Friday, 5 October 2012
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
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
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.
· 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:
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On the My Dashboard page, you will be able to see your grant.
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Step 2:
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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.
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Step 3:
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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.
Thank you Robert for helping.
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