The Grade 2 students at Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School sent their Postcards for Peace to veterans to thank them for having served in the past wars. The students recognized that many of Canada’s service men and women continue today, to leave their families and friends, in order to bring peace to many countries around the world. The children discussed how they are all peacekeepers here in Canada. They learned that they can all help with “peacekeeping missions” by respecting and helping each other in the school playgrounds, at home, and in their neighbourhoods. One of the biggest lessons learned is that It’s so important to learn from the past.
Category: Community
Bishop Students Partnering with Crimestoppers
On November 6th, the students of Bishop Alexander Carter C.S.S in Hammer were given a presentation from the nonprofit organization Crime Stoppers. Sudbury Rainbow Crime Stoppers is a partnership of the public, the police, and the media, which provides the community with a proactive program for people to anonymously assist in the solving of crime and contributing to an improved quality of life in our community. Students at Bishop were not only informed about this organization, but also encouraged to use the program to report things that they might see in their community or school that is a crime. They are taking a stance that “this is our community and we want to keep it safe”. A poster will be displayed in the school cafeteria reminding students of this message. Students also learned about the dangers of distracted driving. One student said “It really made me think about how much I affect others when I divert my attention from the road; I definitely think it should be shown to more schools, especially high schools”.
NOFCC Presents Plaque to St. Charles Elementary
On October 29th, Dayna Caruso a representative from the NOFCC visited St. Charles Elementary to award them with a donation plaque for the donations that have been raised from the Johnathan Hetu walk. The plaque shows the nine years of donations that St. Charles has been able to raise for the NOFCC. The walk to date has raised just over $50,000. The walk has flourished over the years with the first year donation being around $1,300 to the last years donation of over $7,400. The walk is in remembrance of former student Johnathan Hetu, who past away from cancer.
A Beary Scary Halloween
On October 31’st 2013, students from St Benedict Catholic Secondary School visited Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School. Student Council president Brendan Sullivan, vice president and student trustee Mackenzie Connelly, and beloved mascot, Benny the Bear represented St Benedict as they read to grade 1 and 2 students in both English and french. “We thought this would be a great opportunity to bond with the students who share our campus and spread some Halloween cheer,” said Connelly.
After reading the books, Benny and the students donated them to Holy Cross and gave out Halloween stickers and high fives from Benny. “This experience has been very rewarding for us. We were able to practice our bilingualism and meet the students who will become future Bears,” stated Sullivan. “I look forward to continuing to connect our two school communities.”
SK’s Celebrate Halloween at St. Bernadette
The Senior Kindergarten children from St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary School have enjoyed a busy October filled with pumpkin themed learning opportunities. Through observations and estimations students explored the life cycle of a pumpkin .
On Wednesday October 30th, the children came to school dressed in orange and black and took part in fun-filled Halloween activities. Their celebration was a great success thanks to the many parent volunteers that joined them! They painted pumpkins, made a Halloween craft, played candy toss into a pumpkin bowl, prepared and ate pumpkin pie in a bag, and read Halloween books. It was very nice to see so many smiling faces! Thank you to all of theparent volunteers for a great Halloween celebration.
MMA & CYGA Visit the Idywylde
On Tuesday, October 29th fifteen students from Marymount Academy’s Gr. 11 Fitness Class visited the Idylwylde Golf and Country Club for a Day Event as part of the Canadian Youth Golf Alliance’s (CYGA) Search for Self I course. The students have been studying philosophy of life issues under the instruction Ryan Cooney, founder of the CYGA every three weeks. The program is a voluntary one that the students are offered and the feedback has been nothing but incredibly positive. Brandon Beeson, chairman and Northern Ontario Director of the CYGA says that “the partnership with Marymount Academy over the past couple of years has been wonderful. The students are eager, very cooperative, and appreciate the opportunities that are presented to them with the CYGA. The Canadian Youth Golf Alliance is a not-for-profit organization that focuses on assisting youth in “at-risk” environments with issues that they sometimes struggle with that surround every day discussions. Dan Bartolucci, teacher at Marymount Academy and the CYGA Board’s Education Chair agrees that “the opportunities presented to these youth through the programs offered by the CYGA are outstanding. Last year, the CYGA employed 28 youth from around the province and three of these youth were Marymount students”.
The Day Event at the Idylwylde offered seminars by the managers of a number of departments from greenskeeping and course management to event coordination, to every day bookings through the pro shop. For more information about the CYGA please visit:
www.canadianyouthgolfalliance.com
St. Bernadette Students Bring Halloween Cheer to Extendicare Residence
On Thursday October 31st the residents at Falconbridge Extendicare got a visit from the students of St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary School from SK, Gr. 2 and Gr. 5/6 students.
The students decorated goodie bags, played candy toss and even dressed residents up in toilet paper to make them look like mummies.
After all the games, students got to go trick or treating and show off their halloween costumes.
It was great to see the residents’ faces light up when they saw all the little princesses and superheroes.
Halloween French Cooking Show at St. Bernadette
The French Immersion students in teacher Chantal Therrien’s Gr. 5/6 class at St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary School have been busy writing creepy halloween recipes.
After reading and analyzing the characteristics of what it takes to create a good french recipe, students decided to write and create their own, but with a twist!
They used the halloween vocabulary they learned in French to prepare horribly, haunted recipes. Students stared in amazement as their peers shared their spooky creations.
Scary stuff!
Bishop Students Walk for Mackenzie Rooney
The entire student body of Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic Secondary School has much to be proud of. Over the past couple of weeks, the students have rallied to kick off the Mackenzie Rooney Memorial Scholarship Fund. Mackenzie Rooney was a Bishop Alexander CSSS student who passed away last year. The students and staff wanted to do something in Mackenzie’s name to keep her legacy alive.
Beginning with a pep rally hosted by the New Hot 93.5’s G-rant – the students were challenged to raise $20,000, and proceeded to raise as much money as they could through a series of fundraisers and community canvassing. To end off the event, the students, joined by Mackenzie’s parents, participated in a memorial walk from the Metro parking lot in Valley East back to their school – approximately 8.3 km. All donning pink toques as it was Mackenzie’s favourite colour, the students were led by staff from Zumba-Vibe for a pre-walk warm up, and then the Greater Sudbury Police Services escorted the group back to their school. Once they had returned, the students enjoyed a barbeque and revealed the grand total raised to go towards the fund.
“For our students to have raised well-over $16,000 for this fund is absolutely incredible,” Cassandra MacGregor, Principal of the school explained. “The entire Bishop ACCSS community united together for a great cause, and I am so proud of their efforts. I am sure that Mackenzie would be just as proud. I am so privileged to work with such an incredible staff, and with such an enthusiastic and passionate group of students.”