Month: February 2024

Building Belonging- diversity, Growing Readers Tips, Special Days/Weeks/Months

Black History Month, Growing Readers Tip

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February is Black History month! Here are some of the newest books that your kids might enjoy reading related to this theme.

The Hockey Skates

A boy opens a box that has a golden glow. Hockey memorabilia litters his room.

My Name is Henry Bibb

A book cover that shows a drawing of a man wearing a suit in front of a yellow identification card and a green-coloured background. There is brown and red text overlay that is the book's title and author's name.

I Am Big

A book cover that shows a young Black hockey player standing on top of a globe that's made of ice. He is holding a hockey stick and smiling. There is white and orange text overlay that is the book's title and the author's name.

She Persisted: Simone Biles by Kekla Magoon and Chelsea Clinton

There Was a Party for Langston

I Am Be by Jennifer Francis Book Cover

Ron’s Big Mission

A Year of Black Joy: 52 Black Voices Share Their Life Passions

Young, Gifted and Black Too: Meet 52 More Black Icons from Past and Present image number 0

GROWING READERS TIP- KITCHEN TIME

 

Finding time to build literacy skills can be challenging. Capture a little time in the room you spend a lot of time- the kitchen. Try these ideas:

 

Have your child play with magnetic letters on the refrigerator or on a cookie sheet.

 

Create a sensory writing tray using salt and a shallow pan.

 

Send the kids to the pantry shelves for a letter or word hunt using cans and boxes.

 

Listen to your child read a book.

 

TAKE AWAY:  I can use kitchen time as literacy learning time. 

Authors, Events, Growing Readers Tips, Storywalk

Author Visits, New Storywalk, and Growing Readers Tip

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New storywalk The Library Fish is now up in our wetlands! Come and take a walk with your kids and enjoy the story out in nature!

Home

Grades 3-6 had a fantastic Zoom visit with the hilarious author Chris Grabenstein! It was especially exciting to hear that the last installment of his Lemoncello book series comes out this fall! Many of his books are available at our HHCS library.

Kindergarten – Grade 3’s author visit was with Forest of Reading award nominee Lindsay Zier-Vogel! We loved having her read her book, Dear Street, to us and hearing about her love lettering project. Grade 1-2 adapted her project to write letters of appreciation to different areas of our school! I already found one in the library and am looking forward to seeing more around the school! Untitled design - 1

GROWING READERS TIP:

There is a lot of wait time during sports practices, music lessons, and club meetings. Carry along a book or two for these opportunities. Your child can look at books on their own or with siblings and friends. 

 

Take away: Pack a few books in the practice bag.