Great Reading Opportunities for the 2023-24 School Year - Young Reader Choice Awards

Canadian Young Reader Choice Awards, 2023-2024

What should I read next?  Hopefully Bastion students say this a lot.  Below are some great options.

These reading programs have adults nominating books, but kids and young adults reading them and choosing the winners - how exciting.  There are both French and English options.  BC's Red Cedar program (grade 4 & 5 [it's a grd 4-7 program]) I offer each year at Bastion due to our Parent Advisory Council's (PAC's) generous support.

- Forest of Reading, Ontario Library Association: a reading program intended for all Canadians (French component as well)

- Hackmatack (Atlantic Canada), French nominees as well

- Red Cedar (BC) 

- Chocolate Lily (BC)

- AB Rocky Mtn (Alta)

- MYRCA (Manitoba) 

- PNLA run by the Pacific Northwest Library Association, a US/Canada joint venture

- SK Willow (Sask)

Also, check out our Bastion library collection at: https://baslib.sd83.bc.ca

Warm wishes, Ms ou Mme M (aka Ms. Shannon Murrells-Allaway).

Head Lice: What are They and Ways to Prevent Them.

A nit (egg) and a louse (known as lice where there are more than 1)

Bastion Bobcats we tend to have lice finding their way onto Bastion Bobcat heads each fall.  Let's see if this year we can prevent the spread at our school.  See below to learn about lice, & strategies to keep them away and how to rid them if you do get them.

Mia learns about head lice with KidsCan (2:52)

Head Lice - Identification by Univ of Florida (3:11)

Promoting Health of Children & Youth | Infant & Youth Health | IH (interiorhealth.ca)

Canadian Paediatric Society: "Head Lice - Caring for Kids"  

Bastion library books about lice

Okanagan Regional Library books about lice

Welcome Back Bastion Bobcats: Bastion Library Events for 2023-2024 Will Be Awesome!

Hello everyone.  I hope you had a fantastic summer.  I can't wait to hear about your adventures and what great books you have gobbled up!  Below may be some topics of interest for you:

Okanagan Regional Library Summer Reading Program:
If you were part of the Okanagan Regional Library (ORL) Summer Reading Program (SRP), you have until Sept. 29th to enter your challenge tracker into the prize draw.  Learn more at the ORL website https://www.orl.bc.ca/kids-teens/kids/summer-reading-club.

Bastion Book sign outs: Book sign outs will begin the week of Sept. 18th (Mon., Sept. 18th is Pro D, however)

200 Nights of Reading Program: Parent volunteer Tiffany Loewen makes this great reading event happen. 200 Nights of reading sheets will be given out the week of Sept. 11th during scheduled library classes. The student reading start date will be Mon., Sept. 11th.  Scholastic Book Fairs: October Festival du Livre: - online sales are no longer available - in-person sales Oct 10, 11, 12 (Tue, Wed, Thu) (post Thanksgiving) - wrap up & pack up Thu, Oct 12th, 3pm - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Nov/Dec English Book Fair: - online sales are no longer available - sales just during scheduled library classes Mon., Nov 27th to Thu, Nov. 30th - in-person sales Mon. Dec 4th to Thu, Dec. 7th - wrap up & pack up Thu, Dec. 7th at 3pm - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Please contact Ms. Shannon Murrells-Allaway (aka Ms ou Mme M), teacher-librarian for more information. Looking forward to another great learning year!