Truth and Reconciliation Day

Both the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day take place on September 30.

Orange Shirt Day is an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day intended to raise awareness of the individual, family and community inter-generational impacts of residential schools, and to promote the concept of “Every Child Matters”.  The orange shirt is a symbol of the stripping away of culture, freedom and self-esteem experienced by Indigenous children over generations.

On September 29th, please where your orange shirt to Alpha.

If you’re looking to educate yourself further around what this day is about and why it matters, check out the resources available at https://nctr.ca/education/coming-soon-truth-and-reconciliation-week-2023/

Thursday’s Literacy Week Activities

ALL DAY:

Come get the worksheet from the library to unscramble the titles of 10 famous books. You can also print the handout out below. Answers need to be submitted to Ms. Haigh in the library by 3:15 today for a prize!

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AT LUNCH:

Bring your favourite book to the library to share with other students. They will share their favourite book with you and maybe you’ll find a new favourite!

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Monday’s Literacy Week Activities

ALL DAY:

Come get the worksheet from the library to guess which book is which teacher’s favourite. You can also print the handout below. Answers need to be submitted to Ms. Haigh in the library by 3:15 today for a prize!

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LITERACY WEEK: April 17-21

Literacy Week at Alpha is back. To promote a love of reading and learning we will have fun activities running each day, at lunch and after school.
Daily Activites: Worksheets with daily tasks can be picked up in the library or can be printed from the library blog. Completed worksheets need to be returned to the library by 3:15pm that day for a prize!
WEDNESDAY will be the exception. It’s Dress Like a Book Character Day. Come dressed as a character from any book, comic or manga and show your costume to Ms. Haigh that day for a prize.
Lunch time: Bring some friends and come by the library at lunch to play some games and to hear some local guest speakers. There will be prizes!
After school: To test whether or not the movie version of books are better or worse, come to the library after school every day but Wednesday this week to catch a movie. All films were books first. Movies will start promptly at 3:15pm.
If you have any questions or would like more details, please see Ms.Haigh in the library.

Mystery in the Library

To celebrate Halloween we have brought back the annual Library Mystery. This year a precious Macaw has been stolen and you need to figure out which of the three suspects committed the crime. Spend time pouring over the clues to figure out how the person did it and why. This event will run until the end of the school day on Halloween.