As part of NLC’s Read to Succeed initiative, Airdrie Academy had the pleasure of welcoming writer and illustrator Alex Scarrow. Alex is best known for his teen science fiction series TimeRiders.
S1 pupils were treated to Alex’s enthusiastic presentation which focused on the books he writes, the inspiration behind his writing and the creative writing process.
Pupils were enthralled by his reading of the opening first two chapters of TimeRiders book one.
After his presentation, Alex kindly stayed on to answer the many questions asked by pupils inspired by his work. Pupils also had the opportunity to purchase a book and have it signed for which there was a large queue!
All pupils are encouraged to read for pleasure and the school library has a large collection of books for pupils to access and enjoy.
Click here for more information on the Read to Succeed initiative and to complete a short survey:
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ASSMO/
We were delighted to be accepted as a judging panel for The Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize. Every year young people from across the UK are invited to pick a winner from a shortlist of six fantastic science books written in the previous year.
As part of NLC’s Read to Succeed initiative, Airdrie Academy had the pleasure of welcoming writer and illustrator Oisin McGann. S1 pupils were treated to Oisin’s humourous presentation which focused on the types of books he writes, the inspiration behind his writing and the creative writing process.
Following a successful Live Literature bid through the Scottish Book Trust, Airdrie Academy welcomed author Gill Arbuthnott to the school library. Gill braved the cold winter weather to inspire our readers and budding creative writers. During the first session of the morning a group of S2 English pupils learned more about the creative writing process and where stories come from. Many of our pupils had already read one of Gill’s books, “Dark Spell” (shortlisted for the Scottish Children’s Book Awards 2015), so found it fascinating to hear where Gill got a lot of her ideas from.
Gill Arbuthnott also writes non-fiction for children. She passionately believes that science should be fascinating and has written a collection of popular science books which help make science easy to understand and interesting. The second session of the morning allowed some of our S1 Science classes to be treated to an interactive session on The Brain.
A huge well done to everyone in S1 who submitted such original and creative entries for the Scottish Book Cover Design Challenge.
On the morning of Thursday 22nd November 20 Higher History pupils went to the Mitchell Library, Glasgow. This is one of the largest and most reputable reference libraries in Europe. The pupils were invited to examine a selection of primary sources relating to the migration of Scots. This was an invaluable opportunity to examine genuine historical sources which are archived and rarely available to the general public. The visit was further enhanced by the guidance and expertise of the very helpful Archivists, Dr Irene O’Brien and Nerys Tunnicliffe. The whole visit provided an invaluable insight into genuine historical research.
Join in this celebration of books and reading by taking part in the S1 Book Cover Design Challenge or the Book Week Scotland Quiz – all year groups.
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