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Mrs. Maxwell, Teacher Librarian
Mrs. Maxwell, Teacher Librarian
My job is to SUPPORT literacy throughout the school and to help make connections across curriculum subjects. I AM HERE FOR YOU! Click here for more about me, to see how to book the library AND how to book me to work with you!
NEW!! School Community Virtual Library I will be sharing & posting library news for students and caregivers regularly. A quick link is bit.ly/foxcommunity -Feel free to check it out!
April Showers Us With Lots of Activity!
April Showers Us With Lots of Activity!
There's many significant events in April including Sikh Heritage Month, Genocide Awareness Month, Ramadan, Passover and Easter. Daily events include World Autism Day (April 2nd), International Day of Pink (April 13th), International Earth Day (April 22nd) and International Day of Silence (April 23rd). I have gathered a number of resources to assist you with this month's observances. Please remember to check out library book displays - and here's an additional Epic bookist for Ramadan!
In other News...
In other News...
Our Library Bookfair has been rescheduled to May (pending approval) which will work nicely with our School BBQ during the evening of May 26th.
It's National Poetry Month! Check out these resources! League of Canadian Poets has a "Poem in Your Pocket Day" and New York Times has posted "4 Poems You Can Create From Your Newspaper" activities. Shel Silverstein has a website created by Harper Collins which has some cool teaching resources AND there's a cool Poetry Tree Resource . Consider having some funn with a rhyming dictionary to do some creative writing - smaples included. I will be working on with those who are interested. Come check out our library display in Non-Fiction section!
Please check out TVO Learn Teacher Resources for K-12 (for all curriculum subjects) if you haven't already - consider this your first stop shopping before using or buying other resources to assist your teaching (they're free AND many resources are written by seconded DDSB teachers!!). Also, I wanted to remind you of Indigenous Perdpectives Educator's Guide and using our DDSB Indigenous Education Department's website for resources as well! which is linked in the Navbar in D2L for quick reference.
Coding Quest.pdfCoding Quest is for Grades 4-8 which is a free workshop for both teachers and students! Coding Quest will be available soon for grades 1-3 soon!
We have been doing some cool things with STEAM lately including building robots in the library and creating some cool coding challenge centers as well as having Ontario Tech visiting classes to do virtual workshops. Here's an exciting opportunity to check out...Coding Quest provides a teacher workshop AND class workshop for interested teachers. It's a great way to get coding started in your classroom.
Ask me for more information about this program or booking me to work with you! Please check out the STEAM Resources Tab at the top of the page for more!
Earth Day is on April 22nd
Earth Day is on April 22nd
A few more resources can be found on Earth Day Canada site and on Earth Day International site
Please don't forget to check out our library display of Earth Day and environmental books to take out and bring to your class! More resources to come!
Primary Teachers can refer to No More Plastic Forest of Reading Activities for planning!
EarthDay_Social.jpgMore April Resources at a Glance (by date)
More April Resources at a Glance (by date)
MEND Ramadan Best Practices for Schools 2022.pdfEducator resources have been developed for best practices during Ramadan!
An inspiring video made by DDSB students to share!
SikhHeritageMonth_Social.jpgGenocideAwarenessMonth_Social.jpgPlease visit Facing History and Ourselves for more teacher resources, especially for older grades.
International Day of Pink is April 13th
DayofSilence_Social.jpgInternational Day of Silence is April 23rd which is about atrocities committed toward the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
YomHaShoah_Social.jpgApril 28th is Holocaust Memorial Day
April 28th is Holocaust Memorial Day
Please come and check out the books in the library regarding this very sensitive subject for students. I would like to offer to partner with you to bring together an artistic response to a picture book - more to follow on this topic.
Feel free to ask me about partnering with you!
2020-trans-ally-guide-final.pdfA comprehensive guide to being a transgender ally.
Genderbread-Person-v4-WORKSHEET.pdfA great lesson for everyone to learn. Check out the site where it all began -for your own interest!
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