WASAUKSING FIRST NATION C OMMUNITY N EWSLETTER O CTOBER /NOVEMBER 2 0 1 2 Next Issue: November 21, 2012 Submissions due: November 19, 2012 Please Visit Our Website: www.wasauksing.ca to see Employment Opportunities, Special Events, And More UPCOMING MEETINGS IN THIS ISSUE Community Info. Session - Saturday November 17, 2012, 10:00am- BAND COUNCIL NEWS- 2:00p.m. LETTER Membership Committee Meeting: - Thursday November 1, 2012, MEETING MINUTES JOB POSTINGS 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Administration Meeting Room ADMINISTRATION Community Council Meeting - Tuesday November 6, 2012, 7:00- EVENT CALENDER 9:00 p.m. Administration Meeting Room PUBLIC WORKS EDUCATION Business Council Meeting - November 13 & 27, 2012, 5:00 p.m.– SCHOOL CANENDER 7:00 p.m. Administration Meeting Room MIGIZOON CHILD CARE Housing Committee Meeting - Thursday, November 15, 2012, 4:00 - CENTER ADULT LEARNING CEN- 6:00 p.m. Administration Meeting Room. TRE Education Committee Meeting - Monday November 19, 2012, HEALTH AND SOCIAL 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Administration Meeting Room SERVICES OUTREACH WORKER Health & Social Services Committee Meeting - Monday November CALENDER 19, 2012, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Administration Meeting Room COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS Monday November 12, 2012 - Administration, Health Station, Day Care, WACC, ALC, & Wa- sauksing Ontario Works Offices will be CLOSED for Remembrance Day. Wasauksing Fire Department - For fire emergencies please Call 705-746-9226 or 911. Next Scheduled Practice: Sunday November 4th & 18th, 2012 @ 11:00am-1:00pm Volunteers are needed, if you are interested please come out to a practice. Anishinabek Police Services - For All Emergences Call 1-888-310-1122 Please Listen to Rez 91.3 Updates for the following information will be available in case we can- not be reached. Power Outages, Telephone Outages, Office Closures, School/Childcare Closures, and School Bus Cancellations. C OMMUNITY N EWSLETTER ADMINISTRATION O CT/NOV 2 0 1 2 C OMMUNITY N EWSLETTER O CT/NOV 2 0 1 2 ADMINISTRATION C OMMUNITY N EWSLETTER O CT/NOV 2 0 1 2 ADMINISTRATION Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 Diabetic Support Community Council Meals On Wheels Membership 6:30– Community Lunch Group 1:30-3:00 Meeting 7:00-9:00 830-2:00 8:30 11:30-2:00 Men’s Group 5:00- Postnatal 10:00- 7:00 12:00 Harvesting Feast 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Holiday Office Closed Business Council Meals On Wheels 8:30 LARC Meeting 6:30- Community Lunch Community Kitchen 1-6 Meeting 5:00-9:00 -2:00 8:30 11:30-2:00 Men’s Group 5:00- 7:00 14 15 16 17 18 20 Diabetic Support Group Postnatal 10:00- Meals On Wheels Housing Committee Community Lunch 11:30- Victim's Services 8:30- 130-300 12:00 8:30-2:00 4:00-6:00 2:00 5:00 Victim's Services 8:30- Men’s Group 5:00-7:00 Flu Clinic 10:00-2:00 Education Committee 9:00 12:00-2:00 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Diabetic Support Business Council Meals On Wheels Girls Unplugged Wasauksing Fire Department Masquerade Dance 8p.m.- Group 1:30-3:00 Meeting 5:00-9:00 830-2:00 Dance 6:00-9:00 1a.m. Men’s Group 5:00- Prenatal 10:00- Career Fair 5:00- Women’s Group 5-6 Dinner & A Movie 5-830 7:00 12:00 7:00 Community Info. Session 10:00-2:00 28 29 30 31 Diabetic Support Postnatal 10:00- Meals On Wheels Group 1:30-3:00 12:00 8:30-2:00 Men’s Group 5:00- October 2012 7:00 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 Membership 6:30- Community Lunch 8:30 11:30-2:00 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Diabetic Support Community Council Meals On Wheels LARC Meeting 6:30- Community Lunch Group 1:30-3:00 Meeting 7:00-9:00 830-2:00 8:30 11:30-2:00 Men’s Group 5:00- Prenatal 10-12 Music Program 9- 7:00 9:45 Breastfeeding Support 11 13 14 15 16 17 Office Closed for Business Council Meals On Wheels Housing Committee Community Lunch Community Info. Ses- Meeting 5:00-9:00 830-2:00 4:00-6:00 11:30-2:00 sion 10:00-2:00 Remembrance Remembrance Postnatal 10-2 Picture Retake Day Day 9:00-3:00 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Diabetic Support Group Prenatal 10-12 Meals On Wheels Community Lunch Community Kitchen 1:30-3:00 8:30-2:00 11:30-2:00 1:00-6:00 Men’s Group 5:00-7:00 Education Committee Dinner & A Movie 5- 12:00-2:00 8:30 Health & Social Services Committee Meeting 3:00- 4:30 25 26 Diabetic Support 27 28 29 30 Group 130-300 Business Council Meals On Wheels Men’s Group 5:00- Meeting 5:00-9:00 8:30-2:00 7:00 Postnatal 10-2 November 2012 C OMMUNITY N EWSLETTER O CT/NOV 2 0 1 2 EDUCATION The Wasauksing Education Committee is looking forward to the Reminders! formation of the following sub-committees: Band Operated School; Wasauksing Kinomaugew- Day Care; and, gamik Opens at 8:30am Life Long Learning (This will include the Adult Learning Cen- Please do not send or tre, Post Secondary; Secondary and Rosseau Lake College.) drop off your child(ren) at the school before If you are interested in becoming involved in any of the above areas 8:30am of Education please contact Anita (705) 746-7686. This is a safety concern as there are no staff members out on yard supervision Gr. 6/7/8 News before this time. The year is off and rolling during gym for the upcom- note sent home requesting in the grade 6/7/8 class. We ing tournament on October parent chaperones, Terra have settled into our class- 12, 2012. So far, eleven out will notify those parents A Picture Retake day has room and are enjoying the of fifteen grade 6/7/8’s have chosen by Friday, October been scheduled for Friday, group we have. The students signed up!!! Great participa- 5, 2012. There will be per- November 16th @ 9:00am have shown a big interest in tion! mission slips sent home late basketball and with Con- in the gym. On October 17th the grade next week with up to date rad’s support are hoping to 6/7/8 students along with information on the days form a girls basketball team. some students from Parry agenda and travel schedule. Daily games of half court Sound Secondary School This day is for parents and bump at recess have The grade 6/7/8 class will will be attending the open- whose child may have been given students an opportuni- be selling popcorn on ing of imagineNATIVE ty to brush up on their skills Wednesdays in the school absent, or if you’re don’t Film Festival. We will first along with gym classes tai- during first nutrition break like the way your child’s attend the opening ceremo- lored to the rules of basket- nies and then watch the first (10:45) and at the library photos have turned out. ball. Students also suggest- film of the festival. Infor- starting at 11:00. the pro- ed the idea of a school This is the day for you. mation has yet to be con- ceeds will go to funding hockey team and with a firmed regarding times but class trips throughout the little help from Terra have we will leave from the year. Small bags will be passed the idea along to school in the morning and $1.00 and larger bags for Conrad and there is a tour- will not be returning until $2.00. On Monday, October 22nd nament scheduled in Janu- approximately 12:30am. ary. Tyke will be starting Miigwech, Terra Shillington all picture proofs must be There has already been one Ultimate Frisbee training returned to the school. Whether or not you've de- cided to purchase you child GR. 3/4/5 News (ren)’s photos or not. We started an At-home nizing new words, fluency, connections, and most of Reading Program with the and it is an opportunity for all, encourage them to love the children to share quality class. We encourage our reading! Please remember to check students to read to a family moments with a family All reading folders are due member twice a week member. Please help them your child’s hair regularly. back on Wednesday and (Tuesday & Thursday). with their reading, help As lice is spread through them learn new words, talk Friday. close contact. Reading out loud helps de- about the characters or Miigwech, Donna Genereux velop sight words, recog- thestory, help them make C OMMUNITY N EWSLETTER O CT/NOV 2 0 1 2 EDUCATION Native language class Boozhoo, proud of the efforts and successes of Baa maa pii—I will see you later on our children. The month has gone by quickly, yet Bezhhaan—Come was full of laughter and much learning. Word list Mudbin—Sit Together the students and I are using/ Anishinaabemowin-Our language as learning the language. I have been en- Ojibwa, Pottawatomi & Odawa Mudbik—More than 1 sit down couraging the students to use all they know because then we are speakers and Aanii/Boozhoo—Hello Naaniibwin—Stand we begin to learn and use more. Please Dish na kaaz—My name Naanniibwik—More than 1 stand try to say simple words to reinforce and help your child.