Students at St. Bernadette Catholic School always eagerly eat up all the nutritious offerings prepared and delivered by volunteers Gerda Weiss, Wendy Visneski and Henriette Waschuk.
Thanks to sponsorship through the Childhood Enfance program, St. Bernadette and many other Sudbury Catholic Schools regularly enjoy healthy snacks such as fresh fruit and tasty vegetables. Mrs Gerda Weiss, who has been actively involved with St. Bernadette for over 25 years as a parent, lunch supervisor and volunteer, stated that, “No matter what type of nutritious snack we prepare, it could be broccoli and cauliflower, the students always finish their serving and often ask for more!”
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ST. CHARLES COLLEGE OPEN HOUSE – JANUARY 17, 2012
St. Charles College Open House – January 17, 2012
Begins at 6:30 p.m.
1940 Hawthorne Drive
(705) 566-9605
TRANSPORTATION CANCELLED, SCHOOLS REMAIN OPEN – SUDBURY AND ESPANOLA DISTRICTS
Due to road and weather conditions and in the interest of safety all school related transportation services for English catholic, English public, French catholic and French public schools, operating in the Districts of SUDBURY, ESPANOLA ONLY (this includes all areas such as St-Charles, Noelville, Monetville, Hagar…) are cancelled today. All schools will remain open, however, NO transportation will be provided. Parents who transport their children to school are reminded that they must pick their children up at the end of the school day. All staff is expected to report to work.
St. Albert’s Personal Support Worker Program Receives Official Accreditation
A full class of twenty-four students was on hand for the announcement on Wednesday, January 10, that the St. Albert Adult Learning Centre Personal Support Worker (PSW) program has officially received accreditation in their program. The PSW program began accepting students in September 2010 and is currently hosting its fourth PSW class. Approximately 100 students will have graduated from this accredited program by June 2012 with over 90% of students finding work in their field. What makes the PSW program at St. Albert unique, is that students can obtain their PSW certificate as well as credits towards their high school diploma. Catherine McCullough, Director of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board commented to the group about this wonderful accomplishment. “The staff of St. Albert has worked so hard to make this opportunity available for its students,” McCullough stated. “Receiving official accreditation for the program is evidence of this hard work. The students who have, and are taking part in this program, continue to show success in their new careers. On behalf of St. Albert, I would like to thank all community partners, long term care facilities and community care agencies who have helped the St. Albert PSW program grow through accepting students for their experiential placements. Together we are making the greater City of Sudbury a healtheir place to live.”
Christmas Authors Enjoy the Fruits of their Labour at St. Charles Elementary
The grade 3/4 French Immersion students St. Charles Elementary Catholic school made their own Christmas book and wrote their own stories to put in it. JK student, Vincent Lachapelle enjoys listening while Alexis Pilon, grade 4 student reads her Christmas story, Le Pere Noel ne Peut Pas Trouver Rudolphe/Santa Claus Can’t Find Rudolph.
St. Bernadette Celebrates Christmas with Parish Partners
The entire school community of St. Bernadette Catholic joined together to rejoice in the true meaning of Christmas at their annual celebration held for the first time this year at St. Andrew the Apostle Church. Father Sam D’Angelo presided over the mass and the students sang wonderful Christmas hymns and performed a play entitled “Christmas Play for Children” which was also written by Father. The church was full of parents, grand-parents, relatives, friends and neighbours all gathered in prayer. Parent, Mr. Dan Bronicheski said, “The idea of joining together at our church to rejoice in Jesus’ birth is an excellent opportunity for the entire school community to pray together at this special time of year. This has been a spectacular event, certainly the best concert I have ever attended!” After the mass everyone attended a joyous social gathering in the church basement hosted by the Catholic School Council.
Corpus Christi Visited by Mrs.Claus and her Elf
Mrs. Claus and her Elf took time out from their busy schedules helping Santa to visit the JK/SK and Gr. 1/2 students at Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary School on December 22. The students were all given jingle bells as a gift from Mrs. Claus.
Gada Gawek’seg- Quay Ska Tiss See- Be the Change At St. Charles College
An emergency meeting was called by St. Charles College Native Studies Student President Natasha Cooper Lewis when she heard about the housing crisis in Attawapiskat. “I really wanted to help the Cree people in their time of need and I turned to the students for help,” said Natasha. The students decided to have wristband bracelets made that say “Gada Gawek’seg” and “Quay Ska Tiss See” which is Ojibway and Cree for “Be the Change”. The wristbands are being sold for $2 each at the school and by students in the community with all proceeds going to the Red Cross, earmarked for Attawapiskat. Grade 9 student, Beth Baxter from Moose Factory, ON, was grateful her classmates were willing to help be the change in a community her family is connected to on the James Bay coast. “I’m happy that my school wants to help out the people of Attawapiskat and that they liked our Cree translation so much that they put it on a bracelet. It’s a very powerful statement to make,” believes Beth.
A Wonderful School with a Huge Heart!
Immaculate Conception School showed their school spirit and the true meaning of Christmas – “the gift of giving”! This kindergarten to grade 6 school of two hundred twenty four students collected 2740 non parishable food items during their 2011 food drive.
GO COUGARS!!!!