First Nations Voice

JANUARY 2016 • PAGE 7 Ranginginsizefrom113,000to900,000 Btu.,commonapplicationsinclude: • Residentialpestcontrol • Generalconstruction • Heatingworkshops • Pre-heatingequipment • Flood/damagerestoration Whenserviceortroubleshooting arerequired,weprovideunmatched, 24/7customersupport. 000 HEATERS BYCANTHERM 18006619276 canthermheaters.com Builttokeepyouworking regardlessofweather, ourheaterschurnout 100%clean,breathableair. WinnipegSchoolDivisionisnowoffering IndigenousCreeandOjibwelanguageprograms forKindergartenin2016atIsaacBrockSchool–1265BarrattAvenue. More information at winnipegsd.ca or call 204-772-9527 Parents/guardiansmustregisterinpersonatthedesignatedschool. Registrationintheselanguageprogramsforchildrenwhowillbeturningfive bytheendof2016mustbecompletedbyJan.29,2016. FOLLOWUS @WINNIPEGSD | WINNIPEGSD.CA Wi WinnipegSchoolDivisionisnowoffering ng KASEHKIMHT JIMINO GAKAAZOMAD INSPIRE The Winnipeg School Division (WSD) has announced plans to establish three new language programs in the division effective September 2016. The languages include two Indigenous programs – Ojibwe and Cree, as well as Spanish. "We're excited to be the first division in Winnipeg to offer bilingual language programs in Indigenous Cree and Ojibwe," said WSD Board Vice-Chair Sherri Rollins and a Trustee Representative on the WSD Advisory Council of Indigenous Education. Indigenous Cree and Ojibwe bilingual language programs will be established at Isaac Brock School on Barratt Avenue. The level of community interest for Indigenous Cree and Ojibway suggests multiple Kindergarten classes will be required. Director of Aboriginal Education and Newcomer Services, Rob Riel, says preschool programs in these languages are the main source of interest. "We've had discussions with five organizations that offer Cree and/or Ojibwe Headstart Programs for preschool children," said Riel. "Based on those discussions, we expect to fill two kindergarten classrooms of each language, Cree and Ojibwe, in the fall of 2016 with one grade being added per year." Riel said Isaac Brock School has the space to house the language programs and is also in a well-placed central location in WSD. Registration will have to be completed by January 29, 2015 so that the division can guarantee the programs can be offered. Parents or guardians must register their child in person at Isaac Brock School. Children who turn five by the end of 2016 are eligible to begin Kindergarten in September. Transportation is provided for children in Winnipeg School Division who live more than 1.6 kilometers from the school. Winnipeg School Division Staff wINNIpEG SCHOOl dIVISION ANNOuNCES THREE NEw BIlINGuAl lANGuAGE pROGRAMS

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