Please Return Overdue Books!

Do you have a book that belongs to your last school's library? Please return it to me in the Learning Commons and I will send it to your last librarian!

Do you have a book that belongs to the Willow Park School library? Please return it now!

Books can be returned to the bin just inside the Learning Commons doors any time Tuesday to Thursday.

Book Schedule

Monday	Check in books
Tuesday – Thursday	Return books
Friday – Sunday	Quarantine for 3 days

 

How to Use e-Library and Request a Library Book

Borrowing books from the library is very different this year. Students are not allowed to visit the library to browse books. I miss you all! Hopefully this is a temporary measure.

Instead, all students will browse books using our online catalogue called e-Library. Here are some helpful videos that show you where to find it and how to use it.

Links

Accessing e-Library  https://www.screencast.com/t/OzIFwlg4Pbm 

Navigating e-Library  https://www.screencast.com/t/7gAJ7LGmg 

e-Library Quick Search https://www.screencast.com/t/cDVAuQ25mQ 

How to Log into e-Library and view My Account  https://www.screencast.com/t/1OS4RL2NC 

Access e-Library https://ims.cbe.ab.ca/uhtbin/cgisirsi/?ps=GCVgpWNoDs/AAAERS/X/60/1182/X 

Make sure you check out the links under the Resources for Students tab!

Book Request Form

Once you have chosen a book that you would like to request, you need to fill in this form

WPS Library Book Request Form https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=hxMW71old0evNoC4_OTuc0D221YhdPhNjmLAiMH102RUQkhaSlRTNlVTNlYySFRJSUc3N0ZVN09ORC4u 

 I will do my best to get the book delivered to each student in their classroom within a week.

Library Book Schedule for the Learning Commons

Monday	Check in books
Tuesday – Thursday	Return books
Friday – Sunday	Quarantine for 3 days

 Happy Reading! 

https://ims.cbe.ab.ca/uhtbin/cgisirsi/?ps=XF4PykUlYo/AAAERS/X/60/1182/X

Let the School Year Begin!

The 2020 - 2021 school year has begun! And the Learning Commons will run a little differently for now. Stay tuned for more information about how to browse and request books from the Learning Commons. 

In the meantime, please see earlier post How to Borrow eBooks and Audiobooks from Calgary Public Library for instructions. They have loads to choose from.

I've missed you! Although you won't be able to visit the Learning Commons to borrow books, you'll see me around the school delivering books and supporting technology. Say hello! Show me your smiling eyes above your mask. :)

Good-bye For Now

Sadly, today is my last day of work for the 2019 - 2020 school year. Thank you for visiting my blog over the past few weeks. I will pick it up again in the Fall. In the meantime, I shall miss you all, small and tall. Please take care of yourself. Stay active, create, learn, and read lots. I look forward to seeing you back in the Learning Commons. xo

Book Suggestions

Do you want to borrow an ebook or audiobook from the Calgary Public Library but don't know what to choose? Well this might help!

All new books that are purchased for the Learning Commons are displayed on our New Books bookshelf for everyone to see and borrow. I take pics of this shelf and share it with staff so they know what's new in the LC.

Here are some of those pics! Perhaps you'll find some inspiration!

Don't forget to keep track of all the books you read (or listen to) so you can add beads to the bottle on my desk!

Please see earlier post How to Borrow eBooks and Audiobooks from Calgary Public Library for instructions.

Ongoing Learning with CBE

https://www.cbe.ab.ca/Pages/default.aspx

Have you seen Calgary Board of Education's Ongoing Learning page?

There is a nice video for you to watch and resource links down the right side.

Check out these Activities and Ideas for Families

• K-6 Parent Supports
• Grades 6-9 Parent Supports​​​
• Grades 10-12 Parent Supp​orts

Remember to look after your body with this . . . 

Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines 

• Build Your Best Day
• Smiling Mind

And your brain with this . . . 

18 Best Podcasts for Kids in Elementary, Middle and High School 

What's Going on in this Picture? Images from The New York Times stripped of their captions – and an invitation for students to discuss and write about. 

Estimation180 

• Use visual estimation, and patterning to form an estimate based on a picture and then see a “reveal" 
• Suitable for Grades 4 – 9  

SolveMePuzzles 

• Use logic to solve visual, interactive mathematical puzzles 
• Suitable for K – 12 

Let's Talk Science 

• Hands-on a​ctivities 
• Interactives 
• Learning strategies ​

And more!! So go ahead and click around! Keep both your body and your brain active!

2020 Rocky Mountain Book Award Nominees

The 2020 Rocky Mountain Book Award nominees have been posted!

This is an Alberta based award for Canadian books for kids. I recognize a lot of the titles from our collection! How many have you read?

Click on each book to find out more about it. If you are interested, try borrowing it as an ebook or an audiobook from the Calgary Public Library! See earlier post on how to do this.

2020 Nominees

Keep track of all the books you read so you can add beads to the bottle on my desk when we are back in the Learning Commons! I can't wait! 

What is the Online Reference Centre?

The Online Reference Centre is a set of resources created by the Ministry of Education to support Alberta curriculum from Kindergarten to Grade 12.

You can find all sorts of interesting sites such as . . .

• Indigenous Peoples
• Muzzy for language learning
• National Film Board of Canada
• National Geographic Kids
• PowerKnowledge for Science
• Scholastic Go!
• ScienceFLIX
• TeachingBooks
• Teen Health and Wellness
• Twig
• Various Encyclopedias 
• And many more!

During this time, all access is open and students do not need to log in.

So go to the Online Reference Centre now and check it out!

How to Check Your School Library Account From Home

Are you wondering if you have any school library books on your account?

Or maybe you know you borrowed a book but you can't remember what it's called?

No worries! You can check your account from home. It's easy peasy!

Just log in to e-Library (that's where we search for books) using your CBE number and password.

Here are a few ways to get to e-Library:

• Use this link to our school website and follow the instructions in the blue box ⇩
• Use this link to e-Library 
• Use a tablet or cell phone camera to scan the QR code ⇩

Then follow the steps ⇩ to see your account.

If you do have books on your account, please keep them safe until we can see each other in the Learning Commons again! Thank you! 

WPS Library Books at Home

Have you got Willow Park School library books at home?

No problem! Lots of students still have school library books at home right now and that's okay. 

Please keep them in a safe place until we are back at school.

If it is a book you enjoyed, maybe you can read it again!

Remember to keep track of all the books you read so you can put beads in the bottle on my desk when we are back in the Learning Commons!

Hello from Mrs. Dickson!

Hello Willow Park Students!

I wanted to let you know that I miss you, I am thinking about you, and I hope you are well. I can't wait for us to get back to Willow Park School and see each other again. In the meantime, treat yourself kindly and read lots. Don't forget to keep track of how many books you read so you can add beads to the bottle on my desk!

I'll see you in the Learning Commons!

Mrs. Dickson