Sudbury Catholic District School Board

Month: February 2009

School Bus Transportation, Games Cancelled

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Please note that due to weather conditions and in the interest of safety, all school related transportation services for English catholic and English public schools as well as the French catholic and French public schools, operating in the Manitoulin, Espanola, Massey and Sudbury District are cancelled today. All schools will remain open, however, NO transportation will be provided. Parents who transport their children to school are reminded that they must pick them up at the end of the day.

In addition, game two of the senior boys hockey semi final between St Charles and Notre-Dame that was scheduled for 7pm at Carmichael tonight will be postponed and played Saturday, 6:30pm @ Carmichael. Game three in this series, if necessary, will take place Monday, March 9th, 3pm @ Carmichael. NOSSA events scheduled for today may proceed, although some schedule adjustments may be required to accommodate late arrivals. Contact the appropriate NOSSA convener for details.

Sudbury Catholic Board Places Schools in East Planning Area Under Review

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In accordance with its Pupil/School Accommodation Review Regulation BR 10, the Sudbury Catholic District School Board is in the process of conducting an Accommodation Review for its family of schools situated in the East Planning Area. Sudbury Catholic Schools Director of Education, Catherine McCullough will recommend an action plan to Trustees at a special Board Meeting in May 2010.

The Sudbury Catholic District School Board is committed to providing a full range of educational opportunities equitably distributed across a broad and diverse geographical area. Due to ever-changing factors such as mobile population, changes in funding, new legislation, changing in educational objectives, community aspirations and physical limitations of buildings, the Board is obligated to monitoring and evaluating all schools on a regular basis.

Given the present state of its priorities, the Board will be focussing its attention on the East Planning Area for the purpose of this Accommodation Review which will include the following schools;

Elementary:
Pius XII Catholic School
St. Andrew Catholic School
St. Bernadette Catholic School
St. John Catholic School
St. Mark Catholic School
St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School
St. Raphael Catholic School

Secondary:
St. Charles College
St. Albert Adult Learning Centre

The School Accommodation Review may result in such changes as boundary adjustments, major additions, renovations and alterations to school buildings, blending or twinning arrangements for school organization and/or programs or school consolidations

The Board is in the process of informing parents, staff, school councils, and school communities of the logistics and time lines regarding its Accommodation Review. The Sudbury Catholic District School Board has hired the firm of Waston and Associates Economists Ltd. (one of Canada’s leading economic firms) to prepare population, household, employment and student enrolment forecasts in the City of Greater Sudbury and more specifically in the planning area of the schools under review. This information will greatly assist the Sudbury Catholic District School Board in assessing opportunities for long term growth and development and help guide the Board in the implementation of accommodation strategies that will serve to enhance student learning.

Accommodation Review Committees (ARC’s) will be created to provide the Sudbury Catholic District School Board with information re School Valuation Framework and applying this framework to the schools under review, giving consideration to the value of the students, community, school board and the local economy.

Marymount Academy Raises Funds for Heart and Stroke Foundation

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Marymount Academy kicked off the start to its annual fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Campaign last Friday along with representatives from the Marymount Catholic Charities Council and the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

To mark the day and as part of the fundraising activities Marymount hosted a school skating/sliding day at Queen’s Athletic Field. Students who participated in these activities were asked to make a donation to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The school has already received donations from local Sudbury businesses who helped sponsor the event. These proceeds will also go to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Special guests such as the Chief of Police, Ian Davidson, City of Greater Sudbury Mayor, John Rodriguez, staff from the City of Greater Sudbury Fire Department, Celina McKinnon – a young girl who has been affected by heart disease and her father Derrick also celebrated the kickoff fundrasiser with the Marymount students.

Although donations are still being accepted until the end of the week, total dollars raised to date tally an impressive $2,000.

Marymount Academy would like to thank the following businesses for their support by donating to the Heart and Stroke Campaign.

ButterCup Cafe
Just Lubes (main office on the Kingsway)
Dalron Construction
LaRo Construction
Grand and Toy
Peddler’s Pub

St. Anne Catholic School Brings 21st Century Technology into Classroom

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St. Anne Catholic School in Hanmer has entered into a unique partnership with Science North by piloting an in-class videoconference session. Students from Mr. Thomson’s Grade 6 class utilized Macbook laptop computers and the newly installed Smartboard technology in the classroom to conduct a videoconference with Bruce Doran, a Bluecoat and Staff Scientist from Science North.

The program Science North is presenting is entitled Predators and their Prey. The program is suitable for grades 4 to 6 but has specific curriculum links in grades 4 and 6.

The videoconference lasted approximately 50 minutes in length and allowed staff scientists to dialogue with the students through a question and answer session. St. Anne students examined various biological samples such as skulls, claws, and teeth to learn some of the animals’ physical and behavioural features that allow them to obtain food and survive in their habitat. The material included in the Science North kit contained animal skulls, skeletons, and animal tracks which had been delivered to the school in advance.

This videoconference provided the students with not only a “one of a kind hands on learning experience” but also demonstrated how the use of technology can foster creative and unique partnerships in the Sudbury community.

St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School Celebrates “Bully Busters Day”

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As part of their anti-bullying program, students at St. Paul the Apostle inaugurated the “Bully Busters” team into their school.

Lead by the school’s student parliament and Mrs. Lee, (teacher), the student body prepared rap songs, poster contests and messages about bullying for their February12th, “Bully Busters Day.”

Throughout the day students participated in anti-bullying and bullying awareness activities. Special guests from the community were also invited to take part in the “Bully Busters” presentations.

Local Author, Dr. Sean Costello to Speak to St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School Students

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On Monday, February 23, 2009, local doctor and author Dr. Sean Costello will visit St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School, 2993 Algonquin Road from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. to speak to the students re the creative writing process and his new novel ‘Here After’.

Sean Costello is a master of the poignancy of everyday living. Here After, (his sixth novel) Dr. Costello tackles a difficult subject with wit and humanity-and a couple of really good scares. It’s a father and son story that will touch your heart.” (author Susie Moloney)

While researching this novel, Sean learned of organizations like Child Find and the role they play in the process of returning missing children to their families. In honour of that role, he has decided to donate all personal proceeds from the novel to Child Find.

St. Anne Catholic School Enters into Unique Videoconferencing Partnership with Science North

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St. Anne Catholic School has entered into a unique partnership with Science North in piloting an in-class videoconference session. Mr. Thomson’s grade 6 class will participate in piloting the Science North video conferencing school program “Predators and Prey” on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 from 12:35-1:55 p.m.

Grade 6 students will utilize newly installed Smartboard technology in the classroom to conduct a videoconference with a Bluecoat from Science North. The program Science North is presenting is Predators and their Prey. It is a program suitable for grades 4 to 6 but has specific curriculum links in grades 4 and 6. The videoconference will be approximately 50 minutes in duration. The program includes a Science North science kit containing animal skulls, skeletons, tracks, etc.

This videoconference provides the students with not only a “one of a kind hands on learning experience” but also demonstrates how the use of technology can foster creative and unique partnerships in the Sudbury community

Marymount Academy Students Kick Off Heart and Stroke Campaign

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Marymount Academy will be kicking off the start of its Heart and Stroke campaign on Friday, February 20, 2009 . Representatives from the Marymount Catholic Charities Council (MC3) and the Heart and Stroke Foundation will be in attendance to help raise awareness for the kick off.

Marymount Academy will host a school skating/sliding day at Queen’s Athletic Field. Students wishing to take part in these activities will be asked to make a donation to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The school has already received donations from local Sudbury businesses who are helping to sponsor the event. These proceeds will also go to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Special guests such as the Chief of Police, Ian Davidson, staff from the City of Greater Sudbury Fire Department, and a young girl who has been affected by heart disease, will join Marymount students for the kick-off to the Heart and Stroke campaign.

Bishop Carter Catholic Secondary School Students to Canvass for the Heart and Stroke Campaign Wednesday, February 18, 2009

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Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic Secondary School students will be canvassing for the Heart and Stroke Foundation during the evening of February 18, 2009. As part of the Foundations Heart and Stroke Awareness Month, students have been actively engaged in recruiting other students to go out that evening in their neighbourhood to raise money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Money raised will go toward funding research and other programs which are of vital importance to the health of the Sudbury community. Bishop Carter staff will be providing the students with pizza and hot chocolate to help keep them warm when they return to the school on what could prove to be a cold winter’s night.

If students are unable to take part in the fundraising blitz on the night of February 18, they are still being encouraged to choose an evening in February that best suits them and to fundraise on that evening. Also half of the proceeds of the school’s dress down day in February will go to the Heart and Stroke foundation.

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