MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAPLAIN
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Will you go to the wall for your faith?
Welcome to Lent 2012.
Our community gathered on Ash Wednesday to pray and reflect on what it means to be a person of faith. Our theme for this year is "Will you go to the wall for your faith?" During our services we looked back on famous people who went to the wall for their faith, or their values or a cause. Going to the wall means that you stand for something of deep importance. We looked at famous people in the past who went to the wall. They included Ruth from Old Testament, St. Paul, Mary, Mother of God, Nelson Mandella and Mother Teresa. We asked ourselves why we are reluctant to go to the wall. Is it fear of being laughed at, fear of ridicule, or simply lack of conviction?
Throughout Lent we will explore what it means to go to the wall for your faith. We will do this through prayer, discussion, meditation and we will build our own Western Wall or Wailing Wall to which we will take our prayers on Healing Day. Details about this theme and its impact will be shared with you as we move through Lent.
Inside Ride
Students have rallied behind this wonderful fundraising event for childhood cancers. The Inside Ride challenges teams of six people to compete on a stationary bike. The teams are to get dressed up in crazy costumes and cheer each other on. This event will be a blast and it will take place on April 26 in the Atrium. Stay tuned...
ThinkFast
ThinkFast is coming soon. The organizing teams will begin planning next week. This year we have over fifty students wanting to get involved! Wow. Date and plans will be sharedwith you as they develop.
Youth Ministry Institute
Our students are hosting the annual Youth Ministry Institute this year on Thursday, May 3. Our theme for this year is COMPASSION and we are very excited about what we can accomplish. Again, details to follow.
Martha Dougherty 
Chaplaincy Team Leader
Mother Teresa High School
823-1663 ext. 2019
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INTERMEDIATE PUBLIC SPEECHES
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We want to acknowledge the hard work of all MT Grade 7 & 8 students who participated in public speaking during the month of February. Your effort and the caliber of speeches was outstanding!
Each class had one representative who went on to the competition in the Learning Commons on Thursday, February 23 where parents were invited to hear the speeches and a panel of school judges had the difficult task of choosing 3 speeches from each grade to advance to the next level.
The top 3 finishers from each grade are going on to the Legion competition on Saturday, March 3.
The Mother Teresa staff congratulates all of our students who participated in the school competition and to those who are moving forward to the next competition we extend our best of luck wishes. We are very proud of all of you!
7-01 - Katie Huntley 8-01 - Stefania Kolesarova
7-02 - Amanda Friio 8-02 - Izabel Esnard
7-03 - Ashlyn Hickey 8-03 - Joseph St. Michael
7-04 - Bianca Padilla 8-04 - Sarah Priscus
7-05 - Melissa Roy 8-05 - Kelsey Welsh
7-06 - Adrianna Magiore 8-06 - Jeremy Brown
7-07 - Samantha Pope 8-07 - K.C Hoard
7-08 - Jessica Williams 8-08 - Sarah Villeneuve
Congratulations to the following grade 7 and 8 students who will be moving on to the Legion competition:
FIRST PLACE - Bianca Padilla Being Phillipino
SECOND PLACE - Samantha Pope Animal Feelings
THIRD PLACE - Melissa Roy Ripley's Believe It or Not
FOURTH PLACE - Jessica Williams Phobias
FIRST PLACE - Riley Carson The Apocalypse
SECOND PLACE - Sarah Villeneuve Bethany Hamilton
THIRD PLACE - Izabel Esnard My Granny |
MOTHER TERESA HIGH SCHOOL & ST.LUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RECEIVE HONOURABLE MENTION FOR NATIONAL AWARD
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 Mr. Coxall's grade 10 Computer programming class combined forces with Mrs. Vachon's grade 3 class at St. Luke to design and program Math game apps for elementary students. This project was nominated for a Ken Spencer Award for Innovative Teaching and Learning and it received an honourable mention. Congratulations to all of those involved with the project.
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MATH HELP GRADES 7-10
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Students requiring math help may be eligible to register for a free at home tutoring service. Please contact your child's math teacher for more details on registration or contact our Student Services department for more information.
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ENGLISH CONTEST - SAY IT OUT LOUD
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Want a chance to win a Chapter's gift card just submit a piece of writing to room 138 before Wednesday, February 29th. Theme and Topic are up to you -maximum 500 words. The March contest is Dialogue or Monologue piece, again up to 500 words maximum. For more information on the English writing contests please see your English teacher or Mrs. Simpson in room 138.
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TRIP TO STRATFORD - FALL 2012
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Any current grade 8-11 student interested in attending Stratford in the Fall should attend a meeting on Thursday, March 6th in Mrs. Simpson's room (138) at lunch to find out more details. Grade 8 students interested in attending this trip can see Mrs. Simpson before or after school on March 6th.
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OSSLT PREPARATION
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Wed, Mar 21 and Thu, Mar 22 - OSSLT preparation during period 3 in all grade 10 classes. Alternate locations for preparation will be arranged for students receiving accommodations, ELL students and grade 11 & 12 students who will be writing the test.
Thu, Mar 29th - OSSLT written during period 1 & 2.
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| DRAGONS' DEN COMING TO OTTAWA |
The stakes are even higher this year, as DRAGONS' DEN and Shell Canada have partnered for a special "Future Now" energy innovation episode airing June 3, 2012. Three finalists will pitch their energy innovations to the Dragons, and the winning pitch will receive $100,000 from Shell Canada to help make their idea a reality. More information on this special competition can be found online atwww.cbc.ca/dragonsden
Open auditions are coming to Ottawa on, Saturday, March 3rd from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott Ottawa (350 Dalhousie St). Additional tour dates from coast to coast are listed online atwww.cbc.ca/dragonsden/auditions
No experience is necessary and participants of all ages are encouraged to audition. After a highly-rated "All-Student"special in Season Six, DRAGONS' DEN continues to seek young entrepreneurs who think they have the money-making chops to take on the savviest business tycoons in the country.
All interested entrepreneurs should be prepared to pitch their business in under five minutes. If they can convince DRAGONS' DEN producers they are ready for the limelight, they could be invited to face the Dragons when the upcoming season is filmed in Toronto. Candidates are asked to apply online and bring a completed application form to the audition.
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| STUDENT SERVICES NEWS |
Class visits for the Option Sheets, course selections for the next school year, are taking place this week.
A parent information night for all parents of students in grade 8 - 11 will take place Tuesday March 6 from 6:30 - 8:00pm
The Option Sheet is due Thursday March 8th.
The Student Services website at ss.mths.ca contains valuable information to assist in making course decisions.
We are excited to offer three specialized programs: 2 Focus Programs - Emergency Response Services and Game Development and also our Specialist High Skills Major in Energy. For more information see the Student Services website.
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STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS
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The last event Mother Teresa's Student Council hosted was the Oscar Night Awards Ceremony and After Party. It was a lengthy process, which started with students filling out surveys in December for the categories, and came to a close February 17th, when the awards were finally presented. Thanks to some wonderful planning by Student Council, excellent cooperation with the DJs and outstanding help from a lot of Mother Teresa staff, the awards ceremony and dance was a huge success. Almost 400 students attended and reviews were all excellent. The next event that Student Council has planned is the Canned Food Drive, benefitting the Barrhaven Food Cupboard and Shepherds of Good Hope. Our goal for 2012 is to raise over 15, 000 cans in a challenge with St. Joseph's High school. The Canned Food Drive will take place from February 27th - March 9th, and we are confident it will be a great success!
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TITAN SPORTS
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On Tuesday, February 21st the grade 7/8 badminton team competed in the West Division tournament at St. Joseph's Catholic High School. Mother Teresa's grade 7/8s dominated the tournament, winning the grade 7 girls' singles, grade 8 girls' doubles, grade 7 boys' doubles, grade 8 boys' doubles and grade 8 mixed doubles competitions. Mother Teresa finished in first place with 41 points over 22 other teams.
Our winning teams advanced to the City Wide Finals at Ashbury on Friday, February 24th. Our grade 8 boys' doubles team of Colman Chan and Kevin Bui, beat a strong Ashbury team and our grade 8 mixed doubles team of Elsie Ao and Feng Du, easily beat Notre Dame to win their divisions.
Congratulations to all of the players. Mrs. Jewitt and Mme Kinloch were so impressed with the skill level, respect and sportsmanship demonstrated by all of the players.
Boys'/Girls' Floorball - Congratulations goes out to both the boys' and girls' floorball teams who competed in the 4th annual OCSB Floorball tournament at the beginning of February. Both teams finished with winning records in the round-robin competition, with the girls' team advancing to the semi-finals. The girls' team beat St. FX in the semi-finals to advance to the finals against St. Patrick. They fought hard in the final, however came up one goal short to finish the tournament with the silver medal! Great tournament girls!!!
Winterfest Relay Skate Team - Congratulations goes out to the 7/8 winterfest Relay Skate Team who competed February 15th in the 1st annual OCSB relay skate competition on the Canal. Our fourteen member team finished with a blistering time of 10 minutes and 2 seconds to finish with the silver medal, only seconds behind the winners from Notre Dame. Great job to all of our skaters for a great relay skate down the Canal!!!
OFSAA Quad A Boys Basketball is being held in Ottawa for the first time. Mother Teresa High school will be one of the host sites. Please see below for games being played at Mother Teresa.
Admission to the tournament: Adults $10, Students $5 and $25 for a pass to all OFSAA games.
During school hours NO MOTHER TERESA STUDENTS will be sold tickets to a game.
OFSAA BOYS BASKETBALL AAAA CHAMPIONSHIP 2012
Round One: Monday, March 5th, 2012
Site: Time:
Mother Teresa 11:00 a.m.
Mother Teresa 4:15 p.m.
Round Two: Monday Evening, March 5th, 2012
Mother Teresa 8:00 p.m.
Round Three: Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
Site: Time:
Mother Teresa 11:15 a.m.
Mother Teresa 1:00 p.m.
¼ Finals Tuesday Evening, March 6th, 2012
Mother Teresa 6:30 p.m.
Mother Teresa 8: 30 p.m.
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MARCH BREAK
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Parents please be advised that the school does not sanction any trips planned by students over the March Break.
MARCH BREAK REMINDER:
There is a sanctioned Explorica Tours trip going to Paris and London over March Break that will see 4 students travelling with Mr. Pentlow. There is also a sanctioned trip to Costa Rica with Mrs. Ragaisis.
March Break Camps
Please see attatched link for information on camps being held throughout March break. Or call (613) 228-3338.
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| UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES |
February 29th - Director's Forum - St. Paul High School
March 4th - 6th - OFSAA Quad A Senior Boys Basketball
March 6th - Parent Information Night Grades 8-11
March 8th - Option Sheets Due
March 12th - 16th - March Break
March 20th & 21st - Literacy Test Preparation for all Students writing the OSSLT
March 29th - OSSLT
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CATHOLIC SCHOOL COUNCIL NEWS
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School Council will meet on March 5th, 2012 at 7:00pm in the Mother Teresa Learning Commons.
Please see details below on an upcoming Symposium being held Saturday, March 31st at St. Patrick High School from 7:45am-12:45pm.
Parenting Now:
What's up with today's youth?
Generation ME and what parents can do about it . . .
This symposium will include free breakfast, displays from community partners and workshops on a wide variety of topics of interest to parents with children at any grade level.
Each workshop will be 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Opening, Registration & Breakfast: ................... 7:45-8:30am
Welcome & Keynote: ......................................... 8:30-9:40am
Break .................................................................. 9:40-9:50am
Workshop 1 ....................................................9:50 -11:10am
Break .............................................................11:10 -11:20am
Workshop 2 ....................................................11:20 -12:40pm
This symposium will include free breakfast, displays from community partners and workshops on a wide variety of topics of interest to parents with children at any grade level.
Each workshop will be 1 hour and 20 minutes. Registrants will sign up the day of the event for the specific workshops.Workshop topics will cover many of the issues facing families today, such as Sleep & Children & Adolescents, Growing Pains, Learning with the Brain in Mind, Anxiety in Youth & Children, Building Bridges to Post-Secondary Education on, and many more.
Attendance is FREE, however, we are accepting donations of nonperishable food items for the Shepherds of Good Hope. Please help us, help them, with your generous donation of canned goods.
Register: online at www.ottawacspa.ca
By phone: Joe-Anne Malette * 613 224-4455 ext. 2374
Keynote SPEAKER: Dr. Michael Cheng, MD, FRCP(C) Staff Psychiatrist, Children's Hospital of Eastern OntarioeMentalHealth.ca Co-Founder, Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health.
Today's "Generation Me" of children and youth are more self-confident, entitled and masters of technology. The bad news is that they are more miserable, depressed and narcissistic than previous generations. Why is this happening? Learn how today's modern society weakens our attachments with our children, and what parents can do about it...
Funded by Ontario Ministry of Education Parents Reaching Out Grant,Catholic School Parents' Association and the
Ottawa Catholic School Board.
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CAKE WALK
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We want to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support of the Cake Walk on Tuesday February 21st. We raised an incredible $953.00! The proceeds from the Cake Walk will help to offset costs associated with our two outreach projects at Dr. F.J McDonald Elementary School and Longfields Manor.
Thanks again to all who collected money or baked a cake or came out to cheer on the walkers. We really appreciate your support.
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