Sudbury Catholic District School Board

Month: November 2015

TRANSPORTATION CANCELLED, SCHOOLS REMAIN OPEN – SUDBURY, ESPANOLA, MASSEY AND MANITOULIN DISTRICTS

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Due to icy road conditions and in the interest of safety, all school related transportation services for English catholic, English public, French catholic and French public schools, operating in the districts of SUDBURY, ESPANOLA, MANITOULIN AND MASSEY (this includes all areas such as St-Charles, Noelville, Monetville, Markstay, Hagar, Warren, Wahnapitae, Coniston, Killarney, Whitefish, Whitefish River First Nations, Manitoulin Island, Onaping, Chelmsford, Capreol, Valley East, Garson, Chelmsford, Azilda, …) are cancelled today. All schools will remain open, however, NO transportation will be provided.

Parents who transport their children to school are reminded that they must pick their children up at the end of the school day.

All staff is expected to report to work.

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Elementary Students Experience Tech Day at BACCSS

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Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic Secondary School recently welcomed their feeder school grade 8 students to a fun filled day exploring the trades. Students had the opportunity to integrate themselves into a scene being filmed by our SHSM students in Information & Communication Technology. They were exposed to demonstrations in MIG Welding, Oxy Acc., and C N C Plasma in the manufacturing class. They also had the opportunity to make bird houses in the construction class and raced RC cars in the gym. Bishop looks forward to welcoming all incoming Gators in September!

F/I Students at St.Charles College Celebrate la Ste-Catherine by Making “tire”

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On November 25th teacher Sabrina Rocca’s grade 7/8 French Immersion class at St. Charles College celebrated a cultural event known as “La Sainte-Catherine. Saint Catherine is the patron saint of young, unmarried women. She lived in the 4th century, and was executed for refusing to marry the emperor. Making tire became a French-Canadian tradition when Sister Marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame made sweet candy to attract young students to her school. The “candy” became so popular that young maidens started making them on the feast of Ste. Catherine.

Students learned about mixing various ingredients and boiling at exact temperatures to get the perfect tire. They also discovered how pulling this dark taffy-like mixture transformed it into a golden yellow colour, making it a wonderful treat. The class made 2 different traditional recipes, which both turned out to be a wonderful treat.

The students shared their tire while taking about where it came from and saying a special prayer to both Ste. Catherine and Ste. Marguerite Marguerite Bourgeoys.

We Want to Hear From YOU – PARENTS, STUDENTS, STAFF… Take the Survey – #YOURVOICEMATTERS !

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Dear Parents, Staff, Students and Community Members,

We are very pleased to invite you to participate in our campaign ‘Your Voice Matters’. This is an opportunity to contribute your thoughts about your schools and our school board.

We want to know what you appreciate and what challenges you believe your school is facing. To join the conversation, just click on the link below. You’ll be asked to share your thoughts through four open-ended questions.

For more information and to participate, please go to the following link. The link will be open until January 22, 2016.
http://scdsb.edu.on.thoughtexchange.info/invitation

In January, you will be invited to join the second step in this process – to review and help prioritize the thoughts that are most important to you. This will help us get a sense of the shared values and priorities of our schools and our community.

Please note that during this step, your thoughts will be shared with others but your name will always be kept confidential.

Your time spent engaging in this process is very much appreciated and will be used to establish the strategic priorities, which will guide our Board during the next 5 years.

Please join the conversation and share your thoughts with us. Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at:

yourvoicematters@sudburycatholicschools.ca

Sincerely,

Joanne Bénard

Joanne Bénard
Director of Education

The concept of “otherness” at SCC

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This week at St. Charles College, the high school students presented an idea to the grade 8 students. The concept was “otherness” and the goal was to discuss differences in each other and show greater acceptance of others.

The students in high school, Max Cull, Emma Dionne, Gabriela Alves, Carley Popkie and Haley Cornthwaite presented “otherness” to Mme Rocca’s Grade 8 literacy class.

It was also a great bridging activity allowing for the grade 8 students to interact with their high-school peers.

Coming Soon… #Yourvoicematters!

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Very soon we will be inviting you to participate in our campaign ‘Your Voice Matters’. This is an opportunity to contribute your thoughts about your school and our school board. We want to know what you appreciate and what challenges you believe your school is facing. You’ll be asked to share your thoughts through three open-ended questions. More information to come shortly… #yourvoicematters@sudburycatholicschools

Errol Lee Visits Immaculate During Bullying Awareness Week

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Singer, dancer and motivational speaker Errol Lee rocked the Immaculate Conception Catholic Elementary School gymnasium with a concert entitled “The Golden Rule” and “Cool to be Kind”. Students enjoyed the rapper’s message of demonstrating Catholic virtues through their interactions with others. While Errol was singing “Lean on Me”, Kylie MacGregor and Emmaleigh Levesque were leaning on each other for support.

Immaculate Students Sign a Contract with Greater Sudbury Police

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Immaculate students sign a contract with Greater Sudbury Police recently to always be kind to others and not to get involved with any bullying actions. Cordelia and Riley Brosha, along with Constable Freeman hold the Greater Sudbury Police shirt that was signed by the students.

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