts will be posted on Mme Beraldin's door this Friday November 27th.
Please spread the word. (JB Dec. 14)
He
Shoots He Scores! All Grade 7 and 8 boys interested in signing
up for the Titan Floorball team please sign up outside Mr. Rusch's room (240).
(GR Nov.
30)
Grade
7/8 Dance Club: If you love to dance and want to part
of this year's 7/8 MT Dance Team, sign up outside of room 337. We will be
performing at various events throughout the school year. Dance style will be
mainly jazz. Practices will be Day 1 at lunchtime in room 230. Practices
begin Thursday, Dec. 3rd. (JC Dec. 3)
Grade 7/8 photo club will meet in room 339 on Wednesday at 12:40. (HL)
HIGH SCHOOL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Attention all junior and senior
volleyball players! Please sign up to express your interest on Mrs. Ragaisis' office
door. Tryouts for this year's varsity volleyball team are on Tuesday,
November 24th and Wednesday November 25th. The first team practices will
be on Friday, November 27th and Monday November 30th to prepare for
the first season game on Tuesday, December 1st. (SR Dec.1)
Debate Club: High school students are invited to
attend any or all of the following Debate
Club dates. All meetings are until 4:15 and will take place
in Rm. 138 after school.
Debate Topic
for November 30th. Be it resolved that technology has no place in school. New debaters always welcome!
Monday, November 30
Monday, December 14
We need a minimum of four debaters to attend each meeting. The
mock debates are a great way to develop thinking and oral skills. Plus,
it's a lot of fun. November 2 resolution: This House would abolish grades
and adopt a pass or fail educational system. (JS Dec. 14)
STUDENT SERVICES
The STUDENT SERVICES WEBSITE at ss.mths.ca is set up as an information
tool, including information about: Community Service Hours Opportunities,
Courses, Careers, Graduation, Scholarships, etc.
MEI International Academy is
having an information meeting at The Westin Ottawa - Alberta Room, 11 Colonel
By Drive, Thursday, December 3, 2015 from 7pm to 9pm.
Students can take summer, semester and full year courses while gaining
REAL-world experiences outside the four walls of a classroom. Scholarships are
available for their 2016-2017 Big Year Program - up to $10,000. (KW Dec. 3)
Any grade 12 student applying for a Prestigious Award (scholarship) at a
university for next year is required to submit their application to Student
Services a minimum of 1 week before the due date. Please do not request letters
of reference from a teacher until you have submitted your application to
Student Services and spoken to your Guidance Counsellor. (JH Dec. 18)
Summer High School Credits in
Ireland-The Irish
Experience- 4-week credit programs in Ireland, at University settings - Dublin
and Cork cities July 2106. For information, visit their website at: www.irishexperience.com
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
St Andrew is hosting a Winter
Wonderland Dance' on Friday December 4th and we're looking for volunteers. Time to be determined
but likely 5:00-930 pm. Contact is Andreah at andreah1032@hotmail.com (TC Dec. 4)
St. Luke’s is looking for volunteers for Friday December 4th
from 4:00pm- 9:30pm to help with our Christmas Dance. Please email
Mrs. Rundquist at stlukevolunteers@gmail.com.
(ER Dec. 4)
LF French Tutor (volunteer or $10/hour) for a
grade 6 student living in Stonebridge area. Tutoring to start
in January, once or twice a week. Please contact Mrs. Scott at . Thank you. (KW Dec.1)
LF Volunteers for the Manotick Family
Christmas Party on Saturday, December 5th, 2015. We need students from 1pm to 4:30pm to help with the 10 activity stations
set up in the basement of the Manotick United Church. It's a fun
afternoon. Please contact Donna Ouellette or Laurel Slattery at 613-692-4625 (Rideau
Valley Child Care Centre). (KW Dec. 4)
The Mayor's 15th Annual Christmas
Celebration taking place at Ottawa City
Hall from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 5thth, 2015. Festivities
will include skating on the Sens Rink of Dreams, horse-drawn wagon rides, hot
chocolate and roasting marshmallows. Indoors, children can meet Santa and
Mrs. Claus and make a craft in Santa’s workshop. There will also be live
entertainment in Andrew Haydon Hall.
We are asking volunteers to arrive no than 12:30 p.m. at the
Festival Control Boardroom (located on the 1st floor of City Hall, 110 Laurier
Avenue West) to sign-in, get a briefing on how the event will unfold, have
a bite to eat and get into position. A light lunch will be provided to
volunteers before the event – a vegetarian option will be available. Please be prepared to work until
approximately 7:30 p.m. given that we will need help after the event
to assist with clean up. If students are interested in volunteering for this
fun-filled event, please apply online at: www.ottawa.ca/volunteer Click on “BROWSE ALL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES” and search “MAYOR”. All volunteers under the age of 18 require the signature of their parent
/ guardian. Parent/Guardian Consent form can be downloaded from
our online application
In compliance
with Ontario law, all volunteers must have completed their AODA training to
volunteer for an event. If you have not already completed this training,
you can do so online this link at: http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/get-know-your-city/volunteering/accessibility-training.
(KW Dec. 5)
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
WRITE UPS DUE: Grad write ups Deadline
is November 27th. Send it to: michelle.deflaviis-vivas@ocsbstudent.ca.Word
count: 60 words. If Grads don't submit a write up and don't submit a generic
comment they need to email Michelle to say they want it left blank. (AP Nov. 27)
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
Mother Teresa