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$12,000 for Jump Rope For Heart, from St. Paul Catholic School Students

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Students at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School raised more than $12,000 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation during their annual Jump Rope for Heart and Hoops for Heart campaign. The kickoff to this year’s campaign included a video from The Heart and Stroke Foundation and a demonstration from the Chelmsford Public School Dragonfire team.

The St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School student body fundraised by taking part in various skipping and basketball events organized by the grade 7 and 8 students. Once again, the students received tremendous support from the families and friends for this fundraising event.

St. Paul would like to thank all the pledge donors in their school communities, which include Coniston, Minnow Lake and Wahnapitae. Over the last four years the St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School community has raised more than $50,000 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. This is certainly one physical activity that has many benefits. The students stay active and help a great cause.

St. Charles Elementary holds 5th annual ‘Johnathan Hetu Walk’ for cancer

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St. Charles School in Chelmsford once again had their Johnathan Hetu walk. This is the fifth year of the walk in remembrance of Johnathan Hetu, a student who passed away from cancer. This year the walk was able to raise $3200. This puts our 5 year total at $22 175. Both of Johnathan parents were able to join us in the walk and channel 10 news was also there to do a story, which is now appearing on Channel 10 news.

Sudbury Catholic Schools offer free 2009 Summer Camps

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Through the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat we are pleased to offer free Summer Camps.

Biindigen Summer Fun Program
Summer School Program Code: BSFP 2009

Start Date: Monday July 06, 2009
Finish Date: Friday July 17, 2009
Location: St. David School
Hours of Operation: 10 – 2 pm (lunch and snacks provided)
Age group: 6 – 11 years old

Details of Program:

-program will focus on sports, crafts, music, nutrition, Aboriginal Education, etc.

Intermediate Educational Summer Camp
Summer School Program Code: IESC 2009

Start Date: Monday July 06, 2009
Finish Date: Friday July 17, 2009
Location: St. Albert Learning Centre
Hours of Operation: 10 – 2 pm (lunch and snacks provided)
Age group: 12-14 years old

Details of Program:

-program will focus on numeracy, literacy, technology, sports, organizational skills and transition planning.

FSL Educational Summer Camp-Primary
Summer School Program Code: FSLP 2009

Start Date: Monday July 06, 2009
Finish Date: Friday July 10, 2009
Location: St. Francis School
Hours of Operation: 10 – 2 pm (lunch and snacks provided)
Age group: 6-9 years old

Details of Program:

-literacy, numeracy and arts programming with a focus on French Culture

FSL Educational Summer Camp-Junior/Intermediate
Summer School Program Code: FSLJI 2009

Start Date: Monday July 13, 2009
Finish Date: Friday July 17, 2009
Location: St. Francis School
Hours of Operation: 10 – 2 pm (lunch and snacks provided)
Age group: 10-13 years old

Details of Program:

– literacy, numeracy and arts programming with a focus on French Culture

Please return the registration form to your school by June 26 or fax to 673-8899 by July 2 (last day to register). If you require further information, please contact: Christina Raso at 673-5620 ext 204.

Partners in Spirit: From the Desk of Director of Education Catherine McCullough (Vol. 2 Number 3)

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It is with great pleasure that we share with you the final edition of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board newsletter for the 2008/2009 school year, Partners in Spirit. The newsletter celebrates the many exciting events, initiatives and programs taking place at SCDSB.

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St. Christopher Catholic School Bestowed with the Honour of ‘School on the Move’

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St. Christopher Catholic School joins an elite group of schools across Ontario that have been recognized by the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat as a School on the Move. Only 35 schools (30 English, 5 French) throughout the province of Ontario were selected as Phase 4 Schools on the Move. During the four years of this initiative, of the 4,000 elementary schools in the province, 142 have been awarded this distinction.

The Schools on the Move initiative highlights schools that are making substantial progress in raising student achievement and have sustained this progress over several years.

In order to become a School on the Move St. Christopher School had to meet several criteria, which included:

– EQAO scores in reading, writing and mathematics have improved in both Grades 3 and 6 over a three year period

– Staff being able to articulate what they did and how they implemented changes

– Staff being able to provide evidence of growth in student achievement

– Strategies the school identified are supported by research evidence

– Collaborative culture, with teachers working together, constantly learning, challenging and supporting each other

– Doors being open and parents being partners

St. Christopher is the first school in the Sudbury Catholic District School Board to be nominated and to be selected as a School on the Move. Effective teaching and learning practises at St. Christopher are making a difference

Committeed to educating all children to the highest possible level, St. Christopher and all Schools on the Move have overcome challenges and are now achieving success. These schools are invigorating education in Ontario, increasing student achievement, narrowing gaps and gaining the confidence of their communities.

The Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat states, “With a sense of collective pride, we present this year’s Schools on the Move. For us, these schools are ambassadors for energizing Ontario education.”

Meagan Duhamel, World Competitive Figure Skater and Olympic Hopeful Visits Alma Mater

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Meagan Duhamel, world competitive figure skater and a strong Olympic hopeful for Vancouver 2010, is visiting St. James Catholic School in Lively, her former elementary school.

Along with her competitive highlights Meagan will share her story of perseverance and determination.

Sudbury Catholic Board Launches New Outdoor Environmental Education Centre

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The Sudbury Catholic District School Board is pleased to announce the launch of its Killarney-Shebanoning Outdoor Environmental Education Centre, on Monday, June 15, 2009 at 6:30 p.m., 8 St. Paul Street, in the township of Killarney. The new Outdoor Environmental Education Centre is the latest addition in the Sudbury Catholic District School Board’s commitment in promoting environmental awareness and educational opportunities in a natural environment.

The Outdoor Centre will seek to support and expand the environmental, educational, cultural and historical aspects of the town of Killarney, St. Joseph Catholic School and the whole of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board by establishing an outdoor centre in the heart of the community. The Board owns seven acres of property associated with St. Joseph Catholic School which will serve as the host site for the centre. The centre is only eight kilometres from one of the most prestigious parks in the world-Killarney Provincial Park that boasts an average annual visitation of 100,000 people.

The Sudbury Catholic District School Board is partnering with the Municipality of Killarney, Killarney Provincial Park, and the “Friends of Killarney Park’ to offer exciting, exhilarating and very diversified activities. All programming is based on the Ontario Ministry of Education school curriculum with the added bonus of the unique Killarney experience. At the elementary level the centre will offer the students the opportunity to learn about: authentic Aboriginal culture and teachings, ecological and environmental studies, sustainability of resource uses, healthy living, child and youth stewardship, values of faith, community studies and much more.

The ecological focus of the centre will extend across elementary through to secondary and even post-secondary learning and will focus on the latest innovative “green” technologies and practises. Secondary school opportunities will permit biology, geography and geology students to partake in practical field course experiences. This will blend the theory of the class room with the reality of the outdoors and better prepare them for making post-secondary and career choices.

Please join the Sudbury Catholic District School Board in celebrating the launch of its Killarney-Shebanoning Outdoor Environmental Education Centre on Monday, June 15, 2009 at 6:30 p.m., (8 St. Paul Street) in Killarney.

Aboriginal art show to be held today

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Sudbury Catholic District School Board will be hosting an Aboriginal Art show today from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Board’s Catholic Education Office located at 165A D’Youville Street.

There will be an Opportunity for the media to take pictures and do interviews with successful young elementary and secondary artists who use culture and spirituality in the creation of their artwork to transmit feelings, emotions and ideas of our world and our identity. Student hand drumming and Drumming with the grandfather drum will occur throughout the evening as well.

St. Charles College students hit the 13 hundred milk bag mark

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The Life Skills class at St. Charles College has been on a milk bag kick since March.  They have been collecting and cutting the opaque, outer bags to create sleeping mats for adults and children in Third World countries.  The mats create a buffer from dirt and bugs.  It also diverts waste from the landfill.
 
The students cut the bags into strips and loop them to form balls of yarn.  They are then crocheted into sleeping mats by a group of retired teachers in the Sudbury area. 
 
It takes 250 bags to create one adult size mat.  A child size mat requires 150 bags.  With 1300 bags, the students have helped 5 adults or 9 children in other parts of the world.

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