Canadian Library Month Celebration: October 2012

Sunday, 28 October 2012

Libraries Connect because of the TDSRC 2012 (Summer Reading Club)

Connections made as a result of the TDSRC 2012

1. Prairie Tales and Alberta Culture Days celebration, Filmmakers Jesse and Xtine
presented on September 28 and they did a animation workshop at the Ermineskin Mall. http://prairietales14screeningandworkshops.blogspot.ca/2012/09/screening-of-prairie-tales-14.html

Film makers Zoe and Bailey presented Prairie Tales 13 and did a film making workshop at the Week 3 of TDSRC at the Ermineskin library.
http://aboriginalsummerreading.blogspot.ca/2012/07/week-3-july-18-fim-making-presentation.html

2. IODE to provide $300/month for the Breakfast and Books book club

3. Students excited about reading by engaging students and the outcome was a display. http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/09/books-are-like-kidsawesome.html

4. Community Partnerships with banks, local businesses, public sector, and government agencies http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/06/collaboration-bulletin-community.html

5. Promoting literacy by using TDSRC materials
• http://aboriginalsummerreading.blogspot.ca/2012/06/may-30-students-brainstorming-ideas-for.html
• Grade 2a: http://aboriginalsummerreading.blogspot.ca/2012/06/class-2a-browsing-tdsrc-literacy-book.html
• Grade 3s: http://aboriginalsummerreading.blogspot.ca/2012/06/class-3s-showing-off-tdsrc-activity.html
• Grade 2d: http://aboriginalsummerreading.blogspot.ca/2012/06/class-of-2d-receiving-tdsrc-activity.html
• Grade 2k: http://aboriginalsummerreading.blogspot.ca/2012/06/class-of-2k-receiving-tdsrc-literacy.html
• Grade 2l: http://aboriginalsummerreading.blogspot.ca/2012/06/class-2l-received-activity-books-and.html

6. VIP visitor to our library during the Summer Reading Program was Ms. Patricia from Alberta Public Library Services Branch.
http://aboriginalsummerreading.blogspot.ca/2012/08/visitor-ms-patricia-from-goa.html

7. Encouraging volunteerism and creating capacity and I am seeing many volunteers emerging from the community.

8. Thank you notes writing skills and lesson plan blog was created to share with teachers, EAs, students, and librarians. http://thankyounoteswritingskills.blogspot.ca/
http://thankyounoteswritingskills.blogspot.ca/2012/10/lesson-plan-for-thank-you-letters.html

9. Reading is an essential skills day was celebrated on September 21, 2002 and books were distributed to First Nation families. http://essentialskillreading.blogspot.ca/

10. Ermineskin Reads to celebrate October as 'Libraries Connect' month. http://canadianlibrarymonthhobbema2012.blogspot.ca/2012/10/intellmedias-ermineskin-reads-2012.html

11. INDIGO's Adopt a School campaign ran from September 16 to October 7th and this resulted in our library receiving more than 250 free new books for our students.
http://canadianlibrarymonthhobbema2012.blogspot.ca/2012/10/indigo-adopt-school-campaign-ends-on.html

12. Watch the library connecting at the Soup Kitchen, mall, etc.
http://canadianlibrarymonthhobbema2012.blogspot.ca/2012/10/connect-at-soup-kitchen-on-tuesday.html

Canadian Library month theme is Libraries Connect

13. The library staff served dessert to parents on the Thanksgiving Day which was celebrated on October 5th and this connection was connecting by being visible, plus promote the Adopt a School campaign to parents.

14. Handouts about, 'Back to Basics How to Use the Library Effectively' were prepared and distributed to students and Education Assistants (EAs).
http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/09/using-call-numbers-to-find-books-and.html

15. I am using my shelf marker campaign was launched for students as Peer to Peer Modelling library use behaviour. If the book is my hand then the shelf marker is on the shelf.
http://canadianlibrarymonthhobbema2012.blogspot.ca/2012/10/i-am-using-my-shelf-marker.html

16. Library staff connected with training needs assessment and were enrolled in the inventory management training.

17. Thanking all the public libraries who provided weeded books for FNs students and their families. http://setuppubliclibrarywithfncommunity.blogspot.ca/2011/12/libraries-help-libraries.html

18. First Book Canada-TD Bank Grant to provide books for students. http://canadianlibrarymonthhobbema2012.blogspot.ca/2012/10/100000-book-grant-from-first-book.html

19. Thank you notes written by students for donors of books: First Books, TD Bank and Frontier College.

http://thankyounoteswritingskills.blogspot.ca/2012/10/thank-you-first-books-for-giving-books.html

http://thankyounoteswritingskills.blogspot.ca/2012/10/thank-you-frontier-college-for-giving.html

http://setuppubliclibrarywithfncommunity.blogspot.ca/2012/10/blog-post.html

20. Understanding the interests and knowledge about children's authors by our students helps librarians in collection development and opportunity for our students to win free books at the Book Fair.

http://ermineskinreads.blogspot.ca/#!/2012/10/students-writing-about-their-favourite.html

21. Student rendering reading places. http://canadianlibrarymonthhobbema2012.blogspot.ca/2012/10/student-engagment.html

22. More than 100 eyes viewed the weekly librarian's favourite book.
http://canadianlibrarymonthhobbema2012.blogspot.ca/2012/10/weekly-librarians-favourite-halloween.html

23. Scholastic Book Fair runs from October 18 to 31, provides access to books and helps Canadian communities.
http://canadianlibrarymonthhobbema2012.blogspot.ca/2012/10/book-fair-provides-access-to-books.html
http://canadianlibrarymonthhobbema2012.blogspot.ca/2012/10/connect-ermineskin-school-scholastic.html

24. Clean the library book shelves day and student volunteering at the library.
http://canadianlibrarymonthhobbema2012.blogspot.ca/2012/10/student-library-volunteer.html

25. Library is promoting First Nations writers and their works. We made shelf markers with the bookmarks of a book published by our Grade 3 teacher Erin Joseph.
http://canadianlibrarymonthhobbema2012.blogspot.ca/2012/10/first-nations-author-and-teacher-erin.html

26. Theresa Ermineskin is working with the students to develop a list of Cree words they know by doing a brainstorming group activity with them. Each time they did this she gave them a stamp to work towards an incentive. In the beginning, she only asked for twenty words from them. This was easily achieved so her students started challenging themselves by giving her way more than twenty Cree words. She created an incentive chart and it was filled. On October 24th, she hosted a celebration by providing a Pizza Party for two classes to celebrate their wonderful team effort. The two classes that are celebrating with pizzas are 3J-Erin Josephs class with 102 Cree words and 3/4M-Sandra Mah's class with 111 Cree words. All other classes still get a treat for their great efforts. The library connected by giving books to these two classes for celebrating their goals for learning the Cree words on October 24th at 11:30 am.

27. Intellimedia's Ermineskin Reads 2012 and book fair draw winners announced on October 26
http://canadianlibrarymonthhobbema2012.blogspot.ca/2012/10/announcing-book-fair-draw-winners-on.html
http://canadianlibrarymonthhobbema2012.blogspot.ca/2012/10/vp-doris-auger-conducting-seven-draws.html

28. DEAR time to celebrate School Library week was on October 22 http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/10/dear-time-4c-class-october-22-at-library.html

29. Class tour the book fair....it’s more than books on October 23
http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/10/class-tour-book-fair.html

30. Browsing, poster gallery, Wish list is interesting literature and reading prices are numeracy skills as well as the whole experience is a systematic shopping simulation on October 24

http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/10/book-fair-makes-browsing-appealing.html

http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/10/wish-list-is-interesting-books.html

http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/10/book-fair-makes-students-use-numeracy.html

http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/10/book-fair-makes-browsing-appealing.html

http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/10/poster-gallery-at-book-fair.html

31. Book Fair Shoppers on the family fun night October 25
http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/10/family-night-shoppers-at-book-fair.html

32. Library supplied bookmarks and books for the Family Fun Literacy drop-in event on October 25th from 4 to 7:30 pm. http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/10/library-provided-books-and-bookmarks.html

33. Draws conducted by VP Doris Auger on October 26thhttp://canadianlibrarymonthhobbema2012.blogspot.ca/2012/10/vp-doris-auger-conducting-seven-draws.html

34. Book Fair draw winners announced on October 26th http://canadianlibrarymonthhobbema2012.blogspot.ca/2012/10/announcing-book-fair-draw-winners-on.html

35. Ermineskin Reads - slips update on October 28

http://ermineskinreads.blogspot.ca/2012/10/reading-slips-filled-by-students.html#!/2012/10/reading-slips-filled-by-students.html

http://ermineskinreads.blogspot.ca/?view=sidebar#!/2012/10/students-writing-about-their-favourite.html

36. Spider books and novel study collection offered by the library to teachers

http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/10/spiders-fact-books-and-novel-study.html

37. Library helped promote Rock School Live show by Samson High school students at the Ermineskin mall on October 26 and donated books as door prizes for their Halloween concert on October 30. http://garveysoosay.blogspot.ca/2012/10/garvey-soosay-and-his-team-in-action-at.html

38. Shopping at recess

http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/10/shopping-during-breaks-and-drop-in-at.html

39. Wanted books – wish list of our students

http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/10/wish-lists-for-books-of-our-students.html

40. Activity books at the book fair

http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/10/activity-books-at-book-fair.html

41. Bookmarks and poster gallery

http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/10/book-marks-and-poster-gallery-at-book.html

42. AR Reading coach

http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/10/ar-reading-coach-at-book-fair.html

43. Thanking our four main gift certificate donors

http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/10/thank-you-book-fair-gift-certificates.html

44. A-Z literacy cards

http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/10/a-z-literacy-cards.html

45. Cat’s position concept

http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/10/mrs-millies-cats-position-concept.html

46. Cereal box activities

http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/10/vocabulary-development-activities-using.html

47. TD Bank - First books help etablish home libraries for FNs families

http://setuppubliclibrarywithfncommunity.blogspot.ca/2012/11/first-books-and-td-bank-gives-diary-of.html

http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/11/first-book-canada-td-bank-helps.html

48. Book Bins ready for distribution
http://schoollibraryservices.blogspot.ca/2012/11/ermineskin-reads-book-bins-are-ready.html

Friday, 26 October 2012

Announcing Book Fair draw winners on October 26

Announcing Book Fair draw winners

Family event draws
Tryon Simon 4E
Zade Smallboy Zorthian 5S
(Thank you Scholastic and Councilor Samuel Minde for donating the prizes)
(80 ballots filled by a family member at the book fair.)

Student draws
Lathaniel Rabbit 3/4M
Odessa Mackniaw 4E
Allen Firingstoney 3/4M
Ken Moonias 6K
(Thank you Intellimedia for donating the prizes)
(178 reading slips filled by students. Students like books which are funny, true stories, hockey, animal and learn to draw and make things.)

Teacher draw
Suzette Jeremiah
(Thank you Scholastic for donating the prizes.)
(6 ballots)

Draws conducted by Ms. Doris Auger on October 26.

Thank you everyone for promoting reading.

Family winner

Student winner

Teacher winner

Thursday, 18 October 2012

First Nations author and teacher Erin Joseph

Library is promoting First Nations writers and their works. We made shelf markers with the bookmarks of a book published by our Grade 3 teacher Erin Joseph. The librarian was given a tour of the classroom, puppet collection and the classroom library. This also helps librarians to help teachers and fosters healthy working relationships.

Book Fair provides access to books

Book Fair runs from October 18 to 31.

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Student library volunteer

Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Weekly librarians favourite Halloween Pop Book

More than 100 eyes enjoyed the Halloween Pop-up book and some teachers borrowed the book for their class.

Monday, 15 October 2012

Student engagement

A student made a library house and reading bench and presented it to the librarian.

Friday, 5 October 2012

Indigo Adopt a School campaign ends on October 7

Please adopt our school.

Thursday, 4 October 2012

Intellmedia's Ermineskin Reads 2012 proposal

Intellmedia's Ermineskin Reads 2012

Rationale: October is Libraries Connect month.

People! Ideas! Communities! Information! Canada's libraries foster connections between people, ideas, communities, and information. In October, these connections will be celebrated during Canadian Library Month. The theme, Libraries Connect, highlights how libraries enable people to connect with others, foster the development of ideas, and promote the growth of strong communities. For generations, libraries and librarians have worked at the grass roots level, providing access to current information, bringing forward new programs and ideas to share, leading and supporting communities as they grow.

While always evolving to meet the needs of the communities and provide access to varieties of formats for different learning styles, etc., libraries continue to be at the centre of their communities, a place where people learn, engage and connect with each other. http://www.cla.ca/clm12/index.html

Scholastic Book Fairs-Ermineskin's contribution to the community: The Ermineskin Elementary school library hosts three book fairs in a year. The goal is to help students build their home libraries. Each book fair raises around $4000 in sales revenue. Our third book fair was Buy 1, Get 1 Free, was hosted in May 2012 and raised $1,776. Scholastic Book Fairs donated 50% of this amount in books on behalf of our school to a designated children's hospital as part of their partnership with Children's Miracle Network as well as to Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies. This helps our students become lifelong learners and compassionate community builders.

Goals:
1. To learn about the favourite books of our students
2. To know how many books our students have access to at home
3. To encourage students to buy books at the library's book fair
4. To build relationship with supplier Scholastic as a donor (Scholastic is one the suppliers shortlisted to ask for money for the playground.)
5. To compile a reading interest inventory and use this data for collection development
6. To facilitate development of writing skills
7. To promote reading

How it works:
• Students to fill, 'Ermineskin Reads' Slip: October 5
• Draw and winners announced by Intellimedia: October 25-26
• Students to use the prize gift certificate to shop at the book fair: October 26-30

Time:
• Launch and start date for students to fill the Reading slip: October 5th
• End date of the draw to fill the Reading Slip: October 25
• Draws conducted by Intellimedia team: October 25, 4 pm
• Student winners announced on: October 26
• Students to shop at the book fair: October 26 to 30

When and where the students will be filling the 'Ermineskin Reads' Book Fair slips?
During the class visits to the library

Who is donating the gift certificates for the students?
Four $25 gift certificates to shop at the library's book fair, which runs from October 18 to 31 are provided by Intellimedia.

Reading Slip to be filled by students:

Ermineskin Reads Book Fair

Tell us about your favourite book?

Title:
____________________________________

Author:
____________________________________

Why is this your favourite book? (Write a couple of sentences.)

_____________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

How many books do you have at home?__________

Student name:________ Class: ________

Four draws will be conducted on October 25th. The prize is a $25 gift certificate to shop for books at the library's book fair any time during October 26-30, 2012. Enter to win books.

Approved by the school principal on: October 2, 2012

Request to donate gift certificates for “Ermineskin Reads” during Libraries Connect month

October 1, 2012

To,
Mr. Ahmad Jawad
Intellimedia

Re: Request to donate gift certificates for "Ermineskin Reads" during Libraries Connect month

Dear Mr. Jawad,

We are planning an "Ermineskin Reads" draw for our students during the Libraries Connect month and your donation will be used by winners of Ermineskin Reads to shop for books at the Ermineskin Elementary School library's book fair during the last week of October.

The month of October is 'Libraries Connect' month. People! Ideas! Communities! Information! Canada's libraries foster connections between people, ideas, communities, and information. In October, these connections will be celebrated during Canadian Library Month. The theme, Libraries Connect, highlights how libraries enable people to connect with others, foster the development of ideas, and promote the growth of strong communities.

While always evolving to meet the needs of the communities and provide access to varieties of formats for different learning styles, etc., libraries continue to be at the centre of their communities, a place where people learn, engage and connect with each other.

The Ermineskin Elementary school library hosts three book fairs in a year. The goal is to help students build their home libraries. Each book fair raises around $4000 in sales revenue. The third book fair (May 2012) was a, "Buy 1, Get 1 Free" and raised $1,776. Scholastic Book Fairs donated 50% of this amount in books on behalf of our school to a designated children's hospital as part of their partnership with Children's Miracle Network as well as to Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies.

The goals of Ermineskin Reads are as follows:

1. To learn about the favourite books of our students
2. To know how many books our students have access to at home
3. To encourage students to buy books at the library's book fair
4. To build relationship with our supplier Scholastic
5. To compile a reading interest inventory and use this data for collection development
6. To facilitate development of writing skills
7. To promote reading

How it works:
• Students to fill, 'Ermineskin Reads' Slip from October 5th onwards
• Draw and winners announced by Intellimedia: October 25-26
• Students to use the prize gift certificate to shop at the book fair: October 26-30

I hope you can donate some gift certificates for our students to purchase books at the book fair. Thank you for building libraries in the homes of the First Nations families in our community.

Thank you for helping children become lifelong learners and compassionate community builders.

Yours Sincerely,

Manisha Khetarpal
Librarian
Ermineskin Elementary School

Wednesday, 3 October 2012

$1,000.00 book grant from First Book Canada through the generous support of TD Bank.

Dear Manisha,

Congratulations! Ermineskin Elementary School has received a $1,000.00 book grant from First Book Canada through the generous support of TD Bank.

Key Information Concerning your Grant:

· Your grant will expire on December 31, 2012.

· Books ordered on the First Book Canada Marketplace ship on a weekly basis.

· You will receive an email with tracking information after the order ships.

· Our average ship time is 10-17 days.

Placing an order on the First Book Canada Marketplace:

	Step 1:	Visit www.fbmpcanada.org and log in at the top of the page: On the My Dashboard page, you will be able to see your grant.

	Step 2:	Select books for your organization. You must be logged into your account in order for your shopping cart or wishlist to be saved. The First Book Canada Marketplace offers several thousand high-quality titles sold in carton quantities or by single titles.

	Step 3:	To apply your grant, select it from a drop-down menu at the bottom of your shopping cart and then click “Add Grant”. If your order exceeds the amount of your grant, you will need to supply a credit card. We also accept payment by check, but your order will not ship until after the check clears. All grant funds must be spent by December 31, 2012 so please place your order today! If you have any questions or concerns, the First Book Help Team can be reached at help@firstbook.org or by calling 866-READ-NOW, Monday through Friday 9am-5pm EST.

Thank you for letting First Book Canada be a small part of the work that you do for kids in need!

Best,

The First Book Canada Help Team

Tuesday, 2 October 2012

Connect Ermineskin School Scholastic book fairs

50% of book fair revenue donated to Children's Miracle Network and Big Brothers Big Sisters. Ermineskin Cree Nation gives to the community outside the walls of Hobbema and stays connected.

Connect with Prairie Tales screening and spray painting workshop at Ermineskin Mall

Spray painting is a fantastic film making technique. This was a learning experience for me.

Connect with Alberta Culture Days celebration. Filmmaker Jesse with student Brandon Raine from Maskwachis Outreach School.

Connect at the Soup Kitchen on Tuesday, October 2

I set up a table at the soup kitchen on October 2nd at the Jim Rattlesnake Building to give away books in the community. Persula, Jerry and Robert helped me. They are also promoting Indigo's Adopt a School campaign on facebook. I liked the positive motivating place mats.