June 6, 2011
by Mrs Sinclair
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P7s from the West Mainland Primary schools will be visiting the school on Wednesday and Thursday this week. The visit will include a session in the school library looking around and filling out a survey. The pupil librarians and Mrs Sinclair, the Librarian, look forward to meeting them. FS
March 14, 2011
by Mrs Sinclair
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March 7, 2011
by Mrs Sinclair
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March 7, 2011
by Mrs Sinclair
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Available now!
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March 7, 2011
by Mrs Sinclair
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Here is an excellent piece of work done by a current S3 pupil when she was in S2. It is a very different book review of Un Lun Dun by China Miéville.
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 as putting on a display. An informal book reading session was held during lunchti
me which around 15 pupils attended to listen to extracts of books being read.
Mrs Sinclair kicked off the session by reading from The White Mountains by John Chrisptopher. This is a book she first read at secondary school and it is one of the first books she remembers borrowing from the school library.
Three pupils also contributed by reading short extracts from books that they particularly enjoyed. They each gave a short overview of what the book was about, then read their chosen extract.
Mrs Sinclair closed the session with a short reading from The Magic Engineer by L.E. Modesitt Jr. which is part of the Recluce saga, a sweeping series of books where Order magic and Chaos magic are set against each other.
The pupils enjoyed the event which was very relaxed.
Very sociable and fun
Very good, Beuy! Brill!
Good just to relax!
Staff also contributed by answering a short survey asking about current reading, favourite book(s) and most memorable children’s book.
Posters were put together and these were displayed in the library as well as individual posters being displayed on classroom doors. THinking about reading generated discussion in the classroom and much interest. To supplement library stock, books were borrowed from the Orkney Library & Archive so that staff selections were available for people to browse / borrow if interested.
February 22, 2011
by Mrs Sinclair
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Currently, there are two new displays in the library.
During January S1 pupils carried out their Ancient Civilisations investigation for History. There is now a display of 1M’s work in the library along with some photographs of them hard at work in the library.
The Health & Wellbeing leaflet display (formerly Health Information Centre) has undergone a small revamp with leaflets recently being checked for accuracy and generally been given a tidy up. Books on Health & Wellbeing are also displayed next to the leaflet rack.
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 the library. It is hoped that such a venture will encourage reading for pleasure.
February 17, 2011
by Mrs Sinclair
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World Book Day is on Thursday 3rd March. To celebrate, the library will be putting on a display of covers of books that staff and pupils are reading or are favourite books.
To kick start this, here is what Mrs Sinclar, the librarian, is currently reading:
There will also be an informal event in the library at lunchtime on the 3rd, where people can read out short extracts from books.
January 7, 2011
by Mrs Sinclair
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Today, on browsing the Orkney Library & Archive website, I discovered that they have some blogs available in addition to the Facebook page and Twitter feed, so it seemed right to share them here too.
and an online reading group blog:
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