In the month of August, St. Francis School received news that one of their students was ill. He was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and needed immediate treatment in Toronto. Matthew and his family are considered part or our St. Francis FLAMES family, so it was only natural to want to help”, says Principal, Ms. Timpano. A school EA, Mrs. Miscio, came up with the idea of having ‘Mondays for Matthew”, where students brought in change on each Monday in December and all proceeds go to Ronald McDonald house in Toronto. “St. Francis Charity Champs from Mrs. DeAngelis and Mrs. Mallette’s class took the lead and made ‘change cans’ for each classroom. The fundraiser has been a tremendous success! The school has currently raised $1000.00 and continue to collect funds. All funds raised in the month of December are matched by a donor, Michael Higgins. With his contribution, our fundraiser will bring in well over $2000.00 for Ronald McDonald House.”, says Mrs. Miscio. St. Francis students, staff and parents are thrilled to be able to help Matthew and others like him who continue to need life saving treatments away from home.
Month: December 2017
Students spread joy and cheer with cards to celebrate Advent!
Throughout this Advent season, students in Ms. Loranger’s Grade 5/6 at Pius XII School have been focusing on the various themes celebrated each week. For the third week of Advent which focuses on the the theme of joy, students participated in a discussion on the things that bring joy to their life and how we can bring joy to others. As an extension to this discussion, students including those in the photo (Billy, Brandon and Chloe) created Christmas cards to give to others outside our school community. The cards will be delivered to residents at Finlandia to spread a little joy and cheer during this holiday season.
St. Benedict Students donate more than 1500 toys to Salvation Army!
Students at St. Benedict Catholic School in the south end shipped more than 1500 toys to the Salvation Army by school bus. These toys will be wrapped by the Salvation Army and distributed to families ahead of December 24th.
The toys were collected as part of the TD/Salvation Army Toy Drive.
Students have been participating in this drive for five years and in that time frame, a total of more than seven thousand toys have been contributed.
Chaplain Rob Pappin and Principal Laura Kuzenko feel it is always heartwarming to see the students take on such an initiative and load up the school Christmas tree.
Money was also collected. That money was turned over to the Salvation Army for families requiring food items over the course of the Christmas break.
Immaculate Cougars raise 1500 cans for St. Vincent de Paul!
Immaculate community collected 1500 non-perishable food items that were sent to St. Vincent de Paul who is affiliated with St. Kevin’s Parish. The cougars had a goal to gather 1000 cans but with our in school competition between classrooms, our students brought in 1500 cans! Thanks Immaculate for supporting families in need during this Christmas Season!
Coding Crusader saves the day and brings students some coding fun!
The Coding Crusader visited St. David School and St. Anne School to celebrate the Hour of Code Week. The week took place from December 4-December 8 to celebrate computer science and programming. The Coding Crusader brought along games and learning resources to teach the students the benefits of learning coding and how to apply it to their learning.
Tuesday December 12 – Transportation Cancelled!
TRANSPORTATION CANCELLED, SCHOOLS REMAIN OPEN – SUDBURY, ESPANOLA AND MASSEY DISTRICTS
Due to poor 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 AND MASSEY (this includes all areas such as St-Charles, Noelville, Monetville, Markstay, Hagar, Warren, Wahnapitae, Coniston, Killarney, Whitefish, Whitefish River First Nations, 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.
Students Shop with a Cop to foster positive community relationships!
Shop with a Cop Program took place today. A couple of our Penguins enjoyed breakfast at P&M’s Kouzzina, followed by shopping with a Sudbury Regional Police Officer. Thank you officers for building positive relationships with our students!
Chair and Vice-Chair Re-Elected!
In our Inaugural Meeting held last night, Michael Bellmore and Ray Desjardins were both acclaimed as Chair of the Board and Vice-Chair respectively. Congratulations to both! We look forward to working with our Board for the 2017-2018 School Year!
Grade 7 and 8 students craft and send Christmas cards for Noah!
The grade seven and eight students at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School have been putting the final touches on Noah’s Christmas cards today.
Noah is a four year-old boy from Minnow Lake who has been battling cancer since he was six months old.
There is no cure and no other option for Noah so the students are writing cards with positive messages and his favourite characters (Paw Patrol and The Grinch) to keep him smiling just a bit.
Duncan Smith, in grade eight says he suspects that Noah wants the cards because “everyone loves receiving mail and to know that others care”.
Mrs. Belle will be delivering the cards to the new Hot 93.5 tonight so the radio station personalities can deliver them to Noah tomorrow.