Library News
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...
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...
