St. Benedict brings home OFSAA gold medal banner for Alpine Ski

Posted on March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

St. Benedict took home its first OFSAA gold medal banner in Alpine Ski this season.OFSAA Alpine skiing was held in Collingwood at Osler Bluff Ski Club under adverse skiing conditions. The first day of racing got cancelled due to weather conditions, and the second day brought white out conditions. But the athletes prevailed and brought home the first OFSAA banner after competing at this level for a number of years.

The results are as follows:

Individual Tony Piro –Silver Medal High School Level Giant Slalom
-4th Place High School Level Slalom

Team Gold Banner –High School Level Giant Slalom

Team Silver -High School Level Slalom

Members: Tony Piro, Alex Madden, Vincent Palladino, Elijah Jeffery, Nikolas Donato

Monica Dailey, one of the coaches says the win is “by far the most success the school team has had to date and with only two of the students graduating, there could be more success to come.”

The team was also coached by teacher John McDonald.

St. Charles College Students Perform with Foreigner!

Posted on March 11, 2019April 17, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

Vocal group students from St. Charles College performed with the band Foreigner last week during their concert at the Sudbury Arena.

The performance was part of a contest that the school won. The contest saw many schools within the City audition, and SCC was chosen as the winners!

A video of the performance can be seen here!Way to go Cards!

Family Math Day at St. Francis Celebrates Student Learning

Posted on March 8, 2019April 17, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

St. Francis Catholic Elementary School continues to partner with families to support student improvement in mathematics. Students and staff hosted Family Math Day on March 7th. Families were invited into the school to participate in math games and activities with their children and learned some simple ways they can positively contribute to their child’s math learning – by counting money and telling time with their child.

Beverly Lavallie, St. Francis School Intensive Support Facilitator stated, “successful home / school relationships take time to build. The more opportunities families have to be in the school and see for themselves the great learning that is happening each day, the more our relationships develop. We are so thankful of the families that came to this special event. Our students love having special guests in the school and we hope that the families enjoy it as much as we do.”

St. Anne Students Honoured By Royal Canadian Legion

Posted on March 8, 2019April 17, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

The Royal Canadian Legion was at St. Anne Catholic Elementary School to celebrate the many winners of the Remembrance Day Poster and Essay Contest. Tyler Rideout, Grade 8 Student won the Gold Medal for his Remembrance Day Essay. The school community came together to congratulate Tyler and had the pleasure of hearing Tyler’s very moving essay first hand. Tyler’s essay has now been submitted Provincially.

Holy Cross Students Create Faith-Based Boxes

Posted on March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

Students at Holy Cross school have created ‘God Boxes’ out of cards. The students designed and created the boxes themselves. The God Box is then filled with tangible things that remind the children what to thank God for, and what to pray for. Each student personalized their own box, and were encouraged to bring these boxes home, and continue to fill them with new hopes and prayers.

Each box also had a special letter attached. Father’s Love Letter” is a paraphrased compilation of bible verses that is presented in the form of a letter from God to his children.

Students and Staff take a stand against bullying!

Posted on February 27, 2019April 17, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

Staff and students wore their favourite pink shirts to celebrate #PinkShirtDay. Pink Shirt Day is celebrated each February to take a stand against bullying and promote inclusivity.

SPS Officer Cheryl Kennelly stopped in at Holy Trinity for a visit and a discussion with some of our students about why it is so important to spread kindness to others not only today, but every day.

St. James staff stood together to promote Pink Shirt Day.

Carousel Event for parents, educators and community partners!

Posted on February 15, 2019February 20, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

Our annual Carousel event hosted by the Catholic Parent Involvement Committee is fast approaching! We are very excited to welcome all parents, staff and community partners to this event for an evening of networking, learning and community building!

When: March 5, 2019 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where: St. David School, 549 Frood Road

Carousel topics will include: Dealing with Anxiety, Indigenous Education Programming, Coding, Mathematics, The Leader in Me, Supporting Students with Autism, Human Trafficking, Vaping Building Resilience, speech and language services and special Education Services, including the IEP.

Free childcare and supper will be provided. Please go to the following link to register: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LWZKTHM

2019 Carousel Topics

St. Benedict marks National Flag Day

Posted on February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

Today marks National Flag Day of Canada and there were big plans to celebrate with a smudge and prayer service this morning at St. Benedict School but then there was a bus cancellation day.

The service did take place however it was very intimate and interactive with fewer students in the hallways.Chaplain, Rob Pappin honoured the territory and led the service while the students held up a very special Canadian flag. The flag was given to St. Benedict through former Member of Parliament Diane Marleau’s office. It originally flew on Parliament Hill from the Peace Tower.

Staff and Students ring in the Chinese New Year at St. Charles College

Posted on February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 by Carlee Vendramin

The Chinese New Year was fully embraced at St. Charles College on February 5th, 2019, where staff and students came together as a school community dressed in red to celebrate. The students received beautifully red wrapped mandarin oranges from the breakfast club, which symbolizes good luck and friendship in the Chinese culture.

A traditional lunch, which consisted of dumplings, pork rice, spring rolls and almond cookies was served to students in the English Café, a club for all international students. New Year festivities will continue during the month of February at lunch for students to participate and learn about various traditions of the Chinese culture. Workshops on calligraphy, dragon art and a friendly chopstick competition will be held in the learning commons. These workshops will be led by our international students and partners in the community like the YMCA and Laurentian University’s international student program.

Sudbury Catholic District School Board

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