To celebrate May – the month of Mary, students at Pius XII School have been praying to Mary and learning about her many gifts. With the help of Holy Redeemer Parish volunteer, Jocelyne Bene, Pius XII School students took part in a living rosary during Catholic Education week. The grade six students lined up inside the school gymnasium in the shape of a rosary and led the school community in prayer. “It is always nice to celebrate together – students, staff, parents, and our parish community. The living rosary made our faith come alive and allowed students to feel the presence of Mary during this interactive celebration,” said grade six teacher, Caroline Mansourian.
Category: Programs
St. Charles Elementary Students Embraced Their School!
Staff, students and parents joined together to give our school a big hug, literally!
The hug was a part of Catholic Education Week, and is experiential programming by Heartspeak. The Embrace Your School initiative is about getting students involved in taking an active role in improving their school, and creating an opportunity to invite members of the school community to join them in creating a caring, safe and accepting school.
St. David School Celebrates Catholic Education Week by Focusing on the Value of Empathy
Rossella Bagnato, Superintendent of Effectiveness for Sudbury Catholic Schools visited Mrs. Cimino’s grade 1 class during Catholic Education Week to teach the students about the importance of empathy. “Empathy helps to create a healthy, loving school community. As a classroom teacher, I see the importance of teaching students to be empathetic at a very young age. Mrs. Bagnato used humour and literacy to connect a Inuit story to my students’ everyday life. They discussed how to build trusting friendships and how to support others less fortunate than themselves. This was all done through the lens of humour and it was a wonderful life lesson.” stated Mrs. Cimino, grade 1 teacher.
Students and Teachers
Laurentian University primary ABQ participants were provided with some hands-on learning at Holy Cross. Students in Mme Sarmatiuk’s grade 3 FI class and Mme Blais-Callaway’s 4/5 FI class led a session on the use and impact of technology in the classroom. Students shared how their learning has been transformed by the use Showbie in their classroom. Students also taught the LU students how Explain Everything works and the benefits of using this app in a variety of subject areas. Students enjoyed the opportunity to “be the experts”.
Feeding the hungry
As part of the Catholic Education Week celebrations at St. Paul School, Mme Lawrence’s grade 5-6 French Immersion class assisted those who are less fortunate by making over 160 handmade sandwiches for the Elgin Street Mission. By helping those in need, the students showed a great example of stewardship and servant leadership. Mme Lawrence is very proud of her students who collectively completed their classroom mission to make their community a better place. The Elgin Street Mission served their handmade sandwiches that evening.
Youth Mental Health Walk-in offered for secondary students
The Sudbury Catholic District School Board in partnership with the Child and Family Centre is offering a unique service to all our secondary students. We will have a Youth Walk-In Service available on Tuesdays from 10:30am to 6:00pm (last one hour session at 5pm). Starting tomorrow!
Where do you go to see a clinician? Go to the Guidance Area at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School. This service is open to all secondary students, not just those from St. Benedict.
For more information please call 705-525-1008.
Remember: You don’t have to face your problems alone.
Celebrating our Catholicity at St. Charles College with L.O.V.E.
Today, Catholic schools all across the province celebrated their faith with a province wide mass.
At St. Charles College, the students and staff from grades 7-12 celebrated the theme of Opening the Doors of Mercy with a mass with Celebrant Father Peter Moher at Holy Redeemer Parish in Sudbury.
Students in the Leadership classes assisted with the procession and readings.
Father Peter shared an acronym of L.O.V.E. for students to consider in their daily school and home life.
L stands for listen.
O stands for openness.
V stands for voice.
E stands for giving an effort
St. Anne trio captures Gold
A musical trio of students from St. Anne Catholic School had a lot of success at this year’s Kiwanis Music Festival! The group won a Gold Award for their performance of The Pink Panther, and was invited to perform at the final Kiwanis concert featuring outstanding acts.
Art auction and display
Every class at Holy Cross school prepared a collaborative art project for a silent auction. The projects will be collecting bids all week and the proceeds will be donated to several charities. Students also created individual projects displayed in the gym. Parents and students are invited to visit this beautiful art gallery this week.