Books for Breakfast & Literacy for Lunch

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The Books for Breakfast program was started in 2007 by a dedicated pre-school teacher and a wonderful team of volunteers.  It is the only event of its kind in the Westshore and on Southern Vancouver Island.   This program is in its 5th year and has grown exponentially since then with upwards of 150 people in attendance.  Read more about the Books for Breakfast program: Goldstream Gazette Books for Breakfast article

By popular demand we are thrilled to announce a second program - Literacy for Lunch!  Similar to Books for Breakfast, this program hosts a variety of local readers, great books, interactive songs, activities and healthy food.  Children are given a brand new book to add to their home library, and a personal photo capturing their literacy experience.  Parents and caregivers will be exposed to great children’s literature and some simple ways of modeling literacy.

We are looking for some great people to volunteer at these events!
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Upcoming Events

Date:       May 30. 2013 (registration begins ON Thursday, May 23rd)           
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Time:      9:00 – 10:15am  Books for Breakfast  (check in starts at 8:40am)
               11:30 – 12:45pm Literacy for Lunch   (check in starts at 11:10am)

Cost:       FREE (Children must be between 0-6 years of age)

Register by email: booksforbreakfast@shaw.ca                            
                               *Please include the following in your email:
                               1. Names of adult(s) attending
                               2. Names and ages of ALL children attending
                               3. Specify program AND time 
                               (Books for Breakfast 9:00am OR Literacy for Lunch 11:30am)

You will receive a confirmation by email. If both event's fill up, a waitlist for the next event will be taken.  Please notify us if you have registered for an event and can no longer attend.  

Books for Breakfast Schedule:
8:40 - 9:00am        Check-In
9:00 - 9:15am        Light breakfast snack (muffins, fruit and coffee will be served)
9:15 - 9:45am        Stories and songs
9:45 - 10:15am      Choose book to take home & have picture taken

Literacy for Lunch Schedule:
11:10 – 11:30am    Check-In
11:30 – 11:45am    Light lunch snack
11:45 – 12: 15pm   Stories and songs
12:15 – 12:45pm    Choose book to take home & have picture taken

Location: Colwood Pacific Activity Centre (CPAC – MFRC) 2610 Rosebank Road

Directions:  From Sooke Road, turn onto Ocean Blvd. Take a slight left (follow Fort Rodd Hill Sign) to stay on Ocean Blvd. Take first left on Rosebank Road. The building is immediately to the left. (Google Maps and MapQuest directions are not accurate).

Parking:  Parking is ONLY allowed in designated parking stalls in the CPAC parking lot and along Ocean Boulevard.  Parking is NOT permitted along Rosebank Road.

Bring:  Water bottle for your child
             Books for Breakfast Book Bag (You will receive a book bag the first time you attend.  Please be sure to bring the book bag with you to every event in order to receive a new book)

Books for Breakfast Storybook Collection
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
I Went Walking by Sue Williams
Driving My Tractor by Jan Dobbins
The Journey Home from Grandpa's by Jemima Lumley
Jump, Frog, Jump! by Robert Kalan
Come Out and Play, Little Mouse by Robert Kraus
A Bit Lost by Chris Haughton
Lemons Are Not Red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Animal Boogie Illustrated by Debbie Harter and sung by Fred Penner
Port Side Pirates Illustrated by Debbie Harter and sung by Mark Collins
Looking for a Moose by Phyllis Root, Illustrated by Randy Cecil
Mr. Gumpy's Outing by John Burningham
Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra Boynton
No Sleep For the Sheep Written by Karen Beaumont, Illustrated by Jackie Urbanovic
On Market Street Words by Arnold Lobel, Pictures by Anita Lobel
But Not the Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton
Bear's Loose Tooth by Karma Wilson, Illustrated by Jane Chapman
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr., Illustrated by Eric Carle
Five Little Ducks illustrated by Penny Ives
Gossie by Olivier Dunrea
The Cat's Pyjamas by Catherine Foreman
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood
Farmyard Jamboree by Margaret Read MacDonald, Illustrated by Sophie Fatus, Sung by Bob King
Walking Through the Jungle by Stella Blackstone, Illustrated by Debbie Harter, Sung by Fred Penner
The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle
The Big Wide-Mouthed Frog by Ana Martin Larranaga

 
 If you would like to donate to this program please contact the Literacy Outreach Coordinator