Learning Comes to Life
WINTER 2021 | EDITION 13
LIBRARY Since September the library has been as busy as ever. Now that the school day is different with two breaks and two lunches it has taken some getting used to by Mrs Ward and myself! Before school we are open from 8am – 8.15am on a Thursday - and after school until 4.20pm. Both of these sessions are also really busy. Chess remains an important part of the day as well as loaning and returning books, completing school work and meeting up with friends. Covid protocols continue in the library. Books are still quarantined. We have no jigsaws out and the piano is not on yet. Hopefully these will return in the near future as both are popular activities in the library. We are keeping to our 4 books to loan at once policy. Our book catalogue – Oliver – is now available to view from home so that everyone can see what we have and if it is available. Students have a link on their year group Teams channel. Also the reserving of books continues with an online form available or just by a Teams message to Mrs Ward or myself. We have had two fantastic author visits covering all of KS3 this term – Bali Rai and Chris Bradford. Exciting days for sure and both authors are advocates of reading for pleasure. Have you collected your Chris Bradford books from the library? Hopefully Alex Wheatle is coming on World Book Day 2022 and we are very excited about that for sure. We have delivered the ‘Bookbuzz’ books to year 7 this week in an English lesson. There has been a long wait for them to arrive but students have their choices and can enjoy them for themselves. The most popular choice this year was 'Fire Boy' followed by 'Survival in Space' and finally 'Wonderscape'. We have a full set in the library which students can borrow, great for year 8 too.
The library door is always open
In the library we couldn’t manage without our student librarians. They step up and man the library desk issuing, returning and reserving books and helping out students. The rota is now full. So we say a massive thank you to you for your service and dedication to BVGS library: Senior Librarians: Aditya Muthukumar and Ben White Student Librarians: Yusuf Ahmed, Isam Hussain, Haseeb Abid, Sanjay Ashok, Umar Bashir, Nirup Gajulapalli and Danvir Bungar Trainee Student Librarians: Aneesh Sarkar, William Hao, Charles Chambers, Cathan Scott-Whitehouse, Arun Foxall, David Desta, William Mogg, Krish Budhiraja, Charlie Mogg, Arnav Athreya, Oliver Hook, Gabriel Cooney and Isaac Hoggarth. Anyone interested in becoming a student librarian should tell Mrs Ward or myself, and we will add you to the waiting list.
MISS BROWN ‘"As a student librarian, it’s not just scanning and stamping books. This role gives you a sense of responsibility and leadership, as for that moment you are behind the library desk, and you are in charge. Being a student librarian also adds to your experience because you learn how to issue books to people, which might be useful for future career interests. All in all, this role is very good, so I would urge anyone who likes being in charge and having a sense of responsibility to step up and get involved in being a student librarian for BVGS" - Aneesh Sarkar 8B 4
