Huron Happenings – May 15, 2017

SILVER BIRCH READING PROGRAM

Did you know that over 65 students participated this year in our Silver Birch reading program (organised by the Ontario Library Association)? And that almost 50 students read enough books (5 out of the 10 Canadian-authored nominated Express, Fiction or Nonfiction books) to participate in our voting day? We are excited to have two Silver Birch reading club celebrations this upcoming week. On Tuesday morning (May 16th), our Silver Birch fiction readers get to meet the author, Ellen Schwartz, of our first place Huron-winning Silver Birch book, Heart of a Champion. She will work with a small group of 23 keen grade 4-6 readers, with a few classroom writers joining in. In this interactive writing workshop, she will show how she plans, researches, writes, rewrites and publishes books, and will get the students writing too. The library will be set up like a writing cafe and we are so thrilled to offer this kind of opportunity for the first time at Huron. To find out more about Ellen, please visit: https://www.ellenschwartz.net/

Then on Wednesday, May 17th, the fun continues as our 26 Silver Birch readers travel to the Harbourfront Centre to participate in the Festival of Trees. It’s like a reading rock concert full of activities, and in particular, they will attend the Express and Nonfiction awards ceremonies to find out the books that were chosen by all the Silver Birch readers across Canada. We are so proud of all our readers, including the Blue Spruce readers in kindergarten to grade 2. Silver Birch is only possible if staff read alongside the students – and we thank the 15 staff expert readers who read a few of the 30 books in these programs and discussed the books with our students.

KINDERGARTEN SPRING CONCERT

We’re looking forward to seeing all of our Kindergarten students and their families at our Kindergarten Spring Concert on Thursday night, May 18th, at 6:00pm. Come and see our youngest learners celebrate their love of music! Don’t forget that our Spring Concert for students in Grades 1-6 is coming up on Thursday June 1st, 2017. More information will be coming soon about which groups are performing at this concert.

PROLOGUE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

Our next Prologue performance is coming up on Tuesday May 23rd for students in Grades 1, 2 and 3. Parents/caregivers, if you are available you are very welcome to join us for this performance. Please see the attachment for more information.

LOST AND FOUND

The collection of items in Lost and Found continues to grow… and grow… and grow! Please make sure you are checking Lost and Found regularly and taking home any items that belong to you.