Virtual School Library

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.

 summer reading challenge

                       

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.

Christmas Reading Challenge

Harold Hill Library is running a Christmas reading challenge. It is to read 3 books over the Christmas holiday, if you manage to complete the challenge you will receive a certificate and bookmark. To take part go along to Harold Hill Library and ask a mamber of staff for more details. Please check library opening times over the Christmas period.