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Month: February 2012
St. John Students Celebrate Literacy Day with a Twist
Primary students at St. John School celebrated World Literacy Day on Friday, January 27th with a Fairy Tale twist. Students enjoyed dressing as their favourite Fairy Tale character as they spent the morning engaged in literacy activities. At one station, students played Fairy Tale Trivia, answering questions about some of their beloved stories. Students also listened to and acted out Fairy Tales with their teachers.
St. Andrew Celebrates Family Literacy Day
For Family Literacy Day at St. Andrew Catholic Elementary School, Fire Chief Dan Stack and Public Safety Officer, Mitch Therriault read stories to the primary students. Police Officer Midena read stories to the junior students. Students enjoyed popcorn, and dressed in pyjamas for the day.
St. Mary Students “Stand Up” for Family Literacy Day
On January 27th, 2012, St. Mary Catholic School Staff decided to host a “Stand Up Day.” “We wanted to make sure the students were learning an important message on Family Literacy Day ,”said Ms. Waern. “It is for this reason the teachers decided to work with an anti-bullying theme.”
Children travelled from station to station in the afternoon. At one station they listened to literature about bullying and then they participated in oral exercises. At another station, they listened to fairy tales such as Cinderella. The students were then asked to reflect on what they would do if they were being bullied and how they could change their behaviour if they were bullying others. The children were also asked to act out scenarios. Finally, in Ms. Waern’s class students listened to their teacher read books and then they were asked to group together to write poetry with an anti-bullying theme.
The day culminated in the library, where the children created their own “Stand Up” bracelets and “Self-esteem” cupcakes. “
The children were taught the words of Mother Teresa, “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” “So how do we belong to each other?,” asked Ms. Brunneau. Her class responded by saying, “Make other people feel good about themselves, and you will feel good about you.”
This message sent by our junior students, sums up the learning of our children on Family Literacy Day. In addition, “The message brings truth and light to our Catholic vision and values ,” said principal Sherry Bortolotti.
Math is More than Numbers
Parents of Grades 1-5 students at St. Charles Catholic Elementary School were invited to the school and experience math with their child using IXL, a math tool using technology. At St. Charles school, math concepts are approached from all angles, offering visual representations, word problems, interactive activities and more. Grade 4 teacher, Maria Petroski states that ‘with an abundance of math problems for every learning style, students can’t help but build lasting skills and confidence’.
Reading with the Wolves
St. Paul the Apostle School welcomed four Sudbury Wolves on the morning of Wednesday Feb. 1. These four players visited the various classrooms and read hockey related books for the students. Pictured is Nathan Pancel with Madame Wright’s JK French Immersion Class. He shared the book “Just One Goal” written by Robert Munsch and illustrated by Michael Martchenko.
Students Get Hands-On With Health Care
The Introductory Health Care class at St. Charles College recently visited St. Albert’s Adult Education Centre for a shared lab. The high school students joined forces with the Personal Support Worker students to gets some hands-on practical health care skills in the areas of feeding, oral care, vital signs assessments, patient transfers and basic bedside care.
The Introductory Health Care Class is part of the Specialist High Skills Major for Health and Wellness offered at St. Charles College. It gives students the opportunity to start pursuing health care related classes in their high school years.
In photo: Students get hands-on with health care
The Introductory Health Care class at St. Charles College recently visited St. Albert’s Adult Education Centre for a shared lab. The high school students joined forces with the Personal Support Worker students to gets some hands-on practical health care skills in the areas of feeding, oral care, vital signs assessments, patient transfers and basic bedside care.
The Introductory Health Care Class is part of the Specialist High Skills Major for Health and Wellness offered at St. Charles College. It gives students the opportunity to start pursuing health care related classes in their high school years.