"January" a poem by John Updike

"January" by John Updike

(Pins by Rachel Bowers)

Last Day for Family Literacy Weed: Unplug and Play, 2017

Salmon Arm, Sicamous, Enderby, Armstrong, Falkland, Silver Creek and other surrounding areas

there is one more day to the official Unplug and Play events:

• Family Storytime
• Build a Book Project 
• Family Snow Day
• Family Footy Soccer
• Family Arts & Crafts: Garden Fairy Sign
• Puzzle Hour

Go to the Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap Society (LASS) for complete details.

SD83 students return your Unplug and Play Passports to you school this week for book draws.

Have a wonderful time, Ms. M-A.

Advanced Picture Books - "Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg & Three Cups of Tea"

Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg & Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth, collages by Susan L. Roth

Family Literacy Week, Unplug and Play 2017

This stellar family time, reading, learning, and play annual event kicks off this Saturday.

Two events take place in Salmon Arm while many others happen in Sicamous, Enderby, Blind Bay, Armstrong, & Falkland.  For the complete schedule check your yellow passport or go to the Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap Society (LASS) web site 

 

Salmon Arm Theatre Fun

WhenSat, January 21, 10:30am – 12:30pm

WhereShuswap Theatre Society, 41 Hudson Ave NW, Salmon Arm, BC V1E, Canada (map)

DescriptionEnjoy fun and games on the stage at Shuswap Theatre. http://shuswaptheatre.com/

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Salmon Arm Family Storytime with Ardie Burnham

WhenSat, January 21, 3:30pm – 4:30pm

WhereOkanagan Regional Library Salmon Arm Branch, 1151 10 Ave SW, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 1T3, Canada (map)

DescriptionHead to the library for stories and songs http://orl.bc.ca/hours-locations/salmon-arm

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Winner of Optical Illusion, 2016 - Mirjana Kika Milosevic

Mirjana Kika Milosevic 11:20

The Wooden Doll

Shorter news broadcast version - 1:36

Bears - Classic Stories & North American Types

Fiction Storytelling:

Bears are part of our Canadian culture.  Many children are introduced to bears in their childhood through the classic story The Three Bears.  This story's roots goes back to 1813 when Robert Southey would tell his created tale to his friends.  In 1837 he wrote it down in The Doctor an essay and story collection - his story is the most well known as the original work.  

And yet in 1831 " Eleanor Mure fashioned a handmade booklet about the three bears and the old woman for her nephew Horace Broke's birthday" (Wikipedia)

Twelve Years later, Joseph Cundall changes the old woman in Southey's and Mure's older version to Goldilocks which has become the most well known version:  Goldilocks and the Three Bears.  See Below for author Jan Brett's version of The Three Bears:

7:55

Below is an MGM cartoon type (Disney Type) story telling:

10.49

And yet another version of this classic tale:

5:38

Nonfiction:

- Here are the search results for the keyword "bears" in our Alexandria library database (it includes fiction and nonfiction)

- Bears in our Mountain National Parks - Parks Canada

- The Eight Bear Species of the World - Bear with Us

- North American Bears - Get Bear Smart Society

6:15

55 mins - covers hibernation too

55 Mins

The Literacy Alliance for the Shuswap (LASS) writes:
"Unplug & Play is a week-long series of free family events that promote unplugging from technology and spending time together as a family and takes place each year during Family Literacy Week (at the end of January). Local organizations and businesses throughout the North Okanagan-Shuswap host free events for families. Some examples of events include: Random Acts of Reading, Preschool Storytime, Retro Games Night, Family Skate, Family Swim, Books with the ‘Backs, Sliding Party, and many more.

Thanks to the City of Salmon Arm for providing funding towards this program.

We acknowledge the financial support of the province of British Columbia."

2017 Schedule

Participate in this amazing event!

Alain Bergeron, Auteur incroyable de Québec

The above pic and info are from Wikipedia.  To find out more about this amazing French author go to the author
links currently running across the top of this blog written

par moi, Mme M-A

and/or

click here :)

Happy New Year, 2017. A little beauty to you ... "Hallelujah"

In memory of an amazing Canadian poet and singer, Leonard Cohen:

See ya all tomorrow!