March 2019 - Sudbury Catholic District School Board

St. Joseph students search for signs that animals leave in the winter months

Posted on March 31, 2019March 31, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

Students at St. Joseph in Killarney were treated to a day outside to do some physical literacy.

Mr. Blackwell, who specializes in Outdoor Education discussed habitats and how animals survive winter. The students then looked for clues/signs that animals leave behind and the stories they can tell us. The students also became ‘nature detectives’ in search for clues such as tracks, scat, chew marks and the sounds of geese.

To finish the day, they made pine cone bird feeders to take home and even hung one in the school groun

International students win scholarships!

Posted on March 12, 2019March 27, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

We wish to congratulate Anh Nguyen, Phillip Tran and Zihao Wang who won a video contest which involved creating a video in regards to their experience in Canada and with Sudbury Catholic and their host family.

Anh, Phillip and Zihao won a $500 scholarship to put towards next year’s tuition. They received their scholarships from Superintendent Mr. Papineau.

Zihao Wang with Superintendent Terry Papineau.

Phillip Tran with Superintendent Terry Papineau.

St. Benedict brings home OFSAA gold medal banner for Alpine Ski

Posted on March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

St. Benedict took home its first OFSAA gold medal banner in Alpine Ski this season.OFSAA Alpine skiing was held in Collingwood at Osler Bluff Ski Club under adverse skiing conditions. The first day of racing got cancelled due to weather conditions, and the second day brought white out conditions. But the athletes prevailed and brought home the first OFSAA banner after competing at this level for a number of years.

The results are as follows:

Individual Tony Piro –Silver Medal High School Level Giant Slalom
-4th Place High School Level Slalom

Team Gold Banner –High School Level Giant Slalom

Team Silver -High School Level Slalom

Members: Tony Piro, Alex Madden, Vincent Palladino, Elijah Jeffery, Nikolas Donato

Monica Dailey, one of the coaches says the win is “by far the most success the school team has had to date and with only two of the students graduating, there could be more success to come.”

The team was also coached by teacher John McDonald.

St. Charles College Students Perform with Foreigner!

Posted on March 11, 2019April 17, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

Vocal group students from St. Charles College performed with the band Foreigner last week during their concert at the Sudbury Arena.

The performance was part of a contest that the school won. The contest saw many schools within the City audition, and SCC was chosen as the winners!

A video of the performance can be seen here!Way to go Cards!

Family Math Day at St. Francis Celebrates Student Learning

Posted on March 8, 2019April 17, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

St. Francis Catholic Elementary School continues to partner with families to support student improvement in mathematics. Students and staff hosted Family Math Day on March 7th. Families were invited into the school to participate in math games and activities with their children and learned some simple ways they can positively contribute to their child’s math learning – by counting money and telling time with their child.

Beverly Lavallie, St. Francis School Intensive Support Facilitator stated, “successful home / school relationships take time to build. The more opportunities families have to be in the school and see for themselves the great learning that is happening each day, the more our relationships develop. We are so thankful of the families that came to this special event. Our students love having special guests in the school and we hope that the families enjoy it as much as we do.”

St. Anne Students Honoured By Royal Canadian Legion

Posted on March 8, 2019April 17, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

The Royal Canadian Legion was at St. Anne Catholic Elementary School to celebrate the many winners of the Remembrance Day Poster and Essay Contest. Tyler Rideout, Grade 8 Student won the Gold Medal for his Remembrance Day Essay. The school community came together to congratulate Tyler and had the pleasure of hearing Tyler’s very moving essay first hand. Tyler’s essay has now been submitted Provincially.

Students Excel at Board Wide Science Fair

Posted on March 8, 2019April 17, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

The Sudbury Catholic District School Board held a Board Wide Science Fair on March 7, 2019 at St. Charles College.

The fair included 40 projects which were presented by students in Grade 7 and 8. Scientists from Science North attended the event to serve as judges. Project topics included: exploring the human body, radiation, plant growth experiments, nutrition and much more!

The winners of this year’s Science Fair were as follows:

First Place: A Brighter Idea, Isabella Pandolfo (Marymount Academy)

Second Place: The Medi Talk, Hayley Wood (Marymount Academy)

Third Place: Does Colour Affect the Sense of Taste, Jack Clauson (St. Charles College)

The top eight projects will proceed to the Regional Science Fair on April 6, 2019 at Laurentian University.

A judge watches as two female students demonstrate their project.

A judge asks two female students questions about their project.

Two male students are dressed in mining gear as they show off their project on solar capture.

Holy Cross Students Create Faith-Based Boxes

Posted on March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

Students at Holy Cross school have created ‘God Boxes’ out of cards. The students designed and created the boxes themselves. The God Box is then filled with tangible things that remind the children what to thank God for, and what to pray for. Each student personalized their own box, and were encouraged to bring these boxes home, and continue to fill them with new hopes and prayers.

Each box also had a special letter attached. Father’s Love Letter” is a paraphrased compilation of bible verses that is presented in the form of a letter from God to his children.

Parent Involvement Committee Hosts Successful Carousel Event!

Posted on March 6, 2019April 17, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

The annual Carousel event hosted by the Parent Involvement Committee occurred on March 5, 2019 at St. David School. We were happy to welcome parents, educators and community partners alike throughout the evening of learning and networking.

This year, Carousel topics included: Dealing with Anxiety, Indigenous Education Programming, Coding, Mathematics, The Leader in Me, Supporting Students with Autism, Human Trafficking, Vaping Building Resilience, speech and language services and special Education Services, including the IEP.

Special thanks to all presenters and the Parent Involvement Committee for organizing such an informative and engaging event!