Sudbury Catholic District School Board

Month: January 2021

PEACE Students Place 1st in the Regional Paper Glider Plane Virtual Competition

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Skills Ontario offers a variety of opportunities for students to demonstrate creativity, skills, and knowledge of the skilled trades.

Grade 7-12 students were asked to design and build a glider plane made of household items. Their submissions included detailed blueprints, photographs, and lists demonstrating their effective use of materials and safety practices. The final task was to create a video. The test was to see how long the glider could stay in the air.

The PEACE Team from St. Albert Education Centre placed 1st in the Skills Ontario Regional competition!

Bradley Larabie-Parsons, Captain of the team, was so excited to hear the news! When asked how many trials it took to get to the winner and he said, “Too many to count.”

Kathryn Kurt teacher of the PEACE program states, “I feel so grateful for incentives like this glider competition, that cover the curriculum, make learning engaging and support a creative classroom environment. But mostly, I’m so excited to see the students in our program get the credit they deserve for the hard work they do every day!

View the Skills Ontario Paper Glider Competition: Regional Winners Announcement Ceremony that was shared on January 21.

The team will now be advancing to the championship round to compete against medalists from all regions at the secondary level. Good luck to everyone!

Winners will be announced on March 11th!

St. Charles College students send messages of positivity to the residents of Amberwood Suites in Sudbury

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When news this week worsened for the staff and residents at Amberwood Suites in Sudbury, Mrs. Sauve in grade 7 at St. Charles College acted swiftly.

She wanted to use her students to help raise the spirits of residents who continue to be quarantined to their rooms at the retirement residence due to a Covid-19 outbreak.

To date, four of its residents have died in the last two weeks of the deadly virus.The students created pen pal letters for the residents and uplifting and inspirational messages, quotes and pictures.

Mrs. Sauve says “Right now our community and these residents need light and love and it comes authentically and genuinely from the students.”

The letters will be delivered this week.

Principal Aaron Barry is proud of the students and their empathy and kindness. “It’s these small gestures that make our students grow up into wonderful people.”

Five Sudbury Catholic Students Place Provincially in #SkillsAtHome Challenges

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Skills Ontario and Edge Factor initiated 17 challenges for students in Ontario to explore the skilled trades and technology through a series of contests on Twitter. The challenges began in March 2020 and wrapped up in January 2021. Sudbury Catholic students, Kindergarten to Grade 12, eagerly participated throughout the series with incredible results. Overall, the Board is proud to have five students place provincially:

• Sofia Brine, Grade 1 student at St. John Catholic Elementary School, placed third in the #SkillsAtHome Challenge: Wacky Hair Challenge.

• Maili Jutila and Lylah Jebreen, Grade 7 students at Marymount Academy, placed first in the #SkillsAtHome Challenge: Construction Sector- Iron Worker- Tallest Marshmallow Towers.

• Milena Raso, Grade 12 student at Marymount Academy, placed third in the #SkillsAtHome Challenge: Service Sector’s Paper Dress 1920’s Style challenge.

• Owen Carpenter, Grade 6 student at St. Francis School, placed third in the #SkillsAtHome Challenge – Build a Fort.

• Brady Howard, Grade 12 student at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School, placed first in the #SkillsAtHome Challenge: Cake Decorating.

“It is with great pride that the Board congratulates our five provincially recognized winners who participated in the Skills Ontario Challenges that took place between March 2020 and this January,” said Joanne Bénard, Director of Education. “Their innovation and creativity is inspiring! We thank our dedicated educators as well as our families for guiding and continually supporting opportunities to challenge and engage our students .”

“The efforts and accomplishments made by our participating students are a testament to the enthusiasm and collaboration that our staff and students display year-round,” said Superintendent of School Effectiveness, Peter Prochilo. “Skills Ontario has been a great partner in supporting the exploration of the trades pathways and it is these opportunities that broaden horizons for our youth.”

Join our Virtual Learning Series!

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The Parent Involvement Committee is very pleased to once again to support virtual learning sessions throughout the winter and spring. 

All sessions will take place virtually through Zoom between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.  These are excellent opportunities to learn about topics that are relevant to you. 

Register HERE!

Sudbury Catholic Student Places 1st in the Skills Ontario Cake Decorating Challenge!

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Once again, a Sudbury Catholic Student places first in a Skills Ontario Challenge. Challenge #17 required students to bake and a decorate a cake.  Participants were challenged to follow a decoration theme and use any materials they would like to present and decorate their cake.

Grade 12, St. Benedict, Specialist High Skills Major student & Sneaker Head Brady, created the Jordan 1 “UNC” that combined his passion for food & his business B-Hyped Kicks & Clothing!

“Not only is Brady a skilled player on the basketball court, he is just as talented in the kitchen. Way to go Brady!,” said Laura Kuzenko, Principal of St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School.

A boy stands next to his cake.

Marymount Students to Compete in Paper Glider Virtual Competition!

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Skills Ontario is introducing the first-ever Paper Glider Plane Virtual Competition! This competition is open to students from grades 7 – 12 within Ontario. Teams of up to four (4) students will work together to design and build a glider plane made out of paper products and toothpicks or wood skewer sticks. Once the Paper Glider Planes are built, the teams will test their capabilities by launching the planes by hand from a stationary (sitting or standing) position to determine which Glider Plane can stay in the air the longest. Teams are required to video record their Longest Flight test attempts.

Students Olivia Burke, Maya Herst and Emma Hinschburger will be the grade 7 team representing Marymount Academy. 

“We had fun learning about the construction of gliders and figuring out what design plan would actually work,” they said.

“We are extremely proud of Olivia , Maya and Emma and  for their collaboration and submission in this latest Ontario Skills competition,” said Superintendent of School Effectiveness Peter Prochilo. “These competitions are great opportunities for our students to demonstrate their applied skills and knowledge on a number of curriculum areas. We also applaud our teaching staff for their continued encouragement and support.”

We wish the girls the best of luck! Winners will be announced on January 21st, 2021.

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