Tessa Bonhomme inspired students and staff today at St. John School in Garson to never take their eye off the goal. Through a personal account of her struggles and triumphs during her twenty year career in hockey, we learned that with commitment, perseverance and hard work anything can happen – even a dream!
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Congratulations all Award Recipients
It was a great night for Aboriginal students from St. Benedict CSS, Marymount Academy, and St. Charles College. Students from all three Catholic Secondary Schools walked away with awards ranging from excellence in athletics, extra-curricular involvement, academic achievement and cultural recognition. “It’s a wonderful way for the community to come together to support our students’ achievements” Shelly Frappier, Native Studies Teacher from St. Benedict CSS stated.
For the past six years, aboriginal students across the Sudbury area have been honoured for their accomplishments during the school year at the Aboriginal Secondary School Awards Banquet. The banquet honours achievements in a number of categories and encourages community, family and peers to come out and support our youth. “It makes me feel very proud when I see former students of mine up on stage being honoured for graduating secondary school” explained Verna Hardwick, Native Language Teacher at St. David and St. Raphael schools. Verna Hardwick and her Ojibwe language students sang the opening honour song, said the opening prayer in Ojibwe and closed the evening with a closing song.
Special thanks to the wonderful staff of the United Way and Gezhtoojig Employment and Training who sponsor this event, in conjunction with local school boards and community agencies.
Congratulations to all award winners and graduates!
Corpus Christi Wins Annual Battle of the Books
Congratulations to the Corpus Christi Battle of the Books Reading Club on their fine performance at the final competition on May 19 as they placed first in a field of 16 teams from around the Sudbury District. Students demonstrated great teamwork skills and amazing memories as they responded to questions about books they’ve read throughout the school year. Many thanks to the Sudbury Public Library for hosting the event and Chapters for sponsoring the event.
Mr. Winegarden speaks to the students of St. James.
The students at St. James Catholic school had the privilege of having Mr. Winegarten speak to them about some of the barriers of being visually impaired and how goals can be accomplished with “good old hard work and to follow you passion”. He stated that the trick to his success in being the first blind person to work for the Canada Revenue Agency in Sudbury where he was a supervisor has been; “to always do my best and help others. If I can do this then my life is meaningful”
International Day for Biodiversity: The Green Wave
Grade 8 students at St. Francis school participated in the 2010 Green Wave program. On May 21st 5 trees were planted in the name of biodiversity. The Green Wave is a global biodiversity campaign to educate youth about biodiversity. It will contribute to worldwide celebrations of the International Day for Biological Diversity (May 22). It also supports other national, international and global tree planting initiatives. In order to encourage as many school as possible to participate in the Wave, the Convention on Biodiversity invited groups to plant trees on May 21st, or May 22nd.
Pictures, maps and more information about the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Green Wave program can be found at [ http://greenwave.cbd.int/en/home ]http://greenwave.cbd.int/en/home.
St. Raphael Participates in Annual Walkathon
On Friday May 28th the students and staff of St. Raphael school participated in the 5th annual walkathon for the St. Raphael Catholic School Council. It was a gorgeous day for walking. Students raised over $5000.00 for the CSC of St. Raphael. The event was followed by a BBQ and pep rally where students showed their tremendous school spirit. Many thanks to all the parents who came out to help, and Mrs. Alves for organizing the event.
Dr. Charles Pascal Visits St. Francis Catholic School
Dr. Charles Pascal visited Sudbury on May 20th and stopped in to see the St. Francis Best Start Hub. Dr. Pascal was appointed by Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty to be his special advisor on early learning in November 2007 and was asked to recommend the best way to implement full-day learning for four- and five-year-olds.
On June 15, 2009, Dr. Pascal presented his report, “With Our Best Future in Mind: Implementing Early Learning in Ontario”. The report contains 20 recommendations on how to introduce full-day learning to Ontario students, how to improve education for children up to 12 and how to increase supports for young families. Dr. Pascal interacted with the families at the St. Francis hub and also dropped into one of the senior kindergarten classes to participate in the circle time and story. He visited a number of other Hubs in Sudbury, including Pius XII Best Start Hub as he was in town to see the many great initiatives that support early learning within schools.
Corpus Christi Grade 2 Students Making Mats for Haiti
Corpus Christi teacher Daniela Visentin invited parents and grandparents of her Grade 2 students in to learn how to turn milk bags into bed mats for Haiti. The Gr. 2 students initiated the milk bag collection at Corpus Christi school. Parents and grandparents joined their efforts by lending a helping hand in cutting the bags into loops while the students linked them together and rolled them into a ball. Another team of students learned the basics of crocheting the “plastic” into a bed mat.
St. David Holds Welcome to Kindergarten Event
New registrant Bella and her mother learned all about letters and numbers at St. David Catholic School’s annual Welcome to Kindergarten event. Parents and the future St. David’s graduating class of 2019 had the opportunity to take a school bus ride, read books together, make a craft and practice writing their names during this introduction to a day in the life of a JK student. Starting in September JK will be offered full time every day and new registrations are always accepted at any of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board’s elementary schools.