Literacy Merritt & Nicola Valley

Come Read With Me (Diamondvale School & Central School)
2023-01-24 | British Columbia
Come Read With Me – 8:30AM Diamondvale School, 9:40AM Central School
Grade 1 Parents/ Caregivers learn reading strategies to use at home with their children. Participants will receive a “free” resource kit. Registration forms will be sent home with your grade one student.
If you are unable to attend a session during the day, visit https://literacymerritt.come/come-read-with-me/ to register for the Wednesday evening session.

Active Stories - Ages 4 to 6
2023-01-23 15:30 - 16:15 (America/Vancouver) | Merritt Civic Centre, 1950 Mamette Ave, Merritt, British Columbia, V1K 1R6, Canada
Active Stories – 3:30 to 4:15PM – Rm 2/3 – Merritt Civic Centre
FREE drop-in physical literacy program for children ages 4-6. Each session is centered around a children’s story book followed by physical activities based on the storyline. The activities encourage the development of movement skills, improvisation and creativity. Bring your running shoes!
For more information, email literacymerritt@gmail.com.

Book Donations for the Bright Red Bookshelves
2023-01-23 09:00 - 2023-01-27 15:00 | British Columbia
Book donations for the Bright Red Bookshelves will be accepted at all Family Literacy Week events, as well as the Interior Savings branch, and Merritt Printing.

Contest Alert!!
2023-01-18 00:00 - 2023-01-22 23:30 | British Columbia
Interior Savings will draw 3 names to win 1 of 3 $100 gift cards from Indigo. For a chance to win, go to www.facebook.com/interiorsavings and follow the instructions in the contest post.

Active Stories - Ages 4 to 6
2023-01-16 15:30 - 16:15, 2023-01-09 15:30 - 16:15, 2022-12-12 15:30 - 16:15, 2022-12-05 15:30 - 16:15, 2022-11-28 15:30 - 16:15, 2022-11-21 15:30 - 16:15, 2022-11-14 15:30 - 16:30, 2022-11-07 15:30 - 16:30 | Merritt Civic Centre, 1950 Mamette Ave, Merritt, British Columbia, V1K 1R6, Canada
Active Stories is a FREE Physical Literacy Program for children ages 4 to 6. Each session is centered around a children’s story book followed by physical activities based on the storyline. The activities encourage the development of movement skills, improvisation, creativity, and early literacy skills.
Drop-in sessions begin November 7th, running after school from 3:30 to 4:15 Mondays, following the 2022-23 school calendar. Sessions will be held in Room 2/3 at the Merritt Civic Centre.
For more information, email literacymerritt@gmail.com.

Merritt Centennials Home Game
2023-01-14 19:00 - 22:00 | Merritt Civic Centre, 1950 Mamette Ave, Merritt, British Columbia, V1K 1R6, Canada
Merritt Centennials Home Game – 7PM – Nicola Valley Memorial Arena – Regular Admission
Sponsored by Interior Savings and Literacy Merritt & Nicola Valley. Bring a new or gently used book to donate to the Interior Savings Unplug & Play book-drive for the Bright Red Bookshelves. Join in the intermission fun & enter to win a family literacy gift basket. Pick up your Family Literacy Week schedule.

Explore Art Literacy
2022-10-28 10:30 - 11:30, 2022-10-21 10:30 - 11:30, 2022-10-14 10:30 - 11:30 | Arts Centre Clubhouse, 2051 Voght St, Merritt, British Columbia, V1K 1R6, Canada
Books will be read. Art will be created.
Explore Art Literacy is a FREE Art Literacy Program for children ages 4-6. Participants explore books and art through fun, hands-on, and sometimes very messy projects. The activities are designed to build memory, attention and concentration – all important to the development of early reading skills.
Fall 2022 sessions begin October 14th, and run 4 consecutive Fridays from 10:30AM to 11:30AM at the Arts Centre Clubhouse. For more information, or to register, email instructor Susan Parkinson at scooter9@telus.net, or call 250.378.7610.
