July 21, 2011
by Mrs Sinclair
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Back at the end of May, I was honoured to be invited to the opening a a “small but perfectly formed” library in Stenness Community School . It is good to see the importance placed on reading and the need … Continue reading
March 14, 2011
by Mrs Sinclair
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March 3, 2011
by Mrs Sinclair
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World Book Day is an annual celebration of books and reading. It is a national event with schools and libraries from across the UK running events. 2011 is the first your Stromness Academy Library has run an event as well … Continue reading
February 22, 2011
by Mrs Sinclair
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A book fair is running in the school library 21st to 25th February. There is a good selection of books and stationery for sale and any sales over £300 will give the school commission to spend on new books for … Continue reading
November 9, 2010
by Mrs Sinclair
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The annual story telling event on or around Hallowe’en that has become ‘Spooky Happenings’ was held in the school library at lunchtime of Friday 29th October 2010. This event, started in 2006, is now in its 5th year of running … Continue reading
March 18, 2009
by Mrs Sinclair
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The following pupils received their reading challenge certificates last month. A big thank you must go to them all for being brave enough to take part in the ‘lucky dip’ back at Christmas time. James Gunn; Keri H; Ailish H; … Continue reading
March 5, 2009
by Mrs Sinclair
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Here is a list of recent additions to the Senior Fiction book collection. These were donated to the library by a member of staff and are a welcome addition to the collection. Thank you. Bad Blood by Lorna Sage The … Continue reading
January 23, 2009
by Mrs Sinclair
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The last few books that were borrowed for the Christmas Reading Challenge are trickling in. A number of the readers that took on the challenge are what we would describe as reluctant readers, and I hope that this sort of … Continue reading
January 13, 2009
by Mrs Sinclair
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A number of new fiction books will soon be available for borrowing. They should suit a range of tastes with a mix of teen chick lit, sci-fi / fantasy and adventure. Boys might be interested in Geoffrey Malone’s Pirates or … Continue reading
December 18, 2008
by Mrs Sinclair
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Over half the books in the challenge box have now been borrowed by enthusiastic pupils. Some have been less than overwhelmed with their choices, but that was the challenge: to read somthing they normally wouldn’t pick off the shelves. A … Continue reading
