Join the Celebration

Now celebrating its 16th year, ‘World Book Day’ on Thursday March 7th will be the biggest celebration of children’s books and reading in the UK and Ireland this year. Eight free books were produced in a partnership between publishers, booksellers, authors etc, working together to promote the enjoyment of books and reading to young people everywhere. To mark the occasion we will be giving away a free book token to every student so they can buy a book to read on ‘World Book Day’.

• Tokens can be exchanged at your local bookshop for a World Book Day £1 book (whilst stocks last). Titles include Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders, The Diamond Brothers in .... Two of Diamonds by Anthony Horowitz, Hang in there Bozo, Tom Gates: Best Book Day Ever by Liz Pichon and Bitter Sweet by Cathy Cassidy. There will be a display in the library of all the books and at participating stores.

• or you can get £1 off the book of your choice at ‘The Book Fair’ to be held in the College Library during 28th Feb – 6th March. Great bargains! Why not come and browse? We also have five £5.00 Book Fair vouchers to give away. Anyone who buys a book at the book fair gets entered into the draw to win a voucher!

• or you can get £1 off your next purchase of a book or audio book worth £2.99 or more from all participating bookshops. Valid until 24th March

Author Katherine Roberts is coming on 4th March to talk to year 7 students about her books. You can spend your voucher as £1.00 off one of her new books and get it signed!

The Library will also be running 2 competitions. WHY NOT HAVE A GO! Prizes for the winners!

Can YOU guess the 9 book titles? There are 9 quotes to help you.

Only available on-line, just fill out the form and click enter at the bottom of the page! A prize will be awarded to the winner in each category. Categories are - yrs7/8, yrs 9-11 and yrs 12/13/Staff

 Play the online World Book Day Quiz 

Closing date for entries: end of school on Thursday 7th March.

Daily Conundrums. There will be a daily conundrum on Thursday 28th February, Friday 1st March, Mon 4th, Tues 5th , Wed 6th and Thursday 7th

Only available in the Library – just pick up a slip from the counter.

Entries for each conundrum must be handed in by end of that school day!

World Book Day March 7th – vouchers, competitions and prizes!

Coming soon – World Book Day Book Fair 28th Feb - 7th March, buy a book to read on World Book Day, and use your World Book Day Voucher as £1.00 off the cost.

National Poetry Day 2012 - Stars

“Twinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are”

From our earliest days we’ve looked up at the stars and wondered! We’ve seen stories in the constellations and dreamed of interstellar travel.

So it’s no wonder that 'stars' is the theme for 2012’s National Poetry Day and we’ll be celebrating on Thursday October 4th.

Why not write a short poem or compose a few lines to show what comes to mind when you think of the stars and send them to the Library for display there?

Activities for Roald Dahl Day

Thursday 13th September is ‘Roald Dahl Day’.

To celebrate the Library and English Dept have got together and arranged some activities. There will be:

• Y7 films in the ‘Playstation’ at lunchtime on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (10th-13th Sept). (‘The Witches’ & ‘James and the Giant Peach’)
• Competitions open to all ages running in the Library on Thursday (Roald Dahl Day).
• and a Tutor competition for Key stage 3 only – running from Tuesday through till Friday (11th-14th). The winning tutor group and 2 runners up will receive a ‘Golden Ticket’ that they can exchange for a hamper of sweets.

Good luck and have a scrumdiddlyumptious week!