CHAPLAIN'S CORNER
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Well, another grand start to the school year!
Last week thirty-eight students boarded a bus for Camp Otterdale and our Leadership Camp was officially underway. The students and staff worked really hard and we played even harder! The purpose of our Leadership Camp is to allow clubs, teams, and committees, already in existence, to set goals for the upcoming year and establish an event/activity calendar so that we can support each other's initiatives. The Leadership Program at camp is truly a collaborative effort and provides solid leadership formation for our students.
On Wednesday October 5 we will celebrate Thanksgiving with two masses. Fr. Steve Amesse from St. Patrick Church, Fallowfield will preside.
The schedule for mass is as follows:
Grades 11 and 12: Period 1
Grades 9 and 10: Period 2
Grades 7 & 8: To Be Scheduled after Thanksgiving
Please remember that you are always welcome to join us for any of our liturgical celebrations.
Beginning Monday October 3 we will be collecting pop can tabs for Ronald MacDonald House. Every pound of tabs equals $3.00 and the money raised is used to pay for accommodations for a child and parent to stay at Ronald MacDonald House while undergoing treatment at CHEO. Help us out by collecting tabs and by reminding your children to bring the tabs to school.
Martha Dougherty
Chaplain, Mother Teresa High School
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UNITY CROSS AT MOTHER TERESA
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Students at Mother Teresa High School were in awe of the Unity Cross which visited Mother Teresa and was located in the Chapel.
Please open the link to view a Power Point Presentation on the purpose of the cross as it relates to our Board Theme -Though Many we are One Body In Christ.
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EMERGENCY FOCUS PROGRAM
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Just a reminder that our Emergency Response Services Focus Program is running this semester at the Grade 11/12 level. As part of that program we have professionals from the areas of Fire, Police, and Paramedic services visiting our school on a regular basis for demos and instruction.
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STUDENT SERVICES
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The Student Services Website can be found at ss.mths.ca.
The website contains resources including Career Information, a Study Guide, and Counseling Resources. The Grade 12 Section has University and College information including application information. All Grade 12 classes were visited to discuss Grade 12 and beyond. The Powerpoint presentation used for the class visits is posted on the Student Services website.
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AWARDS CEREMONY
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On Tuesday, October 18th we will host our Grade 10-12 Awards Ceremony during period 1. This ceremony will honour the accomplishments of last year's Grade 9-11 students. More information will follow and parents are welcome to attend this ceremony.
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7 & 8 ART CLUB
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(The Art Circle) will run on Mondays for our Grade 7's and Tuesdays for our Grade 8's in Room 331 during lunch.
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MATH INFORMATION NIGHT
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Parent Math Workshop
Mother Teresa High School
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
We have a tradition of success in mathematics at Mother Teresa High School, where we use a wide array of rich learning technologies to engage and motivate our students. These technologies are likely not familiar to parents, so this workshop is designed to provide you with an opportunity to familiarize yourself with the learning technologies your children use daily in their math classes.
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ENGLISH WRITING CONTESTS
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Writing competitions are available through Mrs. J. Simpson, English Department Head. Please contact Mrs. Simpson for information on the Remembrance Day Literary Contest (among others).
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STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS
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Many thanks go out to our Titan Student Council and their teacher advisors for the success of our Spirit Week. Students and teachers dressed the part in various costumes themed throughout the week. Money was raised and we completed the Terry Fox run on Thursday, September 22nd. A very successful day and the rain held off for us. Thank you to everyone who made this a successful week!
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TITAN - ECO UPDATES
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- We are initiating a waste management plan for our school that will reduce waste, promote litterless lunches, and make recycling and composting an easier choice for our school community.
- We are distributing compost bins to every classroom and making liners for all of the bins made from recycled paper (we are making extra liners for the bins ongoing throughout the semester for teachers who need them).
- We went on a bike trip to the Rideau Conservation Chapman Mills Trail to discuss the environmentally friendly lunches we packed and our progress on promoting our environmental initiatives at school.
- The "Worm Lady" came to speak to our class about composting and gave us two bags of worms so we can compost in our class.
- A representative from Plasco (an Ottawa based company) came to speak to our class about their company and how they convert city waste to energy with less environmental impact than any of our current waste disposal systems such as landfill and incineration.
- We are planning a major energy project and working with our board's engineer Thomas Burke to build a system to improve the efficiency of our school's water heating system.
Promoting our environmental initiatives: We have a Facebook page, website, Tumbler page, and App (linked with our school App). We have posters made from GOOS (Good on One Side) promoting litterless lunches, our recycling program and re-usable water bottles.
We are so fortunate that all of the students enrolled in the Environmental Science course and SHSM are enthusiastic and ready to take action and make a difference in our community.
We are again applying for Eco Gold this year. I have no doubt that with the enthusiasm and dedication from our wonderful team here at Mother Teresa, we will accomplish our goal. Our motto this year is"We are the Titans and it's in our Culture to Care".
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CATHOLIC SCHOOL COUNCIL NEWS
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The Catholic School Council held its first meeting on Monday, September 19th. Thank you to all who showed up from our MT community. Elections were held on this evening and I would like to inform you that we have two new Council Chairs for our school year. Please welcome Darlene McKibbon and Heather Sheahan as our new Co Chairs. Thank you to both Namita Nault and Mary Wong, our outgoing co-chairs, for their dedicated work and support of Mother Teresa High School.
Next school council meeting will be on Monday, October 17, 2011 at 7:00pm in the library (TLC Centre).
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TRANSPORTATION
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We will begin to assign our empty seats on the Yellow School buses. Please be patient during this process as we will not be able to assign seats to all those who have requested one.
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DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM
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Driver Education will be offered at Mother Teresa on Wednesday nights. The program starts on October 19th. For more information please see Student Services. This is a Ministry of Transportation approved course.
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DIRECT ACCESS TO STUDENT SERVICES & COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
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Our upgraded phone system has enabled us to give you direct access to:
Student Services - 613-823-5033
Co operative Education - 613-823-5032
Please feel free to use these numbers.
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UPCOMING DATES
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Wednesday, October 5 HS Opening Liturgies (P1 and P2)
Wednesday & Thursday,
October 5-6 7/8 Immunization Clinic
Friday, October 7 Professional Development -
Christian Community Day
Monday, October 10 Thanksgiving
Thursday, October 13 Letters of Early Intervention - HS
Tuesday, October 18 Awards Ceremony (Grades 10-12 P1)
Tuesday, October 25 Work4 U 2 Day - (More info to follow.)
Thursday, October 27 Progress Reports - 7&8
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TITANS LEARNING COMMONS UPDATE
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On September 13th, 2011, author Richard Scarsbrook visited the Titans Learning Commons (TLC), formerly known as the Library. He presented his award winning book, The Monkeyface Chronicles. This book recently won the White Pine Award from the Ontario Library Association. Richard shared his love of reading and his journey as an author with approximately 150 Grade 7-12 students.
Following the presentation, Grade 12 student, Francisco Padua wrote the following Top 10 Writing Tips based on Richard Scarsbrook's presentation.
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Thanksgiving Reflection:
As we prepare to celebrate the feast of Thanksgiving this week-end, let us reflect on the real blessings in our lives. As I get ready for the upcoming long week-end with family - gatherings , down -time and good food , I realize how much I really have and all the many blessings in my life. I can't imagine how difficult life can be for others whose families are torn apart by stress, conflict, hunger and distance. Please show me how I can make a difference in the lives of others not as fortunate. Help me to see the moments of opportunity where I can lighten someone else's load if even for a moment.
May God keep you and yours in His blessings as you continue to journey as a MT community partner.
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