On Thursday, February 25th/10 St. Christopher School held its annual Family Literacy Night and Book Fair. Thanks to the efforts of staff and students, the evening was a resounding success. In particular, St. Christopher’s would like to acknowledge the efforts of Mr. Dumont’s Grade 6 class who read and dramatized various stories with great flair. Also, a special thank you to Mrs. Zilio for co-ordinating and organizing the Book Fair and to the many parents who gave of their time to volunteer and assist.
Category: Student
St. Michael Catholic Elementary Honours Canadian Olympic Athletes
Students at St. Michael school celebrated Olympic spirit on Friday, February 26 by wearing red and white clothing. Ms. Visentin’s grade 2/3 art class celebrated the day by painting Canadian flags to honour Canada’s talented Olympians and their medal count. Students were very, very excited with the outcome of the men’s hockey game on the weekend.
MMA Senior Volleyball Team NOSSA Champs!
The Marymount Regals Senior Volleyball team achieved their season long goal of qualifying for the girls provincial volleyball championships. The hard work, determination and team spirit displayed by the Regals lead them to become NOSSA champions this past weekend. The Regals finished first in the SDSSAA with a regular season of 8-1. They were silver medallists in the City Championship and earned the berth to the NOSSA “A” championship in Sturgeon Falls. During Round robin Competition the Regals went undefeated, not dropping a single set to their competitors. The Regals advanced to the Championship Final where they faced Algonquin from North Bay. The game was tight but Marymount fought hard, point for point and finally defeated the Barons in two straight sets 25-20, 26-24 to capture the coveted NOSSA banner. Good luck goes out to the Marymount Senior Girls Volleyball Team as they depart on Sunday March 7th for Kenora to compete at the “A” OFSAA championship
St. Charles College and St. Bernadette Students Working Together to Build Partnership
Grade 6 students at St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary School have had a unique opportunity every Tuesday for the last month. Dan Boisvert, a teacher from St. Charles College has had his Grade 10 History students partner-up with the St. Bernadette students to work on their elementary Heritage Fair projects. The secondary students have been helping the elementary students with all of the research, preparation and organization involved in setting up their assignments. Nicole Snow, Principal of St. Bernadette was quite excited about the project with St. Charles College. “Partnerships like this can be very powerful.” said Snow. Chantal Therrien, the Grade 6 teacher was also enthusiastic about the student mentoring. “It is good to create this partnership with St. Charles College.” said Therrien. “Now, when it comes time for the students to go to high school, they won’t be so intimidated. It has been a really great experience for my students that they have enjoyed very much!” The project has allowed the secondary students to guide and share their knowledge with the Grade 6 students. Boisvert felt that it was an excellent opportunity for the two schools to help each other and build a stronger school community. “The more we do this, the better we get at it.” said Boisvert. “It is great to start off with small steps like this and build from here.” The two schools already have two more projects in the works including french language debate with two different class as well as a family studies class from the highschool working with the kindergarten students.
St. Ben’s Students “Make the Cut” in Art
Every year, the Art Gallery of Sudbury has an exhibition showcasing local high school students. This year, three students from St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School have been selected to be a part of a juried exhibition which means that not every piece of work submitted “makes the cut”. St. Ben’s students Matt White, Katy Peacock and Cassidy McAuliffe have been chosen to be a part of the group of selected artists making up this showcase of art work. The students art teacher, Bruno Timpano, was thrilled that his students were chosen to be a part of this exhibition and was really proud of them for being selected. The exhibition begins on March 4 and runs through right to the end of the month. The opening gala will be held on Thursday, March 4 at 7:00 p.m.
SCC Antioch Prayer Group Enjoy Retreat In Killarney
Participants from the St. Charles Antioch prayer group took in the beauty of God’s creation and the wonderful weather on February 20 and 21, 2010 in Killarney. The students are part of the team that will put on the next Antioch Weekend (April 16,17,18) at St. Charles College. While in Killarney, the students participated in team building and communication exercises over the course of the two day retreat/seminar. The splendour of the lighthouse scenery, the sacredness of St. Ambrose Church, and the serenity of the Aboriginal classroom provided perfect opportunities for prayer and reflection. St. Charles College would like to thank the people of Killarney for their friendliness, the parishioners of St. Ambrose Parish for welcoming them at Mass, and especially the Outdoor Education Co-ordinator Mike Lavin for taking care of all of their needs throughout their visit.
St. Bernadette Olympic Day Celebration
On February 26, 2010, the students and staff of St Bernadette showed Sudbury how much they “believe” as the Olympic Spirit was alive and well at St Bernadette School. Their Olympic themed play day was planned by Chantal Therrien, the Grade 5/6 teacher who felt that that having this event was important to “promote team spirit within the school.” Teams were created to represent 10 different countries and the kids made flags and cheers with a parade of nations. Some of the games the students participated in included curling, bobsled, hockey, luge and biathlon. As a special treat, the students had the opportunity to listen to Mr. McGibbon who was an Olympic torchbearer talk about his experience. At the end of the day, there was an awards presentation and, best of all, hot chocolate to warm up all of the students. Nicole Snow, Principal of the school felt the day was a great one for all of her students. “The Olympics brings with it a spirit of peace.” said Snow. “It teaches kids fair play, as well as pride and friendship – really great lessons for them to learn.”
St. John Catholic Elementary School Salute to the Olympics
Despite the frigid temperatures, the students at St. John Catholic Elementary had smiles from ear to ear as they took part in the school’s Olympic Day on Thursday, February 25, 2010. The school had many different events planned for the students including a wagon ride pulled by two horses from Wagon Wheel Ranch and the ever popular potato and spoon races. The smell of maple syrup filled the hallways as the staff and volunteers provided pancakes and hot chocolate for the students to keep them warm and fuelled their energy to keep the spirit level high throughout the day.
St. Andrew Catholic Elementary School Celebrates Ash Wednesday
The grade six students and their teacher led the students and some parents from St. Andrew School in an Ash Wednesday prayer service. The students were reminded that lent is a time to do something that makes a difference in the lives of themselves or others. Some people give up things and others do things to improve themselves. Father Al from the school parish of St. Andrew the Apostle sent over blessed ashes for Mrs. Henry to distribute to everyone present.