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St. John School Safe For Students

Posted on September 11, 2003August 23, 2018 by admin

Representatives from the Sudbury Catholic District School Board met with parents and staff of St. John Catholic School in Garson last night to discuss concerns regarding the air quality situation at the school. Gerhard Technical Services Inc., (an independent environmental consultant company) was contracted by the Board to provide an assessment with respect to the health and safety concerns expressed by the parents and staff, specifically the presence of mould and CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) levels in the classrooms.

Initial tests conducted by the Gerhard Technical Services Inc. indicated that the presence of mould was discovered but was found to be within acceptable minimums with no risk to staff or students. Additionally, tests for CO2 levels in the classrooms were also found to be within acceptable levels. The Ministry of Labour was also contacted by the Board to provide an assessment of whether or not the air quality in the building was safe. Preliminary assessment by the Ministry of Labour concurred with Gerhard Technical Services that the building was safe and that there was no danger to staff and students but the Ministry recommended further monitoring be undertaken.

On September 18th and 19th, at the request of the Board a qualified hygienist and a technician from Occupational Health and Safety for Ontario Workers will undertake further testing to address the mould and CO2 levels in the school. The Board will review the results of the tests with parents and staff at the school and will undertake measures to correct the mould and CO2 levels in accordance with the directives from the Ministry of Labour.

In their address to parents and staff, representatives from the Board indicated that the Board has already undertaken remedial action to immediately address the problems that were identified by the Ministry of Labour. In addition the Board is installing a new ventilation system in St. John School.

St. Paul Teacher Wins Wal-Mart’s Teacher of the Year Contest

Posted on July 3, 2003August 23, 2018 by admin

Great teachers deserve to be recognized. Ken Coutu, Assistant Manager for Wal-Mart Sudbury, recently presented Janet Carscallen, a Grade 2/3 teacher at St. Paul The Apostle School in Coniston with a special certificate in Wal-Mart’s “Teacher of the Year” contest. Mrs. Carscallen has been teaching for 32 years and was nominated for this prestigious award by the students who wrote letters to Wal-Mart explaining why she should be “Teacher of the Year.”

For the seventh year, Wal-Mart partnered with Phi Delta Kappa International, the world’s leading education association, to implement the annual teacher recognition program. Wal-Mart’s Teacher of the Year program is one of the largest teacher recognition programs in North America. SCDSB is very proud of Mrs. Carscallen and the students that honoured her. Congratulations!

Sister Pat Carter Visits St. David School

Posted on February 7, 2003August 23, 2018 by admin

Sister Patricia Carter visited the Grade 6 class at St. David School recently, challenging the students to become people of prayer and service. For the past five years, Sister Pat Carter has been visiting Grade 6 classes in the three dioceses of Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie and Timmins. Throughout the presentations Sister Pat speaks to the students about the vocations of single life, married life, religious life and priesthood. In November, she visited over 600 students in 20 schools in the Sudbury region – Pius XII, St. Theresa, St. Anthony, St. Francis, St. Christopher, St. Anne in Hanmer, Our Lady of Fatima in Naughton, St. Michael, St. John in Garson, St. Mary in Capreol, Corpus Christi, St. David, St. James in Lively, St. Charles in Chelmsford, Immaculate Conception in Val Caron, St. Paul in Coniston, St. Mark in Markstay, St. Raphael, and St. Joseph in Killarney.

According to research, there are three significant times in the lives of young people when they are preoccupied with vocational choices; at age 11, grade 11 and during the second-year of their post-secondary education young people ask: What would I like to be when I grow up? What contribution would I like to make to the world around me? How can my life have meaning? Sister Pat Carter and Sister Mary Jo Radey, vocation directors for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Sault Ste. Marie, meet with young people close to these times visiting elementary schools and secondary schools, universities and colleges to encourage students to become people of prayer and service and to deepen their relationship with God.

As a follow up to the Grade 6 classroom visits, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Sault Ste. Marie will be holding an essay and poster contest in February 2003. The students will be invited to reflect on who has been a good witness of the Gospel message to them. They will be asked to write their reflections in an essay or create a poster to give specific examples of how this person was an effective witness of Jesus’ love. The essay and poster theme fits in well with the Grade 6 religious education program entitled “You Shall Be My Witnesses”. For more information on the essay and poster contest, contact Sister Pat Carter at csjcvocn@onlink.net.