Congratulations and thankyou to everyone who took part in the Readathon earlier this year.
We have just received a certificate to show that as a school we raised an incredible total of £705.10 for charities which support children in hospital.
We also raised £141.02 to spend on books for our school
Well done to all the children who have taken part in this year’s Readathon.
Just a quick reminder to please return any Readathon sponsorship cards to school by next Friday 10th March. These can be handed to class teachers or directly to the office.
Sponsor money can either be sent into school in cash or using a cheque, or you can pay online using the Readathon website
I look forward to being able to share with you the total amount raised for the Readathon charities and also the amount which will be donated back to the school for us to use to buy new books.
Many thanks
Miss Horsepool
Thankyou to everyone who supported our Book Sale on Friday. A special thanks to the parents who came in and helped to run the sale.
We raised a total of £338.78 which will be used to buy new books for the school.
However, we had quite a number of new or nearly new picture books left over. These are currently displayed in the corridor near the swimming pool. If you would like to come and have a look and buy any of these books for 50p then please pop in before or after school this week.
As in previous years we would like to run a second hand book sale on Friday 10th February to mark the end of Book Week.
I am looking for some adult help on the morning to set up and then run the sale. Books will need to be sorted and laid out before school and then children will visit the hall with their class during the morning.
If you can help then please get in touch, letting me know which part of the morning you are available for.
Many thanks
Miss Horsepool
As part of Book Week we are again holding a Readathon.
Readathon is the UK’s national sponsored reading event for schools. Readathon encourages children to read for pleasure – an activity proven to increase children’s chances of success and personal happiness for the rest of their lives. (Source: OECD)
Readathon motivates reluctant readers to give reading a go, and keen readers to read more widely. It works because children choose what they want to read – they are not being assessed, it’s all about reading for fun. We would like you to support them, in particular by sponsoring them. The money raised helps the charity Readathon to regularly give brand new books and storyteller visits to children’s hospitals across the UK. For more information, check out your child’s sponsorship card and visit www.readathon.org.
Sponsors can pay by cheque or cash, or pay online by www.readathon.org/sponsor. Please do support your child’s reading efforts. Research tells us again and again that children who read for pleasure are more likely to have successful outcomes. Above all, we hope they have fun!
As well as encouraging pupils to read for fun, our school will get free books worth 20% of our sponsorship total – so there really is something in it for everyone.
What we’d like you to do:
Please return all completed sponsorship cards and money (if this is not paid online) to school by Friday 3rd March.
Thank you for your support – and happy reading!
The Guernsey Literary Festival has released details of their 2017 writing competition for students.
Please use this link for all the info: http://www.writestuff.gg/
The challenge is to write a description of up to 300 words that breathes life into a character of your creation. Try to show your character in action during your scene and include some dialogue to reveal what they are like.
The judges will look for:
You do not need to write a whole story but should focus on crafting an episode which really showcases the character you’ve created.
There are prizes in each age category and the winners will have their character professionally illustrated by Rob Sweeney before being published online.
Closing date: Friday 24 March, 2017
The Guille-Allès Library are inviting Guernsey school children to design a bookmark to promote the next Guernsey Literary Festival taking place from 10th-14th May 2017.
The competition which is kindly sponsored by Julius Baer.
The Bookmark template that children should use can be downloaded by clicking here a4-bookmark-template
A leaflet containing full details of the competition can be downloaded by clicking here a5-glf-flyer-4pp
Children can be inspired by authors who have spoken at previous festivals or by their favourite author or book. The winning designs will be created into bookmarks for the next Guernsey Literary Festival. There will also be prizes up for grabs for the individual winners and their schools. The competition is open to children aged 5-18 years old.
FREE WORKSHOP ON 27TH OCTOBER AT THE GUILLE-ALLES LIBRARY
Children are invited to come along to a free workshop during half term on 27th October at the Guille-Allès Library from 11:00-12:00 to design their bookmark.
Local illustrator Hugh Rose will also be on hand to give his top tips on creating a winning bookmark.
THE PRIZES
There will be 4 categories for the prizes including:
The prize-winner in each category will receive a book bundle for the winner’s school. All four prize-winners will also receive a £25 National Book Token.
Entries should be returned to the Guille-Allès Library by 16th November 2016.
Digital entries can be emailed to admin@guernseyliteraryfestival.com.
I am looking for some additional parent/grandparent library volunteers to help things run smoothly in our busy school library. This will involve reshelving books and general tidying and sorting.
If you have half an hour or so to spare on a regular basis either before or after school or during the daytime then please let me know via email or leave a comment.
Many thanks
Miss Horsepool