Sudbury Catholic District School Board

Month: March 2013

Gearing Up for Franco-Fun Day at St. Anne Catholic School

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St. Anne Catholic School is proud to announce that one of their students, Kyle Denis was selected as this year’s Sudbury Catholic District School Board Intermediate student Franco Fun Day button contest winner.

The Core French student took part in this contest in preparation for our 3rd annual Franco Fun Day. “I was very proud to see the students so motivated and put so much effort into designing potential button templates for this day. Many of them really wanted to win this contest,” said Liane Dutrisac, Core French teacher at St. Anne Catholic Elementary School. Kyle’s button has now been sent out for printing. “I think it’s really cool that many students in our school board will be wearing a button that I designed for this day,” says Kyle Denis, a grade 7 student. Franco Fun Day, scheduled for March 20, 2013, is a day when our school gathers to celebrate Canada’s other official language and French culture in our school community.

St. John’s Hallway to Spiritual Journey

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As staff and students walk down the halls of St. John Catholic Elementary School, they will be making way into the St. John’s Hallway to Spiritual Journey.   The primary, junior, intermediate hallways have been named after positive Character/Virtue Building traits.  For example, walk down Happy Lane, or Empathy Rd. when visiting the Kindergarten students who are busy in the hallways ready to enter class. Empathy Rd. connects with the Rootsof Empathy program that takes place in the Full Day Kindergarten  classes.  The Roots of Empathy is a bullying prevention program that teaches young children social/emotional competencies. Or, why not saunter down the junior hallway of Peace Blvd.and Faith Avenue.  Then, there is the Gr.8 hallway, where students enter Stewardship Blvd.  As the leaders of the School, the students are responsible stewards in setting an example to carrying out the work God is calling them to do.

Thank you to the St. John School Safe School Team for creating a warm culture of respect and inclusivity for all staff and students.  

The Science of Flight Takes Off at St. Anne Catholic School

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On February 14th 2013, Mrs. Troscinski’s Grade 6 class at St. Anne Catholic Elementary School took part in a Science North e-Workshop: UP! Discovering Flight in the comfort of their own classroom.

The e-Workshop was delivered to the classroom from Science North via Skype where students had an opportunity to interact, design, and build the basic structure of an airfoil (airplane wing) and make use of it during a live e-workshop.

Students had two pre-workshops prior to the lesson and will be having a post workshop where they will extend their experience by designing and building hot-air balloons.

It was a great experience for the class to gain a greater understanding of the science of flight!

Cardinals Take Home Both Junior and Senior Volleyball Titles at NOSSA

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It was a celebratory Monday at St. Charles College recently.  The girls’ junior and senior volleyball teams competed at NOSSA and brought home not one BUT TWO championship banners.
 
The junior team beat the Sault’s Superior Heights Steelhawks to take the Northern Ontario Secondary Schools Association AAA junior girls title. 
 
Head coach Julie Dion told her team to remain positive as they are always a team that works well at coming from behind and they did.
 
The senior team also took the AAA senior girls volleyball title after beating out the Korah Colts with their strong offense and defence. 
 
Both teams advanced to the Ontario Federation of School Athletics Associations (OFSAA) AAA championships held in Windsor March 3rd to the 6th.

Future Angels Visit St. Anne Catholic School

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Recently, the Sudbury Catholic District School Board hosted a variety of JK Registration Nights, including one at St. Anne Catholic Elementary School in Hanmer. The Open House was a resounding success, allowing future students and parents to explore what the ELKP (Early Learning Kindergarten Program) at St. Anne Catholic School has to offer. The school was bubbling with little ones excited to explore their surroundings. “It is fun! I want to come back again,” said Gillis O’Daiskey, future student of St. Anne Catholic School. “My new teacher is nice,” said Charlie Caissie.

The parents were very impressed with the classrooms, activities, and layout of the school. They were equally impressed with the amount of staff and teachers who were there to welcome and interact with the future students. “Seeing all of the teachers present to answer questions was outstanding,” said one parent visiting the school.

St. Anne Catholic School offers the full-day kindergarten program in both English and French Immersion. The school also offers plenty of opportunities for students to be exposed to technology including iPads, Apple TV, and MacBooks.

ST. BENEDICT ALUMNI CHALLENGE SENIOR BASKETBALL TEAMS IN THRILLING DISPLAY OF SCHOOL HISTORY

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On February 20th, St. Benedict C.S.S. hosted an ‘Alumni vs. Student’ Basketball Game in conjunction with the St. Benedict Alumni Association to raise awareness and funds for an upcoming Reunion event in 2015. The basketball event was also a way to celebrate the success of past graduates and the rich 20 year history of the school. The school’s very first reunion will commemorate the first 20 years of graduates from its initial graduating class of 1999/2000, to those graduating in 2010.

The proceeds of this buyout event for the students went to the St. Benedict Alumni Association, who is working with the school and various individuals throughout the community, to organize a number of fundraising events over the next few years in anticipation of the upcoming reunion. With a final score of 58 to 36, fans were on the edge of their seats from start to finish. After the game, the alumni took time to speak with the current generation of students and staff about their experiences at St. Benedict C.S.S., their ambitions after graduating, and their chosen career paths and goals.

The mission of the St. Benedict Alumni Association is to promote a strong relationship between alumni and the school, to promote a sense of pride among alumni and current students, as well as establish and nurture mutually beneficial relationships with other alumni, students, and the community.

They are working diligently on many upcoming events and are looking for volunteers, donations, and sponsors. If you wish to participate, “Like” them on Facebook at Facebook.com/stbenedictcssalumni or e-mail st.benedict.reunion@hotmail.com.

Second Annual “Dragon’s Den” a Hit at St. Anne Catholic School

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Recently, students in grade 8 at St. Anne Catholic Elementary School in Hanmer participated in their annual “Dragon’s Den” science fair and became inventors for the day. Grade 8 students displayed their inventions for the entire school community to view and ten groups were selected to present their inventions to the panel of Dragons in the afternoon. The dragons consisted of Guy Mathieu, Principal of St. Anne Catholic Elementary School, Jennifer Connelly, Curriculum Coordinator at Sudbury Catholic Schools, Kirk McKee, teacher at Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic Secondary School, and Ms. McNicoll, registered nurse and community member.

Students worked extremely hard over the past 3 weeks planning, constructing, interviewing, testing, and marketing their new inventions. Their final products demonstrated the development and evaluation of innovative devices, models, techniques and approaches in technology and engineering. With the help of their teachers Julie Caissie, Jody O’Daiskey, and Jules Guenette, students integrated several technologies, inventions, or designs and constructed technological systems that could have human and commercial benefits.

St. Anne Angels created highly original products that demonstrated resourcefulness and creativity in design. Some of the top products were the “Purf”, created by Robyn Gagne and Coral Brabant, which transforms a scarf to a purse, as well as the “Kibble Katcher”, created by Alexander Gardner, which helps keep pet food from being scattered across the floor. The Sudbury Catholic District School Board will be holding a board wide science fair on March 6th, and seven projects from St. Anne Catholic School in Hanmer will be among those featured.

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