Author Alex Scarrow visited Calderhead High School on Friday, 13th September 2019 and spoke to S1 pupils about his writing and treated them to a reading from the first book in his Time Rider series.
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Alex then conducted a workshop with older pupils studying English and Media, and shared a fascinating insight into the structure of films, which can also be used for writing books and stories.
This visit was part of North Lanarkshire Council’s Read to Succeed initiative, funded by the Scottish Attainment Challenge. This affords every S1 pupil, in all of the North Lanarkshire schools, an opportunity to attend an author event, where they hear about the author’s books and the inspiration behind their writing. Author visits inspire and encourage pupils to read and to write creatively.
Next week Book Week Scotland is taking place from Monday 19 – Sunday 25 November 2018 and Calderhead High School are hosting many exciting activities to celebrate.
The English department are running a sponsored Readathon for all S1-S2 pupils. Let’s see how many books they can read over the course of the week! Please click here for more information.
On Tuesday, 20th November 30 pupils will receive an award to attend the ‘Book Bistro’ where they will have the opportunity to read as they sip on hot chocolate with marshmallows. This is for S1 and S2 pupils who we think have made significant progress in reading, are avid readers or have shown signs of sustained effort in Literacy. Congratulations to all who are selected. We’ll also be announcing the winners of our ‘Rebel’ creative writing contest.
On Wednesday, 21st November we have our weekly Comic Book Club running, and will be talking about some of our excellent Scottish comic book and graphic novelists.
On Thursday, 22nd November we are hosting a ‘Drop Everything and Read’ event. This is open to all classes across all subjects – ask your teacher if you are taking part in their subject. Pupils can read books, comics, revision notes, class textbooks … the aim is to get as many pupils reading in as many subjects as we can whilst learning at the same time. More information is available at http://www.dropeverythingandread.com/ for more information.
There will also be a reading lunch for S3-S6 in the library that will be ticketed for quiet reading time, all senior pupils are welcome to come along and read.
On Friday, 23rd November there will be a special Scottish book group meeting at lunchtime, all welcome.
As part of North Lanarkshire’s Read to Succeed initiative, every S1 pupil, in all of the North Lanarkshire schools, is being offered the chance to attend an author event. Each author will speak to the whole S1 year group about their books and the inspiration behind their writing. They will also encourage the pupils to continue to read and to write creatively.
The author, Bali Rai, is coming to Calderhead High School on 19th September 2018 and will talk to all our S1 pupils in the Assembly Hall, followed by a writer’s workshop.
Bali Rai is a well-established, award-winning and hugely popular author and has written many excellent novels for teenagers and young adults. He grew up in a deprived area of Leicester and has been writing short stories and poetry since the age of eight. Bali’s writing is firmly grounded in the reality that he has seen around him since he was a child and often deals with difficult issues.
He has also published novels with the dyslexia friendly publisher, Barrington Stoke.
Please see the attached letter for more information.
S1 R2S Letter
If you would like to learn more about the Read to Succeed initiative, please click here.
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