Wireless Laptops Enhance Curriculum at St. James Catholic School
Students in Mr. Lusk’s Grade 5 class at St. James Catholic School are not only learning to take care of their bones but they are sharing what they learned with the world. The students participated in the “Power4 Bones” program designed specifically for the Grade 5 curriculum.
Power4Bones is a FREE program that encourages students in Ontario to take care of their bones. As a final assignment they had to come up with catchy Public Service Announcements (PSAs) that could be used to educate the general public. This creative class of students went one step further by broadcasting their announcements on the World Wide Web. They recorded, edited and enhanced their PSAs using their Apple iBook laptops and some specialized software.
The students’ broadcasts were uploaded to a ‘podcasting’ site that not only allows users to listen to the broadcasts, but also to download it to a mp3 player allowing the user to listen anytime anywhere.
St. James Catholic School Hosts Boys’ Literacy Launch “Travel the World of Literacy”
St. James Catholic School has received funding from the Ministry of Education for action research on Boys’ Literacy. The goals of this initiative are to improve boys’ attitudes toward reading and ultimately to improve their literacy skills. The school is purchasing reading materials that engage all readers, but in particular young male readers. Items such as nonfiction materials, humour books, action and adventure series, and sports cards and magazines are part of the strategies of the Literacy Program.
On the morning of May 18, 2006, St. James School will launch its Boys’ Literacy Project. Role models from the community will be attending to celebrate “Travel the World of Literacy.” The day will begin 9:15 a.m. with Gerry Lougheed Jr. delivering a keynote address. The students will then proceed to different stations as guests from the Greater Sudbury Community share a favourite form of reading material (not limited to books), with the primary division. The list of guests include Michelle Toner, Alan Nursall, John Kennedy, Constable Corrine Jutila, Brent Battistelli, Father Tony Man-Son-Hing, and others.
St. James Catholic School Care Bears Make a Difference
Walk into St. James Catholic School in Lively and you will quickly take notice of their slogan, “The Home of the Bears.” But on Thursday, March 9 more than 400 students at St. James became “The Home of the Care Bears” as they celebrated “Jordan Primeau” day as a tribute to Jordan, a Junior Kindergarten classmate who is battling leukemia at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
The one day campaign, spearheaded by Student Council met with an overwhelming outpouring of support from the students, staff and parent community of St. James as the Student Council collected $1,400 from the students. This collection will be forwarded to the Primeau family to help offset costs for Jordan’s recovery.
Student council members were equally thrilled at the response from their classmates who worked from the heart on special projects of get-well wishes for Jordan. These projects of cards, poems, stories, prayers, books, and puzzles will be delivered by Jordan’s teacher, Rosanna Battigelli directly to Jordan as she will visit him during the March Break at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Kids.
Although most students at the school have not met Jordan Primeau personally, the students keep Jordan in their thoughts and prayers daily. Mrs. Battigelli and her Junior Kindergarten class have been in regular contact with Jordan via the phone to ensure that Jordan is still part of their class. Mrs. Battigelli also organized a book fair where another $1,400 of proceeds will also be donated to the Primeau family.
The Student Council would like to take this opportunity to emphasize to the Sudbury community that donations to the Jordan Primeau Fund are still being accepted at St. James Catholic School at 280 Anderson Drive in Lively. For further information, please call 692-3974.
St. James Catholic School Celebrates Jordan Primeau Day
Jordan Primeau is a Junior Kindergarten student at the school who is bravely undergoing treatment at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto for leukemia. With that in mind the St. James School Community (students, staff and parents) are planning several activities to help the Primeau family both spiritually and financially.
This special day for Jordan will see the launch of several fundraising activities. The St. James Student Council has planned a Bear Day where all students are asked to join in the school spirit of generosity by bringing a teddy bear to school as a symbol of caring. The Student Council is asking for voluntary donations on this special theme day and all monies collected will be forwarded to the Primeau family. All classes will be writing cards, get well notes, poems, letters and other caring gestures that can be packaged and forwarded on to Jordan.
Any donations to the Jordan Primeau Fund are gladly accepted and can
be dropped off at St. James Catholic School, 280 Anderson Drive in Lively.
St. James Catholic School Students Celebrate Their Heritage
Grade 5 and 6 students at St. James Catholic School in Lively were given the opportunity to display their Historica Fair projects to judges, teachers, family, friends and fellow students at presentation held at the school recently.
Elementary students throughout the Sudbury Catholic District School Board look forward to participating in this unique fair each year as it not only strengthens their knowledge re the diversity and uniqueness of Canadian heritage but also affords them the opportunity to develop strong roots in their community and culture.
Students also develop research and communication skills through interaction with different community sources such as politicians, local historians, multi cultural organizations and representatives from the business community.
Ray Vincent, Trustee for the SCDSB, and Rossella Bagnato, Academic Superintendent of Education, SCDSB were among the 11 guests who judged more than 85 student projects at the school wide Historica Fair. Eleven projects from St. James will move on the Sudbury Regional Historica Fair to be held May 5, 2006 at Laurentian University.
Smudging Ceremony at St. James Catholic School
“Little Fingers Music” to Jam with St. James Catholic School Students
On Wednesday, October 19 and Monday, October 24, 2005, the childrens’ rock star singer Charlie Kert of “Little Fingers Music” will be jamming with students at St. James Catholic School in Lively. Charlie will be conducting music workshops with classes from Grade 2-4.
This experience will allow children to explore their own creativity and develop a deeper appreciation and understanding of music. While having fun Charlie also covers the curriculum expectations of the Ontario Music Curriculum in his one hour workshops.