Not sure what to read for the school's Drop Everything And Read session for World Book Day? Come along to the Library where there is a display of fiction books set in different countries and perhaps the chance to escape to a far off land will inspire you. You can read your way from Glasgow to Australia, from London to the Arctic and most places in between.
For World Book Day staff in school have been decorating their doors with images of their favourite childhood books.
Mrs Aitken, the Librarian, has chosen The Stronghold by Mollie Hunter as her favourite book from her youth. It was the book that sparked her interest in Scottish pre-history and history in general. The image below is of Mrs Aitken's door (the School Library, Room F21). The Stronghold is set in Orkney in the first century BC and imagines the idea of building the brochs - as protection from Roman slave-ships. Brochs are tall towers build of stone and can only be found in Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides.
The book is a wonderfully imagined adventure with a touch of romance as well as depictions of the fear and terror of living in a time when life was harsh and violent. For more information come along and chat to Mrs Aitken in Room F21.
This year World Book Day is on Thursday 7th March. There are lots of activities going on around the school to celebrate the joy of reading for pleasure.
The theme for the day is 'Read your way'. There will be the opportunity to do this when the school holds a DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) session on Friday 8th March during period 2. Make sure you have something to read at that time. You can always come along to the Library in Room F21 to borrow a book, be it fiction, non-fiction, graphic novel, manga or comic book.
There will be a decorate the classroom door competition for staff, the theme is your favourite childhood book. Look out for lots of fun ideas and maybe help create a colourful/funny/unusual book visual.
The English department will be having World Book Day challenges for students in the classrooms.
The Library has a display of books set in different countries, so you can 'read your way around the world. If you would like to borrow one of these books, or indeed any book for the DEAR session please come along to the Library in room F21 where Mrs Aitken will be happy yo help you choose something to read 'your way'.
Remember to collect your WBD £1 token from your English teacher, to swap for one of the books issued specially for World Book Day.
HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY
As part of the World Book Day celebrations there is a display of books in the Library. The books are all fiction and are set in different countries to encourage you to 'read around the world' and find out about life and culture in different places, and different times.
As part of our World Book Day activities we invited students who had successfully completed all the activities in our Invyreads monthly reading/writing challenges to a Book Cafe in the Library. The students were rewarded with a book prize as well as hot chocolate and cakes. They also completed book review sheets about their favourite book which will be displayed in the Library. Many thanks to Mr Stephenson and Mrs Millar for all their help. Congratulations to all the students.
Many thanks to Mrs Steel for sharing what her Maths class did during our DEAR time:
Here is the picture of our Maths #invyreads where we discovered how to win monopoly!
Can you guess the character Mrs McMillan from Modern Languages has dressed up as for World Book Day? She looks amazing! Many thanks for doing this. Looking forward to seeing any other pics of staff dressed up.
Happy World Book Day!!
Are you a budding author or illustrator? Need some advice or inspiration? The World Book Day Author & Illustrator Academy could be just what you are looking for.
The Author & Illustrator Academy beams authors & illustrators right into classrooms or homes so you can meet the creative minds behind your favourite books. Choose an Academy masterclass and then press play and let some brilliant authors and illustrators inspire you.
Each inspirational masterclass is a complete package with downloadable activities, creative challenges, resources and extracts to go with each video. They are available all year round so you can screen them in class or at home anytime.
Why not get your creative juices flowing using words and illustration with Joanna Nadin and Rikin Parekh, or merge words and pictures with Nadia Shireen. Let Michael Morpurgo help you find the seed of your story, or invent a fantasy business idea with Rashmi Sirdeshpande.
You can learn to write your own adventure story with lots of ideas and tips from Sophie McKenzie, or let Ben Bailey Smith provide some inspiration to write your own funny but realistic scene. Explore how to make the world a better place with Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola, or go on a journey to make your wishes come true with Simon Farnaby.
For more information or to watch the videos use this LINK
National Book Tokens have a special competition for World Book Day where you can win :
a set of 12 World Book Day books and a 12-month Bookily card loaded with £7.99 per month, giving the choice of a new book every month.
To enter click here
Many thanks to the students in Mrs McMillan's S2 ILP class for the World Book Day posters which are on display in the Library together with some fantastic fiction.
Waterstones Book store have posted this information on their Twitter page @WaterstonesLivi
"It’s the week of World Book Day and we still have a cracking selection of official £1 books for young bookworms to spend their official token on!
We also have a range of puzzles and scavenger hunts for a range of ages with sheets to pick up in store when you’re visiting!"
Sounds like it is well worth a visit!
There is only one week to go until World Book Day. Watch out for more information on the Library Blog and school newsletter.
So many of you seem to have been inspired by our #invyreads short story prompts so why not learn more about the craft of writing stories. The World Book Day website has masterclasses from authors and illustrators including Derek Landy and Katherine Rundell. Find more information and choices here
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| The £1 books that you can buy with your token |
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| Mr Gillespie Head of House Reading The Bible |
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| Mr Stephenson English Reading- Watchmen |
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| Mrs Parkes History Caught reading in the Library |
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| Mrs Smith Modern Languages Reading - Bernhard Schlink: Der Vorleser (The reader) |