HHCS LIBRARY BLOG
As a school we are getting ready for Remembrance Day. We will have an assembly Friday morning in the gym and parents are welcome to attend. I hope these book ideas will be helpful for you to discuss the topic as a family at home.
Canadian Books for Children and Young Adults to Commemorate Remembrance Day
Lest We Forget- Books for Remembrance Day
October Scholastic Digi-Flyers are here!
Your order will ship to your home and you can order online whenever you’d like! When you enter the ‘class code’, your order earns 20% back for new books for our school library. Orders over $40 are free shipping.
Use this for the Class code – RC391237
If your child still wants to get in a last minute entry for the Book-Themed Lego contest, they can bring it in by Tuesday at the latest, before I will draw a random winner from all the entries! They look amazing in the library and I can’t wait to post pictures next week!
Parents and Grandparents, the book fair is open for you during Parent-Teacher interviews and Grandparents’ Day! Students, the fair is open for you when your homeroom teachers take you during the week, or at select recess times. (stay tuned- listen on the morning announcements.)
At HHCS, we begin each school year in every grade teaching about The 7 Habits of Happy Kids; using the book by Sean Covey, and referring to what we have learned often throughout the year. It has become part of our school ‘language’ and has a big effect on building successful habits in our students. Here are some picture book suggestions to help our kids internalize what these habits are all about.
Habit #1 – Be Proactive, You’re in Charge:
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Habit #2- Begin with the End in Mind
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Habit #3- Put First Things First
Habit #4- Think Win-Win
Habit #5- Seek First to Understand
Habit #6- Synergize
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Habit #7- Sharpen the Saw
It was so nice to see so many families at the Back to School Night! I hope you all had a great time. Don’t forget this Wednesday is Culture and Curriculum Night. I will be in the library so you can stop by to talk to me. I’ll have a handout to give everyone as well. See you soon!
I run a Scholastic program where parents can purchase books for their children and then we receive free books for our school library as a reward. For those who have children in classes where the homeroom teachers are not already running a classroom account, you are welcome to use this whole-school one.
Your order will ship to your home and you can order online whenever you’d like! When you enter the ‘class code’, your order earns 20% back for new books for our school library. Orders over $40 are free shipping.
Use this for the Class code – RC391237
With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, here are some books for kids to learn more about her life, faith, and the events of her lifetime. At school on Monday we will be observing with a moment of silence.
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Penguinrandomhouse.ca
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End of the year Scholastic digi-flyers are here! Don’t forget that volunteer hours can be earned by purchasing from Scholastic!
When ordering, use Class code- RC391237. Orders over $40 are FREE delivery to your home!
Scholastic- English Digi-Flyer for June
Scholastic- French Digi-Flyer for June
The in-person Scholastic book fair also starts this week!! Students will shop during their class’s regular library period of the week. (Grade 4-5 and 6a are rescheduled to Friday because of the music assembly on Wednesday.) I will also have the book fair open during morning recess on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Students who need to come back to shop a second time or who will be away on their class’s scheduled day may come during recess times. Parents are also welcome to come after the music assembly on Wednesday until 4:00.
May is Asian Heritage month- enjoy these book selections!
Scholastic- Asian Heritage Month
Alvin Ho series by Lenore Look
Any Day with You by Mae Respicio
Images from oliverjeffers.com
Oliver Jeffers has written and illustrated many children’s books and is a talented artist. His books have a wonderful sense of whimsy. Check out some of his work!
Scholastic book fair is coming NEXT WEEK! Classes will visit the fair on their regular library visit day so be sure to pack spending money that day.
Last day to take AR tests is coming up on June 9! Students should plan accordingly to be able to meet their goals by this deadline.
Honours Reader program (optional challenge) is hosted in Google classroom- join code is qru34nw.
Please double check with your children if they have been bringing back their library books on time or if you might have received any late notices from the library that may have gone to your spam folder.
Have a wonderful week!
Just another reminder to stop by the library this Thursday during Celebration of Learning Night! I will have selfie station props and DIY bookmarks ready for you! Students may also check out an extra book with their family!
Scholastic April digi-flyers are here! School-wide class code is RC391237.
This Monday at HHCS we celebrated World Autism Awareness and Acceptance Day. We talked to the students about our wonderful neurodiverse brains, about qualities and difficulties of autism, and about accepting and celebrating our similarities and differences. Enjoy these resources!
Don’t forget that Friday is the last day to hand in your forms for the Reading Olympics Challenge! See my last 2 blog posts if you need details.
Scholastic digi-flyers are here!
This week’s spotlight is on books for kids who like arts and crafts. Encourage your family’s hobbies by helping them to learn more about them with a book!
The Winter Olympics started in Beijing, China on Friday- were you watching? Enjoy these Olympic-themed book lists! I’m also including general books for the sports-lover in your family! REMINDER- Don’t forget that AR (Accelerated Reader program) reading points are due on Friday Feb. 25! Let’s encourage our kids to meet their goals! AR Reward will be the week of Feb. 28.
Scholastic- Books about Sports
Don’t forget that volunteer hours can now be earned by purchasing from Scholastic!
When ordering, use Class code- RC391237. Orders over $40 are FREE delivery to your home!
Happy New Year, everyone! Scholastic digi-flyers are here for January!
Announcement re: book-themed Christmas ornaments- Emma S. in grade 7, you have been selected to win the prize of a gift card from Indigo! Thank you so much to Emma and to everyone else for the lovely contributions to our library Christmas tree! You may come and pick up your ornaments from me in the library this week!
EDIT: Now that we’ve had to flip to online learning we will have to figure this out at a later date! Look forward to seeing everyone in person again- in the meantime let’s make the best of it on Zoom.
Check out these interesting resources for families and kids about ways to make reading resolutions for the new year! I challenge you to pick a couple- which ones will your family work on this year?
Scholastic- 100 New Years Reading Resolutions
New Year’s Resolutions: 4 Simple Ways to Read More with your Children in 2018
