This week the Makerspace CORE Club will try their hand at making beaded jewelery. Here are some videos for inspiration:

Ms. Toteda’s English 9 classes visited the library to check out some amazing non-fiction reads on a variety of topics that interest them, then wrote reviews to share with peers! Mrs. Memmott has been enjoying reading all their recommendations. Click on the covers below to read a few yourself.

Mr. Lok’s Media Design 10 students were challenged to research and respond to social justice issues through photography. Scan the QR codes in the images below to view their amazing work!

Despite new safety enhancements, the Library is still open to students.

Students can check out or return books 15 minutes before school or after school.

Students can also visit during their grade’s assigned lunch hour:

Gr 9- Wednesday Gr. 10- Monday Gr. 11- Thursday Gr. 12- Tuesday

The virtual library is open 24/7! We have amazing subscription databases for learning and eBooks for reading pleasure through SORA! Just email if you can’t remember the passwords.

Whether we’re open physically or not- there’s something for you!

The MakerSpace club along with help from senior students, staff and parents, have completed two collaborative crochet blankets to donate to the elementary campus’ collection for the Crisis Pregnancy Center. This was a gift for the manger stitched together by many hands with love!

Read at least 30 minutes everyday from Dec. 1-15 for a chance to win great prizes and points for your house team! Just record your minutes on this Reading Advent Calendar and submit it to your Connect teacher Thursday Dec. 16 to be entered in the draw Friday Dec. 17! Prizes include books, gift cards, reading swag and more!

The Maker Space Club will be learning to crochet to make a collaborative blanket to donate to the Crisis Pregnancy Center. You can contribute a square, even if you’re not a club member. Use the tutorials below to help you!

Beginner Double Crochet Square

Follow this tutorial, but use a 5mm crochet hook and chain 14 instead of 8.

 Intermediate Granny Square

Once you have mastered the double crochet, try your hand at this fancy square!

How to Crochet a Granny Square Video and Instructions

Advanced Square

Want to challenge yourself in you crochet abilities? Try this tutorial for a Sunburst Square.

Sunburst Granny Square

The Library hosted the first round of Rube Goldberg Competitions yesterday. There’s more to see today and tomorrow at lunch!

The Maker Space Club has started meeting Wednesdays during CORE. We have 35 members who have started coding, working with Arduinos and Raspberry pi, and learning to use the Cricut press.

Here are the reading bags students made using the Cricut. Some designs are even original drawings formatted to be compatible with the Cricut software, including the very cute drawing of Toffee the dooodle!

1. Join the challenge by leaving a comment below.  

2. Save or print out a copy of the checklist. 

3. As you read books that qualify for items on the list, check them off. Books may qualify for more than one item on the list, but challenge yourself to read at least 10 books. 

4. Share your progress and book recommendations during our monthly check-ins either online or in person at the Project Lit Book Club. 

5. Each month you share progress, you are entered in a draw. Prizes include t-shirts, book bags, books, gift cards, and more! 

“Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another’s skin, another’s voice, another’s soul.” Joyce Carole Oates