Clishmaclaver – Brechin High Library Blog

September 26, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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How #literacy boosts science results #AttainmentGap

This, from The Day, highlights a report carried out by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and the Royal Society. Read the full report as a pdf here. Librarians, Clishmaclaver included, have known this for a long time, and have argued in … Continue reading

September 21, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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One of my rasher posts… #AltFairytales #BigBadWolf

An oldie but a goodie! 😀 Sorry, couldn’t resist… I’ve been working with P7s on ‘point of view’; adapting an alternative version of ‘The Three Little Pigs’ into a play @MaisondieuPS. Consequently, I felt the need to split the class … Continue reading

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

It’s a bacon thing… #maisondieu #Alt_Fairytales #BigBadWolf

September 5, 2017 by Miss Stewart | 0 comments

 

Maisondieu Primary 7 pupils get to grips with ‘narrative voice’ and ‘point of view’ by assuming the roles of Reporter and Big Bad Wolf, as per Jon Scieszka’s hilarious alternative fairytale, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. 🙂

Part of Brechin High School’s transition work with cluster primaries, the library has been visiting Maisondieu Primary to work with Mrs Bathgate’s amazing P7s on various group work-based writing prompts. We plan to adapt Scieszka’s book into a play next, and stage a performance. Watch this Space! 😀

I’ve been having SO much fun doing these literacy-based lessons. And I mustn’t forget to mention senior pupil Chris G., who has been on hand to help out as my glamorous assistant; part of his Senior Responsibility obligations.

So anyway, apparently the wolf was framed; it’s all ‘fake news’, and the little pigs were already gonners when he ate them. Hey, don’t judge; as the P7s told me this morning – it’s a bacon thing! 😀

Thanks for having us, Maisondieu! See you next week. 😉

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August 22, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Word of the Week!

Incite (v.) to move to action; to instigate. Not to be confused with ‘Insight’ (n.) – power of understanding things; practical knowledge Ah, yes, homophones – words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings – are wonderful … Continue reading

August 17, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Worth a thousand words..?

Using Museum Objects to Inspire Art and Storytelling | Scottish Book Trust  I just love this idea! 😀 So innovative! Art is my thing, and I really fancy giving this a go in my library. Watch this space. 😉 Photo … Continue reading

August 14, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Word of the Week!

Nohow (adv.) not in any way, not at all; in no definable way “We won’t get there today, nohow.” Not to be confused with ‘know-how’ (n.), meaning knowledge of the methods or techniques of doing something, especially something technical or … Continue reading

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