MOTHER TERESA HIGH SCHOOL ~ DAILY
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Friday, April 22, 2016
HS Day 2 - 7/8 Day 2
WHOLE SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
April is National Poetry
Month and there will be a poetry
display in the Learning Commons. We’d like you to be part of the
display. Simply drop off a copy of your poem in the Learning Commons and
please stop by if you have any questions. (MP April 30)
Ski Club Refunds: All online refunds were done as of Friday, March 7th and should be in accounts by this
week. People who paid by cash or cheque can expect their cheques to be ready in
main office for pick-up by Monday, March 21st. Please remind your child to pick-up cheques!
A reminder to parents to please not do any
pick-ups (or have cars) in the traffic circle between 2:45-3:05pm. We
appreciate your understanding to this matter. (MC)
A reminder that the
visitor parking spaces at the front of the building are for those visiting our
school, they are not intended for students or staff. (MK April 30)
Learning
Commons Seminar Room - When not booked by a
class, The Learning Commons Seminar Room will be a designated quiet study
space.
7/8 ANNOUNCEMENTS
There will be a practice on Wednesday, April 27th
and Friday, April 29th during 7/8 lunch in room 119. New members are
welcome. (AC April 29)
There will be a meeting for Grade 8 students
interested in playing football on Tuesday, April 26th at the
beginning of 7/8 lunch in room 119. Please bring your informed consent forms to
the meeting. (AC April 26)
Any grade seven or eight boy interested in
trying out for the Touch Football Team
is asked to sign up outside of Mrs. Brennan's room (238) before Tuesday. (KB April 26)
Red Maple Voting Day is on Friday, April 22nd. If
you have read at least 5 of the current Red Maple books, you are eligible to
vote in Friday's election. Come to the Learning Commons Friday at lunch for our regular scheduled
meeting and vote. If you cannot make the meeting, please see Ms. Bell-Dagenais
or Ms. Podsadowska in the Learning Commons by Tuesday, April 26. (NBD April 22)
7/8 Waterloo Math Contest Practice at lunch Thursday this
week in room 339.
Next week Tuesday and Thursday at lunch in room 339. (HL April 28)
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!)
Grade
7/8 Photo Club will meet in room 339 on Wednesdays at 12:40. (HL)
HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
There will be a meeting for high school
students interested in playing football on Tuesday, April 26th at
the beginning of lunch in room 119. Please bring your informed consent forms to
the meeting. (AC April 26)
Peer Helpers: We will have a meeting to work on our program improvements and
Catholic Education Week activities this Monday,
April 25th at lunch in room 310. Bring your technology so we can all
work.
AP and PC (PC April 25)
Shakespeare
400: As
most of you know, the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth and death
is April 23. The English Department has BIG plans for April and
May. To kick things off, we invite students to participate in the
following activities:
1) Mural
Design submission:
- Choose a space in the first floor English/Resource wing
- Measure the space
- Provide a detailed ORIGINAL coloured drawing of your mural with a
Shakespearean theme.
- Due: April 29, 2016 to Mrs. Simpson in Rm 138
2) Spoken Word Showcase:
- Write a 1-2 minute spoken word poem on a
current theme of interest to high school students (appropriate language, please)
- Perform the spoken word poem for a small
audience
- Perform the poem again during Education Week
(May 6)
Due for first performance: April 29 with Mrs. Simpson in Rm 138 after school.
Please drop by Rm 138 if you have questions or need suggestions! (JS April 29)
Would you like to BE YOUR OWN BOSS? ...start your
own summer business? Applications are currently being accepted for the Government of
Ontario - Summer Company Program which provides start-up money to
kick-off a new summer business plus advice and mentorship from local business
leaders to help get the business up and running. $3000 Grants available... “Grant”
means you don't have to pay it back!!!!! Learn more on The Business
Buzz board outside room 216 or visit the application advisory service in
room 213 at lunch each day. Opportunity is knocking! (SM
April 30)
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.
Registration forms for summer school for the Ottawa Catholic School
Board are now available in Student Services. Classes will run from July 4 to July 25.
Forms must be approved by your guidance counsellor. Forms without this
approval will not be accepted. Pre-register for this program by June 28, 2016. (KW June 28)
The Milk Bags for Haiti Club
is in need of milk bags to continue weaving the bags into sleeping and sitting
mats. Please have your children drop off your dry, clean milk bags to Student
Services between the hours of 8:00am - 3:30pm. Thank you. (KW May 1)
The Nepean Eagles Football Club is
looking for cheerleading coaches to teach cheers and half-time dance routines
to Junior (7-12) and Senior (13-16) squads. Spring Camp is taking place
on May 24,
25, and 26 followed by regular season in mid-July until early November.
Cheerleaders practise Tuesdays and Thursdays at Bob Stephen Park (Barrhaven).
For more information contact Dina McNeil dina.mcneil@ bell.net or visit website: www.NepeanEagles.ca (KW May
26)
Summer
programs 2016: Flyers are available in Student Services.
Come see what camps are running this summer in our school and other OCSB
schools. Information on the International Languages Program (Elementary), is
posted on our Student Services' Board in the atrium. (KW
April 22)
Summer Job and
Volunteer Opportunities for students at Waupoos Family Farm.
Come see information
sheet in Student Services for job descriptions. Summer volunteer
opportunities include assisting with programming,
cottage clean-up, laundry, animal care, gardening, weeding, painting, crafts,
outdoor games, etc. Mondays to Saturdays available. Summer volunteers are
encouraged to participate one day per week, for 6 to 8 weeks. Interview
and police check required. Must be a minimum of 14 years to apply as a
volunteer. Phone 613-822-2189. Email: Contact@Waupoos.com
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
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
Fun volunteer opportunity: Berrigan ES community garage sale on Friday, May 6th 3:30pm to 8:00pm and Saturday,
May 7th, 6:30am to 2:00pm. Need help with: set up and take
down, parking, greeters, etc...Please sign up with Jenn at: besgaragesale@gmail.com
See poster sheets in Student Services. (KW May 6)
Monsignor Paul Baxter is hosting a “Welcome
to Kindergarten” event on Thursday,
May 6th and needs a few babysitters to help make this event
a success. 4 babysitters are needed from 6:15 pm – 8:00
pm on May 6th at the school. If you are interested,
please email Janet Sanii at jsanii@rogers.com.
Bring your volunteer sheets for signature! (KW May 6)
Touch a Truck, Sunday, June 12,
2016 at the Lincoln
Fields Shopping Centre from 10am to 3pm. Volunteers Needed.
Help with admissions booth, concessions, face painting, shuttle station, set up
and tear down. Please contact Courtney Holmes atcourtney@mothercraft.com or 613-728-1839
ext. 227 Pick up a registration package from Student Services. (KW June 12)
Become
a Volunteer! May 1st is the CN Cycle for
CHEO.
For information: VOLUNTEERS@CNCYCLE.CA or 613-737-7979
(KW May 1)
Looking
for volunteers for Top Shelf 4 on 4 Barrhaven Ball Hockey Tournament
on May 15, 2016. Volunteer positions available pre-event
(paperwork collection, distribution of event posters) and event day
(Scoreboard, thirst station, set up, clean up, scorekeepers, runner,
referees) Please visit topshelf4on4barrhaven.ca for all
information. Complete the volunteer form online and submit to
Julie Clement at info@barrhavengetbusy.ca (KW May 15)
LF Volunteers for CN
Cycle for CHEO: On Sunday, May 1, 2016 we are holding our annual CN Cycle for
CHEO, the hospital’s largest pediatric cancer fundraising event which last year
raised over $942,000 for CHEO. Funds raised are used to support
lifesaving cancer research and treatment at CHEO. This fun, non-competitive
event offers a wide range of cycling (15K, 35K, 70K) and walking (2K, 5K)
routes for people of all ages and abilities. In order to make this a safe
and enjoyable event, we need many volunteers especially Route Assistants!
Please log on to www.cncycle.ca , check out the position
descriptions and sign up today! You will receive an automatic
confirmation e-mail when you register on-line, confirming the time and area for
which you have been
scheduled. A reminder e-mail will be sent on Tuesday, April 26, 2016.
High School Students
– CN Cycle for CHEO is a great way to earn (6) volunteer hours. Register
online
with your friends at
www.cncycle.ca. Volunteers get a free bbq, t-shirt, a chance to win
prizes and best
of all, the
opportunity to help the children at CHEO. (KW April 26)
LF a French Tutor (2 nights a week) for an 11-year old
boy who lives in the Stonebridge area.
If interested, please
contact Marcia at marcia11aug@yahoo.ca or telephone at 613-692-6954.
(KW)
LF a tutor for French and English tutor for a Grade 1 student (girl) and
Grade 3 student (boy), once or twice a week. House is located in
Stonebridge area. Please call Ms. Chen at 613-692-9655.
Thank you. (KW April 30)
Volunteer
Opportunity, Sunday, April 24th, 2016 at the Jean Talon
Building, 170 Tunney's Pasture Driveway, for the Ottawa Mandarin MS Walk.
Apply: http://bit/ly/VolunteerOttawaMSWalk. For more
information, call 613-728-1583 ex 3323; info.ottawa@mssociety.ca (KW
April 24)
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
U.S. College Expo: Wednesday April 27, 2016 from
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm at the National Gallery of Canada.
Learn about U.S.
Admissions process, NCAA, Common Application and network with
Representatives from American Colleges and Universities. Find more information
on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), how to meet NCAA
eligibility, which sports qualify for scholarships, what U.S. Coaches looking
for, SAT/ACT and SAT Subject Tests, Prep School, vs. Community
College and costs of going to an American College Admission is free but you
must register online:http://uscollegeexpo.com/register.html
US
College Expo Canada - Supporting Canadian students who are considering
US educational options. Free Admission. Info and Pre-registration req9uired at USCOLLEGEEXPO.COM
Ottawa-
Wednesday, April 27, 2016, 6pm to 9pm at the National Gallery of Canada.
(April 27)
PARISHES SERVING THE MOTHER TERESA COMMUNITY