Parent Involvement Committee Hosts Successful Carousel Event!

Posted on March 6, 2019April 17, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

The annual Carousel event hosted by the Parent Involvement Committee occurred on March 5, 2019 at St. David School. We were happy to welcome parents, educators and community partners alike throughout the evening of learning and networking.

This year, Carousel topics included: Dealing with Anxiety, Indigenous Education Programming, Coding, Mathematics, The Leader in Me, Supporting Students with Autism, Human Trafficking, Vaping Building Resilience, speech and language services and special Education Services, including the IEP.

Special thanks to all presenters and the Parent Involvement Committee for organizing such an informative and engaging event!

A group of parents turn their attention to the presenter who is sharing her knowledge on resilience.

A group of parents gather around a math presentation.

a group of parents engage in a session dedicated to learning about Human Trafficking.

Students and Staff take a stand against bullying!

Posted on February 27, 2019April 17, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

Staff and students wore their favourite pink shirts to celebrate #PinkShirtDay. Pink Shirt Day is celebrated each February to take a stand against bullying and promote inclusivity.

SPS Officer Cheryl Kennelly stopped in at Holy Trinity for a visit and a discussion with some of our students about why it is so important to spread kindness to others not only today, but every day.

St. James staff stood together to promote Pink Shirt Day.

Carousel Event for parents, educators and community partners!

Posted on February 15, 2019February 20, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

Our annual Carousel event hosted by the Catholic Parent Involvement Committee is fast approaching! We are very excited to welcome all parents, staff and community partners to this event for an evening of networking, learning and community building!

When: March 5, 2019 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where: St. David School, 549 Frood Road

Carousel topics will include: Dealing with Anxiety, Indigenous Education Programming, Coding, Mathematics, The Leader in Me, Supporting Students with Autism, Human Trafficking, Vaping Building Resilience, speech and language services and special Education Services, including the IEP.

Free childcare and supper will be provided. Please go to the following link to register: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LWZKTHM

2019 Carousel Topics

St. Benedict marks National Flag Day

Posted on February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

Today marks National Flag Day of Canada and there were big plans to celebrate with a smudge and prayer service this morning at St. Benedict School but then there was a bus cancellation day.

The service did take place however it was very intimate and interactive with fewer students in the hallways.Chaplain, Rob Pappin honoured the territory and led the service while the students held up a very special Canadian flag. The flag was given to St. Benedict through former Member of Parliament Diane Marleau’s office. It originally flew on Parliament Hill from the Peace Tower.

Staff and Students ring in the Chinese New Year at St. Charles College

Posted on February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

The Chinese New Year was fully embraced at St. Charles College on February 5th, 2019, where staff and students came together as a school community dressed in red to celebrate. The students received beautifully red wrapped mandarin oranges from the breakfast club, which symbolizes good luck and friendship in the Chinese culture.

A traditional lunch, which consisted of dumplings, pork rice, spring rolls and almond cookies was served to students in the English Café, a club for all international students. New Year festivities will continue during the month of February at lunch for students to participate and learn about various traditions of the Chinese culture. Workshops on calligraphy, dragon art and a friendly chopstick competition will be held in the learning commons. These workshops will be led by our international students and partners in the community like the YMCA and Laurentian University’s international student program.

St. Benedict Celebrates Chinese New Year

Posted on February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

The Chinese new year began as a day to pray to the Gods for spring harvest and good planting and while there is no spring weather yet here in Sudbury, the celebrations were in full force. Students were encouraged to dress down and wear red clothing.

Mrs. Church also put on a Chinese new year celebration in her classroom complete with all the fixings which included food, a portrait wall and loot bags complete with chocolate coins for good luck.

Grade 6 Students at Holy Cross School acknowledge Lunar (Chinese) New Year

Posted on February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

The Grade 6 students at Holy Cross Elementary School acknowledged the Lunar (Chinese) New Year in respect of the diversity of the student population. In their classroom, there are two students that celebrate the Lunar New Year. The class participated in an afternoon High Tea with Green Iced Tea, fortune cookies, and mandarin oranges wrapped in red tissue (a tradition that symbolizes good luck and fortune). They also completed a craft activity, customizing fans made from paper doilies.

Agents from China visit Sudbury Catholic Schools!

Posted on January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

We were thrilled to have agent Najia and Kevin visit us from Hangzhou, China.While here, the agents learned about our unique programming, visited Sudbury’s most popular tourist attractions and completed school visits at our secondary schools, Holy Cross School and St. Anne School. On behalf of the school board, we happily presented them with their agent certificate. We hope to see you both again!

St. Francis Flames Celebrate Literacy Day with Annual Book Swap

Posted on January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

St. Francis staff and students celebrated Literacy Day and their love of books with its annual book swap organized by the school’s resource teacher, Ms. G. Visentin. Staff and students kicked off the special event arriving to school dressed as their favourite story book character. Students donated gently used books from their home and traded them in for “new” books. The school’s gathering room had a large selection of book titles on display for students to choose from in both English and French languages. The book swap provided an excellent opportunity for students to reuse, exchange books and encourage reading.

Sudbury Catholic District School Board

Author: Carlee Vendramin