Corpus Christi teacher Daniela Visentin invited parents and grandparents of her Grade 2 students in to learn how to turn milk bags into bed mats for Haiti. The Gr. 2 students initiated the milk bag collection at Corpus Christi school. Parents and grandparents joined their efforts by lending a helping hand in cutting the bags into loops while the students linked them together and rolled them into a ball. Another team of students learned the basics of crocheting the “plastic” into a bed mat.
Category: Schools
St. David Holds Welcome to Kindergarten Event
New registrant Bella and her mother learned all about letters and numbers at St. David Catholic School’s annual Welcome to Kindergarten event. Parents and the future St. David’s graduating class of 2019 had the opportunity to take a school bus ride, read books together, make a craft and practice writing their names during this introduction to a day in the life of a JK student. Starting in September JK will be offered full time every day and new registrations are always accepted at any of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board’s elementary schools.
MMA Flag Football Teams Played Strong in Toronto Tournament
It was a great two days of football for the Marymount A and B teams on May 13 and 14 as they took part in the 2010 Danny Bob Invitational Girls Flag Football Tournament in Toronto. Despite the teams’ football season already being over in November, the girls ran a few practices at the beginning of May and headed to Toronto to take part in this tournament for the second year in a row. The Marymount A team included senior girls and the B team was comprised mostly of Grades 8, 9, and 10 girls. Twenty teams took part in the two days of football and other Sudbury teams included girls from Lasalle Secondary and Notre Dame College. At the end of the tournament, the Marymount A team finished strong and took home the Second place trophy. Danny Bob, organizer of the event was thrilled with the Marymount contingent and told the Regals’ coach, Matthew Wiecha that he was impressed with the strength of the A team and the spirit and work ethic of the B team. He also invited some of the Marymount players to join him for tournaments in Florida, the Domenican and other parts of the USA as he coaches a traveling girls flag football team that is made up of players from all over the province. Coach Matthew Wiecha was thrilled with the teams’ performances againstt all of the teams and is already looking forward to next year’s tournament.
A Day in the Life… at SCDSB
The following is the reflection of French Catholic Student Keenan Lachance who had the opportunity to spend some time with SCDSB staff “job-shadowing” on Friday, May 14, 2010.
My day Job Shadowing Gina Tullio (communications officer) and Jennifer Connelly (technology integration mentor) was a great experience! The job kept me busy,interested and on the move all day long. There was never a dull moment! We got to visit St. David’s and St. Raphael’s to take pictures for a stop-motion video of the “Seven Grandfather Teachings”. Many tasks were assigned to me, like taking pictures and making slideshows, which allowed me to get great hands on experience with technology. Both Jennifer and Gina were positive, spirited and generous in sharing their duties with me. I’m very grateful that I chose to shadow them and if the opportunity to visit them should arise again, I would definitely go for another day. A big thanks to all Sudbury Catholic District School Board employees who made my “shadow”experience so memorable.
Keenan Lachance, 7th grade student at St-Paul, Lively
Rookie Regal Night at Marymount Academy
Nearly 160 Grade Six girls from all four boards showed up at Marymount Academy on May 13, 2010 for Rookie Regal Night. All of the girls that have been accepted into Grade 7 for the fall had the opportunity to take part in an evening of fun, games and school spirit. The girls were divided into six different groups and rotated through several activities including cookie decorating, hemp bracelet crafts and sports activities in the gym. The night ended with a cheer off between the six different groups and the girls left feeling tired but very, very excited for their upcoming Marymount adventure.
St. Francis S.K’s Sing Ole
The French Immersion Senior Kindergarten class at St. Francis Catholic Elementary School recently participated in a group activity in which they learned the e sound. The students learned a song that incorporated this sound – the song “Ole ” As well, they reviewed the letter C and the letter H. In order to review all of these lessons, their teacher, Lise Mallette thought that they could pull all of these together by supporting a great Canadian Hockey team – the Montreal Canadians. The students also integrated, cutting, pasting writing, singing and drama by decorating Montreal Canadian headbands and then visiting a few classes to perform what they had learned.
St. Benedict Guest Speaker Drives Home the Message of the Dangers of Drinking and Distracted Driving
Students at St. Benedict welcomed guest speaker Norbert Georget to their school on May 12th, 2010. Mr. Georget is a former Saskatoon area paramedic, who now travels throughout Canada and the United States to bring home the reality of the consequences of drinking and driving, distracted driving and using drugs before getting behind the wheel. Drawing on his personal experiences while he was a paramedic, Mr. Georget shared story after story of senseless tragedies to a silent audience. The students and staff were speechless when Mr. Georget’s message hit home as he displayed a body bag and begged the students to make choices that would ensure they not end up in one. At the end of the presentation, the students and staff responded with thunderous applause to thank Mr. Georget for sharing his experiences. Thanks to the sponsorship of the local Community Credit Unions, St. Benedict was pleased to host the afternoon presentation to the students, and later in the evening the school opened its doors to parents and other community members to listen to Mr. Georget’s important message.
St. Francis Hosts Fun Fair
St. Francis held a Spring Fair on Thursday, May 6th in the evening. A great time was had by all who attended. All the feeder schools to St. Francis were invited as well. Estelle Scappatura allowed herself to be placed in our “St. Francis Jail” for a few minutes as part of the fun!! There were various games and activities to participate in.
St. James Hosts Family Barbecue for Catholic Education Week
Students, family members and staff gathered at St. James Catholic Elementary School in Lively on the evening of May 7 as the school hosted a family barbecue and celebration. In honour of Catholic Education Week, the night kicked off with a performance by the school choir (under the direction of teacher Tammy Lanci), and was followed by a short service that included a student presentation of the Virtues that are celebrated by all SCDSB schools. After grace, the crowd feasted on food that was donated by Perkins, and prepared by the Knights of Columbus. As well, the Catholic Women’s League supplied desserts for the gathering. “It is a great way to come together as a community,” Cara Soehner, Principal of the school said. “It also gives our students and their families the opportunity to meet each other socially and spend some time getting to know one another.”