This week we will be reading stories about Autumn or Fall, since Autumn began on Saturday, September 22nd.
Kindergarteners will be reading, Mouse’s First Fall by Lauren Thompson. Mouse and his friend Minka play in the leaves.
Grade 1’s will be reading Leaf Trouble by Jonathan Emmett, where Pip Squirrel tries to stop the trees from losing their leaves!
Grade 2 and up will be reading Jane Yolen’s, The Scarecrow’s Dance. A scarecrow frees himself from his post and dances around the farm, under a yellow moon.





The students in the Aboriginal Circle Program have made beautiful, mini button blankets, which are on display in the Library. Button Blankets are specific to the First Nations tribes of the Northwest Coast, much like totem poles. Button Blankets were worn like a cape during special ceremonies, or given as gifts. Traditionally, Button Blankets were made of red and black wool, with white shell buttons. The blanket would have the animal crest of the clan of the wearer; for example, a wolf, raven, bear, or killer whale/orca.
For the next 2 weeks we will be looking at fiction and nonfiction, specifically “Twin Texts”. “Teachers who use fiction and nonfiction trade books together may be rewarded with students who are excited about learning. Twin Texts help teachers encourage the enjoyment of reading while capitalizing on students’ fascination of facts” (Deanne Camp, The Reading Teacher, Feb 2000).We will also be simultaneously looking at “narrative nonfiction”; nonfiction material told in a story format.
The first book we will read is 

National Poetry Month is celebrated throughout North America during the month of April every year. Inaugurated by the 


