The Westridge Scholastic Book fair runs September 20th and 21st from 12:15-12:55 and 1:45-5:00.

Come and check out all of the new fall titles!!!

The titles this year are:

Come in and check them out at the Westridge Library!

The Red Cedar Program runs from November until April every year and is open to all intermediate students (Grades 4-7).

Other information:

• All books nominated are written by Canadian authors
• Voting happens in April, 2016
• Winners are announced in late May
• To be eligible to vote, you must read a minimum of 5 titles

For more details about Red Cedar, visit: https://www.redcedaraward.ca/bookcase/fiction/

The Westridge Home Reading Club began October 13th.  Passports for the month of October are due in to the library by Tuesday, November 10th.

On Monday, October 26th, Westridge celebrated National School Library Day with a D.E.A.R. (drop everything and read) event.  It was a huge success!  Way to go Westridge students and staff!

Home Reading Club passports were distributed to classes this week.

HOW THE HOME READING PROGRAM WORKS

The Reading Club runs October 13^th, 2015 to May 31^st, 2016.

Students, you need to:

1) Read (or have someone read to you) for:

15 minutes each night for kindergarten – grade 3

20 minutes each night for grades 4 – 7

2) Mark the calendar (with a ü, X, a sticker, a stamp, a happy face, the title of your book or colour in the square) each day you read.

3) At the end of the month have your parent or guardian sign the calendar page in your passport.

4) Bring the passport back to school at the end of the month to have your reading progress recorded.

5) Mark the number of nights you read for the month.

CLUB REWARDS

• Reading Club certificates will be awarded to celebrate 100, 150 and 200 nights of reading.
• Students need to submit their passports each month by the due date!
• Students who complete 200 nights by May 31^st and turn in their passports will earn a book.

Congratulations Westridge Community!  Thanks to your generous support at our Scholastic Book Fair, we raised $2588.10 which equates to just over a $1000.00 for our school library!   Way to go! Thank you as well to all the parents who generously purchased books for classrooms.  Thank you for supporting literacy in our community!