I am so excited about February!! I was explaining to friends that "I love to read" month for a teacher-librarian is like Tax season for a financial advisor. It's busy, busy, busy but we love it at the same time. It's my favorite part of being a TL, promoting a genuine love of reading that lasts a lifetime for my students. To top it off, Canada is hosting the Winter Olympics this month and my family members are HUGE Winter Olympic fans!
There are a lot of exciting activities going on this month surrounding the Olympics and Reading (as you've probably already heard!).
Here's just a quick recap:
- Opening Ceremonies for our Kick-off to "Getting into the Olympic Spirit of Reading at Linden Meadows School" on Monday, Feb.1st!
- Fill the Torch Reading Challenge...everytime a student reads a "Just Right"book at their reading level, they can fill in a mini-flame to help fill our big flame in the hallway! Check out this p
icture...we've got a lot of reading to do!
- Olympic Book Relay - Starting at Kindergarten on F
eb.1st, the picture book, "The Story of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Mascots" will be passed around the school and read in the individual classroooms until it reaches the Grade 8 classes before Feb.25th! - PAINT THE TOWN RED AND READ Fridays! - Wear red to support our Canadian Athletes and Drop Everything And Read (D.E.A.R.) on Fridays in February!
- Closing Ceremonies on Feb.25th at 2:45 - Our Schoolwide Read-in event with a live appearance from an actual Torch Bearer with her torch!!!
How will we ever top a month of celebrating reading like that?
Here are some fun Olympic links to watch and play this month:
Olympic Games and Activities with the Mascots
Keep track of the medal standings!
Google Earth images of the Olympic sites in 3D!
Become an Olympic sportscaster "You make the call"!
Path of the Athlete - Olympic game
H
AVE FUN...GO CANADA!!!!
Mrs. Eby
