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First Minister’s Reading Challenge is on!

September 6, 2017 by Miss Stewart | 0 comments

Watch Scottish Book Trust‘s Celebrating the First Minister’s Reading Challenge.

“The First Minister’s Reading Challenge is now ready for registrations from primary schools across Scotland: https://readingchallenge.scot. Watch our report from our first-ever Celebration Event to find out how the Reading Challenge can help children to read for enjoyment.” – SBT

 

September 6, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Babies love books! #Bookbug #babybooks

The wonderful Bookbug people at Scottish Book Trust have posted suggestions for anyone looking for new books for their little one. Here are 12 great books featured in the Bookbug Baby calendar this year – Happy reading! http://bit.ly/2017ayearinbabybooks Image credit: Cate James

September 1, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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10 Tips to Help Get Your Child Reading for Fun

Bookwitty have put together some great ideas for how to encourage your child to become a lifelong reader – “It’s usually around back-to-school time that parents begin to worry about their children’s reading habits. Indeed, many children go the length … Continue reading

August 25, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Fandom, my Fandom…

Parents, curious about your screenager’s digital life in the opaque, netherworld of fandom? Perhaps this article from Book Riot will shed some light? FANDOM ACCORDING TO YA LIT Because, if you love a thing… 😉 Art credit: taken from: ScreenagersNowRuleOk

August 25, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Sharenting..?

Do I share too much of my child’s life online? “The first “social media babies” are turning 13! Their childhoods have been shared online by their families- and they’re not always happy about it. As the babies born since the … Continue reading

August 24, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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World Book Day Newsletter

Welcome to World Book Day’s August newsletter There are some brilliant YA books publishing this month including Wolf Children,a thrilling story of survival against the odds by Paul Dowswell, SweetFreak, a chilling tale of online bullying by Sophie McKenzie and Freshers, a hilarious coming-of-age comedy … Continue reading

August 23, 2017
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Reading challenge expanded to secondary school pupils

This photo, from the Scottish Book Trust is inspiring! 🙂 “We cannot wait to launch the second year of the First Minister’s Reading Challenge! From 4 September you will be able to register at http://ReadingChallenge.scot/ “ Plus, have a read of this article from The … Continue reading

August 16, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Starting High School: Top ten tips for parents and families

Read Parenting Across Scotland‘s tips for some advice on helping children make the move to high school or download the PDF file here. “This is an unsettling time for children. From being the big ones at primary school, they’re going to … Continue reading

August 9, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Live.ly App – What parents need to know about the live streaming app

Following on from recent posts, I just wanted to share this article from Internet Matters, which gives the skinny on what parents need to be aware of about the live-streaming app, Live.ly: “A new addition to the app musical.ly has taken … Continue reading

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