Junior kindergarten students at St. Francis celebrated the 100th day of school. Students brought their collections of 100 items such as pennies, beads, balloons, lego blocks and even yarn! Students sang their 100th day song to celebrate and received 100th day of school certificates to congratulate them on attending their first 100 days of school at St. Francis. Students listened to stories and even created their own class storybook about 100 foods they wish they could eat! The students ended the day with a special 100th day of school prayer.
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Celebrating Valentine’s Day amongst Friends
Junior kindergarten students at St. Francis celebrated Valentine’s Day in style. Students decorated their red paper hats with valentine cards they received from classmates. Students sang songs, listened to poems, stories and made crafts for their families to celebrate the special day.
National Flag Day at St. Francis School
Students in Mrs. Visentin’s junior kindergarten class at St. Francis School celebrated National Flag Day on February 15th. Students proudly painted their own Canadian flags to celebrate the day and learned that their country’s flag is 45 years old. Students have been reciting their pledge of citizenship and singing the national anthem since commencing school. It was a truly patriotic day for the junior kindergarten students.
St. Francis Students Wear Pink for Anti-Bullying Day
On February 23, St. Francis students from kindergarten to grade eight wore pink for Anti-Bullying Day. The young students in the junior kindergarten class have been listening to important lessons from various storybooks this week about bullying. Students learned an important lesson about kindness and tolerance from Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin’s book entitled, Don’t Laugh at Me. The book encouraged the students to be kind to others and accept our differences.
Halfway There!!
Ms Peterson’s 1/2 class celebrated the 100th Day of School on February 11th this year. The preparation for the celebration starts in September as part of the math curriculum. Starting the first day of school until the 100th Day number sense math concepts are taught visually, orally, and “tactilely,” as well as, reinforced daily: calendar, identification and value of coins, counting by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, 10’s, 25’s forwards and backwards, adding using regrouping for ones, tens, hundreds and the importance of ten as anchor number. A puppet named “Zero The Hero” comes to visit the students every ten school days with lifesaver candies to reinforce the concepts previously listed, as well as, the importance of zero in a number for place value. The preparation from the first day of school to the 100th day of school allows the children to experience number sense concepts in a fun way.
For the class celebration on February 11th, the grade 1/2 class decorated 100 Day crowns with cheerios using ideas from a math cheerio counting book, and brought clothing from home that represented the number 100 in some way, along with a home-made collection of 100 things to display. A classroom book was created about 100 Wishes for the principal. The children played several games that included counting to 100 in a variety of ways ( orally, physically in the gym and using dice). Also, several jars of valentine candy were on display and the children had to estimate which jar contained 100 candies. The week prior to the 100th Day the students made predictions about the book, “100 Day Worries.” Of course, the classroom puppet, “Zero The Hero,” came for a visit wearing a special 100th Day costume and a special zero shaped treat. Lastly, and the class favourite, is SNACK. The snack is selecting ten pieces of candy from ten bowls with different kinds of candy to collect and place the pieces on an individual 100 Chart mat. The children get to eat ten rows of 10 different types of candy. Many six and seven year old children have been heard to say during this activity, “This is the greatest day of their entire school life!”
St. Charles College Thinks Pink
Recently, St. Charles College had a fundraiser for the Breast cancer equipment fund and raised $500 in one day. The students dress in Red and Pink and donated a loonie to support this cause. The ladies of Angels in Pink also made cupcakes which they sold at lunch time and more more money for the cause. Organizer and S.C.C. teacher Paola Gutcher felt that this was a great opportunity to show students how important it is to give back to the community and was proud of the support shown by the school.
Bears Classic Girls Elementary Basketball Tournament Results
Congratulations to all of the students, coaches, teams and supporters who participated in the Bears Classic Girls Elementary Basketball Tournament recently.
The results are as follows:
Bronze – Marymount “A”
Silver – St. Raphael
Gold – St. Denis
All-Star Selections
St. Raphael – #6 Taylor Mcnab
St. Raphael – #10 Emily Herljac
St. Raphael – #11 Taylor Portelance
MARYMOUNT ALPINE SKI TEAM = NOSSA CHAMPS!
On Friday, February 11th, the Marymount ski team competed in the city championships held at Adanac ski hill. Team members include Kate Palkovits, Tori Jewell, Mackenzie Webber, Lyndsay Greasley, Danielle Burla, Brittany Major, and Vanessa Bulfon. Under beautiful sunny skies, the team showed once again this year that they are a force to be reckoned with. Led by Gr. 11 student Kate Palkovits, Marymount finished in first place among all Level One skiers. There were record numbers this year for the female racers, so this was quite the accomplishment. On Tuesday, February 15th, the team moved on to compete at the Northern Ontario level and after some unbelievably competitive skiing by girls from all over Sudbury and North Bay, Marymount once again proved that they were #1 and captured the overall Level One NOSSA title. Level One skiers are those who have never received any club racing training beyond the Nancy Green Level. The team now moves on to OFSAA, to be held at Blue Mountain in Collingwood on February 28th & March 1st. This is the second year in a row that Marymount has represented Northern Ontario at the provincial level. Some individual NOSSA results include:
Kate Palkovits:
2nd Place – Giants Slalom
1st Place – Slalom
1st Place – Overall Combined
Tori Jewell:
3rd Place – Giant Slalom
Mackenzie Webber:
5th Place – Giant Slalom
MARYMOUNT ALPINE SKI TEAM = NOSSA CHAMPS!
On Friday, February 11th, the Marymount ski team competed in the city championships held at Adanac ski hill. Team members include Kate Palkovits, Tori Jewell, Mackenzie Webber, Lyndsay Greasley, Danielle Burla, Brittany Major, and Vanessa Bulfon. Under beautiful sunny skies, the team showed once again this year that they are a force to be reckoned with. Led by Gr. 11 student Kate Palkovits, Marymount finished in first place among all Level One skiers. There were record numbers this year for the female racers, so this was quite the accomplishment. On Tuesday, February 15th, the team moved on to compete at the Northern Ontario level and after some unbelievably competitive skiing by girls from all over Sudbury and North Bay, Marymount once again proved that they were #1 and captured the overall Level One NOSSA title. Level One skiers are those who have never received any club racing training beyond the Nancy Green Level. The team now moves on to OFSAA, to be held at Blue Mountain in Collingwood on February 28th & March 1st. This is the second year in a row that Marymount has represented Northern Ontario at the provincial level. Some individual NOSSA results include:
Kate Palkovits:
2nd Place – Giants Slalom
1st Place – Slalom
1st Place – Overall Combined
Tori Jewell:
3rd Place – Giant Slalom
Mackenzie Webber:
5th Place – Giant Slalom