Students at St. James Catholic Elementary School took part in Shrove Tuesday Celebrations to kick off the start of the Lenten Season. Students had the opportunity to eat delicious pancakes and talk about the meaning of Lent.
Month: February 2013
OECTA Elementary Celebrates 3rd Annual Fun Day.
For the third year in a row, the Ontario Elementary Catholic Teachers Association (O.E.C.T.A.) in Sudbury put together a day of fun for its members and their families over the Family Day weekend. Over 100 teachers and their families joined the festivities to celebrate Family Day at J & J Ranch in Hanmer. The four hour celebration included: crafts, skating, sliding, sleigh rides, a games room, horse-back riding & a petting zoo. Christina Raso, the Special Education Consultant for the Sudbury Catholic Board and Secretary for the O.E.C.T.A. local union brought her son out to take part in the day’s events. “What a great day to celebrate family, friends and co-workers,” Raso said. ” It is a great environment for O.E.C.T.A. members to relax and have some fun together with our families. Each year it gets bigger and better and more and more come out for the fun. ”
MARYMOUNT ACADEMY OPEN HOUSE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013 – 7:00 p.m.
Marymount Academy is holding its open house on Thursday, February 21, 2013.
The open house will run from 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: 165 D’Youville St. Sudbury
For more information, contact the school at (705) 674-4231.
St. James Sings to a Hometown Crowd
On Friday, February 8, 2013, students at St. James Catholic Elementary School took part in an exciting opportunity. These students were asked to sing the national anthem at the Friday night Wolves game in front of a full crowd at the Sudbury Arena. Despite some nerves and anxiety, the students did an outstanding job led by St. James teacher Tammy Lanci.”It was such an exciting event for the students,” Lanci stated. ” The students sang their hearts out for the entire Sudbury Arena crowd and we are very, very proud of their efforts!”
Celebrating Valentine’s Day at St. Andrew
St. Andrew School was full of love on February 14th as each class celebrated Valentine’s Day in their own unique way. The youngest children in the school prepared Valentine containers at home as a family project and then the children brought their boxes, baskets and bags into school so that all their friends and teacher could see their creations and also place individual Valentine’s in them.
St. Charles Elementary Students Explore Their Senses Through Goalball
JK/SK students in teacher Amy Malafarina’s class at St. Charles Catholic Elementary School learned more about their senses of hearing, touch and sight as they experienced the skills of the game Goalball. Thank you to teacher Adriano Simonato, a vision resource teacher with the Sudbury Catholic District School Board, for sharing his expertise and love for the sport with us!
Marymount/St. Ben’s Alpine Teams Make it Back-to-Back-to-Back
On Wednesday, February 13th the SDSSAA/NOSSA Alpine Championships took place showcasing just shy of 100 of the best high school racers who competed in slalom and giant slalom. Conditions were perfect for racing and all of the skiers took advantage of the favourable racing conditions. In the Level 1 division (no club racing affiliation or experience past Nancy Greene) Marymount Academy and St. Benedict’s were looking to make it three consecutive championships in three consecutive years. In the morning slalom runs, Marymount set the mark and reaffirmed that they are still a strong force in the city. Katherine Boyce earned her first gold medal in alpine competition in only her second year of ski racing and she wasn’t finished there. She finished the afternoon giant slalom run in second and was the silver medallist. This resulted in Katherine being crowned the overall Level 1 Girls’ combined champion and double-gold medallist. The success didn’t stop with Katherine. Veteran high school racer Danielle Burla captured the gold medal in the girls’ giant slalom after having a difficult morning in the slalom. Overall, the Regals finished with Katherine as the gold medallist, first-year racer Carissa Roy as the silver medallist, second-year racer Kelsey Roy in third place, and veteran Brittany Major in fifth place. This was more than enough to earn Marymount their third NOSSA championship in three consecutive years. Team members include: Danielle Burla, Katherine Boyce, Carissa Roy, Kelsey Roy, Brittany Major, McKenna Urso, Toni Teale, Kelsey Bell, Brier Cook, and Marika Moskalyk.
For St. Benedict’s, it was very much of the same. Ryan Bell was the overall Level 1 boys’ combined silver medallist. Adam Kirkwood and Arthur Cavallin finished fourth and fifth respectively overall. These outstanding finishes also earned the St. Benedict’s Level 1 boys’ team their third NOSSA championship in three consecutive years. Team members include: Ryan Bell, Adam Kirkwood, Arthur Cavallin, Jarvis Hill, Alex Andlar, Justin Fabian, and Dana Petrone.
Both teams will be representing Northern Ontario at the Provincial OFSAA Championships to be held at Blue Mountain in Collingwood from February 24th – 26th.
National Flag Day at St. Andrew
The staff and students of St. Andrew School celebrated National Flay Day on February 15. On this date in 1965 the Canadian flag was first raised over Parliament Hill. Everyone at St. Andrew Catholic Elementary School showed their pride in their flag and country by wearing read and white. At 1pm all viewed a beautiful slide show of Canadian scenes and sang a rousing rendition of O’ Canada.
National Flag Day at Pius XII
Pius XII Catholic Elementary School celebrate National Flag Day. Flag Day is marked annually February 15, ever since the flag first flew over Parliament Hill in Ottawa in 1965. As part of Spirit Week, the students and staff entered the school wearing red, white and maple leafs, representing the Canadian flag. Vice Principal, Tina Timpano says that ‘we just want people to take a moment and recognize the flag, a sign that gives us peace and unity and to be proud Canadians.” A special thank you to Private Scott Barbe, who brought a Canadian Flag to Pius school to be displayed at the main office.