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Taking the Pledge at St. Charles College

Posted on May 28, 2013August 23, 2018 by admin

On Tuesday, May 28, almost one thousand students at Sudbury’s largest secondary school – St Charles College – signed a pledge to end drinking and driving. The pledge banner was sponsored by several local businesses and provided for the school by the Impact 6/21 Foundation.

The Foundation was developed by the parents, family and friends of three Greater Sudbury teens were run over and killed in the wee hours of Father’s Day, 2009.

The parents of Jazmine Houle, Steven Phillippe and Caitlin Jelley also spoke at the presentation.

The Impact 6/21 provided the students with a hard hitting presentation complete with a police presence and a first hand account from the first witness on the scene of that tragic accident four years ago.

The presentation hits close to home because Caitlin Jelley attended St. Charles College when she was killed. She would have graduated last year.

St. Charles College Student Takes Top Writing Prize and Becomes a Published Author

Posted on May 27, 2013August 23, 2018 by admin

Emily McCarthy has worked tirelessly to take the top prize in The Learning Partnership’s Turning Points Essay Contest this year.

Each year, the essay contest forces students to explore their character development through the use of literacy.

McCarthy’s personal essay of 500-700 words reflects on how individuals deal with conflict in their lives and how that changes them to become different people.

She shared the story of her cousin who died in 2009 and how she went through a dark stage in her life. To overcome the darkness, she turned to her family and found a better relationship with God.

This is a first-time win for Emily and for her school, St. Charles College.

Ms. Lindsay Morris, her English teacher from first semester says “Emily deserves this honour. As a class, we did a lot of legwork to make the students really think about who they are inside. Emily did many drafts, and worked so hard to take each revision of her work seriously. I would give her tips and the next day she would come back with an entire re-write.”

Emily will receive a cheque and a plaque for all her hard work. She will also have her work formally published.

St. Francis Students Celebrate the Month of Mary

Posted on May 27, 2013August 23, 2018 by admin

During the month of May, grade 3 and 4 students from St. Francis Catholic Elementary School are celebrating the Month of Mary. Students are learning about Jesus’ mother Mary and the special role she had in His life. Each student was given their own rosary from their teacher, Ms. Graziella Visentin, to keep and use during daily morning prayers on the announcements and prayer after lunch in class. Students are developing an appreciation of the rosary as a special way of praying to God that honours Mary, the Mother of Jesus. As students recite the prayers of the rosary, students will reflect on certain stories in the lives of Jesus and Mary. The class is developing a greater awareness that Jesus will be with them in the joyful times of their lives and in times that are sorrowful. The events from the Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries are reminders of this as students learn that the rosary can also be used to pray during Advent, Lent and during Ordinary Time in the liturgical year.

Mental Health – It Can No Longer Be Ignored

Posted on May 27, 2013August 23, 2018 by admin

Students and staff at St. Charles Catholic School welcomed a great guest speaker: Paul Perry, Mental health nurse with CCAC and the SCDSB. They participated in an interesting session on anxiety and mental health. The information was delivered to students in grades 7 and 8, bringing messages of awareness, hope and where resources can be obtained.

St. David School Rocks!

Posted on May 13, 2013August 23, 2018 by admin

Cold temperatures, rain, sleet and snow did not stop St. David’s Roaring Runners from participating in Sunday’s “Sudbury Rocks- Race, Run or Walk for Diabetes”. St. David Catholic School students have been training for the past couple of months for this race. Through their after school running club, they learned about healthy food choices, how to prepare healthy meals and snacks, the importance of daily physical activities to a healthy lifestyle and how to pace yourself when running in a race. They learned about diabetes and raised money for the charity at school. Local community volunteers ran with the students in the 1 km Sudbury Rocks Race because their teacher and coach, Terri Lynn Lepage, was herself running the half marathon.

“It was a wonderful experience for our students and all of us adult volunteers. It was cold and wet, but we had a great time. Once they started to run, we did not hear a single complaint about the weather. I think this experience has become a great memory for our students and I think there is a very good chance we’ll be back next year!” stated St. David Catholic School Principal, Dawn Wemigwans.

Come Read With Me at St. Charles

Posted on May 10, 2013August 23, 2018 by admin

During Catholic Education Week at St. Charles Catholic Elementary School, families in the Mme Martin’s JKFI, Mme Daoust’s SKFI and Mrs. Malafarina’s JK/SKR classes came together for a “Come Read with Me” day. At this engaging and hands on session, parents received tips about reading with their children and the importance of oral language. Mme Martin then modelled a read aloud and parents then selected a book from the teacher’s bins of favorites or guided reading books that the students are using and practiced the strategies they learned.

Teachers posted examples of student work around the room that showed parents how picture books are used in all subject areas as a rich and purposeful resource. Parents did a gallery walk to see the artifacts that students created throughout the school year using these books.

Families left with their own read aloud book, an activity, tips sheet for reading at home and a bookmark with reading strategies for young readers.

Soccer Opportunities at St. Benedict

Posted on May 10, 2013August 23, 2018 by admin

A group of grade 10 students enroled in the school’s soccer focus class from St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School recently had the opportunity to watch a professional match between Toronto FC and Montreal Impact at BMO field in downtown Toronto. Students at St. Benedict can register for this phys-ed soccer-focused course to learn and experience the various aspects of soccer – from playing, to training, to coaching, to refereeing, to nutrition, to strategy, and so on. In the photo, soccer class students with teacher and “A” license coach, Giuseppe Politi, pose at the entrance gate of the stadium.

Professional Speaker at BAC for All Parents

Posted on May 7, 2013August 23, 2018 by admin

On Thursday May 9, 2013 beginning at 6:30pm in the school gym at Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic Secondary School parents from St. Charles Elementary School, St. Anne Elementary School and Bishop Alexander Carter are invited to attend an evening with Dr. C. Sturdy.

Dr. Sturdy is a professional speaker based in Toronto who is also an author, father, teacher, former school principal and active community member. On this evening he will be discussing two topics, “Bullying…How to Help Your Kids!” and “Hurried Adult/Hurried Adolescent”.

The presentation will last approximately 1hour 15 minutes with a Question/Answer period.

Additionally, he will be selling his CDs for $10.00 and the book, “The Hurried Life: 101 Ways To Slow It Down” for $20.00. If you will be attending you are asked to please RSVP the school.

On a final note there will be door prizes donated by Perkins Restaurant. We hope to see you there!

Funky costumes, make-up and theatrics make Godspell a must-see this week at SCC

Posted on May 7, 2013August 23, 2018 by admin

A cast of ten actors is bringing the parables in the Bible to life at St. Charles College this week. The students ranging from grades nine to twelve are putting on a production of Godspell in the school gymnasium.

The musical which is structured by a series of parables was created by Stephen Schwartz. It ends with Jesus’ crucifixion. Jesus Christ is played by senior student Cole Thomson. Student President David DiBrina doubles as John the Baptist at the beginning and Judas Iscariot at the end of the show.

The play was last showcased by the school eighteen years ago when it was a co-production between Marymount College and St. Charles College. The director and producer of the school musical, Mrs. Diandra Zafiris was featured as a student in the 1995 production.

This week is Catholic Education Week and many of the students attending elementary feeder schools will be coming to St. Charles College to enjoy the performance.

It is also open to the public from May 8th to the 11th at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. Children age 6 and under are admitted for free.