A new Peter Pan film for 2022 starring Yara Shahidi and Jude Law.
Read the book by J M Barrie first.
And an animated Diary of a Wimpy Kid, which makes sense because Greg was originally just a badly drawn boy!
Congratulations to Lionel Messi on winning the Ballon d’Or for the seventh time. The book Messi: From Playground to Pitch is certainly one of the most popular in Matt Oldfield's Ultimate Football Heroes series in our Library.
Take a look at our fab book displays.
We love the theme of Anti-bullying week
15-19 November 2021.
This year, 2021, is 100 years since the nation's collective remembrance traditions were first marked.
We have book displays on the theme of war and remembrance in both our Libraries for our students and staff to browse and borrow.
The fantastic Run, Rebel by Manjeet Mann has won best young adult book in the Diverse Book Awards and Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah has won the best children's book prize. Both fantastic books which can be found in our Libraries.
We are really looking forward to World Book Day in 2022, particularly because it is the 25th anniversary. We are sure there will be loads of exciting things going on. Meanwhile why not check out the World Book Day Competition page?
Thursday the 7th of October is National Poetry Day and the theme this year is Choice. Why not choose a poem you would like to give to someone important to you? Where better to look for inspiration than the school Library?
There are some fantastic Black History Month resources available. We recommend Cargo, this brilliant Black History Calendar, a useful Black History Month resource pack and the 100 Great Black Britons resource pack plus some really good Lit In Colour reading lists put together by Penguin Books.
You can also take a look at our Black History Month displays for inspiration.
The shortlist for the Diverse Book Awards has been announced. Some great books on the list. Follow the links below for more information. Some of these titles, and those from the 2020 list, can be found in our Libraries.
Eight Pieces of Silva by Patrice Lawrence
Hideous Beauty by William Hussey
The Festival runs from Monday the 27th of September to Friday the 1st of October 2021.
A full list of the fantastic free events on offer can be found here.
Did you know September is World Kid Lit Month? World Kid Lit Month is an opportunity to celebrate literature for children and teens, and especially to think about diversity by exploring world literature and translations.
Penguin Books in partnership with The Runnymede Trust have put together some very useful Lit in Colour reading lists. There are also some great free World Kid Lit Month resources available here.
We will never stop loving Roald Dahl and his wonderful stories. You can download a fab free party pack here to help you celebrate Roald Dahl Story Day.
We have seven of these very useful book display racks, but they were looking a bit tired.
So excited, new Discovery Library counter in place. We are on the home run now. Thanks fg Library and Learning for such a smooth installation.
Sad to hear of the death of much loved children's author Jill Murphy. We know many of our current students will have grown up with her wonderful stories. Most well known for her tales about the Large Family of adorable elephants and of course the Worst Witch.
Watch this lovely video where Jill talks about the writing process.
Many of the books featured can found in our school Libraries.
And for our Primary Partners:
