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| Thursday, 31 January 2008 10:33 |
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Andrea Beck - author of Elliot Moose Series - visited us April 30th! A wonderful time was had by all!
WelcomeWelcome to the Library!
Our library is, literally, the centre of the school and there is lots going on. Check it out and become an active part of the library today! Check out the tabs to see what's going on in the library at Quaker!
EventsEric Walters
was here to speak to our Intermediates. They have read the books and here are some of their trailers. Do they make you want to read the book? Click here to access Mrs. McKenzie's page and check out the trailers.
Programs
The Tree Programs:
Click on the icon below to go to the official Ontario Library Association Site and check out the books for yourself.
The voting has occurred and the luncheon is on Tuesday, May 11th.
54 students from Quaker will be travelling the arena to celebrate their participation in the Tree Programs along with authors: Ana Kerz - Mealworm Diaries - Silver Birch Helaine Becker - Insectofiles - Silver Birch Non-Fiction Rene Schmidt - Leaving Fletchville - Red Maple Sharon McKay - War Brothers - Red Maple Cyndi Sand-Eveland - Dear Toni - Silver Birch Express Harry Endrulat - A Bear In War - Silver Birch Express They will then come back to Quaker to hear author, Sharon McKay, speak. Check out her website www.sharonmckay.cc for more information about her and her books!a
Battle of the Books
Battle of of the books is an exciting program available for both our Junior and Intermediate students. This is a team for those who love to read, have a good memory and a competitive spirit. Students read the 40 books on the Battle list and then have to answer either specific questions about the books or identify which book is being spoken about! The top eight students for each division will be picked for the team. You are picked based on your attendance, how many books you've read and your ability to answer questions. The Juniors meet at lunch recess on Wednesdays and the Intermediates meet at lunch recess or Tuesdays! Click on Sir BoB above to see the book lists and dates for the final competitions! This year our young Junior Team, mostly grade 4s, did an excellent job competing at the Semi-Finals and our also young Senior Team, mostly grade 7s, did an amazing job moving up the Uxbridge Area Finals and placing third there! Already they are planning their tactics for next year...so until next November!
Great work...BoB!
Reading Recesses Reading Recesses allow ALL students the freedom to come to the library to exchange books one recess every week. It seems it is a very popular program in the winter months! Grade 1s - Mondays - afternoon recess Grade 2s - Tuesday - morning recess Grade 3s - Thursday - morning recess Juniors - Wednesday - lunch recess Intermediates - Thursday - lunch recess Happy reading!
Lovely LinksLooking For A Good Book? http://www.bookwink.com/index.html ** I really like Book Wink. It has video book talks and you can search books by grade, subject or author. The selection seems great. Some books that have been very hot in our library and some I've never heard of that look great! Looking to find books at your child's level? Scholastic's Levelled Book Search might be the link for you. Click here to check it out!
Please click on the links below for great online stories and tips for reading aloud to your child: Learn to Read at Starfall - This site provides online games, printing sheets, activities and build a book programs for children who are just learning the letters to those who are on their way to lower level chapter books. As a parent, teacher and librarian this is one of my favourites! http://www.starfall.com/
Story Online - This is an online streaming video program featuring actors reading children's books aloud. http://www.storylineonline.net/ Hedgehog Books - This is a site designed to give parents tips on how to read aloud to your child as well as providing recommendations for great read aloud books. http://www.hedgehogbooks.com/whyread.html Teach A Child to Read - This site has some great tips on how to improve your child's reading skills. http://www.succeedtoread.com/ TumbleBooks - This amazing site will read and display hundreds of popular stories with their original illustrations. Rober Munsch even reads the Robert Munsch books. QVPS purchases the license for this site for our students so, please, take advantage of this opportunity. www.tumblebooks.com The username is qvillage and the password is books. When you enter the site homepage please click on the TumbleBookLibrary section. TumbleReadables - This is the MATURE version of TumbleBooks with nearly 225 titles including picture books, early readers, chapter books, intermediate YA chapter books and classics. You can bookmark your favourites and follow along with different text sizes. www.tumblereadables.com/auto_login.asp?u=qvillage&p=login The username, if needed, is qvillage and the password is login.
Research
While researching at home it is always beneficial to have quick access to current and relevent materials. The Durham Board has made sure all students have home access to the following sites. If username and password are required they are: Username: durham Password: research12 Grolier Encyclopedia: http://go-kids.grolier.com Student Research Centre (EBSCO): http://search.ebscohost.com The Canadian Encyclopedia: www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com
Here are a couple search engines that are kid friendly and only provide resources appropriate for students. Kidsclick! websites for kids by librarians - http://www.kidsclick.org/ Homework Help - Yahoo! Kids - http://kids.yahoo.com/learn Great Websites for Kids (created by the American Library Association) - http://www.ala.org/greatsites/
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