Reading Link Challenge!

We have grade 4 & 5 teams

in the Reading Link Challenge!

October 2011 Schools meet with students and make teams

November 2011 Announcement of titles and distribution of the Challenge books

December 2011 Check on progress and begin scheduling School Challenges

January 2012 Team members finalized

Feb/Mar 2012 School and Library Challenges held

April 2012 Grand Challenge between winners of Library Challenges

April 2012 Global Reading Challenge with the winners from the Fraser

Valley Region, including Surrey and Coquitlam, and Seattle,

Washington will compete by video conference

The Books

1) Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School & Other Scary Things by Lenore Look

2) Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

3) Extra Credit by Andrew Clements

4) George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt by Lucy Hawking

5) Safe as Houses by Eric Walters

6) Seaglass Summer by Anjali Bannerjee

But the angel said to them,

“Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

Luke 2

Lego Gingerbread House

Make a GINGERBREAD HOUSE out of Lego this Christmas Break!

Check out Lego Holiday Build-It-Yourself Ornaments designs online!

http://www.chrismcveigh.com/cm/gingerbread_house_part_list.html

Happy Reading to Grade 1 Students

Gifts by Jo Ellen Bogart and illustrated by Barbara Reid are given to each Grade 1 student. This program is sponsored by The Canadian Children's Book Centre and TD Bank Group.

Scholastic orders ready!

We received the Scholastic shipment at the end of the day on Friday.

They will be ready for pick up (Christmas gifts) & delivery Monday!

Christmas Country Spelling Bee!

In the library we have listened to students practicing for the past few months

for Thursday nights production of Christmas Country Spelling Bee, Musical!

Tuesday Morning in the Library

Students and volunteers practice reading on Tuesdays

DoodleKat - Learn to Draw

http://www.youtube.com/user/doodlekat1

For more search YouTube; doodlekat

Reading in the our favourite places

Grade Three Class silent reading time
Comfy cozy places
Reading to each other

Author Christopher Paolini

Book 4, Inheritance! Meet Christopher Paolini in Vancouver

Canadian Book Celebration

Celebrating Canadian Books at Surrey Christian School.
We will be reading 4 Canadian Books. Students vote for their favourite. The winner will be awarded the Surrey Christian School 2011 Book Award.

Writing Club

There are some of the handy website for you guys!

~Children Writing & Publishing~

Lots of options to send your work for publication

http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/professional-development/childlit/childpublishing.html

~Traci's Lists of Ten~

Traci has some amazing ideas that work for helping to bring out creativity so that it can be printed on paper.

http://www.tengrrl.com/tens/017.shtml

Reading Bingo!

All grades are reading for

Reading Bingo!

Students have until Christmas Break to get all their reading done

Scholastic Book Club

Books make a great Christmas gift! November and December orders will be due Thursday, November 17th. You may combine orders and make one payment.

Robots in the Library

Students made robots which we paraded through the school on Wednesday. To all the creators, a great job!

THANK YOU

Scholastic Book Fair: Thank you for your support. We are able to purchase $250 worth of product for the school from Scholastic.

Scholastic Orders Nov/Dec

Scholastic Book Club: November and December Flyers

were sent home together this past week to ensure orders will be filled before Christmas.

Please return order forms to the library by Thursday November 17th.

I am a Veteran - Our Veterans Matter

Lest We Forget

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

by John McCrae, May 1915

Fall into a Good Book!

Come to the library to check out a new book!

Bookmarks!

Grade 5s were working hard on their bookmarks this week!

Students picked their favorite novel, they then wrote the title/author/series info and drew a picture that represented their novel. Mrs. Vanderbeek will get them laminated and give them back to the students to use :)

A lot is happening in the library!

Scholastic Fall Book Fair

Oct 24-Nov 2!

Reading Link Challenge Book Clubs

Starts in November.

Grade 4 Mondays at Lunch

Grade 5 Tuesdays at Lunch

Open Lunch Wednesdays at Lunch

(games, reading, puzzling, studying...)

Writing Club Thursdays at Lunch

Wednesday Open @ Lunch

Students stream down the stairs & halls to come hang out in the library at lunch every Wednesday. They read, they play board games, they puzzle, they study, or they help Mr.Vanderbeek with shelving or other crafty tasks.

It's always a joy to feel the buzz in the library on Open Library Wednesdays.

Book Fair Coming Soon!

Scholastic Book Fair is coming up soon!

October 25-28 2011 (also during Parent Teachers Conferences)

Meet an Author

Don't miss your chance to meet the genius behind the hugely popular series

The Maze Runner Trilogy! James Dashner comes to Kidsbooks

In Vancouver:
Wednesday October 26th at 7 pm
Offsite Venue: West Point Grey United Church Sanctuary
4595 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver

For more information, call Kidsbooks at 604-738-5335

New Public Library in Surrey!

Looking for something to do this long weekend?

You should go check out the new Surrey Public Library -

City Centre 10350 University Drive

Highlights of the Library:

• 77,000 square feet on 4 floors – 3 times the size of Guildford Library
• LEED certified green building
• Café serving coffee, tea, juice and snacks
• 12 seat Computer Learning Centre
• Wireless Internet access & 80 computers for public use
• Teen lounge and gaming room
• Lots of quiet and silent study spaces
• A huge Children's section
• Popular print and online collections to meet the needs of our growing community
• SFU Continuing Education Satellite Campus

http://www.spl.surrey.bc.ca/

Happy Thanksgiving

Fall

Fall sets fire

To the tips of trees,

And fans the flames

With an icy breeze

Poem by John Frank

Necessary Gardens

Libraries

Are

Necessary

Gardens,

Unsurpassed

At

Growing

Excitement

Poem by J Patrick Lewis

Book Fair

Come and build your own library with great books!


Dates: October 26 - November 2
When: Before/After School and During Parent Teacher Conferences
Where: Library

Raise a Reader!

The Canadian Children's Book Centre and Raise-a-Reader have teamed up to bring you some great reading tips and some suggested reading material. Click on this link and you'll find some book picks for preschoolers, beginning readers, developing readers, and teens.

Library HO!

Fall means that we are BACK TO READING!

Just in time for some great picks!
Have you tried...


or

Come on in and check it out!!!

Noah's Ark Learning Start

Welcome to the new one hour infant and toddler program. Ms. Jen VanderBeek will be presenting the program on Fridays at 10:10 and again at 1:45. Children will enjoy stories, songs, group play and simple crafts. Parents/caregivers stay with your child/ren. Invite your friends/neighbours.

What is Happening This Year in the Library?

Noah's Ark Learning Start - A new program for Parents and Tots on Fridays beginning September 23. Check out the school website for details.

Book Exchange - everyday from 8:30 - 4:00

Regular Library Periods - Kindergarten, Grades one, two and three come to the library each week for 40 minutes to listen to a story, learn library skills and exchange books.

Book Fair - twice a year

Surrey Christian School Book Award - Students get to vote for their favourite book published this year and the winner get awarded the Surrey Christian School 2011 Book Award

Chocolate Lily Book Award - In May, students participate in voting for the Chocolate Lily Book Award. The books nominated have all been writing/illustrated by BC authors and/or illustrators and this is one of the few awards which is voted on by children.

Scholastic Book Club

Scholastic Book Club Flyers are sent home monthly. This gives your child an opportunity to expand their personal library. Scholastic offers books at a discount each month. Please help your child with their selectons - we do not endorse all the books that are offered in the flyers. Happy Reading!

Welcome Back

Our Library has been transformed! Drop by to check out the Reading Corner in the Library. Parents come and relax while waiting for your preschooler/kindergarten child/ren to get out of class. You will find books to share with your little ones or just a quiet place to sit. Thanks to Clancy for a great paint job!

Some-More Reading?

Try these (from The Gigantic Joke Book by Joseph Rosenbloom, Toronto, ON.: Sterling, 1978.)

Fiction Best Seller List
1. Over the Cliff by Hugo Furst
2. Will He or Won't He? by Mae B. Sew
3. Peek-A-Boo by I. C. Hugh
4. Who Killed Cock Robin? by Howard I. Know
5. High and Dry by Rufus Leeking
6. Early One Morning by R.U. Upjohn
7. Round the Mountain by Sheila B. Cuimming
8. Is It Love? by Midas Welby
9. Ten Years in the Monkey House by Bab Boone
10. Detective Stories by Watts E. Dunn

Non-Fiction Best Seller List
1. I Was a Streaker by Running Bear
2. How to Overcome Depression by M. I. Blue
3. How to Avoid Arguments by Xavier Breth
4. Button Collecting by Zipporah Broaken
5. Why You Need Insurance by Justin Case
6. How to Improve Your Looks by Celeste Chance
7. Better Target Shooting by Mr. Completely
8. How I Struck It Rich by Jack Potts
9. How to Fall Out of the Window by Eileen Dover
10. The Victims of Jack the Ripper by Hugh Next

Summer Ways

Summer Reading is Coming Soon!

http://www.kidssrc.ca/

This is a link to some summer reading activities happening in public libraries near you!

This summer you could read...

up a tree....

in a tent...

in the rain...

on cement...

near the pool...

on a swing...

to your dog...

wearing bling...

You know that reading is food

for your fierce hungry brain

so please don't let it starve!

Read it 'food' again and again!

Reading into May!

The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan - #2 in the Kane Chronicles. "...a tight action-packed tale filled with cinematic monsters, mythological battles and an impending apocolypse." (Amazon review)

or try

2030: A Day in the Life of Tomorrow's Kid by Amy Zuckerman and James Daly.

"A talking dog, a housecleaning robot, and a three-dimensional "data-orb" are among the many cool features that kids might enjoy in teh future, according to this light-hearted look at 2030."
(Amazon review)

May!

Random acts of graffiti!

Make your mark in the library now!

Scholastic Book Fair

April 27 - May 2

http://www.scholastic.ca/bookfairs/teachers/images/Sr.News_Spring2011.pdf

Scholastic Book Fair

Starts Wednesday. Come check out the selection of books. For every order of $25 you will get a toy puppy. Enter the Family Draw and guess the number of sunflower seeds. Watch out for other contests! Come join the fun.

GROW WITH GREAT BOOKS

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR

Grandparent's day, April 26th to May 2nd.

Come and buy some good Spring Reads

Chocolate Lily Book Awards

http://chocolatelilyawards.com/

Students will be voting for thier favourite book May 2 - 4. The winning book will be announced June 1st at the Gala to be held at Kidsbooks, Vancouver.

"What book shall I read?"

Book reviews and suggestions!

Check this out...

http://www.readingmatters.co.uk/books.php