News from St. James

Idol find it's way to St. James School
April 18, 2008- St. James Crowns their Top Three Idols!
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Sensational Science!
February 19, 2008- Grade 7 & 8 students will be participating in the Annual Science Fair on Feburary 22.
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Reach For the Stars
February 7, 2008- Students at St. James strive to be the best they can be.
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"Homework Club A big Success"
February 5, 2008- St. James School 's Homework Club attracts students from grade 4-8 and offers them an hour a a week in a classroom with other students to work collaboratively and cooperatively on their homework or large projects.
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Roots of Empathy at St. James
December 21, 2007- Roots of empathy instructor Laura Owens helps baby Kennedy Cote as mom Cheri Cote and the grade 6/7 class at St. James enjoy watching Kennedy’s manoeuvres with his gymnastic toys.
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SCDSB Community News

St. Charles College Student Receives Significant French Immersion Scholarship
June 20, 2010 - Alison Hunt, a grade 12 student from St. Charles College found out recently that she was the successful grant applicant for a $20,000 French Immersion scholarship from the University of Ottawa. After applying to the University for their International Development and Globalization program, Hunt received news that she was going to be receiving $5,000 a year for the next four years as long as she takes 60% of her courses in French. Full Story ...

Sudbury Catholic Lifeskills Students Take Part in Annual Special Olympics
June 20, 2010 - On Friday, June 18, 2010 students from both the elementary and secondary lifeskills classes gathered together at Pius XII Elementary School for the board's annual Special Olympics event. Two sessions were arranged for the students with the secondary students participating in the morning and the elementary students participating in the afternoon. The day involved several different events for the participating students includ Full Story ...

St. James Catholic School Selected Provincially as a School on the Move
June 20, 2010 - St. James Catholic School joined an elite group of schools across Ontario recently that have been recognized by the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat as a School on the Move. The School on the Move initiative highlights schools that are making substantial progress in raising student achievement and have sustained this progress over several years. St. James was nominated by the Ministry of Education and after a visit to the school by Ministry officials, was one of only 33 schools selected provincially. Full Story ...

Hip-Hip-Hooray for Baby Day!!!
June 10, 2010 - On June 10th, Sudbury Catholic staff who had a baby (or grand-baby) born in 2009 were invited to the Catholic Education Centre to celebrate together as a community. There were beautiful babies everywhere and the new moms, dads, grandparents and siblings enjoyed each other's company while board office staff provided some helping hands in order for guests to enjoy prayer and lunch together. Full Story ...

Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneurship Dual Credit Program Announced
April 27, 2010 - The press room was filled to capacity at Laurentian University as the Right Honourable Paul Martin announced the Aboriginal Youth Entrepreneurship Dual Credit Program on April 27, 2010. In partnership with Laurentian and the Rainbow District School Board, the Sudbury Catholic District School Board made the announcement about this initiative that is the first of its kind in Ontario and is a program that enables Aboriginal youth to earn high school and university credits at the same time. Full Story ...