VSAA Theme updates
Our stories: within you and without you
Artwork by Spoons Bradshaw, grade 12
Some of you had asked for copies of a book called “I Never Saw Another Butterfly,” an anthology of poetry and art created by children imprisoned in Terezin, Czechoslovakia. Four copies are now available for checkout.
January 27th is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. There is now a special book display in the library, so please encourage your students to check something out so they can learn more. This is especially important this year because of our upcoming theme showcase.
Theme focus this month: Empathy
In addition to our foray into Holocaust history, middle school students this month will be reading Chains, a historical fiction novel set during the Revolutionary War. It follows the story of a girl named Isabelle, born into slavery, promised freedom when her mistress dies, and then denied it by the mistress’ heir. What does freedom mean to this girl who is enslaved by American patriots? Which side of the war should she root for? How does our assessment of a person’s decisions change when we are empathetic to their point of view?
Library News
Listen to audio books on your Chromebook
Do you like audio books? If you have a library card with Fort Vancouver Regional Library, you can check out audio books for free and listen to them at home on your Chromebook. Visit libbyapp.com and have your library card number ready. You can link the app with your card and even place audio books [...]
Reading for fun is important!
School is a place to learn to read and also to read to learn. Students begin learning letters and sounds and by the time they are through the primary grades they are reading longer passages and beginning to understand that reading is a skill they will need in all subject areas. Sometimes students begin to [...]
Working to help all VPS students be “Future Ready” one library at a time!
by Traci Chun | Teacher Librarian | Skyview High School You may have heard the term “Future Ready” or thought about what schools are doing to help support students for future careers and industries. Future Ready Schools is a national effort to provide students with digital learning opportunities and help move school districts toward preparing [...]
Program provides students online access to Fort Vancouver Regional Library District
Connect FVRL, a partnership with Fort Vancouver Regional Library District, provides digital access to eBooks and resources for students in Vancouver Public Schools for reading and research. Students in grades nine through 12 at all VPS high schools and students in grades six through 12 at Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, Vancouver iTech [...]
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