The Forest of Reading®

The Forest of Reading® is Canada's largest recreational reading program! This initiative of the Ontario Library Association (OLA) offers seven reading programs to encourage a love of reading in people of all ages. The Forest helps celebrate Canadian books, publishers, authors and illustrators. More than 250,000 readers participate annually from their School and/or Public Library. All Ontarians/Canadians are invited to participate via their local public library, school library, or individually.  

We are excited to currently have over 60 students participating in the Blue Spruce, Silver Birch, Silver Birch Express, and Red Maple programs at Goodfellow PS!

For more information on the books nominated this year, please visit:
OLA Forest of Reading 2012 Nominations

The Blue Spruce™ Award The Blue Spruce™ Award program brings recently published Canadian children's picture books to Ontario children in grade one through to grade two.  This program promotes reading for enjoyment and begins to develop the readers skill in evaluating a picture book based on story, text and pictures.  Readers are also provided opportunities to discuss these picture books in an authentic manner.

The Silver Birch® Award The Silver Birch® Award is comprised of three separate lists of Fiction, Non-Fiction, and an Express list that is made up of both Fiction and Non-Fiction, geared to the more reluctant reader. The Silver Birch® program is meant for readers aged 8 to 12, from Grades 3-6, with the Express list focusing on the lower grade level and the Fiction and Non-Fiction focusing on the Grade 5 and 6 readers.

The Red Maple™ Award The Red Maple™ Award reading program is offered for the enjoyment of students in Grades 7 and 8, ages 12 to 13. This program includes a Fiction list every year and every other year Red Maple also offers a Non-Fiction list. This program aims to get readers engaging in conversation around the books and encourages them to use critical thinking while reading.

Scholastic Book Fair

November 22nd 2011

                     Thank you for making the 

                     Scholastic Book Fair such a success!

                     The library was able to purchase 300 new books! 

                     Your continued support with our literacy program 

            is very much appreciated! 

                 To view featured books as well as

                   author videos and information,

                  please visit http://www.scholastic.ca/