St. Mary Catholic School to Celebrate Aboriginal Literacy Day

January 23, 2009 - St. Mary Catholic School will be celebrating Aboriginal Literacy Day on Tuesday, January 27. The celebration of the day’s agenda is included below; 9:00 a.m. - students and staffs meet in gym - welcome by Principal, Gen Waszczylo - O’Canada / morning prayer in Ojibwe Will Morin - guest speaker (hands on “Gifts of the Seven Grandfathers” presentation) 10:00 a.m. - break (bannock and jam for whole school) 10:15 a.m. - 4 workshops - each workshop will be facilitated by a teacher leader and an Aboriginal community member (teacher will conduct a read aloud, then assist community member in providing students with an authentic Aboriginal learning experience) -#1 Dream Catchers (Will Morin) -#2 Drumming (Verna Hardwick) -#3 Dancing -#4 Bannock (local community member) Students will rotate through the workshops. Share Tweet

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