Our WBD event, despite perceived lack of interest prior to it, went ahead on Thursday 5th March. Held at lunchtime as a ‘drop-in’ session, over twenty pupils came and listened to extracts from books read by Mrs Sinclair. Pupils also … Continue reading →

Think the WBD plans for today are now all ready to come to fruition. We have a [National] Book Token design competition; a Shelfies competition; info on current reading from staff and pupils; a book swap; and a Peedie Book … Continue reading →

The cycle of the school year continues. It is now that time in the session when pupils in S2 and above start to consider subject choices prior to moving up a year group. S2 have just embarked on their 5-week … Continue reading →

The Academy now has a Twitter feed so that news and information can be communicated. Look at the side bar to the right for the feed. Other local Twitter feeds that you might be interested in are: Orkney Islands Council … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

Today saw on of the most successful information literacy sessions to date which gets pupils engaged (in a bit of friendly competition), using books, in particular contents and indexes and teaches them scanning skills. It also ensures S1 pupils get an idea … Continue reading →

Ghost storytelling in the library at lunchtime! Apologies for sideways version of photo… it isn’t in the original file 🙁 

It is National Poetry Day on Thursday 2nd October. The display is up and the junior classes have started thinking about poetry during their library periods. Using ideas from and adapting resources produced by Forward Arts Foundation, in particular the … Continue reading →