May 2016 - Page 2 of 4 - Sudbury Catholic District School Board

St. Charles College Host Police Week Kick off

Posted on May 17, 2016August 23, 2018 by admin

If you drove by St. Charles College today, you would have seen officers repelling off the roof. Greater Sudbury Police Services kicked off Police week with a huge event for the entire campus including several classes from Holy Trinity Catholic Elementary School.

The event included displays of weaponry, the mobile command centre, a canine unit presentation, face painting and the list goes on.

St. Charles College was proud to host the event in conjunction with GSPS as it promotes safety and policing in our community.

2016 Chairperson Award winners announced

Posted on May 17, 2016August 23, 2018 by admin

Michael Fabiilli, Kacey Boulrice and John Jamieson are the 2016 Chairperson’s Award Winners.

Every year the Sudbury Catholic District School Board Trustees select recipients for the Board’s prestigious Chairperson’s Award. These individuals embrace our Catholic values, exemplify the Board’s vision and mission, demonstrate initiative and ingenuity and contribute positively to the lives of students and staff. This year’s three recipients certainly exemplify all of these qualities.

John Jamieson is described as a very caring person who takes great pride in his work. John presents himself as a positive role model to both staff and students, his work ethic is inspirational and he constantly shows his capacity to treat all with respect and compassion. Currently John is employed as a Building Services Technician at St. Charles College where his positive presence enhances school life for all.

Kacey Boulrice is an Educational Assistant working at St. David’s Catholic School. Kacey is described as a dynamic staff member who contributes meaningfully to the lives of the people at St. David each and every day. She contributes in many ways including making breakfast for over 220 students each day and facilitates a peer support system for girls at recess. She is a problem solver and a true gift to the students and staff at St. David School.

Michael Fabiilli is a distinguished educator and coach. Currently on staff at St. Charles College he is described as a man of integrity and character who embodies the school motto of goodness, discipline and knowledge. Among his many contributions to school life, Mike has coached the Senior Football Team for his entire teaching career of twenty-nine years. His coaching goes well beyond the field as he guides his young athletes on how to be people of sound character. He is also described as an outstanding Math Teacher who has a soft spot for the most vulnerable of our students. He is indeed a strong role model whose gifts have helped to nurture the mind, body and spirit of the students who have had the opportunity to learn from “Coach Fabs” for the past 29 years.

This year’s award winners pictured with Chair Michael Bellmore will be honoured on May 25, 2016 during the Board’s retirement dinner and celebration of 25 year employees.

Dress Loud Day 2016

Posted on May 17, 2016August 23, 2018 by admin

Following an activity filled Catholic Education Week, Speech & Hearing Awareness Month debuted with a bang! Staff and students were invited to Dress Loud on Friday, May 6th in order to raise awareness around the needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Tip sheets focusing on speech, language, literacy and vocal hygiene will also be distributed throughout the course of the month.

1st Cancer Society Relay For Life at Immaculate Conception raises $9231.48

Posted on May 13, 2016August 23, 2018 by admin

On May 6th, Immaculate Conception, staff, students and parents participated in their very 1st Relay for Life. Their fundraising goal was to match the $1293.00 donation made by a grade 2 student, Julia Hayden when she cut her hair, at their kick off, to help make wigs for Cancer patients. They were hoping to collect $2400.00.

This year’s theme was “Walking Together, Sharing Our Story”. The afternoon started off with an opening ceremony where two students Julia Hayden and Emily Lotter shared their Cancer story along with Mrs. Swiatek, EA.

The school then recognized the participation of Cancer survivors, who were family members of the students. They so courageously led the walk outdoors. After an hour walk, they met back in the gymnasium for a very touching luminaries ceremony that allowed the school community to pray for the survivors as well as their loved ones who lost their fight to Cancer.

The students could not contain their excitement when the grand total was unveiled at the closing ceremonies. Mrs. Cathy Burns, from the Canadian Cancer Society’s regional office, was presented with a cheque for $9231.48.

Following this presentation, the much anticipated “Pie in the face” event took place. The student who raised the most in each class got to pie a teacher and the student who raised the most in the whole school got to pie the principal.

What an amazing event! Fun was had by all! A great big THANK YOU goes out to the many volunteers, the survivors, the students, parents & staff at Immaculate Conception. Their efforts really did pay off!

Elders pass down quilting tradition to St. David students

Posted on May 11, 2016August 23, 2018 by admin

For Catholic Education Week, Mrs. Gran’s Full Day Kindergarten class at St. David Catholic School, invited Elders into the classroom to teach youth the skill of quilting. Previous to the quilting lesson, students learned about shapes and transformations in their math inquiry. Pictured are student, Xavier Wesley and quilter, Katie Begley working together to plan out his quilt square.

Catholic Education Week ended in a culminating activity whereby the students worked with Elders to create a paper quilt that is now on display for the school to view. Classroom teacher Jennifer Gran said, “it is important for the children to interact with people of various ages as they share their ideas and learn from each other. This was a wonderful sharing of generational knowledge”.

St. Charles College Elementary Student Scores Turning Points Award

Posted on May 6, 2016August 23, 2018 by admin

Turning Points essays submitted to The Learning Partnership are intended to allow students to share an event in their life that changed or altered them. This year, the first St. Charles College elementary students took part by submitting their works of art.

While she’s only thirteen years old, grade eight student, Phoenix Cooper shared the story of her moment of growth stemming back to an incident when she accidently hit her sister with a golf club. Phoenix says it was then she learned how fragile human life.

Phoenix received a plaque and a cheque for twenty-five dollars.

Pius XII School Celebrates Catholic Education Week through the Living Rosary

Posted on May 6, 2016August 23, 2018 by admin

To celebrate May – the month of Mary, students at Pius XII School have been praying to Mary and learning about her many gifts. With the help of Holy Redeemer Parish volunteer, Jocelyne Bene, Pius XII School students took part in a living rosary during Catholic Education week. The grade six students lined up inside the school gymnasium in the shape of a rosary and led the school community in prayer. “It is always nice to celebrate together – students, staff, parents, and our parish community. The living rosary made our faith come alive and allowed students to feel the presence of Mary during this interactive celebration,” said grade six teacher, Caroline Mansourian.

State-of-the-art Sensory room at St. Charles College unveiled

Posted on May 6, 2016August 23, 2018 by admin

The Catholic Education Week theme “opening the doors of mercy” could not be more fitting with the opening of the Snoezelen room at St. Charles College. The state-of-the-art sensory room has been officially unveiled even though it has been used by the students in the Developmental Disability room for the last couple months.

Classroom teacher, Gregg Kolodinski has been working with the students for six years and says “In the past, the students would have to travel by handi-transit in all kinds of weather conditions to get the sensory stimulation that they needed at a Snoezelen facility at Pius school.” Now that calming and soothing facility filled with music, lights, bubbles and vibration is housed right outside the classroom doors.

The term Snoezelen, was coined by blending the Dutch word “snuffelen” or explore with “doezelen” or doze. These world class rooms were developed in Netherlands as a non-direct means of support for students who are autistic or have developmental disability that requires a multisensory approach to learning.

Special Education Consultant, Christina Raso and Special Education Resource Teacher Jodi Cunningham were also on-hand for the unveiling and have been instrumental at seeing the 200 thousand dollar project to fruition over the years. Cunningham says “The students who require this multi-sensory approach to learning are the most vulnerable students in the building and it is great to see that the Sudbury Catholic District School Board is making this valuable and rewarding investment for the growth of these students.”

Students and Teachers

Posted on May 5, 2016August 23, 2018 by admin

Laurentian University primary ABQ participants were provided with some hands-on learning at Holy Cross. Students in Mme Sarmatiuk’s grade 3 FI class and Mme Blais-Callaway’s 4/5 FI class led a session on the use and impact of technology in the classroom. Students shared how their learning has been transformed by the use Showbie in their classroom. Students also taught the LU students how Explain Everything works and the benefits of using this app in a variety of subject areas. Students enjoyed the opportunity to “be the experts”.