Adopted by Coles Oakville Place
W. H. Morden
Oakville, Ontario 155 / 615 Books Given
Principal Conan Spruin Our school community is a mixture of local community-based students and gifted students who are bussed in from around Oakville. The students in our community come from a diverse economic background and may not have as much access to books besides the local library and our library. The other half of our population are gifted students who are voracious readers and need new books to keep them engaged and interested. With the Adopt a School program, we hope to encourage a love of reading with all our students by providing access to new and engaging books for all students. Our goal is that all students will enjoy coming to the library to find their next new read.
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What are the three books every school library should ...
Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Murpurgo is an excellent story of life, and aging as well as being a fantastic adventure story. The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett was one of the first stories that I read on my own that captured my imagination. It has wonderful moral lessons as well ...
Which children’s book had the biggest impact on your ...
'Winnie the Pooh' has been a book that I loved as a child and have continued to love as an adult. It was a book that was read to me as a child and the experience made me want to learn to read so that I could enjoy the stories again. This was the beginning of a love of reading that has lasted ...
Who helped you fall in love with reading and how?
My mother was always a very keen reader and she wanted to pass a love of reading onto my brother and me. Even before we started school she brought us books to help us to learn to read and every day, WITHOUT FAIL, she would sit with us and read a page from these books. Our reading skills ...
Why is reading important to you?
Reading is important to me because factual books feed my mind with knowledge and fiction books excite my imagination. I have always loved learning and without books it would have been impossible to learnt so much on such a wide variety if topics. Life would also be a great deal duller ...
What are the three books every school library should ...
I would like to recommend "My Brother is a Super Hero", "Mission Mumbai" and "Fortunately the Milk". Although very different from each other, these books have in common that they are good for some laughs. Mission Mumbai also has great character development and detailed descriptions of ...
What are the three books every school library should ...
I would like to recommend "Beetle Boy", "Beetle Queen" and "Polaris". These are interesting fantasy stories with the premise of genetic crossing of humans with insects to give humans some of the insect's characteristics. A little bit creepy; villain versus the innocents; interesting and an ...
What are the three books every school library should ...
Every school library should have"Iqbal" and"I am Malala", telling the stories of courageous children who stood up for what is right in the midst of oppression and giving us insight into inequalities that exist globally. Also, the libraries should have books from the "Who Is.."/"Who Was..." ...
Why is reading important to you?
Being given the love of reading as a small child was one of the greatest blessings my mother could give me. As an adult, I continue to enjoy reading as a wonderful way to decompress after a long day or week. Like a child I can escape to another world whether that is a fictional one or into ...
What are the three books every school library should ...
I’d like to recommend a few science books. Our children are constantly deluged with bad news about the state of the environment. “Not Your Typical Book About the Environment” instead shows kids the possibilities for positive change. David Suzuki’s “You Are The Earth” opens by reminding us ...
What are the three books every school library should ...
I’d like to recommend some books by Michael Morpurgo. Some of my favourite are Kensuke’s Kingdom, War Horse, and Elephant in the Garden. Morpurgo’s stories are unique, have strong character development and always give you something to think about.
What are the three books every school library should ...
I’d like to recommend some books by Michael Morpurgo. Some of my favourite are Kensuke’s Kingdom, War Horse, and Elephant in the Garden. Morpurgo’s stories are unique, have strong character development and always give you something to think about.
What are the three books every school library should ...
I'd like to recommend the following books due to their extraordinary illustrations. Days on the Farm, written and illustrated by Kim Lewis, is written for young children and has such captivating drawings that I like to look at it even now although my children have outgrown the stories. Books ...
Who helped you fall in love with reading and how?
From a very early age my mother read fairytales to us as children. Every day we had a wonderful bedtime story read to us in different languages and from different countries. During holidays abroad, my grandmother would read to us as well - tales of mystery and intrigue. These wonderful women ...
What are the three books every school library should ...
I would recommend these three books of poetry for every school library: Gifts; If Frogs Made Weather; and The Longest Night. Gifts, by Barbara Reid, is about the warm relationship between an adventuresome grandmother and her granddaughter, with wonderful illustrations done in plasticine art. ...
Who helped you fall in love with reading and how?
My mother was the first to help me fall in love with reading as she read to us daily at bedtime. I have loved reading ever since. My children have helped me to fall in love with children’s books all over again. I love the variety and quality of literature available for children today!
Which children’s book had the biggest impact on your ...
The Magic School Bus books, in particular the ones by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen, have ignited in my children a desire to understand science and have shown them how it is a part of everything around us.
What are the three books every school library should ...
Every school library should have the Ranger's Apprentice series because they are loosely based off of past civilizations, they are funny, action packed , contain a bit of fantasy and are a great read. Every school library should also have the Brotherband series, a masterful companion set to ...
Why is reading important to you?
Reading is important to me because it's a quiet activity that I enjoy. There is a wide variety of things to read from action to factual books - you can always find something new, so you never get bored. I appreciate the imagination, thought, ideas, time and effort that went into each and ...
Why are you supporting this school?
My nephew has recently joined this school and is loving school for the first time ever. Homework is no longer a struggle that he is avoiding but something he does on his own. I am just so thrilled by this amazing transformation. Thank you to the teachers and wonderful leadership at this school.
Why are you supporting this school?
I am supporting this school out of heartfelt gratitude. My son started at Morden this year and has transformed from a disconnected student to being interested and engaged. Thank you for your fresh approach to learning!
