Category: Scholastic Book Club

Christmas, Events, Scholastic Book Club

Read-a-Thon, New Scholastic Digi-Flyers, Pictures from Jolabokaflod

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January English Flyer

Picture of English November Flyer

January French Flyer

Picture of French November Flyer

My class code is RC391237.

 

We are excited to present the HHCS Usborne Read-a-Thon for the second year! Your child received a package on Friday for this amazing opportunity. Blast into reading and support the HHCS library while building your child’s personal home library as well! Usborne has an amazing selection of fiction and non-fiction as well as activity books and puzzles.

Just before the Christmas break we had a wonderful and cozy day to celebrate Jolabokaflod- the Icelandic tradition of the ‘Christmas book flood’. We enjoyed lots of reading and yummy hot chocolate. Thank you to all the guest readers who volunteered as well as those who helped to serve the drinks!

Christmas, Events, Scholastic Book Club, Special Days/Weeks/Months

Jolabokaflod- The Christmas Book Flood, Christmas Book Ornament Challenge, and Scholastic Holiday Flyers

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I am looking for volunteers! Do you like to read? Do you like Christmas? Do you like kids? We are looking for parent volunteers to guest read to classes on Thursday, Dec. 21 for a special celebration of JOLABOKAFLOD- the Icelandic tradition of ‘flooding’ with books on Christmas Eve! We will be reading in different ways and enjoying hot chocolate and pajamas. Please email Mrs. B. if you can help out- L.Baillargeon@hh-cs.org. Check out this article to learn more about Jolabokaflod! The Christmas Book Flood

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English Holiday Wish Guide

Picture of English November Flyer

French Holiday Wish Guide

Picture of French November Flyer

Scholastic holiday flyers are here!

My Class Code
RC391237

Leanne Baillargeon’s classroom will earn 20% in Classroom Rewards on rewardable items when you Ship to School.

Digital Literacy, Events, Family Literacy, Media Literacy, Scholastic Book Club, Special Days/Weeks/Months

Screen-Free and Digital Citizenship Week Coming Up, and October Scholastic Flyers

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Picture of English October Teacher Newsletter

October- English Digi-Flyer

Picture of French October Teacher Newsletter

October- French Digi-Flyer

My Class Code
RC391237
Shipping is free to your home for orders over $40!
The week of October 16, HHCS for the first time is going to participate in Screen-Free Week and Digital Citizenship Week! We are planning lessons every day on topics of media balance, online bullying and how to deal with it, reliable information, giving credit for images and information, and online safety. We are excited to dedicate an entire week to these important topics. Please keep an eye out for family resource sheets that will be coming home. We are also challenging HHCS students, staff, and families to take the Scree-Free Week challenge! We are going to see how many of us can take a break from entertainment screens for a whole week. All classes received a visit from myself or from our school social worker this past week to introduce the challenge and hand out pledge cards. Ask your grades K-4 children about ‘The Couch Potato’ book! Here is a video read aloud of it, as well as other books related to digital citizenship.
Books about safe use of technology
https://childhood101.com/picture-books-digital-citizenship/
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Scholastic Book Club, Storywalk

Welcome Back to School, September Scholastic Flyers, and new Storywalk is Up!

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Welcome back everyone! It was so nice to see so many smiling faces this past week at school! I hope you all had a restful and fun summer. Don’t forget to submit the Summer Reading Challenge for the students that completed it! I hope that you had fun with that! I am looking forward to seeing you all at the Back to School Event on Friday evening. I encourage you to take your family on a walk through our wetlands to enjoy our school Storywalk! This fall I am featuring the book “School is More than a Building.” As you go through, you will read a couple of pages at each stop and can do the activity suggestions together. You will also be able to enjoy God’s beautiful nature at the same time! If you don’t see me outside or in the library then I will be in the Grade 6A room – come and say hi!

 

Picture of English September Flyer

September- English Flyer

Picture of French September Flyer

September- French Flyer

My Class Code
RC391237
Shipping is free to your home for orders over $40!
Events, Growing Readers Tips, Scholastic Book Club

Grand Battle of the Books and Scholastic May Digi-Flyers

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May English Flyer

May- English

May French Flyer

May- French

Summer Reading Guide

Summer Reading

My Class Code
RC391237
Shipping to the classroom is back! Just order online from the digi-flyer, enter the class code, and items can be shipped to the school instead of having to have a minimum $40 order to ship to home like before. Of course that is still an option too if you prefer.
In a previous post, I wrote about how our Battle of the Books teams participated in the Round Robin tournament at the Halton Hills Public Library. On Thursday night the top two teams battled it out in the final Grand Battle! Our junior and senior teams both finished in second place overall for all the schools that participated in Halton Hills. I am proud of these students for their hard work! We had fun competing and working as a team. Go, Moose!!

GROWING READERS TIP- OPEN AND CLOSED

There are two types of questions we can ask.  They are open and closed questions. Closed questions generally have only one right answer and are a short one word response.  For example- “Is an apple a fruit?”  Open questions/prompts encourage kids to talk and generally have lengthier responses.  For example- “Describe an apple.”

Try open type questions when asking your child about their day or a question about a story they are enjoying.  You will get your child thinking and talking.

Take away- Open questions encourage my child to think and talk. 

Events, Growing Readers Tips, Scholastic Book Club

Battle of the Books Pictures, and April Scholastic Digi-Flyers

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Congratulations to the students of both the Junior and Senior Battle of the Books teams! We participated in the Round Robin tournaments at the Halton Hills Public Library this past week. We placed in the top 2 teams for both tournaments, and as a result both teams will get to participate in the final Grand Battle later in April! We had so much fun and it was so great to see our students high fiving each other and working together. These kids have been working hard and will continue to practice to see who will be the champion school in Halton Hills! Thank you to the Halton Hills Public Library for putting the resources into this important program.

April- English Flyer

April English Flyer

April- French Flyer

April French Flyer

My Class Code
RC391237
Shipping to the classroom is back! Just order online from the digi-flyer, enter the class code, and items can be shipped to the school instead of having to have a minimum $40 order to ship to home like before. Of course that is still an option too if you prefer.

LISTENING TO KIDS READ

Beginning readers need lots of practice reading out loud.  But we don’t always have time to listen to them practice. Try these audience ideas for your child’s practice time:

Let your child read to a stuffed animal, to a younger sibling, or to him or herself in the mirror.

Facetime with a grandparent or extended family member.

Have your child record a video of him or herself. 

TAKE AWAY:  Have beginning readers get lots of practice reading aloud to various audiences. 

Growing Readers Tips, Scholastic Book Club

Books About Names, and Scholastic Digi-Flyers for March

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Thanks again to Usborne rep and HHCS paraeducator Deanna McAllister for organizing a very successful Read-a-Thon! Don’t forget to select the books that your child would like to pick out as their reward for their efforts! We are looking forward to using our proceeds to get many amazing new Usborne books for our school library.

March Scholastic Digi-Flyers are out!

My Class Code
RC391237
Shipping is free to your home for orders over $40!
Sunday, March 5, is “Fun Facts About Names” day.  Here are some books about the importance of names!

GROWING READERS TIP- I EXPECT

Sharing your high and realistic expectations with your child regarding reading helps to set the tone for learning to take place. Decide what your expectations will be and then share them with your child often. For example- I expect you to try your best. We read every day. 

Take away- Set high and realistic expectations when it comes to reading. 

Happy March break everyone!
have a good week
Growing Readers Tips, Scholastic Book Club, Special Days/Weeks/Months

Valentines’ Day, and Scholastic Digi-Flyers for February

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Valentine’s Day is upon us already!  Enjoy these lists of books about friendship and love.

Valentine’s Day Picture Book Gifts for Little Readers

 

The Wonderful Things You Will Be

A Mighty Girl- Books About Family Love

35 Best Kids’ Valentine’s Day Books

A Mighty Girl- Books About Friendship

February Scholastic Digi-Flyers are out!

My Class Code
RC391237
Shipping is free to your home for orders over $40!
February English Flyer
Celebrate Diversity Digi-Flyer
Fall in Love with These Books Digi-Flyer

GROWING READERS TIP- IT’S TIME TO CHECK

A quick check of a child’s homework or work folder helps to monitor that literacy progress is being made.  Daily homework, literacy suggestions, and important notes and forms should be reviewed daily by families.  It’s helpful to have a set time and place to review items so that it becomes a habit to check.  

Take away:  Check homework and work folders daily to monitor progress. 

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Events, Scholastic Book Club

Read-a-Thon and January Scholastic Digi-Flyers

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Happy New Year everyone!  Welcome back to school.  I am excited to announce a Read-a-Thon that HHCS will be participating in.  It is optional for students and will start this week.  An information package will be coming home this week.  When students complete their Read-a-Thon goals, they will earn 50% of the pledge money for themselves from Usborne books, and 50% will go to the HHCS Library.  Win-win!  More information to follow.  Many thanks to HHCS paraeducator and Usborne Books rep- Deanna Livingstone!

January Scholastic Digi-Flyers are out!

My Class Code
RC391237
Shipping is free to your home for orders over $40!
January English Flyer
January French Flyer
Teen January Digi-Flyer
January/February Bonus Flyer