Education

Sweet treats at École St-Joseph

  The seniors’ organization “La Forêt du bonheur” held a pastry sale in honor of Saint Valentine on February 12 at École St-Joseph (Dubreuilville). School students and staff tood pride in participating in this community activity. All were able to purchase pastries to offer as a Valentine’s Day gift or to taste on the spot. The money raised will allow, ...

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Des champions du tir à l’arc qui visent juste

  Plusieurs élèves de l’école St-Joseph (Dubreuilville) ont connu du succès au Championnat de tir à l’arc intérieur de l’Association des archers de l’Ontario du 15 au 23 février. Félicitations!   Catégorie des filles, Cub Compound 10 verges  3e place, Nadine Duclos (8e année)   Catégorie des garçons, Cub Compound 10 verges 4e place, Enrique Desormeaux (8e année) 5e place, ...

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Dubreuilville archers stand out at provincials

  Several students from École St-Joseph in Dubreuilville in enjoyed great success at the Ontario Archery Association’s Indoor Championship held from February 15 to 23. Congratulations!   Girls, Cub Compound 10 yards  3rd place, Nadine Duclos (grade 8)   Boys, Cub Compound 10 yards  4th place, Enrique Desormeaux (grade 8) 5th place, Cody Plourde (grade 7) 6th place, Loïc Bouchard ...

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Les élèves de l’ÉS Saint-Joseph participent à l’ensemencement du Lac Wawa

  Pour une septième année consécutive, les élèves des cours d’éducation physique 9e et 10e années de l’École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) ont participé à l’ensemencement de deux lacs de la région. Le 11 mars dernier, qu’accompagnés des enseignants Mme Valérie Lévesque, M. Michel Lemoyne, M. James Stewart et M. Mark Szekely, les élèves ont pu se rendre au lacs Wawa ...

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ÉS Saint-Joseph students take part in the fish restocking in Wawa

  For the seventh consecutive year, students in grade 9 and 10 physical education classes at École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) participated in the fish restocking of two lakes in the region. On March 11, the students were accompanied by teachers Ms. Valérie Lévesque, Mr. Michel Lemoyne, Mr. James Stewart and Mr. Mark Szekely, and went to Wawa and Rod and ...

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Novel Coronavirus Information for ADSB Families

Late yesterday, Premier Doug Ford, Christine Elliott (Deputy Premier and Minister of Health) and Stephen Leece, Minister of Education, issued a statement and advised that,based on advice from Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health and theexperts at the COVID-19 Command Table, the Minister of Education issued a Ministerial Order to close all publicly funded schools in Ontario ...

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Agreement with OECTA Reached

Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement regarding a tentative agreement with the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA): “Our Government achieved our foremost priority – landing a good deal with a teachers’ union that advances the priorities of students and parents. We are pleased to announce a tentative agreement has been reached between the Crown, OECTA, and ...

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Publically funded schools to close for two weeks after March Break

Today Premier Doug Ford, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement in response to the impact of COVID-19 on publicly funded schools as March Break approaches: “The health and well-being of Ontarians is our government’s number one priority. Since we first learned of COVID-19 as an emerging public health ...

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Sir James Dunn Newsflash – Who wants PIZZA!

  The Kindergarten students at Sir James Dunn had a very special afternoon last week. Ms. McCoy and Ms. Collins visited our classroom to help us learn about being a chef. We saw all kinds of tools used in a kitchen and got to guess what they were for. We got a few of them right, but items like a ...

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Dubreuilville students win Legion Remembrance Day competition

  It is with great enthusiasm that students at École St-Joseph (Dubreuilville) took part in Wawa Royal Legion’s Remembrance Day Competition. Nadine Duclos won first place in the Remembrance Day Poster Contest, Serenity Couillard was second in the English Poem Competition while Taylor Dechamplain won the third place award in the English Poems Competition.

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Minister of Education on Strike Action

Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement in response to continued strike action by OSSTF, OECTA, and AEFO: “I have offered all teachers’ union federations a fair and reasonable plan, which should pave the way to reaching a good deal that keeps students in class.  The government has consistently made reasonable moves – effectively freezing class room sizes, ...

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Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre receives award for “Best Cultural Organisation”

Algoma University’s Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre (SRSC) received the prestigious LCD Berlin award for “Best Cultural Organisation” during the 2020 LCD Berlin Academy, a renowned international event celebrating the world’s best new and established cultural destinations. The annual awards highlight the most exceptional and emerging cultural initiatives around the world, with nominees representing 50 cultural destinations in 26 countries. The two-day LCD ...

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Ontario Announces a Fair Plan to Keep Students in Class

The Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, today confirmed the Government has made additional, reasonable proposals at the negotiating table to fight for the priorities of students and parents, with a single focus on ending this impasse. During the negotiation process, the Government tabled proposals with each of the teacher unions, which included substantive moves on lower than proposed but ...

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Des mocassins faits sur mesure!

  Les élèves de l’École secondaire Saint-Joseph (Wawa) inscrits au cours de français 11e année «Découvrir les voix autochtones contemporaines », dirigé par l’enseignante Mme Carole Bouffard, ont pu mener un projet pour ce cours. C’est ainsi qu’ils ont découvert la fabrication de mocassins, un art minutieux. Les élèves ont complété toutes les étapes nécessaires pour réussir. Les mocassins fabriqués dans ...

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