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Normal School Class of ‘54-’55 60th Anniversary June 2 and 3, 2015 @ Holiday Inn West Winnipeg, MB

If you did not receive the first mail out and wish to receive information on the forthcoming Celebrations, please contact: Phyllis (Maxfield) Meseyton 55-18th St. SW Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 2X8 (204) 857-5891 / phyllis9@mymts.net or Fern (Finnen) Bamford - Box132 Manitou,MB R0G 1G0 / (204) 242-2224

Class of 1956-57 58th Normal School Reunion

Thursday, May 21, 2015 Portage la Prairie, MB Canad Inns, Main Floor 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Smorg OR Soup & Sandwich Bar Cost to each individual Book exchange - bring a favourite and exchange with a person of your choice Registration - 11:30 a.m. - $5.00

Contacts: Janice Kelly, Winnipeg: 1-204-831-8643 Jeanette Moran, Winnipeg: 1-204-697-3386 Phyllis Crosson, Brandon: 1-204-726-4406 Bernice McMahon , Delta , BC: 1-604-946-4928

CUBA – ‘Spanish Studies in Cuba’ (Havana)

$2,500.00 CAD for 4 wks. Hotel with breakfast and dinner, tuition fee. (Air fare not included). 250-478-0494 ssic@telus.net / http://spanishstudiesincuba.ca

WINNIPEGOSIS 100th CELEBRATION July 10, 11 & 12, 2015 (Save the date!)

The organizing committee cordially invites all retired former teachers of Winnipegosis area schools to help celebrate the village centennial. For further info: www.winnipegosis100th.com

WANTED TO RENT

A part or whole of a Winnipeg garage. Guy Hansen at 204 283 4265 or guydhansen@hotmail.com

The Manitoba Teachers’ Society

seeks photos, artifacts and other records of teaching and Society activities from 1919 to the present.

Call Mireille Theriault at 204-888-7961 ext 354 or email mtheriault@mbteach.org

The Manitoba Teachers’ Society seeks

photos, artifacts and other records of teaching and Society activities

30 n from 1919 to the present. RTAM KIT Winter 2014 60th Reunion

Sir John Franklin Public School Kindergarten class of 1954-1955 September 7 and 8, 2015.

Contact: Walter Badger: 204 467 5838 badgerw@mymts.net Derek Legge: 204 837 1290/dlegge@mts.net

DR. LOUISA LOEB

PERMIT TEACHERS OF MANITOBA 11th Annual Reunion Viscount Gort Hotel 1670 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB Thursday, July 9, 2015 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Registration: 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

For further information, contact Edith Alexiuk, Registrar - 204-256-6484

TEACHERS: BUCKET LIST EXPERIENCE you will

enjoy & never forget in an EAST AFRICA COUNTRY Contact Ann Predy, apredy@gmail.com , 780 752 4127

Juba Christian Academy in South Sudan

Requires a kindergarten and elementary school teacher. April Habeger/admin@jcasouthsudan.org

Ye Ole Rusty Classic

Minnewasta Golf & Country Club (Morden) will be hosting the Retired Teachers’ Golf Tournament on September 8, 2015. Watch for the Official Entry Form in the June Issue of KIT and on the website. Entries will be accepted only by mail on the Official Entry Form.

ORDER coins/notes

RONALEA COLLECTIBLES, Box 130K, Plumas, MB R0J 1P0

Neepwa Area Retired Teachers’ Association (NARTA)

has launched a new Bursary Fund to support graduating students from Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute, Carberry Collegiate and William Morton Collegiate of Gladstone. You can make a difference. This is your opportunity to support education in your community. To make a donation: Beautiful Plains Community Foundation. 204.476.2681 / bpcfinc@mymts.net

Scottsdale, AZ: condos for rent

www.29desertsunescape.com or 1.519.720.0267 or kathy. robins@sympatico.ca

Volunteer Opportunity

English Conversation Circle Facilitator Program for Older Adult Immigrants

PURPOSE: To assist participants in the program to achieve greater fluency and confidence in the English language through conversation in an informal group setting.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Facilitate the conversation group sessions using resource kits developed by the program. • Attend and participate in the English Conversation

Facilitators’ orientation and training sessions • Meet with EAL participants on a regular basis as assigned. • Initiate and stimulate conversation during the sessions.

Make every effort to involve each member equally. • Provide participants with encouragement and constructive feedback. • Take group attendance for record, and maintain regular communication with the supervisor to provide session updates and for consultation regarding issues or concerns as needed. Qualifications: Must be culturally sensitive.

• Interest in working with people from different cultures and with seniors. • Leadership skills and experience in group work. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Friendly and welcoming manner

Workshops / peersharing sessions on working in English as an Additional Language (EAL) program are provided.

Supervised by assigned EAL Specialists.

2 hours per week (90 minute session & prep time). 10 weeks commitment preferred.

Contact Maureen Keelan at 204-956-6440 Email: mkeelan@ageopportunity.mb.ca

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For updates, visit RTAM at rtam.mb.ca

For more information, call your local travel professional

*Rates are land only, per person, based on double occupancy, and subject to availability. 1Offer is valid on new retail bookings only made between 11/15/14 - 12/31/14 for travel between 11/15/14 - 4/30/16 on any tour. Space is on a first come, first served basis. Offer is not valid on group or existing bookings or combinable with any other offer. Offer savings of up to $400 per person is calculated as follows (all savings listed are per person, land only): Europe savings of $200; Africa savings of $200; Australia & New Zealand savings of $400; and Tropical Costa Rica savings of $100. Other restrictions may apply; call for details. Mention Promo Code: KAR2-AX1-918 Travel Industry Council of Ontario Reg. # 3206405; B.C. Reg. # 23337

Voluntary Benefits for RTAM Members.

RTAM’s goal is to provide the best voluntary benefits at a competitive price to meet the health needs of the majority of retired teachers. Since 1998, we achieved this through RTAM’s sponsorship of an increasing range of voluntary insurance plans.

A variety of voluntary insurance options are available to RTAM members and their eligible dependents including:

• Travel Insurance with Trip Cancellation & Interruption • Additional Stand Alone Trip Cancellation • Extended Health Care with Elder Care • Dental Care • Guaranteed Issue Life Insurance • Term Life Insurance • Home Insurance

For more information please contact the plan administrator, Johnson Inc.

1.877.989.2600 | www.johnson.ca/rtam

11120 – 178 Street NW, Edmonton, AB. T5S 1P2

RTAM sponsors pre-retirement seminars for teachers each spring.