Scholastic Bookfair Through Bastion and Falkland Elementary Libraries til March 4th, 2023

 Greetings Bastion Bobcats and Falkland Wolves It's BOOK FAIR TIME!

Bastion Bobcats we have joined with our sister school library Falkland Elementary to bring them the excitement of a Scholastic Bookfair and help them get new books into their library.  

In fact, over 50% OF THEIR LIBRARY BOOKS ARE OVER TWENTY YEARS OLD!  

Bastion Bobcats and Falkland Wolves we simply have to get new books into the Falkland Elementary library (see below for more information).

Take Action to Support the Falkland Elementary Library:

• In-person sales @ Falkland Elementary the week of Feb. 27th
  
• Monday, Feb. 27th, 8-3pm
• Wed., March 1st, 2:30-4:30
• Thursday, March 2nd, 8:00-3:00
• Friday, March 3rd, 8:00-3:00
• Digital / online sales Mon., Feb. 27th - Sat., March 4th, until midnight!
• Check out the author videos to get excited about some of your book options

Sister School Falkland Elementary Library NEEDS NEW BOOKS!

Teacher-librarian Ms. Christy White writes the following:

Falkland School is thrilled to be having its very first Book Fair in years! Students, staff, and parents are all catching on to the excitement! While our school library does have some great books, unfortunately, a huge percentage of our books need a refresh. In fact, over 50% of the books in our library have a publication date that is more than 20 years old*. We are hoping that the money we raise from Book Fair sales will help us give our library book collection the refresh it needs to get more books into the hands of the amazing Falkland students.   One of the challenges of keeping books current at Falkland is that Falkland School has students in Grades K-8, so we need books that cover a huge range of reading abilities and student interests. 

* 

•  5, 730 books published prior to 2013
• Majority of the Falkland library books are published before the year 2000 = 22+ years old!
• Only 652 books published in the past ten years. 

Falkland Elementary Library Refresh Goals:

• Increase our guided reader collection (currently we only have 2 small bins of Everybody Reader books)
• Increase our graphic novels  
• Complete sets of popular book series (many have missing volumes or we only have the first 1 or 2 of larger sets)
• Increase our holiday thematic sections:
• Christmas (currently just 1 book published in 2012, the rest before 2005)
• Valentine's Day (currently just 2 books!)
• Easter (currently just 7 books!) 

Bastion Bobcats and Falkland Wolves let's get going and strive for Bolder, Prouder, Stronger readers at both of our schools by reading everyday, and, especially for this week, support this book fundraiser to refresh the Falkland Wolves' library.

Falkland Elementary Library 

Sales Update:

•  Monday $600
• Tuesday $1,200 
• The Falkland Wolves library is already at $1,800. Hooray!!!!!!!!  
• Keep it going strong Bastion Bobcats and Falkland Wolves!

                                                      Together we can make a difference!

Les Girafes / Giraffes in the Book "Two Problems for Sophia" by Jim Averbecl amd Yasmeen Ismail

 

Two Problems for Sophia by Jim Averbeck and Yasmeen Ismail

"Sophia and Noodle [Sophia's giraffe], her One True Desire, are together at last.  But Noodle comes with two big problems, and those problems are tearing Sophia's family apart!  Can a little creative experimenting save Noodle?  Or will Sophia have to bid him adieu?" (book summary)

A lovely book about a creative, inventive, mechanically inclined kid who has a non-traditional pet, and has to do some major problem solving to keep this animal in their family.

Check out "giraffes" ou "girafes" in our Bastion Elementary library

Giraffe Facts:

- Top 10 Facts by Fun Kids Digital Radio and Online, London, England

- 10 Giraffe Facts by National Geographic Kids

Leafy Lunchtime with Giraffes / Sam's Zookeeper Challenge / Nat Geo Kids (3:32)

Pink Shirt Day, 2023, Canadians Making a Difference

 

Pink Shirt Day, 2023

Pink it up today and end bullying every day!
#BeKind

"Travis Price - Creating Pink Shirt Day" presented by Canadian Museum for Human Rights (4 mins)

Travis Price's Act of Kindness by Canadian Museum for Human Rights

City TV Vancouver Interview with Travis Price (4:52)

Books , Books and More Books!

- Bastion Library: "Bullying" keyword search
- ORL (Public Library):  "Bullying"

Canadian Bullying rates highlight the severity of the issue 

• 47% of Canadian parents have at least one child that has been a victim of bullying (Source: Public Safety Canada)
• Around one-third of the population has experienced bullying as a child.(Source: Public Safety Canada)
• Around one-third of teenagers have been bullied recently (Source: Public Safety Canada)
• And 40% or nearly half of Canadians are bullied in the workplace every week. (Source: Public Safety Canada)
• Prevnet states of LGBTQ Youth approximately 4% of teens identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or questioning ... These kids are more likely to be victims of bullying, ... harassments and physical abuse and face a greater risk of social isolation 

Parent Resources & Possible Action Steps:

- Bullying in Canada, Public Safety Canada

- Get the Facts on Bullying, Red Cross

- "Help Protect Your Childe from Cyber-bullying" government of Canada
- #PinkitForward - Coast Capital continues with raising awareness, spreading kindness and raising money to help fund bully prevention programs for BC youth.  This month, say something nice about someone on social media and add #PinkItForward. For each hashtag, Coast Capital is donating $1 to Pink Shirt Day

- SOGI 1 2 3 BC 

- SOGI 123 Canada

- Other social media hashtags for Pink Shirt Day: #pinkshirtday / #PinkShirtPromise / #BeKind

February is Black History Month / Le Mois de l'Histoire des Noire, 2023

 

Click here or on the image to enter the Black History Month Page.  

Thank you for learning with us.

Rights of Children, Government of Canada

Non-discrimination (Article 2)

This principle states that no child should be treated unfairly on any basis. Children should not be discriminated against based on their race, religion or abilities; what they think or say; the type of family they come from; where they live, what language they speak, what their parents do, what gender they identify with, what their culture is, whether they have a disability or whether they are rich or poor.
Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/rights-children.html

What are the 5 basic human rights in Canada?
Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:

• a) freedom of conscience and religion;

• b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;

• c) freedom of peaceful assembly;

• d) freedom of association.

Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/how-rights-protected/guide-canadian-charter-rights-freedoms.html

Voyageurs of Our Canadian Past

 Voyageurs were French Canadians who used birch bark canoes to transport furs, blankets, beads, pots, tobacco, trinkets and other items in demand by Indigenous and settlers across Canada.  

They were legendary - celebrated in folklore (stories) and music.  But in reality their work and lives were very challenging and definitely not like the lives told in the glamourous tales!  Many started in their twenties and continued into their sixties and never could save enough money for early retirement despite their very hard work.

The voyageurs and coureurs des bois travelled to and through remote parts of Canada, delivering and picking up supplies and coexisting with Indigenous peoples, and Canadian settlers.

- Voyageurs, Canadian Encyclopedia

Voyageurs' Songs 

 

Canada Vignettes: Voyageurs by National Film Board of Canada (NFB) (1:07)

The Voyageurs, by National Film Board of Canada (NFB) (19:52)

Canadian Maple Syrup: Indigenous Knowledge and How to Make It - Then and Now

Maple Syrup - Canada's Liquid Gold!

Early Signs of Spring  = 's  Sugaring off , March'ish!
Sugaring off is happening now (Feb & March) in Central and Eastern Canada, and even British Columbia - as we shift from winter into spring and the temperature rises. 

Ms. Ollinger's class called this time of year "Winspring" et la classe de Mme Valerie ils l'ont nommé cette fois "Prinver!"  Excellent/Excellente!

Beyond knowing that maple syrup is delicious, what else do you know about this amazing tree gift?

Heritage Minute: Syrup (1 min)
Aboriginals learned about this maple tree nectar 

& shared their knowledge with immigrants/settlers

CBC Archives shows the history of maple sugar production from Aboriginals to Canadian immigrants.

• The Legend of Chief Woksis
• Industrie du sirop d'érable Enclopedie Canadienne
• Maple Syrup Industry Canadian Encyclopedia 
• Wonderopolis:
• How Do You Tap a Maple Tree
• How Do Trees Make Sap
• A connection to French Toast - Where Does French Toast Come From?

QUEBEC:

Le goût et la couleur du sirop d'éreble? - UN CHEF À LA CABANE - Capsule - S8E079

(4:07)  (Discusses molecules!)

ONTARIO:

Ontario maple sugar producer: Fultons Pancake House & Sugar Bush, 
Pakenham, Ontario.  (5:35)




"Tap My Trees" aims to teach hobbyists and home schooling families how to make maple syrup.





"Tap My Trees" reviews the supplies you will need.

Faits de Le Sirop D’Érable / Maple Syrup Facts:

• Maple syrup is one of Canada's most popular commodities and accounts for 85% of the world's total supply (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) (Feb., 2016).
• Several Canadian provinces produce maple syrup; Québec, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia account for most of Canada's maple syrup production. Maple festivals abound wherever syrup is made.  There are 17 syrup-producing states in the U.S. 
• The province of Quebec recognized as the leading producer of maple syrup worldwide
• Les Produits et le Terre D'Origine
• Histoire et Origines: La Légende de Nokomis
• SIROP D'ÉRABLE PUR : 60 ml (1/4 tasse) vs Sirop Habitant
  • Calories : 220
  • Glucides : 54 g
  • Sucres : 48 g
  • Riboflavine : 25 %
  • Manganèse : 15 %
  • Calcium, magnésium et zinc : 4 %
  SIROP HABITANT : 60 ml (1/4 tasse)
  • Calories : 213
  • Glucides : 53 g
  • Sucres : 47 g
  • Riboflavine : 0 %
  • Manganèse  : 0 %
  • Calcium, magnésium et zinc : 0 %
  
  "Comme on peut le constater, côté calories et sucres, ces deux produits sont très semblables. Toutefois, le sirop Habitant ne renferme ni vitamines ni minéraux.
  
  Liste d’ingrédients
  Si le sirop d’érable ne contient que du sirop d’érable, la liste d’ingrédients du sirop d’imitation s’allonge. Celle qui rassemble plusieurs ingrédients, dont le glucose-fructose, le sucre, le sirop de maïs et la cassonade, compte aussi des additifs, du colorant caramel et un arôme artificiel d’érable.
  
  Antioxydants? Indice glycémique plus faible? Rien ne s’applique à ce sirop d’imitation! Sans parler de la saveur qui ne rappelle en rien le délicieux sirop d’érable bien de chez nous! "(Source: Le Journal de Montréal)

Festival du Sucre D'Érable et Cabane à Sucre / Maple Syrup Festivals & Sugar Shacks - Fevrier et Mai / February-May

• Le Répertoire des Restaurateurs de Cabanes à Sucre du Québec - (avec une carte)
• New Brunswick
• Ontario

Poesie/Poem
"Maple Feast"
In the big-flaked sugar-snow
The crystal-gathering sledges go.


Stumbling through silver to my knees,
I shout among the maple trees,


Tilt gleaming buckets icy cold
Till I am full as I can hold


Of clear bright sap, until I feel
Like a maple tree from head to heel!


Then to the sugarhouse I run
Where syrup, golden as the sun,


Is boiling in the crisp march air.
And I, as daft as a baby bear,


Eat, till my buttons burst asunder
From maple sweetness, maple wonder!


By Frances Frost from Sing a Song of Seasons: Poems about Holidays, Vacation Days, and Days to go to School. (821.008 BRE)


RECETTES / RECIPES:

• Maple Butter, Blueberry Moose, Sugar Pie, Chocolate Maple Cake, Glaze for meat and fish
• Recettes par Maurice Jeanotte

Sirop D'Érable Maison (Francais) (3:06)

TEACHER RESOURCES:

• Spring - Ziigwan DVD, 10 mins (SSD0924, RSC)