We have had a busy few weeks in the Library meeting the new Year 6 pupils for their Literacy days. Everybody enjoyed their day designing and decorating book bags, finding out about the Library and checking out their first reading book. All Year 6 pupils also had the opportunity to experience lunch in the school […]
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Desert Island books competition results
The results are in for the Desert Island Books Competition held by the school library:
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Competition Time in the Library!
Now all the Bookbuzz books have been distributed to Year 7s , we have organised a competition giving all of them the opportunity to win ALL 12 Bookbuzz books. We would like to know which three books they would take if they were stranded on a desert island, these can be fiction or non-fiction books, with […]
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Year 7’s buzzing about new books
Bookbuzz is a reading programme from Book Trust, which supports schools to encourage reading for pleasure, independent choice and develop a whole school reading culture. Participating schools give their students the opportunity to choose their own book to keep from a list of 17 titles suitable for 11 – 13-year-olds and selected by a panel […]
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Shakespeare set design competition
Ryedale have been playing their part in the Shakespeare 400 Project. While the BBC have been producing their own tributes to the playwright we have been studying his plays, entering in competitions and even doing a spot of acting in lessons. To further celebrate Mrs Hamilton has been running a competition in the library which […]
Carnegie Shadowing Group
The Carnegie Medal is awarded every year to the author of an outstanding fiction book for young people. It is the UK’s most prestigious prize for a book written for young people. The Library has purchased multiple copies of the 8 books and the English Department will be running a Reading group for pupils in […]
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