{"id":1525,"date":"2020-10-27T21:34:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T04:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/?p=1525"},"modified":"2020-11-16T20:20:44","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T04:20:44","slug":"reading-is-the-root","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/2020\/10\/reading-is-the-root\/","title":{"rendered":"READING IS THE ROOT&#8230;.."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kimberly.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/users\/263\/diverse-students-reading.jpg\" alt=\"Lesson Plans and Resources for Remote Practice | KSD #414\" width=\"196\" height=\"130\" \/>Why is reading important?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>People read for many reasons \u2013 to learn, to connect to the world around them and because it is fun.<\/p>\n<p>But really, that is not all\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>Reading also :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>provides mental stimulation<\/li>\n<li>reduces stress<\/li>\n<li>increases your vast knowledge on a variety of topics<\/li>\n<li>expands your vocabulary<\/li>\n<li>improves your memory and focus<\/li>\n<li>helps you become a better writer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Want one more\u00a0 reason? Ok \u2013 how about <em><strong>free entertainment<\/strong><\/em>. Step away from your device, computer , television or video games for a little while, crack open a book, and fill yourself up with all the beauty and joy that a good book can offer<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CONTEST:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our theme for the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/10\/photo-1475669698648-2f144fcaaeb1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1526 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/10\/photo-1475669698648-2f144fcaaeb1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/10\/photo-1475669698648-2f144fcaaeb1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/10\/photo-1475669698648-2f144fcaaeb1-391x260.jpg 391w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/files\/2020\/10\/photo-1475669698648-2f144fcaaeb1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Library this year is <strong>Reading is the Root<\/strong>.\u00a0 I love all the imagery this them has to offer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your challenge \u2013<\/strong> to design a logo that represents this theme.\u00a0 It can simply be a picture or a graphic designer on the computer, your choice.\u00a0\u00a0 I will accept entries until <strong>Thursday,\u00a0 November 26<sup>th<\/sup>, 2020.\u00a0<\/strong> The image should captivate the slogan \u201creading is the root\u201d and needs to be <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">your<\/span> original design.\u00a0 One design will be selected from primary and another from intermediate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why is reading important?\u00a0 People read for many reasons \u2013 to learn, to connect to the world around them and because it is fun. But really, that is not all\u2026. Reading also : provides mental stimulation reduces stress increases your vast knowledge on a variety of topics expands your vocabulary improves your memory and focus [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1525"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1525"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1530,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1525\/revisions\/1530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/westridge-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}