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media type="custom" key="9782494" SEPTEMBER 2012 Welcome back for another great year of reading!

A warm welcome to Mrs. Bella, our new library assistant who will be at the circulation desk every Tuesday 8:00-11:10, Wednesday 8:00-2:45 and Friday 12:00- 2:45.

Below is a reminder of library schedules and procedures for a smooth running library.

Every class is scheduled into the library for one period each week. Students are expected to return all borrowed items at this time. Primary students who do not return their books will be given a notice as a reminder to bring their borrowed book back to school as soon as possible. Intermediate students will be asked to print their reminder of overdue item(s) into their agendas.

Students who are finished with their books prior to their library day, can visit the library on Monday 8:15-8:30, or after school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Our replacement policy for damaged or lost books is as follows:


 * paperbacks or other soft cover books $10.00
 * hardcover books $20.00

If after a time, the book isn't returned the above charges will be requested through a personal letter.

Once the student's record is cleared he/she can start taking out books again.

If you have any questions/concerns you can always drop into the library or call us at 250.364.1353

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December 2010 Good bye Mr. Flynn

 ** NOVEMBER 2010 **

** October 2010 **   ** September 2010 ** ** New Policy for lost or damaged books: **


 * Due to the increasing costs of replacing lost or damaged books, we will be requesting the following: **
 * paperbacks or other soft cover books $10.00 **
 * hardcover books $20.00 **
 * Students are reminded through their teachers and the library staff of overdue books. **
 * Notices and letters are sent home letting parents know about their child's overdue items. **
 * If after a time, the book isn't returned the above charges will be requested through a personal letter. **
 * Once the student's record is cleared he/she can start taking out books again. **
 * If you have any questions/concerns you can always drop into the library or call us at 250.364.1353 **

** August 2010 ARCHIVES ** **2009-2010 book talks:** Darkwing


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 * DARKWING ||

Darkwing is a sad, fantasy novel written by Kenneth Oppel. In 2007, it was published by Harper Collins.

Dusk is the main character. He is a deformed, muscular bat-like creature called a chiropiter. They are supposed to glide but Dusk can fly. His sister Sylph is an energetic, courageous chiropiter which is jealous of the attention Dusk receives from his parents. Their perilous journey commenced when cat-like creatures called felids crossed over onto their island.

The felids that crossed over had been allianced with the chiropiters but they became -thirsty meat-eaters that killed others. While the felids were there, the chiropiters endeavored to leave. Many died. When they arrived on the mainlands, many didn’t accept them because dusk flew which was unnatural. Although it was tough, the cold, courageous chiropiters found monkey-like creatures that were willing to help them but it was a trick. As they got comfortable the monkey-like creatures sent an “ostrich” to consume the chiropiters. Panicking, they glided away. Where the scared chiropiters would depart to was unknown. Eventually they came to a clearing with trees far apart. Dusk flew to see if anyone else lived there. Soon he came back and almost everyone had left him because they didn’t like him flying. Only Sylph and afew others didn’t leave.

They began gliding to the tall tree when the meat-eating felids attacked. Dusk and Sylph were guided away from the group and almost became mincemeat because of the hungry felids. They put the felids off track and glided for a tree. They climbed it like slugs. The chiropiters made this tree their home because it was too tall for the felids to climb.

This was an amazing story because it has many exciting and sad events. Also there are lots of cool, fictional animals. Some are lovable and some you don’t want to meet. People who can visualize and have an imagination should read this book. By Michael Moon


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 * The Borrowers ||

There is a great children's book I love to re-read every few years and I had an incident this past weekend that triggered my memories of Mary Norton's "The Borrowers". My wife could not find a knitting needle from her knitting bag. Had I seen it, I was asked. Well, I had no idea where it had gone. Later that day, my wife and I were trying to find our wool socks and were we surprised that only 3 of the wool socks showed up even after a big search. The knitting needle did show up but it was broken. Hmm! Could it have been the Borrowers who had used our things??? I wonder if Pod needed that needle for a special job he needed to do. I wonder if Arriety was using one of my socks for her bed during this cold weather we are having? Homily, Pod, and Arriety are little people who live under the floor in the big house and they borrow things off of the big people. It is a great book and I found it in our library in the fiction section, under N, for Mary Norton. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I do. How many little people are there in the world? I wonder? Mr. P. Audet



__Inkheart__ **is written by Cornelia Funke. I would recommend this book for kids in grades five and six who like action, magic and suspense. Inkheart is a great ficton book about a named Meggie. We have the whole triology in our library. It is very exciting with Meggie and her father Mo defeating villians with magic, smarts and hope. There are lots of new and exciting characters throughout the book and in the next books. Meggie discovers that she has inherited her father's power to read characters out of their books!**


 * -Ali-**

Thanks Ali! Great review. But I think it's a great book for s, too! I just finished Inkheart last night and I can see why Glenmerry's copy of the book is so well-worn! What doesn't get your attention faster than a dark stranger appearing in the night and young 12 year old Meggie overhearing this Dustfinger fellow tell her father that a man named Capricorn will stop at nothing to get what he wants from him? Next thing Meggie knows she's off to her father's old aunt's house, which if full of books and an unexpected adventure begins. Meggie learns the truth behind her mom's disappearance and comes face to face with betrayal, treachery and magic. Great plot twists and surprises and now there's a movie! I suggest reading the book first though. I can't imagine a movie picking up all the nuances about what this book is saying about the power of stories--- Mrs. Sidley.



__INKSPELL__ is the second book in the Inkheart trilogy. The only downside is that you must read the first book to understand the next ones. One year has passed and Meggie is now 13. Dustfinger and Farid are still together outside of Capricorn's Village. After Meggie, Mo and Resa get back to Elinor's house, Farid shows up and tells them that Dustfinger has gone back into the book but Basta has fallowed him. Meggie reads herself and Farid into the pages of Inkheart to warn Dustfinger of Basta's return. Fenoglio has settled in with some of his characters and is spending a fairly good time wrighting peoms about the Bluejay for the strolling players and the Black Prince. Back at home Mo and Resa find a note that Meggie had left behind. Orpheus (Cheeseface as Farid calls him, who read Dustfinger back into Inkheart), Basta and Mortola break into Elinor's house and hold them hostage in their own cellar. Mortola and Basta force Mo to read them into the book. Once in the book, Mortola takes out a shotgun, shoots Mo and leaves them there to die in the Wayless Woods.

-Ali-


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 * The Crispin: Cross of Lead: The Cross of Lead ||

Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi is a page turner full of suspense and mystery. It takes place in England during the late 1300's. The opening scene introduces the reader to a young boy, known only as Asta's son, burying his only family member, his mother. He is soon declared a 'wolf's head' meaning anyone can kill him on the spot, no questions asked. But he has no idea why. His only choice is to run away from the only place he has ever known. His journey takes him far away from his small village where he encounters a great big monster of a man, aptly named Bear, who is a travellling juggler. The two set off to seek answers as to the boy's real name, Crispin. The plot is full of twists and turns that will keep you reading.

Mrs. Kuhn Teacher-Librarian at Rossland Secondary School

Inkdeath

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Mo, Resa, and Meggie are still in Inkheart. The White Book, the book Mo made to make the Adderhead to make him immortal, is rotting and the Adderhead. The Adderhead sets up a fair to capture the children of Ombra. Once he has captured the children he announces to the people of Ombra to either turn in the Bluejay alive, or the children will be sent into the mines to work. So the Bluejay gives himself up to the Adderhead then Farid, Dustinger, Resa, Meggie and the other Robbers hide the children in the mountians. After a series of adventures, they all end up in the Castle in the Lake, (Her Ugliness`s mother`s childhood home). In the end Meggie, Mo, Resa and her new little brother decide to stay in Inkheart.

-Ali-

__The Magician`s Nephew__


 * Two kids named, Polly an Digory, move in beside each other and instantly become friends. Digory has an Uncle named, Andrew, who claims he`s a magician and tricks them into touching his magic rings that sends them into a different world. The world has ponds and trees, but is otherwise empty. They marked the pond they came out of and jumped into a different one. In the first world they visit, they encounter a lion named Aslan, who brings Narnia to life. They touch the rings again to return to the pond world and jump into a different pond. After ringing a giant bell, they find themselves fighting to get back home without the giant winter .**


 * -Ali-**

__The Lion, the and the Wardrobe__


 * One rainy day Lucy, Susan, Edmund, and Peter were playing hide-and-go-seek in the old professer`s house when Lucy slips into the wardrobe. After hiding a few minutes, she feels cold and pines on her back. She turns around and finds the world of Narnia. She comes into a clearing with a lamp post in the middle and meets a faun (a man with the lower part of his body a goat`s) named Tumnus. After inviting her to his house for tea, he rushes her back to the lamp post because he had told the White to come and get Lucy. When she returns to the professor`s house, she finds out that going to Narnia and talking to the faun for hours had taken no time at all. After a few days, Edmund slips into the wardrobe after Lucy. Lucy is already gone when Edmund goes for the first time into Narnia. Suddenly, the White appears from the bushes and convinces Edmund to bring his family to her. After the Witch disappears, Lucy comes back and they go together back into the wardrobe. Lucy goes running into the bedroom and tells Peter and Susan about the adventure she had and that Edmund had been their too. Edmund lies and tells them that he hadn`t. Later that day, they all find themselves in Narnia and Edmund finds himself in trouble with Susan and Peter.**


 * -Ali-**

Here's the link for the video clip from Global News covering Glenmerry's Pennies for Peace:

Pennnies for Peace Thank you all for donating Pennies for Peace! Thanks Emma and Friends for your compassion and initiative in this worthwhile cause. Look for the Children's version of Three Cups of Tea and the primary picture book, **Listen to the Wind**

**Now in our library.**



March 2010

Max Profili raised $ for the Haiti Relief Fund of our school by asking for NO GIFTS at his birthday party, requesting donations for Haiti instead. He showed up at school on Monday with $225 for our fund. Thank you Max and all your friends who donated!

January 2010

April 2009 With funding from Campbell’s soup labels, we purchased four DVDs entitled:  The Solar System, Volcanoes, Earth’s Crust, and Eat it Up!

Research Projects:

Mr. Dewitt’s grade three class is researching information about the provinces and territories of Canada. Mrs. Larmour’s class has been using a new series of books called, Canadian Aboriginal Art and Culture, the Internet, and __worldbookonline.ca__ to research First Nations groups of Canada. Mrs. Bent’s class put their Space projects on display. Mr. Dewitt’s class displayed their bridges. These displays allow students throughout the school to learn from their peers. Thanks for sharing!

Visitors: Children’s Librarian, Mrs. Lori Rieberger, from the Trail and District Library, gave a great book talk about selected fiction and non-fiction titles to the grade six classes. At the end of the month, after having read at least six books from the selection, students will be voting on the best fiction and non fiction. Happy reading, Grade sixes!

**Justice Theatre Presents: Bulleying on the Internet**



May 2009 **__ New books from our Spring Fair: __**

** Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl in Graphic novel format **
 * A new Secret of Droon: Flight of the Blue Serpent **
 * Funny Mo Willems: Watch me throw the ball **
 * Four new Robert Munsches **
 * A new Scaredy Squirrel...This time he's in the Dark **
 * A new Stanley... That wild and crazy dog! **
 * A new Where's Waldo? No, really. Where is that guy? I can never find him. **
 * And for Mr. Kinghorn, a new title from one of his favourite authors, Eckhart Tolle **
 * We will be purchasing more books in the fall with our credit at Crockett books. **
 * Thank you to all our families who supported our Crockett Spring Fair **


 * __JUNE 2009:__**

**Well the book fair is over and all students received their orders. Thank you for being so patient! And thank you again for your wonderful participation. We sold over $3400.00 worth of books, which will earn Glenmerry's Library an approximate credit of $800.00 at Crockett's.** Thank you again for your support of Glenmerry's library. Have a safe and happy summer with your children,
 * Mrs. Passarini and I would appreciate your feedback about the fair and a survey will be going out in the next school newsletter. Your thoughts will be extremely helpful in planning future Book Fairs. **
 * June is a busy month for getting the collection back in order. **
 * All borrowed books, videos, DVDs, etc. need to be returned to the library by June 12 so that Ms. Passarini and I can complete an inventory before school's out. **
 * We really appreciate any help you can give your child in finding any misplaced books. Books can sometimes find the strangest places to hide. Last week one was found in a backpack! Be sure to check between cushions, mattresses and other books. ** Letters requesting compensation will be going out for any un-returned items.

SEPTEMBER 2009

OCTOBER 2009

Thanks to Green Thumb theatre we're all wired! But in a good way. From watching their performance, students learned about cyber-bullying

Here's some stats: 60% of Canadian Students use chatrooms or instant messaging 27% of Canadian Students have reported being bullied online 60% of Canadian Students have pretended to be someone else online. of this 60%, 17% admit to doing this to be mean to someone online.

Here's the link to more information.

[|cyberbullying]

From....Last year's Grade six reads page..... Books selected for the Annual Grade Six Reads

This is a joint program with Mrs. Mauro's and Mr. Defoe's classes and the Trail District Public Library. Students read selections from the fiction and non-fiction lists. They must read at least four books from each category to vote. The following are the results from the contest:

__**FICTION**__

Skateway to Freedom by Ann Alma Cariboo Runaway by Sandy Frances Duncan 4 votes Odd Man Out by Sarah Ellis Horrendo's Curse by Anna Fienberg 2 votes The Corps of the Bare-boned Plane, By Polly Horvath Skinnybones and the Wrinkly Queen by Glen Huser 1 vote Capture by Kathryn Lasky 1 vote No Safe Harbour by Julie Lawson 5 votes Gemini Summer by Iain Lawerence 1 vote Willow and Twig by Jean Little 2 votes Petey by Ben Mikalesen 10 votes Hanna Waters and the daughter of Johams Sebastian Bach by Barbara Nickel 2 votes Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel Noses are Red by Richard Scrimger 1 vote If I Just Had Two Wings by Virginia Schwartz Run by Eric Walters Goodbye Marianne by Irene Watts 2 votes Rex Zero and the End of the World by Tim Wynne-Jones 2 votes The Maestro by Tim Wynne-Jones
 * The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis with 13 votes THE WINNER!!!!!**

**__NON FICTION__** Mother Goose Unplucked by Helaine Becker 2 votes Crime Science by Viven Bowers 2 votes

On Juno Beach by Hugh Brewster with 6 votes THE WINNER!!!!!! At Vimy Ridge by Hugh Brewster It's all in Your Head by Sylvia Funston 4 votes Kids book of Canadian Immigration by Deborah Hodge Canada Invents by Susan Hughes Underground Reporters by Kathy Kacer Raptor! by Christyna and Rene Laubach Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine 5 votes The Kid's Book of Canada at War by Elizabeth MacLeod ZZZ by Trudee Romanek 4 votes Guts by Gary Paulsen 1 vote The Kids Book of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada by Diane Silvey Ryan and Jimmy: and the Well in Africa that Brought them Together by Herb Shoveller 3 votes Guts by Seymour Simon 4 votes Our Game by Dave Stubbs 2 votes Science Detectives by the editors of YES magazine

<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'lucida console',monaco,monospace; font-size: 160%;">WHO'S Going to WIN? Thank you students from Ms. Mauro and Mr. Defoe's classes for reading! Stay tuned to read the reviews of the winning books.

The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis

This is a great novel for grades five and up. We recommend it for youth who are interested in children's lives during wartime Afghanistan. This book shows how poverty affects all ages and places.The main character, Parvana, has to cope with her mother's depression and her father's arrest and absence from her home, which in turn, causes her to become the breadwinner and sell things from her home to earn money for her family. In Afganistan, women have no rights and cannot choose who they marry, to be educated, or go out on their own without a man. There are several violent and graphic parts showing the impact of the Taliban. When they run out of money, the people are forced to do dreadful things for survival. We liked this book because it is historical fiction and shows us how truly poverty affects the world and the people in it. This is the first book of a trilogy and after reading this one, students will want to read them all. We think Deborah Ellis could have written a fourth book because the last novel leaves us questioning what is going to happen next. Even though we are left wondering what happened to Parvana and her sister Nooria's husband, the ending reflects real life in Afghanistan. Reading The Breadwinner, opens your eyes to the world outside your own. Ayla, Taryn, Emma I., Sabrina, Andrew, Mason and Ali.


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 * Breadwinner ||


 * __DECEMBER 2009__**