Sudbury Catholic Schools receive 13 awards at the Regional Science Fair

Posted on April 8, 2019 by admin

The Sudbury Regional Science Fair took place at Laurentian University on April 6-7.

24 students represented the Board from six different schools: St.Anne School, St. James School, St. John School, St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School, St. Charles College and Marymount Academy. The students presented 17 projects in total and showed passion and enthusiasm for each one!

Sudbury Catholic Schools earned 13 awards throughout the fair. Board results are as follows:

Junior Division – Computer Sciences Divisional
Placing and Prize: Third/Troisième Place Medal & Certificate
The Medi Talker: Hayley Wood, Marymount Academy

Junior Division – Engineering (Génie junior) Divisional
Placing and Prize: Second/Deuxième Place Medal & Certificate
Fintastic Backpack: Madison Coutu, St. Anne Elementary School

Intermediate Division – Life Sciences (Sciences de la vie intermédiaire) Divisional
Placing and Prize: Second/Deuxième Place Medal & Certificate
A New Approach to Reduce Bacterial Growth: Sofya Mishchenko, Marymount Academy

Junior Division – Physical Sciences (Sciences physiques junior) Divisional
Placing and Prize: Fourth/Quatrième Place Medal & Certificate
Concussion Cap: Drake Matthews and Liam Vallillee, St. John Elementary School

Senior Division – Physical Sciences (Sciences physiques senior) Divisional
Placing and Prize: First/Première Medal, Cash, Certificate
An analysis of Hydrogen; production and uses: Aivan Apan and Ethan Hodge, St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School

Chemical Institute of Canada Award – Special
An analysis of Hydrogen; production and uses: Aivan Apan and Ethan Hodge
St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School

Laurentian University Biology Award – Special
A New Approach to Reduce Bacterial Growth: Sofya Mishchenko, Marymount Academy

Laurentian University Chemistry/biochemistry Award- Special
An analysis of Hydrogen; production and uses: Aivan Apan and Ethan Hodge
St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School

Laurentian University Forensic Sciences Award – Special
Funky Fingerprints: Myra Mead and Maria Iotzov, St. James Elementary School

McEwen School of Architecture Award – Special
Twisted Peanut Butter: Tyson Violette-Cecile and Owen Moggy, St. Anne Elementary School

Ontario Power Generation Energy Award – Special
LED Or Incandescent: Vanessa Prieur, St. Charles College

Magnétisme Magnifique: Rebekah Kruk, Marymount Academy

University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship- Special
An analysis of Hydrogen; production and uses: Aivan Apan and Ethan Hodge, St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School

We wish to congratulate all participating students for their hard work, as well as the many teachers and staff members at our schools for their ongoing support in the pursuit of science and innovation!

Carousel Event for parents, educators and community partners!

Posted on February 15, 2019 by admin

Our annual Carousel event hosted by the Catholic Parent Involvement Committee is fast approaching! We are very excited to welcome all parents, staff and community partners to this event for an evening of networking, learning and community building!

When: March 5, 2019 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where: St. David School, 549 Frood Road

Carousel topics will include: Dealing with Anxiety, Indigenous Education Programming, Coding, Mathematics, The Leader in Me, Supporting Students with Autism, Human Trafficking, Vaping Building Resilience, speech and language services and special Education Services, including the IEP.

Free childcare and supper will be provided. Please go to the following link to register: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LWZKTHM

2019 Carousel Topics

Chief Valerie Richer visits St. James Native Second Languages Classroom

Posted on January 17, 2019 by admin

Chief Valerie Richer visited Mr. Beaudry’s Native Second Language classroom at St. James recently and shared the history of Atikmeksheng with all the students. Chief Richer is a practicing lawyer and discussed some of the economic initiatives that her community will be planning in the near future. She was happy to meet with all the students and encouraged them to learn the Ojibwe language. She said that some of our stories need to be shared in our language. The students provided her with some gifts following the presentation.

Proposed 2019-2020 School Year Calendar

Posted on January 8, 2019 by admin

We want to hear from you! You are invited to review the proposed school year calendar options for the 2019-2020 school year and indicate your preferences for the PA days. You can access the survey up until January 21, 2019 at the following link.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Students of St. Benedict and St. James experiment with art and science!

Posted on December 5, 2018 by admin

Before launching into secondary school next year, students at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School and St. James had a chance to explore both art and science labs at the high school this week.

In Science, Mr. O’Donnell taught the students how to conduct themselves in a lab while dissecting a frog.The students learned safety and anatomy at the same time while the students created canvassed art with Mr. Timpano in the art room.

Students Mackenzie Richard and Brenna Vienneau weren’t shy about the dissection lab with Brenna taking the first cut. She says she is not afraid because she has cleaned deer and partridge in the past with family.

Vienneau wants to pursue sciences because she wants to become an electrician in the future.

Students from the two schools conducted their rotations over a two day period to better prepare them for life in the high school setting.

Sudbury Catholic Schools take over LEGO Tournament

Posted on December 3, 2018 by admin

We wish to congratulate all students who participated in the City-wide First LEGO League tournament at Science North on Saturday, December 1. The schools of Holy Cross, Holy Trinity, St. Anne and St. James represented Sudbury Catholic Schools well at the tournament! We thank the students, their dedicated coaches and community sponsors who have helped grow the program over the years. Congratulations on an amazing effort by all!

Native Language students participate in Remembrance Day Celebrations at Atikmeksheng First Nation

Posted on November 9, 2018 by admin

Native Language students at St. James were invited to Atikmeksheng First Nation on Thursday November 8, 2018 to take part in the Remembrance Day Community Celebrations. The students sang O’ Canada and recited In Flanders Fields during the ceremony. Two students Hope and Jacob were asked to bring in the Community First Nations Youth Wreath. The ceremony was followed by a brief social and a community feast. The students had a great time learning about history, culture and ceremony.

St. James School Hosts Math Fair for Grade 4 and 5 Students!

Posted on May 9, 2018 by admin

Mrs McHugh’s grade 4-5 class hosted a “Math Fair” at St James School on May 8, 2018. Based on Todd Nesloney’s #kidsdeserveit: the gr 4-5 students chose something they’re passionate about and created a 2-3 minute presentation over at least 6 ways of how math works within that passion. Projects were displayed in the gym and featured Subway sandwiches, dirt bikes, hockey, dancing, swimming, vending machines, figure skating, video games, basketball, transportation, smoothies, fishing, baseball, rainbows and slime. Who knew that math is a big part of all those things!?! Students were very proud to share their mathematical knowledge with all their friends and our guests today. They also realized through these projects that math is a big part of everything around them. #CatholicEdWk

St. James students care for baby chicks in their classrooms!

Posted on April 26, 2018 by admin

St. James students are looking after feathered friends to learn how to care for them! Dedicated Kindergarten teachers go to the school on Saturdays and Sundays to take care of the chicken, duck and quail eggs in the classroom incubators. The students have begun to spend time with the chicks in their classrooms and are excited to interact with them more in coming weeks!

Sudbury Catholic Students Awarded as 2018 Stars of Excellence!

Posted on April 25, 2018 by admin

On Monday, April 23 the Final Concert of the Kiwanis Music Festival recognized the outstanding festival performances of many of our students!

Many students won individual awards for their vocal and instrumental performances! The Sudbury Catholic Schools Band was awarded Top Elementary School Concert Band, while the Marymount Academy Brass Quartet was awarded for for Secondary School Brass Ensemble!

We wish to congratulate all the participants in this year’s Kiwanis festival on a job well done! View all the participants in this year’s festival at the following link