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!
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!
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
Students at St. James put a focus on the planet to celebrate Earth Day!
Grade 2 French Immersion students at St. James spent the day learning about nature and how to protect our planet. Earth Day was celebrated in Mrs Bozic’s class and students are spreading the message that we all need to be stewards of the Earth. They made beautiful bookmarks as well.
Sudbury Catholic Schools Elementary Instrumental Band receives Gold at Kiwanis Music Festival!
On March 27th, the band performed at the Kiwanis Music Festival and received a Gold standard! The band has grown over the years, and includes 5 schools (St. Benedict, St. Charles College, St. Anne, St. John and St. James) and over 100 band members!
The band also competed at the Northern Ontario Music Festival on March 1 where they received a Silver standard. Congratulations to all band members!
Their Story Begins Here – Kindergarten Registration info night taking place January 24!
Register with our schools during our Board wide information night occurring Wednesday, January 24 at 6 p.m!
These Information sessions are available for parents wanting to register their child(ren) for school beginning September 2018 (For children turning 4 years of age on or before December 31, 2018). If you are unable to attend these sessions at your school, we encourage you to contact the school to register on an alternative date. Both regular (English) and French Immersion programming is available.
Students receive special visit from local miner and book author!
Theresa Nyabeze a Professional Mining Engineer visited St. James Catholic Elementary School to share her book “Underground! My Mining Adventure” with students. A graduate of Laurentian University, Theresa is passionate about STEM careers (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and encourages all young people to enter and learn more about the mining industry.
Her book outlines the adventures of Maiya and her mom who takes Maiya underground for the day as a birthday present! The book describes the ins and outs of the mine and the industry! It’s available at www.diversitystem.ca
Theresa wrote the book to showcase diversity in mining and STEM and inspire others to study this interesting field!
“It’s ok to take the path less travelled if you have an interest! Seek opportunities to learn about different career paths. Seek- mentor – ship – then reach back and keep the cycle going! “
St. James School Council Raises Over $500 at Celebrity Server Night
The St. James School Council would like to thank Boston Pizza for the opportunity to participate in their “Celebrity Server Night”. Hockey celebrity, Tyler Bertuzzi was on hand to greet everyone. Proceeds from the event are earmarked for the School Council’s school yard improvement project. Totals from the school fundraising efforts have now passed $10,000 and the school council is looking to build on that success. If you are interested in receiving more information about this project, please do not hesitate to contact us at St James School.
To all parents of first time school bus riders
The Sudbury Student Services Consortium in cooperation with school bus operators invites all Kindergarten and first time bus riders to a School Bus Safety Awareness session to be held at College Boreal on 21 Lasalle Boulevard in Sudbury.
Sessions will be held on August 25 and 26, 2017. For further information and to register and secure a spot, visit http://businfo.ca/en/safety/ftr/
Sudbury Catholic Elementary Band takes silver, gold at the Northern Ontario Music Festival
It’s Festival season, and the Sudbury Catholic Elementary Band did not disappoint! This band is made up of 125 students from 6 schools – St. Charles College, St. Benedict, St. Anne, St. Charles Chelmsford, St. John and St. James – and is directed by Leanne Urso, JoAnne Comisso, Sabrina Clark and Eric Miron.
The students competed at the Northern Ontario Music Festival on Tuesday, March 21st at Sudbury Secondary School and came away with a Silver award. Then, on Tuesday, April 4th, the band competed at the Kiwanis Music Festival at St. Benedict School and improved on their score by winning a Gold award! Congratulations goes out to all the band members for all their hard work.