{"id":259,"date":"2013-01-09T15:35:15","date_gmt":"2013-01-09T23:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/highlands-library\/?p=259"},"modified":"2013-01-09T15:35:15","modified_gmt":"2013-01-09T23:35:15","slug":"literacy-week-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/uhe-library\/2013\/01\/09\/literacy-week-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"LITERACY WEEK 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/highlands-library\/2013\/01\/09\/literacy-week-2013\/frog2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-260\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-260\" title=\"frog2\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/uhe-library\/files\/2013\/01\/frog2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"158\" \/><\/a>Announcing:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>\u00a0Literacy Week \u2013 January 21<sup>st<\/sup>-25<sup>th<\/sup> at University Highlands!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><strong>LEAP INTO LEARNING!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During literacy week 2013, there will be a host of exciting events to recognize and celebrate literacy in our school community.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To plan for this week, here are some ways you can contribute to make it an exciting and successful week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Donate books<\/strong>. Please bring in any children books (K-7) that you can for our annual Book Bonanza (book swap).\u00a0 Please note that we are in particular need of primary books. Please also note that donated books should be in relatively good condition.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Encourage your child<\/strong> to dress up on Wednesday, January 23rd as his\/her favourite storybook character.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Volunteer to be a guest reader<\/strong> in your child\u2019s classroom.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Students will enjoy and benefit from hearing your favourite childhood stories.\u00a0\u00a0 Coordinate a time with your child\u2019s teacher.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Complete the home reading bingo<\/strong> with your child for the month of January (bingo cards will be sent out Monday, January 14th and should be returned to the library by January 31<sup>st<\/sup>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Encourage your child to write and submit a story or<\/strong> <strong>poem<\/strong> for the annual Burnaby Writing Contest: <em>Words<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0 For complete contest details, please click on \u201cBurnaby Writing Contest\u201d on my library blog at: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/highlands-library\/\">http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/highlands-library\/<\/a>.\u00a0 Please note that poems or stories should be submitted to your child\u2019s teacher on or before February 8<sup>th<\/sup> in order to be considered for entry.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Celebrate Family Literacy Day<em> (January 27<sup>th<\/sup>)<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 Go to the library, read a book or the newspaper together, exchange family histories or play a favourite board game.\u00a0\u00a0 For more ideas, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/abclifeliteracy.ca\/fld\/15-minutes-of-fun\">http:\/\/abclifeliteracy.ca\/fld\/15-minutes-of-fun<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more details about literacy week or to find out more about how you can contribute to this event-filled week, please contact me at <a href=\"mailto:Brenda.Papapanagiotou@sd41.bc.ca\">Brenda.Papapanagiotou@sd41.bc.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you!<\/p>\n<p>Brenda Papapanagiotou<\/p>\n<p>Teacher-librarian \u2013 University Highlands<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Announcing: \u00a0Literacy Week \u2013 January 21st-25th at University Highlands!! \u00a0 LEAP INTO LEARNING! 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