Congratulations to Mrs. Beaton and her Kindergarten class for their grant proposal being accepted by WWF-Canada! Pius XII School has been awarded one of WWF-Canada’s Go Wild School Grants. This Spring, the school will work towards transforming their courtyard into an outdoor learning space where the Pius community can connect with nature and nurture Indigenous teachings!
Stay tuned to hear more about how the Kindergarten class is helping nature thrive with #WWFGoWild!
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Sudbury Catholic Schools Celebrate Family Literacy Day with Virtual Activities
Family Literacy Day takes place every January 27th to raise awareness about the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family. Since 1999, thousands of schools, libraries, literacy organizations and other community groups have taken part in the initiative. Taking time every day to read or do a learning activity with children is crucial to a child’s development and to improving a child’s literacy skills.
K-12 students at Sudbury Catholic schools participated in a variety of activities to celebrate this day!
Here are just a few highlights:
- Kindergarten/Grade 1 Remote learners in Ms. Jarrett’s class read Artic Living and then visited Iqaluit using Google Earth and even learned some Inuktitut language.
- Grade 5/6 Holy Cross School Students in Ms. Mehes dressed up as their favourite book character and prepared a short presentation “en francais” about their chosen character.
- At Holy Trinity School, Mrs. Yasko and Mr. Vicedomini’s FDK students welcomed Kathy Leroux (via zoom) into their classroom to do a virtual reading of her story book “Tess Baker, With the Right Ingredients Anything is Possible.”
- Staff and students at St. Paul School wore their comfy pajamas and curled up to read a book!.
Later in the day, families were invited to virtual story time with Superintendents, Nicole Bedard and Rossella Bagnato. They read the book Cadeaux/Gifts and then joined ABC Life Literacy’s national celebration where Author and illustrator Barbara Reid demonstrated how to use clay to create a picture.
It was a fantastic day for our students, educators and families!
Watch Improving Literacy Together as a Family for more information about Family Literacy Day 2021.
Holy Cross School Complete Virtual Field Trips
Virtual field trips are a form of experiential learning. With the internet and technology, the barriers of time, cost and location have been removed making a wide variety of learning activities and experiences possible to students. Virtual field trips allow learners to engage with and to learn about authentic artifacts and to explore places important to their curriculum.
For instance, Ms. Reale’s science class at Holy Cross School is learning about the characteristics of living things and the growth and changes in animals. What better way to learn and engage students then a trip to the zoo? Dr. Zoolittle and Roberta the Zebra, shared interesting facts about some animal architects such as the black-headed weaver bird, the burrowing owl, the dung beetle, the meerkat and the beaver. Students traveled safely to the San Diego Zoo and even had time to meet and pet both Shiloh and Justeen, the zoo’s friendly beavers. Students also learned about leaf art and how to make no bake beaver dams for dessert!
If you would like assistance or more information about bringing virtual field trips to your class, contact Christina Raso, Experiential Learning consultant at: christina.raso@sudburycatholicschools.ca.
e-Learning Summer School For Secondary
The Sudbury Catholic District School Board is proud to announce that we will be providing several new summer learning opportunities this year. We are now accepting registration for our Summer e-Learning Courses for secondary students. There will be several other learning opportunities offered this summer through the school board; this is just the first group of learning opportunities available.
Summer e-Learning Courses for Secondary Students
Summer e-Learning courses are full-credit courses available to students who are currently registered in grades 9-12. These courses are taught by qualified Ontario Teachers across the province. These courses are fully online and typically consist of a blend of online lessons and independent work. Students who are successful in a summer e-Learning course typically commit to working 4-6 hours a day from Monday-Friday for the 4 weeks that the summer course is offered. Secondary Summer e-Learning courses cover the same range of content that is typically covered during a full semester course in a condensed timeline.
Courses are offered in English, Math, Religion, Science, Social Studies, and the Humanities for students currently in grades 9-12.
The Sudbury Catholic District School board will be offering Grade 11 Religion (HRT3M), Grade 12 Religion (HRE4M), and Careers/Civics (CHV2O/GLC2O). Co-op may also be available in some circumstances.
Students must have the prerequisites to register for a course over the summer. For more information about specific courses, please contact the guidance contact at your school:
St. Charles College- silvia.faggioni@sudburycatholicschools.ca
St. Benedict CSS- sabrina.buttazzoni@sudburycatholicschools.ca
Bishop Alexander Carter- heather.duguay@sudburycatholicschools.ca
Marymount Academy- lynn.massimiliano@sudburycatholicschools.ca
St. Albert Learning Centre megan.murphy@sudburycatholicschools.ca
To register for a summer course, please fill in the registration form:
You will need to log in before you can view this form. Please log in using your Sudbury Catholic Username and Password.
Username: username@sudburycatholicstudents.ca (ex: JOspina1234@sudburycatholicstudents.ca)
Password: Same as the vLE, MS Teams or Google Classroom
St. Charles College – Summer School Registration 2020
St. Benedict CSS- Summer School Registration 2020
Bishop Alexander Carter- Summer School Registration 2020
Marymount Academy- Summer School Registration 2020
St. Albert Learning Centre- Summer School Registration 2020
Catholic Education Week: Igniting Hope
Each year, we proudly celebrate Catholic Education Week alongside the Province of Ontario. This year’s celebration is titled, “Catholic Education: Igniting Hope” and will be celebrated during the week of May 3 – May 8.
This year’s theme, Catholic Education Week: Igniting Hope, is timely as the pandemic calls us to adjust to new routines. Please stay tuned to our social media pages as we share virtual activities, messages of hope and student work throughout the week.
We are all invited to celebrate a Catholic Education Week Mass scheduled for Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. His Eminence, Thomas Cardinal Collins will be celebrating. You are invited to participate “virtually” in this celebration of the Eucharist by clicking on the following link at the scheduled time: https://www.stmichaelscathedral.com/live.
SCDSB Celebrates Earth Day!
During the month of April, we celebrate the virtue of stewardship.
As Catholics, stewardship calls us to share our gifts of time and talents. This month we especially look towards our role as stewards of the environment. How can we act responsibility as keepers of the beautiful world God has given us?
Wednesday, April 22nd is Earth Day! And this year marks the 50th anniversary of Canadians’ participation in Earth Day celebrations. Though we are not in our schools, as a community we can still mark the occasion by joining our collective efforts and celebrating this important day. Let’s share the efforts our students can take at home, by showcasing how simple and concrete actions can lead to a positive impact on the environment.
From April 20-24th, we invite students to participate by submitting a digital format of their actions to Earth Day 2020 Entry Form. Please note, when submitting, participants will need to use a google account. This requires a Gmail e-mail address. For those that do not have access to their google account, submissions can be e-mailed to Joan Yawney at yawneyj@suburycatholicschools.ca.
Examples might include:
- Make a pledge sharing your commitment to practice environmental stewardship
- Write a poem, story, song, comic strip, etc. sharing your commitment to care for the earth
- Show your creativity by creating an art piece using only recyclable items from your home or making a nature collage
- As a family, commit to changing habits (turn off the lights, recycle, compost, etc.) and share your commitment
- Pick up litter in your yard, ensuring to practice social distancing measures
- Create an environmental ad in video format
- Plant seeds and plan a home garden
- Make seed balls to care for the birds
- etc.
Earth Day 2020 Contest Entry Form
Earth Day 2020 Contest Rules
Update on EQAO Assessments
Please be advised that the Ontario Ministry of Education has announced that all EQAO assessments (Grades 3, 6, 9 and the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test) have been canceled for the remainder of this school year. We appreciate the hard work completed by staff and students in preparing for these assessments.
The literacy graduation requirement (OSSLT) for students who are graduating in the 2019-20 school year has been waived.
Students who are not graduating this school year will write the OSSLT in the upcoming 2020-21 school year.
Proposed 2020-2021 School Year Calendar
You are invited to review the proposed school year calendar options for the 2020-2021 school year and indicate your preferences for the PA days. You can access the survey up until December 19, 2019 at the following link.
Also please see below for various PA option possibilities to assist you in completing the survey.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Option #1
Option #2
Option #3
School Year Calendar 2020-2021 Survey Link
Sudbury Catholic Schools Embrace Summer Learning!
Students at Sudbury Catholic Schools completed another year of summer learning this month! 60 students from Kindergarten to Grade 3 completed the three-week Summer Learning Program at St. David School from July 8 – July 26, 2019.
Students participated in a literacy and numeracy program, which supported students in improving their skills at their own pace. The program also featured various activities centered around Indigenous culture. The program was led by both classroom teachers and camp counsellors, providing a full educational team to participating students. Through the online tool and app Lexia, teachers and counsellors were able to provide a visual experience for both the literacy and numeracy components, and students are able to continue to access their account from home throughout the summer.
As in past years, each morning began with a physical activity which helped to energize students and build confidence so that they were ready to learn. This year, the group participated in Zumba sessions provided by Zumba Vibe.
The Board is thrilled with student participation in this year’s Summer Learning Program.
“The work and effort that goes into making the summer learning program a success each year is truly inspiring,” said Joanne Bénard, Director of Education at the Sudbury Catholic District School Board. “With the right tools, support and amazing staff, participating students were able to improve their skills and enjoy the experience along the way!”
The Summer Learning Program is a Ministry funded program which aims to promote literacy and numeracy learning for students during the summer months in fun and engaging ways.
