As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting our Sudbury Catholic parents, the SCDSB would like to provide a link to the latest newsletter from The Ontario Association of Parents in Catholic Education (OAPCE).
This month’s newsletter comes in three parts:
Life Skills Primary/Junior students at St. Francis Catholic Elementary School were very excited to work on their ‘Path of Joy’ Project. When the students were asked ‘What are some of God’s creations that you will find when you go for a walk on the path?’, the students shouted out answers such as ants, ladybugs, flowers, and birds. ‘The students had a fantastic time creating the artwork for their display; listening and singing to music and a few even took a break between crafts and started dancing. It is a joy to see the children engaged and having fun while learning – that’s what it’s all about’ says Tina Timpano, Vice-Principal. The students, staff and parents love the beautiful artwork display that ‘brightens up the stairwell with joy’ during Catholic Education Week.
The Diocesan Centre is planning an inclusive day of celebration based on indigenous culture, and would love a big turn out at this event. All students, staff, families and friends are welcome and encouraged to attend! It looks to be a great day planned!
INDIGENOUS CELEBRATION
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Fielding Park
5:30 am. Sunrise Ceremony ~
8:00 am. Pancake Breakfast ~
9:00 am. Teaching Carousel – Stations will be set up to be rotated through – 6 stations with 20 minute presentations at each~
a) Children drumming station~
b) Craft – decade of the rosary with four/six colour beads + leather OR~leather bookmark
c) 7 Grandfather teachings
d) Legends – Elders telling the stories~
e) Medicines and Wheel
f) Sacred Elements (fire keeper, tobacco, stones, feather, pipe, drums, smudge, animals) ~
11:00 am. Healing Circle – prayers, scripture (trilingual), blessing~
1:30 pm. Feast – “pot luck”
3:00 pm Travelling Song/Blessing~
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April 22, 2015 is Earth Day and the students in teacher Christina Bedoya’s Gr.1/2 class at St. Francis Catholic Elementary School have been learning about how we all have an impact on our environment. Students learned and shared ways to help our environment through everyday tasks such as turning off the lights or taking a quick shower instead of a long one. They also learned the power of reducing, re-using and recycling because we truly have “the whole world in our hands”. If we all work together to respect God’s creations and planet Earth, we really can make a difference.
April is Autism Awareness month and April 2nd was dedicated World Autism Day.
Autism Ontario’s Raise the Flag campaign, through the simple act of raising a flag, unites families, schools, communities, government and professionals in recognizing World Autism Awareness Day, and brings to light to struggles and triumphs of people on the autism spectrum.
Staff and students at St. Francis Catholic Elementary School took part in this event to support World Autism day.
As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting our Sudbury Catholic parents, the SCDSB would like to provide a link to the latest newsletter from The Ontario Association of Parents in Catholic Education (OAPCE). To read this month’s newsletter, click here: Parent Partner Newsletter – Easter 2015
The students at St. Francis Catholic Elementary School were very excited to have Momo, the main character of the New York Times best-selling book, ‘Finding Momo’ visit the school. Momo is a black and white border collie who’s owner, Andrew Knapp, has driven across Canada photograhing Momo to create a canine version of the beloved picture book ‘Where’s Waldo’. Students were able to ask the author/owner, Andrew Knapp, questions of how the idea of the book came to be and many questions about Momo. The FDK students were very thrilled to take a picture with Momo. Can you find him?
On January 27, the students from St. Francis School celebrated Literacy Day. This year a book swap was organized for students in grades kindergarten to grade six. Students were asked to donate gently used books from their home and trade them in for“new”books. The school cafeteria and gathering room had a large variety of book titles on display for students to choose from.
The book swap provided an excellent opportunity for students to exchange books within their school community, encourage reading, recycle books and select books for free.
On January 9 students at St. Francis school participated in their very own Hawaiian day celebration. Students showed great spirit as they dressed up in Hawaiian shirts, straw hats and hula skirts. The sound of Hawaiian music welcomed students out of the cold weather as they arrived to school. The students were awarded the Hawaiian day as a result of reaching their canned food drive goal last December. St. Francis Flames donated over 3 000 cans for the Edgar Burton Food Drive which will help many families in the Sudbury community.
