January Spotlights -- all staff

QUARTER 2 BOOK RETURNS AND QUARTER 3 START UP

If you signed out texts in your class during quarter 2, ensure that you arrange a date and time with Sook to arrange for text check, within your classroom. Texts should be returned no later than the last day of classes this quarter. Contact Sook about a date/time for quarter 3 text check outs.

NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA (NFB) CAMPUS RESOURCE

This resource, previously paid for at the school level, is now being funded for all of our school libraries at the middle and secondary levels -- effective Dec. 1, 2020. If you haven't already explored NFB Campus through our library during the past few years, now is an opportune time to create an account!

FAQ's

What is NFB CAMPUS?

NFB Campus is an education streaming service for teachers.  It  contains 100% Canadian film & media content that supports BC’s diverse K-12 curriculum.

What special features does NFB CAMPUS provide?

• Access to more than *5000 film and Interactive media productions
• Exclusive access to more than 1500 films and new releases
• Thematic Playlists curated by Canadian educators
• A chaptering tool to create short clips from any NFB production
• The ability to create and share playlists with your students
• Hundreds of Teacher Guides/Mini-lessons
• Ability to search the NFB catalogue by school subject
• Education Synopsis’ that contextualize select films for the classroom
• Google classroom integration
• 100% Canadian content, available in English and French

NFB Education

Interactive

Mini Lessons

Playlists

School Subjects

How do teachers access our school's campus account?

Go to the  Special Subscriptions links on the library web site. Sign in at the NFB icon using the posted instructions.  

How can teachers get support for using this resource?

• Consult the online user guide.
• Get help from the teacher-librarian.

READING THEMES - FEBRUARY & MARCH

Freedom to Read Week

Every third week in February, libraries across Canada mark the important of intellectual freedom through access to books -- even those that are deemed controversial.

Vic High Library will feature a selection of  books that have been challenged or banned in Canadian and American school libraries in a large display inside the library and at the entrance.  This display offers a foundational point for learning opportunities around topics such as intellectual freedom, censorship, primary sources, and the role of public institutions such as libraries.

Please consider co-planning a learning activity with the teacher-librarian around one or more of these themes. It is a cross-curricular opportunity since our selection of challenged/banned books relate to literature, history, science, and the social sciences.

Other Forthcoming Reading Themes

Check out the Reading Calendar on the library web site every month.   New weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly themes are featured on the calendar -- and there will be themes beyond Freedom to Read Week for February and March.  Themes in the calendar link to booklists of featured and recommended reads.  Older lists are archived within past months.  Happy reading!