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Poetry here, poetry there, poetry everywhere!

imageApril is poetry month and we’ve been having lots of fun with poetry in the library this past week.  Students have been reading poetry and talking about what they notice.

Divisions 5 and 16 read many different poetry books and marked their favourites with a post it.  They then passed the book to a friend so they could read the poems they chose and maybe find one or two of their own.  Here are some of the things they noticed about the poems they read.

We also explored a great poetry web site. Poetryfpundation.org has some great resources including videos of poems.  We watched some in the library.My favourite was “Daffodils” by William Wordsworth

After divisions 7 and 8 listened to this poem with their ears and their hearts, we wrote our own poems using what we had heard and what words or phrases were most powerful for us.  Here are our poems:

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The Art of Clean Up

Do you like things neat and organized or random and messy? Would you like your alphabet soup sorted by letter in your bowl or your laundry sorted by colour? This week Division 20 read a great new book called The Art of Clean up by Ursus Wehrli.

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Afterwards we had fun sorting our own collections In a variety of ways.

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The Reading Club needs you!

On February 19th we reached 100 nights of reading.  On Thursday, February 27th we will recognize all the staff and students who have participated in the Reading Club.  We will give away some great book prizes to some lucky winners, too.

Unfortunately, we are down in our number of participants this term.

One of the many reasons we run the Reading Club is to support families.  We want to help families model the importance of reading by making it an essential part of their day. You can help by reading to your child, listening to your child read, or reading yourself while your child is reading.  Make this an enjoyable time of day and let your child choose their own reading materials as much as possible.

Pick up the forms anytime from the library.  It’s never too late to join!

We will reach 200 nights on April 10th.  Everyone who completes 250 nights of reading will be able to place their name in a book in the library.

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Pink Day: February 26th!

Pink Day is coming up on February 26th.  We’re celebrating friendship, kindness and respect!  We will be creating a “Wall of Pink” in the hallway outside the gym with our ideas. Check out the display in the library and find a great read about making the world a better place.

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Journey wins Caldecott Honor!

During literacy week we all read the book Journey by Aaron Becker. It is an stunningly beautiful wordless picture book that celebrates the imagination.  This week it was announced that Journey had been awarded the prestigious Caldecott Honor.  Congratulations, Mr. Becker!

Watch the video below to learn how the book was made:

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Reading Opens Doors!

Last week we celebrated Literacy in a big way at South Slope/BCSD.

It all started with our Celebration of100 Learning assembly on Monday, Jan. 21st. First, we recognized all the staff and students who completed 100 nights of reading in our reading club.

Next, we were treated to three special Readers’ Theatre performances.  BCSD students performed Red Dragon, Red Dragon based on Eric Carle’s Brown Bear, Brown Bear. Leadership students performed a very funny pindexlay called, Claynocchio.  And finally, South Slope staff was very cool in their shades while they performed, Pete the Cat and his Magic Sunglasses.

On Tuesday everyone was invited to dress up as their favourite character from a book.  Can you guess who these staff and students are?

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All week the school participated in Drop Everything and Read times every day.

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On Wednesday, we had special guest readers for every classroom from the Burnaby School district and the community.

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Every classroom all read the book, Journey by Aaron Becker.  Journey is a wordless picture book that invites readers to use their imagination and embark on incredible adventures.  Many classes have displayed their responses in the hallways.

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Our theme this week was Reading Opens Doors.  What doors has reading opened for you?  Do you have a favourite book that changed you or took you on an incredible adventure?  I’d love to read your responses here or come and talk to me in the library.

 

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Literacy Week is coming!

 

January 20-24 is Literacy Week! 

reading Jan 2014Our theme is: READING OPENS DOORS!

School wide DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) every day!

Monday: School Wide assembly including recognition of our Reading Club and Reader’s Theatre presentations by staff and students!

Tuesday: Dress up as your favourite character from a children’s book!

Wednesday: Guest readers visit our school including Burnaby’s Superintendent of Schools, Kevin Kaardal, and our MLA, Raj Chouhan!

Thursday: Literacy Day.  Celebrating literacy across the curriculum all day!

Friday: School Wide assembly with Reader’s Theatre and DEAR!

 

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone!  I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing break.

News for the New Year:100

Reading Club: December 31st marked 100 nights of reading.  Please return your orange forms ASAP and pick up your new blue 150 nights forms.  We will have an assembly on Jan. 20th to recognize the reading club and, of course, give away some great books.

scareLiteracy Week: Jan 20-24 we will be celebrating literacy week at our school.  Special events include a “Dress up as your favourite character from a book day” on Tuesday, Jan 21st.  Guest readers on Wednesday, Jan. 22nd. Book trivia will happen throughout the week with prizes for students.  Stay tuned for more details!

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New class blog:  I would like to welcome Mrs. March and Division 6 to the blogging world.  Check out their blog here.  I look forward to reading all about the great things they learn in their classroom.

Looking forward to a great new year filled with great books!

 

 

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And the winner is…

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The Stamp Collector is the Canadian Picture Book of the Year for South Slope.  Divisions 6,7 and 8 have chosen this visually stunning and moving tribute to the power of stories as this year’s winner.  It was a surprise win for me as it is the most serious of the books nominated.  Thanks to everyone who participated.  Check out the comments for all the books on the hallway display.

Happy holidays everyone!  See you in the new year!