Library News 
The B.C. Chocolate Lily Young Readers’ Choice Awards encourages grade school students to read some of the best fiction by British Columbia’s children’s authors and illustrators. Our primary students read all 6 books in the picture book category and our school’s favorite was Princess Puffybottom and Darryl. We are awaiting news of the official winner!
The Grade 6/7 Red Cedar Young Readers’ Choice Awards are coming up and students participating will vote next week for their favourite books. They decide who gets the Red Cedar Book Award by voting for their favourite fiction and non-fiction books from a selection of nominees. Voters aim to read a minimum of five books in the category (fiction or information books) that they are voting.
Reading Link Challenge is a province-wide program for students in grades 4 and 5 that promotes the "sport of reading." The program is run as a series of quiz/trivia challenges. Participating children learn about teamwork and how to read for retention. Reading Link Challenge also promotes public library usage and encourages children to develop a lifelong habit of reading for pleasure. Signal Hill’s Reading Link Challenge book club had their first challenge last Thursday. Everyone enjoyed themselves and the donuts!

Calling all interested students from grade 2-7 to participate in the Signal Hill Library's READ 10 CHALLENGE! 
Students are challenged to read and record a book (picture book, audiobook, fiction or non-fiction, in French or English) that...
* was written more than 50 years ago
* takes place more than 50 years ago
* has a main character who moves to a
new country
* has a main character with a
disability
* was written by a BC author
* was made into a movie
* is about STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering or Math) 
* is set on a continent other than
North America
* has a word related to the weather in
the title 
* teaches you something new
Please come see Ms. Benes in the library for a recording sheet!
Covid Protocol – SHE Library
  1. All library users wash hands before entering.
  2. Make efforts to touch as few surfaces and books as possible. Try to check out the books that you touch!
  3. Only intermediate students will use the tables and chairs.  Intermediate students will also be instructed on cleaning the search station computers after each user.
  4. Teachers can use the circulation desk computer and need to spray the rag in the bin on the desk and wipe down the keyboard, mouse and scanner after use. 

​Follett Destiny

Check out our new online library catalogue and explore the Signal Hill Library collection at:

http://library.sd48.bc.ca/

Wonderopolis

Do you ever find yourself wondering about all kinds of things? Check out Wonderopolis, where the wonders of learning never cease!

http://wonderopolis.org/

Teacher Feature: Ms. Benes's Favourites

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This month the teacher feature is some of Ms.Benes's favourites in children's literature.  
1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG -Roald Dahl
2. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh -Robert C. O'Brien
3. Elijah of Buxton -Christopher Paul Curtis
4. Little House on the Prarie series - Laura Ingalls Wilder
5. The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
6. The Little's series - John Lawrence Peterson
7. A Little Princess and The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
8. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
9. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
10. Charlotte's Web - E.B.White
11. Harry Potter series - J.K.Rowling
12. The Giver series - Lois Lowry
13. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Kate Dicamillio
14. Ramona series - Beverley Clearly
15. Anne of Green Gables - L.M.Montgomery

Electronic Resources

The Sea to Sky School District has purchased several amazing resources for our students to use when doing research both at school and at home.  Our students can now access several Electronic Resources. If you are accessing from the school, no password is required.  If you need our password to access the databases from home, see Ms. Benes.

Pemberton Public Library

Reminder to all of the amazing resource that is our Pemberton Public Library! We encourage all students and families to check out their terrific selection of eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines and Tumblebooks! For most of these, but not all, you need a library card which requires a parent/guardian to email or call the library to get a card number. Ms. Benes strongly encourages all Signal Hill students to have their own card at the Pemberton Public Library!
http://pemberton.bclibrary.ca/