Sudbury Catholic District School Board

Month: December 2016

Math Games are Alive and Well at St. David School

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St. David School hosted a Christmas Math Morning for students and their families to encourage Growth Mindset, specifically in math acquisition. One of the school’s main focuses this year is continued emphasis on promoting a greater collaboration between educators, students and their families. St. David School works closely with families because when there is a trusting, respectful relationship between the home and school, students have a better chance of being successful academically, socially and emotionally.

During the math morning, all parents and family members played fun, educational math games at school the with their children, then were given a Math Bag to take home. The Math Bag was filled with dice, cards and math game instructions as well as other simple math tools that they were encouraged to use at home to support their children build confidence in math.

RAMS have the Christmas Spirit!

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In record breaking numbers, students and staff at St. Charles Elementary in Chelmsford collected donations of cans and cash for the Friendship House Food Bank in Chelmsford. Last year, the school collected 3204 cans and we set out to beat that number by 1 this year. Thanks to the generosity of the families in the St. Charles school community, we collected 6743 cans this year, which included $1673.98 in cash!!

The students in Mme Bouzane’s grade 5/6 class demonstrated leadership as they counted donations, organized and graphed the results each week. After the collection of cans, students were privileged to go to the food bank and see behind the scenes, and what happens when all those boxes of food leave our front doors. They learned about how the food bank organizes donations for families in our community.

Thank you once again to all the families in our school for making a difference for the families in our community at this time.

Way to go, RAMS!

Michael Bellmore acclaimed to second consecutive term as Board Chair

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On Tuesday, December 6th at its inaugural board meeting, Michael Bellmore was acclaimed Chair of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board for a second consecutive term. Michael Bellmore is a proud alumnus of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board. He was elected to the Board in 2010 and also served with the former Sudbury District Roman Catholic Separate School Board from 1994 to 1997 as one of the youngest ever elected.

“I am humbled and honoured to have been re-elected to the role of Chairperson. I look forward to working with our Board as we continue to make strategic investments in the arts, special education and enhancing our student experiences at the secondary level through our new learning hubs while maintaining a balanced budget and ensuring our infrastructure is in excellent repair and well maintained”, said Michael Bellmore.

Serving alongside Bellmore is Trustee Ray Desjardins who was also acclaimed as Vice-Chair for a second term. Desjardins is also a long serving member of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board having first been elected to the Board in 2010.

What’s not to love about an alpaca?

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More than forty grade 9 religion and ESL students from St. Charles College visited the Dare 2 Dream Alpaca Farm in McKerrow.

While there, the students learned about Catholic essential themes such as stewardship of the environment, global citizenship, common good and the community.

Ms. Teale and Mrs. Barry say the students cannot stop talking about the full day excursion.

Did you know you can domesticate an alpaca and keep one at home?

St. David School runs the Santa Shuffle

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The students and staff of St. David Catholic School once again participated in the Salvation Army’s Santa Shuffle and Elf Run. The students and school staff raised funds to support the run. The event assists the Salvation Army support families in need during the Christmas season and throughout the year. All pledges raised for the Santa Shuffle and Elf Run help people in our community who struggle to make ends meet. St. David School raised $634.65 for the Salvation Army.

“The Santa Shuffle is a fantastic way to support those in need during the Christmas season as well as have fun promoting healthy living with our students. Our grade 3 teacher, Terri Lynn Lepage, and other staff members organize an after school running / reading club for the months leading up to the event as a way to train and promote good health through exercise. We are appreciative of all the support and encouragement of our families – and want to thank them for their generous donations. Merry Christmas!” states Lindsay Michel, St. David School FDK teacher.

Cards will soon see their work on the back of a bus

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Three St. Charles College students were presented with 1st place awards in an Action Sudbury poster contest to bring awareness to driving impaired. The students will soon see their posters on the back of city buses. The students each received a $250 gift card to the New Sudbury Shopping Center.

Their Arts teacher, Ms. Christina Thompson says “the poster contest was tied to the media arts unit studied in the grades 9 and 10 visual arts classes.”

Catholic Parent Involvement Committee hosts 2nd annual Carousel

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Thank you to all of the families and staff that were able to attend the second annual Carousel Night offered by the Catholic Parent Involvement Committee!

Here at Sudbury Catholic Schools we want to ensure that all of our staff and families are equipped to better their child’s learning through education and strong partnerships.

A big thank you to all of our presenters including, staff of Sudbury Catholic Schools, The Greater Sudbury Police Service, and The Sudbury and District Health Unit.

(Prepared by Justin Pappano, student at St. Benedict School)

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