Mme Dupuis’ grade 5 and 6 class led the St. Francis school community in a virtual Remembrance Day Celebration. The entire school community came together to celebrate and honour those who fought and continue to fight for peace in our world. “We are so fortunate to live in Canada and are truly thankful for all who fight for our peace and freedom,” said Lyanne Dupuis Gr. 5/6 FI teacher. “Our students collaborated to create a wonderful tribute to those who work towards peace & justice in our world.”
St. Francis Releases a Rap Video to Welcome Students Back to School!
St. Francis Catholic School staff collaborated to creatively welcome students to the 2020/2021 school year. Educational Assistant, Brandon Antonioni (fondly referred to as Mr. A) wrote a very special rap and collaborated with grade ¾ FI teacher Dominica Frometa who sang the chorus. “We all work very hard to support all our students to feel safe, welcome and happy at school. This was our way of taking a stressful situation and making it not only safe, but also fun for both our students and staff!” said, Mr. A. You can check out the St. Francis Catholic School music video at the following LINK!
St Francis School Council Meeting
Our first meeting will take place via Zoom on Thursday October 1, 2020
St. Francis Online Learning Plans
Hello St. Francis families,
We would like to thank you for your patience and understanding during these uncertain times. We wanted to update you regarding our next steps to support continuation of learning for our students.
We met virtually as a staff this week and had some great conversations regarding supporting students with learning from home.
Our staff will be connecting with all St. Francis families in the next few work days to explain what learning will look like for your child.
We do anticipate some bumps in the road, so we appreciate your continued support.
If you have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to email the school: stfrancis@sudburycatholicschools.ca or call the school at 705-674-0701 as we will check messages daily.
We hope all is well, stay safe. We are in this together.
Thank you,
Colin, Natasha & the St. Francis Team
SCDSB Learn@Home Site for Parents and Students
Please view the following link which contains resources designed to help support and to compliment what teachers have planned as we move to a distance learning approach.
SCDSB Learn@Home Site
St. Francis Celebrates Autism Awareness Day
St. Francis School’s “Autism Superheroes” who work daily to support our students with ASD gave a big shout out from home this week. Despite schools being closed, St. Francis Staff celebrated World Autism Day by wearing blue.
Fill out our Technology Survey!
While we work with the Ministry of Education to establish continuity of learning, we are surveying our St. Francis families about technology and internet access in the event that we move to an online learning platform.
We are asking all families to click on the link below to answer 4 short questions about your technology access.
St. Francis Flames Celebrate Literacy Day with Annual Book Swap
St. Francis staff and students celebrated Literacy Day and their love of books with its annual book swap organized by the school’s resource teacher, Ms. G. Visentin. Staff and students kicked off the special event on January 27th, arriving to school dressed as their favourite story book character. Students donated gently used books from their home and traded them in for “new” books. The school’s Gathering Room had a large selection of book titles on display for students to choose from in both English and French languages. The book swap provided an excellent opportunity for students to exchange books and encourage reading. Students also accessed books online during the day by using EPIC, LEXIA, Reading A-Z, Starfall and Storyline Online.
Sudbury Catholic Schools Embrace Summer Learning!
Students at Sudbury Catholic Schools completed another year of summer learning this month! 60 students from Kindergarten to Grade 3 completed the three-week Summer Learning Program at St. David School from July 8 – July 26, 2019.
Students participated in a literacy and numeracy program, which supported students in improving their skills at their own pace. The program also featured various activities centered around Indigenous culture. The program was led by both classroom teachers and camp counsellors, providing a full educational team to participating students. Through the online tool and app Lexia, teachers and counsellors were able to provide a visual experience for both the literacy and numeracy components, and students are able to continue to access their account from home throughout the summer.
As in past years, each morning began with a physical activity which helped to energize students and build confidence so that they were ready to learn. This year, the group participated in Zumba sessions provided by Zumba Vibe.
The Board is thrilled with student participation in this year’s Summer Learning Program.
“The work and effort that goes into making the summer learning program a success each year is truly inspiring,” said Joanne Bénard, Director of Education at the Sudbury Catholic District School Board. “With the right tools, support and amazing staff, participating students were able to improve their skills and enjoy the experience along the way!”
The Summer Learning Program is a Ministry funded program which aims to promote literacy and numeracy learning for students during the summer months in fun and engaging ways.
St. Francis Flames Celebrate Literacy Day with Annual Book Swap
St. Francis staff and students celebrated Literacy Day and their love of books with its annual book swap organized by the school’s resource teacher, Ms. G. Visentin. Staff and students kicked off the special event arriving to school dressed as their favourite story book character. Students donated gently used books from their home and traded them in for “new” books. The school’s gathering room had a large selection of book titles on display for students to choose from in both English and French languages. The book swap provided an excellent opportunity for students to reuse, exchange books and encourage reading.