Sudbury Catholic District School Board

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Student Representatives on Board of Trustees

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T.J. Pugliese, a Grade 12 student at St. Charles College, and Matt Harris, a Grade 11 student at Bishop Carter Catholic Secondary School were sworn in as Student Representatives by Sudbury Catholic District School Board Trustees at a regular meeting of the Board on October 2, 2007.

T.J. Pugliese will assume the role as Student Representative for the 2007-2008 school year while Matt Harris will be the designated Student Representative Elect. Students from the Sudbury Catholic District School Board’s four secondary schools will rotate through the position of Student Representative and Student Representative Elect with the latter learning from the former before assuming the role of Student Representative.

The students will act as ambassadors for their schools and will play an integral role in bringing the concerns and issues of their peers to the forum of the SCDSB Board meetings. Meetings of the Board are held on the first and third Tuesday of every month at the Catholic Education Centre and are open to the public.

SCDSB Celebrates Grand Opening of Best Start Hub at Pius XII Catholic School

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Children and families, child care agencies along with community and school staff joined Sudbury Catholic District School Board Trustees and Senior Administration and Board staff in celebrating the grand opening of the City of Greater Sudbury’s Best Start Hubs at an Open House held at Pius XII Catholic School recently.

The Best Start Program referred to as “Hubs” is a one-stop centre for families, bringing together kindergarten, childcare, parent-child programs, parenting supports and a wide range of specialized services. The Hubs are located in schools or other locations that are closely linked to schools. Best Start is an initiative of the Provincial Government but is directed at the local level by a Best Start Network which is made up of representatives from the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, the City of Greater Sudbury, all four school boards, and the child care, family support, health and specialized children’s services sectors.
The Best Start Hubs incorporate services for families such as kindergarten, childcare and family supports, tot playgrounds, workshops for parents, dad and baby night as well as access to other services. Over time, more services such as selected Preschool Speech and Language and Health Services will be offered in the hubs. The goal of the Best Start Hub is to integrate all of these services so that they are all working together and providing families with seamless services.

The Pius XII Catholic School, Best Start Hub is one of twelve hubs located in the City of Greater Sudbury and surrounding area dedicated to serving the needs of children and families in the Minnow Lake and New Sudbury community.

Parents will also have the opportunity to become involved with Best Start Hubs as they develop and expand their programs. Advisory groups, made up of a minimum of 40 percent parents will decide how the Hubs will run, hours of operation, and the types of programs the Hub will be offering. Parents who wish to involved in the planning for Best Start at a broader level may put their name forward to sit on a Best Start Network as a parent representative or join a group of parents who meet occasionally to provide advice and input to the Best Start network on specific issues related to overall planning of Best Start.

For more information on Best Start Hubs, please call 311 to find a Best Start near you!

St. John Catholic School Raises the Bar

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Raise the Bar is an exciting new program designed to improve the quality of intramural programs in schools across Ontario. Supported by the Ministry of Health promotion, Raise the Bar offers students, regardless of previous experience or skill level the opportunity to become more engaged in the school community through sport and exercise. By their inclusive nature, intramurals provide St. John’s students with an even playing field allowing everyone the chance to play on a team and enjoy physical activities that are fun.

St. John Catholic School Grade 7 & 8 students have fun playing floor hockey as part of the schools’s Raise the Bar initiative – an intramural sports program which promotes Active,Healthy Kids! St. John Catholic School began the intramural season with floor hockey available to all grade 7 and 8 students. Currently, eight teams have signed up and participate every lunch and recess in the gymnasium. The school’s junior grades (grades 4, 5, and 6) will also have the opportunity to participate in Raise the Bar as their season is slated to begin in mid October.

St. Mary Catholic School Kicks Off the New School Year With Open House

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St. Mary Catholic School in Capreol held its Open House for parents and students recently. Food and refreshments were provided courtesy of the St. Mary Catholic School Council. Parents and students were able to browse the Book Fair in the library, visit with the classroom teachers and enjoy hot dogs in the gym.

The Open House also included a display dealing with “Paint your Plate-Create a Masterpiece” along with information on Canada’s Food Guide by Denise Hyde, a Public Health Nurse from the Sudbury and District Health Unit. The school is also a participant in the Healthy Schools Healthy Kids program which afforded parents the opportunity to get first hand information from the Health Unit.

School SpiritWear was also available from United On-Site Printers who had a beautiful display up at the school all week.

St. Mary Catholic School would like to thank all the parent volunteers for their hard work in preparing for the Open House. The school also extends a warm felt thank you to Mr. Roland Muzzatti, Academic Superintendent of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board who was able to attend and spend time with the St. Mary Catholic School community.

SCDSB Students Continue to Improve on Provincial Test Scores

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The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) has released the results of the Grades 3 and 6 reading, writing and mathematics assessments and the Grade 9 academic and applied mathematics tests written by Ontario students during the 2006–2007 school year.

Officials at the Sudbury Catholic District School Board are pleased with the results of their Grade 3 and 6 students with both grades demonstrating gains across the spectrum. With respect to all Grade 3 students that wrote the Provincial assessments, student scores improved by 5 percent in reading (from 51 percent to 56 percent), 5 percent in writing (from 49 percent to 53 percent) and 3 percent in mathematics (from 56 percent to 59 percent). The Board’s Grade 6 students also showed improvement in the reading component (from 66 percent to 68 percent) and math component (54 percent to 59 percent) while maintaining an average of 58 percent in writing.

The positive trend in EQAO results was also demonstrated by the Sudbury Catholic District School Board’s Grade 9 students, scoring 76 percent in the academic math program
(5 percent above the Provincial average of 71 percent) and 56 percent in the applied program
(21 percent higher than the Provincial average of 35 percent).

SCDSB Results Over Time
Percentage of Students Meeting the Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4):

 
Reading
Writing
Mathematics
2002-2003
 2006-2007 2002-2003 2006-2007 2002-2003 2006-2007
Grade 3 45% 56% 47% 53% 54% 59%
Grade 6 61% 68% 53% 58% 52% 59%
 
Mathematics
  
Grade 9
Academics
Applied
  2002-2003 2006-2007 2002-2003 2006-2007
71%
76%
27%
56%

(Source EQAO website, www.eqao.com)

Media ReleasePaula Peroni, Chair of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board is encouraged with the recent test results. “In the last five years our Board has witnessed an increase in the percentage of our Grade 3, 6 and 9 students who have met or surpassed the provincial standards in reading, writing and math,” states Peroni. “Numerous strategies have been put into place this year which we are confident will continue to yield positive results. The overall picture, which includes significant increases in our secondary schools is in line with our strategic improvement plan.”

Catherine McCullough, Director of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board is equally optimistic with the latest data. “Recent test scores of our students writing the
Grade 3 and 6 provincial tests indicate that we are on an upward trend,” states McCullough. “Our secondary school scores exceed the provincial average and we will continue to use our secondary schools as a model for best practices. The strategies that are working well in one school will be used in other schools to yield positive results. The Learning With Laptops program for Grade 9 math was introduced in the spring of 2005. As we enter year 3 of the program, with our new MacBooks we hope to see continued improvement.”

Nickel Belt Candidates to Visit Immaculate Conception Catholic School

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With the Provincial election quickly approaching, Immaculate Conception Catholic School, Grade 5 students are learning how the voting process is carried out and how to make informed decisions. By taking part in the Student-Vote program, students are given the opportunity for critical thinking and thoughtful discussion-essential in a democracy. The goal of the Student Vote program is to teach young Canadians to develop a habit of civic participation.

“At Immaculate Conception, we hope that the greatest lesson for our students is that they will learn that citizenship is a responsibility,” states Carmela Pitman, the school’s Vice-Principal. On Thursday, September 27, the three political candidates for Nickel Belt: Liberal Party, Ron Dupuis; NDP Party, France Gelinas; and Green Party, Fred Twilley will be visiting Ms. Pawlowski Grade 5 class to speak to the students. The class has been preparing for the event by reading local newspapers and researching numerous resources so that they can become better informed and play an active role in the debate.

Students will focus on issues such as health care, education, and the environment. The week prior to the official election day, the school will be holding a Student Vote. Immaculate Conception will receive riding specific ballots for the Sudbury-Nickel Belt area. A polling station with a ballot box will be set up in the library and the Grade 5 class will have their chance to vote. Students will take on the role of poll clerks by assisting at the polling station and ensuring that the student class lists will act as the list of electors. The results will be tabulated and called into the Student Vote Returning Office. Results are broadcast on partnering television networks and published in newspapers the following day.

For more information, please contact, Carmela Pitman, Vice-Principal,
Immaculate Conception Catholic School, ph: 897-4483

St. Michael Opens School Year with Liturgy

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Staff, students and parents from St. Michael Catholic School gathered for the “Opening of the School Year” Liturgy with Father Tony on Tuesday, September 11th, 2007.

In order to get to know the “family of students and teachers”, each class prepared and read a brief biography telling about themselves. Class candles were lit and placed on the altar.

The photo shows Mrs. St. Denis, Principal, holding the microphone as Madison shares something exciting about their class. Sophia is holding the class candle. Both students are in Ms. Smith’s grade 1/2 class.

Staff and students look forward to Father Tony’s bi-weekly visits.

What a great way to start the new academic school year!

St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School to Celebrate International Peace Day

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St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School will be celebrating International Peace Day on Friday, September 21, 2007 at the school by highlighting peace in our lives at school, at home and in our world.

During announcements throughout the week, St. Paul Catholic School students have shared information with the student body regarding a famous peacemaker. In all classrooms teachers have dedicated time to talking about how peace begins in each person’s heart, and how each student can do things to bring peace into their world, either at school, at home or in their neighbourhood.

On Friday, September 21, 2007, one student from each class will read his or her peace pledge on the announcements. In addition, students will gather in the gym in a moment of silence to pray before embarking upon the school’s walk-a-thon.

The school will be donating a portion of the proceeds from the fundraiser to Development and Peace to help promote peace in Third World nations.

Marymount Academy Welcomes Students and Staff Back to School

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Catherine McCullough, the new Director of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School stopped by Marymount Academy to chat with students, parents, teachers and staff at a BBQ held at the school to kick off the start to a new school year.

The BBQ and Open House afforded new students the opportunity to meet their teachers and tour the school while returning students caught up on summer activities and became reacquainted with their friends. The first day of class for the SCDSB’s elementary and secondary students begins on Wednesday, September 5 as Tuesday is a Professional Development Day for teachers.

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