This is Jeremy Soulage, a French student in Gr. 9. Once finish reading the book La cité perdue de Z Jeremy would like to introduce it to more people as he really likes the story while it was not so easy for him to read though it is in French. This book is the French [...]
Entries Tagged as 'reading'
Reading is Fun!
February 24, 2011 · Comments Off · 2010-2011, General Topics
Tags: Panda Books·reading·video
Thanks to our DEAR readers
October 19, 2010 · 1 Comment · 2011-2012, General Topics
Yesterday morning, as a reminder that this week is International Schools Library Week, students from Nursery to Grade 12 dropped everything and read (DEAR) for 15 minutes before morning recess. Here are some photos shared by their teachers.
Summer wasn’t that long ago…
September 14, 2010 · Comments Off · General Topics
…although to some of us it may feel that way. Here’s a video we made way back when school began on August 11th. Take a look and see what the IST community was reading over the summer. There are the best-sellers we’d expect–Twilight and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo–but there are some surprises too. [...]
School’s Out for Summer
June 12, 2010 · Comments Off · 2009-2010, General Topics
Wishing the IST community a restful and refreshing holiday. Remember the library OPAC can be your portal for online reading. See recommended book lists and more here. Congratulations to the graduates on their new adventure and journeys. As the year ends, I would like to express my appreciation for the support and opportunities the IST [...]
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Audio Books for Teens
June 3, 2010 · Comments Off · 2009-2010, Secondary Topics
Each week, SYNC will give away 2 FREE downloads–a popular Young Adult title paired with a Classic title that appears on Summer Reading lists–starting July 1 through September 1, 2010. Here is the list and the schedule: Available July 1 – July 7 The Angel Experiment by James Patterson Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Available July [...]
Tags: reading·young adults
Summer Reading
June 3, 2010 · Comments Off · 2009-2010, General Topics
“The research is clear that children who don’t read during the summer can lose up to three months of reading progress and that loss has a cumulative, long-term effect.” (See: http://www.readingrockets.org/calendar/summer) Summer reading is a wonderful time to refuel. A variety of recommended book lists can be found in the library OPAC. See Summer Reads, [...]
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End of Year …
May 13, 2010 · Comments Off · 2009-2010, General Topics
Overdue notices were distributed this week. Please make sure library records are cleared. Students who do not clear their records will not receive reports. All returning students, who have cleared their records, are invited to check out books over the summer. And remember all databases are available throughout the summer too. We are nearing the [...]
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More Books
May 12, 2010 · Comments Off · 2009-2010, General Topics
This past week students received their book orders from Scholastic. Purchases enabled the library to receive several bonus books that have been added to the collection. Lisa has been busy adding titles to the collection. The following novels have been added into Reading Resource collection: The Japanese Ninja Surprise (Flat Stanley’s World Wide Adventure) 35 [...]
Tags: book club·General Topics·reading
Monkey Business
May 10, 2010 · Comments Off · 2009-2010, Elementary Topics
Grade one is working on one of my favorite units—The Stories Unit Their central idea is … We all use stories to share our ideas, feelings and what is important to each of us. I had the opportunity to be a guest storyteller and share one of my favorite stories that has been around since [...]
