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TuesdayJanuary27201511NORTHLANDSCHOOLDIVISIONNO.61Bag14009809-77AvenuePeaceRiverABT8S-1V2780624.2060www.nsd61.caEverystudentisalifelonglearnerandsuccessfulinlife.NorthlandSchoolsarecelebratingFAMILYLITERACYDAYTuesdayJanuary272015FamilyLiteracyDayisanationalawarenessinitiativecreatedbyABCLifeLiteracyCanadain1999andheldannuallyonJanuary27toraiseawarenessoftheimportanceofreadingandengaginginotherliteracy-relatedactivitiesasafamily.FamilyLiteracyDayisaperfectcomplementtoourdivision-wideLiteracyInitiative.LearnmoreabouttheLiteracyInitiativeonournewwebsitehttpnsd61.caprogramsliteracy-initiativeViewFamilyLiteracyeventstakingplaceathttpnsd61.caabout-usdivision-newspostfamily-literacy-day-at-northland-schoolsByDALICARMICHAELFrigidwintertemperaturescankeeppeo-pleindoorsandmakeithardtosticktosomeNewYearsresolutionsbutthosehopingtodropafewpoundsinFortSmithareinvitedtondencouragementthroughthecommu-nitysfourthannualhealthylifestylechal-lengeandcontest.TheFortSmithHealthandSocialSer-vicesAuthorityinconjunctionwiththetownsRecreationandCommunityCentrehasputapositivenewspinonthecontestthisyearbychangingitsnamefromtheBiggestLosertotheBiggestWinnerchal-lengethoughthemaingoalisstilltoen-couragefolkstolosetheirexcessweightinahealthymanner.AlotofresolutionslastabouttwoorthreeweekssaidRobertaDowlingoneofthedi-etitiansbehindthecompetition.Hopefullywemightcatchsomepeoplewhoarejustkindofteeteringontheedgeofgivinguporevenjuststarting.Therearenorestrictionsastowhocanparticipateaslongassomeoneisinterestedtheyareallowedtoregister.ItsawholehealthylifestyleprogramDowlingsaid.Itsopentoanybodylookingtoexpandtheirknowledge.Whetheryoureasuper-tknowledgeablepersonorifyouknownothingaboutnutritionortnessyourewelcome.Eachweekofthefive-weekeventpar-ticipantscanexpecttobetestedwithanewnutritionandfitnessgoal.Thiscanin-cludethingslikenotsnackingafterdinnercuttingoutpoportryingoutanewexerciseatthereccentre.WesendoutemailseachweekaswellforencouragementandtokeepeverybodygoingDowlingsaid.Wedoweigh-inseachweek.Wereontopofeverybodywedontwanttoloseanybodyorletanybodyloseinterest.Lastyeararound100peopleinitiallysignedupforthechallenge.Bythenalweigh-inabout30peoplewereleftstanding.Despitethedeclinelastyearsgroupman-agedtoloseatotalof545.6poundsandmanyarelookingforwardtobeatingtheirresultsthisyear.FeedbackfromlastyearseventwasverypositiveDowlingsaid.Wehadpeoplecall-ingandaskingaboutitwhenitsgoingtohappenagainsotheresstillinterestthere.Justwhenwewereputtingupposterswehadvepeopleregisterwithinhalfanhour.Thisisoneofthemostpopularprogramsthatweoffer.Thisyearschallengeofciallykicksoffwithalaunchpartyat600p.m.onFeb.3attheHealthCentre.Initialweigh-inswillbedonethatnightandinformationpack-ageswithfullcontestguidelineswillbemadeavailablethere.Thenalweigh-inwillbedoneonMar.5.Anyoneinterestedinparticipatingmustreg-isterbyJan.29bycallingtheHealthAuthor-ityat867-872-6203.Wewisheveryoneagoodchallengeandweencourageeveryonetojoin.WeregoingtohavefunDowlingexclaimed.ParticipantslookingtoloseinFortSmithsBiggestWinnerweightlosschallengeHEALTHWELLNESSWEIGHTLOSSByDALICARMICHAELFortheJohnson-BradleyfamilyofFortSmithreadingandlearningtogetherhasal-waysbeenapriority.StartingwhenhertwosonswereinfantsmotherKirstenBradleywouldreadthemtalesfromsmallcardboard-pagedbookseventhoughthekidsseemedtobemoreinterestedinchewingonthemthanlisteningatthetime.NowthattheyrealittleolderOlie9andFinnJohnson11havegrowntoloveread-ingontheirownsomethingtheyattributetotheirearlysessionswithmom.ItsthesetypesofproactiverelationshipsandlearninghabitsthatarepromotedthroughNationalFamilyLiteracyDayaCanada-widemovementencouragingfamiliestotakepartinliteracy-developingactivitiestogether.Jan.27markstheeventeveryyearatra-ditionstartedin1999byABCLifeLiteracyCanadaABC.Forthisyearstheme15minutesoffunparentsareencouragedtospend15minutesadaywiththeirkidsreadingplayingcook-ingordoinganyactivitythatinvolvesprob-lemsolvingandsocialinteraction.TheJohnson-BradleysinvitedTheJour-nalovertosharetheireasyfamilyliteracyactivities.WeliketohelpmydadoutbecausehedoesalotofcreativecookingFinnsaid.Hedoesntfollowtherecipesbutitsusu-allyprettygoodheknowstheavoursandhowtheycometogether.ThefamilyoftenplaysBoggletogetheroverbreakfastinthemorningpointingoutwordsappearingonaseriesofshakendicebetweenbitesofCheerios.Theyalsoplayalotofboardgamestogetherespeciallyrole-playinggameslikeMunchkinandtriviagameslikeCranium.OlieandFinnbothenjoyreadingmysterybooksandfantasynovelsforfun.Nowthattheyareoldenoughtoreadstoriestheirparentsalsondenjoyablethewholefamilylistenstoaudiobookstogether-asharedinterestthatcomesinhandywhentheymakelongdrivesaroundtheterritoryanddownsouth.ABCalsopromotessharedreadingbe-tweensiblingsasimpleactivitythatcanstrengthentheirbondswhileboostingthereaderscondence.TogetherOlieandFinnhavedevelopedastronginterestinsoccer.Theboystradesport-specicmagazinesandtryouttech-niquesthattheycanlearntogether.ItwastherstteamsportthatIplayedsoIjustgotreallyinterestedinitFinnsaid.HewouldprefertohavesomebodytoplaywithsoIplaywithhimOliesaid.ResearchfromABCshowsthatchildrenhaveabetterchanceofbecomingfullyliter-ateadults-withbetteracademicandcareerprospects-whenreadingisencouragedintheirhomes.Thissupporthelpskidslearnlisteningskillsandvocabularyandlan-guageskillswhileencouragingimaginationandcreativity.HouseholdscelebratingFamilyLiteracyDayareencouragedtosharetheirstories.BypostingphotosoftheiractivitiestotheNWTLiteracyCounciltheycanwinfunfamilypackagesfullofbooksandtoys.Toenterphotoscontactkathrynnwtliteracy.capostthemonFacebookatwww.facebook.comNWTLiteracyCouncilortweetthemoutwiththehashtagnwtfamlit2015.ThecontestrunsfromJan.19to26.NorthernfamilieslearntogetheronnationalLiteracyDayPhotoDaliCarmichaelEDUCATIONLITERACYFinnJohnsonlefthismomKirstenBradleyandbrotherOlieJohnsonpullouttheirfavouritebooksandgamesfornationalFamilyLiteracyDaytakingplaceonJan.27.