Schoalstic Book Fair!!!!

Hello Martyrs!

This year’s Scholastic Book fair was a huge success! We surpassed our goal to sell $3500 in books and in turn raised over $2400 in Scholastic books for our library! We could not have done this without all your wonderful hard work, support, and overwhelming generosity. Thank you all for coming out and for visiting and supporting the library. A big thank you to Mrs. Irwin, Mrs. Fares, and Mrs. Caldwell for volunteering their time and helping out.

Happy reading to all!!!

Aloha Martyrs!

 Are you tired of all this cold, dreary weather? Come and join us in our Hawaiian Luau Scholastic Book Fair and warm up with some great books!

As always, you’ll find hundreds of quality books at our Book Fair with a wide assortment for all reading levels. Students will receive a Book Fair Flyer that provides a preview of only a very FEW of the many books available to purchase at our Fair. The flyer also contains a special Family Event Draw ballot that families can deposit during our Family Event. You could win $50 in books - $25 for your family PLUS $25 for your child’s classroom!

This year, with every $25 dollars spent at the book fair, students will receive a free Calico Kitten Set from Scholastic. The set includes a plush calico kitten, a 32 pg. Calico Kitten book, and a carrying case!

Do you like to draw? Enter the Luau Coloring Draw! Every entry gets a ballot for a draw to win a Scholastic gift card to use at the fair! Get out your binoculars! Find the Hidden Tiki under your desk and win a Scholastic gift card. These are just a few examples of the fun and exciting things we have planned for our Book Fair this year!

 Please remember that a percentage of our sales go directly to the library to benefit teachers and students at our school. Your support of this literary fundraiser helps our library obtain new books and resources.

 Book Fair Volunteers Needed!!! If you are able to help out during the week of the book fair, please call the school and contact Ms. Caldwell in the library or email at caldwella@hcdsb.org.

Book Fair Dates: Monday, Feb. 13 – Friday, Feb. 17

Time: Preview Mon and Tuesday. Purchase Wednesday - Friday from 9:00-4:00

Location: Canadian Martyrs Library

Family Event Date/Time: Thursday, Feb. 16; 4:00pm-7:00pm

We accept cheques made payable to our school. Visa and MasterCard are welcome too.

Birthday Book For November/December



Hi Martyrs!

Thanks to everyone who generously donated to the library by joing the Birthday Book program. If anyone is interested in taking part in the Birthday Book program, please send $10, along with your child's name, teacher, and birthday to Miss Caldwell in the library!

Here are our Birthday Books donated to the library for November!



Donated by J.P. Guilherme!



Donated by Kayla Power!

Donated by Cadence McGuillicuddy!



Donated by Maria Fares!





Here are our birthday book for December!



Donated by Easton McGuillicuddy!



Donated by Ela Murray!



 



Donated by Catherine Mason!



Donated by Daniel Mason!



Donated by Alexandra Pessoa!



Donated by Lucas Pessoa!



        

                  

    



Donated by Eric Derks!







Welcome Back!

Welcome back boys and girls! I'm hoping everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable Christmas break!

The library is now pleased to offer a junior and a senior book club! The junior book club is for students in grades 3-5, while the senior book club is open to all students in grades 6-8. Each club meets once a month at lunch time on Thursdays.

Each student reads a book of their choice; either from the Canadian Martyr School library, or a book from home. Students are provided with a Book Review Sheet which they fill out and bring to the book club meeting. During the meetings any student is welcomed to share with the rest of the group by telling everyone a little bit about the book. Be sure not to share the ending in case another student wanted to read it! At the end of each meeting, all the completely Book Review Forms go into a draw and a winner is chosen to receive a $5 Chapters Gift Card! The draw is done every meeting, so the more times you come with your completed Book Review Form then more chances you have to win!

Interested in joining the Canadian Martyrs Book Club? Visit Miss Caldwell in the library today for more information today!

New Magazines in the Library!

You asked and we listened!!!

I'm glad to announce that your Canadian Martyrs Library has subscribed to a number of magazines, specifically requested by our students.

The Hockey News! Want to stay updated on your favourite teams or players in the league? The Hockey News is a industry leading magazine keeping its readers informed about everything and anything going on in the hockey world. Since it is published weekly new and information is up to date and current. It'll sure be hard to keep this one on the shelves!

Archie Comics! They're back! Follow your favourite Riverdale High gang in these all new Archie series comics. Archie, Betty, Veronica and Jughead are the same silly teens that they have always been in brand new comics! A great read for kids of any ages!

National Geographic for Kids! Beautiful photography, phenomenal journalism and fun games, riddles, and stories await readers of National Geographic for Kids. Covering issues included wildlife, pets, the environment, and other global issues this reputable magazine has been published for decades!

Canadian Geographic! From the same publisher as National Geographic comes Canadian Geographic specializing in Canadian issues. The photography in these magazines are one of a kind and should not be missed!Whether you want information on particular provinces, regional wildlife or general information on our favourite country this magazine cannot be beat!

Transworld Skateboarding! The requests for new skateboarding material has been one of the libraries top subjects this year and I am proud to say that Transworld Skateboarding is now in our libraries. Come check it out today!

Sports Illustrated for Kids! This Sports Illustrated magazine is tailored specifically for kids and includes not only information about numerous professional sports leagues, but also kids leagues and teams. We're all really excited to have Sports Illustrated for Kids in our library!








These are just some of the new magazines in our library. Come in and check them out today boys and girls!

Birthday books for October!

Hi Martyrs! 

We were a bit late starting with the Birthday Book program this year, so this month we have celebrated the birthdays not only in October, but in August and September as well! We had a number of students who have graciously donate books to our library. Here are the books we added to our collection this past month!

Its Raining Cupcakes by Lisa Schroeder was donated by Oliva O'Brien in Mrs Ferreira's grade 4 class. Olivia's birthday was in August. Thanks Olivia!

Small and Scary: Discovering Dinosaurs by Michael Benton was donated by Alec Perry from Mrs. Clifford's Kindergarten class. Alec's birthday was in August. Thanks Alec!



Three Tales of Enchantment: Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast by Marilyn Helmer, was donated by Emma Perry in Mrs. Fyck's grade 1 class. Emma's birthday was in August. Thanks Emma!
















 


Moose By Robert Munch was donated by Jake McCallion in Mrs. Ferguson's grade 3 class. Jake's birthday was in August! Thanks Jake!














Flawed Dogs by Berkley Breathed was donated by George Fares in Mrs. Rivard's grade 6 class. George's birthday was in September. Thanks George!



Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young was donated by Claire Raso in Mrs. Fyck's grade 1 class. Claire's birthday was in September. Thanks Claire!













Peanuts: You can be anything! by Charles M. Schulz was donated by Kasia Murray in Mrs. Fyck's grade 1 class. Kasia's birthday was in October. Thanks Kasia!



Everyday Life in Ancient Greece was donated by Owen Colyer in Mrs. Ferguson's grade 3 class. Owen's birthday was in October. Thanks Owen!

Thanks again to all of those who have donated to the Birthday Book program. It is such a great help to get new books on our shelves. We are still currently accepting Birthday Book forms, so please consider donating today!

Canadian Martyrs Book club by Cameron Lund

Hey Martyrs!

Are you in grade 7 or 8 and love to read? Well now there's a club for it! Run by Miss Caldwell, a Canadian Martyrs book club has started up. Every 3 weeks the book club meets in the library and talks about the book chosen for that meeting. The first 3 books that have been chosen are as follows:

• Enders Game By Orson Scott Card
• The Maze Runner by James Dashner
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

If you have not heard of any of these books, all the more reason to join the book club. The book club was started to widen your variety of novels and help you start reading books that you otherwise would not read. So join the library book club today and have fun!

Happy reading, 

Cameron Lund - Grade 8