St. Andrew School was full of love on February 14th as each class celebrated Valentine’s Day in their own unique way. The youngest children in the school prepared Valentine containers at home as a family project and then the children brought their boxes, baskets and bags into school so that all their friends and teacher could see their creations and also place individual Valentine’s in them.
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National Flag Day at St. Andrew
The staff and students of St. Andrew School celebrated National Flay Day on February 15. On this date in 1965 the Canadian flag was first raised over Parliament Hill. Everyone at St. Andrew Catholic Elementary School showed their pride in their flag and country by wearing read and white. At 1pm all viewed a beautiful slide show of Canadian scenes and sang a rousing rendition of O’ Canada.
FULL DAY Kindergarten Information/Registration Night -TODAY – Tuesday, February 5, 2013
There will be an information/registration night TODAY – Tuesday, February 5, 2013 for all parents interested in registering their child(ren) at one of the Sudbury Catholic elementary schools for FULL DAY Kindergarten beginning September, 2013.
The information/registration night will start at 6:00 p.m. For more information about this event, please contact your local Catholic elementary school. For contact information about each school, go to http://www.scdsb.edu.on.ca/schools/schools.php, or contact the board office at (705)673-5620.
Hockey Sweater Spirit Day at St. Andrew
On Friday January 25th the staff and students of St. Andrew Catholic School donned their favourite hockey jerseys to celebrate the school’s annual Hockey Sweater Spirit Day. Staff and students welcomed Father Sam D’Angelo and Staff Sergeant Rick Waugh as guests who read hockey related story books to the children in all the classes. The older students enjoyed The Greatest Goal by Mike Leonetti and the younger students enjoyed Brady Brady and the Puck on the Pond by Mary Shaw and Chuck Temple. Pictured from left to right are Mrs. Waugh (gr.JK/SK), Staff Sergeant Waugh, Mr. Dagostino (gr. 4/5), Father Sam D’angelo, Mrs. Henry (principal), Mr. Laurin (prep) and Mr. Gautheir (gr. 5/6).
Special Guest Brings Music and Sunshine to the Students of St. Andrew
On a very cold January 17, 2013, Sudbury Gospel singer Amy St. John brought her talent and her guitar to St. Andrew Catholic Elementary School to spread some of God’s sunshine and warmth with the staff and students. Amy led the children in several songs. Some of the songs enjoyed were Jesus Loves the Little Children, Jesus Loves me, This Little Light of Mine and many more. Amy’s faith shone forth in her smiles and music and was thoroughly enjoyed by all present.
Celebrating the Feast of St. Andrew
November 30th was the feast day of St. Andrew. Father Sam from our community parish of St. Andrew the Apostle invited all the staff and children to a feast day celebration. Everyone celebrated the Eucharist together at 11am and then Father hosted a pizza and juice party in the church hall. The Catholic School Council provided delicious cupcakes for dessert.
Father spoke to the children about St. Andrew. His name is Greek meaning “strength” and Andrew spent most of his ministry in Greece spreading the lessons Jesus taught him. St. Andrew was the brother of St. Peter who was the frist pope in Rome. St. Andrew is remembered as the first leader of the Greek Church.
At the conclusion of the Eucharistic celebration the children, teachers and parents joined in singing “Happy Feast Day to You.”
“Operation Christmas Child” in Full Swing at St. Andrew
Staff and students from St. Andrew Catholic Elementary School have taken on the Operation Christmas Child Project as a Social Justice project during the month of November. On the website of Operation Christmas Child it says:”Operation Christmas Child brings joy and hope to children in desparate situations around the world through gift-filled shoe boxes and the message of God’s unconditional love. Every gift-filled shoe box is given unconditionally regardless of religion, gender or race.” We are very proud of the generosity of the staff, the students and many of their families for all of their support for this project.
St. Andrew Wins Provincial Award
On November 15, 2012, EQAO presented 27 elementary and secondary school communities in the province of Ontario with the Dr. Bette M. Stephenson Recognition of Achievement. According to the EQAO press release, “They are representative of the many school communities across the province that have made effective use of EQAO data and evidence from other sources to enhance and support student achievement. These schools are at various stages in their journey of learning and continuous improvement. All are notable for their demonstration of leadership, proactive initiatives and sincere effort to help every child succeed. These are schools that have adopted an action plan based on their unique circumstances and are working toward improved student outcomes.”
The Dr. Bette M. Stephenson Recognition of Achievement award is a recognition program established by the EQAO board of Directors in 2009 to pay tribute to Dr. Stephenson’s lifelong commitment and outstanding contributions to both education and public service.
The Sudbury Catholic District School Board is pleased to announce that St. Andrew Catholic Elementary School is one of the recipients of this award for 2012. “As one of the schools profiled in EQAO’s 2011-2012 Provincial School Reports, we wish to honour this school’s community for its efforts, over many years, at improving student achievement and for its use of EQAO results to improve student learning.”
Barry MacDonald, Chair of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board is thrilled with honour bestowed on the school. “On behalf of the board, I congratulate the staff at St. Andrew for their ongoing dedication to their students, and the entire school community. Winning this award is evidence of their hard work and commitment to ensuring the success of all of their students.”
A team from the school, including both the current and former principal – Melody Henry and Carmela Pitman, as well as two teachers – Mark Gautheir and Marilyn Onucky-Vervega, attended the awards recognition event in Toronto.
Trent Cull Visits St. Andrew Catholic Elementary School
The School Improvement Plan for St. Andrew School under Catholic Care and Concern states that every month visitors from the community will be invited to the school to speak to the students about career opportunities and the importance of staying in school. This month Mr. Trent Cull, father of Wyatt and Gabe and coach of the Sudbury Wolves, visited our school to share his dreams with our students. Mr. Cull told the students that you have to work hard, stay in school and always dream”big”. The students were very interested in his hockey career…where he played, where he coached, what does coaching entail and “What’s up with the Wolves?” Pictured are Mr. Cull with his sons Wyatt and Gabe and Shrisha a new student to our school and our country.