Year of Reading Sponsored Read

Look out for our Year of Reading Sponsored Read event. Commencing in June, the Readathon raises money for two childrens charities; Clic Sergent and The Roald Dahl Foundation. Every one is welcome to join, whether reading one book or twenty! www.readathon.org

The Whole School Read

Many teachers participated in the Whole School Read for World Book Day. This involved starting or finishing their lesson, regardless of their subject, with a five minute piece of the Sherlock Holmes story The Man with the Twisted Lip. The story starts with a graphic description of a Victorian opium den. The response was very positive and students and staff alike enjoyed the break from routine and the chance to acknowledge the important part a good read plays in their lives.

The Upper School Library was taken over briefly at lunchtime for the World Book Day Literary Challenge. Two mixed teams of pupils and teachers tested their reading knowledge, memory and their speed on the button in an exciting and often hilarious University Challenge type quiz. Despite a slow start the winning team of Mr S.Reid, Mrs Costante, James Harrison and Robert Jackson beat by a very small lead Mrs Robinson, Mr Hortor, Samuel Steel and Richard Hill. Many thanks to all four volunteers who provided the entertainment along with Mr Grant the quiz master. Great fun!

World Book Day March 4th

World Book Day took on a special significance in this, our Year of Reading. The acclaimed author Eleanor Updale visited the Library and led a crime writing workshop with Year 8. Her Montmorency novels follow the thrilling escapades and double life of ex convict-spy Montmorency aka gutter thief Scarper, through Victorian London. She told us of her love of research for the books, even having a tour of the London sewers to get the plot as authentic as possible. She also mentioned the modern day coincidences that have left her nervous that she has foretold the death of the Queen later this year.