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Northwest Reading Council |
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Saskatchewan Reading Council |
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NorthWest Reading Council Report - January 2007
The North West Reading Council has had a slow few months but things are going to get busy right away. The North West Reading Council is still looking for members to become active in our area. You are welcome to join the Saskatchewan Reading Council at any time and then benefit from living in the northwest. We are based in the northwest of Saskatchewan. Our school divisions are Onion Lake Education, Lloydminster Roman Catholic School Division, Living Sky School Division, and the Northwest School Division #203.
The North West Reading Council has been getting submissions into the Young Saskatchewan Writers Publication. This will be coming out to members sometime in May/June. Our deadline for submissions is February 15. If you would like to participate in this rewarding activity please contact me (Nicole Brehaut) at nbreh@telus.net and I will send you information.
We are also, with the support of the SRC, participating in Read To Me, coming up in the beginning of May. This is a program where the NWRC makes up goody bags to be presented to new moms and their babies when they bring their baby to the health nurse for a check-up. Lloydminster health nurses and Onion Lake health nurses are always willing to help us out and hand out these great bags to the new moms. A great thank you goes out to them for their effort and support. If any member in the north, would like their community to participate in Read To Me, please contact me at nbreh@telus.net and I will send some of the packages out to you.
The Saskatchewan Reading Council conference committee has planned an exciting Conference coming up on April 19-21. Check out the hand out in Query or the website, saskreading.org for the name of the amazing presenters and breakout sessions. Plan on attending and learning so many new and exciting ideas for your classroom. There is also a chance to win a classroom makeover worth $10 000. Hope to see you at the conference.
You are invited at anytime to become a member of the Saskatchewan Reading Council and if you live in the north, a member of the NWRC. Please look at our website saskreading.org for membership information and how to become involved. The NWRC is always looking for people to become a volunteer and help support reading in our area.
Nicole Brehaut NWRC |
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Membership Director Report for January
The last few months have been an exciting and very rewarding experience. I have been learning so many new things and meeting so many new people. Everyone in the SRC donate so much of their free time to promoting literacy to all and have a great time doing so.
We have started off the year changing some of our boundaries of our local councils around to meet the needs of the new school division boundaries. We have found this is easier to get our information out to you so you know what is happening in your area. If you haven’t heard anything about the Saskatchewan Reading Council in your area please contact our website, saskreading.org and find your local president and let them know you are interested. If you are interested in becoming a member, then print off the membership form on the website and send it off to me and I will get everything going for you. With our Conference coming up soon, get your membership into me as soon as possible and then you get a reduced rate at registration.
Our local councils are all reaching towards an award called the Prairie Lily Award. This award is given to each local council who reaches a goal of so many new members and so many renewing members. You will want to contact your local council area to see what exciting events are happening in your area.
I want to put out a huge thank you to everyone who has renewed or become a member over the last few months. I continue to update the membership list and send the cheques off to the STF to be deposited at the end of every month. Please keep the memberships coming in. Also look for an exciting membership special at our Saskatchewan Reading Council Conference on April 19-21 for next year! |