Origami @ Parkview Library

Thank you Malcolm for kick starting fun with origami. Participants made paper boxes, butterflies, rabbits & more. Thank you Ivy & Myles for being such great helpers too! Check out the 736 & 745 non-fiction section for more origami and craft type books.

636's, Domestic Pets in the library!

Thanks daughter Kieran for your amazing artistry in making Dewey flash cards. Your animal drawings were so popular, Parkview students requested photocopies. Completed colouring pages are displayed on the bulletin board by the 700-900's section.

I'm trying a post from my cell phone!

Goodness, right or wrong, technology is making it so easy for us to communicate. I hope we remember to have some good old fashioned down time and power down technology daily. In fact give yourself a challenge to survive "Screen-Free Week" April 30th-May 6th. Considering Canadian kids spend an average of 6 hrs a day in front of screens, I think some Parkview students will struggle that week! For more information & the screen time debate read the April, 2012 Owl issue. Andrew Sykes, Revelstoke school district psychologist, is interviewed!

Also, Let's set you up with a pile of reading options for Screen-Free week ... and every day!

Did you know "On average, Canadian kids spend 8.6 hours a day being inactive"? (Owl: 10).

How do I get you to "Follow"?

So have I confused you with the blog background change or was it refreshing?  What information do you like to check on the blog and what do you tend to ignore?  I created this blog to find yet another rich way for us to learn, but is it working for you? 

We're at Parkview (early morning to late afternoon) learning and sharing, but why does our learning have to potentially stop there?  The world is our oyster either through print materials (books) or non-print material: the internet, on-line databases, e-readers, etc..  Well, let's make the Parkview Library blog a place to continue our learning at any time.  Students, teachers, support staff, and parents let me know about themes you want to explore; suggest some WOW books and websites (see Ms. Murrells for templates), and sign up to be a follower to this site.

To follow this blog/site scroll down the bottom right to "Join this Site."  Note, however, that you must have one of the following accounts to join (& that may not be everyone's cup of tea): Google, Twitter, Yahoo, Aim, Netlog, or OpenID.

Spring has finally arrived - hence the Spring background and look to the blog!  See you Wed.!  Ms. M.

Black History Month Draws to a Close

Black History month along with First Nations resources was this month's thematic feature.  From fiction (easy picture books and chapter books), to non-fiction, students signed out some great resources and we had some fantastic discussions about residential schools and the struggles of people who are deemed as different whether that be of skin colour, ethnic backgrounds, abilities, and more.  Please continue these rich discussions outside of Parkview walls and on this blog (respectful writing is our mandate).  Thanks for being part of this important dialog, and awareness.  Together we can be Paperbag Princesses and not Prince Ronald's (Robert Munsch, Paper Bag Princess).

Reading and knowledge are the powers of anyone who choses such adventurous paths.  Ms. M.

Parkview Library is Buzzing with Activity.

Me to We Meetings (Aboriginal Spotlights & jewelry making), Origami workshops with student Malcolm, Red Cedar Book Club meetings, teacher resource sharing & collection development, and volunteers galore fill our library every lunch hour, as well as in the mornings and after school!  Parkview students thanks for making learning such an exciting and great company experience!  Thank you also to the numerous student volunteers who have been helping with creating displays, shelf reading confused book shelves, shelving returned books, and planning fun activities for the library and all students and staff.  For example, stay tuned for "Reading in Unusual Places," Library Video, dust jacket designs, and virtual scavenger hunt competitions, and more.

A special thanks to Cathy Doudican who volunteered in our library numerous, numerous hours in Feb. and helped with a back log of many library needs - Ms. M, students, and staff really appreciated your efforts.  We hope to experience her talents again in May.  Any other parent and student volunteers are always welcome.

Lastly, if anyone has recipe books, especially to assist students with bake sales and/or learning about the cultures of the world (Italian, Asian, Mexican, Greek, etc.), please drop them off with Ms. Northway or to Ms. Murrells (Wed & Fridays).  May the force of reading fill your hearts and minds daily.  Ms. M.

Family Library Days, Parkview Library, Each Wed., 2-2:30pm

Family Literacy Week inspired me to begin “Family Library Days,” modelled after Bastion Elementary, Salmon Arm – great idea Mme Gervais and parent volunteer Suzy Taylor! 

Wednesdays from 2-2:30pm generous parent volunteer Peter Sims (with wonderful daughter Maya) will be here to run Parkview Family Library Days.  Drop by to read your children some books and, if you’d like, sign some out to take home (1 week loans).  Mr. Sims will set up accounts for interested families.  Ms Murrells “passionate about reading” teacher-librarian will be close at hand too.  We look forward to seeing you - Mr. Peter Sims and Ms. Shannon Murrells.
The more you read, the more things you know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go. – Dr. Seuss