National Aboriginal Day Prayer Service
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On June 21st, 2008, Canadians from all walks of life are invited to participate in the many National Aboriginal Day events that will be taking place from coast to coast. June 21st kick starts the 11 days of Celebrate Canada which includes National Aboriginal Day (June 21), Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (June 24), Multiculturalism Day (June 27) and concludes with Canada Day (July 1).

National Aboriginal Day is a wonderful opportunity to become better acquainted with the cultural diversity of Inuit, Metis and First Nations peoples, discover the unique accomplishments of Aboriginal peoples in fields as varied as agriculture, the environment and the arts, and celebrate their significant contribution to Canadian society.

The Ministry of Education has prepared a document entitled, Building Bridges to Success for First Nation, Métis and Inuit Students. The document addresses developing policies for voluntary, confidential Aboriginal student self-identification: successful practices for Ontario School Boards. The document can be downloaded from the Ministry of Education’s website, at www.edu.gov.on.ca, or ordered free of charge from NOCCC.

To place an order, contact the NOCCC Today!

Northern Ontario Catholic Curriculum Cooperative, A Year in Review 2007 has been distributed to all Catholic partners, and partner boards.

If you would like to view the newsletter download it in .pdf format by clicking on the thumbnails below.

NOCCC TABLOID

This aboriginal resource was made possible through the kind cooperation of the Native First Nations persons we met from North Bay to Nakina, and the use of the internet. The classroom projects were conceived, researched and produced by Harvey McCue & Associates with funding from Industry Canada’s School Net program. The units are made available to you as a collection for the cost of copying only. You can download the units independently at www.schoolnet.ca

For more information about this unit please view the dedicated page HERE.

The Advent wreath is a circle made out of evergreens and four candles. Traditionally, three of the candles are violet and one is rose, but the color of the candles is not essential. The rose candle is used on the third Sunday of Advent. Rose is used to symbolize that Christmas is near, and you should rejoice. The third Sunday is also known as “Gaudete” which means “rejoice” in Latin. Rose colored vestments are worn.

Catholics use an Advent wreath to signify the weeks in the season of Advent. The Advent wreath represents living in spiritual darkness, waiting for Jesus to light the world. Many Catholic families have Advent wreaths in their homes. Advent wreaths are good to have because they make you slow down and concentrate on the meaning of Christmas.

Click the following link to download the Advent Wreath Blessing you will require your supplied user name and password of your board. If you are unsure, please contact your director for assistance.

Northern Ontario Catholic Curriculum Cooperative, A Year in Review, has been distributed to all partner boards.

If you would like to view the Tabloid, download the Tabloid in .PDF format by clicking onto the thumbnails below.

NOCCC TABLOID

The eleventh annual When Faith Meets Pedagogy conference will be held at the Doubletree International Plaza Hotel on October 26th, 27th, and 28th,2006.

Some of the featured speakers Include, Sr. Jose Hobday, Sr. Anne Bryan Smolin, Monsignor Dennis Murphy, Anne Petrie, and many, many more. The event is arranged so that the attendees can select up to five teacher-led workshops from over 60 varied choices. These workshops will appeal to teachers, administrators and parents. Many of the workshops will be facilitated by OECTA, CPCO, and CARFLEO.

We are hopeful that as many as possible will attend this annual conference and take the time to reflect on their role in Catholic education and how to nurture their school communities to live the Gospel values. The forms have been mailed to all of our partner boards.

We have upapted two of our units in the members section

- Share Prayer
- Designing Prayer Centres
- The Rosary Resource
- Preserving our Heritage (Aborigional science unit grades 3,4,5)

The EOCCC is extremely proud to offer all of our partners in Catholic Education the opportunity to purchase the entire Elementary Catholic Curriculum Frameworks for the price of $8 per grade which includes 6 frameworks plus a teacher’s manual. Shipping and GST extra.

The Catholic Curriculum Frameworks provide all your long range planning for the year. Whether you have a straight grade or combined grades, these frameworks have captured all program areas and linked them in a complementary, integrated manner built on specific Catholic themes.

For September 2006 the frameworks will be available for primary, junior and intermediate, straight and combined grades. The accompanying teachers’ manuals provide additional detail that relates to each framework. Recently the frameworks have been revised to reflect the current changes to the Ontario curriculum and provide teachers with a valuable, time saving resource.

Pre-orders will need to be sent to the EOCCC office by June 15th, 2006 for delivery to schools/boards by August 1, 2006.

For your convenience, an order form is attached.

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Assessment
Units
Available

Grade 1- Mid Year - All God's Creatures
Grade 1 - Year End - Signs of New Life

Grade 2 - Mid Year - Friends and Neighbours
Grade 2 - Year End - Communities Large and Small

Grade 5 - Mid Year - Celebrating Diversity
Grade 5 - Year End - All about Heroes