News about the library and more!
We are celebrating International Dot Day this week! We are among over 1,000,000 participants around the world. All classes have been invited to read The Dot by Peter Reynolds, a great book “celebrating courage and creativity”. After reading the book, students are asked to create their own mark on a dot and place it on the giant dot we have on the library doors.
This is what the dot looked like on Monday:
And this is what it looks like today:
And here is the final product!
The Scholastic Book Fair is being held in the library this week until Thursday. It will be open at lunch and after school. On Thursday we will stay open until intake interviews finish at 8pm. Some classes have come in to preview the fair and it has been a joy to watch them get excited about all the new books.
We still need a few parent volunteers for Thursday. Please come and see me if you are available.
September News from the Library:
Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful summer and read some great books. I know I did!
The library program has some exciting opportunities in store for your child this year:
• Our curriculum will be promoting the very best of children’s literature to your child with activities designed to help students enjoy the stories even more.
• We will be doing our very best to get (or keep) your children “hooked on reading” by recommending specific reading materials to each individual.
• At each grade level, students will be learning information literacy skills specifically suited to their developmental needs.
• The iPads will continue to be used for learning and exciting new projects!
• We have a lot of special events being planned: author visits, DEAR day, book fairs, Literacy Week, the home reading club, and more!
• If you would like to volunteer to help in the library, please let me know. We’d love to have you.
Upcoming events:
Sept 16- 20: The Scholastic Book Fair is back! Come and check out some great books before or after you visit with your child’s teacher that week. We really need parent volunteers. Please sign up in the hallway just outside the library doors or come and see me.
Sept. 23- Home Reading Club begins! Last year we read to the moon. Stay tuned for more details about our goal this year.
Oct. 28- D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) Day. Join us as we celebrate reading school wide.
Check out the library blog for more information and updates throughout the year. You can access it from the school website under the library tab or go to: http://goo.gl/PPPXu
Use your smartphone to find us too! (A great app for scanning QR codes is i-nigma)
Questions? Comments? Please come and see me in the library. I’m looking forward to an exciting year!
Mrs. Araujo
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Dr. Seuss I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!
Check out this fantastic photo created by one of our staff members, Shelly Leroux. The hands are from Division 8. Can you recognize anyone?
Thank you to everyone for a fantastic year! See you in September!
Congratulations everyone! At Thursday’s assembly we celebrated 250 nights of reading. We travelled 401,500km in our reading journey and made it to the moon. Everyone who read 250 nights placed a nameplate in a book of their choice in the library. What should our challenge be for next year? I would love to hear your ideas. Leave them here on the blog or come and see me next week.
It is hard to believe but tonight we will reach 50 nights of reading! Thank you to all the students and staff who are helping us reach our goal to “Read to the Moon!”. Please hand in your completed 50 night forms to the library. 100 night forms will be available Wednesday.
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
Picture books: On August 31, Candlewick launched a yearlong video celebration of picture books in honor of their 20th anniversary. Every day for 365 days, as part of the We Believe in Picture Books campaign, Candlewick will offer a video shot by authors, illustrators, staff, and friends, sharing what picture books mean to them, recommending a favorite story, and more….You can also submit your own video to the publisher in which you informally talk about your favorite picture book, what the format means to you, or why it matters.
From http://www.slj.com/2012/09/industry-news/news-bites-join-candlewicks-we-believe-in-picture-books-campaign/
Check out this great video I saw on 100scopenotes.com:
The new header on the blog was a photo taken last week in the library for the yearbook. The photograph club came to take photos of our library monitors.
Can you guess who they are?
I know they are dedicated students who help out in the library before and after school with shelving, decorating, displays and more.
Thanks to all of you!
Division 8 has been reading online using the links at BPL Hear a Story as well as wegivebooks.org.
Last we they voted on their favourite site. Most of the students like Bookflix which students can use with their BPL cards. Here is what they wrote:
I liked Bookflix because…
“Someone can read to you and you can read it yourself. You can also see videos.” Sophia
“It has lots of books and it has non-fiction.” Esther
“You can play games.”
These sites can be accessed at home or at school. Come and see Mrs. Araujo in the library or talk to someone in Division 8 if you need help!
Pink Day is February 29th. Come to the library to check out some great books about bullying and how to stop it. Remember to be a friend, not a bully.
