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Join us and Pearson Canada to Learn How to Teach Literacy Where It Starts… AT HOME!

Posted on April 4, 2022April 4, 2022 by Carlee Vendramin

The Sudbury Catholic District School Board Parent Involvement Committee is excited to announce the next session for our Virtual Engagement Series for Parents & Educators. Please see the attached poster to learn more about our upcoming sessions.

Next Session: Focus On Literacy – Kindergarten To Grade 3

Join us on Wednesday, April 6th, from 6-7 pm on Zoom for an interactive session on literacy! In this engaging virtual event, each attendee will uncover today’s best practices for teaching fundamental literacy skills where they start…AT HOME! This presentation is designed to supply parents and educators with helpful advice that will better support them in empowering today’s youth to achieve lifelong success by developing strong literacy skills early.

Expert Literacy Consultant Moyra Bartlett from Pearson Canada will present how reading and writing skills are developed over time and provide you with the top strategies and tools you need to help build reading, writing, comprehension, and more in children in Grades K-3! Sign up today and get ready to light up literacy in your household. Registration is required to attend this event. Register now to reserve your spot and receive the zoom link!

Click Here to Register: Focus On Literacy April 6^th

Sudbury Catholic School Students Learn About Eco-Coding!

Posted on April 4, 2022April 4, 2022 by Carlee Vendramin

Students in Ms. Cipressi’s Grade 3/4 remote learning class participated in an Eco-Coding session offered by the University of Waterloo. Students learned that small lumps of plastic called nurdles are used in the creation of many products we use everyday. When plastic gets into the waterways, it can endanger the lives of many species who live there and affect species up the food chain like humans!

In this workshop students not only learned about how plastic pollution impacts our ecosystems but they had the opportunity to code a game to spread awareness about the issue!

ESQube is a Mobile Makerspace, operated by the Engineering Outreach team at the University of Waterloo. They believe that sparking appreciation for STEM at an early age is valuable, and ESQube wants to give ALL youth the opportunity to engage in these hands-on experiences. ESQube is excited to offer FREE STEM Workshops to students in Grades 1 to 12!

Take a look at the Fall 2021 ESQube Programs and book your class for an exciting lesson.

St. Benedict Students Wear Blue For World Autism Day!

Posted on April 4, 2022April 4, 2022 by Carlee Vendramin

On April 2nd, World Autism Awareness Day was celebrated around the world. Though this day took place on the weekend, we still saw schools take part. Last week the Learning Support Center students at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School organized a World Autism Day activity whereby students in the building signed colourful puzzle pieces.

These puzzle pieces are symbolic of Autism as it reminds people of how little is known about the disability. In 2018, the puzzle piece symbol was recently replaced with a set of circles, but today many students still identify with the puzzle insignia.

In photo: Mrs. Mary Villeneuve, Amedeo Folino, William Speropoulos and Zander Zubal helped to celebrate the spectrum with the signatures of students and staff at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School.

In addition to signing puzzle pieces, students at the school were encouraged to wear as much blue as possible. In addition to being a beautiful colour, blue is also identified as the official colour for autism spectrum disorder awareness. By wearing blue, students and staff can support those with Autism and help bring further attention to the cause.

Did you know that April is Autism Awareness month?

Like a puzzle, wearing blue is just a tiny piece that makes up a larger puzzle of how we can all support. The United Nations established April as Autism Awareness month in 2008 to bring attention to the cause and help every child reach their full potential. Join us and learn more here.