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September 2009
Period 1 Peter Cram Period 2 Pam Evans Lunch Pam Evans Period 3 Denis Laurin Period 4 Pam Evans ||
 * ** Schedule **

= Library Staff = = =

Pamela Evans - ACL Library and Literacy Yasmin Rahemtullah - Library Office Manager Peter Cram Denis Laurin

=S.T.A.R. - Students and Teachers All Reading= =**__Monday__ __Tuesday__ __Wednesday__ __Thursday__ __Friday__** ** Period 1 Period 2 No Period 3 Period 4 **= Remember we are trying to read for the last 15 minutes of the period.

Book your class into the library a.s.a.p. for a book talk.

Prizes
Thanks to the **FOS Literacy Committee,** we have **10 gift certificates of $15** from each of the following stores: A Different Booklist, The Beguiling, Book City, Chapters, ESL Book Store, Harry Tarantula

**Stay tuned for more details…**
 * For what you might ask? ** For students caught reading in the halls….for the best STAR acronym… for the best STAR poster…for the best STAR bookmark…for the best STAR audio ad for the PA …for the best….

Please drop by and get a copy. You can help prepare them to write the test again. ||
 * The Library has a list of all students who failed the OSSLT and all their answers.

** Don’t forget what the library can offer you… **
Book a LCD Book a LCD with DVD Book a television with video/DVD Book a boom box

Need help with your TEL account? Or AW?

Or just a book or magazine or video or DVD? Or just a cup of tea and a cookie? Come to the Library.

We were all glad to see you all at the Library tea.

** The Literacy Carousel is coming up – An In-house Conference for Students **
The Literacy Carousel is for at risk Grade 10s and 11s who were unsuccessful on last year’s OSSLT. It is a day for students to cycle through workshops to prepare them for the literacy test. This way they learn everything in one day. We need your help to plan and execute an all day workshop with lunch for October. If you are interested, please speak to Pam.

** Book Recommendations @ Your Library **

 * === [|On Time! On Task! On a Mission!] ===

[|**Christopher M. Spence**]
On his first tour of Lawrence Heights Middle School, Chris Spence was led past defaced bulletin boards in hallways scribbled with graffiti. Peering into the library, he saw kids with their feet on the tables, competing to see who could throw books farthest out the window. Police were called routinely to break up fights. Two boys had recently been suspended for “mooning” their female teacher. More than half the teachers transferred annually. Find out how he turned the school around. **A quick and enjoyable read**. ||


 * Volunteers @ Your Library **

– Please submit any names of grade 10 or 11 students that you think would make a good library volunteer. We are looking for a student to become webmaster for the Library page on [|www.wtcs.ca]


 * Don’t forget the Libraries Halloween Bookmark Contest. Entry forms coming soon. ||

Available @ Your Library
 * ** CBC News and Review ** – Video, DVD and Teacher’s Guide

Check your box for the comprehensive guide from September 1990 - May 2009. ||

[|http://resources.elearningontario.ca/] Username: Password: Drop by the library for the username and password! ||
 * ** Web site of the Month – Ontario Education Resource Bank **