This Thursday, 4 March, is World Book Day.
Here are some of the fab £1 books
on offer this year.
Sunday, 28 February 2021
Friday, 26 February 2021
Swansea Virtual Library
Swansea Virtual Library is such a lovely resource.
Some amazing people read excerpts, and some whole books, aloud.
The list includes:
Michelle Obama reading the whole of 'The Gruffalo' .... no matter what age you are who doesn't love 'The Gruffalo'?
David Walliams reading an excerpt from 'Gangsta Granny'.
And Jason Reynolds reading from his novel 'Ghost'.
Monday, 22 February 2021
World Book Day 2021
The competition runs for four weeks with a different theme each week. Every week you have the chance to win £100 of book tokens for your school Library and £100 of book tokens for yourself, and winning picutures get featured in the World Book Day gallery.
Each week there is a different theme:
Competition Week 1 (22-28 Feb)
Books That Make You LOL – All about what makes you chuckle! Your favourite funny reads, or you sharing stories in a silly way. Are you reading dressed as your favourite funny book character or giggling over your favourite comic?
Competition Week 2 (1-7 Mar)
Bringing Books To Life – Bring your favourite books to life. Let your imagination run wild! [this seems like peak dressing up week, so I’m trying a bit of gentle steering!]
Competition Week 3 (8-14 Mar)
Books And The Real World – Take your book on a journey and share where you got to! This could be when you’re out for a walk or out in your garden. Or, show us your favourite books that capture far off lands.
Competition Week 4 (15-21 Mar)
Sharing Books Together – All about the people that make stories magical for you. This could be your grandma on a video call, your brother/sister at breaktime, your parents at the end of the day or even your pet! Show us your most special reading time with a loved one who brings your books to life with you.
Enter here.
Saturday, 20 February 2021
Elizabeth Acevedo
We loved Elizabeth Acevedo's The Poet X.
Here Acevedo talks about, and reads an excerpt from, her book Clap When You Land which has been long listed for the CILIP Carnegie Greenaway Award.
Acevedo was a teacher and is now an award winning writer and performance poet.
CILIP Carnegie Shadowing Long List 2021
We are really excited about the
What fantastic titles
and many of our favourite authors there!
2021 CILIP Carnegie Medal longlist (alphabetical by author surname):
Click on authors and titles for more information.
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
The Girl Who Speaks Bear by Sophie Anderson, illustrated by Kathrin Honesta
The Space We're In by Katya Balen, illustrated by Laura Carlin
The Short Knife by Elen Caldecott
The Girl Who Became a Tree by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Kate Milner
Beverly, Right Here by Kate DiCamillo
Furious Thing by Jenny Downham
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
On Midnight Beach by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
Deeplight by Francis Hardinge
And the Stars Were Burning Brightly by Danielle Jawando
In the Key of Code by Aimee Lucido
Run, Rebel by Manjeet Mann
The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Burn by Patrick Ness
After the War by Tom Palmer
Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds
The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
Somebody Give this Pen a Heart by Sophia Thakur
Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
Random Act of Kindness Day
17 February 2021 is Random Acts of Kindness Day.
Why not do something as simple as recommending your favourite book to someone?
Sunday, 14 February 2021
Happy Valentines Day
Why not find a good book to fall in love with on Valentines day??
We have lots of great love stories in both our Libraries.
Tuesday, 9 February 2021
Safer Internet Day
Many of us rely on the internet for work, study, news and information.
We are told to be careful when online. How can we decide what to trust online?
For some great advice and tips to navigate the internet safely, we suggest you check out:
and
'The Teenage Guide to Life Online'
which we have in the Discovery Library.
Friday, 5 February 2021
LGBT+ History Month 2021
Tuesday, 2 February 2021
Virtual author/rapper visit
We were lucky enough to have a virtual visit from the author and rapper Breis. He was a great hit with our students. This is what some of our students had to say about the visit.
Jayden J:
I really enjoyed the author/ rap artist visit a lot. I think his music and rap songs are great. I also really think it was a popular lesson as being a rap artist/ author is something a lot of children want to do for a job in the future, so it is also quite inspiring. Overall, I found the Breis call very exciting and enjoyable especially when he sang stay 'Diligent'.
Lillie T:
It was really nice listening to the rapper/author yesterday, and how he started his career. I enjoyed it because it gave me more opportunities for my future career, and I enjoyed his performances.
Reggie N:
As the rapper came to my old school before, I enjoyed experiencing his lyrics again. I found it fun as he stayed in rhythm for most of his raps, my favourite rap is I am on a bus.
Monday, 1 February 2021
Children's Mental Health Week 2021
The theme this year for Children's Mental Health Week is express yourself. Of course you can express yourself in any way you like. Talk, Dance, Sing, Write a Story, Write a Poem, Draw a Picture, Write a Song, Dress Up, Stage a Play, Design a Hat, Make a Film .... Go for it!!!!!!!!
We have lots of books in our school Libraries that promote happiness, wellbeing and good mental health.
You can also get great help and support there:
Heads Together
National Storytelling Week
30 January - 6 February 2021 is National Storytelling Week
Read a story - tell a story - write a story.
The story world is your oyster!
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