SCHOOL STORIES
Mrs. Bellin-Knox and her grade 1 & 2 students at Holy Saviour Catholic School in Marathon have started a collection of mittens, gloves, hats and scarves for those in need. If you are able to donate any of these items please bring them in and help decorate our tree in the front foyer. All items will be donated at the end of December. They are also collecting gently used fleece blankets to keep in our emergency kits in case of fire drills and evacuations in colder weather.
St Brigid Catholic School began November by marking All Saints’ Day: students prayed a personalized litany of their own patron saints and participated in a variety of engaging and inspirational activities celebrating the lives of holy men and women through the ages. Students fished for scripture in “St Peter’s Pond,” searched for lost items alongside St Anthony and dropped coined down a “chimney” like St Nicholas.
The junior/intermediate class at St. Brigid Catholic School is reaching for the stars once again! The Bison are participating in Let's Talk Science's Living Space project, along with St. Hilary Catholic School, St. Edward Catholic School and St. Martin Catholic School; others schools across Canada; CanCode, Fair Chance Learning and the Canadian Space Agency. The Bison's microbits are fully coded to measure the humidity, temperature and carbon dioxide saturation at St Brigid, and they are standing by to collaborate with Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques when he begins his six-month mission on the International Space Station on 3 December 2018.
St. Brigid Catholic School Bison were treated to an interactive, hip-hop dance show. Hosted by Ecole Notre-Dame-des-Ecoles and performed by Montreal-based troupe "Takadanser," students from NPS and NDE as well as St Brigid's own Makenna got the chance to stand and compete for the title of Dancer of the Year!
Students and staff at St. Hilary Catholic School participated in our annual packing party for Operation Christmas Child. They were excited to have 38 shoe boxes to ship and they hope they brighten the lives of children and their families this Christmas! Thank you to everyone for their generous support and donations. Thank you to Ms. Hogue and Mrs. Roxborough for organizing this good deed project!
The St. Hilary Catholic School Gr. 7/8 students are participating in the Global Read Aloud for the novel “Refugee.” They received their postcards from the students they are collaborating with from Niagara Falls.
The St. Edward Catholic School community held their annual Remembrance Day Prayer Service to remember and honour those who served in the past and those who continue to serve our country to protect our rights and freedoms as Canadians. We would like to thank Mr. Mackenzie who joined our students at our ceremony today. May God bless all of the servicemen and women, past and present. Lest we forget.
Holy Saviour Catholic School in Marathon honoured Remembrance Day with Special Guest, Chief Warrant Officer Michael Hamilton and their very own local Cadets. It was an honour to have you with us to recognize and speak to this important day. Thank you to all Holy Saviour and École Val des Bois staff, students and families who joined us to participate in learning and remembering. Lest we Forget.
Again this year, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School students participated in the Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Drawing contest. The quality of submissions was very impressive and the judges had a difficult time deciding on winners. As the kids were preparing for the contest, a few students in Mrs. St. Onge’s grade 6 class asked about drawing on the windows in the principal’s office. It was a great idea and special thanks to Ashlyn Echum, Layla Legarde, Celeste Wesley for showing interest in this project and for the great job they did with the “Window Art".
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