Upcoming Events this Winter

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Upcoming Events:

Black History Month – all of February

Groundhog Day – Feb. 2nd

Community Night – Feb. 8th – come try our Dash, Sphero and LEGO EV3 robots, Chromebooks, Math Games and e-books!  5:00 p.m to & 7:30 p.m.

Winter Olympics 2018 – Feb. 9th to Feb. 24th

Valentine’s Day – Feb. 14th

Chinese New Year – Feb. 16th

Author Visit Mike Wade – Feb. 26th  Grades 3 to 6 

Comic Freeze Art Workshop – April 9th  Grades 2 to 5 

 

 

Upcoming Events in our Library Commons!

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Wednesday, Oct. 11th is the UN International Day of the Girl

Monday, Oct. 16th – Award winning Canadian author Sigmund Brouwer is bringing his Rock and Roll Literacy presentation to our school. FDK to Grade 8.  Check out his website and youtube clips here:

Sigmund Brouwer’s Rock and Roll Literacy

There will be a special FREE evening presentation with Sigmund Brouwer, Natasha Deen, Richard Scrimger and Ted Staunton at Portage View E.S. in Barrie, ON

Thursday, Oct. 19th – 37th Annual Terry Fox Run – help us raise $150.00 per grade to reach our Canada 150th Celebration Goal!

Visit our school online website here:

Angus Morrison Online Fundraising

Thursday, Oct. 26th –  Jean Miso, Canadian author, composer and performer, will be bringing her stories and music to our students from Kindergarten to Grade 8.  Her song “We’ll Never Forget/Noublions jamais” is the official theme song for the Juno Beach Centre in Normandy, France.

Jean Miso

Scholastic Book Fair – Wednesday,  November 15th to Friday, November 17th

Saddle Up and Read Book Fair

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Shane Peacock – Monday, Oct.17th

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Award-winning Canadian author Shane Peacock will be speaking to our students in Grades 4 to 8 on Monday, October 17th. Shane was just nominated for the Blue Spruce 2017 Award for his picture book, The Artist and Me, a story of Vincent van Gogh and his personal struggles.

The Artist and Me

At night, students and parents will be travelling to Alliston Union to hear Shane and the other Seven the Series authors speak to students from across our county. For more information, please contact our school.

Seven the Series

 

Ted Staunton Surprise 7 Author

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Ted Staunton entertaining our students!

Ted Staunton entertaining our students!

Our surprise Seven the Sequel writer was Ted Staunton! We congratulate Ted on having just won the TD Mystery Novel award for Why I’m Not.  The students and staff enjoyed learning how Ted had his first book Puddleman published when he was very young.

Later that evening, a bus load of students, teachers and staff joined Ted and 4 of the other amazing authors for a night of laughter and lots of interesting stories.   Sigmund Brouwer, one of our favourite writers, has asked students in Grade 8 to help edit his new book “Unleashed” – what an opportunity for our students!

 

Martin Springett Author Visit – Jan. 22nd

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The winner of Blue Spruce 2013 and one of our favourite Blue Spruce stories is Kate & Pippin…An Unlikely Love Story. Author, illustrator and musician, Martin Springett will be visiting our school on Wednesday, January 22nd.  Parents and guardians are welcome to join us!

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To find out more, please visit these You Tube sites:

Kate & Pippin……. Before the Book

Kate & Pippin: A Day in the Life

Kate & Pippin: Whole Family

Kate & Pippin Official Website

Martin Springett’s Official Website

Kate & Pippin’s Facebook Site

Attention Gr. 7 & 8’s: Seven the Series – Mon., Nov. 4th

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Grade 7 and 8’s:  our school will be hosting award-winning Canadian author, Richard Scrimger, author of Ink Me, from the fabulous Seven the Series!  He’ll be arriving on Monday, November 4th.  That evening, you can meet Richard and the other 6 authors at Willow Landing E.S. from 7 to 8:30.  Stay tuned for more details and info re: bussing.

Richard Scrimger’s Website

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Ink Me

Author Sigmund Brouwer Visit – Wed., Jan.23!

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Award winning Canadian author Sigmund Brouwer is bringing his Rock n Roll Literacy program to our school on Wednesday, January 23rd.

Check out his websites at www.sigmundbrouwer.com and Rock and Roll Literacy Show

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Author Gwen Petreman is coming soon! Gr.1 to 3

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Local writer and illustrator Gwen Petreman is coming to our school during Education Week on Thursday, May 3rd. She will be meeting with students from Grade 1 to 3 to learn about the writing process.  Her books will be available for purchase.  To find out more visit Gwen’s website at:  http://www.apluslearningmaterials.net/ The Blue Bottle

 

Michael Wade Author Visit – Monday, April 2

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Today we were honoured to have Canadian author, Michael Wade, visit our school for the third time!  Michael and his wife Laura, an elementary school librarian, are the authors of the hilarious  short stories series “And Then It Happened!”.  Check out their website at www.boysbookshelf.com.

 



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