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The new author of the week is Eoin Colfer, he is the author of the very populat Artemis Fowl series.       The Fowl Twins is the first book in the thrilling series. It follows the story of Myles and Beckett, two wildly different eleven-year-old twins – one a certified genius with a criminal leaning and the other possessing an unusual talent that has not been fully explored... yet!

Listen to a new instalment of The Fowl Twins audiobook every weekday for FREE, watch an exclusive video from Eoin introducing the series and discover his top three favourite children's books. Click the link to listen to the story.

For younger children the audiobook The Bolds by Julian Clary is available to listen to. The Bolds are a normal family living in a normal house. There’s just one difference – they’re hyenas! Follow their action packed, funny adventures.

 

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The new author of the week is the footie-mad writer behind the Roy of the Rovers series, Tom Palmer! He is passionate about football and reading, a great combination.  Read Tom's book, Roy of the Rovers: Scouted, for FREE, watch an exclusive video, discover his top three children's books and download a football writing activities workbook.

 

 

Winter Reading Challenge

                                                              Winter Reading Challenge

Havering Libraries have launched the winter mini reading challenge online, the theme this year is 'Everyone is a Hero'. The aim is for children to read at least three books from 1st December to 15th January and post a review on the website www.wintermini.org.uk. The children are able to unlock special rewards along their journey to completion.The website also features activities, competitions and reading suggestions. Any book can be read including ebooks and online ones, maybe use the virtual school library to see what is available to read on their website too, www.virtualschoollibrary.org.uk.

Books can still be borrowed from all havering Libraries by using the click and collect service, library app or by phoning to ask for a book to be reserved for collection at an agreed time.

 

  

Hope you enjoy taking part in the challenge,

Mrs Martin

Virtual School Library

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Author of the week this week is Jaclyn Moriarty, she is the author of the book 'The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone'. Read all about Bronte's adventures in this story. Bronte's parents have died and have left her a list of instruction to follow which involves delivering special presents to her Aunts in various kingdoms. Bronte has a feeling that her parents are still alive and following the instructions will lead her to them. Can she find them? Read the story to find out. Jaclyn also gives her top recommended reads as well as Bronte's fantastic recipe for Orange Drizzle Cakes.

Alternatively, you can listen to two picture books being read by author Joseph Coelho. The stories are 'Luna Loves Art' and 'Luna Loves Library Day'.

 Follow the link to The Virtual School Library website

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The new author of the week is Bali Rai you can read his short story 'A Sense of Home' on the website. It is taken from a collection of stories from the book 'Home Again: Stories About Coming Home From War'. It is a poigniant, fictional story as remembrance day approaches next week. Find out more information and complete activities connected to World War 2, which have been produced with help from The Royal British Legion.

                                               

 For younger children there is the opportunity to watch and listen to two stories 'Peace At Last', written by Jill Murphy and 'Stick Man' written by Julia Donaldson. 

                   

Please follow the link to the Virtual School Library webpage.

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Mrs Martin

 

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 The new author of the week is Phil Hickes he loves to write spooky short stories. You can watch Phil's video talking about his new book 'The Haunting of Aveline Jones' and also listen to tips to help you write or improve your own scary ghost stories. The Boy On The Rocks and The Marrigan are two short stories, written by Phil, available for you to read. Hope you enjoy reading them.

For younger children there are stories to listen to including 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' and 'Wow Said The Owl'

 

 Click the link below to be redirected to the website

virtual school library

 http://www.virtualschoollibrary.org.uk

Mrs Martin

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The new author and illustrator of the week is Liz Pichon creator of the hugely successful Tom Gates series. Watch her video promoting her new book Shoe Wars and read The Brilliant World of Tom Gates. Click the link to be redirected to the website.

Virtual School Library

http://www.virtualschoollibrary.org.uk 

Mrs Martin

 

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The virtual school library has updated today with a new author of the week,  Alex T Smith. He writes the very popular and funny stories about an extraordinary dog called Claude. You can read 'Claude Best In Show' and follow a step by step video to learn how to draw Claude as well as download various Claude activity packs.

For younger children there are stories to listen to including  I Dont Want To Wash My Hands, I Want A Bedtime Story, Elmer and The Very Hungry Catapillar.

 Hope you enjoy exploring. (highlight the web address, right click and choose open link in new tab)

http://www.virtualschoollibrary.org.uk

Mrs Martin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The virtual school library has been updated this morning with many more activities and competitions to take part in. The author of the week is Michelle Robinson and you can read her new book 'Do Not Disturb Dragons' on the website. It is aimed at KS2 children. Younger children can enjoy reading 'Charlotte's Piggy Bank' by David Mckee as well as listen to and watch a video of another of his books 'Not Now Bernard'.

 

Happy Reading

Mrs Martin

 

Virtual school library

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The National Literacy Trust have launched their digital, free, virtual school library for primary school children. It features an author or illustrator of the week, free stories to read, videos to watch, activities to download and much, much more.

This week (21st Setpember) you can listen to an audio version of the book Kid Normal written by Greg James. This is the story of an ordinary boy who is accidentally thrust into a chaotic world of secret superheroes and what happens to him along the way. There are adventures for Peter Rabbit, Paddington, Swashbuckling Pirates and a donkey for younger children and nursery rhymes to sing along to. All of this in the comfort of your own home.

Explore the fantastic website by visiting

http://www.virtualschoollibrary.org.uk

Library Books

Please return to school any reading or library books that you still have from the last academic year. These will be quarantined before being reused.

Thank you

Mrs Martin

Library Books

 

The school year has now finished I expect many of you have school reading and library books at home. Please look after them and return them to school in September. All returned books will be quarantined before being available to borrow again.

The summer reading challenge is still taking place this year and is now online. The theme is silly squad which are a group of animals that celebrate all funny books, joke books in fact any book that makes you smile or laugh. So far over 1 million books have been read by children across the country!! To take part you need to create an account, please click on the link for all the information you need. You will also notice that there are four competitions that you can enter too, they are to write a short story, a book review, a piece of poetry and create an art work.

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Public libraries are also now open and offering a full browse and borrow service. Guidelines are being followed in terms of social distancing, wearing of face masks, hand sanitiser stations and limited numbers permitted in the building at any one time. There are revised opening times for all libraries, Harold Hill library is open on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Full information is available from the Havering Council website.

www.havering.gov.uk


Hope you all have a great summer and see you in September.

Mrs Martin
Librarian

SUMMER READING CHALLENGE

This year the summer reading challenge is a bit different, instead of visiting your local library, it is online. The theme is silly squad and it is celebrating books that make you laugh and feel happy. The silly squad are a group of unusual animals that love adventure and fun. They adore reading and playing games. There are badges to earn along your journey, games to play and a certificate to print if you manage to complete the challenge. If you would like to take part you will need to register and create an account with the summer reading challenge website, all of the information you need will be there as well as lots more fun and create ideas.
https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/

Competition Time

Would you like to win a £10 National Book Token for yourself and everyone in your class to spend in any bookshop? If you would you can use your time and skills to create a new design for the Nation Book Token gift card. Let your imagination run wild, there are endless possibilities and try to make your design as eye catching as you can. One design will be chosen and printed weekly for the next seven weeks. Anyone is able to buy a gift card from the National Book Token website, supermarkets, bookshops and WH Smith, therefore many people will be able to see your artwork. The competition is open now until 28th June, all entries need to be submitted online. For all the information you need please visit the National Book Token website



http://www.nationalbooktokens.com​









Good luck.

Mrs Martin

Author of the Term

It's the start of a new term, a new year and a new decade. This term our focus author is David Walliams. He has been described by many people as 'the fastest growing children's author in the UK' as well as 'the new Roald Dahl'. All of his books are available to borrow from the Library. Read on to discover interesting facts about the man himself.

He was born on 20th August 1971. He changed his surname to Walliams when he became an actor.

The public know him for being a TV personality, actor, comedian and more recently an author. He is a judge on Britain’s Got Talent and is famous for his humour on the show. He has written and starred in two TV series where he played a chemistry teacher.

David is a great supporter of Comic Relief and has been made an honorary trustee of the charity. One of his most famous fund raising events was to swim the River Thames which is 140 miles long!! This event alone raised over 2 million pounds.

He began writing children’s books in 2008 his first novel was called The Boy in the Dress. Since then he has written many more books for children aged nine and over as wll as picture books for younger readers. His books have sold over 4 million copies worldwide with five of them being made into films. His most successful book, Gangsta Granny, is currently being adapted for theatre.


If you are a David Walliams fan take look at his website

www.worldofdavidwalliams.com

It’s great fun filled with surprises, information and even a game of scrabble.