Wednesday was Family
Literacy Day, a national initiative that promotes the importance
of reading and learning together as a family. Family Literacy Day
takes place every year on January 27. ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation
and Honda Canada created the day in 1999 to encourage families to
read and learn together. Thousands of Canadians take part in Family
Literacy Day events and activities at schools, libraries and
literacy organizations.
St. Vincent
de Paul Catholic Elementary School brought in special guest readers
to mark the day. Wilma de Rond, Director of Education, shared
a book with the students (Top) Other special guests were Constable
Steve Pommer of the Strathroy-Caradoc Police Services
and Mayor Mel Veale - the mayor of Strathroy Caradoc . (Above
left) Students at Blessed Sacrament celebrated literacy by
sharing new books with reading buddies. (Above right)
Schools across the LDCSB
have been busy collecting money to help the earthquake victims in
Haiti. To date they have raised more than 60-thousand dollars
and the total continues to climb. 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.
