LPCI Library Learning Commons February 24, 2023 Newsletter
Engage, Inspire, Empower
Our goal is to support the success of our students, to promote a life-long enjoyment of reading, and to provide knowledge building experiences with 24/7 access to information in a welcoming environment that is conducive to learning.
We strive to achieve this goal through attention to Equity, Well Being and Achievement.
This month we celebrate African Heritage. Check out our African Heritage Resource page for links to resources, events and lesson ideas.
This month we also celebrate Chinese Heritage. 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit: Kind, Generous, and Harmonious. Please visit our Chinese Heritage Month resource page for links to resources.
The TDSB Character Trait for February is Fairness. What does fairness look like/sound like/ feel like?
This week's virtual library tip - Reading for inquiry? Reading for fun? Your TDSB Virtual Library has an eBook for that! Click Read, Watch, Learn to get started. Click the Français tab to get started in French
40 books by Black Canadian authors to read - CBC Books
February is Black History Month. Here are 40 notable books by Black Canadian authors to read this month (and every month).
Though there are many different ways in which online bullying can occur – impersonation, abusive messages, spreading rumours or private material and so on – we can describe it as falling into four different patterns based on whether the target knows the perpetrator, whether it’s a single incident or part of a persistent pattern and whether it happens in public or private. Young Canadians in a Wireless World, Phase IV: Online Meanness and Cruelty
The 2023 First Page student writing challenge is open for submissions! The challenge is open for submissions from Feb. 1 to Feb. 28, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Finalists from each category will be selected by a team of middle grade and YA writers from across Canada. Finalists will be notified by email in the spring of 2023.
We hope this newsletter will be a support to you as we read, research, and learn together at Lawrence Park C.I. Library Learning Commons.
Celebrate Freedom to Read!
Mrs. Zwaan