There is no Christmas rage in this store – only happy, jolly shoppers! On Friday, December 16, the Grade 2 students at St. Bernadette Catholic School practiced patience, the virtue of the December at all Sudbury Catholic Schools, when shopping for their presents in the Christmas store set-up in their classroom. Armed with a coin purse full of money, students shopped for many different items from chocolates to jewellery . Students collaborated to make sure they had the correct change once they arrived at the cash register. “This is a wonderful, real life way to bring the math concept of counting money to life in the classroom,” stated teacher Jenny Aubin. “Students had a great deal of fun and are looking forward to putting their skills to use with one week of shopping left before Christmas. Everyone was definitely in the Christmas spirit.”
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St. Bernadette and St. Charles College Partner for Very Special Project
St. Charles College student, Jamie Rieux and Grade 1 student Mia Woodbury at St. Bernadette Catholic School are working together to complete a very special project: a reproduction of the manager where Baby Jesus was born. This is a yearly tradition between the two schools in which older student is paired off with a younger partner to create a beautiful replica manger which students are so proud to bring home and share with their families.
Comfy Reading at St. Bernadette
Grade 3/4 Teacher, Mme Perron has noted that the students in her Grade 3/4 French Immersion classroom at St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary School are thrilled to take out their favourite book and read, read, read, especially now that they have all brought in their favourite pillows and stuffed toys to snuggle with as they read. Each day for 15 minutes students get out their blankets, pillows and stuffed friends and spend some uninterrupted time with a good book. This particular day the event was even more enjoyable as it was also PJ day at the school – and what is more enjoyable than curling up with a good book and a blanket in your pyjamas?
“Come Read With Me” at St. Bernadette
St. Bernadette Catholic School hosted a COME READ with ME parent workshop on the evening of December 7th, 2011. Parents and students thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to learn reading strategies that they can use at home with their young students. Teachers were on hand to provide descriptive feedback to parents as they honed their newly accquired skills and parents left that evening with a goody bag of reading activities to use at home with their children to extend the learning.
Ms. Salvador, Principal of St. Bernadette Catholic school, commented that, “We are thrilled when home and school can partner up in this way to work towards the literacy success of each of our students. Research indicates that when parents are actively involved in their child’s education great strides can be achieved. and we look forward to hosting many more such teaching/learning evenings for the parent community.”
“Elders in the Classroom” at St. Bernadette
St. Bernadette students Sydney Cimino, Grade 5 and Shaeleigh Wisniewski, Grade 6 show off their colourful and intricate replica headdresses that they created at school with the aid of Winnie Pitawanakwat a Community Elder and Native Teachings Facilitator, and her husband, Bill. Through the Elders in the Schools Project, Winnie shared the teachings and traditions around the headdress with the students before they began the process of creating their own.
Stone Soup at St. Bernadette
After reading the book, Stone Soup, which tells the story of the magical feat of making hearty soup with a stone, the Junior and Senior Kindergarten classes at St. Bernadette Catholic School made their own version of stone soup. The students followed several procedural steps to prepare the soup and while the ingredients simmered, students and their parents had a social gathering in the gymnasium. Everyone enjoyed a “classmade” bowl of soup.
Safety First at St. Bernadette
St. Bernadette Catholic School students Emma Larcher and Kimberley Bonhomme practice the skills they acquired during the Bus Evacuation Safety Presentation at their school by assisting Gabrielle Goudreau to safely exit the back of a school bus. Recently, the students were taught the proper procedures required should the bus need to be evacuated for any reason. All Sudbury Catholic Schools will be receiving this training along with a Bus Safety presentation that reviews rules and guidelines to assure a comfortable and secure ride home for all students.
Scary Science at St. Bernadette
This October 31st, the JK class at St.Bernadette Catholic School got into the Halloween spirit by creating spooky skeletons. Students used a variety of different materials to construct the many different parts of the human skeleton. Through hands-on investigation and focused exploration, students were able to better understand the make-up of the bones in their bodies. Mme Sally, their teacher, realized that “This particular learning opportunity helped the students see the many different intricacies that make up the skeleton. Students enjoyed learning through hands-on exploration!”
St. Bernadette Rises to the Canned Food Drive Challenge
In support of the annual St. Charles College canned food drive, St. Bernadette students got a head start with their own canned food collection. In two weeks time, the New Sudbury elementary school collected a total of 1700 cans to add to the St. Charles College collection in support of the Sudbury Food Bank. Diana Salvador, St. Bernadette principal was thrilled with the student support for this initiative. “Our students really answered the call when the challenge was put forth by our St. Charles College family.” Salvador stated. “I am quite proud of their efforts, and congratulate them for once again helping to support such a great cause!”