Tomorrow afternoon our school will welcome future kindergarten students and their families to our school. There will be storytimes, playdough, movement and much more! We are very excited to meet everyone and have fun.
Red Cedar Voting Ends May 5th!
Just a reminder to intermediate students to cast your Red Cedar ballot in the library by Thursday! Come see Mrs. Araujo for more information.
Celebrate TD Canadian Children's Book Week
Celebrate TD Canadian Children’s Book Week
“The Best Mess” –Nurturing Young Authors
Saturday, May 7, 2011
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Burnaby Public Library, Bob Prittie Metrotown Branch,
6100 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC
Come on along! This is a free event for children aged 9 and up – and parents, teachers, and Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable Members, too!
Now’s your chance to hear Ted Staunton, TD Canadian Children’s Book Week Touring Author, creator of over 30 books! For more about his books, check out his web site:
http://www.tedstauntonbooks.com/books.html
You will find picture books, the Morgan series for Grade 2 to 4 readers, the Dreadful Truth series of humorous looks at Canadian history, the junior novel Hope Springs a Leak, and YA sequels, Sounding Off and (new this year) Acting Up.
Meet BC authors and illustrators reading aloud and sharing their “best mess”— the process of creation unique to each one. If you are an aspiring writer, you will pick up some tips and techniques to get you going.
Alison Acheson, author/creative writing instructor, Molly’s Clue (2010)
KC Dyer, young adult author, Facing Fire (2010)
Melanie Jackson, author, Fast Slide (2010)
Denise Jaden, young adult author, Losing Faith (2010)
Rebecca Kool, author, Fly Catcher Boy
Sara Leach, picture book writer, Sounds of the Ferry
Jacquie Pearce, author, chapter book, Mystery of the Missing Luck (2011)
Max Tell, story teller, Monkey Mumbo Jumbo Show and (CD)
Divisions 1 and 2 are blogging!
Have you heard? Divisions 1 and 2 have started their ow
n blogs! Students are reading and discussing some great novels in literature circles in class AND online. Check out Division 1’s blog on dystopic societies featuring books such as The Hunger Games, Among the Hidden and City of Ember and more .
Division’s 2’s blog on fantasy novels includes discussions about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Magyk and The Lightning Thief.
National Film Board of Canada
I am excited to announce we now have an online subscription to the
National Film Board of Canada. Teachers will be able to show great films in their classrooms to enhance and support the curriculum. Please go to the link on the Library Homepage under Online Resources or go directly to: http://www.nfb.ca/
I also encourage students and parents to visit the site at home. Please come and see Mrs. Araujo in the library if you have any questions.
200 Nights of Reading
April 14th marks 200 nights of reading. Forms for 250 nights will be available on Friday, April 15th. Keep on reading!
YRCA Voting is Complete!
Over 30 students in Divisions 1-5 participated in the Young Reader’s Choice Awards this year. Students read at least 2 books in the junior and/or intermediate categories and then voted on their favourite.
South Slope’s #1 Choice with 20 votes was Amulet. Book one, The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi.
I wonder what book will be the winner?
Text Features with Divisions 8 and 9
On Friday the grade one and two students from divisions 8 and 9 learned about text features in the library. We read some great books from the Blastoff! Reader series and found features like tables of contents, indexes, glossaries, bold words and more. Come check out these great books and more at the library!
Earth Day Movie
Looking for a good movie to see on Earth Day? Read this article from School Library Journal. They recommend a new Disney movie, African Cats, being released Earth Day, April 22nd. Check out the movie site for a preview and more. I’m hoping to add the books mentioned in the article to our library soon.
Tips for Talking to Kids about Japan's Earthquake
“It’s always hard to know what—and how much—to tell children when disaster strikes, and Japan’s earthquake and tsunami is no exception.” SLJ March 17, 2011
Read this article from School Library Journal for tips about talking with kids about the events in Japan. It also includes some recommended books, some of which we have in the library. Come and see Ms. Araujo in the library to check them out.