Bishop A. Carter students took part of a enriching and eye opening activity. The term Holodomor (death by forced starvation, in Ukrainian) refers to the starvation of millions of Ukrainians in 1932-33. The Holodomor was the result of policies of the leadership of the Soviet Union and the Communist Party, which inflicted the Holodomor on the Ukrainian countryside.The ‘Holodomor National Awareness Tour’ is an RV travelling across Canada and the USA. The RV is set up like a theatre with 12 “4K” televisions. They are also equipped with tablets which students used for group work and interactive learning. Students left the RV with a better understanding of what a genocide really is and the importance of the tolerance to other cultures.
Month: April 2016
Cancer Society Relay for Life
Celebrating or Remembering? Sympathy or Empathy? Fighting back?
What motivates us to get involved in events such as the Cancer Society Relay for Life? Come out and see for yourself! You’ll be in for quite a few surprises such as the great reveal of our total pledge amount, brave survivors sharing their experiences, special reflection time during the luminaries ceremonies, testamonials, the excitement of teacher’s receiving a pie in the face, etc. Join us for this unforgettable event. You’re sure to leave with special memories!
Friday, May 6th 2016
St. Paul school in Coniston
For more information, contact Denise Valiquette at 705-694-4482
St. Anne school in Hanmer
For more information, contact Liliana Novosel at 705-969-2101
Immaculate Conception school in Val Caron
For more information, contact Irene Raymond or Rosanna Leduc at 705-897-4483
Catholic Education Week May 1 – May 6: Opening Doors of Mercy
Pope Francis has declared 2016 a “Holy Year of Mercy” as a way for the Catholic church to “make more evident, its mission to be a witness of mercy”. The Holy Year began on December 8, 2015 and will be celebrated until November 20, 2016.
As well, Pope Francis opened the Vatican’s Holy Door on December 8th. The Holy Door is opened to evoke the concept of forgiveness which is the main focus of a Holy Year. The theme God’s mercy is illustrated in fifteen of the sixteen bronze panels that make up the Vatican Door. There are seven such Holy Doors in the world, including one in Quebec City.
Catholic Education Week 2016 combines both the theme of mercy and the act of opening doors of reconciliation, mercy and forgiveness to all around us.
Catholic Education Week is marked by special activities at all grade levels, including prayer celebrations and service activities.
We invite you to visit our schools during this special week and to participate in any of our activities as we celebrate Catholic Education Week 2016. See the list of activities.
Marymount Academy presents “A Regal Night” fundraiser
Marymount Academy presents “A Regal Night” on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Enjoy cocktails, dinner, a talent show and silent auction. Tickets are $30 each and available by calling (705)574-4231 or by stopping by the school’s main office.
Book a table of eight and bring your friends and family!
SCC French Immersion Political Science class gets Q & A with MP Paul Lefebvre
The grade 12 French Immersion politics class got to have a question and answer period with their Member of Parliament this morning at St. Charles College.
The students asked questions of Paul Lefebvre about decriminalization of doctor assisted suicide and marijuana.
They also learned about Mr. Lefebvre’s transition from lawyer to politician and his views on young adults in Sudbury.
Mr. Lefebvre also talked about his recent trip to the Middle East and said that while he loves travelling to foreign countries he often returns to Canada and kisses the ground.
St. Charles College Choir Scores Special Award of Distinction at Kiwanis
Congratulations to our students who performed at the 71st annual Kiwanis Festival and walked away with a special award of distinction.
Ms. Shannon Coyle’s concert choir finished with a gold, as well as receiving a performance award at the Kiwanis Stars of Excellence concert. The Chrissie Nemis award was named after a Sudbury singer who had the voice of an angel and used her gift of singing to enhance the lives of others.
Ms. Coyle says “Chrissie’s life was about music, family and faith and this is exactly the elements that we try to instill in our students at St. Charles College.”
St. John “Booketeers” take first place at Battle of the Books
A great big congratulations to the St. John “Booketeers” for their first place finish at the Battle of the Books competition held on April 19th at College Boreal. The competition hosted over a dozen teams from several school boards. Preparation for the contest began in October with team members working diligently to read through the 30 books on the competition book list. Coaches Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Vaillancourt are very proud of the hard work and dedication of team members: Alexandrea Carlson, Sydney Third, Tanner Rollins, Jacob Ricker, Rory Lavallee, Colton Roque, Riley Schafer and Aidan Gardner.
St. David School Celebrates Earth Day 2016
The students and staff at St. David Catholic School recognized this year’s Earth Day by “wild flower bombing” the new school site. St. David Catholic School will be moving to a brand new school in September 2016. The new school is located at 549 Frood Road, just a block away from their current school.
Teachers, students and staff members created wild flower bombs to prepare for the Earth Day celebration. Recycled paper, water and flowers seeds were mixed together to create “flower bombs”, then students and staff walked to the new school site to throw their “wild flower bombs” around exterior of the school site.
“We are excited to move to the new school and want to have a hand in creating a beautiful, welcoming school culture. This was a simple, fun way to contribute to the development of a natural setting around the school. We had fun creating the “wild flower bombs” and we had fun walking to the new site and throwing our creations. Now we patiently wait until September to move in.” stated Nancy Costanzi, St. David School Resource teacher.
Earth Day Meets Math at St. Charles College
Mrs. Narozanski’s grade 7 students used Earth Day to study population growth and decay in grade 7.
The students watched a film on the topic then looked at the math model used to determine trends in population growth. The students used M&M’s as their manipulative to understand the model simulating growth in a fish pond.
Mrs. Narozanski explains “We put two “fish” (M&M’s) in a cup and shook them out. If the M was face up, you had to add a “fish” to the group. Then students repeated this eight times to study the trend.”
Afterwards the students studied population decay with the chocolates. “They gently shook them out onto the desk. All fish with the M’s facing up were dead and students got to eat them. They recorded how many fish remained alive. Then repeated this eight times.”
Two students, Mercedes Wabanose and Jessica Gagnon, as pictured, realized through the process that fish were dying at a rapid rate and found the activity sad but fun.