September is Literacy Month!

We are once again celebrating Literacy Month with a 2022 theme of Literacy Connects Us!

At home:

  • Literacy connects us to health. Canadians with stronger literacy skills enjoy better health.
  • Literacy skills help us find, understand and use health information.
  • Literacy connects us to our kids. Having books and reading aloud at home help develop children’s literacy skills.
  • Literacy connects us to better finances. Strong numeracy skills help us manage our money.

At work:

  • Literacy connects us to employment. Strong literacy skills are connected to having a job and earning more money.
  • Literacy connects us to health and safety. Strong literacy skills help keep us safe at work.
  • Literacy connects us to learning. People with stronger literacy skills are more likely to participate in adult education and job-related training.

In the community

  • Literacy connects us to civic engagement. Canadians with strong literacy skills are more likely to vote and volunteer.
  • Literacy connects us to others. Literacy skills help us communicate, participate and feel included.
  • Literacy connects us to our rights. Literacy helps us understand our rights and responsibilities. It helps us understand what to do in legal proceedings.
  • Literacy connects us to the digital world. Digital access and skills allow people to fully participate in society.

 

Please see below for some activities happening this month:

  • September 8th: International Literacy Day – we will be joining many communities across BC with a purple light up in Fort St. John. Can you find it?
  • September 10th: Visit us at the Community One Stop registration for fall program information and registration.
  • September 13th – Any Book Club: One-day event at the Fort St. John Public Library for children ages 6-11 to bring in their favourite book to discuss and complete a craft.
  • September 13th – Nutritional Literacy class with Beccalicious Cooking
  • September 17th- 7 Teaching activity package pick up at the Fort St. John Public Library.
  • September 19th – Talk like a Pirate Day: Picture contest with the Fort St. John Public Library.
  • September19-25th – StoryWalk: Stuck – Oliver Jeffers at Fish Creek Community Forest. Thank you City of Fort St. John Recreation Department for putting this together! 

Poetry Month Draw

In celebration of Poetry Month, we are looking to end the month off with a poetry contest! Participants are encouraged to let their creativity flow and send in their art piece.
Contest Rules:
-Participants may only submit one poem entry;
-The entry must be an original poem created by the participant;
-No offensive, harmful, or demeaning language, imagery, or content will be accepted;
-Poetry can be written in any poetic style;
-The entry must not be plagiarized.
-The entry must not include copyrighted material or trademarks.
The contest period runs from 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time on April 25, 2022, to 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time on April 30, 2022.
Poems will be entered into a generator that will randomly select a winner. Poetry is an art form that is difficult to judge as it is an expression of the individual.
Poems can be submitted by posting on this post or by emailing to tmills@fsjliteracy.ca.
The winner of this contest will receive a $100 gift card thanks to Browns Socialhouse Fort St. John AND we would like to post your poem for all to enjoy!

Family Literacy Week – January 23-30 2022

 

The City of Fort St. John, along with the Province of British Columbia has proclaimed Family Literacy Week 2022 in Fort St. John and BC from January 23rd to January 30th. The week includes ABC Life Literacy Canada’s Family Literacy Day on January 27th.

Decoda Literacy Solutions and its partner organizations across BC, such as the Fort St. John Literacy Society will celebrate throughout the week.

This year’s theme, “Let’s Connect!”, encourages families to connect and learn and play together.

Families are children’s first and most important teachers. When families connect, they build strong relationships, create trust, and support children’s social, emotional and physical health.

Provincial Family Literacy Week 2022 activities include:

Local Family Literacy Week activities include:

  • Book Scavenger Hunt and Park Exploration:  Each day from January 23-30th a clue and photo will be posted on our Facebook page, which will allow you to use your super detective skill to find a package of books and goodies.  Don’t forget to post a photo of the found package so we know it made it home safely.  While you’re there, be sure to check out all the fun equipment available at the many parks in Fort St. John.
  • StoryWalk: Thanks to the City of Fort St. John Recreation, there will be a StoryWalk at Matthews Park from Jan 17-30. Featuring the book All Right Already – A Snowy Story by Jory John and Benji Davies
  • Literacy in the Kitchen – Meal Prep Edition:
    We are excited to be teaming up with Beccalicious Cooking again to offer a FREE and interactive virtual Literacy in the Kitchen workshop: Meal Prep Edition.
    This 1.5 hr(ish) meal prep class is an overview of how to create some ease into our busy days!
    Proteins…Carbs…veggies
    We will prep our veggies for the week, cook up our protein and carbs and use lots of fresh herbs and spices to make a simply delicious meal!
    A bundle of goodies, the Zoom link, shopping list and recipes will all be provided!
    This meal prep class is not intended for that nights dinner!

  • Financial Literacy – How to Teach Your Kids About Money:
    This workshop helps with the goals and challenges of raising money-smart kids.
    LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR PARTICIPANTS:
    -obtain information and tips to raise kids who are financially independent and responsible
    -better understand the challenges of raising money-smart kids
    -learn how to address age-appropriate money-related topics with young kids, pre-teens, teenagers and emerging adults
    This is a FREE event, however please ensure you register as the Zoom link will only be sent to registered participants.

  • Community Safety/Fire Prevention Live: The Fort St. John Fire Department for hosting a fire prevention/community safety live video on January 27th from 12:30pm-1:00pm
  • Family Tree Activity Sheets: One great way to connect to your family and recognize all the things we can be grateful for is through the activity sheets found Here

Hiring for Settlement Language Support Worker

The Fort St. John Literacy is seeking dynamic and energetic part time Settlement Language Support Worker.  The successful candidate will be facilitating a weekly conversation circle to strengthen English skills, with a focus on community connections and life in Canada; assessing the needs of immigrants who are studying English as a second language; responsible for lesson plan creation and development of learner-based curriculum; assisting learners with onboarding to virtual service delivery; and all necessary reporting of the above tasks.

Position requirements:

  • TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) Certificate preferred or experience in teaching English as a Second Language
  • Two years in a teaching environment, preferably with adults
  • Certificate in Canadian Language Benchmark levels would be an asset
  • PBLA (Portfolio Based Language Assessment) experience would be an asset
  • Organizational and time management skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Great oral and written communication
  • Self motivation and excellent team work skills
  • Ability to work independently and be flexible

Terms of employment:

  • 12 hours a week
  • Competitive wages.

How to apply:

 

2021 Annual General Meeting

Date: Tuesday December 7, 2020

Time: 6.00 pm

Where: Zoom meeting

What: Annual general meeting, presentation of financials, election of directors of the Board, membership only.

 

 R.S.V.P.: Please email Jessica Kalman at executivedirector@fsjliteracy.ca

 

Sock It To Literacy

Help us “Sock it to Literacy!”
Thanks to Blue Sky Clothing Co. $1 from every pair of socks sold goes to local literacy programs.
We have a selection of socks available:
Ladies dress sock -purple
Men’s dress sock – purple
Ladies wool sock – purple
Men’s wool sock – purple
Ladies active sock – charcoal
Men’s active sock – charcoal
Little ones wool sock 0-12 month – purple
Little ones wool sock 12-24 month – purple
Little ones wool sock children – purple
Ladies and men’s wool socks are $6.99 a pair and all the rest are $4.99 a pair.
Please email info@fsjliteracy.ca or message our page to purchase socks and help us fund local literacy programming

Young Adult Book Club

We are super excited to announce that our monthly Young Adult Book Club is starting back up again!! Just in time for Literacy Month! #LiteracyConnectsUs #LiteracyMatters

Happy Literacy Month

September is Literacy Month in BC!
#PutOnYourPurple and enter our #LiteracyConnectsUs colouring contest for all ages (individual & class prizes!), play virtual trivia and buy literacy socks to support literacy in BC!
This year’s theme is “Literacy connects us!” and all month long we’ll be highlighting ways that “At home, at work and in the community, literacy connects us.”
#LiteracyConnectsUs #Contest #VirtualTriviaChallenge #LiteracyMonth2021
https://decoda.ca/get-involved/literacy-month/

 

Donation from Microtel Inn and Suites Supports Imagination Library

Thank you to Leroy and his team at Microtel Inn and Suites by Wyndham Fort St. John for their donation to our Dolly Parton Imagination Library children’s book program!! To date Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Fort St John has donated $6,500 towards this program which has allowed us to distribute 1830 books to children in our community!! #LiteracyConnectsUs #FosterLiteracy #LiteracyMatters

Tourmaline Oil Corp supports early literacy in Fort St. John!

We would like to extend a BIG Thank YOU to Tourmaline Oil Corp. for their recent donation towards our Dolly Parton Imagination Library children’s book program!! This funding will provide 422 books to children aged 0-5 in our community!!
 
Did you know that we currently have 894 children enrolled to receive a book a month through this program!!
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