Newsletter from St. Mother Teresa

9-12 Semester 1 Exam Schedule

SMT SEM 1 EXAM SCHEDULE - JANUARY 2025

Attendance on exam days is mandatory. A medical note must be provided if a sudden illness occurs.

Exams begin promptly at 8:45 am.

Thurs, Jan 22 - Grade 10-12 Period 1 exam and Grade 9 Period 1 RST
Fri, Jan 23 - Grade 10-12 Period 2 exam and Grade 9 Period 2 RST
Mon, Jan 26 - Grade 10-12 Period 3 exam and Grade 9 Period 3 RST
Tues, Jan 27 - Grade 10-12 Period 4 exam and Grade 9 Period 4 RST
Wed, Jan 28 - Exam Buffer day in case of inclement weather ('snow day' - bus cancellation)
Thurs, Jan 29 - Credit Intervention Day (students will be invited to attend, if required)
Fri, Jan 30 - PD Day
Mon, Feb 2 - Semester 2 begins

Grade 9 students do NOT have exams. They are expected to attend for approximately 90 minutes (8:45-10:15 am), depending on how much time it takes for them to complete the assessment, for each of their 4 classes. See schedule to the left for the dates.

ALL students are expected to exit the building promptly upon completion of their RST/exam as there is no supervision for students afterwards. School-designated OC Transpo buses are running as per the regular schedule so students will need to be picked up OR take the regular OC bus home.

In the event of a 'snow day' and bus cancellation, the exams following would be bumped back by one day. For example: if the second day of exams (on Friday) is a snow day, then subsequent exams would take place on the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

Students Leaving at End of Day

We have seen an increase in the number of students remaining in the building after school. Please communicate to your child that all students are expected to vacate the building by 3:10 pm, unless they are participating in a supervised activity (e.g. peer tutoring, sports team, club). It is a serious safety concern that so many students are in the building after school without staff supervision. Students should not be waiting for rides home after this time.

Also, until we have bleachers in the gym, students are not permitted to be spectators at sports games. Thank you for your continued support.

OCSB International Languages Program

The International Languages (IL) program with OCSB offers language classes at St. Mother Teresa HS on Saturdays. Students in grade 7 and 8 interested in learning Korean, Punjabi, or Spanish can be registered at International Languages Program.

Students in grades 9 through 12 are invited to explore volunteer roles within the IL program. If you would like to participate, please reach out to Mr. Saeidi at mehran.saeidi@ocsb.ca.

Guest Speakers at SMT

There is an OCSB policy which requires principals to inform parents/guardians in advance of any guest speaker presenting to more than one class. This section will be included in each biweekly newsletter. Feel free to connect with the teacher organizing the guest speaker (the contact name would be indicated in the information letter linked) if you have any questions.