Lakehead Public Schools, 2135 Sills St., Thunder Bay, ON, P7E 5T2
Info: 807-625-5162 ; Booking: 625-5162 ; Fax: 623-5833


 
 

Thirty days hath September,
April, June, and November;
February has twenty-eight alone,
All the rest have thirty-one,
Excepting Leap Year, that's the time
When February's days are twenty-nine.

 
 
Check out our February Links page for ideas to celebrate Groundhog Day, Random Acts of Kindness Week, Valentine's Day, Freedom to Read Week and more. 
 
 


Celebrate the 100th day of School!

 
   

New at the IMC
SMART Board technology kits relating to the Structures & Mechanisms strand of Science & Technology.
K03712 Design team : understanding structures and mechanisms grade 1
K03713 Move it! : understanding structures and mechanisms grade 2
K03714 Build it up! : understanding structures and mechanisms grade 3
K03715 Lighten your load : understanding structures and mechanisms grade 4
K03716 Force factor : understanding structures and mechanisms grade 5
K03717 Turn it on! : understanding structures and mechanisms grade 6
Give them a try with your SMART Board.
 
 
Access to the National Film Board of Canada

All K-12 schools in Ontario have a licence to use all films and resources on www.nfb.ca.  Many NFB titles are available on MonD in our schools but if you would like access to everything, follow this link for instructions and to create your own profile.  You won’t have to enter any billing information or be charged once you select your school.

 
 

ROM Kits for Science & Technology - Earth & Space Systems Grade 4

 
K03709 - Minerals K03710 - Rocks

 

ROM Kits for Science & Technology - Earth & Space Systems Grade 6

 
  K03711 - Heaven's above!  
 

 

Hands-On Science and Technology
Grades 1 to 6
Revised 2008 edition for the new
Ontario science & technology curriculum

Email Gwen at ggamble@lakeheadschools.ca to borrow any of these materials from the Professional collection.

 
 
New Literature Circles at the IMC
 
    The Hunger Games Trilogy:
     

The boy in the striped pajamas
K03704
J/I

The boy who
dared

K03705
J/I

The hunger games
K03706
I

Catching fire
K03707
I
Mockingjay
K03708
I
 

Learn about Video Streaming

Learn 360 Access Guide

Access Guide

MonD Access Guide

MonD Access Guide

 
 

 2012 Nominees

 

 

 

Check out OLA Forest of Reading 2011, OLA Forest of Reading 2010, OLA Forest of Reading 2009, OLA Forest of Reading 2008, OLA Forest of Reading 2007, OLA Reading Programs 2006, OLA Reading Programs 2005, OLA Reading Programs 2004, and OLA Reading Programs 2003

 
 

Cricut Cutter Available For Use At The IMC

Cricut® personal electronic cutters allow you to get amazing creative results with the touch of a button. Cricut machines with the Cricut cartridges cut beautiful designs and alphabets for card making, home decor, scrapbooking, paper crafting, and more. Imagine the projects you can create with Cricut. Your results with the Cricut are only limited by your imagination.

Call Jackie at 625-5162 for more information.

 
 
Literature Circles

The IMC is looking for book suggestions to purchase for additional Literature Circles.  Have you successfully used a book in the classroom?  Any books you would like us to purchase?  Please email Carol Young or call 625-5246 with your suggestions.

 

Check out Thunder Bay Public Library's Virtual Collection, a trusted source of information!  TBPL licensed databases include Canadian Reference Centre, Career Cruising, Children's Song Index (TBPL), eLibrary Canada, Kids Search, Literature Resource Centre, Naxos Music Library, Novelist K-8, Tumblebooks, WorldBook and many more!  Access to most of these databases require a library card.
 

Past featured

Ideas and Links

 

Visit our

Visit an archive of past sites of the week

archive

 
 


Great Links to Promote Reading including Great Books for Kids,
High Interest/Low Vocabulary Books & Reluctant Readers, Great Books to Read Aloud, and Leveled Books.

 

Great Links and Great Books

 
 



How may we serve you better?  Suggestions for purchases?  Let us know what you think.

 

Send a message to the IMC Supervisor

 


Site Update: January 30, 2012
Launch Date: November 30, 2000
Site Administrator:
Gwen Gamble