Scholastic Book Fair #2! Thank you!!!

Thank you so much for all of your support of the book fair and the school! We had another amazing turnout for the book fair and we sold just over $3,100 worth of books! Fabulous!! This means that the school has another $300 worth of books and $600 (cash) to spend on things that are needed in the library next year. I think some Lego might be on that list!

A HUGE thank you to all of the parent and student volunteers as this book fair wouldn't happen without you and your time! It's really appreciated!!

The Fabulous Friend Machine

Our friend, Popcorn the chicken, is the main character of the story and because of the choices she makes, there are lots of lessons to be learned from her!

We spent some time talking about online safety and digital citizenship after reading this book!

THIS is a website for parents with a lot more information.

THIS has some online games to practice digital citizenship.

THIS has games for Grades 3-12.

Have fun and stay safe online!

Mrs. Heidrich

The Great Aaa-Ooo

What a fun book to read - for me too! The kids were surprised at the end and I'm sure they'll tell you!

Just what was making all that noise? Can you guess? We made connection between this story and another on we read earlier as well!

Do you remember how many kids of animals were in that tree?
Mrs. Heidrich

Faraway Fox

Our Surrey Schools book this week was called Faraway Fox. It's about a fox who gets lost in the city where his home used to be and how he finds his way back. We talked about what people can do to help animals in areas where urbanization is taking place and destroying important wildlife areas.

After reading, different classes did some different activities learning about foxes. Some of the classes watched the following video.

Some of the classes also learned about fennec foxes - the world's smallest fox!

So much to talk about and so many animals to find out about! Have fun!

Mrs. Heidrich

"The Branch"

This week's Surrey Schools Picture Book of the Year is The Branch.

The girl in the story goes through a lot of emotions, so we talked about this as we read it. Then, I showed students a picture of their brain and we talked about how these help control our emotions and that there are things we can do to help control our emotions.

We talked about our thoughts, how we can try to control them, but that it's sometimes difficult and then we did a little breathing practice from Cosmic Kids and there are a lot of other mindfulness videos here as well.

Click HERE for more videos!

Enjoy that relaxation and breathing!

Mrs. Heidrich

"They All Saw a Cat" Book Trailer

OK, so we've been enjoying all of our Surrey Schools books and here's a sneak peek at our next!

Here's a song that goes with the story as well! Enjoy!

Looking forward to seeing you all for our new story!
Have a great week!
Mrs. Heidrich

Happy Dr. Seuss Day!!

I don't know about you, but my parents read Dr. Seuss to me as a kid and I sure read it to my two boys as well! I love this quote below, but there are so many that are wonderful!

Here are just some of the many books he wrote! Which is your favourite? Add a comment and let me know! Remember to ask your parents first if that's OK and don't add any personal information!

Check out these websites to find out some very interesting things that you may not have known about Dr. Seuss:

http://thefw.com/things-you-didnt-know-about-dr-seuss/

https://www.kidsplayandcreate.com/dr-seuss-facts-and-quotes-for-kids-read-across-america/

So come into the library and read a Dr. Seuss book today! Hope to see you soon!

Mrs. Heidrich