Staff and students at Pius XII school wear purple to help raise awareness on March 26th – Epilepsy Awareness Day. Epilepsy is a brain disorder that affects people of any age. Let’s all learn more about what epilepsy is so that we can support our youngest learners in our school communities.

Pius XII School held Cupcake Day for SPCA and it was a huge success! We raised $605 to donate to community animals in need. We want to thank Mrs. Kim Carriere, our school EA, for being the lead organizer and Mrs. Karen Brown (Best Start Hub) for volunteering her day to serve the cupcakes to our students. Thank you SPCA for helping animals who are lost, neglected or abandoned. You are an important part of our caring community!

We would like to congratulate Pius XII Catholic Elementary School for receiving the EQAO Achievement Award presented by Education Quality and Accountability Office – EQAO.
Pius is being recognized for their ongoing improvement initiatives. Through ongoing monitoring and use of data, targeted growth mindsets for staff and students, and building relationships, Pius has increased success and achievement in their school community!
Pictured here are teachers Laurie Zahra, Sabrina Kutchaw, Amanda Schiavone, Ashlee Michelutti and Jill Loranger. Great work by all!

At Pius XII every Tuesday is a Tasty one! Throughout the year our students are provided a nutritious fruit and vegetable snack on Tasty Tuesdays. Thanks to organizations like Sudbury Better Beginnings Better Futures and the Ministry of Health’s Northern Fruit and Vegetable Program, we receive funding that goes toward purchasing fruit, vegetables, grains or dairy. Nutritious snacks are available everyday at our school, however Tuesdays are the special day of the week where students get to sample a fruit or vegetable that might be new to them. This nutrition program brings staff and parents together to make it successful for our school community.

Pius XII continues to run the ‘Activate Your Recess Program’ to promote physical activity and fitness. This program was introduced to in partnership with the SDHU and a local firm called Healthy Living Inc. Health related physical activity is promoted during recess breaks. Students are guided by staff to join teams and practice locomotor skills, ball skills, foot coordination, and visual-motor integrity. Recess is never boring and lacking movement for our students. This program is a great way to increase fitness while having fun!

Throughout this Advent season, students in Ms. Loranger’s Grade 5/6 at Pius XII School have been focusing on the various themes celebrated each week. For the third week of Advent which focuses on the the theme of joy, students participated in a discussion on the things that bring joy to their life and how we can bring joy to others. As an extension to this discussion, students including those in the photo (Billy, Brandon and Chloe) created Christmas cards to give to others outside our school community. The cards will be delivered to residents at Finlandia to spread a little joy and cheer during this holiday season.

Shop with a Cop Program took place today. A couple of our Penguins enjoyed breakfast at P&M’s Kouzzina, followed by shopping with a Sudbury Regional Police Officer. Thank you officers for building positive relationships with our students!