Sudbury Catholic District School Board

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TRANSPORTATION CANCELLED, SCHOOLS REMAIN OPEN – SUDBURY, ESPANOLA, MASSEY AND MANITOULIN DISTRICTS

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Due to icy road conditions and in the interest of safety, all school related transportation services for English catholic, English public, French catholic and French public schools, operating in the districts of SUDBURY, ESPANOLA, MANITOULIN AND MASSEY (this includes all areas such as St-Charles, Noelville, Monetville, Markstay, Hagar, Warren, Wahnapitae, Coniston, Killarney, Whitefish, Whitefish River First Nations, Manitoulin Island, Onaping, Chelmsford, Capreol, Valley East, Garson, Chelmsford, Azilda, …) are cancelled today. All schools will remain open, however, NO transportation will be provided.

The School Boards advise students and parents that secondary school exams taking place today will be rescheduled. Please check your school and board’s websites for revisions to the exam schedule.

Parents who transport their children to school are reminded that they must pick their children up at the end of the school day.

All staff is expected to report to work.

Immaculate Runs Fun Friends All Year Round

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Thanks to Immaculate Conception Catholic Elementary School’s Educational Assistant, Moira Swiatek, students in the primary and junior division enjoy the resiliency based program called “Fun Friends.” In their groups, they discuss feelings & emotions, red & green thoughts and how to change the red thoughts into green or positive thoughts. The children also learn relaxation strategies to calm their bodies down. One of their favourite activities is called the “milkshake” breathing technique where students inhale a large breath and exhale through a straw into a cup of chocolate milk which then produces bubbles. Fun Friends is a safe environment where students can learn to be courageous and make life long friends.

TRANSPORTATION CANCELLED, SCHOOLS REMAIN OPEN – SUDBURY, ESPANOLA, MASSEY AND MANITOULIN DISTRICTS

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Due to icy road conditions and in the interest of safety, all school related transportation services for English catholic, English public, French catholic and French public schools, operating in the districts of SUDBURY, ESPANOLA, MANITOULIN AND MASSEY (this includes all areas such as St-Charles, Noelville, Monetville, Markstay, Hagar, Warren, Wahnapitae, Coniston, Killarney, Whitefish, Whitefish River First Nations, Manitoulin Island, Onaping, Chelmsford, Capreol, Valley East, Garson, Chelmsford, Azilda, …) are cancelled today. All schools will remain open, however, NO transportation will be provided.

The School Boards advise students and parents that secondary school exams taking place today will be rescheduled. Please check your school and board’s websites for revisions to the exam schedule.

Parents who transport their children to school are reminded that they must pick their children up at the end of the school day.

All staff is expected to report to work.

We Want to Hear From YOU – PARENTS, STUDENTS, STAFF… Take the Survey – #YOURVOICEMATTERS !

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Dear Parents, Staff, Students and Community Members,

We are very pleased to invite you to participate in our campaign ‘Your Voice Matters’. This is an opportunity to contribute your thoughts about your schools and our school board.

We want to know what you appreciate and what challenges you believe your school is facing. To join the conversation, just click on the link below. You’ll be asked to share your thoughts through four open-ended questions.

For more information and to participate, please go to the following link. The link will be open until January 22, 2016.
http://scdsb.edu.on.thoughtexchange.info/invitation

In January, you will be invited to join the second step in this process – to review and help prioritize the thoughts that are most important to you. This will help us get a sense of the shared values and priorities of our schools and our community.

Please note that during this step, your thoughts will be shared with others but your name will always be kept confidential.

Your time spent engaging in this process is very much appreciated and will be used to establish the strategic priorities, which will guide our Board during the next 5 years.

Please join the conversation and share your thoughts with us. Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at:

yourvoicematters@sudburycatholicschools.ca

Sincerely,

Joanne Bénard

Joanne Bénard
Director of Education

Coming Soon… #Yourvoicematters!

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Very soon we will be inviting you to participate in our campaign ‘Your Voice Matters’. This is an opportunity to contribute your thoughts about your school and our school board. We want to know what you appreciate and what challenges you believe your school is facing. You’ll be asked to share your thoughts through three open-ended questions. More information to come shortly… #yourvoicematters@sudburycatholicschools

Aspiring Teachers Gain Hands on Experience at Sudbury Catholic District School Board’s Summer Learning Programs

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Providing rich summer programs helps to reduce summer learning loss and in some cases, increases student achievement but research also shows that teachers & support staff gain experience in teaching literacy/numeracy and First Nation Metis expectations and outcomes.
This year, Sudbury Catholic District School Board was fortunate enough to hire 3 tutors who are aspiring to work as teachers. Tutors are partnered with experienced teachers who act as their mentors.
Nathalie Lavalle, a recent graduate from Laurentian University’s French Teacher’s College Program has been working as a classroom tutor for the last 3 years. Nathalie states, “this experience is invaluable to me as a new teacher because it taught me to connect with my students in a fun learning environment”.
For Sebastien Papineau, a first time tutor and second year psychology student at Laurentian University, this hands-on classroom experience has confirmed his desire to become a teacher.
Alina Micelotta has recently come back to Sudbury after teaching for two years in Cambridge, England. Having her own class and participating in the Summer Learning Program proved to her how much she enjoys teaching and can’t wait to teach in her hometown.
Pictured from left to right: Sebastien Papineau, Lynsie Royer, Nanette Shonwise, Alina Micelotta, Nathalie Lavalle and Meredith Allen.

Summer School Learning at SCDSB

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School’s out for summer? Not for almost 100 students with the Sudbury Catholic School Board. For three weeks these students are immersed in rich literacy, numeracy or aboriginal learning. It’s a proven fact that students, in the summer, lose some of the learning from the school year. These students will have less of a gap and with a much smaller class size and a ratio of about one educator for every five students the hands on learning never ends. From learning phonics to learning coding skills students are excited to keep learning in the summer even after an entire school year. 
”As an educator, it is so rewarding when you hear students that are so excited to come back everyday!” said educator Lynsie Royer.
Pictured are student Paa and camp councillor Nick Kennedy who are using robotics to practice their literacy skills. Camp Councillor Nick says he can’t believe how much fun learning can be. “When we are using the robots, Dash and Dot, in the classroom the students are having so much fun that they don’t even recognize that they are learning”

Learning about First Nations Culture at Sudbury Catholic Summer School

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Summer students of Sudbury Catholic School’s First Nations, Metis and Inuit Summer Literacy Camp were treated to a special presentation by Brandon Petahtegoose of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek. Brandon is a recent graduate of Indigenous Studies at Trent University and a grass dancer. Brandon shared stories and songs about the grass dance, different kinds of pow wow dancing and stories about the drum. He also shared some Anishnaabemowin (Ojibway language) teachings. The students enjoyed the interactive presentation and were invited to participate in the upcoming Pow Wow in Atikameksheng Anishnawbek on July 25-26th, along with their families.
Pictured are summer students Isabella Pandolfo, Logan Lariviere, Makayla Pitawanakwat and Lea Myre along with dancer Brandon Petahtegoose.

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