Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre
2-1100 Waverley St. R3T 3X9 Winnipeg, MB, Canada

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H-mD-NNdQw Word Wednesday: In this last video, parents will learn to apply all the strategies discussed throughout the series to enhance communication while reading with their child. Thank you for watching! Find more of our videos here, under the "General Resources" section: https://mfnerc.org/remote-learning-resources/families/

Do you strive to provide educational services, resources and supports to First Nations schools in Manitoba? We have new employment opportunities over on our website now! https://mfnerc.org/employment/

Please accept this invitation to attend the online LIVE release of a report this Wednesday, December 9th from 10 am 11 am. LIVE RELEASE OF REPORT: Our Children, our Future: The Health and Well-being of First Nations Children in Manitoba This event is being hosted by:... First Nations Health and Social Secretariat (FNHSSM) Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre (MFNERC) Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, University of Manitoba (MCHP) First Nations leadership will be attending and providing opening remarks The Report Highlights will be presented by: - Dr. Mariette Chartier, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, University of Manitoba - Ms. Wanda Phillips-Beck, First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba - Dr. Nora Murdock, Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre To conclude, there will be a summary shared by a representative of the Knowledge Keepers whom have been an integral part of this important report. We will also be sharing the stream tomorrow morning.

This week early learning facilitator Jody Yerlitz demonstrates a simple science experiment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg0_hAOeDnA

MFNERC’s American Sign Language Instructor, Destiny Cordell, is back demonstrating how to sign the word ghost. Give it a try! Hope everyone has a fun and safe weekend. Happy Halloween!

MFNERC is pleased to share our Middle Years Health Education from a First Nations Perspective: Video Series and Lesson Guide. This teacher resource provides educators with the proper support and knowledge to educate middle-year students about healthy relationships, human sexuality, bodies, nutrition, and substance use/misuse. We have included videos of Elders and Knowledge Keepers sharing their perspectives on a person’s physical, emotional, social, mental, and spiritual as...pects regarding their health education. The lessons come with measurable learning outcomes so that students can participate in healthy, active lifestyles. We also included additional resources for each section, so students and teachers can explore the topics further. Susy Komishin, MFNERC Programs, Partnership Projects Lead, says, This was a joint initiative with Manitoba Education. We wanted to increase the content of a First Nations perspective related to health and well-being. It began with hosting a gathering with Elders from all five language groups, and we asked them to identify the topics they felt were the most important to health and well-being. We narrowed our topics to correlate with the provincial curricular outcomes for Grade 5 to 8. Komishin shares, We hope that First Nations students see themselves reflected in resource material and that non-Indigenous students would also learn about First Nations perspectives. www.mfnerc.org/middle-years-health/

https://mfnerc.org/wp-cont/uploads//10/Parent-Survey-1.pdf Hello Parents and Families, Welcome from the Clinical Service Team at the Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre!... We are in the process of putting together presentations for parents/families that could be attended online. We are hoping to provide these once or twice a week at 30 minutes each. The presentations could include strategies and activities that could be used with students with a variety of needs in the areas of Speech-Language Pathology, Literacy Coaching, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, URIS Nurse, Audiology, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Sign Language, School Psychology and/or Student Support Facilitating (mental health). Please complete this survey and send back to [email protected] by November 10, 2020.

Word Wednesday: Now that your child has started an interaction, you want to keep that interaction going! In this video we highlight three things you can do to keep the interaction going with your child: comment, imitate, and interpret. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igDpfUlNTns Find more of our videos here, under the "General Resources" section: https://mfnerc.org/remote-learning-resources/families/

Interested in a career in First Nations education? Come work with us! We're looking for teachers in the following areas: Language and Culture Instructor, Dakota Tipi First Nation Kindergarten Teacher K5 Full Time, York Factory Cree Nation... Principal/ Teacher Grade 1-12, Canupawakpa Dakota Nation School See more employment opportunities on our website www.mfnerc.org/employment

MFNERC’s American Sign Language Instructor, Destiny Cordell, demonstrates how to sign the word for the season Fall. Can you sign? Give it a try! . . . #asl #americansignlanguage #fall #season

AMC Honours Jordan River Anderson Today would mark Jordan’s 21st birthday. The AMC would like to take this time to honour Jordan and his family for the sacrifi...ces they endured due to the violation of their inherent Treaty and human rights. Though Jordan is not here with us today, his legacy lives on through Canada’s Jordan’s Principle Child First Initiative, benefitting over 165,000 First Nations & Inuit children. The legal ruling will benefit First Nations children for generations to come -Grand Chief Arlen Dumas. read more: https://manitobachiefs.com/amc-honours-jordan-river-anders/

https://news.umanitoba.ca/congrats-to-the-first-graduates-/ Congratulations to the 20 graduates of the Masters in Language and Literacy (MILL) program. About four years ago, leaders from the Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc. (MFNERC) approached the UM Faculty of Education to work together to create an M.Ed. cohort, Watt explains. The cohort was to focus on Inclusive Language and Literacy within a First Nations education context. The resulting consultative process with First Nations educators and Elders allowed for a discussion of the needs of Indigenous students.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRKANWQPCqk&t=124s Speech and Language at Home: In this video, we learn about strategies for encouraging your child to make requests for the things they want. This helps to start interactions and gives your child a reason and motivation to communicate with you.

October is Occupational Therapy (OT) month, so the OTs at MFNERC are here to share what Occupational Therapy means to them. The OTs at MFNERC work in First Nations schools to promote meaningful participation in school activities and support academic and developmental goals.

https://mfnerc.org//mfnerc-announces-covid-19-academic-su/ Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre (MFNERC) has developed comprehensive Essential Learning Packages, which include lesson plans to ensure students achieve learning outcomes away from the classroom. With activities, assignments, and quizzes, students can stay on top of their learning goals this year, from wherever they are. MFNERC is using Brightspace to create a customized digital learning environment ...for MFNERC member schools and teachers as a central access point for all our available support materials. Within this digital environment, member teachers and principals will have access to Essential Learning Packages for students, the Wapaskwa Virtual Collegiate (WVC) courses, instructional resources, and professional development.

October is Occupational Therapy month! Occupational Therapy (OT) focuses on supporting a person’s function and quality of life in everyday activities. An OT will assess a person’s ability to participate or engage in their daily meaningful occupations. Occupations are any activities that occupy a person’s time and can include self-care, leisure and productivity. A child’s main occupations include learning and play. MFNERC has 12 OTs who work in First Nations schools to support developmental and educational goals.

In this video, we learn about and practise a strategy called OWL (Observe, Wait & Listen) to help improve communication with children. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1gp-4eFUSI