In an effort to ensure that Terry Fox’ legacy remains vibrant and relevant, all staff and students from kindergarten to Grade 8 walked for Terry. Students were made aware that as the future generation, they are the key to helping to make a difference in the world! St. John student Logan Vaillancourt proudly shows off his Terry Fox t-shirt during the school’s walk.
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St. John Students Shine at Laurentian X-C Running Challenge
On September 26th, 2013, over 800 students from across Greater Sudbury elementary schools participated in the Laurentian X-C Running Challenge at Laurentian University. St.John’s student, Shane Poitras, brought home the gold in the Senior Elementary Boys Division with a record time of 12:07, placing him 1st among 223 grade 7 & 8 boys. Shane has proven to be an exceptional athlete and we are overwhelmingly proud of his admirable victory! As well, Hannah Whyte placed 4th in the Junior Elementary Girls Division and Colin Burrell placed 3rd in the Junior Elementary Boys Division. Overall, St. John’s team ranked 2nd for Junior Girls, 3rd for Junior Boys, and 6th for Senior Boys of over 20 schools! Coaches Cori Walker and Tania Vaillancourt are tremendously proud of all of their athletes for their dedication, positive attitudes, and perseverance!
St. John “Fights Back” Against Cancer
Despite the rain that poured down on May 10th, the students and staff of St. John Catholic Elementary School remained committed to their walk for their 5th annual relay for life with just one tweak – instead of walking outside, they decided to walk inside the school’s gym. Event organizer and teacher Irene Raymond didn’t miss a beat when the weather decided to be uncooperative and quickly made arrangements for each of the classes to rotate their walks in the school gym.
The day’s event was kicked off with a presentation of a banner from the Sudbury chapter of the Canadian Cancer Society’s Cathy Burns who wanted to publically acknowledge the school’s outstanding efforts in supporting their organization. Raymond received the banner on the school’s behalf and spoke to the students before the relay began. “Every single person in this room has been or will be affected by cancer,” Raymond explained. “Today we are honoured to have a group of survivors who will be joining us on our walk and we celebrate their strength and courage to fight back!” The students echoed Raymond’s message “Fight back” and it was the phrase that was shouted throughout the event. The students walked with the survivors as well as family and community members.
The school was visited by the Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Cancer Society (Ontario Division) – Martin Kabat a few weeks earlier to kick of the school’s fundraising efforts for their event and he encouraged the students to continue in their support for such an important cause. As well, he thanked them for their fundraising efforts from previous years as they have contributed well over $15,000 to the Sudbury branch.
This year’s efforts have surpassed all other years for the school as the grand total to date is well over $7200 with more pledge money still coming in. According to Raymond, the students really outdid themselves this year and were completely focused on raising the most amount of money they have ever raised with one student raising close to $1000 all on her own. “I am so proud and thankful that the students, staff and parent community of St. John Catholic Elementary School are such giving and generous group,” Raymond stated. “We have shown once again that we care about each other and that we are committed to continuing to fight back againstt cancer.”
The event finished with the entire group gathering in the school’s gymnasium for the annual luminary ceremony.
Students and Staff to Return to St. John School in Garson
The Sudbury Catholic District School Board is pleased to announce that students and staff of St. John Catholic school on Second Avenue will be returning to their home on 181 William Street in Garson effective March 1, 2004. The move was announced following a “walk through”of the school by the Chairperson of the Catholic School Council, the school’s principal and representatives from the Catholic school council, teaching staff, Stantec, Health and Safety as well as the Facility Services Department of the Board on February 9, 2004.
“Although the official results regarding air and mould testing will not be ready until February 23, 2004, the Board has every reason to believe that the test results will be favourable and that the move will take place as planned on March 1,” stated Rossella Bagatto, Superintendent of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board. Bagatto also reaffirmed that some renovations to the school are now complete which include new steel cladding, new windows on the entire older sections of the school and four large air exchangers to supply clean fresh air to all classrooms. Other renovations that may be needed will be completed in the near future. “The Board will be notifying students and parents regarding busing schedules as soon as possible. Now that all areas of concern have been addressed, we are looking forward to having our students and staff return to their home in Garson,”concluded Bagatto in the Board’s News Release.
St. John’s Hallway to Spiritual Journey
As staff and students walk down the halls of St. John Catholic Elementary School, they will be making way into the St. John’s Hallway to Spiritual Journey. The primary, junior, intermediate hallways have been named after positive Character/Virtue Building traits. For example, walk down Happy Lane, or Empathy Rd. when visiting the Kindergarten students who are busy in the hallways ready to enter class. Empathy Rd. connects with the Rootsof Empathy program that takes place in the Full Day Kindergarten classes. The Roots of Empathy is a bullying prevention program that teaches young children social/emotional competencies. Or, why not saunter down the junior hallway of Peace Blvd.and Faith Avenue. Then, there is the Gr.8 hallway, where students enter Stewardship Blvd. As the leaders of the School, the students are responsible stewards in setting an example to carrying out the work God is calling them to do.
Thank you to the St. John School Safe School Team for creating a warm culture of respect and inclusivity for all staff and students.
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.
Creative Recycling at St. John
St. John Catholic Elementary School Secretary, Tara Large and Lunchroom Supervisor, Pat Burell show off some crafted recycled bags. Pat Burell likes to recycle, and sewed up Jammer cooler bags & pencil cases. She explains that the process is quite simple from cutting the bags to sewing them up. It teaches children that many everyday items can be recycled into a useful products. At St. John, staff teach that recycling is fun and every morning the announcements provide the students with useful tips.
Gifts of Hope are Real Gifts for Real Projects that Change Real Lives
Mrs. Roque’s Gr.2/3 class, at St. John Catholic Elementary School, have been discussing how fortunate they are to live iin a country like Canada, where they have a home, warm clothes, clean water and healthy food, while others in the world suffer. They have decided to set a goal for themselves for Christmas. They collected enough money to purchase a goat and 2 pigs for $165.00, for a family in a developing country.
A goat provides milk for a family: protein, nourishment and health. This gift also provides the possibility of a livelihood, which means an income and the ability to make choices about the future for parents and their children.
POSITIVE LIVING SKILLS with Terry Orlick Ph.D – November 13, 2012
POSITIVE LIVING SKILLS with Terry Orlick Ph.D., presentation at St. Raphael School, Nov.13th, 6:30-7:30 pm
Promoting PEACEFUL SCHOOLS: Enjoy the ‘simple joys of life’
As part of Peaceful Schools and building healthy relationships, living a life of joy and happiness can be achieved when we learn to think positive and embrace the simple joys and happy highlights in our lives. This allows us to live life to our true potential.
Charlie Large, SK student at St. John, is holding a Spaghetti Toes CD and a Highlight clicker. These are tools that Terry Orlick PhD, has developed for children. St. John School will be introducing a special evening, with guest speaker, Terry Orlick, PhD. on Nov.13th, from 6:30-7:30 pm. at St. Raphael School. The evening session is meant for parents/guardian, educators, coaches, any adult who works with children.
The CD allows children to learn how to relax during stressful times in their lives whether at home or at school.
The highlight clicker is a great way to help children and youth feel happier, less stressed and more confident within themselves when they CLICK happy moments in their lives. The clicker keeps track of all the happy moments, such as being thankful for the sunshine, enjoying time with a friend, having fun in a game, learning at school etc….
Research demonstrates that Highlight Clickers helps children and adults of all ages become more positive, more relaxed, more joyful, and more focused on the good things in themselves, in others and the contexts they are in.
When you begin to look for, find, embrace and appreciate the simplest Highlight or simplest joys in every day, not only do you feel better, you also reduce the unnecessary stress, worry and negativity in your life.