Our Secondary schools all completed a Walk for Water on Friday, April 27! Students talked about the importance of the WE Foundation goal in providing 50 thousand people with clean water for life. Students fundraised for the cause, and completed walks within their individual school communities. Great job from all participating students! Bishop Alexander Carter CSS St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School St. Charles College Marymount Academy
Month: April 2018
Recreating the smell of fruits in Chemistry
Students in Mr. McDonald’s grade 12 Chemistry class at St. Benedict are learning from a former graduate this week.
The students are working with Jarvis Hill, who has just finished his third year at the University of Guelph in Organic Chemistry.
The goal was to study reactions and esterification to create the smell of pineapples, grapes and pears and show the students that chemistry really can be beautiful.
In photo: Student Matthew McDonald learns about the language of chemistry with former student Jarvis Hill during a chemistry esterification lab.
Life Skills Students at St. Benedict
Life Skills Students at St. Benedict have been completing a variety of programs to give back to the planet! The class is in charge of the school’s recycling program and they have also initiated a water awareness campaign in which students sold reusable water bottles and made posters to explain the importance of using refillable water bottles! They will also complete a School yard clean up later in the Spring, encouraging their community to get involved!
St. James students care for baby chicks in their classrooms!
St. James students are looking after feathered friends to learn how to care for them! Dedicated Kindergarten teachers go to the school on Saturdays and Sundays to take care of the chicken, duck and quail eggs in the classroom incubators. The students have begun to spend time with the chicks in their classrooms and are excited to interact with them more in coming weeks!
Sudbury Catholic Students Awarded as 2018 Stars of Excellence!
On Monday, April 23 the Final Concert of the Kiwanis Music Festival recognized the outstanding festival performances of many of our students!
Many students won individual awards for their vocal and instrumental performances! The Sudbury Catholic Schools Band was awarded Top Elementary School Concert Band, while the Marymount Academy Brass Quartet was awarded for for Secondary School Brass Ensemble!
We wish to congratulate all the participants in this year’s Kiwanis festival on a job well done! View all the participants in this year’s festival at the following link
Students at St. James put a focus on the planet to celebrate Earth Day!
Grade 2 French Immersion students at St. James spent the day learning about nature and how to protect our planet. Earth Day was celebrated in Mrs Bozic’s class and students are spreading the message that we all need to be stewards of the Earth. They made beautiful bookmarks as well.
Immaculate Conception students do their part to keep the environment clean and green!
Mrs Hayden’s Grade 1/2 class at Immaculate Conception showed they are caring, Catholic citizens by cleaning up the school yard today in celebration of Earth Day. They encourage everyone to do their part and pitch in to keep our Earth clean and healthy!
St. Benedict’s supports MADD Canada
Special thanks to Kim Hancock for joining the students and staff at St. Benedict’s Catholic Secondary School today and accepting the $814 cheque to MADD Canada. The money was raised during our first annual ball hockey tournament in honour of her son DJ.
DJ graduated from St. Benedict in 2014 and his first passion was hockey. Sadly he was killed by a drunk driver the year of his graduation.
Kim, his mother now works closely with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (or MADD) to spread the message to not drink and drive. She shared this timely message with students today as prom and graduation season quickly approaches.
How you can support Catholic Education
Ensuring you are registered as a separate school supporter is important for the protection and preservation of Catholic education in Ontario. Catholic ratepayers must declare themselves to be Catholic and separate school electors to vote in the election of separate school trustees in Municipal elections.
How to check if you are registered:
• Visit www.voterlookup.ca to check the accuracy of your voter information.
• Call you Municipal Clerk’s Office to inquire how to check the local list of electors.
If your name is not on the list of electors or if the information is incorrect, you should:
• Update or change the information, add a name to an address, or change your school support directly on the www.voterlookup.ca website.
At the Polling Station:
• Verify that you are registered as a separate school supporter. If your support status is incorrect ask for an “application to Amend Voters’ List, which may be completed and submitted at the polling station.
• Ensure the ballot you are given is a separate school ballot.
For more information about the Ontario Municipal and School Board elections, please visit http://www.elections.ontarioschooltrustees.org/.