Constable/Author Halley Willmott came to speak to the grade 5 and 6 girls about feeling empowered. Constable Willmott shared her personal journey while growing up and how she struggled to fit socially since she moved from school to school. As a result of that, Constable Willmott said that she found a love for reading and writing which led her to becoming a published author on top of being a police officer. Her message to the girls was that they all have gifts, talents and interests that they should embrace and that they are all valued and unique individuals.
Category: Schools
Students Complete Outer Space Tomato Seeds Experiment!
When do tomatoes taste absolutely out of this world? Ms. Visentin’s Gr. 2 students at Holy Cross Elementary School will soon find out. The children put their green thumbs to work by conducting a tomato seed experiment with two sets of tomato seeds. One package of seeds had been placed on a space station for a period of six weeks while the second package of seeds remained on Earth. The students had to predict which tray of plants had been exposed to outer space, prior to their germination. Every morning, the class leader collected data by counting the number of plant germinations and then watered them. Close observations were made by the children with the use of magnifying glasses to see if one set of seedlings appeared to grow differently than the other. The children will soon find out which were actually the “space seeds”. Our Grade 2 scientists will then bring the plants home to see if they produce “out of this world” tomatoes over the summer break.
St. Charles College Awarded with the RJ McCarthy Award to Support the Open Doors Program
St. Charles College has been awarded a Catholic Education Foundation of Ontario award for 2017. The RJ McCarthy awards are given to schools for projects that nurture the growth and education of the whole person.
The School plans to use the funds to support students in the Open Doors program, a program to assist at-risk youth. The students in the program will spend the next year building partnerships with local parishes thereby strengthening their faith and faith opportunities.
St. Charles College is the only school in Northern Ontario to be granted this award.
Gators Claim Softball City Championship Banner!
Congratulations to the Bishop Alexander Carter CSS boys softball team who won the City Championship banner.The team battled against the defending champions to claim the title. Way to go Gators, your hard work certainly paid off.
Pius Welcomes new Penguins for Fall 2017!
Our Welcome To Kindergarten Event has been a big success. Look at these smiling faces. A big THANK YOU goes out to Pius XII Staff, Holy Redeemer Parish, Greater Sudbury Public Library, Sudbury District Health Unit, Minnow Lake Best Start Hub, Maple Tree Preschool and Nicole Keating, SCDSB Speech Pathologist for being such an integral part of helping our newest little ones have a successful transition to school. It was such a pleasure playing and learning with our new FDK Year 1 students and their parents.
Immaculate Girls Participated in Fit Spirit
Immaculate girls, along with staff, demonstrated their love of running at the Fit Spirit Run that was held on Sunday, June 4th. Even though it was cold and rainy, the cougars persevered and finished their race.
Students Walk to Fundraise for a cure for Cystic Fibrosis!
St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School school raised $3500 during their Cystic Fibrosis Walk this week! The students traded in their pencils for running shoes as they walked their way along the track. In turn, their teachers got a taste of something sweet when their students shave their beards and completed a pie throw with all proceeds going toward CF.
Way to go Bears!
Marymount Students Paint Mural to Honour the Sudbury Blue Door Soup Kitchen!
Last week, the Sudbury Blue Door Soup Kitchen celebrated 35 years of “opening doors for people in need”. Marymount Marymount Academy has a long-standing partnership with the Blue Door Soup Kitchen – for the past several years, the Grade 9 students have had the opportunity to volunteer there as a way of putting their Religion curriculum into practice through service to others. This year, for the anniversary, Marymount art students contributed by painting this beautiful mural across their interior wall, making it a focal point for the centre. Congratulations Mykenzie Douglas, Shaleigh Wisniewski & Taylor Lapierre-Grignon for all your hard work!
St. Charles Students Host Second Annual Relay For Life Event!
St Charles College hosted their second annual Relay for Life Event in support of Canadian Cancer Society! Many students came out today to participate in the laps, as well as many other fun activities such as face painting and water balloon toss! The event provided the school the opportunity to give back to our community and to many cancer patients across our district. Special thanks to all staff and students who helped put this event together!