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A Beary Scary Halloween

Posted on November 4, 2013August 23, 2018 by admin

On October 31’st 2013, students from St Benedict Catholic Secondary School visited Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School. Student Council president Brendan Sullivan, vice president and student trustee Mackenzie Connelly, and beloved mascot, Benny the Bear represented St Benedict as they read to grade 1 and 2 students in both English and french. “We thought this would be a great opportunity to bond with the students who share our campus and spread some Halloween cheer,” said Connelly.

After reading the books, Benny and the students donated them to Holy Cross and gave out Halloween stickers and high fives from Benny. “This experience has been very rewarding for us. We were able to practice our bilingualism and meet the students who will become future Bears,” stated Sullivan. “I look forward to continuing to connect our two school communities.”

MMA & CYGA Visit the Idywylde

Posted on November 4, 2013August 23, 2018 by admin

On Tuesday, October 29th fifteen students from Marymount Academy’s Gr. 11 Fitness Class visited the Idylwylde Golf and Country Club for a Day Event as part of the Canadian Youth Golf Alliance’s (CYGA) Search for Self I course. The students have been studying philosophy of life issues under the instruction Ryan Cooney, founder of the CYGA every three weeks. The program is a voluntary one that the students are offered and the feedback has been nothing but incredibly positive. Brandon Beeson, chairman and Northern Ontario Director of the CYGA says that “the partnership with Marymount Academy over the past couple of years has been wonderful. The students are eager, very cooperative, and appreciate the opportunities that are presented to them with the CYGA. The Canadian Youth Golf Alliance is a not-for-profit organization that focuses on assisting youth in “at-risk” environments with issues that they sometimes struggle with that surround every day discussions. Dan Bartolucci, teacher at Marymount Academy and the CYGA Board’s Education Chair agrees that “the opportunities presented to these youth through the programs offered by the CYGA are outstanding. Last year, the CYGA employed 28 youth from around the province and three of these youth were Marymount students”.

The Day Event at the Idylwylde offered seminars by the managers of a number of departments from greenskeeping and course management to event coordination, to every day bookings through the pro shop. For more information about the CYGA please visit:
www.canadianyouthgolfalliance.com

SK’s Celebrate Halloween at St. Bernadette

Posted on November 4, 2013August 23, 2018 by admin

The Senior Kindergarten children from St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary School have enjoyed a busy October filled with pumpkin themed learning opportunities. Through observations and estimations students explored the life cycle of a pumpkin .
On Wednesday October 30th, the children came to school dressed in orange and black and took part in fun-filled Halloween activities. Their celebration was a great success thanks to the many parent volunteers that joined them! They painted pumpkins, made a Halloween craft, played candy toss into a pumpkin bowl, prepared and ate pumpkin pie in a bag, and read Halloween books. It was very nice to see so many smiling faces! Thank you to all of theparent volunteers for a great Halloween celebration.

St. Bernadette Students Bring Halloween Cheer to Extendicare Residence

Posted on November 1, 2013August 23, 2018 by admin

On Thursday October 31st the residents at Falconbridge Extendicare got a visit from the students of St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary School from SK, Gr. 2 and Gr. 5/6 students.
The students decorated goodie bags, played candy toss and even dressed residents up in toilet paper to make them look like mummies.
After all the games, students got to go trick or treating and show off their halloween costumes.
It was great to see the residents’ faces light up when they saw all the little princesses and superheroes.

Halloween French Cooking Show at St. Bernadette

Posted on November 1, 2013August 23, 2018 by admin

The French Immersion students in teacher Chantal Therrien’s Gr. 5/6 class at St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary School have been busy writing creepy halloween recipes.
After reading and analyzing the characteristics of what it takes to create a good french recipe, students decided to write and create their own, but with a twist!
They used the halloween vocabulary they learned in French to prepare horribly, haunted recipes. Students stared in amazement as their peers shared their spooky creations.
Scary stuff!

Bishop Students Walk for Mackenzie Rooney

Posted on October 30, 2013August 23, 2018 by admin

The entire student body of Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic Secondary School has much to be proud of. Over the past couple of weeks, the students have rallied to kick off the Mackenzie Rooney Memorial Scholarship Fund. Mackenzie Rooney was a Bishop Alexander CSSS student who passed away last year. The students and staff wanted to do something in Mackenzie’s name to keep her legacy alive.
Beginning with a pep rally hosted by the New Hot 93.5’s G-rant – the students were challenged to raise $20,000, and proceeded to raise as much money as they could through a series of fundraisers and community canvassing. To end off the event, the students, joined by Mackenzie’s parents, participated in a memorial walk from the Metro parking lot in Valley East back to their school – approximately 8.3 km. All donning pink toques as it was Mackenzie’s favourite colour, the students were led by staff from Zumba-Vibe for a pre-walk warm up, and then the Greater Sudbury Police Services escorted the group back to their school. Once they had returned, the students enjoyed a barbeque and revealed the grand total raised to go towards the fund.
“For our students to have raised well-over $16,000 for this fund is absolutely incredible,” Cassandra MacGregor, Principal of the school explained. “The entire Bishop ACCSS community united together for a great cause, and I am so proud of their efforts. I am sure that Mackenzie would be just as proud. I am so privileged to work with such an incredible staff, and with such an enthusiastic and passionate group of students.”

Everyday They’re Shuffling

Posted on October 29, 2013August 23, 2018 by admin

In secondary school, a culminating wrap-up assignment can look like something that is done with a pen and paper or it can be a little more active and impacting.

That’s why the St. Charles College grade 9 girls’ physical education class run by teachers Chantal Dagostino and Sean Gilroy is training to participate in the Salvation Army’s Santa Shuffle Fun Run and Elf Walk.

Almost forty of the students have been training hard for what they are calling the “First Annual SCC Back to Basics Run/Walk/Santa Shuffle”.

The class has also teamed up with teacher Beverly Belanger’s Leadership class. The students are promoting active living as well as supporting the Salvation Army women and Families of Sudbury to make Christmas a possibility for everyone.

Dagostino says “the aim is to start a yearly trend as well as have 100 participants including staff members and students take part this year alone. This way their culminating activity in this class is far-reaching.”

Paper Airplanes and Space

Posted on October 29, 2013August 23, 2018 by admin

On Friday, Oct. 18th, students at Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School joined Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield in kicking off National Science and Technology Week by participating in a Canada-wide Science lesson. The Gr. 2 students folded 3 sets of airplanes and adapted the wings for each model in order to simulate gravity and atmosphere on Earth, the Moon and Mars. Each student then had an opportunity to test all three paper airplanes and compared the flight distance for each model. This was a day when making paper airplanes in class definitely did not break the class rules!

Career Presentations at St. Andrew

Posted on October 29, 2013August 23, 2018 by admin

St. Andrew Catholic Elementary School welcomed Michelle Tonner to the school as part of a career presentation to grade 4,5, and 6 students. Students learned about what is involved with being a media journalist and the many varied jobs that are available in the area of television and news reporting. The students are looking at careers that they might like to pursue in the future. A few more career presentations are planned in the months to come.