The festive season is in full swing in St Roch’s. Earlier this month we constructed our Christmas Tree and pupils have been adding their handmade decorations to it during break times. Pupils also made mini-trees out of old books for our Christmas book display and, in the spirit of the season, we even broke out the glitter to decorate.
At our regular S1 storytelling group last week, we had a lovely chill creating session to wrap up for this term. Some pupils chose to make lego, some chose clay, and some made a paper-craft gnome. Every Gnome also got it’s own name and back story, of course. Here we have 3 of the creations- Ava, Geoffrey and Steve. Steve’s favourite food is veggies, Ava’s favourite colour is purple and Geoffrey wants to be the first gnome into space.
Friday December 15th was Cultural Diversity Day in St Roch’s, a day where pupils showcase food, music and traditions from cultures around the world.
It was a busy day of activity in the assembly hall, and pupils in every year had the chance to visit and see the displays. Well done to all the staff and pupils who took part- especially the library assistants. As well as sharing their music and drama skills in the assembly hall, they also made a library display to showcase books in multiple languages and by authors from all over the world.
Now, onto the books! This month we’re reading..
If you could travel back in time, where would you go first? Who would you most want to meet? What pivotal moment in history would you most like to experience? This awe-inspiring history book may be able to help you answer those questions and more!
Fear Street: Secret Admirer by R. L. Stine
A young actress draws a sinister spotlight in this spooky instalment in R.L. Stine’s bestselling Fear Street series!
FNAF: The bobbiedots conclusion by Scot Cawthon
Fans won’t want to miss this pulsepounding collection of three novella-length stories that will keep even the bravest player up at night…Readers beware: this collection of terrifying tales is enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy’s fans
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell & Faith Erin Hicks
A smart and swoony Rainbow Rowell romance. This graphic novel is about two teens discovering what it means to leave behind a place – and a person – with no regrets.
Engineers making a difference by Shini Somara & Adam Allsuch Boardman
In this book you’ll meet 46 engineers, from apprentices and lab technicians to university professors and start-up CEOs and hear what problems they are solving and why they love their jobs. Engineers are changing the world. Will you be one of them?
Win lose kill die by Cynthia Murphy
The students at Morton Academy are high-achievers, selected based on academic excellence. So when a series of murders target the school’s brightest and best, the pressure is on. Someone is determined to stop at nothing to clear their path to the top. But who is it? And can they be stopped?
Hopefully now you’ve got some ideas for what to read over the holidays.
Merry Christmas & Happy new year!
S1 pupils enjoyed our special writing competition for Book Week Scotland. This competition was pupil led and inspired by award winning author Lindsay Littleson’s book EuroSpies. The mission was: “Write a job application to become a Spy” Some great entries. Lindsay thought they would definitely get the job!
