Kindness Month 4th Day

February 6th

Happy Kindness Month! Here’s a quotation about kindness from Stephen Grellet:

“I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”

 

Each (school) day this month our Quilchena community will be invited to focus on kind acts. They will be on the morning announcements and then posted outside the library. I will also post them here. We invite you to follow along at home.

Kindness Month 3rd Day

February 5th

It’s kindness month!

Some time this month come to the library and pick up a special bookmark for Kindness Month. Colour the front and write a special message on the back. Hide it in a book on the library shelves as a present for a future reader.

 

Each (school) day this month our Quilchena community will be invited to focus on kind acts. They will be on the morning announcements and then posted outside the library. I will also post them here. We invite you to follow along at home.

Kindness Month 2nd day

February 4th

Today’s kindness tip is:

Hold the door for someone without being asked. Do it today!

 

Each (school) day this month our Quilchena community will be invited to focus on kind acts. They will be on the morning announcements and then posted outside the library. I will also post them here. We invite you to follow along at home.

Kindness Month at Quilchena

February is Kindness Month!

Each (school) day this month our Quilchena community will be invited to focus on kind acts. They will be on the morning announcements and then posted outside the library. I will also post them here. We invite you to follow along at home.

February 3rd

What does it mean to be kind?

Think about the little things we can do to be kind to each other. Try to do a kind thing for someone every day this month. I bet you’ll make a lot of people happy…. and maybe feel a little happier yourself.

Quilchena Reading Challenge: February

Congratulations to everyone who completed the January Reading Challenge! I know that a number of students became interested towards the end of the month so if you didn’t have a chance to finish the January challenge in time for the draw, now is your chance to get going on a new list with a whole month ahead of you (of course, you can still finish the January challenge because: reading!)

There are a a number of good February themes to choose from: Kindness; Relationships/Valentine’s Day; Families; Pink Shirt Day/bullying. I decided to go with “Families” as I felt these stories also fell into other themes as well.

If you’re just joining the fun, here’s how to participate:

  1. Download the February Reading Challenge and print it.
  2. Start reading! Choose books that match the categories in the challenge and write down the titles as you complete them. You must read these books in February. (There is no length/difficulty requirement. Choose books that interest you, or that are an interesting stretch.)
  3. If you finish this month’s challenge, write your name on your sheet and hand it in to Mme Brogan in the library. There will be a draw for a prize for students who complete each month’s challenge.

I will create a new challenge each month from now until June. There will be a special prize draw for readers who completed and handed in all 6 challenges.

Behold, the February edition of the Quilchena Reaching Challenge:

Families of all Sorts

Families come in all shapes and sizes. We might live with them, we might not. We might be related by blood, we might not. We might not always get along with every member of our family, but they definitely play a part in making us who we are.

  1. A book about a character who does not live with his or her parents.
  2. A novel set at a boarding school or a picture book about a group of animal friends.
  3. A book about siblings.
  4. A story with a prominent aunt or uncle OR a story with a same-sex relationship.
  5. A story that features a grandparent.

The Quilchena Reading Challenges are for all students, teachers, and parents. The categories are designed to be applicable to any and all reading levels. As a reader, you get to choose how long, how hard, and in what format the books are to complete this challenge. I trust you to make good choices for yourself.

 

*Coming soon: tips on how to use the library catalog to find titles that will work for your reading challenge.

Quilchena Reading Challenge: January

Welcome to the 2020 series of Quilchena Reading Challenges. I will be publishing a custom reading challenge for our Quilchena community each month from January to June.

Here’s how to participate:

  1. Download the JANUARY Reading Challenge and print it.
  2. Start reading! Choose books that match the categories in the challenge and write down the titles as you complete them. (There is no length/difficulty requirement. Choose books that interest you, or that are an interesting stretch.)
  3. If you finish this month’s challenge, write your name on your sheet and hand it in to Mme Brogan in the library. There MAY be a draw for a prize for students who complete each month’s challenge.

Quilchena Reading Challenges are designed so that anyone in the school community can participate: students of any grade, family members, teachers, ANYONE! The categories/tasks can be fulfilled by any type of story; it’s up to the reader to select an appropriate title.

See the previous post for more details about how awesome reading challenges are.

here is the Quilchena Reading Challenge–January edition, print it, and START READING.

Mirrors and Windows

Stories are integral to our lives.  We use stories to feel connected to others and to understand our own experiences. We need to have stories in our lives that are mirrors—that reflect back to us our own experience—and stories that are windows—that show us an experience other than our own.  

  1. A book that is about a character from the same culture as you.
  2. A book about a character who has a non-mainstream SOGI*.
  3. A book set in a country that you have spent time, other than Canada.
  4. A book that is about time in some way.
  5. The first book in a series in which you are interested.

*SOGI = sexual orientation and gender identity

The Quilchena Reading Challenges are for all students, teachers, and parents. The categories are designed to be applicable to any and all reading levels. To complete this challenge, you get to choose how long, how hard, and in what format the books are. I trust you to make good choices for yourself.

Being more AWESOME

Families! Have you seen the Quilchena Library Community Survey? It’s quick to fill out and will give me some insight into how I can direct my energies to build a better program at Quilchena.

Take me to the Q Library community survey!
This is the QR code that will take you to the survey.

If you don’t have time right now, keep an eye out at school. There is a poster near the library entrance with a QR code. All you have to do is scan the code with your smart phone.