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Virtual Literacy (Interactive Read-Alouds with Indigenous Content Books)

Virtual Literacy Webinars

To kick off “I Love to Read Month” the literacy/assessment facilitators will begin hosting a series of 1-hour webinars on different components of a balanced literacy block. Please join us on February 1, 2023 when we present the first topic “Interactive Read-Alouds using Indigenous Content Books”. Read-alouds engage readers through good books, conversation and further inquiry.

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Kindergarten to Grade 2 Virtual Webinar (Bonnie Monias, Glenda Moose, Assessment & Literacy Facilitators)

Agenda 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. “Where do my Moccasins Come From” by Bernelda Wheeler

What is the structure of the read-aloud?
Comprehension strategies for the read-aloud: turn and talk, stop and sketch, react and respond.
What are the essential questions to ask about the book?
Text selection and extended learning projects for exploration.

Grade 3 – Grade 5 Virtual Webinar (Bonnie Monias, Glenda Moose, Assessment and Literacy Facilitators)

Agenda 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. “A Big Mistake” by Richelle Lovegrove, Illustrated by Amber Green

What is the structure of the read-aloud?
Comprehension strategies for the read-aloud: turn and talk, stop and sketch, react and respond.
What are the essential questions to ask about the book?
Text selection and extended learning projects for exploration.

Grade 6 – Grade 8 Virtual Webinar (Bonnie Monias, Glenda Moose, Assessment & Literacy Facilitators)

Agenda 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – “A Girl Called Echo” Graphic Novel by Katherena Vermette

What is the structure of the read-aloud?
Comprehension strategies for the read-aloud: turn and talk, stop and sketch, react and respond.
What are the essential questions to ask about the book?
Text selection and extended learning projects for exploration.

Grade 9 – Grade 12 Virtual Webinar (Bonnie Monias, Glenda Moose, Assessment & Literacy Facilitators)

Agenda 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – “The Night Wanderer” Graphic Novel by Drew Hayden Taylor

What is the structure of the read-aloud?
Comprehension strategies for the read-aloud: turn and talk, stop and sketch, react and respond.
What are the essential questions to ask about the book?
Text selection and extended learning projects for exploration.

Personal or school email sent with a registration form is essential for connecting to Microsoft TEAMS Virtual Literacy “Webinars”. For more information, contact Davin Dumas.

Imagination Library

The Imagination Library and the Resource Centre Start a New Chapter

The Manitoba First Nation Education Resource Centre (the Resource Centre) has proudly partnered with the Dollywood Foundation to ensure new readers on 38 First Nations will receive books as part of Dolly’s book gifting program. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library puts books, each month, into the hands of children throughout Canada, USA, and Australia. Dolly’s philosophy? If you can read, you can do anything, dream anything and be anything.

Families can register their children, from birth to age four, who are then provided with the free, brand-new books through Canada Post. The books are delivered in the child’s name, until they graduate from the Program when they turn five.

The presence of books in the home supports the child’s academic, social and emotional development. The Resource Centre has always believed children’s learning capacity is enhanced when their experiences are nurtured in a caring, safe environment. Children can develop a strong bond with their parents or caregivers by snuggling up and reading together, even if it only for 15 minutes a day. The Resource Centre hopes to include books that depict First Nations’ cultures, within the next year, as an add-on to the Imagination Library.

February is “I Love to Read” month and its focus is the importance of reading and all its many benefits. Reading can make a huge difference in a child’s academic success, speech & language development and confidence. Both Dolly and the Resource Centre want to inspire children and families to love books and reading!

All information submitted is considered strictly confidential and is not shared.

Please include the parent/caregiver’s name, mailing address, postal code, the child’s/ children’s name and date(s) of birth. If you would like a greeting from Dolly on your child’s birthdate, and a congratulatory message when they turn five, please include your email address as well.

For more info, please contact Karyn Davis, Imagination Library Coordinator: imaginationlibrary@mfnerc.com

Cell Phone: (204) 249-0236

Work Phone: (204) 594-1290 Ext. 2344

Language Gathering 2023

The Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre is excited to host the MFNERC Language
Gathering 2023. This event will occur on January 18-19, 2023, at the Victoria Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

The focus will be on First Nations languages and cultures using the theme of Building First Nations
Language and Culture Foundations. We are pleased to provide this opportunity for MFNERC/MFNSS
member First Nations to come together to reaffirm the importance of First Nations languages and
cultures. An Elders panel will discuss the importance of reclaiming, preserving, and revitalizing our First
Nations languages. Various sessions will allow participants to engage, share, and learn about First Nations teaching strategies, concepts, and cultures.

Registration is limited!! You are encouraged to register as soon as possible.

Link to Registration Form.

Please be advised that MFNERC will not be responsible for travel and accommodations for this
event. Interested schools must complete and send the attached registration form to Ashley
Kinsman at ashleyk@mfnerc.com or by fax to 204-477-4314 by January 6, 2023.

If you wish to book your stay at the Victoria Inn, you can call 204-786-4801 and ask to reserve a room in
the MFNERC group block (group code 261272) to access the discounted rate of $129 plus tax before
January 6, 2023.

Should you have any questions regarding the above, please get in touch with Davin Dumas at
davind@mfnerc.com.

9th Annual Land Based Youth Conference

Treaty Tales Free Online Reading Resource

Today we are doing a live reading of Treaty Tales – The Handshake and the Pipe. Follow along with your own free flipbook version available now.

Sensory Play Activities

Sensory play is interactive activities designed to help children explore their 7 senses: touch, smell, taste, sight, hearing, body awareness, and movement. Check out these fun sensory play ideas using the materials you can find at home!

Accessible resources for adults and children about COVID-19 and ways to cope

The MFNERC School Psychologists have put together an accessible list of resources for adults and children related to coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Rather than just providing links, this format offers visual and video thumbnails, as well as infographic and handout previews and other accessibility options.

Community Working-Groups Meet with MFNERC to Complete Land-Based Curriculum

MFNERC’s Research & Development (R&D) team recently held a working-group meeting with community members from Manitoba First Nations to finish a land-based curriculum due to come out in 2020. The meeting featured guest speakers—educators currently doing valuable land education work in Manitoba communities.

Passing of Elder Don Robertson

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Elder, leader, and mentor Don Robertson. Don passed peacefully on December 27, 2019. Don was the first Executive Director of the MFNERC in 1999 and was instrumental in the initial development. He was a respected Elder and spiritual leader. Even in his retirement, Don kept busy supporting MFNERC serving as Elder in Residence for the Special Education department. He, recently, acted as an Elder in Residence for our Transformation sessions with the First Nations education leadership.

What’s new at the Instructional Resource Center

The Instructional Resource Centre (IRC) provides curriculum-appropriate materials to all First Nations schools in Manitoba. As a lending library, teachers and staff can borrow our items. If you are struggling to find a resource or can’t purchase one, put in a request to IRC, and we will do our best to find the resource or work with you to find an appropriate alternative. Our library supports MFNSS and MFNERC schools with lengthy lending privileges.

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