Mr. Earl Nyholm, Ojibwe craftsman, built this birch bark canoe using natural materials back in the 1970s. Birch bark canoes were used for transportation in the warmer months by Native peoples in the Great Lakes area. French traders later adopted the use of the birch bark canoe for moving trade goods and furs throughout the Great Lakes’ interior regions.
Birch bark canoes are typically made around a cedar frame with a birch bark covering. A thick layer of birch bark is strong and waterproof, making it an ideal covering for this purpose. For additional durability, the inner layer of the bark is turned to face the outside of the canoe. Spruce roots are tied in to connect the components, and pine pitch seals off the seams.
This canoe is light and strong, measuring about 14 feet in length and weighing close to 50 pounds. The canoe and its hand-made paddles are on display for students and visitors here at Hartley. We appreciate the privilege of being the curators of this fine example of Native American craftsmanship by Mr. Nyholm.
You also may be interested in seeing the documentary called "Earl’s Canoe: A Traditional Ojibwe Craft".
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Mark your calendar! The SOAR program will be selling various craft items and baked goods at the AHHS Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, December 3rd, from 9:00-3:00. The SOAR Program will be set up in the gym. Come see us!
Saginaw ISD would like to wish the Frankenmuth Eagles a big “GOOD LUCK!” today in the Division 5 State Championship game at Ford Field! #GoodLuck
Social media enables educators to lead and learn from anywhere. Explore how social media tools can build and expand professional networks and create opportunities for authentic learning experiences for students. Free SCECHs. Starts Dec. 5th, register: https://bit.ly/remcsocials
It's Friday and time to shop!!! Here is a gift guide from our STEM director.
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Student engagement is key to learning. Explore tools such as badges, levels & leaderboards. These gamification strategies increased student-led learning, critical thinking, creativity & collaborative problem-solving. Starts Dec. 5th, earn 10 FREE SCECHs: https://bit.ly/remcgame
Feeling thankful for Wendy Malkiewicz, Quality Improvement Coach, for the Great Start to Quality Eastern Resource Center. Wendy supports child care programs and educators in creating and meeting goals to support them in providing high quality care and education. Wendy co-facilitates our home-based learning community bridging professional learning to program implementation. Her service area includes Huron, Lapeer, and Tuscola. Wendy is an excellent trainer and tackles projects that helps to support our full team. Thank you Wendy!
From Dr. Collier's family, to you and yours, Happy Thanksgiving! #Grateful #SaginawISD
Saginaw ISD is extremely grateful for our staff, students, parents, and community members that support our mission to serve, innovate, and empower! #Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving from the REMC Association of Michigan!
We are very thankful for our fearless leader, Dr. Ericka Taylor, Executive Director of Early Childhood.
Dr. Taylor inspires, motivates and leads by example. She successfully leads our team with passion, empathy, and encouragement. Thank you Dr. Taylor, for all that you do!
Cosmic bowling…. another annual tradition that the #MilletMustangs look forward to! Adapted PE teacher Jeremy Kaul organizes this fun event with the help of SVSU student volunteers. #SaginawISD #adaptedPE #SVSU
The Great Start to Quality Eastern Resource Center is so grateful that Rosanna Keller is a part of the team. Rosanna is a Quality Improvement Specialist and generally is the first point of contact with child care programs, licensed-exempt providers, and parents for Arenac, Bay, Huron, and Saginaw Counties. Rosanna brings her whole heart to the work and it is appreciated by all. She definitely serves our community by connecting people to local and statewide resources and supporting in any way that she can. If you call the office and Rosanna answers, you can FEEL her smile through the phone! Thank you Rosanna for all that you do!
The #MilletMustangs were excited to bring back their annual Thanksgiving luncheon! Students invited their families to join them for a traditional turkey dinner complete with all the trimmings! #SaginawISD #OurStory
Congratulations to Fayerene Meeks who was celebrated at last night's school board meeting for her 47 years of dedicated servant leadership at #SaginawISD! 🎉
I enjoyed spending part of my morning at Brunkow with Betty Nash and her amazing staff! We are thankful for her leadership, inspiration, passion and support!
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The first session of the Saginaw ISD Graduation intensive kicked off today! This four day PD series focuses on improving graduation rates for students with disabilities across Saginaw county. Over 60 secondary educators from across 11 local districts participated in today’s professional learning focusing on analyzing district level data.
The Early Childhood Department is thankful for Kris Walko, Quality Improvement Coach with the Great Start to Quality Eastern Resource Center. Kris offers kind, warm support to the early childhood programs she services. In addition, Kris co-facilitates a home-based learning community that supports home-based child care programs with anything from business practices to use of curriculum, screening and assessment tools. Kris is always willing to help, the first to say "what can I do". Thank you Kris for all that you do!
The #MilletMustangs came together to gather donations for families in need. Staff and students delivered everything needed to prepare a traditional Thanksgiving meal to two of their fellow classmates and their families. #SaginawISD #OurStory
We are very thankful to have Farren Kaczor on the Early Childhood team! Farren is the Parent Liaison for the Saginaw County Great Start Collaborative and she does an amazing job recognizing and supporting parents and caregivers throughout our county - ensuring their voices are heard!
