Welcome to Roding Reads, YOUR weekly newsletter on all things reading. Lets FILL this with your work and pictures EVERY week. Send all your pictures and writing to: ajones@rodingvalley.net. Thank you to all those who have already begun doing so, it means a lot!
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Miss Woods: Beloved—Toni Morrison A beautifully written novel, exploring the heart break and trauma of runaway slaves in 19th Century America - I’ve struggled to tear myself away from this story!
Bethany Cooper, 7S: The Divide
Will you go “selfie” like Miss Woods or crazy like Bethany?
It’s a book about a boy who faints over the continental divide, waking up in a fantasy world where magic is real. My favorite character is Betony, who is a tangle-child (elf).
Book of the Month: The Three Musketeers A young man named D'Artagnan travels from Gascony ( a province in France) to Paris to join the King's most famous regiment: The King's Musketeers. He and his three friends, already Musketeers, Athos, Porthos and Aramis become involved in defending the honour of the Read it here: regiment and the Queen. This book is full http:// of adventure; the story is one of betrayal www.gutenberg. and the struggle for power, leading to an encounter with one of the most famous org/ebooks/1257 villains in literature, Milady de Winter.
Games Corner All the words you are looking for feature in the titles of Carnegie Medal winning books. How many have you read?
Accelerated Reader
A massive congratulations to Enru Li in 7R, who this week has hit 4 MILLION words to see herself comfortably at the top of the Year 7 leaderboard. Who will be our next millionaire? Ellis Charge and Tylan Sami are SO close, both with around 950,000... Can they hit 1,000,000 by the end of Easter break? Click here to see how your class is doing on A.R!
Quiz time — Answers next week! 1. Which classic by JM Barrie features a magical world where a boy, who can fly, never grows up? 2. Who are the three musketeers that D’Artagnan befriends in ‘The Three Musketeers’? 3. Solve this riddle from The Hobbit: "A box without hinges, key or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid. 4. In 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid', what is the only way to protect yourself from the Cheese Touch? 5. In' A Series of Unfortunate Events', what is the name of the snake that Uncle Monty discovered? 6. In ‘Gangsta Granny’ what is the name of the magazine that Ben purchases from Raj’s shop? 7. In 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe', what treats does the White Witch give to Edmund? 8. In 'Charlotte's Web' by E.B White, what does Fern name the piglet? 9. What is the UK’s best selling book of all time? 10.Who is the richest author of all time, and the first ever billionaire author?
27.03.20 Quiz Answers: 1. Augustus Gloop 2. Six books 3. Bacteria 4. July 8th 2000 5. Eric Arthur Blair 6. London
Writer’s Corner - Read a great book recently? Write a book review and send it in. - Recommend your fellow Year 7s (and us teachers!) a new book - it’ll make our day! - Why not write a letter to an author about one of their books? - “I loved your book BUT…” and pick something you would have done differently. We will then send these to the authors, and publish them in the Writer’s Corner. You never know…we may even get a reply! Everyone loves an #EvenBetterIf moment!
Remember, send it all to us at Roding Reads by emailing: ajones@rodingvalley.net
A massive thank you Bethany, Nojus, Melody and Anthony for bringing some magic to the first student-led edition of Roding Reads!
Nojus Stegvilas, 7X
Keep sending all your pictures, art and writing to: ajones@rodingvalley.net so we can grow and grow. Roding Reads is your place to relax, show off and celebrate! Frozen Charlotte by Alex Bell “We’re waiting for you to come and play” After the death of her best friend, Sophie goes to stay with her cousins. She soon realises that not everything is as it seems… Cameron with his mysteriously scarred hand, Lillias with her irrational fear of bones, and Piper, who just seems too perfect. Then there’s her other cousin. A girl with a room full of dolls that turn up at every tragedy. A girl that is dead.
#ArtyParty
This story is full of twists and turns. It keeps you in suspense from beginning to end. If you are into mystery and horror, this is the book for you.
Melody Anderson-Sceats, 7T
Reviewed by Melody Anderson-Sceats. If you enjoy this book, read the RedEye series.
Romeo and Juliet— Anthony Dean, 7T
Spring Homework Project—Spring onto the #PoetPerch With Easter fast approaching, and a lovely break ahead of us, your homework is something light, fun and creative. In these times, we all need a reason to smile and be uplifted and this is just thing: We want you to write a poem around the idea of Spring. You can choose any style of poetry you like: Haiku, acrostic, ballad, ode, sonnet etc. The choice is yours. It might make us laugh, it might make us cry, but either way these poems will make us smile, and that is just what we need! The assignment will also be published on Google Classroom for you to submit. 27.03.20 Quiz Answers: 1. Augustus Gloop 2. Six books 3. Bacteria 4. July 8th 2000 5. Eric Arthur Blair 6. London