October 2003 - Sudbury Catholic District School Board

‘Transitions’ Information Evening to be Held for Parents & Students

Posted on October 30, 2003August 23, 2018 by admin

Parents and students are invited to participate in Transitions, an information evening designed to help students and parents make key decisions in the transition from elementary to high school and from high school to college and university. This free information session will take place at Sudbury Secondary School’s Sheridan Auditorium, Thursday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m.

The Sudbury Catholic District School Board, the Rainbow District School Board and Cambrian College have partnered with Collège Boréal and Laurentian University to present Transitions. Current secondary school curriculum requires that students make educational choices as early as grade seven and eight and then again in grades 10 to 12.

It is important to know what choices are available so that your children have as many educational and career opportunities as possible. With the different streams in high school designed for apprenticeships, college and university, it’s important to know what choices are available to your children as they enter high school, enter post-secondary education or the workforce. A representative from each organization will be there to present information critical to the various transitions in the educational system and to answer your questions.

For more information, please contact Regan Corelli at (705) 673-5620 ext. 373 or David Brazeau at (705) 674-3171 ext. 217.

OYAP Students Hit the Air

Posted on October 14, 2003August 23, 2018 by admin

Rich Griffin, EZ Rock announcer interviewed Michel Grandmont, Special Assignment Teacher, OYAP/COOP Coordinator for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board and Sharon Murdoch, Executive Director, Training and Adjustment Board, (Sudbury and Manitoulin) “live on-air” at the Fall 2003 Home Show held at the Sudbury Arena recently. The Sudbury Catholic Board via the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) participated in Sudbury’s recent Home Show along with students from St. Charles College by helping to construct a 6’X 8’ ice hut (on skis) complete with insulation, vinyl siding and a wood stove. OYAP is a partnership Program involving the Sudbury Catholic and Rainbow District School Boards, le conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario, le conseil scolaire du district du Grand-Nord, Cambrian College, College Boreal and the Sudbury-Manitoulin Training and Advisory Board. OYAP students and staff were on site at the Home Show to display the ice hut to the public and to promote their program to the community. The ice hut was raffled off free off charge at the end of three-day home show.

St. John School Honoured for Environmental Efforts

Posted on October 7, 2003August 23, 2018 by admin

Ray Bonin, M.P. Nickel Belt, unveils a special plaque at St. John Catholic School in Garson in recognition of the school’s participation in the “Adopt a Creek Program.” St. John is one of the first schools in the Sudbury area to take part in “Adopt-a-Creek,” a new project organized by the Junction Creek Stewardship Committee. Last spring, Grade 5 and 6 classes at the school planted trees and cleaned up garbage along the shore of the creek as part of the program. Other classes are taking part in water quality monitoring, by studying the bugs living in the creek.

On hand for the presentation were; back row (L-R), Ray Bonin, MP Nickel Belt, Louisa Bianchin, School Principal, Jennifer Sheardown, Stream Assessment Assistant , Carrie Regenstreif, Junction Creek Stewardship Committee and Brenda Harrow, Ministry of Natural Resources along with the St. John Student Council.

Rollover Simulator Thrills Students During Wellness Day Activities

Posted on October 1, 2003August 23, 2018 by admin

Over 650 Grade 7 students from the Sudbury Catholic District School Board attended the Injury Prevention Wellness Day activities at Science North recently. Teachers, parents and students participated in a number of sessions that dealt with Injury Prevention, Substance Abuse and Abuse Prevention. The event was sponsored by the Sudbury and District Health Unit in conjunction with the Greater Sudbury Police Service, the Ontario Provincial Police, Greater Sudbury Emergency Medical Services, Northern Youth Services, and the Northeast Mental Health Centre .

“These sessions are not only entertaining and enlightening but also meet the curriculum needs for road and motorized vehicle safety with respect to; the correct use of car restraints and airbags, bicycle injury prevention, helmet safety equipment, as well as the consequences of impaired driving and riding with an impaired driver,” stated Janet Spergel, a public health nurse at the Sudbury & District Health Unit.“In addition, students that attended this event will leave with a better understanding of how to prevent injuries and how to make smart choices when it comes to resisting peer pressure to use drugs and alcohol,”continued Spergel.

According to the 2001 Ontario Drug Use Survey, over 31.9 per cent of students in grades 7 to 13 reported being a passenger in a car driven by an impaired driver. Other statistics from Safe Kids Canada indicate that about 500 children under the age of 15 are hospitalized each year for head injuries from cycling alone. As well as taking part in workshops, safety sessions and inter-active demonstrations, students were treated to a high energy presentation on Injury Prevention by keynote speaker, Dr. Gary Bota, past Medical Director Emergency Department and Trauma Program at St. Joseph’s Health Centre.

Children’s Lectionary Book Returns To St. David School In Annual Procession

Posted on October 1, 2003August 23, 2018 by admin

St. David Catholic elementary school in co-operation with the Holy Trinity Catholic Church held a special mass followed by a procession of students, staff and parents to help celebrate the Children’s Lectionary’s Book return to the school. A Liturgy Committee was established at the school consisting of parents, teachers, staff and Paul Labelle, Permanent Deacon at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. The main purpose of the Liturgy Committee is to enhance the liturgical celebrations in the school and to develop a closer connection with the Church.

The St. David Catholic School Council purchased a copy of the Children’s Lectionary Book for the school so that the children would have the scriptures in a version they could understand more easily and at the same time have a visible sign of God’s Word in their midst. The Lectionary Book is used at all school celebrations where the scriptures are read and at the school masses that are held at Holy Trinity Church on the first Thursday of the month throughout the school year. At the closing celebration of the school year in June, St. David students, parents, teachers and staff celebrate the return of Children’s Lectionary Book to the school. St. David’s copy of the Scriptures was given to a representative of Holy Trinity to bring to the Church for safe keeping over the summer break.

The Liturgy Committee decided this year to once again bring the book back to the school in grand fashion. At the closing of the first school mass of the year, Captains from each of the four houses that have been established at St. David’s came forward and received the book. The book was then processed back to the school with Chelsea Wandziak, (a student at St. David’s and an altar server at Holy Trinity), leading the way with the Cross, and Deidre Richer and Chelsea Toulouse, also students and altar servers following with candles, along with the school’s students in a procession (see above photo). The Lectionary Book was then placed in its prayer corner at the school and will remain at the school for the rest of the year.