The Sudbury Catholic District School Board is pleased to have three Cabinet Ministers in the McGuinty government visit St. David Catholic School on September 9, 2008. Minister of Education, Kathleen Wynne along with Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, Michael Bryant and Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Rick Bartolucci were in the City of Greater Sudbury to meet the students and teachers at St. David Catholic School and to make a very special funding announcement in support of the Board’s Aboriginal students.
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St. David Catholic School Celebrates Aboriginal Culture and Heritage by Forming a Human Medicine Wheel
Students and teachers at St. David Catholic School in the Flour Mill area, celebrated Earth Day by creating a human Medicine Wheel to recognize the interconnectedness of all life on this planet. Through the teachings of the Medicine Wheel the students learn to walk on the earth in a peaceful and good way, respecting Mother Nature and all the wonderful gifts she offers us.
Sudbury Wolves Visit St. David Catholic School
The grade four class was treated to a visit from Sudbury Wolves players Stevan Manojlovic and Brandon Greenside. The players spoke to the students about the importance of education and setting short-term and long term goals. The students were full of questions and excited to have some of our “local boys” come to St. David.
Mayor John Rodriguez Commissions St. David Catholic School Yard
Students, parents, teachers and staff at St. David Catholic School could hardly contain their excitement as they waited for Mayor John Rodriguez to cut the ribbon that would officially announce the opening of their brand-new play ground and school yard recently. In
June 2006, St. David Catholic School was proclaimed the winner of the ‘Ugliest School Yard Contest’ and over the course of the last 12 months, the students, parents and staff at the school have worked alongside local suppliers and representatives from the Sudbury business community to re-green their playground.
As part of the winning package for the Ugliest Schoolyard, St. David received trees and shrubs, courtesy of Canadian Tire, Saturn of Sudbury provided a reading corner containing large trees, sod and benches with Hollandia Landscaping and CVRD INCO donating top soil for the project. ALLMAC Tree Service helped to plant the trees, sod and shrubbery.
The St. David entry was selected from fifteen schools that participated in the contest with the criteria consisting of submission of letters from the students, photos from staff, and a walkabout of the school by the panel of judges as to why their school should win the /Ugliest Schoolyard Contest./
St. David Catholic School would like to thank the following donor’s who made the re-greening school yard project possible; Saturn Sudbury, Canadian Tire, James St. John Landscape & Design, Freskiw Farms, CVRD INCO, Hollas Produce and Greenhouses, Hollandia Land & Environmental Solutions, Botanix Azilda Greenhouses, Brown’s Concrete, Gisele’s Greenhouses, Sudbury Horticultural Society, White Water Greenhouses & Yard Centre, Sudbury Master Gardeners, Adam & Eve Garden Centre,Ashley Landscape Supplies, WD Tree Removal, Southview Green Houses and Evans Lumber.
St. David Students Create Ukrainian Easter Eggs
St. David Catholic School Takes Home the Gold in the SCC Basketball Tournament
St. David Students Spread Valentine Cheer on 100th Day of School
Grade 1 students at St. David Catholic School will be making 100 Valentines today to be given to the residents at Pioneer Manor. The class project celebrates the 100th day at school and brings some cheer to the residents as they have not been able to have visitors due to the flu outbreak.
