Author: Brenda Papapanagiotou (Page 7 of 8)

I am the teacher-librarian at École Westridge in Burnaby.

Reminder: Home Reading Club begins October 13th!

Home Reading Club passports were distributed to classes this week.

HOW THE HOME READING PROGRAM WORKS

The Reading Club runs October 13th, 2015 to May 31st, 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 31st and turn in their passports will earn a book.

 

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR HUGE SUCCESS!!!

circle_book_fair1Congratulations 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!

 

Introducing our Reading Mascot for 2015-2016!

Our Library Mascot needs a name!  He…or she… represents our library theme for the year: Reading is Magic!  But our Reading Dragon needs a name!  If you would like to name our Reading Dragon, here’s how:

Submit your very best creative story, poem, essay or video that features the Reading Dragon as the protagonist (main character).    Our staff will select 6 finalists.  Then, parents, teachers and students will be have a chance to vote in the library for their favourite name.

Deadlines for submissions are October 29th, 2015, so start writing!   See below for the contest guidelines.

Good luck!

GUIDELINES FOR THE “NAME OUR LIBRARY DRAGON” CONTEST:

–      one entry per student please

–      all entries need to include your name and division

–      submissions may be in French or English

–      contest open for all students, K-7

–      quality over quantity: maximum of 500 words

–      all formats are encouraged: prose, poetry, even video, BE CREATIVE!

–      a total of 6 publications will be selected, 3 from primary and 3 from intermediate

–      printed text must be neatly printed

–      contest closes 3:15 pm on October 29th, 2015

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battleBATTLE OF THE BOOKS!!!

 

Here are your 2015 Battle Titles.  Click on a title to learn more information about the book.

 arkARK ANGEL BY ANTHONY HOROWITZ
boyTHE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS  BY JOHN BOYNE

AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD FREE AT:THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS

 

ruleRULES BY CYNTHIA LORD
HOMEWORLTHE HOMEWORK MACHINE BY DAN GUTMAN
frankiFRANKIE PICKLE AND THE CLOSET OF DOOM BY ERIC WIGHT
belly upBELLY UP BY STUART GIBBS
my lifeMY LIFE AS A BOOK BY JANET TASHJIAN 
1111 BIRTHDAYS BY WENDY MASS
el deafoEL DEAFO BY CECE BELL
seesSEES BEHIND TREES BY MICHAEL DORRIS
EMPTY BY emptySUZANNE WEYN (alternate)

 

New titles to the Library!

CHECK THESE OUT!!!!

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Blood Of Olympus, Book Five

Author: Rick Riordan

Published October 7, 2014

Though the Greek and Roman crewmembers of the Argo II have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen—all of them, and they’re stronger than ever. They must be stopped before the Feast of Spes, when Gaea plans to have two demigods sacrificed in Athens. She needs their blood—the blood of Olympus—in order to wake. The demigods are having more frequent visions of a terrible battle at Camp Half-Blood. The Roman legion from Camp Jupiter, led by Octavian, is almost within striking distance. Though it is tempting to take the Athena Parthenos to Athens to use as a secret weapon, the friends know that the huge statue belongs back on Long Island, where it might be able to stop a war between the two camps. The Athena Parthenos will go west; the Argo II will go east. The gods, still suffering from multiple personality disorder, are useless. How can a handful of young demigods hope to persevere against Gaea’s army of powerful giants? As dangerous as it is to head to Athens, they have no other option. They have sacrificed too much already. And if Gaea wakes, it is game over.
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GANSTA GRANNY

Author: David Walliams

Illustrator: Tony Ross

Ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at his grandma’s house. All she wants to do is to play Scrabble, and eat cabbage soup. But there are two things Ben doesn’t know about his grandma: she was once an international jewel thief and she has been plotting to steal the crown jewels. Now she needs Ben’s help.

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Author: Katherine Rundell

Everyone thinks that Sophie is an orphan. True, there were no other recorded female survivors from the shipwreck that left baby Sophie floating in the English Channel in a cello case, but Sophie remembers seeing her mother wave for help. Her guardian tells her it is almost impossible that her mother is still alive – but “almost impossible” means “still possible.” And you should never ignore a possible.  So when the Welfare Agency writes to her guardian, threatening to send Sophie to an orphanage, she takes matters into her own hands and flees to Paris to look for her mother, starting with the only clue she has – the address of the cello maker.  Evading the French authorities, she meets Matteo and his network of rooftoppers – urchins who live in the hidden spaces above the city. Together they scour the city in a search for Sophie’s mother – but can they find her before Sophie is caught and sent back to London? Or, more importantly, before she loses hope?

OCTOBER IS NATIONAL SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH!

DEAROctober is National School Library month.

I challenge all classes to participate in the provincial DEAR (DROP EVERYTHING AND READ) EVENT.

This is scheduled for

Monday, October 27th, 2014.

At some point during the day, drop what you are doing and read for a minimum of 20 minutes!

Your brainS and imaginations will thank you!

For more information, check out the BC DEAR challenge website at:

http://bctf.ca/bctla/info/advocacy.html

WESTRIDGE LIBRARY READING CLUB

Just a reminder that the conclusion of the École Westridge Library Reading Club is rapidly approaching.  The deadline for submitting reading logs is May 31st.   Students who reach 100 nights prior to the deadline will receive a special surprise! Students who reach 200 nights of reading qualify for a free book!   

Just a reminder that reading logs are available online at: http://blogs.sd41.bc.ca/westridge-library/ecole-westridge-library-reading-program/ You can download the form, complete it online and email it to me at:

Brenda.Papapanagiotou@sd41.bc.ca.   Teacher-librarian – École Westridge

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