The students of St. Andrew Catholic Elementary School participated in a vigorous afternoon of heart healthy activities on the afternoon of Wednesday May 14 in support of Jump Rope for Heart. Students were divided into teams and then moved to six various activities throughout the afternoon. The activities included skipping, soccer, frisbee, hula hoops, ball tag and fishy fishy. Pictured is Tristan Day from gradae 6 showing off his skipping skills.
Month: May 2014
Superstar Cooking at St. Benedict
Staff at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School were treated to the culinary talents of Master Chef Mirida Mohammed recently. After school on Tuesday, May 13th, staff gathered in the school’s food’s room to meet Mirida and watch as she prepared a tasty dish using Adoro cooking oils. The event was organized with the help of Jodie Gibson, owner of Adoro Oils and Vinegars. Staff were encouraged to ask questions and learned what her experiences were like as she competed in the recent TV series “Master Chef Canada”. They also learned how simple it is to prepare tasty, quick and nutritious food which can be enjoyed by the whole family. The visit with the staff was followed by two more sessions with invited guests from the community. It can be said that the staff at St. Benedict is now on their way to culinary greatness, thanks to this visit from an inspiring Master Chef!
Celebrating Writers
Three girls at St. Charles College were recently honoured for their written works of art. Grade 12 students Maicie Szilva and Melissa Minor as well as grade 9 student Katie Miscio were recognized at the Sudbury Turning Points ceremony.
Turning Points is a writing competition put on by the Learning Partnership that focuses on building character development and literacy for students in grades 6-12.
The focus of the written submissions is to hone in on an important turning point in student lives. Maicie Szilva won a 2nd place award for her essay entitled “I Lost Her” about her sister’s illness which causes seizures. Miscio and Minor both received honourable mentions at the ceremony. Katie Miscio’s essay called “A New Normal” focused on the death of both her grandparents. Melissa Minor’s called “Aftermath” was about bullying.
St. James BBQ
The Knights of Columbus are pictured with Father Pat around the BBQ. The Parent Council organized the event – the Knights of Columbus cooked, the CWL took care of the desserts and Todd Connors, District Manager of Perkin’s Restaurant donated the food. Trustee, Estelle Scappatura attended the event as well as staff, students, and parents. A St. James Catholic Community event!
Career Fair at St. James
The grade 7 & 8 students at St. James Catholic School, recently used Career Cruising to help them choose a career to research. Some students displayed their work on a backboard while others created a slideshow on a Macbook. On May 6, they presented their work in the gym as a “career fair” for one another and guests.
Students had to describe the career, list the required skills and working conditions, display a sample career path with possible earnings, conduct an interview with someone in the field, look at the education required to become qualified for this career. Then they had to work backwards from the admission requirements to the college or university, to select their secondary school courses.
Next, we will look at the beginning salaries for their career choices and create budgets including taxes, rent, vehicle expenses, utilities, groceries, etc.
Empathy for Elephants at St. Bernadette
The Grade 4 French Immersion students from St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary School have completed a Knowledge Building Inquiry-based project in which they investigated and asked and answered questions about endangered African elephants. The students built on their knowledge base by visiting Science North, watching a National Geographic documentary and exploring various foundations established to help save the elephants. This inquiry inspired the students to work as a group to help save the African elephants. Some students created a pledge which their classmates and family members took to not use anything made from ivory, others created a petition asking their peers to join in the fight againstt poaching, while others decided to create poems and posters to help spread awareness. One group of students initiated a campaign to raise money to donate in order to adopt an elephant. Soon, this idea spread and the entire class became involved. They created a collection form and went about asking for donations from family and friends. The students were able to raise a total of $301.15! “Watching first hand how the students demonstrated such an intense compassion for these far away animals and how they came up with their own ideas to do their part to help them was amazing! I am very proud of the empathy and determination of the students.” said teacher, Jenny Aubin.
St. Paul Panthers Hit the Streets for SudburyRocks!
On Sunday, May 11 the St. Paul Running Club participated in the SudburyROCKS 5km Race, Run or Walk for Diabetes. A total of twenty students from Grades 5-8 participated in the 5K race while two students in the primary grades completed the 1K race. Running coaches Mme. Lavalle, Mme. Gautheir and Mlle. Vendramin are so very proud of the dedication and spirit of all the runners. The Running Club would like to thank the Knights of Columbus Council 6074 for their generous donation again this year to help offset registration fees for the students. Way to go Panthers!
Writing Our Chalice Children
Students in St. Charles College teacher Elizabeth Szilva’s Grade 11 English class have been writing letters to children in far off places. The students have been contacting the Chalice children that are sponsored by the school community during the Lenten collection.
Chalice is a Catholic sponsorship program that helps impoverished children with educational support, nutrition, medical care and other needs. Many of the children sponsored by St. Charles College live in places like India, Guatemala and the Philippines.
Students in the Grade 11 English class also learned about the Chalice organization and the success it has in helping students who are living in deplorable conditions.
St. John Runs for Diabetes
On May 11th, 11 dedicated St. John Catholic Elementary School students participated in the Sudbury Rocks 5K run for diabetes. The cross-country running team has been participating in races throughout the school year in order to train for this event. Top runners from St. John were Ethan Lavallee, Chris Benoit, and Eran Lamarche. Coach Mrs. Vaillancourt is extremely proud of all the runners.