The Summer months are the perfect time to review and celebrate some of the joyful events we’ve held in the library, as a school community, this year.
In June we had our Family Celebration event to reward and say thank you to our S3 Duke of Edinburgh Volunteers, our wonderful S1/2 helpers, Readers of the Month, AND their parents. This event was held after school and was attended by over 50 young people, parents/ carers, younger siblings, teachers and librarian, and the mood was CELEBRATION! We all enjoyed the fruit snacks prepared by Zurie and Angel, the teas and coffees supplied by Ms Divers, the toys and games for younger children, not forgetting the most important thing of all – Reading – sharing our love of books together, and the important role of families in encouraging love of reading.

Our Reading Schools Family Celebration event
Hosting this event, and having our wonderful families take the time to come and celebrate reading in the Library was one of the highlights of my entire 8 years at Holyrood. It was also one of our Reading Schools activities, a project which has been hugely enjoyable, encouraging us to come together as a school to promote and celebrate reading.
Our Book Group – Chapter Chats also ended the year in style, reading our favourite poems together, being inspired by watching author videos, doing henna art, and eating chocolate cake. Some of us chose a personal reading challenge for over the Summer – mine is to read the BookTok sensation ‘Shatter Me’ – something a bit different, but I’m enjoying it so far. We’re hoping to have a Chapter Chats meeting over the Summer, either online or at Govanhill Library.
Please keep reading over the Summer, and come back ready to have even more fun in the Library next year! Remember that anyone up to the age of 12 (and anyone just finished S1 too), can take part in the ‘Story Garden’ Summer Reading Challenge at your local library.
Happy holidays x
Ms Kindness