New Books – check our Shelfari
Shelfari: Book reviews on your book blog The Swallows of Kabul by Yasmina Khadra Empty by Suzanne Weyn Jarome Iginla: How the NHL’s first black captain gives back… by Nicole Mortillaro
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Lunchtime Features – Dec. 16 to 20
This week, the library will be working with Gr. 10 Academic students on researching Elizabethan England in preparation for the study of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Discover more about the...
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Emily Carr remembered on Google
Today Google honoured the memory of Emily Carr, one of Canada’s most famous artists, after whom the BC-based University of Art & Design is now named. “Emily Carr (1871-1945) was a Canadian...
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Lunchtime Features Jan. 6 to 10
Photo by Kevin Zhang Happy New Year Haigers! This week, the library will be working with Gr. 9 Dance students on Brochures that cover issues on Sexuality. The library is open this week at lunch, but...
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Shelfari: Book reviews on your book blog Snapshot of this week’s new books for the week of Jan 6 Far from over : the music and life of Drake : the unofficial story by Dalton Higgins Life of Pi by Yann...
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30 Days to Sochi Winter Olympics
Take a look at the Official Site for Canada’s Olympic Team for the 2014 Winter Olympics and find out more about our athletes on the site by clicking on the countdown. Learn about more Canadian...
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How do you manage stress?
With exams looming, what do you do to prepare physically and mentally for a test? Check out our book display and add your stress management strategy to our wall. ..
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White Pine continues!
Don’t forget to return your finished White Pine books and pick up another one so that you can finish your five novels or non-fiction titles before Voting Day in April. Be sure to signup for and...
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Lunchtime Features Jan. 13 – 17
This week, the library will be working with Gr. 10 English students on creating pages in wikispaces and using audacity to create podcasts for research on Shakespeare’s World. The library is open this...
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Learn about the Nature of Things
Ever wondered how smart Octopuses were? Find out more about David Suzuki from our Biography in Context database. See free episodes of his famous CBC show, The Nature of Things. Then come to the...
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White Pine meets tomorrow after school
Hey White Piners! Gear up for our second meeting in the library on Wed. Jan. 15 after school. Bring your ideas and highlights from your selection of the 10 Fiction and 10 Non-Fiction titles from this...
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Lunchtime Features Jan. 20 – 24
This week, the Teacher-Librarians invite senior students to study on exam day Monday morning. We will be continuing to work with Gr. 10 English students on creating pages in Wikispaces and using...
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Lunchtime Features Jan 27 – 31
This week, the library will be working with ESLE classes on essays involving Capital Punishment (learn more from our SIRS database – UN/PW on p21 of agenada) as well as Art Classes on presentation...
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Happy Year of the Horse!
WeeKit Ong – Flickr “January 31, 2014 is a very important day for many people all over the world. This day marks the beginning of a new year for people of Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Mongolian...
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Learn a new Language!
Interested in learning a new language? Two free sites are at your service! The first is duolingo (available as an iphone App). Check out the TEDtalk story behind it. The second, available through...
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Literacy Test Tutorials
Attention all students writing the Literacy test on March 27. Click here for the 2014 Registration form In February and March, classes will be offered for students who want help to prepare for the...
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Lunchtime features for Feb 3 – 7
This week, the library will be continue to work with Art Classes on presentation skills and Gr. 11 English classes for Academic Honesty and researching Atwood’s dystopian novel, Oryx and Crake using...
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Movie Lover? Free TIFF movies for youth
“From February 14 – 16, TIFF Bell Lightbox will be turned over to the next generation of movie lovers! The third annual TIFF Next Wave Film Festival, programmed for youth aged 14 – 18, brings the best...
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Fri. P2&3 Watch the opening ceremonies live!
Want to catch the Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Olympics? On Friday, during Periods 2 & 3, you can! Just come to the Window Lab in the Library to view the live to air stream.
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Celebrate African Heritage
Celebrate the achievements of Canadians and others of African descent. February is African Hertiage month, but you can learn about these figures year-round! Check out a list of prominent Black...
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