St. Charles College began their year with a special Mass. All SCC students and staff attended the Mass. A special thank you for Deacon Steve and Father Michael for leading in prayer.
Author: Carlee Vendramin
Sudbury Catholic Schools Assists Youngest Learners with School Readiness Program!
The Sudbury Catholic District School Board, in partnership with Maple Tree Preschool and Discovery Early Learning & Care offered a School Readiness Program designed to prepare preschoolers for the transition into school for September 2019.
The week-long program helped introduce children entering Kindergarten to the school setting and allowed them to work on school readiness skills. The program also allowed parents and guardians to gain greater understanding about what Sudbury Catholic Schools offer as they support their child in the exciting transition to Kindergarten!
“We are proud to offer the School Readiness Program to current and future families,” said Joanne Bénard, Director of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board. “The program is an excellent opportunity for preschoolers, allowing them to engage with their future classmates and practice core skills that will be further developed once they enter Kindergarten. We are excited to welcome our students into our classrooms this Fall!”
Students in the School Readiness Program will enter Kindergarten when the 2019-2020 school year begins on September 4, 2019.
Sudbury Catholic Schools Embrace Summer Learning!
Students at Sudbury Catholic Schools completed another year of summer learning this month! 60 students from Kindergarten to Grade 3 completed the three-week Summer Learning Program at St. David School from July 8 – July 26, 2019.
Students participated in a literacy and numeracy program, which supported students in improving their skills at their own pace. The program also featured various activities centered around Indigenous culture. The program was led by both classroom teachers and camp counsellors, providing a full educational team to participating students. Through the online tool and app Lexia, teachers and counsellors were able to provide a visual experience for both the literacy and numeracy components, and students are able to continue to access their account from home throughout the summer.
As in past years, each morning began with a physical activity which helped to energize students and build confidence so that they were ready to learn. This year, the group participated in Zumba sessions provided by Zumba Vibe.
The Board is thrilled with student participation in this year’s Summer Learning Program.
“The work and effort that goes into making the summer learning program a success each year is truly inspiring,” said Joanne Bénard, Director of Education at the Sudbury Catholic District School Board. “With the right tools, support and amazing staff, participating students were able to improve their skills and enjoy the experience along the way!”
The Summer Learning Program is a Ministry funded program which aims to promote literacy and numeracy learning for students during the summer months in fun and engaging ways.
Remembering Lorna – Bench blessing and dedication ceremony to honour a longtime employee and confidante in Killarney
Lorna was born during the season of Advent, which might explain why purple was her favourite colour.Lorna Delamorandiere worked at St. Joseph’s for fifteen years as a lunch supervisor.The school council worked tirelessly over the years to find a way to honour her time spent with the staff and students.
This year, a sturdy town bench was installed in the playground to ensure her spirit and presence is felt among the students. Father Peter Moher, of Holy Redeemer parish blessed the bench this past week. The school teacher, Irene Dembek also shared her memories of Lorna, her friend and confidante. Lorna’s sister, Lois was also present for the special moment.
Catholic Education Centre Staff Completes Pedometer Challenge!
Staff at the Catholic Education Centre completed a month-long pedometer challenge May 2019 to get motivated to walk more. 11 teams of four participated in the challenge.
Together, the employees walked a total of 9,359,389 steps, equaling to 7488 KM. This would have taken the participants from Cape Spear Newfoundland all the way to Kitsault British Columbia!
Teams were acknowledged for the following categories:
- 1st Overall Team: Put reBoot in Front of the Other
- 2nd Overall Team: Baby Got Track
- 3rd Overall Team: Buns on the Run
- Most improved in one week: Holy Walkamolies
- Most Consistent Team: Stragglers
- Top Stepper: Amanda Barry
Holy Cross students honour National Indigenous Peoples Day
Grade 6 students in Miss Scola’s class, at Holy Cross Elementary, acknowledged National Indigenous People’s Day by holding group discussions and participating in an art activity. In the morning, students viewed “In Our Words,” a series of videos from the Ministry of Education that explores the events that took place between Europeans and Indigenous peoples in the early years of settlement, in what is now called Canada. Following each video, students lead discussions on their thoughts of early colonization and how the Indigenous Peoples were treated. In the afternoon, students took part in an art activity that was inspired by Contemporary Indigenous artist Faye Heavyshield. The Grade 6 students are hopeful that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission will lead to a renewed relationship between the Government of Canada and the Indigenous Peoples through respect, rights, co-operation and partnership.
St. Charles Chelmsford raises over $20,000 for NOFCC!
St. Charles Catholic Elementary School held their 15th Annual Johnathan Hetu Walk on June 21, 2019. Johnathan was a student there when he passed away from cancer 15 years ago. David Nicholls, a teacher at the school has organized and held this fundraiser close to his heart for just as many years having been the one who started it. Mr. Nicholls recently passed away unexpectedly.
The St. Charles Catholic Elementary School community came together to raise over $20,000 to go toward the NOFCC (Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer). The money will be used to support families during medical appointments, treatments and more.
Holy Cross School proves Cubs Have Heart!
After one of their students experienced a medical emergency earlier this Spring, Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School Cubs banded together to participate in A Walk for Kyle. Students and staff raised funds through fundraisers to help Kyle’s family with their medical costs throughout his recovery. The school came together with a special Prayer service and concluded with a walk outside to show their support. Way to prove that Cubs Have Heart!
St. Benedict STEM Club celebrates another year of accomplishments with a slice of cake
The focus was on continued accomplishments for the St. Benedict STEM Club. An end of the year gathering was held for the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Club at St. Benedict.
This year the members designed a hover craft and organized a STEM Olympics day for the elementary feeder school students to take part in complete with a series of rotations to get their creative juices flowing.
Last year, the club was recognized for engineering a living wall that was built and displayed at Science North for several months. It is now housed in the school’s learning commons with live plants.
Ms. Cuda, the lead for the club spent the weekend giving back to the students by designing a cake. The students had a luncheon and talked about their achievements and plans for the future.