Sudbury Catholic District School Board

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2005 Grade 10 OSSLT Results Highest in Northeastern Ontario; SCDSB Proud of Staff, Students

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Ontario’s Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) has announced the results of its annual province-wide Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) for the 2005-2006 school year. Of the 383 Sudbury Catholic District School Board students who wrote the OSSLT test for the first time, 90 percent were successful in passing. The Sudbury Catholic District School Board scores were the highest in Northeastern Ontario.

The report also profiles 17 secondary schools made notable for their progress in OSSLT results since the tests were first introduced in 2002. St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School has been selected by EQAO in the province of Ontario as one of the English-language schools that has demonstrated continued student success in the OSSLT.

The school’s success rate for students writing the OSSLT for the first time rose from 80 percent in February 2002 to 92 percent in March 2006. St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School has a population of 650 students, of whom 23 percent are identified as having special needs. Now in its 12th year, the school offers a wide variety of programming, including French Immersion, locally developed
not-for-credit courses and a Wireless Laptop Grade 9 Math program.

“Underlying the many initiatives to build school-wide literacy at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School is the philosophy that literacy is critical for every subject,” states Guy Mathieu, Principal of St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School. “Strategies such as think-alouds and focused readings have become standard practice in every classroom. Our teachers articulate how they
will promote the development of literacy skills in the course outlines that go home with students.”

In addition to providing dedicated literacy days, the school also offers Grade 9 literature activities which focus on the literacy skills reflected in the curriculum and the OSSLT. This approach will be extended to Grade 10. In order to build capacity, the school has partnered with the local university, colleges and retired teachers to enhance support for students in need of additional assistance.
Paula Peroni, Chair of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board is pleased with the recent OSSLT results.

“I would like to congratulate our secondary students, parents, teachers and staff on their excellent results in the recent OSSLT scores,” states Peroni. “The results are a tribute to their hard work and dedication.” Zandra Zubac Director of Education for the Sudbury Catholic District School Board shares Peroni’s optimism given the latest test results. “Literacy and student success rates have always been a major priority with our Board,” states, Zubac. “We are continuing our work with our cross-curricular teams and school staff to build successful learning environments for
students to ensure continued success rates.”

A record-high 125,830 Grade 10 secondary school students in Ontario met the literacy standard this year as the provincial success rate on the literacy test continues to rise, increasing to 84% in 2006.

St. David Catholic School Wins Schoolyard Makeover Contest

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St. David Catholic School is the winner of this year’s annual ‘Ugliest Schoolyard Contest’. The innovative contest reinforces and supports local efforts to provide shade for children in school yards through planting trees and shrubs, thereby reducing the strength of the sun’s rays.

As part of the winning package for the Ugliest Schoolyard, St. David will receive trees and shrubs, courtesy of Canadian Tire, Saturn of Sudbury will provide a reading corner containing large trees, sod and benches with Hollandia Landscaping and INCO donating top soil for the project. ALLMAC Tree Service will plant the trees, sod and shrubbery with the help of the students, staff and parents at St. David Catholic School.

The St. David entry was selected from fifteen schools that participated in the contest with the criteria consisting of submission of letters from the students, photos from staff, and a walkabout of the school by the panel of judges as to why their school should win the ‘Ugliest Schoolyard Contest’.

SCDSB Celebrates Another Successful Year of the Dearness Conservation Program

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The Sudbury Catholic District School Board recently took the opportunity to thank the lead teachers and students for their ongoing efforts and commitment in helping schools conserve resources and protect the environment. The Board has been successful in accomplishing this goal with the help of the Dearness Conservation program which is a proven, practical student/staff driven environmental program that enhances curriculum, modifies behaviour, and is self financing through utility savings and waste reduction.

A field trip was organized for the participants to the City of Greater Sudbury’s water treatment plant and landfill site. Both tours allowed students and teachers to gain a better understanding of how complex the local water treatment process is, along with the importance of recycling.

The Sudbury Catholic District School Board would also like to thank the Wanapitei Water Treatment Plant Staff, Bernice Tario and Carrie Ann Marasato from the Waste Division Department/City of Greater Sudbury, INCO Limited, and Union Gas for their assistance in this event.

Pius XII Catholic School Presents “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”

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Pius XII Catholic School Drama Club presents Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the school, 44 Third Avenue, Sudbury on Tuesday, June 6 at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 7 at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, June 8 at 9:30 a.m. and Friday, June 9 at 9:30 a.m. Admission is $2.00 for students and $5.00 for adults.

Willy Wonka, The eccentric chocolate maker, is opening his doors to the public. Five young lucky golden ticket finders are the winners of the private tour of the factory. It’s a dream come true when Charlie Bucket is the finder of the 5th Golden Ticket. The next day, Charlie along with the other winners, Augustus, Veruca, Violet and Mike step into the factory and discover that the many wondrous and mysterious rumours are true. For Charlie’s life will never be the same.

For more information, please call Louisa Bianchin, Principal, Pius XII Catholic School at ph. 566-6080.

St. James Catholic School Hosts Boys’ Literacy Launch “Travel the World of Literacy”

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St. James Catholic School has received funding from the Ministry of Education for action research on Boys’ Literacy. The goals of this initiative are to improve boys’ attitudes toward reading and ultimately to improve their literacy skills. The school is purchasing reading materials that engage all readers, but in particular young male readers. Items such as nonfiction materials, humour books, action and adventure series, and sports cards and magazines are part of the strategies of the Literacy Program.

On the morning of May 18, 2006, St. James School will launch its Boys’ Literacy Project. Role models from the community will be attending to celebrate “Travel the World of Literacy.” The day will begin 9:15 a.m. with Gerry Lougheed Jr. delivering a keynote address. The students will then proceed to different stations as guests from the Greater Sudbury Community share a favourite form of reading material (not limited to books), with the primary division. The list of guests include Michelle Toner, Alan Nursall, John Kennedy, Constable Corrine Jutila, Brent Battistelli, Father Tony Man-Son-Hing, and others.

Longtime Sudbury Catholic District School Board Teacher Honoured at Annual Banquet

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Chris Bartolucci, a thirty year teacher with the Sudbury Catholic District School Board was presented with the SCDSB Chairperson’s Award by Board Chair, Paula Peroni at SCDSB’s annual 25 Year and Retirement Banquet held at Bryston’s On The Park.

Mr. Bartolucci has been involved with St. Charles College, as a student from 1969 to 1973, and as a teacher/program coordinator from 1976 to present day. He received the prestigious award for his many years of service and dedication to both students and staff and for his long term commitment as a football, basketball and alpine skiing coach at St. Charles College.

“Chris Bartolucci has devoted his entire teaching career to educating and coaching students in an effort to make them better students and athletes,” stated Paula Peroni in the Board’s tribute to Bartolucci. “He is known by his present and former students as a great motivator who has inspired them to go on to careers in law, business, sociology, anthropology, religion and numerous other professions,” concluded Peroni

Effective May 1, Chris Bartolucci has taken on a new role in the football community as the Head Coach of the Sudbury Spartans Football Team. Over the years, whether on the field or off he has been an excellent role model for both students and staff, demonstrating a high degree of professionalism in both the teaching and coaching professions.

SCDSB Chairperson Acclaimed as Vice-President of OCSTA

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Paula Peroni, Chair of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board has been acclaimed as Vice-President of the Ontario Catholic Schools Trustees Association (OCSTA) for a two-year term, effective April 21, 2006.

Mrs. Peroni was first elected as Director of the OCSTA in 2000. In accepting the acclamation, Peroni commented on what she feels are some of the major issues facing the educational sector today. “Our greatest challenge as a board is to help the new Minister of Education understand the important issues in education such as ongoing funding for transportation and special education,” stated Peroni. “The vision of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board will be to continue our excellent faith-based education and Wireless Laptop programs for our students.”

Bernard Murray, Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board trustee, has been acclaimed as President of OCSTA with former OCSTA President, Paul C. Whitehead, continuing to serve the Association as Past President. The Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association is the provincial voice for Catholic education. Founded in 1930, OCSTA represents Catholic school boards that collectively educate more than 600,000 students in Ontario, from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12.

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