Category: Programs
Regals Celebrate Grade 8 Day!
More than 200 girls from ten of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board’s elementary schools were given the opportunity to take part in Marymount Academy’s Grade 8 Day Festivities recently.
The energetic and highly interactive performance, set in a talk
show theme, captured the enthusiasm of the young students. Lead by the Marymount band, Bad Ink, the entire assembly rocked, danced and cheered in a celebration of ‘life at Marymount’.
Multimedia presentations, along with student interviews offered insights into the numerous clubs, activities and organizations at the school. Following the presentation, the students enjoyed a pizza lunch and had the opportunity to speak with a number of secondary school teachers. The day was a huge success with all students leaving with a greater appreciation of the amazing and unique environment of Marymount Academy.
St. Francis Catholic School Hosts SCDSB Boy’s and Girl’s Invitational Volleyball Tournaments
St. Francis Catholic School hosted the SCDSB Boy’s and Girl’s Invitational Volleyball Tournaments recently. A total of 12 teams participated in the boy’s tournament with 14 teams participating in the girl’s division.
The Sudbury Catholic District School Board would like to thank all of the coaches and volunteers who continue to give of their own time to attend practices and volleyball tournaments. Also, thank you to Mr. Jean Gallien who continues to do such an amazing job organizing and running our volleyball tournaments.
SCDSB Presents Dearness Environmental Society Initial In-Service for Year 5
The Sudbury Catholic District School Board will be presenting the first In-service of Year 5 for new Dearness Conservation (DC)Teachers on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 at the Sudbury Catholic District School Board’s Catholic Education Centre.
The day’s agenda will include an overview of the big picture regarding the global need to reduce consumption, a report from the Board’s facility services re the rebate that each school will be receiving from the energy savings for Year 4 of the DC Program, and an on-line presentation on the new SCDSB Conservation Website.
Dearness Conservation is a multi-year program designed for school boards to improve their energy use, water consumption and waste management practices. A co-operative team of students, teachers, principals and custodians work together with DC to help schools conserve resources and protect the environment.
Toronto Symphony Orchestra Promotional Material to Feature St. John Student
Marymount Student Rebecca Mailloux Wins Gold Medal at World Karate Championship
Rebecca Mailloux, a Grade 7 student at Marymount Academy, competed in the World Karate Championship earlier this month and won a gold medal in the 12 and under age category. The competition was held in Niagara Falls, and included over 2,000 competitors representing 34 countries.
Rebecca claimed the gold medal in Team Form, and silver medals in Traditional KATA, and Open Musical KATA. She has also been selected as the Female Athlete of the Week. Rebecca will be attending the Super Grand Karate Championships during the Christmas break. Best of luck and congratulations Rebecca!
Making Physical Fitness A Daily Activity
Sudbury Catholic District School Board principals recently participated in an inservice session on how to implement the Ministry of Education’s new policy/program memorandum regarding Daily Physical Activity in Elementary Schools, Grades 1 to 8.
Bob Soroko from the Ontario Physical Health and Education Association (OPHEA) provided the principals with a framework of daily physical fitness activities as an important part of making schools healtheir places for students to learn.
Rossella Bagnato, Academic Superintendent of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board was also in attendance at the Ministry’s presentation. “Our principals were the first in the province to receive this workshop,” stated Bagnato. “While the Ministry recognizes there will be differences in approaches and implementation, all elementary schools are expected to make their best efforts to ensure that all students are receiving at least 20 minutes of sustained moderate to vigorous daily physical activity during instructional time as soon as possible”, concluded Bagnato.
Over the next few weeks the Sudbury Catholic District School Board will begin the work of developing a Board Action Plan with full implementation in all schools by September 2006.
Pius XII Catholic School Adopts Lung Association’s Laps for Lungs Health Promotion & Fundraising Program
The Lung Association is pleased to announce Laps for Lungs. It is a fun filled activity that combines fundraising and health promotion that directly benefits children living with asthma and our school.
The Lung Association is a registered charity that funds respiratory research, promotes better management of asthma, helps those with chronic lung disease, promotes a tobacco-free society and addresses the effects of air quality on lung health.
Visit www.on.lung.ca/events/laps4lungs.html for more information.
St. Benedict Bears Classic Volleyball Tournament
St. Benedict recently played host to 14 girls teams and 12 boys teams for the annual Bears Classic Elementary Volleyball Tournament.
After round robin play in the boys division, St. Raphael A, Algonquin, Jessie Hamilton and St. Francis B emerged on top. St. Raphael went on to defeat Algonquin in semi-final action, while Jessie Hamilton eliminated St. Francis B. The Championship finals went to Jessie Hamilton who defeated St. Raphael in a well fought match.
In the girls division, pool winners were Marymount A, St. David A, R.L. Beattie and Jessie Hamilton. Marymount A went on to defeat Jessie Hamilton, while St. David beat Jessie Hamilton, setting up a final championship match between Marymount A and St. David. In the end, it was St. David Dragons over the Marymount Regals in a hard fought set.
All players, coaches and fans are to be commended on their fantastic
enthusiasm and sportsmanship.