Visitors in the library

2 leopard geckos have arrived in the library! YEAH!!
We are participating in a partnership with Reptilia and will have these visitors until June.
The students have decided that we should have a name contest for the pair.
Stay tuned for the results!

2009-2010 LKS Library News!

Welcome back to another fantastic start to the school year. The library is a great place to work and learn. Included are some basic borrowing and library routines that I hope that all families will become familiar with.
Library materials may be borrowed for 2 weeks at a time. After 2 weeks, the item is automatically marked ‘overdue’ and there is a ‘block’ on the account. This means that the computer will not allow any further borrowing without my assistance.
Kindergarten students have a limit of 1 at a time. They will be allowed to take 1 more if the first is forgotten the next library period. Once they have 2 books on their account, their borrowing privileges will be suspended.
*Please mark library days on your calendars.
Grades 1-8 students start out taking 2. This will increase to a limit of 3 in October and 4 in November.
In addition to the regular school day, the library will be available to students for independent reading, researching and homework during the following times:
Monday AM and PM recess – Grades 1 and 2
Tuesday AM and PM recess – Grades 3 and 4
Wednesday AM and PM recess – Grades 5 and 6
Thursday and Friday AM recess – Grades 7 and 8
Everyday after school until 3:45
(unless there is a meeting, etc…)
As life does happen, there will be some times that I will not be available. I will post a note on the library door if that happens.

THANK YOU to all parents who have helped in finding last year’s overdue library books! Students with overdues or lost materials may not be able to take out any new materials until they have ‘cleared their block’ on the computer. Please have your child see me if there are any issues with lost or damaged materials. The standard fine is $5.00 for fiction and $10.00 for non-fiction. If the book was new, the fine may be greater.

If you are available to come into the library to help in any way, please contact me at cynthia.mcgee@tel.tdsb.on.ca There is always a need to ‘read the shelves’ and help is always appreciated! Thanks to all of the parents who have already come in to say ‘hi’ or lend a hand.

Sincerely,
Cindy McGee
LKS Teacher/Librarian

The staff and students at LKS borrowed a wopping 15998 items from the library this school year. Congratulations!!!

Book Returns and Summer Thank Yous!

Summer is here :) but that means an end to book borrowing :(
All teachers have received overdue lists and I hope that that information has come home. Inevitiably, there are a few books lost or damaged over the year. Please have your child come and see me if this is the case and I will tell them how much the fine will be. Any fine paid for lost books is repaid if the book is found - the computer takes care of that.
It has been an exciting year and I am looking forward to next year!

Attached beside is a summer reading list for kids up to grade 8 that I hope you will find useful.

Cookbooks are still available from me in the library. They are $10.00. I have been using many of the recipes and I just wanted to say a big Thank You to all that contributed. Your recipes are delicious!!!

I would also like to take this time to thank all of the volunteers that have come through our library. Your help is very much appreciated!
Special thanks to Julie Crossland, a dedicated and tireless mom who has contributed days and days to the library. THANK YOU!

What can you show with rice?

Harbourfront has a new art exhibit that uses piles and piles of rice to understand the enormity of human life on Earth. Some of our Grade 6 to 8 students were down for the Red Maple ceremonies last week and we took a look. It was an eye opener! Fantastically presented in a simple way, it was easy for everyone to see the enormous numbers represented by single grains of rice. If you have a chance, take a look. It's something to remember...

Cookbooks! Get Yours Soon!

The LKS created cookbooks are here and are selling quickly. For only $10.00 you can add some fantastic family favourites to your cooking repertoire. See me in the library for your copy or copies - don't forget grandparents, neighbours and friends.
THANKS to all families that contributed to this fantastic collection!

LKS COOKBOOKS

Get Caught Cookin' cookbooks will be available for sale at Springfest on Saturday May 2nd. Only $10.00 each.

Voting days!

Forest of Reading voting was held on May 27th and 28th. The library was transformed into a polling station and the students came in to cast their ballots. It was all very exciting! I have tallied the votes and submitted them to the Ontario Library Association. They will tally all of Ontarios votes and the announcement of the winners will be at the OLA Forest of Reading celebration on May 13 and 14th at Harbourfront. I will be taking our Grade 6 to 8 Red Maple readers to the celebration where they will hear various authors speak at the ceremony and be there for the announcment of the winner. We will also be lining up for autographs and doing some 'pretty cool stuff'. This is a fantastic opportunity for some special readers!

Forest of Reading Update

Voting day is coming up the week of April 20th.

All students are encouraged to finish their reading and visit the staff involved for a signature.

See Ms. McGee if you have any questions.

Exercise your mind, LKS!

How to Talk About Difficult Things with your child

The George Hull Centre is offering a FREE workshop on how to communicate with your teen. The workshop is on April 2, 2009 from 6:00-9:00 at Richview Library. NOTE: parents must come accompanied by a teen.

Learn to talk so your teen will listen, learn to listen so your teen will talk.

For more information, call 416-622-8833 X252

Blue Spruce in the Library!

The Forest of Reading program, Blue Spruce, is for students in K-3 at LKS. As the students come to the library with their class, library teachers are reading one of 10 books that have been picked by the Ontario Library Association. At the end of the 10 books, students will be asked to vote for the favourite and I will be submitting the results from LKS to the OLA. Students in K-2 are working on a "forest passport", where they rate the book (in happyfaces) and draw their favourite character or event from the book. We also start each lesson with the Forest song. Ask your child how it goes (here is a hint "Here's some good news, Blue Spruce is here, There are 10 books, Lets give a cheer...").

We will be finished reading all 10 books by April and I am looking forward to seeing what book has been the favourite. Melanie Watt, author of Scaredy Squirrel, has been an LKS favourite in the past and she has another book, Chester, on the list this year. You never know...

Visit the OLA's website to find out the books on this and other Forest programs this year.

http://www.accessola.com/forest2009/

Thank you, Thank you to all the parents, students and staff who contributed delicious recipes to Get Caught Cookin'! We anticipate that they will be ready for Springfest '09!

Family Literacy Day at LKS

LKS is celebrating Family Literacy Day on Monday January 26th with Cheryl Thorton, storyteller extraordinaire! She is going to be sharing her favourite multicultural tales with all of the students throughout the day.
Also the Literacy Committee will be handing out tatoos and other reading 'extras' throughout the day.
Some of our teachers are going to enter their class in the quest for breaking a Guiness World Book record - very cool! If you would like more information about Family Literacy Day or about helping to break the world record, check out:
http://www.abc-canada.org/en/family_literacy/family_literacy_day/
Break into reading, LKS, and exercise your mind!

Forest of Reading at LKS

Welcome to the Forest of Reading at LKS! All students in every grade have the opportunity to participate in this fantastic Canadian literature program. Grade K-3 will be participating in Blue Spruce in the library. Grades 3-8 participation is voluntary and involves taking out a selection of books, reading them and then seeing a staff member at LKS for an 'interview'. Progress is recorded in a 'passport' which is available in the library. Come to the library to find out more.