Dear families,
Our Read for Change is heating up; books are flying off the shelf, and students are reading many different genres! Thank you for participating in this important event for the school. Please let us know through the Live Chat if you have suggestions for books to add to Sora; we love requests!
Announcements & Reminders
- This is the last week of the Winter Sale on everything in the Used Curriculum Shop! Up to 50% off!
Parent Events & Webinars
- Right Now Media will present a live webinar to showcase the many exciting resources available through this Christian Studies subscription. Join us on Zoom on January 28, 2025, at 1 pm PST.
Student Highlights & Contests
- Storytime with Margaret, Dewey the Dragon, and Erin on Jan. 28, 2024, at 10 am PST for K – grade 4, but all are welcome. Register here.
- Book Review Contest (More fun things to do with Read For Change) – January 15th – March 2nd
- Dewey’s Sora Record Challenge: Let’s break our LC reading record! – Monday, February 3rd
- Book Highlight! – The Prairie Thief
Resource Updates & Tips
- Free Lesson Plans on Indigenous Learning and Career and Health. Check out this database. French Unit Study Kits have been written for students in grades 5 – 9 but can also be used for older students. They provide reading and viewing content and offer suggestions for listening, speaking and writing. Learn more!
- Teaching Books – Are you looking for your next great read? Find lists of book awards and books of distinction on Teaching Books.
- February is Black History Month. Check out these great resources in the Search Portal!
- Updated Grade 7-9 Unit Study kits are available in the Search Portal.
- The BC Digital Classroom password, including all its resources, is being changed due to privacy issues and should be available again on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. Check the Search Portal under the Subs/Passwords button for your up-to-date passwords.
Blessings From The Learning Commons
