Happy New Year from St Roch’s Library. It’s been a busy month in school with all the prelims happening and the library times were a bit irregular. It’s back to normal from February though, just in time for the year’s first delivery of New Books! There’s some really good fiction, non-fiction and comics included-here’s a quick preview:
New books in January
The library is open at lunchtime for S1-S3 students every Tuesday & Wednesday. You can sit and chat with your friends, read quietly or do homework. If you feel like being creative we have paper, comic panels, colouring sheets, pens and other arty supplies.
For books fans, every Tuesday you can come along to Book Club – we chat about what everyone is reading and share recommendations. Some favourites so far have been Awful Auntie by David Walliams, Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi and The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.
From this month there’s also a Chess Club happening in the library on Tuesdays. If you’re new to chess you can learn how to play and practice your skills. Some students are already pros and there’s been some lively games. Why not visit the library at lunchtime and join in?
There’ll be more updates on library happenings coming soon so stay tuned. We’re looking forward to World Book Day already!
On National Poetry Day we had a visit from Anita Govan. Ms Longo’s S3 put their heart & soul into improvising and performing their own poems. Anita presented us with a copy of her book. What a fantastic day.
Alex Nye visited us for Book Week Scotland. S2 & S3 loved Alex’s ‘Art of the Ghost Story’ workshop. Miss Cameron & Mr Clarke’s classes came up with brilliant questions. A fascinating insight into being an author. Well done all!
A December highlight was a visit from Metaphrog (John & Sandra). It was amazing to learn all about the creative process. Our audience included our EAL Book Group, and our own published graphic novelists now in S4, who had worked with John and Sandra previously. It felt like a lovely family reunion.
