Massimo and Donna in Ms. Visentin ‘s Gr. 2/3 class at Corpus Christi School, proudly display the prayer cloth which classmates and family guests signed, after their Open House Celebration during Catholic Education Week. Students and family united in song to “Yes, We Believe” to reaffirm their Catholic Faith, before the activities began. Parents had an opportunity to listen to their favourite poem which the children had created throughout the year, along with many other writing pieces from their Writing Portfolio Collection. The students and their guests also worked together on the laptops in order to design a comic strip which summarized Sudbury’s origins as St. Anne of the Pines.
Category: Programs
St. David Dragons “JUMP”
St. David Dragons ‘JUMP’ rope for heart in support of the heart and stroke foundation during Catholic Education Week – May 7-11. The students collected pledges and skipped for 30 minutes. Maria Cimino, the Grade 1 teacher states “this is a great opportunity not only for our school to support local organization but also to continue our school initiative of staying fit and healthy”.
Welcome to Kindergarten at St. Bernadette
St. Bernadette held their Welcome to Kindergarten event held on Thursday, May 10th.
Fifteen future JK students and their parents attended the event. Cedar Park Daycare, The Greater Sudbury Public Library and The New Sudbury Best Start Hub were there to assist with the activity centres set-up for the new students.
St. David Running Club Takes Part in the Sudbury Rocks Walk, Run, Race For Diabetes
As part of their ongoing commitment to fitness, St. David students participated in the 1K Strong Kids Fun Run at the recent Sudbury Rocks Walk, Run, Race For Diabetes. During education week the students collected pledges and raised approximately $100 dollars. The running club has not only been running but have also been reading once a week with community volunteers and reflecting on their running in their running journals as a way to promote literacy and physical fitness.
St. Charles College – “Cuts Footloose”
Students and staff at St. Charles College are finally seeing their hard work pay off. After months and months of practices, the school’s production of Footloose opened to rave reviews. From the live band accompaniment, to the choreography and the singing, the students and staff have outdone themselves with this year’s production. Running from May 9-12, performances are taking place every night at 7:00 p.m. For more information or tickets, please contact the school at (705) 566-9605.
Community Clean Up at St. David Catholic Elementary School
On Friday, May 4, St. David Catholic Elementary students from grades 2-8 participated in the Donovan Elm West Community Clean Up while JK-1 students did their part by cleaning up litter in the school yard. Students did a wonderful job of demonstrating that they really can change the world with their own two hands. This was one of many activities that students participated in as part of the SCDSB Dearness Conservation initiative.
SCC Students Take Home Gold at 4 Corners Basketball Championship
On May 3, students from St. Charles College travelled down south and competed at the 4 Corners Basketball tournament put on by Special Olympics Ontario. There were four divisions at the tournament and the team from S.C.C. were put in division 3 which allowed for the opportunity for the team to play a total of seven games. Of the seven, the Cards won six and only lost one, resulting in the team winning the division three championship and taking home the gold medals and banner.
This trip was a result of the St. Charles College students winning the Sudbury tournament back in October and allowing them to advance to the all Ontario tournament in which twelve teams in total attended. Teacher and coach Charles Esau was thrilled for his team and was very proud of their accomplishments. “The students really outdid themselves during this tournament,” Esau stated. “We are so proud of their dedication and passion for their team. The represented St. Charles College with true Cardinal Spirit and brought home the gold – what more could you ask for?”
Marymount Academy’s Production of Annie Jr a Success!
Audiences at each of the shows of Annie Jr. at Marymount Academy walked away smiling and singing. During the week of April 23, 2012, Marymount students and staff worked tirelessly to put on this outstanding production. When asked what they thought after seeing the show, several Sudbury Catholic elementary students said “it was so awesome!” It was a huge undertaking, from set design, choreography, singing and lighting – the entire production was top notch and was truly a group effort. Congratulations to all the students and staff involved in the musical!
St. Raphael Student a Mining Week Poster Contest Winner
Five grade 5-8 classes in the city had the opportunity to win a Discovery Mining tour April 30-May 4 through a poster contest for this year’s Sudbury Mining Week – and one of the winners was Thomas Crowther. Crowther, a grade 6 student at St. Raphael Elementary Catholic School was excited to have been chosen as a winner. His teacher, Kevin Krystia said that it was a hard choice selecting one poster to submit for his class, but ultimately it was Crowther’s that he thought would be the best submission. “The poster truly reflected the theme of Mining Week – Mining and technology for the next generation,” Kristia stated. “Thomas’s poster depicted mining in the past, present and in the future – showing mining on Mars. This was great as it not only related to the theme of Mining Week, Thomas was also able to connect to space and space exploration which is part of the grade 6 curriculum. ” Crowther was happy that his classmates also got to enjoy in his prize – a trip to Dynamic Earth for the entire class which took place on Friday, March 4th.