Find out more about Asian Heritage Month from the Government of Canada site:
Asian Heritage Month
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May is Asian Heritage Month
Join us in your School Library as we celebrate Asian Heritage Month in May. Canada is a country filled with people who have backgrounds and heritage from all over the globe, including the vast landmass we call Asia. Canada has a long history of immigrants coming from such places as China, India, Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam and the many other nations of Asia, including places in the west of the continent such as Syria, Iraq, Georgia, Israel and Palestine. Be sure to visit us, both in person and online, to find out more.
New Non-Fiction
Come by your School Library to check out some recently added non-fiction titles.
Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day is November 11. Today at LTSS we will observe Remembrance Day Assemblies.
Armistice Day was established to honour the fallen of the First World War, which formally ended at “the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.” Later, the name of the day was changed to Remembrance Day. Canadians served and died in another World War, as well as other wars and peacekeeping missions around the globe. Remembrance Day is a national holiday to honour the memory of those Canadians who have fallen in war.
On Remembrance Day we pay our respect to those that have paid the terrible costs of war. Remembrance Day is not meant to celebrate war or glorify war. War has brought untold suffering and pain to the world. Those who has experienced war, especially those that have lost loved ones in war, know that war is not something to celebrate.
It is also important to remember that Remembrance Day is not one of the those holidays that is just a chance for rest and recreation. Please take some time to reflect on what Remembrance Day is all about. On November 11th at 11:00 AM, 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 or other parts of Canada, take some time for Remembrance.
Thanksgiving
From all of us at YOUR School Library, we wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving.
for a celebration of Canada’s Thanksgiving.
What are you thankful for? We hope that on this long weekend you can enjoy some time of rest and recreation with family and friends. And be sure to take some time to consider the things in your life for which you are thankful.
Orange Shirt Day
Wear an orange shirt to school on Thursday, September 29
September 30th is Truth and Reconciliation Day in Canada. Our school, most public institutions around the province, and many public institutions around the country, will be closed. At Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary, we encourage all students and staff to wear an orange shirt in school on Thursday, September 29, as well as on September 30th.
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was established as the Canadian government’s formal recognition of the importance of Orange Shirt Day, observed on September 30 over most of the last decade, as part of the overall effort of raising awareness and provoking discussion about the impact of Residential Schools in Canada, and finding the path toward reconciliation.
Indigenous History Month
Come down to the School Library and check out some of the titles on display for National Indigenous History Month in Canada.
Asian Heritage Month
Asian Heritage Month
Come by your School Library to have a look at these books on display for Asian Heritage Month in Canada.
May is Asian Heritage Month
Join us in your School Library as we celebrate Asian Heritage Month in May. Canada is a country filled with people who have backgrounds and heritage from all over the globe, including the vast landmass we call Asia. Canada has a long history of immigrants coming from such places as China, India, Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam and the many other nations of Asia, including places in the west of the continent such as Syria, Iraq, Georgia, Israel and Palestine. Be sure to visit us, both in person and online, to find out more.
Canada’s Poet Laureate
Did you know that Canada has a Poet Laureate? Can you name her?
Find out more about our current Poet Laureate and those who have held this prestigious post in the past: Parliamentary Poet Laureate
April is National Poetry Month in Canada.
Black History Month: Canadians
February is Black History Month in Canada. Check out this “Sporcle” on some notable Black Canadians.
Read about these Canadians and and so much more as your School Library celebrates Black History Month. Come down to see what we have on display and on our shelves.
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