Monday, February 21, 2011

NATIONAL FREEDOM TO READ WEEK FEB 20-26th, 2011!

Freedom to Read

http://www.freedomtoread.ca/

At MEI Elementary, we celebrate the freedom to be able to read Christian Literature.


Read and share the Bible today, because we CAN!


Call or write your local paper or government and let others know that you appreciate the freedom of reading.

Blog, Facebook, Tweet or Text about your favourite Christian author/illustrator or Bible verse!


Click on the link above to find out more about this special week in Canada.
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We Appreciate Teachers!

"Are you sick of highly paid teachers?"

Teachers' hefty salaries are driving up taxes, and they only work 9 or10 months a year! It's time we put things in perspective and pay them for what they do - babysit!

We can get that for less than minimum wage.

That's right. Let's give them $3.00 an hour and only the hours they worked; not any of that silly planning time, or any time they spend before or after school. That would be $19.50 a day (7:45 to 3:00 PM with 45 min. off for lunch and plan-- that equals 6 1/2 hours).

Each parent should pay $19.50 a day for these teachers to baby-sit their children. Now how many students do they teach in a day...maybe 30? So that's $19.50 x 30 = $585.00 a day.

However, remember they only work 180 days a year!!! I am not going to pay them for any vacations.

LET'S SEE....

That's $585 X 180= $105,300 per year. (Hold on! My calculator needs new batteries).

What about those special education teachers and the ones with Master's degrees? Well, we could pay them minimum wage ($7.75), and just to be fair, round it off to $8.00 an hour. That would be $8 X 6 1/2 hours X 30 children X 180 days = $280,800 per year.

Wait a minute -- there's something wrong here! There sure is!

The average teacher's salary (nation wide) is $50,000. $50,000/180 days = $277.77/per day/30 students=$9.25/6.5 hours = $1.42 per hour per student--a very inexpensive baby-sitter and they even EDUCATE your kids!) WHAT A DEAL!!!!

Make a teacher smile; repost this to show appreciation for all educators.
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

I will always love BOOKS!

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Our 2010 Scholastic Book Fair is coming soon!

Get ready for Scholastic’s Book Fair SAFARI!

















Come to MEI Elementary’s Scholastic Book Fair 2010!
Find it in the MEI Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room
The first week of December!

http://www.scholastic.ca/
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Adobe will Read ALOUD!!! Who knew?

Thanks for this info from Mrs. Susan Watts!
http://sites.google.com/site/susanjwatts/

A .pdf file can be "read aloud" using the Adobe Acrobat Reader...
How?


If you find a pdf. document online that you want to use / read, first you
will need to save it to your computer (My Documents, Desktop, etc.).
Then OPEN the pdf.
From the toolbar at the top of the page select: VIEW----> then scroll down to
select---> READ OUT LOUD----> ACTIVATE READ OUT LOUD.


The Adobe program will read the page aloud to you...and NO fancy text reader software program needed!


Imagine the possibilities...
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Monday, October 25, 2010

Nancy Rue Nov 6, 2010 at Lynden, WA

http://www.faithgirlz.com/tour

Nancy Rue coming to Lynden, WA !!

Tour Dates and Locations:



November 6, 2010 - Beauty of Believing Event with Nancy Rue


Where: Lynden, WA


Address:


Word of Life Church
1986 Main Street
Lynden, WA 98264


When: 1PM-4:30PM (Doors open at 12:15PM)

Tickets are $12 per tween if you purchase online, or $16 at the door.
Moms and mentors are FREE!

Tickets go on sale in early September at www.itickets.com
Invite your friends to this public event, sponsored in part by GEMS!
For more information, call: (801)GEM-SCLB or email Julie Ball at faithgirlzlynden@gmail.com
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KidsBooks hosts authors in November!

KidsBooks Author Events: Exciting author events in November at Kidsbooks!

Nov 2nd Suzanne Collins


Nov 4th Annie Barrows


Nov 8th & 9th Deborah Ellis and


Nov 24th Scott Westerfeld


and a few book launches too!

TICKETS REQUIRED – FREE http://www.kidsbooks.ca/
A limited number of tickets are still available on a first-come, first-serve basis only - sorry, no phone calls or emails; tickets must be picked up in person at Broadway store. Our website will be updated to indicate ticket availability, so check there before coming to the store!
Suzanne Collins
Tuesday November 2nd
from 7-8:30 pm
Kidsbooks, 3083 West Broadway


Annie Barrows
Two great events to choose from:

In North Vancouver: Thursday November 4th at 4:00 pm
Please note offsite venue: North Van District Library, Lynn Valley Branch
Community Meeting Room 1277 Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver
For more information, call Kidsbooks in the Village at 604-986-6190
In Vancouver: Thursday November 4th at 7:00 pm

Please note offsite venue: Our Lady of Perpetual Help Gym
2550 Camosun Street (at W.10th Ave.)
For more information, call 604-738-5335


Deborah Ellis
Two Events Planned:
In Vancouver: Monday November 8th at 7:00 pm
Venue location: Kidsbooks 3083 West Broadway

In South Surrey: Tuesday November 9th at 7:00 pm
Venue location: Kidsbooks 15033 32nd Ave South Surrey


A Steampunk celebration with
Scott Westerfeld
Wednesday November 24th at 7:00 pm
Please Note Offsite Venue:
West Point Grey United Church Sanctuary
4595 West 8th Avenue

Come dressed as your best Victorian/Steampunk
look to be eligible to win a signed framed print from
Leviathan by illustrator Keith Thompson!

Some exciting book launches happening too!



Jill Barber - see http://www.kidsbooks.ca/
for details
Saturday November 6th 10:30 am
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Simply Read authors at Kidsbooks
Nov 15 Book launch for Simply Read authors at 7 pm
Location: Kidsbooks 3083 West Broadway
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OrcaBooks authors at Kidsbooks
Nov 18 Book Launch for Orca Books authors at 7 pm
Location: Kidsbooks 3083 West Broadway
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