LPCI Library Learning Commons November 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.
November is Indigenous Education and Hindu Heritage month as well as a time to recognize Treaties Recognition Week Remembrance Day, Holocaust Education, Transgender Awareness and World Kindness Day. Find resources to support these important topics on our November Resource Support Documents.
Bullying Awareness and Prevention: books, articles, videos and more to support your professional learning from TDSB Professional Library.
This week's virtual library tip - Open "FIND" in our Virtual Library. Use the Subject Resource Find Table tools to limit your search for subject and type of resource you need and your grade.
Search the subject guides for helpful guides prepared to support many subject areas as well as Career Studies and Civics and citizenship.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November
Violence against women and girls remains one of the most prevalent and pervasive human rights violations in the world.
Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week
Providing safe, inclusive and positive spaces accepting of all students is a priority in the TDSB. Our schools should be communities where all students are respected, welcomed, nurtured, engaged and encouraged.
With BlackFriday creeping up, introduce your Grade 7-12 students to #BuyNothingDay and start a conversation about the role of consumerism in our lives and culture. In this lesson Buy Nothing Day is used as a jumping-off point to look at the role of consumerism in our lives and culture. Students learn the definition of consumerism and consider its benefits and drawbacks; as well as where and how they receive consumerist messages. Students list their own recent purchases and consider how many were needed as opposed to wanted. They are then introduced to Buy Nothing Day and discuss its purpose and merits. Finally, students imagine that Buy Nothing Day is a holiday on par with Christmas and plan either a pageant or television program to celebrate the event.
NEW Middle Grade Books | Fall 2023 Top Grade Picks
Join educator Spencer Miller for a preview of Fall 2023 Middle Grade books, perfect for use in the classroom.
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.
Mrs. Zwaan