Sudbury Catholic District School Board

Author: Carlee Vendramin

Will you be one of June’s Contest Winners?

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This month we are encouraging students to participate in the Daily Trivia Challenge from June 8th – June 19th,2020.

There are two category groups:
Elementary (Kindergarten to Grade 6)-Home Scavenger Hunt: Entry Form
and
Secondary (Grade 7 – Grade 12)- Skilled Trades Trivia Game : Entry Form

Each day, a trivia question or clue will be shared via social media encouraging students to record the answer or take the appropriate photo. There will be 10 days in total. Students will then submit all 10 correct answers on the appropriate Google Form on June 19th for a chance to win a prize.

Winners will be announced on social media on Monday June 22nd!

Check out some of the Earth day contest winners!

Get Ready for Grade 9 with the Head Start Summer Learning Camp!

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The Sudbury Catholic District School Board is happy to announce the Head Start Summer Learning Camp for Grade 8 Students. This program will provide grade 8 students with an opportunity to sharpen some of their literacy, numeracy and wellbeing skills while at the same time earn their first grade 9 credit! Students who complete this program will be granted a HIF1O credit. This course will teach students about intrapersonal, decision-making and practical skills that will give them a head-start for secondary school next year.

The course starts on Monday, June 29th and will run until Friday, July 24th. The registration below will remain open until Wednesday, June 17th. Space for this course is limited and students will be contacted during the week of June 22nd to confirm their enrollment in this course. Students must be willing to participate in a mix of live learning sessions as well as independent work. Students are required to commit to 4-6 hours of work daily Monday-Friday, excluding July 1st.

To register, click here.

Students Participate in #SkillsAtHome Challenge Series Challenge #5 – Tinfoil Boat

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Students in Ms. Reale’s Grade 1 class at Holy Cross School and Mrs. Dupuis Grade 5/6 at St. Francis School joined the fun by entering the #SkillsAtHome Challenge #5. Challengers were to create a boat out of ordinary household Tin Foil that could hold as many coins as possible!

The Challenger’s submission posts were to include:
• Picture of blueprint design
• Picture of total weight held
• Video of boat in water with coins being placed in.

The skills reinforcement in this activity were; design & planning, communication, creativity and attention to detail while showcasing the skilled trades of a Marine Engine Technician and an Ironworker Generalist.

Check out the entries below!

Video Submissions

We’re proud to announce the launch of the 2020 Summer Camp Online Program!

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Are you excited for summer? We are! We are happy to announce the SCDSB 2020 Summer Camp expanded online program. Please click the link and fill in a survey for each of your children you would like to take part in the opportunity. You will need to commit to be part of the program for 3 weeks: two hours a day. July 6-24th, 9am to 11am.

Our expanded online learning includes K-8 online classes, K-8 ELL classes (for our newcomers) and Indigenous Learning.

Sign up quickly to secure your spot as spaces are limited: SIGN UP HERE!

Sign up by June 12th as we will start notifying people they are part of our awesome summer program! (be sure to leave your email so we can connect with you!)

St. Benedict Staff Support Local and Provide Students With Special Delivery

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In an effort to support a local business and provide the opportunity for students to practice cooking skills, the Special Education staff at St. Benedict CSS ordered and delivered Twiggs Coffee Roaster’s Pizza Kits to each of the students from the Life Skills and Communication classes. Students were given all of the supplies needed to make their own pizza creation! Students were excited to see staff from afar and staff enjoyed seeing the pictures of their pizza creations.

e-Learning Summer School For Secondary

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The Sudbury Catholic District School Board is proud to announce that we will be providing several new summer learning opportunities this year. We are now accepting registration for our Summer e-Learning Courses for secondary students. There will be several other learning opportunities offered this summer through the school board; this is just the first group of learning opportunities available.

Summer e-Learning Courses for Secondary Students

Summer e-Learning courses are full-credit courses available to students who are currently registered in grades 9-12. These courses are taught by qualified Ontario Teachers across the province. These courses are fully online and typically consist of a blend of online lessons and independent work. Students who are successful in a summer e-Learning course typically commit to working 4-6 hours a day from Monday-Friday for the 4 weeks that the summer course is offered. Secondary Summer e-Learning courses cover the same range of content that is typically covered during a full semester course in a condensed timeline.

Courses are offered in English, Math, Religion, Science, Social Studies, and the Humanities for students currently in grades 9-12.

The Sudbury Catholic District School board will be offering Grade 11 Religion (HRT3M), Grade 12 Religion (HRE4M), and Careers/Civics (CHV2O/GLC2O). Co-op may also be available in some circumstances.

Students must have the prerequisites to register for a course over the summer. For more information about specific courses, please contact the guidance contact at your school:

St. Charles College- silvia.faggioni@sudburycatholicschools.ca
St. Benedict CSS- sabrina.buttazzoni@sudburycatholicschools.ca
Bishop Alexander Carter- heather.duguay@sudburycatholicschools.ca
Marymount Academy- lynn.massimiliano@sudburycatholicschools.ca
St. Albert Learning Centre megan.murphy@sudburycatholicschools.ca

To register for a summer course, please fill in the registration form:

You will need to log in before you can view this form. Please log in using your Sudbury Catholic Username and Password.

Username: username@sudburycatholicstudents.ca (ex: JOspina1234@sudburycatholicstudents.ca)
Password: Same as the vLE, MS Teams or Google Classroom

St. Charles College – Summer School Registration 2020
St. Benedict CSS- Summer School Registration 2020
Bishop Alexander Carter- Summer School Registration 2020
Marymount Academy- Summer School Registration 2020
St. Albert Learning Centre- Summer School Registration 2020

Marymount Academy Tops the List for This Year’s Fraser Institute Report

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Marymount Academy has topped the list in the Greater Sudbury area for the annual Fraser Institute report. The school garnered a grade of 8.4 out of 10. This also puts the school in the top 40 secondary schools in Ontario out of more than 700 schools across the province. St. Benedict C.S.S and Bishop Alexander Carter also received positive scores of 7.8 and 6.6 respectively.

Marymount Academy is the only all-girls academy in Northern Ontario and focuses on providing innovative and engaging learning opportunities for its students. This year, the Grade 12 leadership class had the opportunity to lead faith retreats for Grade 7 and 8 students. Students also fared well in the annual Board wide science fair and the school continued to offer students specialized learning through the SHSM programs of Arts and Culture, architecture and engineering and Non-profit.

The staff and students at Marymount Academy also focus on community projects throughout the year, gathering together to celebrate Thanksgiving as a school. They also contributed to the Warm Soup for Warm Hearts initiative where students helped form a human chain to pass over 200 containers of soup to the Samartian Centre to help feed those in need.

“When you enter the walls of Marymount, you are not just entering a building. You are entering into the Regal family,” said Lori Holden, Principal of Marymount Academy. “Teachers and students work together to create an environment that follows our school motto- Learn that you may Live. I believe this environment allows our students to excel into well rounded young adults.”

Sudbury Catholic District School Board Places Second in 2020 Sustainable Schools Report

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The Sudbury Catholic District School Board has placed second in the 2020 Sustainable Schools report from the Climate Change Network. The report recognizes the most energy efficient school boards in Ontario. The board previously held the sixth position in the 2019 Sustainable Schools Report.

The board was honoured on May 20 where they were recognized for the reduction of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. The facilities department endeavours to incorporate energy management in all decision making whether it be for maintenance, capital projects or operations. Evaluating energy impact allows the board to make incremental enhancements in products and processes that eventually add up to measurable improvements.
Whenever possible, the board has also incorporated energy saving products and design into capital projects whether it be high efficiency boilers, increasing R-value in building envelopes or converting lighting systems to LED. One of the most important tools the facilities department utilizes to support efficient operations in our buildings is the Building Automation System (BAS). We manage as many building systems as possible with our BAS and the facilities team is constantly auditing and improving the system to ensure maximum efficiencies.

“We are very pleased to be recognized by the Climate Change Network for our sustainable practices,” said Joanne Bénard, Director of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board. “We have moved four places up in this report over the past year and continue to make positive changes that benefit not only our schools and our board but the environment that surrounds us. We thank our facilities and planning department for their diligence and ongoing work in sustainability and we look forward to continue to improve upon our practices.”
“I am very proud to share in the announcement of the 2020 Sustainable Schools Report. It truly speaks volumes to the work that is accomplished each year to improve our ranking,” said Michael Bellmore Chair of the Board of Trustees. “On behalf of the Board of Trustees, we thank our hardworking staff, particularly those in our facilities department and our senior admin team for their ongoing efforts to improve our sustainability practices.”

The Climate Challenge Network is a non-profit organization bringing together collaborative, data-driven sectoral programs, currently for municipalities, hospitals, and school boards. The Sustainable Schools report can be viewed in full at the following link: 2020 Sustainable Schools Report

Students Participate in #SkillsAtHome Challenge Series

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Students at Sudbury Catholic Schools are joining in on the fun with the various challenges  hosted by  Skills Ontario and Edge Factor . There are 16 #SkillsAtHome contests that explore the skilled trades and tech through a series of challenges on Twitter, testing student’s skills without ever leaving home.

Challenge Number #3, involved students using their creativity to create a wacky hair style.

Pictured above is Entrepreneur & founder of Scrunchies by Milena, (all proceeds of her sales go to NOFCC, Northern Cancer Foundation, Hospice Care and Children’s Wish Foundation) who created the word L-(Gracie B)O-(Milena R) V-(Marly K)-E (Brooke P)!

Mrs. Zambelli and Hunter take a break from a history lesson to join in on the fun!

Challenge Number #4:  #SkillsBridgeChallenge tests students skills in design, planning, and construction! Bridges will be judged by longest distance and heaviest weight held. Deadline to enter is May 25th at noon

To join in on the fun:

        – Follow Skills Ontario on Twitter here!
        – Read the rules and guidelines for the challenge you’d like to participate in the chart
        – Tweet your submission to @skillsontario with hashtag #SkillsAtHome and the challenge-specific hashtag.

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