CHECK OUT THE NEW MEI ELEMENTARY LIBRARY BLOG: THE BEAKLET!

Click here for a new adventure in Library:

http://thebeaklet.edublogs.org/

This is now the official blog of the elementary library. 

Visit now and enjoy!

SUMMER BOOK WORMS!

http://www.savvymom.ca/m/index.php/newsletter/van_summer_book_worms/

Summer Reading Programs help kids read throughout the summer!

Library News


Please see the Library today if your child has materials or fines owing.  ONLY students who are clear at the Library receive their yearbooks.

June 27th LIBRARY USED BOOK SALE! 

Bring your quarters, dimes and nickels!

Get your summer reading on Fun Day!

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Summer Reading SUMMER READING

House of James Summer Reading Club  
http://www.houseofjames.com/

Call 604-852-3734 for details.

Kids’ Summer Reading Club resources
http://www.kidssrc.ca/

In Summer 2010, students around the world logged 52,710,368 reading minutes. Can you help set a new world record for summer reading?

The 20 schools with the most minutes will be featured in the 2012 Scholastic Book of World Records. http://www.scholastic.com/summer/

eCOLLECTON

Can’t get to the public library?  Try their e-books!  http://www.fvrl.bc.ca/learn/ecollection.htm

Books for pre-K to Adult are available for FREE with your FVRL Library account..

Read online or download to your computer, eBook reader or Smartphone.

Travelling by car?

Try the public library’s collection of audio books! http://fvrlhp.fvrl.bc.ca/search/X

Type in your keyword and narrow your search by Material Type: Books on tape or Books on CD.

Don’t forget to stop by your Church Library for more summer reading resources!

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*Keep those card fronts!  The Library continues to collect any used greeting card fronts (trim off the personal writing) for making bookmarks throughout the year.  Thank you for all those donations and thank you to Judy Tyers of Bethesda House who makes these bookmarks for us.

MAY IS.....

May 2011 is...




Arthritis Awareness Month

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Better Hearing and Speech Month Family Wellness Month Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month Get Caught Reading Month Heal the Children Month Healthy Vision Month Huntington's Disease Awareness Month Jewish American Heritage Month Latino Books Month Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month National Allergy/Asthma Awareness Month National Better Hearing Month National Bike Month National Family Month (5/8-6/19) National Guide Dog Month National Hamburger Month National Hepatitis Awareness Month National Mental Health Month National Military Appreciation Month National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month National Physical Fitness and Sports Month National Preservation Month National Radio Month National Stroke Awareness Month Personal History Month Teen Self-Esteem Month Ultraviolet Awareness Month Women's Health Care Month



Flower: Lily of the Valley or Hawthorn

Birthstone: Emerald



Moons: New (5/3); First Quarter (5/10); Full (5/17); Last Quarter (5/24)



Be Kind to Animals Week (5/1-5/7)

Children's Book Week (5/2-5/8)

Flexible Work Arrangements Week (5/1-5/7) Goodwill Industries Week (5/1-5/7) Kids Win Week (5/1-5/7) National Family Week (5/1-5/7) National Nurses Week (5/6-5/12) National Pet Week (5/1-5/7) National Wildflower Week (5/2-5/8) Spring Astronomy Week (5/2-5/8) Teacher Appreciation Week (5/1-5/7) May Day (in some places, Labor Day) 5/1 Melanoma Monday (5/2) Robert's Rules Day (5/2) Childhood Depression Awareness Day (5/3) National Teacher Day (5/3)

UN: World Press Freedom Day (5/3)

Japan: Greeenery Day (5/4)

National Day of Prayer (5/4 or 5/6)??

Star Wars Day (5/4) (May the 4th be with you....) Cinco de Mayo (5/5) South Korea: Children's Day (5/4) Military Spouse Appreciation Day (5/6)



Cannes Film Festival (5/15-5/22)

National Etiquette Week (5/8-5/14)

National Nursing Home Week (5/8-5/14)

Mother's Day; World Red Cross Day (5/8)

Birthday of the Buddha (Day of Vesak) (5/10) World Lupus Day (5/10) National Receptionists Day (5/11) National School Nurse Day (5/11) Limerick Day (5/12) Friday the Thirteenth (5/13) National Migratory Bird Day (5/14)



International New Friends, Old Friends Week (5/15-5/21) NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships (5/17-5/20) National Dog Bite Prevention Week (5/16-5/22) National Police Week (5/15-5/21) National Return to Work Week (5/15-5/21) National Transportation Week (5/15-5/21) World Trade Week (5/15-5/21) Biographers Day (5/16) Flower Moon (5/17)

UN: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (5/17)

Haiti: Flag and University Day (5/18)

International Museum Day (5/18)

Turn Beauty Inside Out (5/18)

Turkey: Youth and Sports Day (5/19)

Denmark: Common Prayer Day (5/20)

Eliza Doolittle Day (5/20)

National Bike to Work Day (5/20)

National Defense Transportation Day (5/20) Weights and Measures Day (5/20) Armed Forces Day (5/21) Endangered Species Day (5/21)



National Backyard Games Week (5/23-5/30) National Geographic Bee Finals (5/24-5/25) World Turtle Day (5/23) National Missing Children's Day (5/25) Memorial Day (5/30)



Remember--the list is just for fun. Not responsible for errors/omissions.

Teaching with the Cloud...

http://www.teachingwiththecloud.com/2011/04/ten-truths-about-teaching-with.html

Series: Welcome Books.

Titles 1 - 10 out of 10

	Trees to paper. 1 of 1 available [ Book ] 338.4 SNY Snyder, Inez. Published 2003 Interest Level: K-3
	Wheat. 1 of 1 available [ Book ] 633.1 Sny Snyder, Inez. Published 2004 Interest Level: K-3
	Apples. 1 of 1 available [ Book ] 634 .11 Sny Snyder, Inez. Published 2004
	Cranberries. 1 of 1 available [ Book ] 634 Sny Snyder, Inez. Published 2004
	Oranges. 1 of 1 available [ Book ] 634 Sny Snyder, Inez. Published 2004 Interest Level: K-3
	Tomatoes. 0 of 1 available [ Book ] 635 Sny Snyder, Inez. Published 2004 Interest Level: K-3
	Beans to chocolate. 1 of 1 available [ Book ] 641.3 SNY Snyder, Inez. Published 2003 Interest Level: K-3
	Tomatoes to ketchup. 1 of 1 available [ Book ] 641.303 SNY Snyder, Inez. Published 2003 Interest Level: K-3
	Milk to icecream. 1 of 1 available [ Book ] 641.8 SNY Snyder, Inez. Published 2003 Interest Level: K-3
	Wax to crayons. 1 of 1 available [ Book ] 665.1 SNY Snyder, Inez. Published 2003 Interest Level: K-3

Ed Fast Speaks to Grade 5's in the Library!

The students watched a brief video of explaining about what Parliament is and then Mr. Fast talked about what the Federal government is responsible vs. the Provincial government.  Students also had an extended question period.  Comment from an student:  "That was awesome!"