At St. Charles Elementary, the primary students have been using Kelso’s Choices for a few years with great success! During Bullying Awareness Week, students in junior classes learned about Kelso’s Choices and the KC conflict management program. Vice-Principal Laura Stirrett went to junior classrooms to lead students through a variety of activities to explore the difference between minor and serious problems, and how to approach each. For example, with minor problems, students can choose 2 strategies that are either verbal (talk it out, apologize, tell them to stop or make a deal) or non-verbal (wait and cool off, walk away, go to another game or ignore it) to resolve a conflict, and then tell an adult if that doesn’t work. With serious problems students would tell an adult right away.
Category: Schools
Bishop Alexander Carter participates in 2014 Santa Claus parade
Bishop Alexander Carter staff and students participated in this year’s Sudbury Santa Claus Parade. The theme of the parade was Christmas past and future. The Bishop float depicted Christmas of the future with students dressed as robots delivering Christmas gifts. There was a large rocket on the float made from equipment used in the Manufacturing Specialist High Skills Major program. The float was constructed by students in the Welding class who prepared a special mount for a projector which showed an animated robot delivering Christmas gifts. This animation was created using programs in our Communication and Technology Specialist High Skills Major program. To go along with the theme of the float, students handed out candy rockets to the children along the parade route. Bishop Alexander Carter staff and students want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
St. Bernadette students stand up for peace
To celebrate anti-bullying week St. Bernadette students wore blue to signify that they Stand Up! for La paix! St. Bernadette School’s motto is “La paix c’est notre priorité.”
Marymount holds annual ‘Goals for Girls’ event
Goals For Girls is an annual event at Marymount Academy that is organized by the GAA (Girls’ Athletic Association). Girls and teachers form floor hockey teams, give their teams a name and team uniforms, come up with creative cheers and play hockey (outside and inside). Team work and spirit can be seen and heard throughout the school. This all-canadian activity builds relationships and friendships. It is also a fundraiser that helps students in need.
Making a Difference at St. James School
Thank you to Sergeant Hotson from the Greater Sudbury Police Service who came to St. James School to remind us that our actions can make a difference. The book that Sgt. Hotson read to students during National Anti-Bullying Week addressed the theme of bullying and strategies that all of us can use. Stand Up to Bullies, Be a Friend, and You are not Alone were reinforced to students as part of the discussion regarding the book and making connections to our own lives.
St. Andrew shares anti-bullying message
On Tuesday November 18th, Officer H. Wilmount visited St. Andrew School and shared her message that it is okay to be different. We all need to stand up and be a friend. She took time to read Og and the Gruffalo to the primary children and My Secret Bully to the junior children. She also brought the school a beautiful banner with the school Thunderbird logo and the words “Take the Pledge…The Writing is on the Wall…Stand up Be a Friend…You are not Alone.”
All the students in the school will have an opportunity to sign the banner and then it will be placed in a strategic spot in the school.
Director Joanne Bénard in the hot seat at St. Bernadette
During her recent visit to St. Bernadette Catholic School, Director of Education Joanne Bénard sat in the “hot seat” with students in Grades 3 through 6.
The Director joined in as students used an application on their iPads called Puppet Pals to practise their French language oral communication skills. Students recorded themselves interviewing each other and they asked and answered questions “en français”. Once the interviews were over, students shared their creations with their classmates using the SmartBoard. Mme Perron (Gr. 3), Mme Chevrier (Gr. 4) and Mme Therrien (Gr. 5/6) have been team-teaching with a focus on increasing self-confidence, motivation and engagement for second language French Immersion students for the past school year. “Students are always enthusiastic to participate in authentic opportunities to use their oral communication skills. Using technology to enhance their performance is a very successful approach!”, stated Mme Perron. Mme Therrien said, “The students were thrilled when Mme Bénard partnered with Grade 5 student, Sabrina Crossthwaite! Interviewing the Director of Education, en français, a great opportunity to showcase how well our students are able to communicate in their second language!”
We all have a responsibility to look out for each other to prevent bullying
In celebration of bullying prevention week, a group of students gathered in the St. Charles College chapel at lunch today to speak about the challenges and pressures facing youth. Natalie Robert will be presenting about her teenage experience thus far at the Antioch weekend retreat this weekend. Natalie will be talking about building a community of faith and how we all have a responsibility to care for each other and ourselves.
Antioch is a weekend retreat to build relationships and spirituality. It is being held this weekend and is held twice each year for incoming grade 9 students.
Deacon Steve Callaghan who leads the retreat says Natalie’s topic is fitting given this is bullying prevention week. “If we are taking care of each other, that means we are saying no to bullying of every shape and form”.
St. John Remembers
Grade 8 students at St. John School held a Remembrance Day celebration to remember those who have served our country. They did a beautiful job of honouring our soldiers with a slide show, prayer candles, and proudly singing our national anthem. Pictured are two grade 8 students, Carter Gosselin and Ryan Frank, with the display that was created by their class. Thank you to Mr. Charlebois for organizing this touching, heartfelt celebration in honour of our country’s freedom.