Stromness Academy Library

Books, reading and life in a school library

March 23, 2012
by Mrs Sinclair
0 comments

World Book Day – Share a Story

World Book Day on 1st March now seems quite a time away. For only the second year the school and the library celebrated this annual event. This year’s event took the form of a Share-a-story day (idea came from the forum School Librarian’s Network). At the beginning of each period S1 and S2 pupils were read extracts from the short story The Hitchhiker by Anthony Horowitz culminating in the the [mostly] unexpected ending during the last period of the day. There was a buzz about the school with both pupils and staff discussing how the story might end as well as the anticipation of what was going to happen next.

During lunchtime, pupils gathered in the library to share extracts from their favourite books and partake of a few snacks and a cuppa. It was a relaxed informal session enjoyed by those who attended.

March 23, 2012
by Mrs Sinclair
0 comments

Local Illustrator Visits

Friday 16th March saw local cartoonist and illustrator, Tony O’Donnell visiting the library’s Manga/Graphic Novel Club. Tony is known for doing work on The Beano‘s ‘Ivy the Terrible’ and has illustrated a number of books as well as carrying out freelance portrait, comic strip, logo design and caricature work, tutoring evening classes and running a local youth club.

Due to the nature of the split lunch there were two distinct sessions. The first let pupils have a look at and discuss Tony’s earlier work, as well as how looking at how comics are put together. The second session got the pupils and staff learning how to draw a comic superhero and a face, looking at the correct proportions.

Pupils were wholly engaged and focussed on what they were doing and the feeling was that they would have liked to have had longer but afternoon classes beckoned.

Some comments:

“Awesome”

“Fun”

“Really fun and interesting. Art was awesome”

“It was really fun and informative. The artwork was brilliant! We got the chance to draw oursevles.”

“Excelently fun”

“Wow!”

February 29, 2012
by Mrs Sinclair
0 comments

C2C Book Club

The latest C2C (Cover to Cover) bookclub leaflet has recently arrived in school and is available from the library. It is a special World Book Day (Thurs 1st March) edition and you can use the World Book Day £1 vouchers on any purchases from the leaflet and ordered through the school library.

Alternatively, you can order online by going to the following link: http://clubs-school.scholastic.co.uk/stromness-academy from where books from the leaflet and many more are available. NB. £1 vouchers not valid for online orders. You will be able to have your books delivered to school for FREE!

Order your books by Wednesday 18th April 2012. For every £1 you spend 20p goes back to our school to spend on much-needed books for our library!

February 17, 2012
by Mrs Sinclair
0 comments

New Fiction

Turbulence Foden Giles
Iron crowned Mead Richelle
The book of a thousand days HaleShannon
Crescendo Fitzpatrick Becca
Boys don’t cry Blackman Malorie
Never let me go Ishiguro Kazuo
Crisis point Briggs Andy
The fool’s girl Rees Celia
What I saw and how I lied Blundell Judy
Asylum AndersonRachel
The red pyramid Riordan Rick
Power surge Briggs Andy
Secret army Muchamore Robert
Dark calling Shan Darren
When the ghost dog howls Stine R. L.
Vortex Ryan Chris
Quarry Kennen Ally
The chaos code Richards Justin
The thin executioner Shan Darren
The Crowfield curse Walsh Pat
I am number four Lore Pittacus
Soft targets Edge Harry
Nighttrap Becker Tom
Brigands M.C. Muchamore Robert
Lament Stiefvater Maggie
Jonas Maguire Eden
Torment Kate Lauren
Momentum Lloyd Saci
Monsters of men NessPatrick

February 3, 2012
by Mrs Sinclair
0 comments

New Senior Fiction Books

A selection of new senior fiction books from bestselling authors / prizewinners has been added to library stock and are now available for borrowing.

Adriani Trigiani / Encore valentine

Rebecca Skloot / The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks

Jon McGregor / Even the dogs

Sarah Hall / How to paint a dead man

Colum McCann / Let the great world spin

William Boyd / Ordinary thunderstorms

Paul Harding / Tinkers

Chris Cleave / Incendiary

Kate Mosse / The winter ghosts

Kate Atkinson / Started early, took my dog

China Miéville / Kraken

January 31, 2012
by Mrs Sinclair
1 Comment

Book Club

A school book club has been set up where pupils and staff can order books from a leaflet (available in the library) or online (see link below). The Scholastic Book Club school group order online has been set up online. This means you can now order all the books in your Book Clubs leaflet and many more at http://clubs-school.scholastic.co.uk/stromness-academy and, you’ll be able to have your books delivered to school for FREE! You need to order your books by Monday 19th March 2012. After that date, orders will be confirmed in and the books will be delivered to school for Mrs Sinclair to hand out. For every £1 you spend 20p goes back to our school to spend on much-needed books for our library! Take a look at what’s on offer here http://clubs-school.scholastic.co.uk/stromness-academy – there are some great bargains with books costing as little as £1.99!

January 12, 2012
by Mrs Sinclair
0 comments

Manga & Graphic Novels

A new club looking at Manga and Graphic Novels has been set up in the library by the Librarian and an S4 pupil. The group meets every Friday lunchtime to discuss Manga and will also be looing at Anime films, and learning how to draw Manga.

We will also be shadowing the Stan Lee Excelsior Awards where we will look at and read 8 shortlisted Graphic Novela and Manga. The eight books on the shortlist are now available in the library for borrowing by any pupil whether attending the club or not.

If you read them you will be asked to fill out a simple evaluation form and give each book a rating (marks out of 5). There is also space to write a comment about the book if you wish. Forms are available from Mrs Sinclair or can be downloaded from the Resources section of the Award website.

STAR WARS: BLOOD TIES  by Tom Taylor and Chris Scalf (Dark Horse) ISBN: 978-0857681294

GATE 7 by CLAMP (Dark Horse) ISBN: 978-1595828064

WUTHERING HEIGHTS (Quick Text version) by Emily Bronte, Sean M. Wilson and John M. Burns (Classical Comics) ISBN: 978-1906332884

FF (Volume 1) by Jonathan Hickman, Steve Epting and Barry Kitson (Marvel) ISBN: 978-0785151449

MARINEMAN: A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEPTH by Ian Churchill (Image) ISBN: 978-1607063995

SITA: DAUGHTER OF THE EARTH by Saraswati Nagpal and Manikandan (Campfire)ISBN: 978-9380741253

CHIMICHANGA by Eric Powell (Dark Horse) ISBN: 978-1595827555

GREEN LANTERN: SECRET ORIGIN by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis (DC) ISBN: 978-0857682819

December 19, 2011
by Mrs Sinclair
0 comments

Happy Christmas

Three more days of term left (including today) and five until your Librarian breaks up for Christmas and New Year.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all SALibrary blog readers a very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year when it comes round. Have A great Holiday! FS.

Report a Glow concern
Cookie policy  Privacy policy

Glow Blogs uses cookies to enhance your experience on our service. By using this service or closing this message you consent to our use of those cookies. Please read our Cookie Policy.