Students and staff at St. Charles Catholic School welcomed a great guest speaker: Paul Perry, Mental health nurse with CCAC and the SCDSB. They participated in an interesting session on anxiety and mental health. The information was delivered to students in grades 7 and 8, bringing messages of awareness, hope and where resources can be obtained.
Come Read With Me at St. Charles
During Catholic Education Week at St. Charles Catholic Elementary School, families in the Mme Martin’s JKFI, Mme Daoust’s SKFI and Mrs. Malafarina’s JK/SKR classes came together for a “Come Read with Me” day. At this engaging and hands on session, parents received tips about reading with their children and the importance of oral language. Mme Martin then modelled a read aloud and parents then selected a book from the teacher’s bins of favorites or guided reading books that the students are using and practiced the strategies they learned.
Teachers posted examples of student work around the room that showed parents how picture books are used in all subject areas as a rich and purposeful resource. Parents did a gallery walk to see the artifacts that students created throughout the school year using these books.
Families left with their own read aloud book, an activity, tips sheet for reading at home and a bookmark with reading strategies for young readers.
Professional Speaker at BAC for All Parents
On Thursday May 9, 2013 beginning at 6:30pm in the school gym at Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic Secondary School parents from St. Charles Elementary School, St. Anne Elementary School and Bishop Alexander Carter are invited to attend an evening with Dr. C. Sturdy.
Dr. Sturdy is a professional speaker based in Toronto who is also an author, father, teacher, former school principal and active community member. On this evening he will be discussing two topics, “Bullying…How to Help Your Kids!” and “Hurried Adult/Hurried Adolescent”.
The presentation will last approximately 1hour 15 minutes with a Question/Answer period.
Additionally, he will be selling his CDs for $10.00 and the book, “The Hurried Life: 101 Ways To Slow It Down” for $20.00. If you will be attending you are asked to please RSVP the school.
On a final note there will be door prizes donated by Perkins Restaurant. We hope to see you there!