- Jólabókaflóð – the Christmas book flood This is a fabulous Icelandic Christmas tradition which roughly translates as ‘Christmas book flood’. On Christmas Eve, people exchange gifts
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- The prestigious Carnegies – nominations announced! What are the Carnegies? The Carnegies are organised by CILIP, the UK’s library and information association, and are uniquely judged
- Book Fair Thank You! Last Friday we welcomed Rosie Hill from Rosemary Hill Books for our Book Fair. Girls in Years 1 – 6 visited the
- Christmas Crackers As the festive season is nearly upon us, here is a selection of wonderful, magical and compelling wintery tales… The beautifully spellbinding and critically-acclaimed
- Award Winning Author Tola Okogwu! The Prep School was buzzing with excitement on Monday! Tola inspired us all as she shared her journey of overcoming challenges
- We are looking forward to National Non-Fiction November! “National Non-Fiction November is the Federation of Children’s Book Groups’ annual celebration of all things factual. Born out
- Dyslexia Awareness Week 7-13 October 2024 The goal of the British Dyslexia Association is to create a dyslexia friendly society by raising awareness of dyslexia and
- Black History Month has been celebrated nationwide for over 30 years and was originally founded “to recognise the contributions that people of African and Caribbean backgrounds
- The Rise of the Graphic Novel Graphic novels are books that use illustrations and words to tell a story and they are becoming ever more popular.
- There are many sites with book recommendations for students of all ages. Book Trust is the UK’s largest reading charity and each month they review children’s
- Our Prep Library is always evolving. New children’s books are continuously being published to capture the changing dynamics of our world, we in turn, are continuously
- Library Lessons are well underway and it is fantastic to see so many students enthuse about books. Ever popular with the new Year 7 students are
- In the Senior Library we encourage students to read a wide range of publications – including the First News magazine. We also sign up to the
- Welcome Back To The Library! It was lovely welcoming the children to their first library lessons of the year! There has been lots of chatter about
- Welcome Back! We are already off to a flying start in the Prep and Senior Libraries, with students of all year groups eager to take out
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- On Monday Year 1 and 2 went to Whiteley Village to perform their Nativity. The residents loved the story, songs and dances and were delighted with