Sudbury Catholic District School Board

Students at St.Charles College Stands up for the Bees!

It’s a match made for the bees. Students in Mrs. Burch’s grade 10 religion class teamed up with the elementary Life Skills students under the direction of Mrs. Chalut to make beeswax lip balm.

Both groups have been learning about the importance of protecting bees in today’s environment. They have grown plants that attract bees by promoting pollination and then decided to partner up and take it a step further.

The lip balm will be given to the mothers of the students as a kind gesture for Mother’s Day and the Business students, who are now inspired by the work of this class have started a “save the bees” campaign complete with t-shirts that will be made by our students in Open Doors and then sold to students throughout the building to raise awareness of bee education.

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!

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!

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. Charles College Students shine at annual Parent Involvement Committee Symposium

On Saturday April 29th, Mrs. P. Demore and the students from the arts department at St. Charles College were showcased at the Ministers 8th Annual Parent Involvement Committee Symposium.They had a standing ovation performance and we are truly proud of all of their hard work and dedication leading up to this event. Way To Go Cards!

Sudbury Catholic Schools awarded as Stars of Excellence at 2017 Kiwanis Music Festival

Participant schools included Marymount Academy, St. Anne Catholic School, Holy Trinity Catholic School, Immaculate Conception, Holy Cross Catholic School, St.Benedict Catholic Secondary School, St. John Catholic School and St. Charles College.

The senior band and strings ensemble from Marymount Academy (pictured here) were recommended for the provincial competition.

Congratulations to all musicians who participated and thank you for sharing your gifts with us.

Victors of Transition!

Jarah Preston from the Learning Disabilities Association of Sudbury was invited to St. Francis School on April 19, 2017 to deliver a presentation entitled Victors of Transition. The LDAS presentation is targeted to address all students in the grade 6 Regular, French Immersion and Special Education classes who will be transitioning onto grade 7 at either St. Benedict, Marymount Academy or St. Charles College in the fall. Special Education Resource Teacher, Ms. G. Visentin, annually welcomes the presentation to help prepare students and discuss how they may better prepare themselves for their transition to the next grade and new school setting in the fall.

Grade 8 Junior Cards are serious about Science

Grade 8 Cards were invited to the secondary wing at St. Charles College to learn about the different strands of science today.
The students were on rotations all day to learn about biology, technology, earth sciences, chemistry and physics in order to prepare them for next year.

The students did everything from building bridges and water filtration systems to studying onions and cheek cells under a microscope.

They were then treated to a pizza lunch and lime green Science shirts for an upcoming Cards Wear day.
The Secondary Science team organized this day under the direction of Program Leader Tim Kingshott.

We thank the team for making this day possible for our future
grade 9’s !

Sudbury Catholic Elementary Band takes silver, gold at the Northern Ontario Music Festival

It’s Festival season, and the Sudbury Catholic Elementary Band did not disappoint! This band is made up of 125 students from 6 schools – St. Charles College, St. Benedict, St. Anne, St. Charles Chelmsford, St. John and St. James – and is directed by Leanne Urso, JoAnne Comisso, Sabrina Clark and Eric Miron.

The students competed at the Northern Ontario Music Festival on Tuesday, March 21st at Sudbury Secondary School and came away with a Silver award. Then, on Tuesday, April 4th, the band competed at the Kiwanis Music Festival at St. Benedict School and improved on their score by winning a Gold award! Congratulations goes out to all the band members for all their hard work.

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