Sept. 24 – 28, 2012 Read-a-Louds

 

This week we will be reading stories about Autumn or Fall, since Autumn began on Saturday, September 22nd.

Mouse's First Fall Kindergarteners will be reading, Mouse’s First Fall by Lauren Thompson. Mouse and his friend Minka play in the leaves.

 Leaf TroubleGrade 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 Scarecrow's Dance

Welcome Back to School!

 

Welcome Back to School! The Library opens on

Monday, September 17th.

Library Schedule:

8:40 – 9:00am
Recess (10:30 – 10:45am)
1:00 – 1:15pm (School-Wide Book Exchange)
3:00 – 3:20pm

 

Library Closed for the Rest of the School Year

The Library will be closing on Friday, June 15th. Please note: all Library books are due on June 15th. Ms. Lehnert will then be doing inventory until the end of the school year.

Have a great summer, and remember to keep reading!

Join the Burnaby Public Library’s Summer Reading Club

 

National Aboriginal Day June 21st

June 21st is a day for all Canadians to celebrate and recognize the unique heritage, culture and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Metis to Canada.

Check out the official National Aboriginal Day website here.

 

May 21 – 25, 2012 Read-a-Louds

This week the grade 1’s and the Kindergarteners will be reading Mo Willems’ newest Pigeon book, The Duckling Gets A Cookie.

All other grades will be reading a charming story called, Max’s Words, by Kate Banks. Max’s two brothers each collect something special, so Max decides to start his own collection, of words. But a collection of words can easily turn into a thought, a sentence, or a story. This story makes me want to start collecting words, myself!

May 14 – 18, 2012 Read-a-Louds

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.

To go along with this fabulous display, Ms. Lehnert is reading a First Nations legend this week: The First Beaver, by Caroll Simpson. Button Blankets are featured in this story, and the main character, Reedee, leaves one behind for her mother, before beginning her journey of transformation.

Apr. 30 – May 11, 2012 Read-a-Louds

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 About Hummingbirds by Cathryn Sill, a nonfiction guide to hummingbirds.

The week after, we will read a fiction story about hummingbirds, The Little Hummingbird by Michael Nicoll, for grades 1 – 3, and Little Green by Keith Baker for the Kindergarteners.

April is National Poetry Month

National Poetry Month is celebrated throughout North America during the month of April every year. Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, this year is Poetry Month’s 16th birthday!

Visit Scholastic’s “Poetry Idea Engine” where you can create haiku, limericks, free verse and cinquain poetry. 

This week, division 1 will continue their genre studies by looking at Poetry. Each student will borrow a book of poems, and will choose his/her favourite to share with the class.

Apr. 23 – 27, 2012 Read-a-Louds

HAPPY EARTH DAY!

This week we will be talking about how to take care of the Earth. Author Todd Parr has an excellent message: “Every one of us can help protect the Earth and make it feel good. Remember: if we take care of it, it will take care of us.” The Kindergarteners and Grade 1’s will be reading Todd Parr’s, The Earth Book.

All other classes will be reading The Busy Beaver by Nicholas Oldland. The beaver is not very environmental, and he chews down many trees; will he learn to mend his ways when a tree falls on him?

Apr. 16 – 20, 2012 Read-a-Louds

This week we will be continuing with the story from last week: Escaping Titanic: A Young Girl’s True Story of Survival, by Marybeth Lorbiecki. We will learn about how and why the Titanic sank, and learn how the survivors were rescued by another ship, the Carpathia.

The Kindergarteners and the Grade 1’s will enjoy another new “Elephant & Piggie” book by Mo Willems: Elephants Cannot Dance! This story has a great message about being yourself.