Well here it is January and I have already missed some time sharing with you!  Well, time is a ticking away so I hope that today begins a new dedicated effort to do a weekly update!  

For today I want to mention that we are starting a new feature with our Gr. 8 students!  We have developed a conference that students can access and share there thoughts about books they have read.  We are trying to keep it to books available at Post's Corners Library so that all students have access.  It is like a book blog as it is an editable document and all have access to share, add to or just read their peers reviews!  Mr. Galbraith is going to kick this off with his class so have a look soon to see what the students are enjoying!  P.S. You will see a template that I have designed but it is there as a guide not a have to!  *How do you find this you say?* Log onto CHATT, go to the Post's Corners conference, look up in the list of folders above and click on Student Conferences.  You will see Pos Gr8 Books (get it??? (; ) click there for the details.  

I also want to begin sharing again some great web resources to keep you up to date!

You might want to start with our own Student Internet Tools Portal (opens up when you go on Internet Explorer or Safari) You will notice Kindergarten has been added.  If you click on any of these grade links they will take you to a list of up to date web resources.  Myself and a group of teacher-librarians have been working on this update during the last 2 months.  It is always a work in progress so check back often.  You will see that there is also a place where you can add your suggestions!  

Here are 2 wonderful web resources that might be useful to you.  Choice Literacy is a wonderful site for literacy.  There is a website but also you can sign up for a weekly newsletter which is a great way to keep informed!  There is also a membership opportunity.  I joined last year and that gave me access to much more than the free newsletter items.  You will recognize the names of some of the contributors-Debbie Miller, The Boushey sisters, Franki Sibberson and more.  The other site is one you might have already discovered.  It is from Saskatchewan and has a wonderful collection of literacy resources.  As always, we need to see and acknowledge how it connects with our own Halton and Ontario ministry requirements.  Enjoy!

CHOICE LITERACY

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