Category: Schools
St. David Students Create Ukrainian Easter Eggs
St. Benedict CSS Receives Cheque Donation
St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School was presented with a cheque in the amount of $945.00 from Benson Autoparts recently. The money was raised during the “Benson Autoparts Customer Appreciation Golf Tournament” that was held at the Timberwolf Golf Club in August 2006.
Guy Mathieu, Principal of St. Benedict CSS, thanked Benson Autoparts for their generous donation to the school and stated that, “the welcomed funds will be used to update tools and equipment in the transportation technology shop.” Dan Martell, Benson Autoparts Store Manager noted that he first became aware of some of the needs of the Transportation Technology Department at the school when the students were building their racing car in 2005.
“At that time Benson Autoparts supplied the school with tires and other accessories for the car. Since then the relationship between St. Benedict Catholic School and Benson Autoparts has grown stronger and that is why it gives me great pleasure to present this cheque to the school to continue the great work that they are doing in their Transportation Technology Department,” stated Martell.
Luck of the Irish
Staff and students at St. Michael Catholic School celebrated St. Patrick’s in advance before the March Break by inviting the Irish Dancers to the school. Staff and students from St. Michael School ‘lucked out’ as Mrs. O’Neil arranged to have a performance from the Irish Heritage Youth Dancers. These young girls, age 4 to 17 dance under the direction of their teacher Peggy Usitalo. A fun afternoon was had by all as they watched hard shoe and soft shoe jigs and reels. Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all!
CUPE Local 1369 Ratifies Tentative Agreement with Sudbury Catholic Board
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 1369 and the Sudbury Catholic District School Board have ratified a new
three year collective agreement with its custodial, maintenance and warehouse staff (retroactive) from September 1, 2006 to August 31, 2009. The new agreement includes the following wage increases; 2.5 percent in the first year, 3 percent in the second year and 2 percent in year three. The agreement ensures that the stable and co-operative work environment will continue at the Board’s 24 Catholic elementary and secondary schools.
On Sunday, March 18, 2007 the union membership voted in favour of the tentative settlement and on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Trustees for the Sudbury District School Board approved the new contract.
David Chezzi, National Representative and Associate Coordinator for the OSBCC stated that, “when both parties began negotiations there was a willingness on both sides to come to an agreement without having to resort to work interruptions, a strike or lockout and/or arbitration.”
Paula Peroni, Chair of the Board’s negotiating committee and Board Chair is pleased with the fact that the contract has been ratified by the membership. “The fact that the majority of the CUPE membership voted in favour of the agreement is extremely encouraging,” stated Peroni. “It reflects the outcome of the goodwill demonstrated by both parties throughout the negotiation process.”
Catholic School Trustees Welcome Funding Announcement
We congratulate the Minister of Education for the timely announcement of the Grants for Student Needs. Receiving this information in mid-March will greatly assist school boards in the 2007-08 budget planning process,” said Paula Peroni, Vice President of the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association (OCSTA).
“Today’s announcement contained news regarding a number of initiatives that are good for Ontario students including funding to support improved Aboriginal student outcomes and more flexible implementation guidelines to assist boards in meeting Primary Class Size standards,” explained Peroni.
OCSTA is pleased that the Ministry of Education maintained its commitment to funding the fourth year of the provincial framework for education and we are encouraged by the continued priority focus on education. This announcement does not, however, address the need for updated funding benchmarks. Funding shortfalls in such areas as employee benefits, special education and student transportation will create financial challenges for some school boards across the province as they plan their budgets for 2007-08.
OCSTA will monitor and analyze the impact of these announcements on schools boards and will continue to work closely with the Minister of Education to ensure that boards have the necessary resources to meet the needs for student success.
The Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association is the provincial voice for Catholic education. Founded in 1930, OCSTA represents Catholic school boards that collectively educate more than 600,000 students in Ontario, from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12.
Power of Young Minds Unleashed at SCDSB’s Annual Science Fair
Rossella Bagnato, Interim Director of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board visited St. Francis Catholic School on Thursday to view a number of interesting and unique projects at the Board’s annual Science Fair.
Mrs. Bagnato reviewed Cortnie Pinard’s and Maddie Dempster’s Science Fair Project, In A Cat’s Eye. The purpose of the project was to determine “why cats pupils change and what effect, if any, does this change have on their vision.” The girls’ hypothesis was that “the beams of light are directed into the cat’s eyes and change the size of the pupils.” The young scientists also informed Mrs. Bagnato that cats can see 90 percent better than humans can in the dark and they can also see in colour, except red.
Zachary Sarmatiuk, a Grade 7 student at St. Francis Catholic School made a presentation to Vice Principal Cassandra MacGregor and Rossella Bagnato regarding the effect of “winglets on airplanes.” The purpose of Zachary’s experiment was to determine if the “winglets” placed on tips of the wings of three different paper airplanes (at various angles) would increase the length of their flight. Zachary’s results indicated that with a wider-winged plane, “winglets” impacted the distance of flight. It is important to note as Zachary was quit to point out that “this experiment was only performed on paper air planes and it really depends on how good a thrower you are.”
Zachary gave special thanks to his little brother Owen who let him use his airplane book for the Science Fair project.
Twenty one of the 150 Science Fair projects were selected to advance to the Regional Science Fair that will take place at Laurentian University on March 31 and April 1, 2007.
Congratulations to all our winners, and good luck at the Regional Science Fair on March 31 and April 1, 2007 at Laurentian University!
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CUPE Local 1369 Reaches Tentative Collective Agreement with Sudbury Catholic District School Board
CBC National News Comes to the Sudbury Catholic District School Board
The Sudbury Catholic District School Board is pleased to announce that it has been selected by CBC News in Toronto to be the host site for the National News featuring Peter Mansbridge on Monday, March 12, 2007.
The request to air the CBC National News “live” from the grounds of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board was granted by Board officials earlier in the week and confirmed by the CBC today. According to producers of the CBC National News, the Sudbury Catholic District School Board was selected as the site for newscast because of “its unique and picturesque setting, which affords a great view of the City of Greater Sudbury and the city lights at night”.
Crews and equipment for the CBC National News will arrive at the Sudbury Catholic District School Board at approximately 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 12, 2007 to begin the setup and preparations for the newscast. The CBC National news will begin broadcasting at 9:00 p.m. to stations in Canada’s eastern time zone with Mr. Mansbridge anchoring the show from a news set positioned on the back of a 5-ton truck located on the grounds of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board.
The Sudbury Catholic District School Board welcomes the opportunity to be the host site for one of Canada most prestigious and highly respected national news programs.