Okay, so that heading is maybe a bit misleading, but it is the premise of our Thursday lunchtime get-togethers which started earlier this term. As a Tolkien fan, any excuse to discuss the books, particularly Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, is welcome. We do try to do things Middle Earth related, but in reality the session is a revival of something that evolved a couple of years ago when the Pupil Librarians could make themselves a hot chocolate on a Thursday lunchtime.

So, Hot Chocolate Thursdays were born and now renewed… with a passing look at all things Tolkien, whether doing quizzes, discussing the books or listening to audiobooks. Today, around eight pupils joined us to partake of a hot choc ad play Lord of the Rings Monopoly – it was a BIG hit with pupils from S1, 2, 5 & 6 being involved. Twenty minutes, though is not a long time to play the game so effectively it was ‘speed’ Monopoly meaning players had to be on the ball in terms of ensuring they got their rent. To enable a little continuity and a chance of finishing the game, each players’ money and property was clipped together so they can restart next week from ‘Go’ with their ‘possessions’ intact.

F. Sinclair