The students of grade 5, 6 and 7 at St Charles are being inspired by great Canadian native artists such as Isaac Bignell, Norval Morrisseau, Benjamin Chee Chee and Glen Rabena amongst many others. They chose a piece to base themselves on and chose their favourite colours for their image. Now their beautiful masterpieces line our halls.
Category: Schools
Secondary Students Participate in Diversity Day!
Sudbury Catholic District School Board hosted its first ever Diversity Day for secondary students on Friday, May 5th, with the goal of breaking down stereotypes and supporting all students in our schools, in particular racialized students. The morning was spent meeting with young people from different cultures and learning about their experiences living and attending school in Sudbury. We also spent time examining who has power in our world and what we can do in the face of oppression, colonialism and white privilege. The afternoon was work time, where each high school got together with school mates and determined a campaign to bring their learning of diversity back to their schools.
A beautiful day of learning and action, determining “what we all share” as we move forward towards a more equitable future for all!
“Me to We – Youth in Action” Award Winner visits St. David’s Students to talk about preserving water!
St. David Catholic Elementary School was greeted by “Me to We – Youth in Action” award winner, Autumn Peltier, from Wikwemikong First Nation who visited the Native Language class students.
She and her mother Stephanie talked about her travels around Mother Earth fighting for water, including representing Canada in the Children’s Climate Conference in Sweden, meeting our Prime Minister, and kicking off this year’s Water Walk.
The group then sang Water Song and offered tobacco to the School’s brook, which was named after Autumn. Students enjoyed the discussion and activities and can’t wait until their new friends visit again!
Canadian Artist visits St. Joseph Students
Brian Atyeo, a well-known Canadian artist, shared his knowledge and expertise with the students of St. Joseph’s school during Catholic Education Week. His explanation of using contrasting colours were exhibited in their birch tree artwork.
Sudbury Catholic School Students win at Turning Points Essay Contest
Several Sudbury Catholic School students won during the Turning Points Essay contest. Winners were from St. Anne, St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School, Marymount Academy and St. Charles College. The winning students got to read their essays and stories to their friends and families. Congratulations to all of the winners, you should be very proud of your accomplishments!
Students share Book of Prayers for Catholic Education Week
Students from Mme Ranich’s grade 3/4 French Immersion class from St. Francis School had the opportunity to share their Book of Prayers that they wrote and published with Mrs. Rossella Bagnato, Superintendent of School Effectiveness, and Mrs. St. Denis, Principal. Bravo les amis!
Pius XII students host Math Morning for families
This Catholic Education Week, Pius XII School hosted a Math Morning for students and their families to encourage Growth Mindset in mathematics. One of the school’s main focuses this year is developing a positive attitude towards math. As part of this goal we continue to put emphasis on the relationship between educators, students and their families. Pius XII School works closely with families because when there is a trusting, respectful relationship between the home and school, students have a better chance of being successful academically, socially and emotionally.
During the math morning, all parents and family members played fun, educational math games at school the with their children and were then given a math bag to take home. The math bag was filled with dice, cards and math game instructions to use at home to support their children to build confidence in math.
Walking Together in Hope with Seuss
Students in 8A at St. Charles College took part in a very active reader’s theatre lesson today. Building on the Catholic Education Week theme of “Walking Together in Hope” the students read through Dr. Seuss’ “Oh the Places You’ll Go!”
Mrs. Kathy Belanger was the narrator. One student, Ethan, took on the role of teacher. Josh Valcourt-Gagnon took on the role of book holder and picture displayer and all the other students took part in the actions for the words being read.
St. Benedict students celebrate Catholic Education Week with artwork!
St. Benedict students completed artwork based on the one of the sub-themes of Catholic Education Week. Each group brainstormed what that theme meant and how it could be applied to our lives in the year 2017. We then gave each group a large piece of mural paper and had them visually represent their understanding of their theme. There was very little teacher input, and the Grade 8 students as what their theme meant to them and their lives.