On June 11, St. John Catholic Elementary School held it’s very own Grade 1 & 2 Track and Field! Primary students admired the junior students who were participating in the board wide track and field event, so teachers at St. John decided to to hold their very own competition for the young up and coming athletes. Each winner was presented with an award for their achievements. Pictured are the proud students showing off their certificates.
Family Fun Math Night at St. John
Families were invited to join staff and students on June 11 at St. John Catholic Elementary School for an evening of Mathematical Games that were practical, relevant and help develop a positive attitude towards the Math Curriculum. In an information and technology-based society, math skills are essential and this is taught through the Ontario Math Curriculum.
The Sudbury Catholic District School Board Numeracy Facilitator, Kathy Belanger, hosted and presented a fun Math Games Night showing that through ‘Math Games’ children have the potential to learn Math, be more focused and increase their Math retention.
Some of the skills that Math Games promote are:
□ Problem-solving Skills
□ Organizing Information
□ Development of Hand-Eye coordination
□ Concentration Levels
□ Memory, and their ability to communicate and use Mathematical language
Families had lots of fun, and they left with Math goodie bags filled with a dominoe set, pack of cards, dice, Parent pamphlet, and a list of games.
Author Chad Solomon visits St. John/ St. James School
Graphic novelist and creator of Rabbit and Bear Paws, Chad Solomon visited both St. John and St. James Catholic Elementary Schools. The Rabbit and Bear Paws series involves heroes that share humourous adentures based on tradition Aboriginal teachings. The students at both schools had an opportunity to learn some traditional Aboriginal teachings, as well as, the creativity and innovation that is involved with designing graphic novels.
St. John Runs for Diabetes
On May 11th, 11 dedicated St. John Catholic Elementary School students participated in the Sudbury Rocks 5K run for diabetes. The cross-country running team has been participating in races throughout the school year in order to train for this event. Top runners from St. John were Ethan Lavallee, Chris Benoit, and Eran Lamarche. Coach Mrs. Vaillancourt is extremely proud of all the runners.
Bookie Monsters at St. John
After 7 months of preparation, The St. John’s “Bookie Monsters” are proud of their third place finish at The Battle of the Books Competition held on April 23rd at Tom Davies Community Centre in Lively. Furthermore, the team won the spirit award thanks to the quick thinking of Mrs. Roque, teacher and Bookie Monster parent, who created the team cheer on the spot! Coaches Mrs. Whitman and Mrs. Walker are very proud of James Roque, Ashley Ross, Lauren Carlson, Avery Hoffman, Madison Michalowicz, and Aidan Gardner.
St. John School Wins Gold in Nesbitt Challenge!
With an intense effort from grade 7 & 8 students, the St. John Catholic Elementary School’s very first ice-hockey team took home the cup in the 2nd Annual Nesbitt Challenge. The team competed againstt 9 other teams across the Greater City of Sudbury and won 1st in the finals againstt the Lively Hawks with a score of 5-3. Coaches, Mr. Stargratt, Mrs. Vaillancourt, Mr. Gobbo, and Mr. Benoit were honoured to coach such a remarkable group of students and are immensely proud of the dedication and sportsmanship demonstrated by all of their players. (Players shown include: Tommy Vlahos, Evan Lamarche, Sarah Cloutheir, Chris Benoit, Brandon Labre, Carter Gosselin, Shaylene Peltier-Restoule, Griffin Simpson, Braedan Gobbo, Shane Poitras, Kasey Faught, Austin Hallett, Ethan Lavallee, and Drew Patrick)
Celebrating Ste. Catherine at St. John
On Monday, November 25th, St. John Catholic Elementary School French Immersion students celebrated the tradition of Ste-Catherine. The students celebrated by making taffy with their families and teachers.
That’s a Wrap at S.C.C. – 112 Thousand Cans to Fill Sudbury Food Bank Shelves
Once again, the food drive at St. Charles College was a smashing success. Together with its feeder schools, 112 thousand cans were raised for the Sudbury Food Bank – smashing the goal of collecting 60 thousand cans in less than a week.
The food drive began more than twenty-five years ago, and its founder, former student Jim Szilva still takes part in the drive with his children at the school.
The school also teams up with Q92 and KISS 105.3 as well as the students at St. Raphael, St. David, St. Bernadette, St. Andrew, St. Paul, St. John and Pius XII Catholic Elementary Schools.
Students collect a combination of canned foods and cash – the cash portion totalled 15 thousand dollars this year.
Stacking Cans from the Ground Up at St. Charles College
St. Charles College students and soon-to-be Cards are on a mission from October 7 to October 11 to collect 60 thousand cans of non-perishable food to feed the hungry in our city. The more than 950 students at the school, along with students at several of its feeder schools are helping tackle the huge feat.
With a professional development day scheduled for Friday, October 11, it’s an even more daunting and onerous task to average 15 000 cans per day for the next four school days with a wrap-up aimed for Thursday, October 10th.
Last year, the students shattered their goal for 60 thousand cans by delivering a whopping 121 thousand cans to the Sudbury Food Bank – making it the largest single donation in the history of the Sudbury Food Bank.
The founder of the food drive at SCC, Jim Szilva told the students that the food drive starts at the ground and works its way up with feeder schools like St. Raphael, St. David, St. Bernadette, St. Andrew, St. Paul, St. John and Pius XII working with students in grades nine through to twelve in the high school to accomplish the mission. Szilva started the drive when he attended St. Charles College more than twenty-five years ago.
The school and Szilva are teamed up with local radio station Q92 and KISS 105.3 to “Stuff the Bus”.
Q92 host Melanie Dahl asked the students to remember the times their belly ached because they felt hungry. “Most of you can ask your parents for food or head to the fridge. But consider for a moment you could not do that.”
General public is invited to assist with the stuffing of the bus by visiting the city transit bus each morning between 7 and 9 a.m. at St. Charles College with monetary or canned food donations. There are some added incentives this year – including the option to fill out a ballot to win a ticket to the Sudbury Kinsmen home.
The bus will also be on location at Vrabs Independent Monday afternoon, Dumas Independent Tuesday afternoon and at the Metro on Lasalle Wednesday afternoon.
St. John Catholic Elementary School Walks for Terry
In an effort to ensure that Terry Fox’ legacy remains vibrant and relevant, all staff and students from kindergarten to Grade 8 walked for Terry. Students were made aware that as the future generation, they are the key to helping to make a difference in the world! St. John student Logan Vaillancourt proudly shows off his Terry Fox t-shirt during the school’s walk.