Holy Trinity has been adopted by both Coles and Chapters in Sudbury so during the next 3 weeks shoppers will be invited to donate funds to Holy Trinity Catholic Elementary School to help them buy books for their library.
They are also asking everyone and anyone to “adopt” or vote for our school online at www.adoptaschool.indigo.ca. This option is FREE. A person can sign-up and vote for Holy Trinity once per day for the duration of the campaign.
The school in Ontario that receives the most votes will earn itself $10 000!
Your assistance in spreading this information is very appreciated.
You can check out what they have posted on the adoptaschool site.
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Seven Year Partnership Continues in their Support of the Community
St. David Catholic School welcomed community partners into their school to support the planning of a local conference on Cultural Safety and how First Nation culture is shared and promoted. The Best Start Aboriginal Hub’s Agency Advisory Committee, which includes the Child and Family Centre, the Metis Nation of Ontario, Aboriginal People’s Alliance of Northern Ontario, N’Swakamok Native Friendship Centre and the Jubilee Aboriginal Daycare were all at the table to plan the November 20th interagency conference on Cultural Standards in Our Community. According to Jim Eshkawkogan, program manager, “We all have a responsibility to share the culture in the inclusive way it was intended.”
St. David Catholic School and the Aboriginal Best Start Hub have had a 7 year partnership supporting the needs of the community. It is through positive partnerships, with an emphasis on relationship building, that continues to be the foundation of student success and well-being both within the school and the community.
Grades 7 to 12 Cardinals Celebrate Mass All Together as One
The St. Charles College student body grew by more than two hundred this fall when grades 7 and 8 students were introduced into the campus mix.
On Thursday, September 17, 2015, students celebrated their first mass together in the gymnasium with Father Jim Ketzler of St. John the Evangelist in Garson presiding.
Under the direction of teacher Shannon Coyle, the new 7-12 choir helped to beautify the mass with their voices.
Students from the senior boys’ football team helped with the procession and the Prayers of the Faithful.
“Why Yes, it’s HAT DAY at St. David School!”
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This is a great time for schools and families to create awareness about pediatric cancers.
St. David Catholic Elementary School started its year off right with a fun-filled HAT DAY at the end of the first week of school. The students and staff wore crazy hats and ball caps during the school day to emotionally and financially support a former student battling synovial sarcoma cancer. Students donated funds for the privilege of wearing their hats during the school day. The school raised almost $400.00 to help provide support for the family. The school would like to publicly thank everyone who participated in this event!
Dylan Fay, a former St. David student, now a St. Charles College grade 8 student, was diagnosed this summer with synovial sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. His family spent most of the summer at Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto. This fall, Dylan will be going back and forth from Sick Kids to the Sudbury Cancer Center for treatment. During the month of September, St. David School will continue to support the Fay family through pray and fundraising efforts. “It is important that we support our school families in every way possible. We are asking for donations to support Dylan’s family during this time, but more importantly we are praying for his full recovery. We know every little bit counts and want to provide as much support as possible — in any form they need.” stated Lindsay Michel, kindergarten teacher at St. David School.
Working with Community Partners at SCDSB Summer School
As everyone knows a good resume is the first step to getting the job you want and then you need the right skills for the interview. It can be a scary process but with the right preparation it doesn’t have to be.
YMCA Employment Services presented a workshop for our SCDSB Youth Counsellors on creating resumes and preparing for a job interview.
Pictured is Jesse Seguin an Employment Consultant-Summer Job Services for YMCA with our Youth Counsellors.
A big thank you to the Sudbury YMCA!
GSPS Partner with SCDSB Summer School
We want to thank all the community partners who visited with our Youth Counsellors during our summer camp. We especially want to thank Constable Wilmott who visited during the last day of camp to give our youth counsellors a “Positive Deed Ticket” and movie pass for their hard work and dedication. These teens were contacted on their first day of summer vacation to ask if they would like to be a part of the inaugural Sudbury Catholic Schools Focus on Youth Program. They answered yes and quickly become an important part of our summer camp team. When asked about their impact one of the Coordinators Jennifer Connelly said “these students showed a lot of growth within a short amount a time. We were able to give them opportunities to be leaders and they surpassed our expectations.” We look forward to running the Focus on Youth program next year with even more community partners!
Parent Involvement Key at SCDSB Summer School
Parental involvement is an important component of Sudbury Catholic’s Summer Learning Programs. The Summer Learning Programs ran from July 6-July 24. Every Tuesday morning, parents were invited to “Coffee Chats” and have the opportunity to sit in a variety of workshops such as, “Helping Your Child Succeed in School”, Understanding Your Child’s Learning Style” and “Advocacy & Self-Advocacy”.
Another Outstanding Experience at SCDSB Summer School
The 2015 Sudbury Catholic Schools summer camp has come to a close for another year. Each day was filled with literacy, numeracy and aboriginal teachings (and of course Taekwondo).
With students from across the board coming together in one site we are proud of the new friendships formed and the learning that each student did. We thank the parents/grandparents/aunts & uncles and family friends that took time to bring the students to the school every day.
To the students we say keep learning, learn something new everyday. Please take the confidence you got during these three weeks and show your new knowledge. Keep smiling and have fun!
Summer Camp staff want to take this time to remind families that it is important to keep reading together even during the summer holidays. Why not visit the library in person or online? (no library card needed)
See you in September!
Summer Camp with a Spin
This year, the Sudbury Catholic District School Board is running a three week summer camp for students in grades 1-5 until July 24th. As well as offering programming for literacy and numeracy, there is also an Aboriginal Art and Literacy camp, which is designed to include literacy games and activities with culturally relevant curriculum including the Seven Grandfather teachers, Métis history, culture and the Pow Wow experience. All three programs are infused with technology and are geared to meet the students’ individual needs. What gives this summer camp its unique spin is that the board was able to hire some of its own students as youth counsellors. These counsellors are given the opportunity to learn as well, while getting on the job experience working with the younger students. Some of these students are currently enroled in the SCDSB Peace program. The PEACE program, which stands for Personalized, Experiential, Alternative, Catholic Education, is an alternative program for secondary students who are disengaged, on a long term suspension or expulsion, or are behind in credit accumulation. The students learn techniques to overcome obstacles all while earning credits towards their secondary school diploma and are supported with their social and emotional needs, and learn how to give back to the community through community partnerships. “We are so fortunate that the Ministry of Education was able to fund this program allowing for our students to gain on the job experience,” Christina Raso, Special Education consultant for the SCDSB stated. “These elementary students enroled in our programming are having so much fun with all of their hands-on learning, and our students who have been hired as counsellors are really gaining great work experience that they will be able to take with them to their next job opportunity.”
The camp currently has 95 students enroled with 6 teachers, 6 student tutors, 8 youth counsellors. The students also get 45 minutes of physical activity a day with 6 taekwondo instructors teaching the students.