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The Sioux Lookout District Principals and Education Directors' Trianing is happening next week - November 28 to Dec. 1 at the KC Hall.

Training Workshop Agenda

Monday, Nov. 27 (Sunset Inn)

• Travel Day
• Registration
• ‘Meet & Greet’ - All participants are invited to enjoy bannock and music at the Sunset Inn (Sunset Room)

Tuesday, Nov. 28 (K.C. Hall)

• 8:30 a.m. - Opening Prayer; Welcome, Introductions 
• A1 Key-note: John Hodgson - Brock University
• A2 Developing Cross-cultural Understandings - Sioux Lookout Anti-Racism Committee
• A3 Building Academic Skills through the Cultural Program - Kwayaciiwin staff

6 p.m. Feast - K.C. Hall

8 p.m. Square Dance

Wednesday, Nov. 29

• B1 Choosing the Good Path: What do we wish for our children and communities? - Steve Manlow, Learning Sources
• B2 School Improvement Planning: It Matters! - Bev Freedman

Thursday, Nov. 30

• C1 The Pathway to Learning - Kwayaciiwin staff
• C2 Building Community Relations - The Key to a Better School - Sean Monteith, Principal, Beaver Brae S.S., Kenora

Friday, Dec. 1

• D1 Education Directors' Training Program - Confederation College
• D2 NAN Initiatives - Dobi-Dawn Frenette, NAN
• D3 Education Jurisdiction - Jim Teskey, NANEC
• D4 District Education Issues

November 24 update -  From Desa ... Today was awesome!  We went to the Legislative Building in NWT, consensus style model.  Then did a cultural exchange with the Dene High School-totally awesome!  We went out for artic char, whitefish, buffalo.

The PFFNHS Coop club is staying at the Yellowknife Inn at 867-873-2601

November 23 update - The Pelican Falls First Nations High School Co-op Club has arrived safely in NWT, Yellowknife. They are visiting local Aboriginal Youth, seeing the Northern Lights, etc. 

The participants come from the following communities: 

• Deer Lake,
• Sandy Lake,
• Keewaywin,
• Koochiching,
• Big Trout,
• North Spirit,
• Pikangikum,
• Long Dog Lake,
• Wapekeka and
• Thunder Bay. 

The weather is a balmy -30 degrees and there is a tremendous amount of snow.  We are heading to the NWT Museum and off to a job shadow experience at the APTN Affiliate this afternoon.

Desa (Co-op Teacher)

Sioux Mountain Public School students are fundraising this school year to raise money for their annual Toronto trip to be held in June 2007.

A spaghetti dinner organized by the Grade 7/8 students of Sioux Mountain Public School will be held on Friday, November 24th at the KC Hall.  Two sittings at 5 pm and 6 pm will be served by students and parents.  Menu includes spaghetti, salad, roll, refreshments and dessert.  Cost is $8.00 for adults, youth and children $6.00 and kids eat free. 

The draw for the Weekend Getaway in Thunder Bay will be drawn that night as well as a silent auction and light entertainment. 

This is the start of many fundraising ventures for the school to raise their goal of $50,000. 

Community support is greatly appreciated.  For more information please contact Debbie Michaud at 737-0045 or Rhonda Konrad