SUDBURY, ON – Some 15 secondary school students from Sudbury’s École secondaire du Sacré-Cœur and Collège Notre-Dame took part in a birthing ceremony of traditional Native drums on April 8 at Sacré-Coeur. On April 4, this group of students took part in a traditional Native drum [Read more]
New Fund Will Improve Access to Leading-Edge Learning Tools Ontario is helping students – from junior kindergarten to Grade 12 – develop 21st century skills by investing in classroom technology that supports their learning. Starting this school year, Ontario’s $150 million [Read more]
I couldn’t help wondering as I watched the video, from Prince Edward Island, above if Northern Ontario students – particularly those on the Northshore in elementary schools like my daughter who is in Grade 2, but in High School as well, are receiving the education they need to succeed. [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – On April 16th, Superior-Greenstone District School Board is celebrating Neurodiversity Day. What is neurodiversity you ask? Neurodiversity refers to the idea that people experience the world differently based on their neurological attributes. It is most commonly applied to people [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The three ‘R’s’ of education will always be a vital part of our lives but another very important aspect of the growing years is the physical part. At Manitouwadge Public School, our students enjoy a very extensive education in the classroom, outdoors and in [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Mrs. Roy, Mr. Fenton & the Grades 5-8 class’ of Holy Angels School recently enjoyed an outing many among them described as “The time of their life!”. The Grade 5-8 class had snowshoes provided by the Superior North Catholic District School Board, on-hand to [Read more]
RED ROCK, ON – Wednesday, April 3, the Superior North Catholic District School Board hosted a Student Leadership Day at St. Hilary School in Red Rock. Each of the board’s nine schools were invited to send three or four Grade 7 and 8 students. The Leadership Day was the second one that [Read more]
Well, with camping, Powwows, Wadgefest and life, we have severely neglected our indoor sprouts (some now 3 feet tall hardly sprouts anymore) and outdoor garden but yesterday, as Lloyd began mowing the lawn, I raced to weed what I could that he might chop it up with the lawnmower and it become mulch [Read more]
It’s been so buzy around our house the past weeks, not in a way I am particularly fond of but we continue trying to make the best of things. This morning, as Lloyd worked hard to get the house in order, sweeping, doing dishes & laundry and while I worked hard on an article I am [Read more]
Emeraude has been attending the Manitouwadge Nursery School since December and in that time, her teacher Nikki has not ceased to impress with the quality and educational value of her crafts. This one was no different… The dangers of the sun were never so obvious as when your child pulls [Read more]
Title: EEC Fire Station tour Location: Manitouwadge Fire Department Description: Firefighter Marilyn will be giving us a tour of the Maniouwadge Fire Department and answering questions about being a Firefighter. Start Time: 15:15 Date: 2009-06-18 Absolutely wondeful! Emeraude had such a great time [Read more]
So this one made the list because I’ve misspelled it so many times and I am hoping that having it posted to the front page for a while will commit the proper spelling to memory lol… mem⋅o⋅ra⋅bil⋅i⋅a /ˌmɛmərəˈbɪliə, -ˈbɪlyə/ Show Spelled Pronunciation Show IPA [Read more]
It has been another very long day. I had such severe pain as I came near my 4 hr injection times it was hard to deal with (mostly tireing and frustrating that I had to go to the hospital as I now know I have other options that should be made available to me and [Read more]
Pipe Cleaner Fun This afternoon, when Emeraude would normally take her nap, we settled on my bed with a mountain of pipe cleaners and worked on the craft I had found from MarthaStewart.com the other day. The instructions were very clear, definitely a fine motor development activity, and tons [Read more]
