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March -

What a great turn out for Reading Link Challenge this year!  We had seven teams that practiced and learned so much about the six books selected this year.  In March, our school competition was held to see which team would be representing our school at the Delta wide challenge on April 10 at Annieville Elementary.  Our top four teams were just THREE points apart - what a close race! 

Congratulations to 'Unknown' and best of luck in April to Eliana, Emma, Madeline, Sabthanaa and Sonam!

January - 

Way to go to all of our hardworking Grade 4 and 5 students who are participating in the Reading Link Challenge this year - there are A LOT of you!  Our participants this year are:

Team 1/Reading Readers - Alysha, Ameera, Annabella, Chloe C., Jazleen and Surveen

Team 2/Dream Team - Daniel, Fateh and Mehar

Team 3/Kepay - Anshu, Ethan P., Kaiden, Nealdeep and Sanjay

Team 4/The Wish Fish Fish - Chloe W., Hanna, Isabelle, Renee, Syah, Veera

Team 5/Unknown - Eliana, Emma K., Madeline, Sabthanaa and Sonam

Team 6/The Unstoppables - Aryan, Bisam, Ethan K., Gauri, Sahiba and Yarina

Team 7/Reading Warriors - Agan, Blake, Evan, Jai, Millin, Raaghav

What happens to donated books at Cougar Canyon?

We often get donations from current and former students and their families at Cougar Canyon Elementary.  You might wonder what happens to them?  If the books are in good condition but too mature just yet for our students, they are sent to Seaquam to use in their library and classroom libraries.  If they are 'just right' for our students, a check is done to see if we already have them.  If not and we'd like them, they are added to our collection.  If we already have a copy, our copy is pulled to check its condition.  Ones that have been 'well loved' will be swapped out for a newer/better condition copy for our library.  Teachers are given the chance to look through the books to add to their classroom libraries, some books will find their way into our June Swap and some will be placed in our curbside library.  Then what becomes of all the remaining books?  They are boxed up and taken to the Delta home of a volunteer for Afretech where they are labelled and sent to help fill  libraries being built in Africa.  In July 2023, thanks to your donations, we were able to donate 42 boxes of books that are heading to a new library to make a lot of children very happy.

SUMMER READING CLUB 2023

Congratulations to all our summer readers - there were 45 of you who came to see me to each choose your prize and a book.  They were Agan, Aisha, Alaiyna, Auritri, Charvi, Claire, Clement, Daniel Z., Divit, Diya, Edward, Ethan K., Ethan P., Evan, Ganeev K., Ganeev P., Harnoor, Hazuri, Henry, Ibhya, Isabelle, Jaap, Jasleen K., Jasleen L., Khivi, Liam K., Mari, Mehar, Naomi, Neal, Nimrat, Owen W.,  Raaghav, Renee, Saanjh, Sabthanaa, Sahaara, Sahiba, Samuel Z., Sanjay, Sienna, Sophie, Stella M., Stephanie and Yarina.

Also a big congratulations to our Grand Prize Winners - Jasleen K., Khivi, Daniel Z., Ibhya, Auritri, Ethan K and P, Saanjh and Liam K.  

Way to go to all of our Cougar Canyon students who love to read!

June Book Swap 

Our June Book Swap took place on Wednesday, June 21 from 11am till noon.  Students came down to the library to 'buy' their books; it was very exciting.  Complaints were heard that it was just too difficult to choose from so many books!  ;) 

Some of the remaining books will show up in classroom libraries or book bins and the rest will be heading to Africa to help fill the shelves of a new school library.  Way to go Cougars for helping such a worthy cause!

No Overdue Challenge - May 

In the month of May when students checked out their books, we looked to see if they had any overdue ones.  If not, they were entered into the 'No Overdue' entry bin.  Thanks for all the students who brought in all their books and PLEASE KEEP GETTING YOUR BOOKS TURNED IN!

Our winners were: Arianna, Anoushka, Jolie, Japneet, Grace Y., Alaiyna, Quinton, Abel, Emmanuel, Emma K., Brianna D., Kaycee, Hazel B., Shu, Hazel S., Zoravar, Navreen, Shrihan, Raymond, Riyan and Manraz.

Congratulations go to our winning team, THE DOMINATORS, who represented us proudly at the Delta school challenge .  They did a great job and just missed out on winning - what a great team effort!

For more information about the Fraser Valley Regional Library's Reading Link Challenge, click on the image above.  Below are the six books for this year:  

We had over 50 students complete their Summer Reading Club 2022 and bring it in to the library to show that they completed their 49 days of reading.  Way to go to all of you and hope you're enjoying what you chose from the rewards trays and your book prize. Congratulations go to Leah who was the Grand Prize winner.  I'm so proud to see so many summer readers at Cougar Canyon. 

Cougar Canyon's June Book Swap was a great success!

Thank you to all the students who brought in gently used books to include them in our June Book Swap.  The swap was held on Thursday, June 23, when the students were invited to come down to the library and 'buy' their new books to enjoy during the summer.  Happy Reading!

Congratulations to the participants in the Summer Reading Club