Category: Community
St. Charles College 25,000 Can Food Drive Exceeds its Target
St. Charles College will be hosting a “wrap up party celebrating the end of their 25,000 Can Food Drive” to assist the City of Greater Sudbury’s Food Kitchens on Friday, October 19 at 8:20 a.m. in the school’s gymnasium located at 1940 Hawthorne Drive, Sudbury. In partnership with Bell and Big Daddy students collected over 43,000 items.
Representatives from Bell who have partnered with St. Charles College and Big Daddy Radio will be on hand to congratulate the students, staff and the citizens of Greater Sudbury in helping to put the “food drive over the top.”
Dave Mayes, Big Daddy Radio Morning Show host has been on a City of Greater Sudbury Transit Bus since Tuesday morning, vowing not to come off the bus until the school reaches its target of 25,000 cans of food.
The City of Greater Sudbury has really “come on board” in supporting this very worthwhile event and it appears that the goal will be reached by Friday morning and Dave Mayes can finally get off the bus!
St. Charles College Kicks Off Annual Food Drive
St. John Catholic School Students Help Stock the Shelves of Local Food Bank
Six thousand, five hundred! That’s the number of food items that students at St. John Catholic School raised in support of the Garson Food Bank.
Tricia Dowdall-Cirelli, Principal of St. John Catholic School is very proud of the efforts of her students in helping the less fortunate. “St. John Catholic School students are learning through Christ’s example to be selfless, charitable and champions of social justice,” states Cirelli. “The students are also being empowered through example to make a difference by affecting change not only in their own backyards but in our city, country, and world.”
SCDSB Celebrates Grand Opening of Best Start Hub at Pius XII Catholic School
Children and families, child care agencies along with community and school staff joined Sudbury Catholic District School Board Trustees and Senior Administration and Board staff in celebrating the grand opening of the City of Greater Sudbury’s Best Start Hubs at an Open House held at Pius XII Catholic School recently.
The Best Start Program referred to as “Hubs” is a one-stop centre for families, bringing together kindergarten, childcare, parent-child programs, parenting supports and a wide range of specialized services. The Hubs are located in schools or other locations that are closely linked to schools. Best Start is an initiative of the Provincial Government but is directed at the local level by a Best Start Network which is made up of representatives from the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, the City of Greater Sudbury, all four school boards, and the child care, family support, health and specialized children’s services sectors.
The Best Start Hubs incorporate services for families such as kindergarten, childcare and family supports, tot playgrounds, workshops for parents, dad and baby night as well as access to other services. Over time, more services such as selected Preschool Speech and Language and Health Services will be offered in the hubs. The goal of the Best Start Hub is to integrate all of these services so that they are all working together and providing families with seamless services.
The Pius XII Catholic School, Best Start Hub is one of twelve hubs located in the City of Greater Sudbury and surrounding area dedicated to serving the needs of children and families in the Minnow Lake and New Sudbury community.
Parents will also have the opportunity to become involved with Best Start Hubs as they develop and expand their programs. Advisory groups, made up of a minimum of 40 percent parents will decide how the Hubs will run, hours of operation, and the types of programs the Hub will be offering. Parents who wish to involved in the planning for Best Start at a broader level may put their name forward to sit on a Best Start Network as a parent representative or join a group of parents who meet occasionally to provide advice and input to the Best Start network on specific issues related to overall planning of Best Start.
For more information on Best Start Hubs, please call 311 to find a Best Start near you!
St. Mary Catholic School Kicks Off the New School Year With Open House
St. Mary Catholic School in Capreol held its Open House for parents and students recently. Food and refreshments were provided courtesy of the St. Mary Catholic School Council. Parents and students were able to browse the Book Fair in the library, visit with the classroom teachers and enjoy hot dogs in the gym.
The Open House also included a display dealing with “Paint your Plate-Create a Masterpiece” along with information on Canada’s Food Guide by Denise Hyde, a Public Health Nurse from the Sudbury and District Health Unit. The school is also a participant in the Healthy Schools Healthy Kids program which afforded parents the opportunity to get first hand information from the Health Unit.
School SpiritWear was also available from United On-Site Printers who had a beautiful display up at the school all week.
St. Mary Catholic School would like to thank all the parent volunteers for their hard work in preparing for the Open House. The school also extends a warm felt thank you to Mr. Roland Muzzatti, Academic Superintendent of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board who was able to attend and spend time with the St. Mary Catholic School community.
Nickel Belt Candidates to Visit Immaculate Conception Catholic School
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With the Provincial election quickly approaching, Immaculate Conception Catholic School, Grade 5 students are learning how the voting process is carried out and how to make informed decisions. By taking part in the Student-Vote program, students are given the opportunity for critical thinking and thoughtful discussion-essential in a democracy. The goal of the Student Vote program is to teach young Canadians to develop a habit of civic participation.
“At Immaculate Conception, we hope that the greatest lesson for our students is that they will learn that citizenship is a responsibility,” states Carmela Pitman, the school’s Vice-Principal. On Thursday, September 27, the three political candidates for Nickel Belt: Liberal Party, Ron Dupuis; NDP Party, France Gelinas; and Green Party, Fred Twilley will be visiting Ms. Pawlowski Grade 5 class to speak to the students. The class has been preparing for the event by reading local newspapers and researching numerous resources so that they can become better informed and play an active role in the debate.
Students will focus on issues such as health care, education, and the environment. The week prior to the official election day, the school will be holding a Student Vote. Immaculate Conception will receive riding specific ballots for the Sudbury-Nickel Belt area. A polling station with a ballot box will be set up in the library and the Grade 5 class will have their chance to vote. Students will take on the role of poll clerks by assisting at the polling station and ensuring that the student class lists will act as the list of electors. The results will be tabulated and called into the Student Vote Returning Office. Results are broadcast on partnering television networks and published in newspapers the following day.
For more information, please contact, Carmela Pitman, Vice-Principal,
Immaculate Conception Catholic School, ph: 897-4483
St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School to Celebrate International Peace Day
St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School will be celebrating International Peace Day on Friday, September 21, 2007 at the school by highlighting peace in our lives at school, at home and in our world.
During announcements throughout the week, St. Paul Catholic School students have shared information with the student body regarding a famous peacemaker. In all classrooms teachers have dedicated time to talking about how peace begins in each person’s heart, and how each student can do things to bring peace into their world, either at school, at home or in their neighbourhood.
On Friday, September 21, 2007, one student from each class will read his or her peace pledge on the announcements. In addition, students will gather in the gym in a moment of silence to pray before embarking upon the school’s walk-a-thon.
The school will be donating a portion of the proceeds from the fundraiser to Development and Peace to help promote peace in Third World nations.
SCDSB Proud Partner in “Books for Ethiopia” Campaign
Some 20,000 educational books no longer being used in area schools are being shipped to Ethiopia this summer thanks to the generous support of local donors.
The Sudbury Catholic District School Board in partnership with the Rainbow District School Board and numerous individuals in the Sudbury Community have donated excellent used educational materials for the Books for Reading program. The books are being sent to a brand-new school of 250 children in Ethiopia with very few resources. Thanks to the generosity of the two English school boards and through the support of local Sudbury businesses and volunteers these badly needed books will be in the hands of the students over the next two weeks.
CVRD Inco donated $5,000 to help cover the costs of shipping the books. The Rainbow Local of the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) contributed $600 toward the project and Taylor Beange Doors and Frames provided space to store the books and also donated $800 toward the shipping costs.
“Thanks to the generous contribution of many participants, this literacy project will assist in breaking the cycle of poverty for many children for generations to come,” said Guy Campeau, Director for The Mission of Tears, Northern Ontario region. “We are most grateful to the schools who donated their surplus books for this program. We are also grateful to CVRD Inco, ETFO and Taylor Beange Doors and Frames for their collective contributions.”
To date, local schools have provided in excess of 80,000 surplus books to third world countries. The books include teacher resource guides that have since been updated by the Ministry of Education.
The Books for Reading program is spearheaded by the Northern Ontario region of The Mission of TEARS.