Sudbury Catholic District School Board

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St. David School Hosts Wellness Day… Taking Care of YOU!

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On April 24, St. David Catholic School hosted a “Wellness Day” focusing on supporting students to lead healthy, well-balanced lives. The morning kicked off with motivational student-created videos, acknowledgement of community partners and introductions to the day’s wellness workshops. The grade 4-8 student participants were divided into groups and attended two out of six sessions of their choosing. All students participants were given the opportunity to choose which sessions they wanted to attend.

The day consisted of various healthy habit-forming activities and coping strategy workshops which included yoga, outdoor education team building, “What’s your Spark”, tae kwon do, dance, and healthy cooking options. The school hosted presenters from a number of community agencies within the city including the Sudbury District Health Unit, Better Beginnings-Better Futures, Killarney Outdoor Education Centre and several wonderful student teachers from Laurentian University.

Katie-Ann McLean, grade 8 student at St. David School, described the day as “an opportunity to learn how to relax your mind, body and spirit” .

St. David Catholic School accessed a community grant from Breakfast Club of Canada to host this special day. “For over twenty years, Breakfast Club of Canada has been nourishing children’s potential by making sure as many of them as possible have access to a healthy morning meal before school, in an environment that allows their self esteem to grow and flourish”. Thank you Breakfast Club of Canada, and Better Beginnings-Better Futures for all that you do for St. David Catholic Elementary School, and so many other schools.

Holy Trinity Families Unite through Exercise

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It was all in the name of building new friendships for the future students of Holy Trinity Catholic School in an active and healthy way!
Families of children who currently attend St. Andrew, St. Bernadette and St. Raphael Catholic Elementary Schools came together in the gymnasium at St. Charles College on April 16th, 2015 to participate in a fun-filled evening of Zumba and Yoga. Many parents and teachers enthusiastically took to the gymnasium floor and the gym mats to participate in the exercises!
The night was made possible through the funding of a Ministry of Education Parents Reaching Out grant focused on increasing parental engagement in education.
As gracious hosts, the St. Bernadette School families collected items to create gift baskets with themes like “cooking with family”, “a family indoor movie night” and “outdoor family activities”. Sudbury & District Health Unit Public Health Nurses, Stacey Gilbeau and KC Rautiainen, also joined in the amusements and helped out by drawing the winners of the three baskets at the end of the evening.

Sudbury Catholic Schools – Running for Terry

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Sudbury Catholic Schools are extremely proud of their history with the Terry Fox Foundation. Over the last eleven years, several of the board’s schools, including St. Andrew, St. James, St. John, St. Paul and St. Raphael Catholic Elementary Schools have taken part in the annual Terry Fox run collectively raising almost $60,000. The Sudbury Catholic schools are part of more than 4,000 schools across Canada taking part – raising $6.8 million dollars for cancer research. On Wednesday, September 30, 2015, SCDSB schools will again take part in the annual Terry Fox run with this year’s run commemorating the 35 anniversary of Terry’s Marathon of Hope. “We are very fortunate to have extremely dedicated and engaging staff,” stated Joanne Bénard, Director of Education for the Board. “We recognize as a board the powerful and positive impact that the Terry Fox Foundation and the Marathon of Hope represent, and we are proud of the past efforts of our students and staff collectively supporting this important cause. We will continue to support this national school run with our school communities.”

St. John’s Wins Nesbitt Cup

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St. John Catholic Elementary School’s Co-ed Hockey team wins gold for the second year in a row at the Nesbitt Cup. The St. John Jaguars played in the finals againstt Algonquin Public School winning 4-1. Their coaches are extremely proud of their team’s positive attitude and hard work. All players represented St. John School and the Catholic District School Board with integrity and respect. Many thanks go out to the very dedicated coaching staff, parents, and students. Way to go Jags!!

Alpine ski coach Dan Bartolucci honoured

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Dan Bartolucci has been coaching Alpine Skiing for 14 years at Marymount Academy and OFSAA recognized his contributions to this sport by honouring him with the “OFSAA LEADERSHIP IN SCHOOL SPORT AWARD” at the banquet on February 23rd.

The OFSAA Leadership in School Sport Award is presented annually at each OFSAA Championship to a teacher-coach who has made a significant contribution to the educational athletic program. The recipient of this award exemplifies the values of fair play and good sportsmanship, while promoting enjoyment, personal growth and educational achievement through school sport.

Dan has coached his Alpine Skiing team to many city and NOSSA championships and has sent skiers to OFSAA for the past 6 years. His dedication, not only to Alpine Skiing but to Soccer, Badminton, and Flag Football make him an exemplary coach and leader. Congratulations Dan on this well deserved recognition! We are extremely proud of you!

Marymount Alpine Ski Team Captures 5th Consecutive NOSSA Title

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On Wednesday, Feb. 11th/15 the NOSSA Alpine Championships took place at Adanac Ski Hill. Approximately 80 racers took part in competition hoping to earn their way to the Provincial Championships at Blue Mountain. Serina Seguin finished with silver medals in slalom, giant slalom and overall combined while Katherine Boyce finished the day with three third place finishes. Marika Moskalyk finished the slalom event in 8th place and completing the team of five was Brier Cook and Sidney Smith. These five girls took the overall team title in the Level 1 category which is high school trained only racers with no club racing affiliation or history past the Nancy Green level. This is Marymount’s 5th consecutive NOSSA title and will be the 6th time in 7 years that alpine racers from Marymount represent the Level 1 program out of Northern Ontario at the OFSAA Provincial Championships. OFSAA takes place at Blue Mountain from Feb. 22nd-24th and will travel with racers from St. Charles, St. Benedict’s, Lasalle, and Lockerby.

Cardinals take 2015 NOSSA Skiing Title

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The NOSSA high school alpine ski championships were held this week at Adanac Ski Hill.  Lockerby is always favoured to win – but the Cards upset the ski community with a strong showing that allowed them to clinch the level two girls’ title.

Level two means the skiers have raced at some time in the past. 

Grade twelve Stephanie Martin racked up the most points for the team with a first place overall for girls’ skiing. 

Three of the Cards girls’ placed in the top five – which secured the overall title win.

Lorenza Mottinelli came fourth overall, and Lauren Gareau came fifth overall.  Grade ten student Alyssa Scott finished eighth.

The girls’ will now compete at OFSAA later this month at Blue Mountain in Collingwood.    

Coach Gregg Kolodinski says “the girls’ were very modest and showed a lot of class this week which will prepare them for what’s to come in Collingwood.  It’s nice to cheer for the underdog and see them sweep the podium.”

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