Superior North Catholic District School Board

Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, all students from Kindergarten to Grade 8 in all eight schools embarked on a personalized literacy journey using the Greenfield Learning Lexia platforms. This includes the Lexia Core5 Reading program for students in Kindergarten to Grade 5 and the Lexia PowerUP program for Grades 6-8.

Skills Ontario joined Holy Saviour School's Grade 4 and 7 & 8 classes virtually to present information on technology and trades. After learning about different career paths linked to trades and what different trades are, students participated in some hands-on learning with Skills Ontario.

Mr. Stephens and Mrs. Baker, Superior North Catholic District School Board(SNCDSB) Math Leads, regularly visit SNCDSB schools to support teachers and students in their math learning. This year SNCDSB has rolled out a new math program that aligns with the 2020 Ontario Math curriculum. MathUp supports all educators from Kindergarten to Grade 8, and beyond.

The Grade 7/8 students from St. Edward Catholic School and St. Hilary Catholic School travelled to Thunder Bay on Monday, March 27, to visit Confederation College. Students participated in two hands-on workshops and enjoyed a complimentary lunch in the cafeteria. The two workshops engaged students in hands-on activities related to civil engineering and film production. It was a wonderful experience for students to meet instructors and tour the campus. Students had the opportunity to visit the student lounge and get to know the campus.

Starting March 20th, 2023, the Superior North Catholic District School Board Math Team is hosting a Board-wide Reflex Challenge. Grade 1-8 teachers and students are encouraged to use Reflex at a minimum of 20 minutes to a maximum of 50 minutes per week (average 10 minutes twice a week or 10 minutes daily) to boost confidence and automaticity with their math facts. This can be done in class and/or at home

Superior North Catholic District School Board (SNCDSB) is pleased to welcome Jordan Cottom as our new Vice Principal of Holy Saviour Catholic School effective February 21, 2023.

Superior North Catholic District School Board (SNCDSB) is pleased to welcome Dawna Harrison as our new Executive Administrative Assistant to the Superintendents Of Education effective January 3, 2023.

On Thursday, December 15, 2022, part of the Our Lady of Lourdes Student Choir visited Sante Manitouwadge Health to sing to the long term care patients.

On November 25th, 2022, the Grade ⅞ class of St. Martin Catholic School organized the fourth annual Holiday Hoopla. The Holiday Hoopla is a yearly Christmas carnival in the school’s gymnasium.

During the month of November students and staff all over Superior North Catholic District School Board were encouraged to participate in Financial Literacy Activities to promote fluency and understanding of money concepts.

On Wednesday, November 16, 2022, the Superior North Catholic District School Board (SNCDSB) held its annual Inaugural meeting for the 2022-2026 Term. Judy Wawia, First Nation Representative, was acclaimed Chair of the Board and Amanda Monks, representing the community of Terrace Bay was acclaimed Vice-Chair of the Board.

During Treaties Recognition Week, November 7 - 11, students learned about treaty rights, relationships and local treaties.

On October 24, 2022, all Superior North Catholic District School Board staff gathered for our annual Faith Development Day. It was an opportunity for our team to reflect on and grow our practice as a community of educators and a chance to develop a plan to support and celebrate the Catholic faith, culture and education within our school communities.

St. Edward Catholic School has a new feature in their primary hallway that has been exciting for all our students. The hallway features include large feet, logs and lily pads, the alphabet, a flower with numbers one to ten, cues to breathe in, breathe out, jump, hop, and various other movements. The large stickers adhere to the surface of the floor and create an engaging and stimulating environment for students to enjoy while travelling up and down the hall.

Superior North Catholic District School Board is pleased to welcome Cara Figliomeni in her new role as our Technology Enabled Learning Teacher (TELT) effective November 1, 2022.

St. Edward Catholic School honoured and showed respect on September 30, for National Truth and Reconciliation Day with a whole school assembly. Students from Kindergarten to Grade 8, along with their families, members of Red Rock Indian Band and Flying Post First Nation remembered Phyllis’s story and displayed their support by wearing orange shirts.

Superior North Catholic District School Board is pleased to welcome Aaron Stephens to his new role as Math Lead effective October 17, 2022 for the 2022-2023 school year.

Superior North Catholic District School Board welcomes Benjamin Jewiss as our new Elementary School Vice-Principal at St. Hilary Catholic School. Additionally, Ben will continue to have system portfolio responsibilities connected to Catholicity and Special Projects.

Superior North Catholic District School Board is pleased to welcome Karin Patock as our new Assistant Plant and Field Services Manager, supporting Plant and Custodial Operations and the Community Use of Schools Program.

This June will be the first time that the Superior North Catholic District School Board will fly the Pride flag at all our schools as many other Catholic schools do in the province of Ontario.

The month of June is National Indigenous History Month (NIHM) and June 21st, is National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD).

St. Hilary Catholic School educators Ashley Muir and Lisa Copp set on a journey of fostering students and educators towards reconciliation and cultural appreciation. Classroom educators and students will learn four of the many Indigenous Cultural practices through hands-on learning. The project will be enriched by inviting Indigenous learning partners to the teachings that accompany the cultural knowledge.

All Grade 5 & 6 classes have been taking part in bi-weekly virtual EQAO sessions and created Classroom Math Displays with Math Lead, Karly Baker.

St. Joseph Catholic School is learning and exploring how 21st-century learning tools can support the delivery of the Ontario curriculum.

At the Board meeting on April 6, 2022, the Board of Trustees voted to rescind the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for Employees, Trustees and other individuals and lift the mandatory requirement for staff to be vaccinated, immediately.

Superior North Catholic District School Board (SNCDSB) is committed to providing students with authentic hands-on learning experiences. To support this initiative, Skills Ontario delivered virtual presentations to over 17 classrooms throughout the district during the month of March. The presentations delivered a hands-on learning workshop centered around skilled trades, and technology - specifically the carpentry sector. Students from Kindergarten to Grade had the opportunity to learn about skilled trades and technology from valued learning partner Skills Ontario.

Letter to Parents/Guardians from Maria Vasanelli

Ms. Hogue and the Grade 5⁄6 class at St. Hilary Catholic School in Red Rock received an Experiential Learning Grant to purchase a class set of cameras. With the help of Tara Arps, they are learning the tips and tricks of the trade in order to help them understand how to not only use the cameras but to create eye-catching photographs.

The Superior North Catholic District School Board Math Team is excited to announce that it has extended its current subscription to the ExploreLearning online math program to include Frax Math; an adaptive and game based program designed to help students learn fractions in a fun and engaging galaxy themed environment. Research-based instruction methods help students understand that fractions are numbers too by personalizing instruction for each student's needs.

Congratulations to Rodney Wawia of St. Hilary Catholic School who has won the Gold medal at the regional level of the competition from Far Northern Ontario for the Skills Ontario’s Junk Drawer Races 2021-22.

As many of you are already aware, the Ministry of Education has instructed school boards to pivot to remote learning beginning January 5th. We will continue to provide our students with the best online learning experience we can with the least disruptions. We ask for your patience and understanding during what is a difficult time for you and your children. Please note that January 5th will be an asynchronous day for students with synchronous learning beginning on January 6th.

A joint letter from the Minister of Education and the Chief Medical Officer of Health to encourage use of the rapid antigen screening kits over the winter break.

December 1st to 10th marked the annual celebration of Canada Learning Code week. Superior North Catholic District School Board students and educators participated in a wide variety of coding activities hosted by the Technology Enabled Learning Teacher (TELT) and Math Team.

The grade ⅚ class at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School in Longlac had an opportunity to integrate their classroom learning into the outdoors. The students worked with snowshoe artist Kim Asmussen and over three days completed three works of art using their snowshoes as their paintbrush and the blanket of snow as their canvas.

The Lakehead University (LU) achievement program visited St. Edward Catholic School on November 26th. Our students were blessed as all students in grades 4 to 7 were invited to participate, not only the students enrolled in this great program!

On Friday, November 19, 2021, the Superior North Catholic District School Board (SNCDSB) participated in the Indigenous Education Professional Development Day. Staff, Trustees, and Indigenous Education Advisory Committee (IEAC) members participated in their respective schools or virtually in Cultural Awareness and Appreciation sessions.

This October and November, the Math Learning Leads and Technology Enabled Learning Teacher successfully registered all grade 6-8 students for TVO Mathify; a free tutoring website offered by the Ontario Ministry of Education that allows eligible students to access an Ontario Certified teacher between the hours of 9 am to 9 pm Monday to Friday.

The Superior North Catholic District School Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. William Harmon as Trustee for the community of Nipigon. Mr. Harmon was sworn in at the November 10, 2021 board meeting held in Terrace Bay.

Ontario has designated the week beginning on the third Sunday of November as Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week to help promote safe schools and a positive learning environment.⁠ ⁠ During Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week – November 21-27, 2021 – Ontario students, school staff and parents are encouraged to learn more about bullying and its effect on student learning and well-being. To get involved with Anti-Bullying week the SNCDSB is inviting our staff and students to engage in activities and challenges throughout the week that will promote acts of kindness. Challenges are open to all students and staff within the board.

St. Hilary Catholic School in Red Rock hosted a virtual cross country race this year. Schools from across the region were invited to participate virtually by hosting their own run day and submitting their results. St. Hilary school ran their school race on Wednesday, October 27th. The school had 28 runners in total complete the 2.8 km course.

Superior North Catholic District School Board Remote learning students had the opportunity to share with and present for their in-person peers at St. Joseph Catholic School during the Remote Learning Remembrance Day service.

The Grade ⅞ students at Our Lady of Fatima constructed and built wooden benches for the schoolyard. Mrs. Savage, the classroom teacher, submitted an experiential learning proposal to obtain funding to support students' understanding and knowledge of the construction sector as a skilled trade. Students worked together to build benches to enhance the schoolyard.

In an effort to improve and maintain regular student attendance at all schools within the Superior North Catholic District School Board we are offering an exciting draw. For the entire month of November each full day a student is in attendance they get an entry in the draw for an XBOX. This means if a student attends 15 full school days in the month of November, they will get 15 entries into the draw. If they only attend 1 full day they only get 1 entry into the draw.

St. Edward Catholic School in Nipigon held its 4th Annual Haunted Trail on Saturday, October 23rd, from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the trail by Wadsworth back lane.

There were four Grade ⅞ classrooms from Superior North Catholic District School Board (SNCDSB) who participated in the Skills Ontario Thunder Bay Career Exploration Event on Wednesday, October 27th.

On October 22, 2021, all staff from the Superior North Catholic District School Board gathered together virtually for our annual Faith Development Day. It was an opportunity for our team to rebuild, restore and renew their faith and nurture hope to bring back to our classrooms to inspire our students.

The Superior North Catholic District School Board Technology Enabled Learning Teacher (TELT) /Experiential Learning Lead is working with our schools to use the newly acquired virtual reality goggles.

On October 14th and 20th educators within the Superior North Catholic District School Board (SNCDSB) spent time learning from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection. Learning centred around keeping our children safe.

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School Graduate Jesse Tucker goes to Michigan State.

At Superior North Catholic District School Board (SNCDSB) we like to spotlight our student alumni. We are proud to highlight our students who have graduated SNCDSB with the knowledge, skills and confidence to affect change. On September 27th, Our Lady of Fatima Grad, Tyler Tucker played in his first NHL game for the St. Louis Blues.

Our school communities are invited to send us their questions and register to attend the virtual information session.

Superior North Catholic District School Board (SNCDSB) is proud to announce the installation of Lu: Interactive Playgrounds in four school gymnasiums.

The Superior North Catholic District School Board (SNCDSB) is pleased to announce that our schools were approved by Infrastructure Canada and the Ministry of Education to receive funding through the COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream – Education Related Projects (CVRIS-EDU) as part of Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP).