Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Welcome to the Red Maple Reading Club 2019-2020

On the sidebar you will find the list of Fiction Nominated Titles with blurbs, book covers and links to author websites and youtube book trailers!  The list for 2020 will be released by the OLA on October 15th!

Sign up in the LC today and attend our first club meeting on Wednesday October 16th, 2019. 

Stay tuned for the dates with your favorite teachers, who will read with us and share their responses at each lunch meeting.

Keep track of your reading on the tracking list in the LC.  Students who read 5/10 titles will be eligible to vote in the province wide election in April.  Those who read all 10 titles will earn an academic award in June!



Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Save the Date for Booktalks in the LC

Don't miss your favorite teachers talking about the following books!!!

Ms. Murray is reading The Boundless  Presentation on Tuesday Jan. 26 

Mr. Prescott is reading Dead Man's Switch Presentation on Tuesday Feb. 10

Ms. Mastrogaicomo is reading How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes Are Tied
 Presentation on Tuesday Feb. 24

Ms. Maclean is reading Eric Walters Rule of 3 Presentation on Tuesday Mar. 3

Ms. Phillipe is reading The Comic Book War Presentation on Tuesday Mar. 10

Mr. Lehmann is reading Zomboy Presentation on Tuesday Mar. 24

Ms. Tirabasso is reading Summer Days and Starry Nights Presentation on Tuesday Mar. 31

Ms. Sutherland is reading  The Strange Gift of Gwendolyn Golden
Presentation on Tuesday Apr. 7

Ms.Rivard is reading Unspeakable Presentation onTuesday Apr. 14

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Inviting Your Teacher to Read with Us!

Before Christmas Holidays:


  • Give your assigned teacher the invitation to join the Red Maple Reading club.
  • Give them a print copy of the book or show them how to get to the eBook on Overdrive.
  • Take a photo of the teacher reading the book in an interesting and inspirational way!
  • Send the photo to Ms. Murray to create advertising posters for the LC and the teacher's classroom door.






Thursday, October 30, 2014

2014-2015 Red Maple Nominees are in the LC!

Please join us every other Thursday in the Learning Commons Quiet Lab!

Take out the books from the display in the LC.

Track your reading on the chart in order to qualify for an Academic Award (all 10 books!).

We will be using this blog to share our comments and to keep updated on news and events for our meetings.


Monday, October 28, 2013

Welcome to the 2013-2014 Red Maple Club

The books will be arriving in the Learning Commons shortly!
We hope to purchase both a print copy and an electronic copy of each title.

Please go to Destiny to sign out the eBooks and read them on your devices at home!
go to library.ocsb.ca and select St. Joseph High School from the drop down list.  Enter your student number and network password.

Click on the pages from the side bar to get a sneak preview of each title and author.

We will have formal meetings in February.  Until then...keep reading....