Crouching Tiger, Hidden Gualberto

More to come next week!

Happy Halloween & 2 Important Announcements

With Halloween taking place this weekend, we have a busy week of activities here at FMM put on by Student Council, add to that, teachers will submit Mid-term marks to the office by Friday morning.

Here are a few very important announcements:

1. Missionaries of the Poor (Kingston, Jamaica)

FMM has had a long relationship with the Missionaries of the Poor and they are back again asking for our support. Fr. Ho Lung and the Friends of the Poor are in Toronto with a brand new musical show that is being held Sat. Oct 31st and Sun. Nov 1st at Ryerson Theatre, Toronto.

FMM has 500 student tickets which will be offered for sale for the rest of the week at less than half of the cost. Students can purchase tickets to attend this fantastic event for $10 with an additional $5 to take a bus from the school and back.

The show has always received great reviews and will appeal to students because it is presented using upbeat reggae songs and vibrant performances. All proceeds from the event will go towards helping the Missionaries develop the 'Holy Innocents' Center' in Kingston that offers a wide spectrum of support to pregnant women including spiritual, medical and financial assistance. They also take in abandoned newborns and provide counselling for crisis pregnancies. The missionaries also use the center to protect the lives of the unborn.

Please help the missions who run solely on charitable donations. They have come to us because they know they can depend on the generous staff and students at FMM. They were truly appreciative of the rice drive that the staff contributed to last year and are hoping that they can count on us again.

2. Best Buddies

Please read below. It will be a wonderful experience for all who get involved.

The Special Education Department is excited to introduce a new initiative to begin at McGivney this school year! Best Buddies is a national charitable organization dedicated to enhancing our school communities through one-to-one friendships between individuals with intellectual disabilities and students. The goal of this friendship program is to offer all of our students the opportunity to develop relationships with peers by participating in after-school social events such as going to the movies, eating out at a restaurant or simply talking over coffee.

This is an invaluable opportunity for those who wish to be involved, as we believe the rewards are endless. If interested, please attend the information session on Monday November 2nd, 2009 @ 2:45pm, Room 207.

We are expecting a representative from Best Buddies Canada to lead the information night. Interviews will follow the same week and once all successful candidates are chosen and paired with a student, a new chapter will unfold at McGivney! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact , Mrs. Hallman-Roth or Mrs. Ng at any time.

Some pictures from Gateway to McGivney

This happened a few weeks ago, but it is never too late to post pictures from that great day.
Enjoy!

FMM XC Team @ YRAA's

The Cross-country competed at the YRAA Championships today.
Here are a few pics. The results can be found here http://www.trackdatabase.com/
















Check out our own Ivan "the superstar".

Congratulations to all! Thanks for a great season.

Beautiful Weather

It is starting to warm up again so you better take advantage of the outdoors. It will not be long now until the colder weather arrives.

Mr. Hospedales and the Crosscountry Team will be out in the great weather tomorrow at the YRAA Crosscountry Championships. Best of luck to all team members! Pictures to follow.

Mid-term report cards will be coming soon - November 6, so students need to take things a bit more seriously over the next few weeks.

Parent-teacher interviews are on November 12.

Have a great week!

We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Check out this great poem and enjoy the rest of the week.

You Have Two Voices
By Nancy Prasad

You have two voices when you speak

in English or your mother tongue.

When you speak the way your people spoke

the words don’t hesitate but flow

like rivers, like rapids, like oceans of sound,

and your hands move like birds through the air.

But then you take a stranger’s voice

When you speak in your new tongue.

Each word is a stone dropped in a pool.

I watch the ripples and wait for more

You search in vain for other stones to throw.

They are heavy. Your hands hang down.

You have two voices when you speak:

I have two ears for hearing.

Speak to me again in your mother tongue.

What does it matter how little I understand

when the words pour out like music

and your face glows like a flame.

Happy Thanksgiving

It has been another busy week at FMM.

Mr. Hospedales was away at the Grade 9 Retreat at Muskoka Woods from Monday to Wednesday. A few ESL students went on the trip and they along with the other 170 plus grade 9 students had a wonderful time despite the rainy weather.

The ESL Department with soon organize a field trip to visit the CICS Immigrant Youth Centre at Highway 7 and McCowan (beside Harvey's). Stay tuned. But please feel free to drop in for a visit there anytime.

Have a great Thanksgiving Weekend with your families, we will see you on Tuesday.