Spring 2013 Edition 3
Book Worm Bookbuzz is a national programme run by Booktrust and supported by children’s book publishers. This scheme has replaced ‘Booked Up’ which was also run by Booktrust and supported by the Department for Children, Schools and Families. The aim of this new reading programme from Booktrust is to ‘support schools to encourage reading for pleasure, independent choice and develop a whole school reading culture’. Shells and all other Year 7 pupils across the country have benefited from this excellent scheme again this year. All pupils in Shells will be offered a book of their choice to keep, free of charge, from a selection of 17 titles chosen by a panel of experts. The scheme has altered slightly this year, as we were required to make a part payment for the books. Our experience is that this is a worthwhile investment, so we have decided to continue with the scheme at Bablake. The arrival of the books during the Autumn Term caused a real buzz of excitement among Shells! Interestingly one of the books most popular with our Shells this year, ‘The Messenger Bird’ by Ruth Eastham, has the Coventry Blitz as a backdrop to the story and the Cathedral ruins are featured on the front cover.
WORLD BOOK DAY
It was World Book Day on Thursday 7th March 2013. £1 book vouchers were given out to every pupil in School to buy selected free books or as a voucher towards any book from participating bookstores. To celebrate this event the Library promoted National Book Tokens competition to design a bookmark. Alongside this we decided to run our own ‘in house’ competition using pupils’ original designs. The winning design will be made into a bookmark available in the Library. We also featured book related quizzes, word searches and reading sessions in the Library on the day!
BOX TOPS FOR BOOKS
If you are a Nestlé cereal eater, please save the tokens on the cereal boxes. We are collecting the tokens to exchange for books. The promotion runs until March 31st so we will be collecting them till then. We are offering the Form bringing most tokens in a box of chocolates. So get collecting and bring them to the Library!
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
The Library hosted a Scholastic Book Fair from 26th November to 1st December. This is an annual event and this year’s Fair was very well supported. Sales were initially a little lower than last year so we decided to open at the Christmas Fayre, which proved a great success – thanks to Mrs Brett in Pupil Services for the suggestion and Mr Mellers as Event Organiser. Commission on sales this year allowed us + £160 worth of books for the library. Well done everyone!
Photo Gallery
Some photo clips from the Library over the last year: Winners of the World Book Day Competion in March 2012.
World Book Day 2013 Craft and Quizzes in the Library!
BOOK CORNER
In Book Corner we will be asking a member of Staff to recount their feelings about reading. To start us off we’ve asked Miss Simmons to share her early experiences of reading. “I have always loved reading. I can remember my dad reading The Hobbit to me when I was 6 or 7 and from then I was hooked. I mainly read fictional books, of any genre, but I particularly like historical fantasy as it gives you an insight into the lives of people in the past as well as being a good story. I’m currently reading a series by Bernard Cornwell, about a Saxon boy during the Danish invasion of England. I would recommend these books as they are exciting and you really get involved with the characters, although they are a bit gruesome in places.”
Book Club End of Term Quiz Winners.
Pupils during RS lessons with Mrs Jackson creating masterpieces to celebrate Diwali.
AUTHOR VISITS
We enjoyed the visits of award winning author Julia Golding for 2nd Years and debut novelist Victoria Campbell for Shells, in the Theatre at the end of the Summer Term 2012. Both afternoons ended with a book signing and overall the events were an enjoyable and enriching experience. We had a few technical difficulties with Victoria’s presentation as she had lost her voice! Deputy Head Mr Seeley came to the rescue with a Horrible Histories Quiz! We are looking forward this Year to a repeat visit by Julia Golding for Shells. Award winning author and ex-pupil Mark Walden will be speaking to 2nd Years.
OPENING HOURS
Monday to Friday: 8.15am to 5.00pm www.bablakeschoollibrary.co.uk
To read is to fly: it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view of wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the fruit of many inquiries. A C Grayling
CONTACT DETAILS
Head Librarian: Mrs J Needham Assistant Librarian: Mrs L Ryan Tel: 024 7627 1247