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....

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Results of the Battle of the Books!

SJH Red Maple VS Acadia Jr. High Book Battle!

Today we will battle via Skype with Acadia Jr. High in Winnipeg to determine which of the following titles is the best book ever!

St. Joseph High School Red Maple Club members have nominated the following titles:

1.  The Vampire Stalker by Allision Van Diepen  presented by Lena Morin
2.  The Vindico by Wesley King presented by Darien Reichel
3.  End of Days by Eric Walters presented by Aedyn Ladd

Acadia Jr. High has voted for the following titles:

1.  The Bedmas Conspiracy by Deborah Sherman
2.  Fly Boy by Eric Walters
3.  The Undergrounders by David Skuy

May the odds be ever in our favour and the best book win!

To vote please click on this link and select which argument was the best pitch made by students in today's Battle:

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Read all the books over the Christmas Holidays!

Take out a Learning Commons Kobo and imagine you are reading at a sunny southern resort!

Remember to get a pink form from the ciculation desk and your parent's signature to take out a Kobo!
See Ms. Murray or Ms. Vlcek for more details.

Friday, November 9, 2012

Introducing Fan Fiction to RM

This year, let's celebrate the books we are reading by re-writing them!

Create a new ending to the story...Rewrite a major scene...Add the sequel!

Let's try using Wattpad.com



Check out the teen fiction community of writers @ http://www.wattpad.com/stories/teen-fiction