Have you ever dreamt of traveling abroad? Of exploring and learning more about other cultures? Well, you can if you are a cute stuffed animal. Grade 12 Religion students at Bishop Alexander Carter CSS are exchanging stuffed animals with classroom in Japan, Taiwan and Costa Rica. These stuffed animals will report back to their home school to tell the students about their many experiences. This picture shows Horton the black bear that was sent to Japan. A stuffed beaver was sent to Taiwan and moose to Costa Rica. Let’s wait and see what these cute stuffed animals have to say about their cultural experiences in the other countries.
Month: February 2015
Ice Sculptures at St. Andrew
Grade 5/6 Core French students took a well enjoyed break from their Fêtons l’Hiver textbook and worked cooperatively to plan and execute the creation of miniature ice sculptures. Students are now in the process of putting their experience and newly attained vocabulary to use in the creation of an instructional video. Bravo! Pictured is the class with their creations.
Random acts of kindness at Bishop Alexander Carter CSS
Random acts of kindness are not so random at Bishop Alexander Carter CSS this month. Grade 12 students have been working diligently to bring smiles to students’ faces both at the school and abroad. The students in the Grade 12 Religion class handed out free cake to fellow students, visited the Elizabeth Centre and handed out Valentine’s Day cards to the seniors at the centre and bought coffee for people behind them in the drive through line at local coffee shops.
St. Mark’s student dreams of spring
Kravyn from St. Mark’s school in Markstay is trying to make the best of indoor recess time. He created a detailed picture of what he hopes the spring and summer will look like when it comes.
Cardinals ‘team up” with Canada’s National Ballet School
Dance students at St. Charles College took part in a live link with the national ballet’s YOU Dance program. YOU stands for Youth Outreach Understanding Dance and is geared towards building an understanding and passion for dance in today’s youth.
Close to thirty of the school’s dance students took in the performance making it the only school with Sudbury Catholic taking part.
Patricia Demore who teaches the grades 9 and 10 dance class says, “through the use of technology, this opportunity gives students a chance to connect with professionals, experience live performance and learn about the behind the scenes work that goes into such elaborate performances.”
The Live Links are free and there are still two dates available in May for schools who want to sign-up. Schools can visit national.ballet.ca for more details.
St. David School Students Inspired to “bookitforward”
St. David Catholic School students have challenged themselves and their families to share books and encourage all those around them to appreciate and better understand the knowledge and power that comes with reading. Inspired by the notion that we can change the world by sharing stories that matter, Ms. Lepage’s grade 3/4 class has called on their school community and the Greater Sudbury community to think of books that have inspired them and “book it forward”.
On Valentine’s Day, students hoped to get 100 people to gift a book that they love! Why? Because books are full of ideas, and ideas change things! Families were encouraged to share their pictures online with the hash-tag #bookitforwardstdavid
“What a wonderful, simple and inspiring idea”, stated Kacey Boulrice, school Educational Assistant and support staff that works with Ms. Lepage’s grade 3/4 class. “The students are excited about reading and more importantly they are excited about sharing books they love. The students are very intrigued by the idea that their peers are making decisions based on their reading recommendations. It is a wonderful thing to see students empowered and truly interested in sharing their ideas on books and reading for enjoyment”.
St. Andrew students hold conference evening on student growth
St. Andrew School held a Student Conference Evening on Thursday February 19th to showcase student growth. All students invited their parents or grandparents to the school so that they could showcase their growth so far this school year. The children prepared themselves with questions and evidence to share and parents were given questions that they could possibly ask their child.
Shrove Tuesday Celebrated at St. David Catholic School
St. David Catholic school celebrated Shrove Tuesday, more commonly known as Pancake Tuesday, by making pancakes for all staff and students. The school staff gathered at 7 am in the school kitchen and started the task of making pancakes for all 250 students and their teachers. In the Catholic faith, Shrove Tuesday is the day preceding Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. The penitential season of Lent is a period of 40 days ending with the celebration of Easter. Eating pancakes the day before Lent started as a way to use up rich foods such as eggs, milk and sugar.
The students enjoyed their pancake breakfasts with their teachers. “They were yummy” commented grade 2 student Fred Ranger after finishing his meal. “I really liked the blueberry topping on my pancakes. I think the fruit was my favourite part” stated Tate Armstrong, grade 1 student. The students also learned the term “Mardi Gras” is French for “Fat Tuesday”, again referring to the tradition of eating foods rich in fats and sugars on Shove Tuesday. “This is a wonderful tradition at St. David School. We have been making pancakes for the students and staff for as long as I can remember on Shrove Tuesday. It is a wonderful time to come together as a community of faith and enjoy good food and good company. It makes for a great start to the day”, stated Nancy Costanzi, the school’s resource teacher.
St. Andrew celebrates Ash Wednesday
Staff and students at St. Andrew school celebrated Ash Wednesday in the school gym on Wednesday February 18 at 1pm. Students were reminded that lent is a time for fasting and almsgiving. Each class was challenged to choose a fasting and almsgiving project to work together on during the 40 days of lent.