It’s tough not being in school right now, seeing our teachers and missing our friends. “Time to Come in Bear” is a great video of how we can all do our part and why! Stay safe my friends, we’ll get through this together!
(oops! Wrong link posted yesterday! The right one’s below)
By Kim St. Lawrence
Hi all!
I’ve been meaning to dust off this library blog and what better time than now! I hope you’re all well and enjoying this spring weather!
Stay tuned here for some book reviews, videos, online resources and other fun activities you can do from home or outside.
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Looking forward to connecting with you!
Love
Ms. Elliott
Welcome back Moberly community!
This blog took a bit of a break last year, but it’s back now and hope you’ll stay tuned to all the new and exciting things happening in the library commons this year.
First off, you may not actually recognize our space this year! Mr. Au and myself decided the library needed a bit of pick me up, so come see all our new, modern furniture and all the new workspaces we’ve created for you to read, work independently or with your classmates. It’s a work in progress, but we’re excited for a fresh new space.
Also there are some big books sales coming up, so if there’s something you’re dying to read, pop in and write it down in our “Library Request” book. I’ll do my best to get what you’re interested in!
Looking forward to seeing all your faces (behind books!)
Ms. Elliott
Well, my welcome back post is officially dated Oct. 3rd…..it’s been a busy startup! I’m very happy to be back from maternity leave and see all your smiling faces!
Just a reminder the Library is open most days from 8:40 – 9:00 am and after school from 3:00 – 3:20pm for you to come check out books, read with a parent or grandparent, do homework or work with a friend or just peruse the books!
Our Family Literacy program for our Kindergarten families is in full swing, parents and family members thanks for coming out to support your children! We’re learning lot’s about reading and getting some practice at it too 🙂
Library monitors is officially starting next week, if you’ve signed up to help out don’t forget to come for your shift!
And lastly there’s some great book sales coming up where I get see all the newest and hottest reads. If there’s a book you’d like in our library come write it on our Library wish list!
See you soon!
Don’t think so? Bored by all the books you’ve been reading? Here’s some suggestions!
Hope to see you in the library!
Well the Fall passed by in a blur and we are now already into February! A what a busy month it is. This upcoming Monday is Family day and many of us are talking about how diverse families can be! Drop in to see our display of books when you get a chance. Many of our families will also be celebrating Lunar New Year this weekend.
Then Valentine’s Day and Hundredth Day for our primary students is just around the corner!
Feb. 24th Moberly will be celebrating Pink Day, a day to think carefully about how we treat each other, how we can be kinder and more accepting of our classmates, and most importantly how we can all help to stop bullying in our schools. The library will have lot’s of books available on bullying and what to do if you ever yourself in that situation at school.
And last but certainly not least, February is also a time when we celebrate Black History Month. Looking for some great historical literature? Come see me!
Phhewwww, I’m tired just writing about all these exciting events. Looking forward to celebrating with you Moberly!
Welcome back Moberly! Can’t wait for you all to see some of the new and exciting things happening in the library this year……oh and of course all the new books!
Starting Monday, Sept. 14th the library will be up and running again, before school from 8:40-9:00 and after school from 3:00-3:20.
Library monitors stay tuned…..we’ll be getting our schedules organized in the next week or two!
Here’s some great back to school reads for you to pick up on your next visit.
 
Div.’s 4 and 7 FINALLY finished our graphic novels! It was a long project and we worked very hard to learn the different features that they include, such as speech bubbles, varying viewpoints, frames, captions, motion and so much more. Here’s some examples of the excellent work we did.
Thank you to Jasmin and Yukie for sharing their graphic novels with the school(click on their names to see the full deal)!
Div.’s 4 & 7 have been working hard on their Graphic Novels. After completing them we decided to try doing some digital versions as well.
We’ve been using Bit Strips for School but you can make your own comics through their general site by clicking here. Anyone can play around and make new characters, change speech bubbles or play with character movement. If you want to save though you’ll have to sign up with an email or facebook account.
Stay tuned for some of our finished products!
We now have all the books from the “Wings of Fire” series by Tui T. Sutherland! (Thanks Akshmeet for the request 🙂 )
The seven dragon tribes have been at war for generations, locked in an endless battle over an ancient, lost treasure. A secret movement called the Talons of Peace is determined to bring an end to the fighting, with the help of a prophecy—a foretelling that calls for great sacrifice. (-summary courtesy of Scholastic.com)
Watch the book trailer to see what you think!
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