Best Books for Early Readers - Moving from Picture Books to Chapter Books

The first link below, I came across  through Twitter and Common Sense Media.  Let's keep building this list together.  Sites with Canadian authors would be powerful too.

- Best Books for Early Readers - Common Sense Media
           - Bastion Elementary and the Okangan Regional Library have many of these titles
      

Alaskan Iditarod, "The Last Great Race," Sat., March 3rd, 2018

Alaskan Iditarod, "The Last Great Race," starts this March 3rd, 2018

March 6th update - 2 days in.  New sleds await teams at McGrath

Cheer on Salmon Arm's Natalie Wilkie Representing Canada in Cross-country Skiing, Paralympics, PyeongChang, Korea

As many of you know one of our students, Natalie Wilkie of Salmon Arm will be representing Canada in cross-country skiing at the Paralympics in PyeongChang, Korea in March.

To support her, everyone is invited to write a note to her and drop it off anytime between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. at Piccadilly Mall on March 2, and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 3. Tables at the Mall & Askews will have note paper and pens.

If you wish to write a letter please email to: bestwishesnatalie@gmail.com.

Uptown Askews will also be accepting notes on March 3 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Alice Hucul,

Communications,

North Okanagan-Shuswap School District No. 83

(250) 804-7829 (office)

(250) 253-0718 (cell)

News Stories:

-  Salmon Arm shows support for Paralympic skier Natalie Wilkie ...

- Locals Encouraged To Support Paralympian Natalie Wilkie

- 16-year-old Canadian athlete qualifies for Paralympics 18 months ...

- Wilkie committed to Paralympic dreams - Vernon Morning Star

Wishing you a most amazing experience Natalie!  We are all cheering you on to do the best you can do for yourself.  We are so very proud of you.  Mme Murrells-Allaway

Rock the Salish Sea Concert, Fri., March 2nd, 2018

Rock the Salish Sea Tour kicks off this Friday at Bastion Elementary: concert at 12:45-1:30pm.

  Grade 3 students will also be sharing information sheets of how to sustain and protect planet earth.

- FaceBook - Rock the Salish Sea.

Two Students from Raymer Elementary, Kelowna, BC Interviewed by CBC Radio for Black History Month

Grade 6 students from Raymer Elenentary decided to share their learning about Black History Month with their friends and peers.  Listen below at the 1:30:15 mark to 1:35:40 for the five minute interview:

Join their inquiry into Black History Month.  They decided to do school announcements and information posters:

Poets, models, singers, etc.

Check out some of the resources below, and share your interesting learning gems with us too.

Remember to use your "Best Fit Book" and critical thinking skills to find resources that fit your needs, interests, and reading level:

- Bastion Elementary Library resources 

- Okanagan Regional Library Resources

          - TumbleBooks (ebooks) highlights titles in Feb. for Black History Month

                    - The Patchwork Path: A quilt Map to Freedom

                    - Bintou's Braids

                    - Joseph's Big Ride

                    - Teammates

- CBC Kids - All About Black History Month

          - 5 Canadian Stations of the Underground Railroad

- Canadian History for Kids

- Virtual Museum of Canada - audio / text stories
- Ms. Murrells-Allaway's blog page about Black History Month

If you want to search the internet yourself, be sure to have your parent / guardian permission and remember to CRAAP all web sites you view - fake news can catch you; be careful!

Munsch Mania for Love Your Library, Love Learning, Love Reading Month!

Robert Munsch's Official site

Listen to him read his amazing Canadian tales!

Bastion Elementary Robert Munsch books - 50 as of 2018