WE READ TO REMEMBER, LEST WE FORGET.

Looking for info on November activities? You’re in the right place!

 

NOVEMBER Reads

 This month’s reading themes are Historical Fiction- Experience the Past and This Just in!  Check out the books on display in the Learning Commons or browse the collections in destiny discover:

         

Click on the signs to explore the books in this category and place one on hold!

 

NOVEMBEr MAKer ACTIVITIES:

 

KEVA PLANK OLYMPICS

We’re running our first ever KEVA plank Olympics! Sign up with a team of 4 to participate. We’ll host a different challenge each day at lunch. Take a photo of your creation for each challenge and add it to the Padlet to earn points. The winning team will receive the Rice Krispie trophy and 3D Printed medals! 

THE CHALLENGES:

• Sculpture involving a spiral
• Structure with only 1 plank as the base
• Structure with unsupported overhangs
• Structure with at least one plank on its end, on its side, flat, and on an angle.

Sign up will be posted Wed Nov 8th
Stay tuned on Teams for details!

 

DIY LC Christmas Decor

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We need your help to create festive decor for the Learning Commons! Come Nov 22-29 to work one of two crafts: Crafted Felt Christmas Trees or little Nordic houses! Come Nov 22nd for instructions and any day until the 28th to work on yours. Our hope is to create a snowy Christmas village in December. We’ll display your creation until the winter break, and you can take it home just in time for the holidays.

We had SO many imaginative and adorable DIY Pet costumes submitted this week. View them all here and then vote for your favourite!

Burrito- By Tyler, Kaylee & Kelsey

 

Theopholus pupadore- By Alicia & Emily

popcorn – By Charlene & Avalee

 

Snowy wedding- Bernice & Alithia

Angel- Elaine, Hailey & Amelie

 

Winnie the Pooh- By Rosie and Hannah

 

Olaf- By Hannabella

 

minion Stuffie- BY Chantelle & Josiah

 

Pizza Roy- By Nathaniel

crochet costume- By ML

 

Raccoon -Xiyao

 

CLICK HERE TO VOTE!

We’re very excited to be launching the 2023 WeRead Community Challenge! This is an opportunity to read books in community and to challenge yourself and set  reading goals for the year. 

Pick up a challenge form from the Learning Commons to join in:

Read a book from one of the monthly themes and tell us about it HERE to receive a sticker and join for our end of month book party! We’ll have snacks, games and prize draws at the book parties. Collect all 8 stickers throughout the year to join in for our end of year event!

CLICK HERE FOR SUBMISSION FORM

 

WeREad super challenge

Want to challenge yourself further? Check out the WeRead Super Challenge! With this challenge board you can customize and set your own reading goal for the year. Set a goal of a total number of books, or number of books you’d like to read each month and keep track of your completed books here: 

 

But wait…there’s more!

We’ve got bookmarks too! 

 

Come by the LC to pick one up or if you have any questions about the challenge.

 

It’s cozy season!

Need a good book to read? Come see us!

OCTOBER Reads

This month’s book themes are Mystery and Comfy, Cozy Fall Reads and Fall in love with a Beloved Classic. Check out the books on display in the Learning Commons and find a great read today!  

         

For more info on the WeRead Challenge, click here!

 

SPHERO CORN MAZES

Tis the season of pumpkin patches and corn mazes. Design your own unique and creative maze and code a mini sphero to complete it! Come to the LC any lunch from Oct 11th- 17th to work on it with your team. The team with the most impressive COMPLETED maze run will win the Fall Treat basket, complete with homemade caramel apples!

Submit a video of your sphero completing the maze here

 

DIY PET COSTUMES

Our second maker challenge is DIY Pet Costumes! Come any lunch between Oct 20th and 27th to design and create a pet costume. Don’t have a pet? No need to fret! Theo and Swift are both looking for new costumes and would love your help designing one for them!

We’ll have supplies set out for you to work at lunch, or you can work at home. We can’t wait to see what you come up with! 🙂

All Submissions due Oct 27th

 

 

 Happy September everyone! We’re very excited to have you back in the Learning Commons and to welcome you to the MC library blog. This a place where you can learn about upcoming library events, activities, contests and book themes!

 

BACK TO THE BOOKS CHALLENGE:

Read a book from one of this month’s themes and tell us about it to win a prize from the library prize bin (stickers, fidgets, candy) and enter a draw for library tote bag! This month’s themes are…

         

INTRODUCE YO’SHELF:

Come on by the Learning Commons this week to introduce yourself at our Library Photo booth! Pick our 5-8 of your favourite reads, arrange them how you’d like on the shelf and snap a photo with them. All participates will enter a draw to win an indigo gift card at the end of the month! (See our teacher examples below!)

Looking for more info on our June activities? You’ve come to the right place!

June Reads

This month’s book themes are WeRead Recommends and Cool Reads for Hot Days. Check out the books on display in the Learning Commons and find a great read today!

   

Read a book from one of these themes in June to collect your final sticker of the year and, if you’ve collected them all—stay tuned!

Cardboard marble run:

Join us from June 6th-13th and create your very own twisty-turny marble run! Use our Learning Commons supplies (or your own) to create a unique and inventive route! The winning team will get a candy jar! There is a maximum of 3 people per team and the sign-up is just outside the doors of the Learning Commons. The winning team will receive a jar of candy!

Book Cover Art Contest:

Create a digital or physical art piece of your favourite book cover for a chance to have it up on the wall in the quiet corner! Submissions are due June 12th. You can use Procreate, acrylic/watercolour paint or charcoal! Come Friday, June 2nd for specific information & dimensions of the frames. Feel free to work on it in the LC or at home anytime before June 12th!

 

Important dates:

Thought you returned your book? Come to the library and see if you can find it on the shelf. If not, double-check all locations it could be.

If your books are not returned by June 9th, you will need to pay to replace your books by June 15th. You will be notified about the price and a parent email will be sent home.

Book Return Challenge:

Does your class have a lot of books checked out? Any overdue? The homeroom with the lowest book total count by JUNE 9th will win a cool treat! Will it be your class? Totals will be updated outside the Learning Commons before June 15th!

summer reading:

The Library Learning Commons is closed for the summer, but that doesn’t mean reading has to stop! Books on Sora are available all summer! If you forgot your password, come to the Learning Commons before the end of the year to get your password reset so you can use Sora this summer!

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Looking for more info on our May activities? You’ve come to the right place!

May Reads

This month’s book themes are Fantasy and Science Fiction. Check out the books on display in the Learning Commons and find a great read today!

                        

Make something for Mom:

With Mother’s Day around the corner, we’ve got several great opportunities to make a gift for your mom! Come paint a single bud vase (May 8 &9), make a card (May 11th) or learn some recipes, gift wrap ideas and more for how to celebrate your mom at our Mother’s Day 101 with “Mumsy”(May 12th) ! 

Share a photo of what you’ve made for your mom for a chance to win a Starbucks gift card after Mother’s Day weekend!

Padlet link is on Teams!

 

Candle Making- SPring Session

We’re running our spring candle making session May 16-18th.  As we had so much interested in the fall, our list is already full from this, but we’ll open up spots if anyone on the list can’t make it. Arise and Shine Candles will be helping us again with this. *Note: this is a two part session. You’ll NEED to be there Tuesday and either Wed/Thurs to make a candle. 

Sign up and details outside the LC

 

3D Puzzle Design Challenge

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We’re looking for creative 3D puzzle designs! 
Come May 24th for more info and to get started on Tinkercad.
All submissions due May 31st. 

The winning design will be printed (a copy for you) and some to send to children ICC supports in Chengsha. This is an excellent opportunity to bless someone in need!

 

April is Poetry month!

Looking for more info on our April activities? You’ve come to the right place!

April Reads

This month’s book themes are Free Verse and Our Planet and Grow your Faith. Check out the books on display in the Learning Commons and find a great read today!

       

Poetry Month Challenges:

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To celebrate poetry month, each week we’ll have a new poetry prompt set out in the Learning Commons. Come write a poem in response to that prompt! Share your poem (or another original poem you’ve written this month) on our Padlet for an invite to our Poetry Cafe on May 5th! We’ll have a special treat for the authors of our 5 favourite poems from the month! 😉

Padlet link is on Teams!

 

APril Maker Mondays

Maker Mondays this month are dedicated towards making for the ICC Fair (May 9, 10, 11th). We’ll have workshops on Tinkercad and 3D printing the first two Mondays and next, come learn how to use the Cricut Cutter! We hope to have a table where we can sell things that were made in the LC this month at the fair!

 

Earth Day Photo and Haiku CHallenge

*Reminder: All photos must be taken BY YOU and since this contest started.
Enjoy some time in nature, take a photo and write a haiku about/inspired by your photo. All submissions due before Earth day (Apr 22nd).

 

Every book is a passport to a different world.
Where will you go this month?

Looking for more info on our March activities? You’ve come to the right place!

March Reads

This month’s book themes are Book Fair Favs and Livres en Francais  and International Women’s Day. Check out the books on display in the Learning Commons and find a great read today!

    

MARCH MAKING BINGO

Just because we’re not at school, does not mean that making has to stop! Join in for our March Making Challenge:

 Complete a full row and share photos of your creations on our Padlet to enter the draw for an indigo gift card at the end of the month! These can be completed at school or home. The only requirement is it has to be something you’ve made SINCE this challenge started! 😉

Padlet link is on Teams!

Want some ideas and inspo? Click here!

 

Send the Mclibrary a postcard

Going somewhere on Spring Break? Send a postcard to the MC Library from wherever you travel! You can send your postcard from nearby or far away!  Anyone who sends in a postcard will enter the draw for this candy jar after the break. Come get info in the Learning Commons!

 

French Language week

March 20th is International Francophonie Day! We’re partnering up with amazing Mme. Yoyotte to celebrate French this month!

After March break, we’ll have an interactive bulletin board of French Idioms and a challenge to guess what each one means. We’ll also have a French game day at lunch! Stay tuned for more details after the break.

 

Kindness is love in action.

Looking for more info on our February events? You’ve come to the right place!

February Reads

This month’s book themes are Meet Cute and Blind date with a book and Black History Month Must Reads. Check out the books on display in the Learning Commons or browse the collections in destiny discover:

   

Click on the signs to explore the books in this category and place one on hold!

 

 

February MAKer Challenges:

 

DIY Kindness Colouring Page:

We’re looking for a colouring book page design that promotes a message about kindness or inspires kindness. This could include artwork, a quote, or combo of both. Just make sure that artwork is original and don’t colour it in yet!

We will be selecting a winning design, and this will be coloured in by middle campus students on Pink Shirt Day this year.

 

Kindness Stickers:

We’re also looking for original sticker designs that promote and inspire kindness. We’ll use the Cricut cutter to cut out winning sticker designs to hand out on pink shirt day! 

Designs are due Feb 15th!

You can come any lunch to work on either design challenge!

 

Book Trailers:

Is there a book you’ve always wanted made into a movie? Create a movie trailer for your favourite book—but only if it hasn’t been made into a movie yet!

Come to the info session on Tuesday, Feb 21st!

Winners will receive a prize a “Movie Basket,” with popcorn, candy and pop and be invited to watch Pixar shorts at break!

 

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR:

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