Noel Booth's VIRTUAL Book Fair will be starting Monday, Feb 28 through Sunday, March 6. Click the link below to for a sneak preview!
https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5175650 Thank you everyone for participating in this year's Virtual fair. We look forward to having an in-person fair again soon.
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We are so excited to have been chosen as the school adopted by Chapters Coquitlam this year! For 3 weeks, from September 13 to October 3, Chapters Coquitlam will be fundraising on our behalf. Funds will be collected in person at the store, and donations will also be accepted through our own personal fundraising link here:
https://indigoloveofreadingfoundation.givecloud.co/fundraisers/noel-booth-elementary-langley-british-columbia Please check out and share the link above to donate and watch the touching video posted by Indigo Love of Reading, advocating for improved literacy funding for schools and school libraries. Every dollar raised will be given to Noel Booth to purchase new books! Spread the word and help us to reach our goal of one new book per student at Noel Booth! Staff and students will be wearing orange shirts for the first week of June to honour the children of Kamloops Indian Residential School. Read more about the history of Orange Shirt Day here Check out some of the videos and articles on this choice board, created by Canadian educators to honour Indigenous history: Watch N'we Jinan Artists sing "We Will Not Forget You" Read more about reconciliation in Canada in the ebook below:
Check out some of the choice boards below to hear stories and watch videos about gender diversity and LGBTQIA2+ issues.
*Please note that all read alouds with special permissions will no longer be accessible in July, as copyright exceptions were made for the 2020/2021 school year until June 30. After June 30, links to these stories will be removed. 1) Join the FVRL's Summer Reading program for prizes and fun! 2) Try this Summer Reading Bingo from Capstone: Click the link above to download your own copy, or find a black and white printable Bingo sheet here 3) Join Capstone's free online Summer Literacy Camp: Click on the picture below to access weekly themes and activities. There is SO MUCH to explore, this is an absolutely AMAZING resource for summer reading.
This May, Noel Booth students enjoyed a StoryWalk in the outdoor learning space. This initiative, in partnership with the Langley Literacy Network and the Langley Children Committee, has been popping up in schools and parks around Langley. Find out more about this project here: langleychildren.com/langleystorywalk/
Students enjoyed listening to and reading Shi-shi-etko by Nicola I. Campbell as they walked, hopped, and jumped through the natural forest environment. Shannon McClintock Miller makes such amazing choice boards, I'm so happy to share her Earth Day choice board with you! Full of books and activities, click the picture to open an interactive pdf version with lots of ways to celebrate our Earth this month!
February is a short month, but it is full of events and observances! Check out some of the amazing choice boards that were created and shared by Shannon McClintock Miller, a teacher librarian at Van Meter School in Iowa. Black History MonthClick on the picture to check out some of the read alouds below. All copyright-friendly and chosen to celebrate Black History Month! VIsit the Noel Booth LLC if you'd like to borrow some of these titles to read at home. Lunar New Year (Feb 12)A choice board created by Shannon McClintock Miller. Click on the picture to follow the links. Valentine's Day (Feb 14)Another wonderful choice board created by Shannon McClintock Miller. Click the picture below to follow the link to some Valentine's Day activities. I Read Canadian Day (Feb 17)Click the link below to take the pledge and explore some Canadian content on Feb 17. Also coming up in February:Diversity and Respect Week (Feb 22-26) and Have a Heart Day (Feb 14).
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