Six new fitness centers have been set up
in six elementary schools in the London District Catholic School
Board. Congratulations to St. Anthony French Immersion, St. Jude
London, Monsignor Morrison, St. Joseph’s Tillsonburg, Monsignor O’Neil
Tillsonburg, and St. Roberts. Each of these school communities has
set up either a spare classroom or portable as their fitness
center.
All of the Thompson Fitness Circuit Charts have been posted and all
of the corresponding equipment is out and ready to be used. Other
equipment completing these fitness rooms include, Deluxe Cardio Hand
Exerciser, Exercise Balls (with movement descriptors), Agility
Ladder, Dumbbell Rack with 16 small hand weights, and an Agility
Mat.
These school communities are using these fitness centers to meet the
requirements of the QDPA initiative, the fitness component and
active participation component of the Physical Education curriculum
as well as to provide lunch hour fitness club opportunities for
their students. One school is even using their fitness center to
train their basketball team when the gym is not available.
Waiting for their equipment to arrive in order that their fitness
centers can be opened, are St. Jude Ingersoll, Sir Arthur Carty,
Holy Rosary, St. Thomas Moore, St. Anne London, Blessed Sacrament,
St. Francis London and St. Catherine of Siena.
If your school community is interested in this opportunity and
is able to dedicate some space contact Sue McMahon at the CEC and
you too can have a fitness center in your school. "As we
continue to work hard to grow active, healthy children at the London
District Catholic School Board we are very excited about this
opportunity for our schools," said Ms. McMahon.
A
Principal with the London District Catholic School Board has been
named one of Canada’s Outstanding Principals by the Learning
Partnership. The award for Ron Curridor, Principal at J. H. O’Neil
Catholic Elementary School in Tillsonburg, was announced this week.
He is one of 32 Principals nationwide to receive the honour.
The Canada’s Outstanding Principals (COP) Program is in its 6th
year and this year’s winners will join the assembly of 155
previous recipients of this prestigious honour. The award is an
initiative of The Learning Partnership, a national not-for-profit
organization that has championed public education in Canada since
1993. The award is presented to principals who have made a
measurable difference in the lives of their students and their own
local communities. They help ensure that Canada’s young people
continue to receive a quality world-class education.
Mr. Curridor has been a school administrator for eight years. His
nomination says Mr Curridor has established culture of high
expectations that all kids can succeed given the right resources and
supports. He has built strong interpersonal relationships with all
staff, students, parents, the parish team and the broader community.
It describes him as an excellent, effective communicator actively
involved in literacy and numeracy initiatives.
In a new release, the Learning Partnership says that great
principals build great schools. “They communicate a compelling
vision, they engage their communities, they nurture their staff and
they create an environment that increases student success.” “Strong
leadership is what makes Canada’s education system one of the
finest in the world,” says Veronica Lacey, President & CEO of
The Learning Partnership. “Our principals set the tone for a
school and their communities and children across the country are
benefiting from the work of these remarkable men and women.”
Above, Principal Curridor received congratulations from Wilma de
Rond, Director of Education.
Schools across the LDCSB
have been busy collecting money to help the earthquake victims in
Haiti. For a look at the amazing things that they
have been doing click HERE.
If you want to help,
donations are being
collected by a number of relief agencies, including the Red Cross
and the Catholic charities:
Kindergarten
Registration is going on at LDCSB Schools until February 5th.
Click HERE for details.
Celebrating Those
Who Have Made a Difference!
This will be the sixth year of an
initiative to profile London District Catholic School Board
Graduates who live the Ontario Catholic Graduate Expectations. Those
selected must be secondary school graduates of the London District
Catholic School Board or its predecessor Boards. They must
demonstrate impact in professional and/or personal life in the
following areas: spiritual, academic, aesthetic, social, or
physical; demonstrate fulfillment of the Ontario Catholic Graduate
Expectations; and demonstrate stewardship in Catholic Education.
Nominators must complete a nomination form, signed by the nominee
and submitted to John Boles at the Catholic Education Centre by
February 28th, 2010. (Printable nominations forms are available HERE).
There is a limit of one nomination per
nominator. A Selection Committee will review all nominations and
make a final decision based on the criteria. The graduate (s) will
be profiled in Spotlight, on the Board Website and during Education
Week. This is your opportunity to publicly honour someone you know
who has made a difference in the world around them!
Our
Mission
To serve the
Catholic student in a community that nurtures a living faith and provides a
quality Catholic education that enables the individual to
become a contributing member of the Church and
Society.
For feedback,
submissions, suggestions and input, please contact:
or contact:
John Boles, Manager of Communications, 519-663-2088, ext
40015
Spotlight
is produced weekly by the Communications Department of
the LDCSB.
Spotlight is a BRAVO
Award winner for demonstrated excellence, recognized by the
Canadian Association of Communicators in Education and a
winner of the Glorya Nanne Award from the Ontario
Association of Parents in Catholic Education for making a
substantial contribution to fostering better understanding of
Catholic Education.
