This week I got to visit with the students at Salmo Elementary and JV Humphries School in Kaslo. My list of thanks continues to grow but today I am particularly grateful to Marianne Hansen from the Salmo Public Library for reuniting me with my laptop’s power cable! I am so proud to live in the […]
Category: Schools
Earth Day at Rossland Library!
My Authors for Earth Day visit has been booked! I will be visiting with grade two and three students from Maclean Elementary School at the Rossland Public Library on Wednesday, April 17th. One hundred percent of my $250 visit fee will be donated to a non-profit environmental organization of THEIR choice. Yes, that’s right – […]
Bertha Kennedy
Today I met over ninety grade 3-6 students at Bertha Kennedy School in St. Albert, Alberta. Each group was wonderful – loud (when I wanted them to be), interactive, and full of great questions. I want to especially thank their librarian who did an excellent job organizing my visit. Enjoy the books!
RSS Rocks!
Today I had the pleasure of speaking with the grade 6 and 7 classes at Rossland Secondary School. My visit was organized by Sam, a grade 12 student, who was awarded a grant through the Columbia Basin Trust to develop RSS Reads. Through this initiative, she has developed a comfortable place for students to read […]
Authors for Earth Day
I am very proud to be a member of Authors for Earth Day, an amazing program through which I will donate the fees from an author visits in April to a conservation organization chosen by the students at that school. For more information, please read this letter; Authors for Earth Day. And if you are […]