Parents/guardians and students in grades 7 to 12 are invited to participate in Transitions, an information session designed to help students make key decisions in the transition from elementary to secondary school and from secondary school to college and university.
This free information session will take place on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 at 7 pm in the gymnasium at Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School, 275 Loach’s Road, Sudbury.
Read full media release for more information(pdf).
The Teachers’ Lions Club will host its first ever Annual Dinner Auction on Saturday, November 26, at the Tom Davies Arena, located on Regional Road 24 in Lively. The evening’s social component will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the dinner/auction will follow at 7 p.m.
The Teachers’ Lions Club is comprised of practicing and retired teachers, as well as other caring members who are also dedicated to helping youth and serving in the learning community. The Club is holding its first annual dinner auction to raise money to help a needy student/teacher complete his or her studies at Laurentian University’s English language School of Education. All proceeds will go towards the Laurentian University Student/Teacher Bursary.
The menu will include the famous stripes “baron of beef” roast with all the trimmings! The dinner will be followed by a silent and live auction of a variety of merchandise, crafts and art donated by business and artists of Greater Sudbury.
Tickets are $30 for one or $50 for two and may be purchased at Laurentian University’s English language School of Education, 5th floor, R.D. Parker Building, (705) 675-1151 ext. 4286.
For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Teachers’ Lions Club members Jack Oatway, at (705) 866-2736 or oatawayj@vianet.ca or Ellen Fletcher, (705) 671-2170 or ellenfletcher@sympatico.ca.
The Sudbury Catholic District School Board took the opportunity to recognize its Custodial, Warehousing and Maintenance staff for their hard work and commitment throughout the 2004-05 school year recently. A conference was held in their honour at Science North which included a number of workshops and sessions geared toward creating a healtheir and safer working environment.
The board recognized twenty-two employees for their exemplary attendance record over the last year. The success of the Board’s Energy Conservation Initiatives and implementation of the Dearness Conservation program were also highlighted and celebrated.
The Sudbury Catholic District School Board is the latest Board to partner with the City of Greater Sudbury Safe Communities Coalition and the RISK WATCH program which is an injury prevention-based program stressing child safety in the home and at school.
More than 60 teachers from three schools,(St. Raphael, St. David and Pius XII Catholic Schools) took part in the one-day seminar at the inaugural RISK WATCH training partnership.
“RISK WATCH is a school-based curriculum that links teachers with community safety experts and parents,” stated Academic Superintendent of Education Jean McHarg. “The curriculum is divided into five age-appropriate teaching modules, (Pre-K/Kindergarten, Grades 1-2, Grades 3-4, Grades 5-6 and Grades 7-8), each of which addresses such topics as Fire and Burn Prevention, Bike Safety, Water Safety, Poisoning Prevention and Motor Vehicle Safety, among others. This program gives children and their families the skills and knowledge they need to create safer homes and communities.”
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Ontario CEC Chapter 503 Sudbury, the Sudbury Catholic District School Board and the Rainbow District School Board hosted the 49th Annual Provincial Conference at Sudbury’s Holiday Inn, recently. This year’s theme was entitled “Embracing our Uniqueness: A Northern Perspective.”
During the three-day conference, members and guests were treated to the humourous and highly motivational presentations of keynote speakers Gerry Lougheed Jr. and John Novak. In addition, professionals in their respective fields provided workshops for parents, teachers, educational assistants and administrators on all exceptionalities including autism, behaviour, visual, hearing and speech impairments, learning disabilities as well as assistive technology.
The highlight of the conference was the “Yes I Can” Awards where children and youth from across the province, with a variety of exceptionalities, were recognized for their outstanding achievements
The Council for Exceptional Children is the largest international organization of professionals, parents, paraprofessionals and students who are dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or those who are gifted. CEC’s specialized divisions provide additional focus and depth of information to a particular exceptionality or interest area in special education.
Ontario’s Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) announced the results of its annual province-wide tests in Grades 3, 6 and 9 yesterday. This year’s provincial report profiles 18 schools that exemplify the many successful learning environments in publicly funded schools in Ontario.
“The profiles confirm that student learning is a shared responsibility,” says Marguerite Jackson, chief executive officer of EQAO. “EQAO is privileged to celebrate and share these school stories and commends the efforts of Ontario educators, parents and members of the public who are working together to ensure that each and every student is a successful learner.”
With respect to the Grade 3 & 6 EQAO Provincial Assessment Results for May 2005, students at the Sudbury Catholic District School Board continue to demonstrate steady and sustainable gains. “When reviewing the EQAO achievement demonstrated by our Grade 3 and 6 students over time, we see improvements made in small but solid increments,” stated Rossella Bagnato, Academic Superintendent of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board. “We must now analyze critically the data that EQAO provides to us along with our school collected data and use the information to inform instructional decisions we make for our students,” concluded Bagnato.
Working as teams, the Board’s principals and teachers have developed professional learning communities that collaborate in all aspects of planning and instruction with the ultimate focus on improving student learning across the whole school. Paula Peroni, Chair of the Sudbury Catholic School Board sees this student focus initiative as the key to the success in the latest test results. “Across the system we have begun the ongoing tracking of individual student achievement in literacy and offer an early intervention reading program for those students who struggle with learning to read along with making assistive technology available through the implementation of wireless laptops for students with special needs,” noted Peroni. “Using the key concepts from Professor Michael Fullan’s research, as a Board we will move ahead slowly, with a purpose, while creating a culture of learning for both students and staff.”
Students in the Sudbury Catholic Board’s Secondary Schools scored equally well in the Grade 9 Provincial Math tests in 2004–2005. Board results indicate that students maintained their scores from last year in the academic program and increased their scores in the applied program. Zandra Zubac, Director of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board introduced the Learning With Laptops One to One Grade 9 Mathematics program in the Board’s four secondary schools last year. “In the second semester of 2005, we embarked upon a process of building a Professional Learning Community with our Grade 9 Math teachers by establishing and maintaining partnerships with companies such as Apple Canada,” stated Zubac. “These kinds of partnerships not only develop resources for our students but also play a vital role in improving student achievement as witnessed in the latest Grade 9 Provincial test results.”
On–Ontario’s Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) today announced the results of its annual province-wide tests in
Grades 3, 6 and 9. This year’s provincial report profiles 18 schools that exemplify the many successful learning environments in publicly funded schools in Ontario.
“The profiles confirm that student learning is a shared responsibility,” says Marguerite Jackson, chief executive officer of EQAO. “EQAO is privileged to celebrate and share these school stories and commends the efforts of Ontario educators, parents and members of the public who are working together to ensure that each and every student is a successful learner.”
With respect to the Grade 3 & 6 EQAO Provincial Assessment Results for May 2005, students at the Sudbury Catholic District School Board continue to demonstrate steady and sustainable gains. “When reviewing the EQAO achievement demonstrated by our Grade 3 and 6 students over time, we see improvements made in small but solid increments,” stated Rossella Bagnato, Academic Superintendent of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board. “We must now analyze critically the data that EQAO provides to us along with our school collected data and use the information to inform instructional decisions we make for our students,” concluded Bagnato.
Working as teams, the Board’s principals and teachers have developed professional learning communities that collaborate in all aspects of planning and instruction with the ultimate focus on improving student learning across the whole school. Paula Peroni, Chair of the Sudbury Catholic School Board sees this student focus initiative as the key to the success in the latest test results. “Across the system we have begun the ongoing tracking of individual student achievement in literacy and offer an early intervention reading program for those students who struggle with learning to read along with making assistive technology available through the implementation of wireless laptops for students with special needs,” noted Peroni. “Using the key concepts from Professor Michael Fullan’s research, as a Board we will move ahead slowly, with a purpose, while creating a culture of learning for both students and staff.”
Students in the Sudbury Catholic Board’s Secondary Schools scored equally well in the Grade 9 Provincial Math tests in 2004–2005. Board results indicate that students maintained their scores from last year in the academic program and increased their scores in the applied program. Zandra Zubac, Director of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board introduced the Learning With Laptops One to One Grade 9 Mathematics program in the Board’s four secondary schools last year. “In the second semester of 2005, we embarked upon a process of building a Professional Learning Community with our Grade 9 Math teachers by establishing and maintaining partnerships with companies such as Apple Canada,” stated Zubac. “These kinds of partnerships not only develop resources for our students but also play a vital role in improving student achievement as witnessed in the latest Grade 9 Provincial test results.”
