The Holiday Season in the western world has traditionally been synonymous with Advent, literally the period of expectation of an important arrival. For Christians the season of Advent is about the anticipation of Christmas, the celebration of the birth of Christ. In the Christian Church, on each of the four Sundays leading up to Christmas, candles are lit as symbols of Advent.
Be sure to check out our display of books for “Holidays and Holy Days!”
American Thanksgiving marks the unofficial start to the “Holiday Season” in the United States and in Canada. As the days become shorter and weather gets worse, we prepare for many weeks of festivals, parties and celebrations. Some of these are religious in nature while many are secular. It is a month of Holidays and Holy Days.
Come down to the school library to join us as we celebrate this wonderful time of the year. Check out our displays related to Christmas and the many other holidays of the winter including Kwanzaa, Yule, Hanukkah, New Year and more. And come back here to see more online as we celebrate “Holidays and Holy Days.”
Happy Thanksgiving to our American family, friends and neighbours. Even in dark times we can be thankful for what we have and hopeful for a brighter future. Have a great start to the Holiday Season!
A World Without You
by Beth Revis
A teen boy suffering from the delusion that he can travel through time becomes obsessed with saving his girlfriend, a depressed girl with a tragic past and the superpower of invisibility.
Come down to the School Library to get your copy today! Find out more about all the Surrey Teens Read nominated titles for 2017-2018: go to surreyteensread.weebly.com
New Graphic, including Manga, Comics and Graphic Novels
Genius: The Game
by Leopoldo Gout
”Three underprivileged young prodigies from across the world with incredible skills in technology and engineering team up to become the heroes the world never knew they could be”
Come down to the School Library to get your copy today! Find out more about all the Surrey Teens Read nominated titles for 2017-2018: go to surreyteensread.weebly.com
Today the people of British Columbia observe Louis Riel Day. The government of BC and the Métis people of the province have expressed a “commitment to work together for the betterment of Métis people throughout British Columbia.” (source.) As a symbol of this, the province has declared November 16 to be Louis Riel Day, in honour of the historical hero of the Métis people.
Louis Riel led the Métis in the Red River Rebellion and the North-West Rebellion of the late 19th Century. Riel was captured, tried and found guilty of treason, and was executed by the Canadian government on November 16, 1885. Even then his death was extremely divisive. Not only did the Métis express outrage at the execution of their leader, so too did many French Canadians who saw Riel as a champion of the rights of French speakers in Canada. In the years since his death many have come to see Riel as a hero, a symbol of resistance against the oppression of the indigenous people of this land, and as the champion of the Métis.
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We have a significant collection of audiobooks waiting for your perusal! Come down to the school library to see what we have, or find out more in our catalog. Then enjoy listening to some good books read aloud for you!
Girl in the Blue Coat
by Monica Hesse
A grief-stricken procurer of black-market goods in World War II-era Amsterdam is compelled to help a desperate neighbor track down a missing Jewish teen who had been hiding from the Nazis.
Come down to the School Library to get your copy today! Find out more about all the Surrey Teens Read nominated titles for 2017-2018: go to surreyteensread.weebly.com
At Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary today we have our annual assemblies to observe Remembrance Day. We honour the memory of those Canadians who have fallen in war. We do not celebrate or glorify war, but we pay respect to those that have paid the terrible costs of war.
This coming weekend will be a long weekend for students, a chance for rest and recreation. However, it is important to remember that Remembrance Day is not one of the those holidays that is just an excuse for a long weekend. Please take some time over these next few days to reflect on what Remembrance Day is all about. And on the 11th, plan to take some time to honour those that have died and those that have served. Whether you attend a ceremony in person, or check out the television coverage of the ceremony in Ottawa, take some time for Remembrance.
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