The staff and students of St. Andrew Catholic Elementary School Celebrated Catholic Education with much gusto once again this year. There were activities planned for each day of the week. They celebrated Music Monday outside in the school yard, families came daily for picnics in the park and they went to their home parish of St. Andrew for a Eucharistic celebration. They also had a faith based playday, Jamie Allison a former NHL hockey player came in to share his message of anti bulling, and we all celebrated our heritage in various ways on Friday. Individual classrooms also celebrated with special activities throughout the week.
Category: Programs
Sudbury Catholic Students Serving in the Love of Christ
On Wednesday, May 7th, students and staff at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School joined with Catholic Schools across the province to celebrate the Eucharist. What made this celebration even more vibrant was that students from St. Charles College, Marymount Academy and Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic Secondary School were also part of the celebration. The theme of Catholic Education Week this year is “Serving in the love of Christ” and in his homily, Fr. Jim Hutton, pastor of St. Patrick Parish, reminded the students and staff of the importance of serving as Jesus did, to not count the cost and to not look for notoriety as we serve our brothers and sisters in Christ. A special message from Pope Francis was also ready to the students as he had sent a letter to be read to all of the Catholic students in Ontario during Catholic Education Week.
Be Our Guest
St. Charles College wants YOU to join Belle, Gaston, Mrs. Potts and the rest of the cast of Beauty and the Beast. Be our guest as they bring Disney’s Beauty and the Beast to life from May 6-10th at 7 p.m. Parents with small children may wish to take in the 1 p.m. matinee May 10th where they can meet the cast of characters after the show. The production was directed and produced by teacher Diandra Zafiris.
St. Bernadette Learns about Metis Culture
Grade 4 students at St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary School attended a Métis presentation Monday, April 28th at St. David Catholic Elementary school. Students were immersed in stories about the Métis culture and learned about different tools used by the Métis people. They enjoyed being able to feel the various furs and learn about what each tool was used for during the War of 1812. The students were especially excited for their upcoming year-end field trip in which they will be travelling to Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons where they will continue their exploration of the life and culture of the Early Settlers.
Oui, On Parle Francais!
The French Immersion students in Grades 3, 4, 5 and 6 at St. Bernadette Catholic School put their French speaking skills to the test during a recent trip to Wal-Mart to shop for ‘back to school’ items. The students have been working very hard in class to improve their second language skills. ‘I enjoyed myself a lot. I was very glad to experience speaking French in a real-life situation outside of the classroom!” said Meghan Danyluk, Grade 4.
Gold Comes To St. Charles!
On Friday May 2, 2014 Para Olympic Gold Medal Cyclist, Robbi Weldon spoke to St. Charles Catholic Elementary School students. Robbi’s message was that of perseverance and with hard work and determination dreams can come true. We wish Robbi all the best of luck in Rio! Pictured here (left to right), Gage Robson, Kira Gouchie and Robbi Weldon.
Bruins Versus Habs at St. Paul
The normally cordial and family-like atmosphere at St. Paul Catholic Elementary School has been temporarily shattered with the imminent NHL playoff battle between the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadians. Staff and students are seen representing their colours and allegiances with the same intensity found in an NHL playoff series!! May the best team win!!!!
Minister of Education Launches New Aboriginal Business Program at St. Charles College
A new pilot program was launched on Tuesday, April 29 at St. Charles College to help Aboriginal students develop business and entrepreneurial skills. Minister of Education Liz Sandals was on hand to reveal the details of the program as the province partners with the Paul Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative to support Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneurship.
The students will learn how to develop a business plan and create product or service based business.Jason Michelutti and Paola Gutscher will spearhead the grade 11/12 program at St. Charles College.
Gutscher says “the critical goal of the program is to improve attendance and increase student confidence levels.”Michelutti says he’s eager to get started and wants to get the students “thinking like business owners”.
About fifteen students are already enroled in the program which will commence September 2014.
St. Francis Students – Stewards of the Earth
Grade 2 & 3 students in teacher Graziella Visentin’s class at St. Francis Catholic Elementary School learned about their carbon footprint as part of their Earth Day activities. Understanding the effects of our carbon footprint helped the students deepen their sensitivity and connection to a special virtue celebrated this month-Stewardship. Students read a variety of information books and researched ways to be good stewards of the earth by reducing, reusing and recycling resources. The students designed buttons to wear and promote their friendly Earth Day message to others. The class also created a book with student tips on how to reduce our carbon footprint on the earth. Ideas included walking to a nearby destination, riding their bicycles more often, donating used clothing, planting trees and composting.