Ms. Murrells-Allaway (Ms. M or Mme M) works in the Bastion Library, M, T, W, Th. She invites us to be bold in our daily learning: love your library, love learning, love reading. "History is the stories we tell about the past." Thomas King
Halloween is upon us! For some amazing video clips (History Channel), interactive pumpkin carving patterns, rancid recipes and more, see the HALLOWEEN link on the right side bar: scroll down to "Themed Information Pages."
Get your Halloween books - picture, fiction, and non-fiction - @thelibrary! Owwwwrooooooooooo! See you Tue and Wed., Ms. M.
What are your plans for this weekend? Try a spooky trail walk and a new book! Haney Heritage offers a spooky trail walk for both little people,
and young adults:
Spooktacular - October 27 & 28
For two nights the village transforms into a scary attraction for the annual Spooktacular. With the terrifying spook trail and haunted house, there will be menacing creatures around every dark corner. This popular event has been a crowd pleaser for years and always brings something new. For the little spooks, enjoy the Story Book Trail, the Coloring Room and more.
Gates open at 5:00pm. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
New Book - A Spooktacular Halloween
Local author, Kay McCracken and local children's book illustrator, Bob Beeson collaborated on this new book. The book will not only be sold at the event, but also acted out! A Spooktacular Halloween is a story set at R.J. Haney Heritage Village and Museum's annual two-night Halloween Spooktacular. Author Kay McCracken (as Mrs. Orangebottom, a character from the book) and local historian, Dave Harper will read and act out the story.
Orangebottom
Books are for sale at the event (and at bookstores and other venues around
town) for $5.00 with $1.00 from every book sale donated to the Literacy
Local author Kay McCracken wrote the best-selling memoir A Raven in My Heart:
Reflections of a Bookseller. In 2003, McCracken co-founded Word on the
Lake...a festival for readers and writers; she continues to serve on the
board of the Shuswap Association of Writers (SAW). Her memoir workshop was
well received at Word on the Lake and at an event for the Literacy Alliance
of the Shuswap Society (LASS). She continues to turn out a monthly column
³Write On² for the Monthly edition of the Friday AM. She's a founding member
of Gracesprings Collective, and is an active member of the Federation of BC
Writers, having acted as a board member and regional rep for six years.
McCracken loves living in the diverse and friendly community of Salmon Arm.
Biographies of McCracken and Beeson
Spooky reading to you all! Check the Alexandria reference link to the right to see what Halloween'ish books you may want to sign out and Nettrekker to see what web sites this database suggests. Ms. M.
Parkview, how will we celebrate our passion for reading Oct 22nd? Check below for Parkland Secondary's creative approach
Parkview members enter the Video Testimonial Contest (scroll down below the bookmarks) that covers some aspect about our library: "What would your school be like without a library? Why do you love your school library? What does your school library mean to you? What is the best thing about your school library?" Prizes include the following: "First place prize includes a $150 Chapters/Coles/Indigo gift card for your school library. The student that submits the winning video will also receive a $50 gift card!" While that is the provincial contest, I think we should set up our own contest at Parkview too!
Share your ideas for Parkview DEAR, Mon. Oct 22nd with Ms. Murrells, Ms. Chafe, &/or your classroom teachers. See below for suggestions from the officical DEAR web site:
So, here's an unofficial 'DEAR toolkit' (of sorts):
Host a 'read-in' with students in the main lobby of your school;
Host have a pyjama and book day ("Flashlight Reading") or some other theme day like a "Dr. Seuss Day" or "Harry Potter Day";
Invite the local junior hockey team (or other well known group) to read with students;
Invite seniors (Grades 11 & 12) to buddy read with younger students;
Invite your local MLA and/or municipal politicians to join your DEAR event;
Create a video: "Why my school library is important", "Why I love my teacher-librarian", "Random Acts of Reading", etc. that can be uploaded to the DEAR YouTube channel;
Invite a school trustee and/or superintendent to join your school event;
Organize a flash mob focusing on the school library (remember capture it on video) to upload to our YouTube DEAR channel;
Host a draw, for example: "Why I love my library" and offer iTunes or Chapters gift cards as prizes;
Invite a local author or poet to read to students;
Invite a member of local First Nations band to do a storytelling session
October is Canadian Library Month and lots is happening at our Parkview library. Send or email in pictures of your Special Spot (SS) of where you safely keep your library books at home. Ms. M. will add them to her slideshow and enter your name in a book draw. Drop by to celebrate libraries and set up a family account to sign out extra books this and all Wednesdays for Family Library Day (after school til 2:45pm). Parkview classes have begun their field trips to the Okanagan Regional Library (ORL); make the ORL a regular stop in your Sicamous routines (Open Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat.; more info atwww.orl.bc.ca). Parkview library classes are exploring numerous themes such as the human body, the digestive system, harvest, seasons, Thanksgiving, Halloween, and more through books and online databases: World Book, EBSCO (Found athttp://drc.sd83.bc.ca/ or the library blog) and Nettrekker (found athttp://school.nettrekker.com [user names and passwords available from all Parkview staff]) to name a few.
We need adult volunteers for the upcoming Scholastic Book Fair. Please contact Ms. M.
