Lucas from high school volunteering; helping to shelve the books at the library on May 19

Jessica writing her exam at the library on May 19th

Language Coffeehouse presentation in Harrison on May 12th

Douglas Parsons facilitating intercultural communications workshop on May 9th

Community is the Library Update for the month of June

Networking and learning opportunities in our community.

June 6, 12-3 pm: Strategies and Tools when working with Newcomers (Workshop 3), facilitated by Douglas Parsons, funded by Alberta Employment and Immigration (support to businesses/part of attraction and retention strategy), Location: Wetaskiwin Community Literacy Office.

June 7, 1:30-3 pm: All Abilities Welcome: Opening Doors to Inclusion workshop, facilitated by Mia Farley from St. Albert, funded by Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability, Location: Madyson Manor, 5511-50 Avenue

June 8: World Ocean Day, Wear Blue Tell Two.  http://worldoceansday.org 

June 13, 12-3 pm: Communicating with First Nations People, facilitated by Bruce Cutknife from Maskwachees Cultural College, Location: Wetaskiwin Community Literacy Office, 5010 50 Ave

June 20, 12-3 pm: Networking Lunch and Learn, Build connections and tap into resources in your community! Great door prizes!  Location: Wetaskiwin Community Literacy Office, 5010 50 Ave

June 21, 9:30 am- 2 pm: National Aboriginal Day Celebration, organized by CFSA and community agencies, Location: Norm Brown Field and Drill Hall

May and June: Graphic Novels Beauty Contest, organized by Maxine Chapman, Librarian, Clear Vista School Library

Get connected with valuable learning opportunities to make you a stronger person, family and community! Enjoy meeting other people!

Read more at http://librarypathwaysandfootprints.blogspot.com/

June 7 at Madyson Manor

All Abilities Welcome: Opening Doors to Inclusion workshop

The Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability is proud to bring you a workshop which will engage seniors through an inspiring presentation and opportunity to learn about the benefits of physical activity.

ALACD is a national network dedicated to the wellness of Canadians with a disability through healthy active living, recreation and sport.

When?

Tuesday June 7, 2011

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Are you an older adult with a disability or do you know someone with a disability and are interested in learning more about opportunities to participate in physical activity? If the answer is yes, then the AAW workshop will be of interest to you.

Our speaker, Mia Fairley is a mother of three, a high school teacher and sledge hockey coach with the Paralympic Sports Association.  Her eldest child was born with spina bifida and Hydrocephalus in 1993.  Since then, she has been an active advocate for persons with disabilities. Mia’s commitment to supporting active lifestyles for persons with disabilities means leading by example and getting involved.

 Expected Workshop Outcomes:

Ø Get engaged and empowered;

Ø Discover strategies on how to get more active as a person with a disability;

Ø Come away with ideas and practical tips to encourage your participation in inclusive recreation opportunities;

Ø Build awareness that anyone can be physically active;

Ø Promote a culture of inclusion;

Ø Take away practical tools & resources: AAW Tool Kit provided free.   

Introducing Amanda student from Norquest college

Amanda is working on APRINTs (Parents Role in Interacting with Teacher Support), Aboriginal Day Celebration on June 21.  She is conducting a library services for the indigenous community study.

Amanda is preparing  a Family Bonding project. This includes art (making prints), let's eat together (conversation at the table) and print awareness/motivation (back to basics reading)

National Aboriginal Day, June 21, 2011 agenda

8 am: Booths/Tables set-up (inside drill hall)
9 am: Tipi set up (elders)
9:30 am: Pipe ceremony (elders)
9:30-2 pm: Booths and activities available
10 am: Welcoming remarks/drummers
11-12: Pow wow singing and dance demonstration, audience participation (round dance)
12- 1pm: BBQ
1:30-2 pm: Storytelling tipi
2:15 pm: Closing remarks and clean-up

Are you interested in communicating effectively with First Nations people?

Workshop 4 on Monday, June 13

Are you interested in communicating effectively with First Nations people?

Hierarchy, time, communication and belonging are all sources of cultural misunderstandings at work. You will use each building block to anticipate and resolve cross-cultural issues in the workplace. We will discuss the Indigenous Myths in Canada and go into the generalized ideas to the specific workplace misunderstandings. The presentation includes a condensed history of First Nations with an emphasis on the Cree and in particular the Maskwachees (Bear Hills) Cree. The presentation touches on many aspects of First Nations and Cree history such as the Creation Stories, Bering Strait Theory, Paleolithic and Neolithic archeology, Discovery Doctrine, Royal Proclamation, Hudson’s Bay Charter, Fur Trade and Exploration, War of 1812, Cree Expansionism, Manifest Destiny, Confederation, Treaties, Indian Act and finally the Residential School.
Target Audience:                Decision makers, owners, managers, supervisors, coworkers, temporary                                               immigrant workers, first, second and third generation workers, indigenous                                               workers, Asian workers, ESL instructors, programmers, HR staff, community                                                leaders and champions, anyone interested in recruiting indigenous people and                                                learning more about the indigenous community.
Core Skill Set:	Suspending judgment, interpreting and negotiating differences, strengthening cross-cultural relationships and practicing cultural reflection
Length:	2.5 to 3 hours

Facilitator:                           Bruce Cutknife from Maskwachees Cultural College

Bruce Cutknife is a member of the Samson Cree First Nation in Hobbema Alberta. Bruce was born and raised on the Bear Hills Maskwachees community with Cree as his first language. He attended the Ermineskin Residential School up until grade 9 and then moved to Edmonton with a host non native family to complete High School. This was part of the integration and assimilation process from the Department of Indian Affairs.    

            In 1974 Bruce completed his High School in Ponoka Alberta, a small town near Hobbema.  After working a few years Bruce went back to school at the newly established Maskwachees Cultural College. Bruce started working in the Living History Program of the Maskwachees Cultural College for a number of years. His duties included Audio and Video recording of Elders talking about local history. This involved working with Elders to collect and archive the Cree language, work with the Cree Syllabics and use them in the collection and archiving.     

            Bruce went back to school to complete his undergraduate studies. He received his BA in History/Native Studies from the Augustana Universty College in Camrose Alberta. After graduation Bruce worked local Radio and Television, taught some Cree Language and Cree Studies courses at the Maskwachees Cultural College. Bruce was also the Director of Education for the Samson Cree nation. Bruce had worked with the Elders within the Maskwachees Cultural College to identify and name as many Cree name places as possible. The result was a map that would eventually be entered as evidence in a landmark court case within Canada.

Time:                                 June 13, 12-3 p.m.

Location:                          5010 50 Ave, Wetaskiwin (Wetaskiwin Community Literacy Office)

Refreshment style:             Brown bag lunch     

Registration or for more information contact: Manisha Khetarpal, Wetaskiwin Public Library
Tel: 780 361 4447 or by email at mkhetarpal@wetaskiwin.ca

Cost: Free

Brought to you by:

·        Alberta Employment and Immigration

·        City of Wetaskiwin

·        Wetaskiwin Community Literacy Program

·        Wetaskiwin Public Library

Strategies and Tools to use when working with newcomers workshop on June 6th

Strategies and Tools to use when working with Newcomers:  Intercultural Communication Workshop
What can I do to better communicate with newcomers to Alberta? What can you do specifically to better improve your communication with newcomers to your community? How can you help improve the communication and well-being of the newcomer at the worksite?   Let’s take the theory and put it into practice!
Target Audience:		Everyone involved with newcomers in the community and worksite.
Core Skill Set:		Suspending judgment to interpret cultural differences
Length:		2.5 - 3 hours

Date: Monday, June 6^th

Time: 12-3 p.m.  (Brown bag lunch)

Location:   5010 50 Ave, Wetaskiwin (Wetaskiwin Community Literacy Office)

Facilitator: Doug Parsons from Parsons Development (www.parsonsdevelopment.ca)

Cost: Free

Registration or more information: Manisha Khetarpal, Wetaskiwin Public Library,
Tel: 780 361 4447 or by email at mkhetarpal@wetaskiwin.ca

Brought to you by: Alberta Employment and Immigration, Wetaskiwin Community Literacy Society, City of Wetaskiwin, and Wetaskiwin Public Library

Graphic Novels Beauty Contest

Do You Read Graphic Novels?

Create a presentation individually or as a team, with one of the three themes:

Review a graphic novel series you like

Do a character study on your favorite character

Design a whole new story  (Templates and word sheet available at the school library)

Location: @ our School Library

Date:

GRAPHIC NOVEL BEAUTY CONTEST

COME and HELP us Pick the TOP 3 WINNERS!!