Virtual Scholastic Book Fair

The Learning Comomns is having its annual book fair fundrasier VIRTUALLY this year!

And you're invited! 

For every purchase made, the Learning Commons will earn Scholastic credit to be spent on books and other resources for our school library!

Thank you for your support!

Dates : Monday, November 30th to Sunday, December 13th

Link : Click here

FREE Shipping on orders $35 or more!

FREE Shipping on any order placed Wednesday 6-8 pm during the fair!

Indigenous Veterans Day

Did you know that Sunday, November 8th is Indigenous Veterans Day in Canada?

Here are some online resources for you to learn more about the contributions that Indigenous Peoples have made to the Canadian Military. 

• Veterans Affairs Canada : https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/people-and-stories/indigenous-peoples 
• Cree Code Talkers (includes short video) : https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/cree-code-talkers
• Indigenous Peoples and the First World War : https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/indigenous-peoples-and-the-first-world-war
• Indigenous Peoples and the Second World War : https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/indigenous-peoples-and-the-second-world-war
• Indigenous Peoples and the World Wars : https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/indigenous-peoples-and-the-world-wars
• Tommy Prince (includes Heritage Minute) : https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/tommy-prince
• Francis Pegahmagabow : https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/francis-pegahmagabow
• Edith Monture : https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/charlotte-edith-anderson-monture
• Charles Tomkins  (includes Heritage Minute) : https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/charles-tomkins
• Mary Greyeyes Reid (interesting tie-in to misinformation/dishonesty/manipulation in the media) : https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mary-greyeyes
• Bertha Clark-Jones (Cree-Métis from Alberta) : https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/bertha-clark-jones
• Fred Loft (founder League of Indians) : https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/fred-loft

https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/people-and-stories/indigenous-peoples

Remembrance Day Resources in the Learning Commons

November is an important month for honouring our Canadian military and its members, both past and serving. I have displayed a variety of non-fiction books for you to look at in the Learning Commons. If you find something that interests you in the photo, search for it in e-Library and then submit a Book Request form to borrow it.

Online resources can be found here:

• Remembrance Day on the Online Reference Centre. 
• In the First World War collection of The Canadian Encyclopedia. 
• In the Second World War collection of The Canadian Encyclopedia.