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Message from the

Director of Education:

The following individuals

have been approved by

Chief and Council to serve

for the next two year term

(2016 – 2018).

Education Committee

Kayla Abitong

Wilhemina Bennett

Keith Eshkakogan (Youth

Rep.)

Roger Jones (Council Rep.)

Juanita McNichol

Roberta Swift

Angus Toulouse (Council

Rep.)

C. Marie Toulouse

Delores Trudeau

Resource & Support Staff

Anna Marie Abitong

Claudette Jones

Rebecca L. Toulouse

Early Childhood

Development Par-

ent Committee

Kate Abitong

Tara Abitong

Adrienne Eshkakogan

(Council Rep.)

Marlene Fournier

Jessie Hardisty (Council

Rep.)

Jeanne McLeod (Elder’s

Council Rep.)

Hannah Linklater (Youth

Rep.)

Lorrie Ann Linklater

Carolyn Peltier

Deanna Southwind

Danielle Toulouse

Dennis Trudeau

Resource & Support Staff

Anna Marie Abitong

Whitney Francis

Rachel Toulouse

We look forward to the ad-

vancement of a renewed edu-

cational structure to support

Education Programs & Ser-

vices to our First Nation

members.

We also encourage our mem-

bers to participate in upcom-

ing discussions regarding

this renewed structure and

its development over the

next term.

Winter Wonderland

Shki Waase-Aaban

Binoojiinh Gamik

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Biidaaban

Kinoomaagegamik

4-5-

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Espanola High School 7-8-

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Waawaasnoode Adult

Learning Centre

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Post– Secondary 14

ASETS 15

Inside this issue:

Education Unit

Education Unit Newsletter

January ~ February ~ March 2017

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Shki Waase-Aaaban Binoojiinh Gamik

January 2017

**Monday January 02, 2017 to Friday January 06, 2017—Day Care closed for

Christmas Holidays, will re-open January 2017

**Monday January 02, 2017 to Friday January 06, 2017—Day Care closed for

Christmas Holidays, will re-open Monday January 09,

January 09, 2017.

January 2017

**Monday January 02, 2017 to Friday January 06,

2017—Day Care closed for Christmas Holidays,

will re-open Monday January

09, 2017

Parent Night

Monday January

23rd, 2017

@ 6:00pm

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Valentines Day Tea

Tuesday February

14th, 2017

Day Care Closures

Monday February 20th, 2017—Family Day

Friday February 24th, 2017—Professional

Development Day

Ice Fishing Excursion—Friday

March 3rd, 2017

March Break Holidays/Day Care Closed

Monday March 13, 2017—Friday March 17, 2017

Parent Night

Monday March 20,

2017 @ 6:00pm

February 2017

March 2017

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« «« « « Holidays « « « « «

Baapaashkakodin Giizis 2017 Miigwechwe

Giizhgat

Ntam

Giizhgat Niish Giizhgat Nswi Giizhgat

Niiwoo

Giizhgat Naanoo Giizhgat

Oodetoo

Giizhgat

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2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9

Back To

School

10 11 12 13 Pizza $5.00

Skating Gr 1-4 1:00

Gr 5-8 2:00

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15 16 School As-

sembly

Biidaaban Hock-

ey Practice 5-

6pm

17 18 Family Math

Day

11:20-1:00

JK/SK Skate 2-

2:30

Parent Teacher

Advisory Group

Mtg.6:00pm

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Parent Math

Night

6:00pm-7:30pm

20

Spaghetti $5.00

Skating Gr 1-4 1:00

Gr 5-8 2:00

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22 23

Biidaaban Hock-

ey Practice 5-

6pm

24 25 Family Liter-

acy Day 11:20-

1:00

JK/SK Skate

2-2:30

26 27

PD Day

No School

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29 30

Biidaaban Hock-

ey Practice 5-

6pm

31 Teaching of the

Month:

Humility

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Espanola High School

Secondary Program

Happy New Year and best wishes for 2017!

January 2017

Grade 10 Students

Career Planning Information Sessions will begin on:

Parent / Guardian Session: Monday, January 16, 2017

Place: Waawaasnoode Adult Learning Center

Time: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Snacks & Refreshments to be provided

Student Sessions: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 & Wednesday, January 25, 2017



Lunch & Refreshments to be provided

Parents / Guardians are welcome to attend with their student.

If you require assistance with transportation, contact Christine Toulouse at 705-869-

1590 Ext 6221 or 705-865-2421 Ext 252 or email [email protected]

Graduation Photo’s: Grad Photo shoot will be at the Library, all potential Grads are to sign-up

at the Library. : Grad pics will be the week of January 16 to 19, 2017

Grade 9’s -- January 17-18- 24, 2017: EQAO Mathematics testing

Back to classes on January 9, 2017

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Homework Club

Tuesday’s @ Waawaasnoode Adult Learning Center

4:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Supper, dessert and beverages provided.

Every Tuesday: January 10-17-24, 2017

Tuesday, January 31, 2017 – Final exams during the day, no homework club that day.

February 2017

First Term of 2nd Semester is: February 6, 2017 to April 19, 2017

Homework Club

No homework club for the month of February

Will resume on March 7, 2017

Exam Schedule In-Class Exams: January 23, 24, 25, 2017

Exams: January 26, 2017- morning only & 4 shortened classes

Exams: January 27, 2017 to February 1, 2017

Students will receive the bus schedule prior to exams beginning

Second Term of 2nd Semester is: April 20, 2017 to June 30, 2017

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February 1, 2017 – Guidance Dept. will be at Biidaaban Kinoomagegmik for

all Grade 8 students and parents to complete their Grade 9 registration for Es-

panola High School. Time: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Parents are encouraged to attend Biidaaban Kinoomagemik to register their

Grade 8 students, parents to bring identification.

February 2, 2017 – Grade 9 Information Night at Espanola High School 7:00

pm at Library

February 3, 2017 – PA Day – No School

February 6, 2017 – First Day of 2nd Semester

Grade 9 Students

Career Planning Information Sessions will begin on:

Parent / Guardian Session: Monday, February 13, 2017



Snacks & Refreshments to be provided

Student Sessions: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 &

Wednesday, February 22, 2017



Lunch & Refreshments to be provided

Parents / Guardians are welcome to attend with their student.

If you require assistance with transportation, contact Christine Toulouse

at 705-869-1590 Ext 6221 or 705-865-2421 Ext 252 or

email [email protected]

February 14, 2017 –1st Semester Report Cards Go Home

February 20, 2017 – Family Day – No School

February 6, 2017 – Second semester allowances to be released, at Christine’s office at EHS

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March 2017

Homework Club

Will resume on March 7, 2017

Tuesday’s @ Waawaasnoode Adult Learning Center

4:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Supper, dessert and beverages provided.

No Homework Club on March 14, 2017 – March Break

Every Tuesday: March 7 – 21 – 28, 2017

March 7, 2017 – Progress Reports sent home with students.

March 9, 2017 – Parent- Teacher Conferences at EHS: C3/C5 Gym – 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm

March 13 – 17, 2017 – March Break

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2017

Highlights for

January-

March

Transportation to

WALC

Homework Club

Rabbit Snaring

PD Day

Ice Fishing Trip

Employment On-

tario Workshops

Valentines Day

Candy Grams

Cambrian

College Tour

Waawaasnoode Adult Learning

Centre

Newsletter It has been a very busy past three months.

Waawaasnoode staff and students participated in

the Fall Harvest in September. Had a Thanksgiving

potluck and handed out treats to the Trick-or-

Treaters in October, participated in the workshops

throughout the month of November for National

Addiction Awareness Month and in December our

volunteer students organized a door decorating

contest for the Band buildings.

Waawaasnoode hosted several workshops for stu-

dents such as, Customer First Training, Personal

Branding and Social Media and Interview Excel-

lence. Students also participated in a Youth Job

Connection program that includes work placements

in the area.

We had a successful 2016 academic year, and we

are looking forward to the new educational ad-

ventures that 2017 will bring. We would like to

thank past and present students for making this

last year a wonderful experience.

Best wishes for the New Year! WALC Staff

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Transportation to

Waawaasnoode Adult

Learning

is coming!

Niiganiin Ontario Works is

now providing transporta-

tion to the Waawaasnoode

Adult Learning Centre begin-

ning January 9, 2017. If you

are a student of

Waawaasnoode Adult Learn-

ing Centre and receiving Nii-

ganiin Ontario Works In-

come Support, they are

providing program van

transportation to and from

school during the cold

months. Program van pick

up will start at 9:00 am and

return home starts at 3:00

pm. You can sign up at the

W.A.L.C. or contact Niiganiin

Employment Program

Worker.

705)865-1395

Homework Club

Homework Club at W.A.L.C

every Tuesday 4:30 pm to

6:30 pm in January. No

homework during the month

of February but will resume

in March 2017.

Professional

Development Day

On January 30, 2017

Waawaasnoode will be

Rabbit snaring with Charlie Eshkakogan!

On January 19 & 20th, Charlie will be educating staff

and students on how to make and set snares for rab-

bits.

Ice Fishing Trip

On February 3, 2017 staff and students will be going

Ice Fishing (Lang Lake Resort).

Valentine’s Day Candy Grams

W.A.L.C will be hosting a fundraiser. All Band staff

will be able to buy a candy gram and have it sent to a

Workshops hosted by

Employment

Ontario Work

Employment Ontario Work will

be hosting workshops in the

near future. All future work-

shops will be put in the Mem-

bers of Sagaomk’s Facebook

page.

Cambrian College Tour

Waaswaasnoode will be taking

a College tour at Cambrian

College in March. Date is not

determined yet. Will inform

student via social media.

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2016 WALC Door Decorating Contest

The 2016 WALC Door Decorating Contest is complete. Thank you to all the contestants that participated to

make this holiday season special. After going from department to department we could definitely see that these

buildings were decorated to the max and bursting with Christmas spirit.

A special thanks to the Eagle Lodge residents for judging the contest and to the WALC students that helped

bring this event together.

1st Place- Lorrie Ann Linklater and Dennis Trudeau @ Community Wellness

2nd Place- Jackie Toulouse and Katherine Steinke @ Administration

3rd Place- Carolyn Peltier and Arnelda Bennett @ Economic Development

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POST SECONDARY FUNDING

Closing Application Date is

JUNE 8th, 2017

go to Sagamok.ca to retrieve

Application Forms

Appendix A, B, C, D and E

Any Inquiries, Contact

Joanne Owl @ 705-865-2421

Ext.226

Email: [email protected]

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ASETS Agreement Extended for an Additional Year

While New Terms Negotiated

ly the North Shore region.

On December 22, ASETS

Sagamok was informed that the

current agreement will continue

with an additional one year ex-

tension agreement from April

2017 to March 2018, while dis-

cussions continue.

The Aboriginal Skills and Employ-

ment Training Strategy,

Sagamok’s primary source of

funding for employment and

training related programs and ser-

vices, ended March 31, 2015.

Since that time, two 1-year exten-

sions to the agreement have pro-

vided continued funds up to

March 2017.

ASETS Agreement Holders have

been in discussions with Employ-

ment and Social Development

Canada (ESDC) over the past few

years to discuss changes to future

agreements. Under the previous

Conservative government, a ma-

jor focus of the agreement was on

employment results, partnership

development, and reporting ac-

countability.

These priority areas have created

some challenges for First Nations

who live in rural or remote areas,

with limited access to industry

and employers. It has also con-

tributed to, what is considered by

many, to be an unnecessary ad-

ministrative and reporting bur-

den.

The recent switch from Conserva-

tive to Liberal government in Can-

ada has meant that the Liberals

are now working to identify the

needs and key challenges for fu-

ture agreements for Aboriginal

employment and training funding.

Sagamok ASETS Coordinator,

along with the North Shore Tribal

Council ASETS Unit Manager,

have attended various meetings

and consultation discussions to

provide input and inform the ne-

gotiations about challenges to

current agreement structure, and

offer suggestions for improving

future agreement terms that will

better meet the unique needs of

north-central Ontario First Na-

tions communities, and specifical-

Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy (ASETS)

Increased Funding for Youth Skills Link Available

For more information or to apply

contact ASETS Sagamok at the

Multi-Educational Centre located

at 4008 Espaniel Street.

Or contact Paulette Carter Owl,

ASETS Intake Officer at (705) 865

-2421 ext. 242 or Andrea Hajt-

Jacobs, ASETS Coordinator at

extension

262.

ASETS staff apply for funds from

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern

Development Canada (AANDC)

each year to support Youth Work

Experience Opportunities. This

year, Sagamok was approved for

$98,000 for the Youth Administra-

tive Assistance Training Program.

ASETS Coordinator met with

AANDC in October and subse-

quently requested additional

funding for other youth work ex-

perience opportunities and was

recently approved for an addi-

tional $32,500. If you are a youth

between 15-30 years of age living

on reserve, that has been out of

school for the past year and not

on EI, you may be eligible to gain

paid on the job work experience.

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