Congratulations to Maggie Helwig, author of Girls Fall Down, this year’s Toronto Book Award winner.
“The novel, published in 2008 by Coach House Books and shortlisted for the Toronto Book Award, foregrounds two ex-lovers’ unexpected reunion against a backdrop of a city-wide panic.” (Coach House Press).
Photo Courtesy: The Buxton Historical Museum Buxton School circa 1910
February is African Heritage Month: a time to learn about and pay tribute to the many ways Black Canadians have helped shape our society. Learn more about what the TDSB has planned.
Black History Month is a time to honour and celebrate the achievements of Canadians of African descent and their contributions to the social, economic, cultural and political life of Canada. It also provides an opportunity to learn about and be inspired by the history, pride and strength of all Canadians who struggle to be included and make a difference.
Find out more about African Heritage from Encyclopedia Britannica (user/pass in your agenda).
“I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness.” These words are written on the memorial dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. and serve to remind us all of the powerful work Dr. King bore as he and others battled in the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
This week, the library is busy delivering some workshops for Data Management classes and working with various sources for comparing data sets. See this TEDtalk on how stats can be used to draw conclusions about life expectancy and family sizes around the world.
Plan ahead knowing there will be limited access.
Monday: Period 2 Tuesday: Period 2 Wednesday: Period 2 Friday: PA day
The library is reserved for quiet work when a lesson is being taught. Please arrive in the first ten minutes of the period if you want to use the library during this time. Note: you must stay until the end of the period.
"Charles Dickens." Literature Resource Center. Detroit: Gale, 2012. Literature Resource Center. Web. 7 Feb. 2012.
Charles (John Huffam, “Boz”) Dickens, British Novelist (1812 – 1870)
Find out more about this famed author of such classics as A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, and A Tale of Two Cities by clicking here (use the password from your agenda).
This week, the library is busy delivering some workshops for Grade 10 English classes around building a proper Works Cited page and the importance of crediting your sources.
Plan ahead knowing there will be limited access.
Monday: Period 3
The library is reserved for quiet work when a lesson is being taught. Please arrive in the first ten minutes of the period if you want to use the library during this time. Note: you must stay until the end of the period.
The library will close at 12:45 on Thursday Jan. 26 and Fri. Jan 27 to accommodate exams (1 – 3:00 p.m.). Please speak to a teacher-librarian if you need access to library resources during those times.
JANUARY 26 & 27 EXAM DAY SCHEDULE
PERIOD 1 8:50- 9:35 PERIOD 4 9:40-10:25 PERIOD 5 10:30-11:15 EXAMS IN THE AFTERNOON
“Get your writing read by well-known authors! Chose one of the story starters and submit your work to ◙Write Across Ontario’s creative writing competition by February 1st, 2012. Winners will be published and win a cash prize.
This week, the library will be bidding farewell to Ms. Kawasaki, and welcoming Ms. Antoniou back as head of the Library Department. We are grateful for Ms. Kawasaki’s dedication during her time here, filling in for Mrs. Hall.
