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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The Battle of the Books Via Skype Between Our Red Maple Club and Acadia Jr. High (Winnipeg)
SJH Red Maple Club VS Acadia Jr. High Book Battle!
Today we battled via Skype with Acadia Jr. High in Winnipeg to determine which of the following titles is the best book ever!
St. Joseph High School Red Maple Club members nominated the following titles:
1. The Vampire Stalker by Allision Van Diepen presented by Lena Morin
2. The Vindico by Wesley King presented by Darien Reichel
3. End of Days by Eric Walters presented by Aedyn Ladd
Acadia Jr. High nominated the following titles:
1. The Bedmas Conspiracy by Deborah Sherman
2. Fly Boy by Eric Walters
3. The Undergrounders by David Skuy
St. Joseph High School Red Maple Club members nominated the following titles:
1. The Vampire Stalker by Allision Van Diepen presented by Lena Morin
2. The Vindico by Wesley King presented by Darien Reichel
3. End of Days by Eric Walters presented by Aedyn Ladd
Acadia Jr. High nominated the following titles:
1. The Bedmas Conspiracy by Deborah Sherman
2. Fly Boy by Eric Walters
3. The Undergrounders by David Skuy
All the speeches were persuasive and it was difficult to decide but the ultimate winner was Lena Morin with her pitch for The Vampire Stalker!
Monday, December 3, 2012
Eric Walters Author Visit
On Nov. 26th, Eric Walters visited our Learning Commons to speak to over 200 students in gr. 7-10. They were spellbound! He is a superstar presenter and highly motivating for reluctant readers. See the photostory of the event above this post!
Check out the display of some of his 75 titles in the L.C.
Make change with your CHANGE! Give your pennies, nickels and dimes to the L.C. charity fundraiser for the Creation of Hope Project sponsored by Eric Walters.
Check out the details @ www.creationofhope.com
Option One - Those requiring tax receipts are asked to make out cheques to Africa Inland Mission and add “Creation of Hope” on the memo line and mail them to 4082 Powderhorn Crescent, Mississauga, ON, L5L 3B9. The cheques will then be forwarded to AIM. Africa Inland Mission (AIM) is a registered charity which is affliated with the project on the ground in Kenya. AIM takes an 7% administrative fee and the remaining 93% is sent to our program for direct use.
Check out the display of some of his 75 titles in the L.C.
Make change with your CHANGE! Give your pennies, nickels and dimes to the L.C. charity fundraiser for the Creation of Hope Project sponsored by Eric Walters.
Check out the details @ www.creationofhope.com
Option One - Those requiring tax receipts are asked to make out cheques to Africa Inland Mission and add “Creation of Hope” on the memo line and mail them to 4082 Powderhorn Crescent, Mississauga, ON, L5L 3B9. The cheques will then be forwarded to AIM. Africa Inland Mission (AIM) is a registered charity which is affliated with the project on the ground in Kenya. AIM takes an 7% administrative fee and the remaining 93% is sent to our program for direct use.
Option Two - Those who do not require tax receipts are asked to make cheques out to Creation of Hope and mail them to the address listed above. 100% of the money is sent to staff in Kenya for direct use.
A commitment has been made that 100% of money that comes from schools or children will always go to service. Some schools have needed to use the first option – donating through AIM – and we have undertaken to ‘pay’ the 7% administrative cost so that the project still receives 100% – 100 cents on the dollar – going directly to service.
Often people will ask for money to be directed to specific projects or goals (goats, blankets, tools etc) and we work to honour those requests. Here are the costs for some items:
Planting a sapling – $.23 Blanket – $6.00 Chicken – $8.00
School Uniform – $14.00 Farm Tools for a Family – $20.00 Goat – $40.00
Fund the entire Rolling Hills orphanage – one day or week at a time; There are 34 children at Rolling Hills Residence. To fund the costs of the orphanage (food, clothing, school fees, school supplies, medical care, electricity, water, sanitation and salary for the matron, tutor and night watchman) for one day is $50, or for one week is $350.00 Fund the program for a week . . . or two . . . or more. You will get back a thank you from the children indicating the exact week you supported them, and a picture like the one above.
Monday, November 19, 2012
Kindness Week: Read All About It!
Check out the display of great books to celebrate Kindness Week in the Learning Commons!
Celebrate Kindness by reading these brand new books:
Read Ellen Hopkins poetic novelization "Tilt". Follow the lives of three teens who find the strength they need to hold on when their world's been tilted completely off its axis.
Read Everybody SEES the ants. Lucky Linderman doesn't want to wake up...he has a secret that helps him wade through the daily mundane torture of his life. In his dreams he escapes to the war-ridden jungles of Laos, and the prison his grandfather couldn't escape, where he can be a real man, an adventurer and a hero. But how long can Lucky keep hiding in his dreams before reality forces its way through?
Read The Pregnancy Project, a memoir. A girl pretends to be pregnant in high school and learns the meaning of family, friends and living beyond stereotypes.
Read The Letter Q: Queer Writer's Notes to their younger selves. In this anthology 64 award winning authors and illustrators such as Michael Cunningham, Amy Bloom, Jacqueline Woodson, Terrence McNally, Gregory Maguire, David Levithan and Armistead Maupin make imaginative journeys into their pasts, telling their younger selves what they would have liked to have known then about their lives as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered people. With bracing honesty, these are words of love, messages of understanding, reasons to hold on for the better future ahead.
Read The Relectant Journal of Henry k. Larsen. Thirteen year old Henry's happy ordinary life comes to an abrupt hald when his older brother, Jesse, picks up their father's hunting rifle and leave the house one morning. What follows, shatters his family, who are forced to resume their lives in a new city, where no one knows their past
Check out these titles and more @ your Learning Commons!
Celebrate Kindness by reading these brand new books:
Read Ellen Hopkins poetic novelization "Tilt". Follow the lives of three teens who find the strength they need to hold on when their world's been tilted completely off its axis. Read Everybody SEES the ants. Lucky Linderman doesn't want to wake up...he has a secret that helps him wade through the daily mundane torture of his life. In his dreams he escapes to the war-ridden jungles of Laos, and the prison his grandfather couldn't escape, where he can be a real man, an adventurer and a hero. But how long can Lucky keep hiding in his dreams before reality forces its way through?
Read The Pregnancy Project, a memoir. A girl pretends to be pregnant in high school and learns the meaning of family, friends and living beyond stereotypes.
Read The Letter Q: Queer Writer's Notes to their younger selves. In this anthology 64 award winning authors and illustrators such as Michael Cunningham, Amy Bloom, Jacqueline Woodson, Terrence McNally, Gregory Maguire, David Levithan and Armistead Maupin make imaginative journeys into their pasts, telling their younger selves what they would have liked to have known then about their lives as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered people. With bracing honesty, these are words of love, messages of understanding, reasons to hold on for the better future ahead. Check out these titles and more @ your Learning Commons!
Friday, November 9, 2012
Lest We Forget....Read to Remember!
Check out the display of books about War and Peace in the Learning Commons!
Watch the War themed Book Trailers on the SJH Learning Commons Youtube Channel by clicking on the link below:
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