MOTHER TERESA HIGH
SCHOOL ~ DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
“SEEK
JUSTICE
LOVE KINDNESS & MERCY
WALK HUMBLY WITH GOD”
Thursday, December 20, 2018
WHOLE SCHOOL
A quick reminder to all students that you are
more than welcome to drop by the Learning Commons any day this week to sign out
a book or two to read over the Christmas holidays.
Also, our ebooks and audiobooks are always available at: http://tinyurl.com/ovrd-ocsb. Happy Reading! (NBD Dec. 21)
Attention
skiers and snowboarders: If you are interested in
participating in the St. Mother Teresa Ski and Snowboard club please visit
your my.mths.caapp and clink the link to sign up. We will be skiing all
Wednesdays in February (the 6th, the
13th, 20th and 27th). Bus leaves school at 3:00 and Returns by
9:15pm. Remember to follow all the steps in order to be considered for a
sopt. Don't delay! (KB Dec. 21)
TITANS!! Do you want to save money this when
Christmas shopping? How about for the rest of the year?! Well if you buy
your SPC Card for only $10 in room 216 (anytime!) you can do just that! Save
$100's from awesome brands that you know and love! It's valid until August 2019
and it's only $10 in Room 216! This week is your LAST chance
to get one!! (TN Dec. 21)
Spirit Week:
December 17-21
Monday, December 17th - “Grey on grey”
Tuesday, December 18th - Tropical Christmas Tuesday
Wednesday, December 19th - Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
Thursday, December 20th - Twin Day -
Friday, December 21st - Comfy Christmas PJs Day
Are you interested in participating in The Enrichment Mini-Courses Program this year May
6-10th? This opportunity is for students in grades
8 -11. The courses take place at the University of Ottawa, Carleton
University, La Cite and Saint Paul's University Mon- Fri from 9 am - 3pm.
Students are responsible for their own transportation. Courses are
offered in a variety of disciplines including technology, psychology,
engineering, journalism, music and law. If this opportunity interests you
please pop by Rm 130 to pick up an application. Forms are due - December
20, 2018. We have a limited number of spots and completed
applications will be chosen by a lottery system. (NC Dec. 20)
Calling all Artists: This year's applications forms for Young at Art are
now available. Visual artists between 12 to 20 years of
age are eligible to enter. Submitted artwork enters a jury process
that determines which pieces will be exhibited in the City of Ottawa's
community galleries. Categories
include: Painting, Drawing, 3-Dimensional, Photograph, Mixed
Media and Other Media. Applying is completely free. Apply
now online! (CV Dec. 21)
Attention Writers and Illustrators! MASC is
pleased to present “Your Story: MASC’s Teen Authors and
Illustrators’ Festival” on Friday February 8th, to be held
at Confederation Learning Centre, 1645 Woodroffe Avenue in Ottawa.
Students in grades 8 through 12 with a special interest in writing
and illustration are invited to register for one full day of workshops led by
a stellar lineup of professional artists. The Deadline for
registration is January 21, 2019. Please visit the MASC website for further
information about the conference, including bios of this year’s presenters as
well as photos and testimonials from last years conference.
(CV Dec. 21)
7/8 ANNOUNCEMENTS
Red Maple Club: A reminder to all club members
of our meeting on Thursday at the start of lunch. Please bring your lunch and
books. We will have a guest speaker, so please arrive as close to the beginning
of lunch as possible. Thank you! (NBD Dec. 20)
7/8 Futsal: Any girls
interested in trying out for the GIRLS 7/8 Futsal team there will be ONE try
out on Wednesday, January 9th in the
Wood Floor Gym. Please see Ms. Mandia if you cannot attend the tryout. The two
other practices will be January 17th and
23rd.
The 7/8 boys floorball team tryouts will began
right after the holidays (Monday
January, 7th and Wednesday, January 9th) at 3:00 pm in the caf gym. Sign up
sheet is beside room 236. (MC Dec. 21)
7/8 Futsal: Any 7/8 boys
interested in trying out for the futsal team please sign up in front of Mr.
Nicoletti's office. Tryouts will be Monday,
December 17th at 7:30am, Tuesday, December 18th at 3pm and Wednesday, December
19th at 7:30am. All tryouts will be 1 hour each. (CN Dec. 19)
7/8 Yoga: yoga continues in
the Dance Room on Tuesdays at lunch time. New students are always welcome.
Below is the schedule for this month;
Tuesday Dec. 11th
- Christmas Yoga (our last class before the break)
Tuesday Jan. 8th
- Yoga returns every Tuesday.
Hope to see you
there next week!
Makerspace Club: Our Makerspace club is so popular, we need to divide
the club into two different groups. The first group will now meet on Mondays at lunch and will include students
from 7-01 - 7-05. Our Tuesday group will
include students from 7-06 - 7-10 and all students from grade 8.
HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Attention Gr. 9 Students.
With semester 1 exams coming up at the end of January, there will be exam
preparation workshops offered in the New Year. If you would like to learn
effective study strategies, you won't want to miss this! You will need to
sign up in Student Services in order to attend. The workshops will be
offered at lunch (11:25-12:05pm) on January 9, 10 and 11. Come visit us
in Student Services for more information! (MB Jan. 11)
STUDENT SERVICES
GRADE 12’s
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
LF Volunteers: The
Knights of Columbus (KoC) at St. Patrick's Church, Fallowfield. The KoC will be
holding a New Years Eve event on Monday,
December 31st, 2018 at St. Patrick's Church Community Hall. Looking for
4-6 student volunteers who would be willing to work at the event.
Duties would include hall set-up, assistance serving the meal (tentatively to
be buffet style), washing dishes, hall clean-up and any other task as
assigned. Tentative time frame for the event is 6:30pm - 12:30am.
Set-up will likely occur earlier in the afternoon, time to be determined.
Please
have interested students contact me directly by telephone at (613) 447-6868
and/or email: cmaragno63@hotmail.com as soon as possible or by December 21, 2018. (KW Dec. 21)
LF Volunteers: Winterman Marathon
– Saturday/Sunday February 16/17, 2019 (Canada War Museum) https://somersault.ca/winterman-run/ Saturday would be from 9 am
– 3 pm Indoor – Registration Outside – Site Set Up
Sunday would
be from 6:30 am – 2 pm or 3 pm (or whatever time you can
spare) Indoor – registration *come prepared to rotate outside positions
after 8:30 am Outside (rotating) – Course Marshals, Aid Stations, Finish
Line
Lunch is
NOT provided (There is a volunteer room nearby for lunch and breaks, as well as
the Museum Cafeteria). We encourage volunteers to bring food/drink to get
them through their time with us or purchase food at the Museum Cafeteria.
Paid
parking
onsite Saturday and Sunday. Saturday buses run
near the Museum. Sunday - suggest being picked up and dropped
off at the Museum Contact: info@somersault.ca
(KW)
LF
Volunteers: St. Luke is having their annual Christmas
"Snowflake Ball" Dance on Friday, November
30 from 5:30 to 8pm and are seeking 20 volunteers to help setup and have other duties
during the event. You would need to
be there from 4pm to 8:30pm and
you will be provided with a slice of pizza
and a bottle of water. If you are interested in volunteering, please email stlukecouncil@gmail.com with your name and email address
to be added to the list. (MO
Nov. 30)
PARISHES SERVING THE MOTHER TERESA COMMUNITY
St. Andrew Parish Christmas & New Year's Mass
Schedule:
Monday,
December 24th: Nativity of
the Lord - Christmas Eve 6:00 & 8:00
pm
Tuesday,
December 25th: Nativity
of the Lord - Christmas Day 10:00 am
December 29th /30th : Feast of the
Holy Family - Sat 5:00 pm & Sun. 9:30 am
Monday, December 31st: Mary Mother of
God - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, January 1st : Mary Mother
of God - 10:00
am
** All Masses at St.
Joseph HS ** 3333 Greenbank Rd