Wishing Wall Link Change

Hello,

Just a quick update. I have had to change the link for our Wishing Wall. Please go to the following link from now on to post your suggestions, ideas or just to say hi!

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/tfreezen2

Earth Hour 2010!

On Sunday, March 27th the world will be celebrating Earth Hour 2010. Earth Hour is sponsored by the World Wildlife Federation. This hour encourages countries, cities and individuals to turn off their lights for 60 minutes to bring awareness and support for the fight against Global Warming. Share this video with your students. You can also visit the official website for Earth Hour at http://wwf.ca/earthhour/.

Paralympic Update!!

The Paralympic Games are coming to a close on Sunday and Canada has had an excellent games. Check out the table below for the medal count for Canada and all participating countries.

Canada's alpine skiier, Lauren Woolstencroft set a Canadian record, winning 5 gold medals at these games. Brian McKeever won 3 gold medals in Men's Cross-Country Skiing. Canada also won gold in the wheelchair curling event. In all, Canada won 19 medals at the Paralympic Games!! A huge CONGRATULATIONS to the Canadian Paralympic athletes.

What's Next for Vancouver?

Well, the Olympics are over. But are they? Starting on March 12th, Canadian athletes will be participating in the Paralympics in Vancouver!! 46 Canadian athletes will be participating in Ice Sledge Hockey, Alpine Skiing, Wheelchair Curling, Biathalon, and Cross-Country Skiing. The Paralympic Cauldron will be lit on Friday, March 12th in Vancouver. Thirty four nations will be competing!



Check out the following links for some great information on these games:

The official Vancouver Paralympic Site:

http://www.vancouver2010.com/paralympic-games/

Canadian Paralympic Committee:

http://www.paralympic.ca/index.php

Wikipedia Information (great links to the various sports and a schedule of the different events)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Winter_Paralympics#Participating_nations

CTV's site for the Paralympics:

http://www.ctvolympics.ca/paralympics/index.html

Watch the Blog for updates! Go Canada Go!

VPMS Wish Wall

Hey Everyone,

Do you want to make suggestions of books we should have in the library or events we should host or just want to drop us a line. Well, you can now check out our new Wish Wall. Leave us your suggestions by adding a sticky note to our wall. We will check it and see what we can do. Check it out at http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/tfreezen. All you have to do is double click on the note area and a sticky note will appear. Type in your message and press okay. You can also embed images, links, video, and audio files.

I look forward to all your suggestions and to hearing from you. We have a shopping day coming up in April, so start sending those suggestions soon!