What's happening in the library…
Robots have infiltrated the library! Meet Dash, a friendly robot designed for learning and engineered for fun. Divisions 7, 8, 9, and 10 have been working with Dash robots to learn coding and problem-solving. Using a variety of fun attachments, they have completed weekly challenges to stretch their thinking. See some of the fun we had below!
That’s right! It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The Scholastic Book Fair has returned to the library. It runs Monday to Thursday and is open at lunch and after school. Remember, odd divisions can shop at lunch on Monday and Wednesday ONLY and even divisions can shop at lunch on Tuesday and Thursday ONLY. Anyone can come after school. See you at the fair!
There are so many fun literacy-themed events going on this week! Have you seen the bulletin board outside the library? Stop by and try to guess which “shelfie” belongs to which staff member. You could win a fabulous prize!
Division 13 visited the library to show what they know about story elements. Today they focused on setting. Setting is where and when a story happens. They used a variety of materials to create their own settings. Then they shared their ideas in words. I was impressed by their creative and detailed settings!
Did you know the fiction section of our library is now sorted by genre? This makes it easier than ever to find books you love! Simply find the genre you’re looking for by using the signs on the ends of the aisles. Within each genre, books are sorted alphabetically by author. If you’re looking for a specific book but not sure what genre it is, use our catalogue to search for the book and find its genre under “sublocation”.
Each book has a special genre label on its spine to let you know where it belongs.
Do you forget what genre means? Here is a video to refresh your memory:
The genres in our fiction section are:
Come check out a book from your favourite genre today!
The Ninandotoo Society (with the Burnaby School District) will be hosting Black Excellence Day on January 15, 2024. Black Excellence Day is a lead-up to Black History Month and an opportunity to rejoice in Black history and learn about Black stories, Black art and Black people. It’s a day to stand in solidarity with Black Canadians.
In the Stoney Creek library we are celebrating by highlighting Black stories. Come and check out the many books in our collection written by a Black author or featuring Black characters.
Classes will be listening to stories featured on the Netflix series Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices. Watch along with us here:
Or click here to see the whole playlist of other stories from the show.
Happy Black Excellence Day!
I am very happy to be back at Stoney Creek as your librarian after taking a year off on maternity leave. Last week brought joy to my heart as the community welcomed me back with excited smiles. Drop by the library to say hi and tell me what you have been reading or ask for a book recommendation (although I have mostly been reading board books for the last year!)
The Burnaby Public Library will be running their popular Summer Reading Club again. Registration began on June 12th. Visit any BPL branch to register or sign up online. It is a great opportunity to track your reading goals and read all summer long!
The library has also published some summer reading lists for kids to help you choose your next read.
Happy reading, Stoney Creek, and have a great summer!
Division 7, 8, and 9 have been coming to the library each week to learn about robotics and coding. They worked in groups and made their way through seven different stations that exercised their logic, perseverance, and critical thinking skills. The students were challenged to read through a few basic rules and tips and then try to figure out how to use these new tools on their own. This developed their skills and added new ones through play and collaborative work.
Take a look below to see all the fun they had:
Last week our winning Battle of the Books team went to represent Stoney Creek at the district competition. Grade 6/7s across the district have been preparing for the competition for the last five weeks. A set of ten books were chosen for the teams to read and answer questions about and one team was chosen to represent each participating school at the district level.
The district battle was held at University Highlands and the competition was fierce! Our team did us proud and placed 4th out of 9 teams. Way to go Stoney Creek!