OCTOBER IS NATIONAL LIBRARY MONTH!

PROVINCE-WIDE CHALLENGE:

DROP EVERYTHING AND READ!

Our school library will be taking part in National School Library Day celebrations on Monday October 26th, by joining people across British Columbia to DROP EVERYTHING AND READ for twenty minutes starting at 11:00 am. Parents and all members of the public are invited to join us for D.E.A.R.!

DON'T FORGET THAT WE ARE ALSO HAVING A COSTUME COMPETITION THIS MONTH! Dress as your favorite literary hero or villain on October 30th.

Examples of great literary characters: Hamlet, Odysseus, Sherlock Holmes, King Arthur, Luke Skywalker, Apollo, Superman, Frodo Baggins, Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort, Zorro, James Bond, Ivanhoe, Peter Pan, Beowolf, Galahad, Maid Marion, Robin Hood, Indiana Jones, The Incredible Hulk, Wolverine. . . Villains include, The Joker, Darth Vader, The White Witch (Chronicles of Narnia), Wicked Witch of the West (Wizard of Oz), Lex Luther (Superman), and many more!

COSTUME COMPETITION - LITERARY HEROES AND VILLAINS!

At OKM on October 30th, dress up as the character we love to love OR one we love to hate!

Win book prizes in our draw or enter the best costume competition for a pair of theatre tickets. More information will be posted soon!

Start planning your costume now!

SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER!

Happy holidays to all OKM students and staff!

Farewell and best wishes to the 2009 OKM grads!

IMPORTANT JUNE DATES IN THE OKM LIBRARY

June 5th – All OKM school library books are due!

Starting June 8th – The library will be open for posted study hall times only.


Starting June 11th Each time a student reports to school to write an exam, he or she must bring the textbook(s) to hand in. STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT WRITING PROVINCIALS MUST HAND IN TEXTS BEFORE CLASSES IN YOUR SUBJECT ARE FINISHED.

Students who have lost or damaged any library books or other resources should clear up accounts A.S.A.P. (AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE REPORTS ARE ISSUED).

Students AND Teachers please return ALL library resources on time. We need everything collected right away so students will not be billed unnecessarily.