by Margot SIMONDS | Feb 9, 2022 | ECC, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Library
This week in Information Literacy classes, K2 to grade 3 have been investigating book awards, and in particular, the Caldecott medal. This award is given each year to the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book. This medal has first...
by Margot SIMONDS | Feb 3, 2022 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Library
This week Mr. Bradshaw and his grade 9 students came to the library for a refresher workshop on using Noodletools for their research projects. Noodletools is a research management platform that ABIS has a subscription to. It is a flexible system that students...
by Margot SIMONDS | Jan 27, 2022 | ECC, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Library, The Grades
This week in information literacy, primary students have learned about media balance and well-being in ways appropriate to their grades. They have watched videos, sang songs, participated in discussions, self-evaluated, and made plans. See below some of the...
by Margot SIMONDS | Dec 15, 2021 | ECC, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Library, The Grades
This week during ABIS library classes, grades 3-6 reflected on their own reading habits and how they can become better readers. Students then chose one library reading goal to work on in January. Grade 2 students also talked about goal setting and how to choose...
by Margot SIMONDS | Dec 9, 2021 | ECC, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Library
Here in the ABIS library we have been talking about what good readers do. Students have worked in small groups to collaboratively brainstorm and create lists of things that good readers do to become better and stronger readers. There has also been lots of reading (...
